Elite Dangerous now on Steam

[Fuzzywuff]

Extremely disappointed by this. I backed Elite Dangerous on Kickstarter. If I had known that, by backing early, I would be forced to play an inferior version of the game divorced from my game library, my friends, and my community environment - I would not have backed.

I have avoided playing, knowing that a Steam version was coming. Now it's out, and now I'm told I'm a 2nd class citizen who doesn't get to play inside the Steam environment. I'm forced to manage my game asset through some no-name C-tier company called "Frontier" from the UK if I want to play.

Frontier, you have ted on your customers and you should be ashamed of yourself. I'm happy for all the negative publicity you've gotten. I was 100% for Elite: Dangerous and now I'm hoping beyond hope that Star Citizen or some other games stomps your company into the gutter.

having the game on steam is a convenience, not a requirement.
As much as i am excited to get a key to migrate over it, you have no right to bash a team for all the hard work they contribute to the game.
When you signed up the kickstarter, you knew the risk. Steam or no steam, will never change what E is.

If you are not happy with this, then uninstall the game, disable your frontier forum account and just go play Star Citizen already, your feedback is a waste of time and anywhere constructive.

 

[uk_uk]

Over 1300 games on steam. Either a collector or a seriously short attention span

Well... it's difficult but... OH, A PRETTY PRINCESS PONY!

 

[McGuffin]

This is so funny, in fact...
I think this whole whining is kind of priceless.
Not so far ago, Steam was a symbol of devil, with bad community, online DRM, and much...
Now, everybody here seems to want it, even if they don't need it to play.

 

[Chrras]

I would like to get the game in my Steam library. Why? Because I can review it, share it easier with my friends and because of the community - screenshots, guides etc, etc

This is just going to better for Frontier, since the game is then played by many more on steam - which will cause more purchases. And furthermore, Valve are ready to give the keys for free, like they always are, to prevouces when a game is published at Steam. I do not get why we haven't got the keys yet

 

[Nixed]

Here to add my support, let the people be heard!

+1 For steam keys for existing owners.

Many of us have backed this game before its release and I feel that we deserve these keys.

 

[ParadiseDecay]

It's EXACTLY the same game. People on Steam aren't getting a version with 50 extra ships and a whole new mission structure.

Thats not the point.....
As a Steam Currator I cannot recommend the game without having the Steam version.

 

[{SAS}Stalker]

Steam must be one of the only data miners and personal information gatherers in existence that people actually willingly install and then almost worship as some form of "for us" piece of software. Its one of the worst, restrictive, and drm enforcing software in existence and comes with the worst CS in the world who will remove access to your entire library with little or no comeback and yet its revered. Marketing can make anything good I guess.

 

[Silent_Star]

Steam must be one of the only data miners and personal information gatherers in existence that people actually willingly install and then almost worship as some form of "for us" piece of software. Its one of the worst, restrictive, and drm enforcing software in existence and comes with the worst CS in the world who will remove access to your entire library with little or no comeback and yet its revered. Marketing can make anything good I guess.

Steam is the holy grail of computer games, please dont mock the Steam.
If you mock the Steam than you will be the victim of a modern day witch-hunt alike the ones from the 15th century.

 

[CravenTHC]

Steam must be one of the only data miners and personal information gatherers in existence that people actually willingly install and then almost worship as some form of "for us" piece of software. Its one of the worst, restrictive, and drm enforcing software in existence and comes with the worst CS in the world who will remove access to your entire library with little or no comeback and yet its revered. Marketing can make anything good I guess.

I have approximately 50 games on Steam that I payed a grand total of about $125 for. I have about 20 friends on Steam that I know in and out of gaming. At any time I can drop into a live game session of theirs to observe something. That doesn't even account for the massive global community that is on Steam. Something tells me its more than just "good marketing".

 

[Fuzzywuff]

Thats not the point.....
As a Steam Currator I cannot recommend the game without having the Steam version.

Kind of make sense, othrwise any troll woul bash the game without ever playing it. Steam have no mean to prove you played the game before out of the platform.
So it's actually a good thing you are not allowed to upvote/downvote it.
Regardless, all the new players who purchased it write bad rep because they were expecting something like star citizen which shouldn't be compared because both game have their own thing. And probably because the default keybinding that is terrible for keyboard and mouse player, along the lack of proper tutorial.

Give it some time, the true nature of a game is always revealed, i am confidant the critic will go up, especially once w have steam keys.
If not, then whatever, won't change my judgment on the game, i love it, no matter from what i start it.

 

[Copernicus Pitbull]

did I say +1 ?

 

[TekDragon]

It's EXACTLY the same game. People on Steam aren't getting a version with 50 extra ships and a whole new mission structure.

No, it's not. Not for me.

Since you have trouble with English, I'll repost with the relevant portion of the text highlighted.

