Development Update 1 - June

[CMDR X]

I think we should cool our thrusters for a short time with the 'when we will get this new thing added in' questions.
..

Nobody asked for FPS or the destruction of every aspect of the "mostly functional" base game.
Of the latter which I am still utterly speechless and flabbergasted on how they managed to
accomplish so effortlessly in one fell swoop.

 

[cmdrdale]

Then it arguably might have been better for FDev to post it earlier than 'home time' to allow meaningful discussion rather than all this?

Better for whom?

 

[[VR] Enexemander]

Show me? Which company has made 100s of millions on a game like ED? And leave out SC as it's not the norm.

So just leave out the obvious and direct competitor that completely matches the criteria?

How droll.

 

[SpaceIsHuge]

And is miles ahead of ED

Errm, in what department? It looks too cartoonish and unrealistic. Planet tech is also using prebuilt assets and same repeatable patterns can be found.

 

[Ian Phillips]

Then it arguably might have been better for FDev to post it earlier than 'home time' to allow meaningful discussion rather than all this?

Sure, but it got released as soon as it could be.

 

[Darkmatter]

Damned if you do communicate, damned if you don't.

Tough crowd to please, this.

 

[Vimes177]

Folks, we know this is a sensitive subject to many of us, but please remember to stay civil and polite.

Constructive criticism is welcome but directly attacking employees is not on and against the rules.

The moderation team are working in the background and appreciate the emotions but as I said, please keep it civil.

Thanks all.

o7

When I get the product I paid for, I'll be more than happy to give a rousing chorus of whatever company song you like!

 

[[VR] Enexemander]

Sure, but it got released as soon as it could be.

You have no idea whether or not that is true. I think your blood is up from previous arguments, Ian.

 

[Wonko_The_Sane]

Sure, but it got released as soon as it could be.

I am sure that this post could have been made at 8AM their time just as easily as 6PM. It could have been made 3 weeks ago. It tells us nothing new and is yet another attempt to dodge any sort of real communication.

 

[Deleted member 182079]

I guess this means I need to wait till tomorrow to see if they actually fixed the Acceleration White skin.

Horizon vs. Odyssey.
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There are a LOT more broken cosmetic items if one bothers looking at them.

I'll hold off until tomorrow evening just in case they fixed those on the sly, otherwise I'll get in touch with customer support for a number of refunds.

 

[Sir.Tj]

You have no idea whether or not that is true. I think your blood is up from previous arguments, Ian.

Actually we do.

 

[thistle]

Should I counter that with EDO's Neil Armstrong Moment compared to SC?

Neither game is perfect but in the long run, SC is looking more promising right now, if it gets out of spacedock.

Oh those last 6 words are doing soooo much work there

 

[CMDR X]

Signing off.
o7 CMDRs..

 

[CMDR Yates]

I have now, what, 50 hours in EDO and if it hadn't been for Reddit and these forums I'd never have known about this issue. I have seen bizarre screenshots where it is super obvious, but I can easily see how QA missed it given my own experiences.

I'm not even sure it's an "issue" so much as just an accepted (by the devs, initially, before the backlash) feature of the new terrain generation technology that many in the community understandably hate but are blowing out of proportion.

You can see the exact same type of repeating patterns on planets in other space games, including Star Citizen and (at a smaller scale) Horizons.

They seem to be more obvious in Odyssey vs Horizons, and I expect any fix will just be making them a bit less obvious rather than doing away with them entirely, as it seems to be an inherent artifact of the technology necessary to create full size planets with varying geomes at a reasonable performance level.

 

[ZiggyGG]

Seams that FDevs lied to us once again with their empty promises. Do you want them to listen? Our actions can get to them, so:

• not buying arx
• not buying skins for ships or weapons
• not buying clothes
• not buying ship extensions
• not buying cockpit stuff
• not buying any of the future updates before release

 

[VR Lucian Arkright]

Better for whom?

Better for the community.


Sneaking out a post like this just before closing up for the day is seems a very cynical move.

I feel sorry for the Community Managers here, as it really seems like they are being pushed in front of a bus, but this post could have been posted up at 09:00, and allowed engagement with the community. Instead, I'm left feeling deflated, and knowing that there will be no clarifications from the CM team, only more bitterness and circular posts.

In my prior experience, I don't hold out much hope that there will be much response tomorrow either.

 

[Jack Winter]

Are they making it in UE5?

(I'll be looking too )

I just meant that it's probably a very big investment, but that it might also make a lot of money. And who knows, it might be kick ass too.

 

[Rat Catcher]

Mia-Culpa, I thought I was on the Frontier forums discussing Elite Dangerous.

Comprehension is so difficult, particularly if only referencing part of a discussion...

 

[Ian Phillips]

You have no idea whether or not that is true. I think your blood is up from previous arguments, Ian.

Moderators talk to CM's the whole day. We have been asking about the timing of the post all day.
It was released as soon as it could be.

 

[TheOriginalB]

Nobody asked for FPS

The rousing, irritating, troll-meme chorus of "space legs!!!!11" on every communication and stream would offer a different opinion.
Of course, that same crowd specifically asked for ship interiors and VR, the two things that have been confirmed as "not gonna happen". Frontier 10/10 trolled the trolls.