Frontier develops the game, that it wants, This is a fact and this is normal. But Frontier has also constraints, of time, of money and others problems like all the companies in the world
I must be deluded then. I still love the game (even more so after the PP update), but I don't think I qualify for the category "new to the game", as I've been playing as much as possible since early September. It is okay to voice discontentment. ED, for better or for worse, is definitely an acquired taste, but it would be great if people would stop making the assumption that they are talking for "the majority of players" or that their opinion of the game must be the only valid one because [age/youth/playtime/size of their GPU/...]I guess I am disappointed with Frontier, those new to the game blinded by it's apparent complexity and striking visuals don't see the game for what it really is yet but over time they will.
I know FD put a lot of effort in to PP and they are very proud of it. I'm actually disappointed in myself that I hate it. I try to like PP but just can't. I'm not necessarily against what they tried to do, but Elite isn't a board game and having to deal with merits and CC points just ruins the immersion for me.
I think FD have lost their way a little, I dare say they are listening to much to the community and trying to provide content they think people want rather than sticking to the game they set out to build. I have every confidence in them but PP is a huge step in the wrong direction, for me.
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Who cares what other peoples views are on Powerplay on another forum, what counts is player activity. FD have already said many are flocking to Powerplay and ae playing it. So i expect when they used those words, they were based on their stats.
Yes some people will not like it, some will express their individual minority views on other forums about powerplay, it doesn't mean those words are fact and definitely they are not the words of the majority.![]()
Well obviously, what else would you expect? If you were making a game, wouldn't you make the game YOU want to play? That's the only way to make anything good, in any art form. Be true to yourself, make what you like. The second you start making something based purely on what you think others will like, it won't be as good.
I know there's already lots of opinions and threads about powerplay, but it struck me that the people having the most fun with powerplay are FD themselves. They're the ones shaping things, they get to make dozens of people participate and react to whatever events they inject. It quite literally feels to me as if they are the ones playing the deep game, and we're just their pieces on the board.
Disclaimer - I'm not participating in powerplay.