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I personally think it was "there will be gamma, for which we don't know how long it will take, but game officially will be released by the end of the year". Journalist just took those words and made rather confusing sentence.
Yeah, I kinda like his attitude towards piracy. I was surprised by it, I thought he openly hates it.
It wasn't. It can be explained in multiple ways, mostly with journalist trying to figure out how to say that ED will have gamma testing period.
As long as the Witcher series does not devolve (to the likes of Dragon age sequels), I"ll be looking forward to their next release.
If anything, it looks like the next in line will contest the Elder scrolls for primacy.
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Yeah, I liked that. I do wonder if there will be some form of link to an account that requires some from of code from the installation to do multiplayer. I mean, have single player out there pirated left right and centre. BUT if they want to go multiplayer then they need that unique code, or an account with a "proof of purchase" or something.
I can see if shared via mates they WILL want to play multiplayer, and if the only way to do it was via a legit copy then good news. Of course, no security system is foolproof...
Does this also include preorders currently made at ED shop? Also do you expect gamma period being longer than six months?
Wouldn't surprise me if that is the general release date. 6-9 months for a Gamma phase, resources redistributed (as Gamma should be non intensive) to expansion 1. General release for the 2014 Xmas market using the carrot of Expansion 1 for spring 2015.
And also using anniversary as major marketing point for release. I was against this theory at first, but I kinda start to admit that it makes sense.
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You'll have to have an account for multiplayer, as your data will be stored on Frontier's servers. There won't be a way to play multiplayer, or even single-player online unless you've bought an account, or are sharing one with a legitimate purchaser. So pirates can only play single player offline, and many will probably then want to convert to the full experience.
Between that and the ability to primarily sell digitally online (with no reselling of used copies, which is something David Braben has criticised retailers for in the past) the stars have aligned for Frontier to maximise returns.
Elite Dangerous made it into the top 10 most anticipated games for 2014 over at eurogamer (user voted) - it came in at number 8.
link here
Word is getting about
Now just need to get North American's to care about it
More elite love from Rock Paper Shotgun
After FD gave this guy the first public go at the alpha, it looks like he's smitten
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/28/brabens-space-head-talks-about-elite-multiplayer/
After FD gave this guy the first public go at the alpha, it looks like he's smitten
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/28/brabens-space-head-talks-about-elite-multiplayer/
Does look that way, doesn't it?
As he admits to not having backed the game yet, if he is on the forums, he's not in any backer only sections (PBF, DDF, Alpha etc), but he's very welcome anyway.
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