Extremely disappointed by this. I backed Elite Dangerous on Kickstarter. If I had known that, by backing early, I would be forced to play an inferior version of the game divorced from my game library, my friends, and my community environment - I would not have backed.

I have avoided playing, knowing that a Steam version was coming. Now it's out, and now I'm told I'm a 2nd class citizen who doesn't get to play inside the Steam environment. I'm forced to manage my game asset through some no-name C-tier company called "Frontier" from the UK if I want to play.

Frontier, you have ted on your customers and you should be ashamed of yourself. I'm happy for all the negative publicity you've gotten. I was 100% for Elite: Dangerous and now I'm hoping beyond hope that Star Citizen or some other games stomps your company into the gutter.

 

[kukenstar]

To be honest, i want it so bad on steam i would be willing to pay a few extra euro for it. But not 50.
Ofc the best thing would be to give all the non-steam owners a key for free but i understand it probably cost a few bucks to set it up with steam.

And as i wrote earlier, i have a few friends who are really interested in the game, but not ready to buy it, they sure as hell would if they could se me playing it non stop.

And this i am sure of because my friends often watch me play trough the steam beta client stream.

 

[Silent_Star]

No, it's not. Not for me.

Since you have trouble with English, I'll repost with the relevant portion of the text highlighted.

TekDragon why did you backed ED in the first place?
Now you say that you feel like a second class citizen, despite having agreed to the terms and conditions (and no steam) at the time of the kickstarter?
You insult the devs and company in a way that its rude and obnoxious.

 

[FuzzySpider]

No, it's not. Not for me.

Yes it is. The stuff you've highlighted isn't the game. It's a load of stuff entirely peripheral to the game. The fact that you can't play the game without it and/or can't use Elites own friends options to manage that sort of thing is your own problem.

 

[uk_uk]

It's EXACTLY the same game. People on Steam aren't getting a version with 50 extra ships and a whole new mission structure.

I'll try to explain it to you:

You buy a Porsche, I buy a Porsche. Same car.
You live (let's say in the US of A
I live in Germany

I can drive as fast as I want on the Autobahn.
You have nation wide speed limits.

You drive with 65-80 mph/h (lol)
I drive with 180 mph..

Same car, different "infrastructure" or "play enviroment"...

We don't talk about how the game itself might change. We talk about how to access the game and how to share content (reviews, screenshots, thoughts etc).

 

[Fisker]

TekDragon why did you backed ED in the first place?
Now you say that you feel like a second class citizen, despite having agreed to the terms and conditions (and no steam) at the time of the kickstarter?
You insult the devs and company in a way that its rude and obnoxious.

No more than Frontier insult the people, who made their game a reality, in a way that's rude and obnoxious.

 

[TekDragon]

TekDragon why did you backed ED in the first place?
Now you say that you feel like a second class citizen, despite having agreed to the terms and conditions (and no steam) at the time of the kickstarter?
You insult the devs and company in a way that its rude and obnoxious.

Because I respected Frontier for bringing a game like this to market, something I was looking forward to playing with friends.

Now Frontier has told me I don't deserve to play this game inside my Steam environment with an easy to access game library, over a decade of gaming friends, and a rich and active community - and instead I have to download it through their no-name company website and play it through a completely different process than every other game I own, completely divorced from my friend and community environment. Instead I have to fork over another $60 for that privilege.

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Yes it is. The stuff you've highlighted isn't the game. It's a load of stuff entirely peripheral to the game. The fact that you can't play the game without it and/or can't use Elites own friends options to manage that sort of thing is your own problem.

No, it's not. Not for me.

Since you have trouble with English, I'll repost with the relevant portion of the text highlighted.

Extremely disappointed by this. I backed Elite Dangerous on Kickstarter. If I had known that, by backing early, I would be forced to play an inferior version of the game divorced from my game library, my friends, and my community environment - I would not have backed.

I have avoided playing, knowing that a Steam version was coming. Now it's out, and now I'm told I'm a 2nd class citizen who doesn't get to play inside the Steam environment. I'm forced to manage my game asset through some no-name C-tier company called "Frontier" from the UK if I want to play.

Frontier, you have ted on your customers and you should be ashamed of yourself. I'm happy for all the negative publicity you've gotten. I was 100% for Elite: Dangerous and now I'm hoping beyond hope that Star Citizen or some other games stomps your company into the gutter.

 

[uk_uk]

Tek, stop it... he won't get it. Hater gonna hate.

 

[Ian Phillips]

Because I respected Frontier for bringing a game like this to market, something I was looking forward to playing with friends.

Now Frontier has told me I don't deserve to play this game inside my Steam environment with an easy to access game library, over a decade of gaming friends, and a rich and active community - and instead I have to download it through their no-name company website and play it through a completely different process than every other game I own, completely divorced from my friend and community environment. Instead I have to fork over another $60 for that privilege.

Really? Could you please provide the quote where they told you that?