Elite Dangerous prides itself on its degree of realism and immersion. Meanwhile in Odyssey....

[Erei]

The game's always been a game - and thank balls for that, ever played those German sim games?

OFC it's a game, and a modicum of "gamey" stuff is expected, but the entire dlc is a gamey thing. We have a team deathmatch straight from the first multiplayer Doom game. We steal random commodities from homes like you do in a zombie survival game.
It's nonsensical. That's from the same company who don't want to reduce supercruise time because it would be "unrealistic". Which added an animation (now gone) when switching ship in the shipyard, for realism sake. Same for SLF docking and SRV.

 

[The Roofus]

We have a team deathmatch straight from the first multiplayer Doom game.

Naw, its not like Doom.

Doom is fun

 

[Erei]

Naw, its not like Doom.

Doom is fun

Well, good point. And I was thinking Quake 3 arena, but my brain went "nah doom".

 

[hunvagy]

It's battlefield 2142, just with less fps and no classes.

 

[The Roofus]

Well, good point. And I was thinking Quake 3 arena, but my brain went "nah doom".

TBH, and serious (yes I can do that) it's to have something to do at the outposts that isn't restoring power, hacking stuff, and shooting peeps. Kinda sad answer I know, but there it is

 

[Erei]

TBH, and serious (yes I can do that) it's to have something to do at the outposts that isn't restoring power, hacking stuff, and shooting peeps. Kinda sad answer I know, but there it is

I understand, but it feel a cheap rip off of planetside 2, just to try to attract the FPS crowd and be like "hey we have that to". It's so out of the game ? At least the CQC is a different mode, that's one is integral to it.

 

[The Roofus]

It's battlefield 2142, just with less fps and no classes.

And also less of everything that made Battlefield 2142 the best Battlefield game.

 

[hunvagy]

And also less of everything that made Battlefield 2142 the best Battlefield game.

Yup, imagine how cool it would be if we had a Federation or Imperial capship as the behemoth hovering over the CZ, and would have to take it out.

 

[The Roofus]

I understand, but it feel a cheap rip off of planetside 2, just to try to attract the FPS crowd and be like "hey we have that to". It's so out of the game ? At least the CQC is a different mode, that's one is integral to it.

if it was a ripoff of PS2 there'd only be one planet it takes place on, and everyone would cluster to one base on one continent then moan that the game's getting stale while they camp in the spawnroom

 

[The Roofus]

Yup, imagine how cool it would be if we had a Federation or Imperial capship as the behemoth hovering over the CZ, and would have to take it out.

Had to take it out!?

On foot?

Maaan we can't "take them out" now with G5 engineered ships, what you gonna use? Bad language? xD

 

[Erei]

if it was a ripoff of PS2 there'd only be one planet it takes place on, and everyone would cluster to one base on one continent then moan that the game's getting stale while they camp in the spawnroom

Technically speaking the continent are massively different, while the EDO planets are very similar.

The shooter part of EDO is very basic.

 

[Erei]

BTW, I was killed stealing cat's meme. Truly, EDO is the most dystopian game I've ever played.

It's borderlands level of absurd.

 

[The Roofus]

Technically speaking the continent are massively different, while the EDO planets are very similar.

The shooter part of EDO is very basic.

Massively different unless you're only trying to capture the tower on Indar

 

[hunvagy]

Had to take it out!?

On foot?

Maaan we can't "take them out" now with G5 engineered ships, what you gonna use? Bad language? xD

3 pantsless commandos carrying a big cold fusion bomb at snail's pace

But yeah, I mean we could even go for the low hanging fruit for things to do at settlements.. SRV races, fishing, I mean come on, every MMO does it at least once

 

[hunvagy]

BTW, I was killed stealing cat's meme. Truly, EDO is the most dystopian game I've ever played.

It's borderlands level of absurd.

Did the commando mock you with the world's smallest violin? Or was he called Buttstallion?

 

[Erei]

Did the commando mock you with the world's smallest violin? Or was he called Buttstallion?

Didn't have to. I tried to stole cat's meme and all I have is a union membership and a air quality report. That was embarrassing enough.Also found some shareholder informations. Might find what went wrong with EDO's release with that.

 

[The Roofus]

3 pantsless commandos carrying a big cold fusion bomb at snail's pace

 

[hunvagy]

But hey, I can add a funny bit to the whole cat meme stealing. Apparently you can become wanted.. in an anarchy system. That was news to me, maybe I was out of the loop for too long. But it was totally worth it, I shot the bartender in the face for not serving drinks with a plasma shotgun, then my team made sure there were no witnesses in the hotel settlement. And we stole all the paperclips we could find.

 

[Erei]

But hey, I can add a funny bit to the whole cat meme stealing. Apparently you can become wanted.. in an anarchy system. That was news to me, maybe I was out of the loop for too long. But it was totally worth it, I shot the bartender in the face for not serving drinks with a plasma shotgun, then my team made sure there were no witnesses in the hotel settlement. And we stole all the paperclips we could find.

I'm not wanted myself. It might be a bug. I know right, what ? But it may happen.

 

[hunvagy]

I'm not wanted myself. It might be a bug. I know right, what ? But it may happen.

Well I will have to fly 20ly to an interstellar factor to get rid of it, because you can't pay it off at the anarchy starport. Where we are not wanted anymore. Selective anarchy, if you will.