Great news, I've been playing since Gamma and have been kicking myself for not have gone for the beta expansion. Any chance these could make another appearance in the store?
News Development Update - 8th Jan
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Yes but then he stuck around to answer questions. I like the direction this is going, if the producers start to post and discuss new content and balance passes before they are released into the game this bodes very well.
The confirmation of more human resource for the game is also encouraging because it means sales must have been good enough to put more bums on seats in the team.
I'd still like to hear more insight on HOW the wings will be working? Is there a possibility to actually escort a transport and help it immediately, if it gets interdicted? As now, if you escort a transport, if the transport gets interdicted, the escort can't help when the help is in the most direst of needs... So being in a wing should allow that others getting interdicted, makes the whole wing encounter that guy doing the interdiction at the same time.
If Frontier start doing the Microsoft "timed exclusive" obsession, Frontier will lose all my respect.
Were you being missile spammed (would account for the many blips and quick loss of shields/hull)?
Like I meant either way, a previous poster suggested doing timed exclusives, I am suggesting timed exclusives are bad - either way.
I don't see the problem myself ... Exclusives are why people buy one console from another .. That's been the case since forever ..
It wouldn't surprise me if it came first to the Xbox ... Whether anyone see's that as a bad thing or not will depend on whether someone is a fanboy or not .. The rest of us don't really care
Now your putting words into my mouth to prove your own point. I said timed exclusives, not it coming out on one first because they just happened to work on that first. Example, the Mac version is not out yet, it is not a "timed exclusive", it's just because the PC version was made first. Completely different subject.
Now I am going to make a wild assumption like you have, don't come crying to the forums when it comes out first on Playstation! lol
The lack of a persistent dynamic universe and NPC's is a disgrace actually since it was played up and a big part of the DDA.
A lot of the missing content would help the game so much!
I can forgive the early release if these promises are made good in the not too distant future.
Killing the same randomly spawning NCP is a 90's gameplay mechanic, I expect a lot more sophistication in today's games.
Apple? What a waste of resources.
Why the petty bigotry? The Mac version was a stated stretch goal, and I know it was one of the things that persuaded me to up my pledge, as it was for a lot of other people, too. FD hit the stretch goal and put those extra resources into a Mac version as they said they would. You're still getting the game you were promised and paid for.
What's the problem?
yes exactly. and wingmen must profit from this trade mission also a reputation or something. that would be fun. maybe npc pirates can attack the escort too.
So what about a Linux port ? ( shouldn't be that much harder than the Mac ? )
Hi Michael,
will there be any chance for users who bought the Mercenary or Final Edition to join the beta testers group?
Cheers,
SanMiguel
Well, this is good news all round and I have to say that it seems that our complaints have been heeded as they are recruiting more people to manage the Paid Expansions and be able to Support this game, so is it just me or do you think they thought the game was finished and that they were just going to work on 'Paid' expansions?
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Either way, I am pleased that they will be improving the current game as well as expanding it, so all is well!
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I took a few weeks off as I got a bit bored, but played last night and it was quite enjoyable after a break, although I forgot half of my key bindings and my landings were a bit ropey!
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Yes, good point, +1 because if it wasn't for most of us Mercanarys complaining, we would never have got this level of committment from FD. I think its useful to have non-fan boys involved in Beta testing, it would save a lot of heartache after its been released!
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Either way, I am pleased that they will be improving the current game as well as expanding it, so all is well!
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I took a few weeks off as I got a bit bored, but played last night and it was quite enjoyable after a break, although I forgot half of my key bindings and my landings were a bit ropey!
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Yes, good point, +1 because if it wasn't for most of us Mercanarys complaining, we would never have got this level of committment from FD. I think its useful to have non-fan boys involved in Beta testing, it would save a lot of heartache after its been released!
Michael Brookes
Game Director
Michael just one question please
Will we see mining improvements in next updates ?
Thank you
No substantive changes beyond bug fixes as they arise are immediately planned. We'll need to see how it works in conjunction with planetary surfaces in the longer term.
Michael
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