not sure how you reach that conclusion but no worries...
Discovery Scanner [Weekly Update] - 04/04/2022
- Thread starter Paul_Crowther
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These updates remind me of the ED newsletters, which rarely seem to have any interesting or useful information in them.
To be fair (imo) ED newsletters and now ongoing updates of DS offers decent info summary for random forum visitors or players which do not use these forums at all. For players which stays regularly in touch with latest news is lack of useful/further info content painfully obvious. It would be quite nice if we got at least little new "news" in mentioned info channels.
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I'd imagine that there are no news at the moment, hopefully after cutting console support they will work hard for a few weeks and put out a well optimized PC version and there will be news. Still not sure I hold out much hope for it.
Edit: And before anyone gets angry with me, hopefully there will also be positive account transfer news soon!
Edit: And before anyone gets angry with me, hopefully there will also be positive account transfer news soon!
Nothing to announce on an Update 12. Whenever there are updated we'll do our best to give you as much heads up as possible.
We're looking at some great future plans for Elite Dangerous but we're not ready to reveal the details just yet. We'll share more when we can.
We are still investigating this issue.
We appreciate that console players are eager for updates on this but we don't have anything to confirm/announce right now. As soon as we can share more we will let everyone know.
I don't remember how many times they wanted to 'improve communication' and tell us that 'the community is important to them'. I think it's fair to remind them from time to time.
This is not personally addressed to the CM team but FDEV as a company.
Thank you for confirming that more development is planned for Elite Dangerous outside of the fixes for defects and performance issues. I’m sure many players look forward to learning the details, even if with some wariness resulting from past design decisions.
Accepting you have nothing to announce on update 12, this wouldn't be expcted until delivery time, as normal.
So, are you able to address any of the below?
- Is update 12 being worked on?
- Is the merge of Horizons and EDO clients still happening?
- Is ED now entering 'sunset'?
U8 - October 27th
U9 - December 9th
U10 - January 25th
U11 - March 15th
I would expect U12 no earlier than last half of June, but most probably in July or beyond - Summer vacation pending plus Summer launch of F1 Manager - so U12 may even trail into the beginning of the Autumn.
(U12 is not even hinted and given the fact that Console port was sacked, there is little incentive to keep pushing the optimization of EDO)
U9 - December 9th
U10 - January 25th
U11 - March 15th
I would expect U12 no earlier than last half of June, but most probably in July or beyond - Summer vacation pending plus Summer launch of F1 Manager - so U12 may even trail into the beginning of the Autumn.
(U12 is not even hinted and given the fact that Console port was sacked, there is little incentive to keep pushing the optimization of EDO)
Thanks for that response, it was very helpful, so what can you tell us about future development?
Same enjoyment here and I've played Elite since the first cassette tape on my BBC Computer in the mid'eighties...Just thought I'd add a comment to provide an additional view, from one of the ones who "...still play the game and enjoy it ..." because I'm not quite represented in the statement made...
I play and enjoy what is available currently in the game, and generally it is on my own - because I enjoy the solitude and exploration, the unknown. I'm really glad that it is possible for people to enjoy playing the game together AND that I can enjoy time alone too
BGS and AX combat do not interest me at all.
Exploration and a little trading - to fund occasional exploratory ship builds - are my main enjoyment.
On-foot missions are sometimes fun - wandering around new locations and the different base designs has been interesting too.
I have read through your post to the end as well, you make valid points - I must be one of the few?
Although we may play/enjoy Elite for different reasons, I can say that no other software title has continued to provide me with the interest and opportunities - the 'feel' of (the now possible) setting foot on a planet which I've never been to before...
Thank you for sharing your frustrations - I also share disappointments with you
However, I am purposing to attempt focus on what is enjoyable now -
'Cause if Elite were to 'cease' being available, there would truly be a [black] hole within me which none else could fill ...
o7
Some evolution in my computers, though
o7
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Thanks for the post Paul, shame you can't actually tell us anything.
I didn't know UK businesses had summer vacation like schools do. That must be nice if they do.
- Arf's Holiday Message, December 3rd, "Outside of Fleet Carrier interiors, the development team are hard at work on new features and mission types, such as settlement defence that I cannot wait to share more on."
- Update on Communication, February 9th, "The whole team are excited to share all of the upcoming content for this year including new updates, content expansions and the next major phase in the ongoing narrative following the Azimuth Saga finale."
- Discovery Scanner [Weekly Update] - 04/04/2022, April 4th, "We're looking at some great future plans for Elite Dangerous but we're not ready to reveal the details just yet. We'll share more when we can."
Thank you Paul.
I think it would be a good idea to make a post like this once a week! Not because it's all that useful to communicate that there are no news, but rather to avoid the criticism of being completely silent about future development. Of course you'll get flak no matter what you do, but still...
"Sorry folks, no High Grade Emissions this week either!"Thank you Paul.
I think it would be a good idea to make a post like this once a week! Not because it's all that useful to communicate that there are no news, but rather to avoid the criticism of being completely silent about future development. Of course you'll get flak no matter what you do, but still...