For those looking at joining in DWE II

Traveller_GG

Traveller_GG
I penned this during DWE as some people started to struggle with the journey that we were undertaking, and I'd like to share it again with those who are joining (or thinking of) DWEII. It's worth thinking about the commitment the journey will require of you, but the rewards are most definitely worth it:


For all those travelling out with Distant Worlds

I'd like to pen a few words about people's reactions to Distant Worlds and the struggle some are having with the journey. I can see many posts about how hard they're finding it, how it's hard to find the time / motivation / dedication and so on...

There are a few of us who have been out further than here before and I for one *know* you've not seen the best yet, not really experienced what it means to be 10s of thousands of light years away from the bubble.

There's going to come a moment when you cross a threshold on this journey, you are going to suddenly feel the gulf; you do not feel it at SagA* or anywhere in the core. You really do not, it's just too busy. *That* feeling, that moment is when the journey will come alive; the moment it does and you look at the system map to see all the green icons all around you? That's going to be a very special moment.

I took multiple screen shots of the Galaxy when the gulf hit me because it is a genuinely profound moment, I'm slightly jealous of the ones who get to feel it for the first time; and you will.

Look: persevere.... keep going, keep heading out - the meeting at Beagle Point is going to be momentous but it's going to be shared. There will be an amazing and very personal moment that this game serves up for you, and you alone. Keep going and look for this moment, look at the Galaxy, look how far everything is and realise you did this. I genuinely felt the space around me; and I know the imagination of all the people who make it that far will as well.

Good luck everyone - keep looking out.
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I'm enthralled by the enthusiasm being shown by people now, but we did lose some commanders due to the scale of journey becoming more and more apparent as time went on. I can't stress enough though: sticking with the fleet will be its own reward and you *will* have moments in the game that will make every jump there and back worthwhile.
 
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GunnerBill

GunnerBill
Yes! There's a point where you look back, maybe a few K beyond Sag A* and the realism really bites. You have committed time and energy to the journey, it becomes a real journey and there are no shortcuts. This alone makes it worthwhile the but then there are the sights you will see and be part of :D
 
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Ziggy Stardust

Ziggy Stardust
Traveller_GG said:
I penned during DWE as some people started to struggle with the journey that we were undertaking, and I'd like to share it again with those who are joining (or thinking of) DWEII. It's worth thinking about the commitment the journey will require of you, but the rewards are most definitely worth it:

I'm enthralled by the enthusiasm being shown by people now, but we did lose some commanders due to the scale of journey becoming more and more apparent as time went on. I can't stress enough though: sticking with the fleet will be its own reward and you *will* have moments in the game that will make every jump there and back worthwhile.
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I remember a post where you talked about feeling the Bubble umbilical cord snap. And I had that moment 3/4 of the way there. At some point I realized I didn't care about the return journey and just was in the moment. And it actually felt quite different than before, turning back not an option.
edit: found the post It seems I made up the umbilical part :) edit 2: looking at the date, that can't be the post :p

After the Abyss Erimus suggested going the last leg alone in Solo. To really get a sense of what you were doing and solitude. Because crossing the abyss was quite challenging, backtracking many times, I really did have a feeling that I crossed some bridge. It was all quite Zen-like. This was also the reason I didn't take part in many of the games on Beagle Point 2. I went to 3, found an elaborate misty crater with canyons running through it, and spent a couple of days there. I felt like a Galactic Buddha.

So yeah. Listen to Traveller. Traveller is wise.
 
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Alec Turner

Alec Turner
Inspirational stuff. This is the thing I fear about DWE2 but also the thing that excites me about it at the same time. Fear is a powerful word to use about a game ... and that's why I like it.
 

Qohen Leth

Qohen Leth
I did holler at all the people in the FleetComm server, accepted submissions for two weeks, and all submissions I got are on the poster, so... you probably missed it!
 

Satsuma

Satsuma
The most special moment I have ever had in this game came about in Distant Worlds. I was driving my SRV around on Darwin's Legacy (the basecamp world at Beagle Point), just trying to reach some mountains that I saw. I was about 15 minutes out from the basecamp, so it was pretty isolated. Suddenly a wing of ships streaked overhead, just having fun, and it struck me. Here I was, 65,000 light years from the bubble in what was once considered the most remote place anyone could reach in the game. I should have by all rights been alone here. Felt alone here. But I wasn't. I was part of a community. A tribe of long-distance explorers who had all, like me, dedicated months of their spare time to fly across the galaxy for the sheer joy of it. My people.
 

Traveller_GG

Traveller_GG
Satsuma said:
The most special moment I have ever had in this game came about in Distant Worlds. I was driving my SRV around on Darwin's Legacy (the basecamp world at Beagle Point), just trying to reach some mountains that I saw. I was about 15 minutes out from the basecamp, so it was pretty isolated. Suddenly a wing of ships streaked overhead, just having fun, and it struck me. Here I was, 65,000 light years from the bubble in what was once considered the most remote place anyone could reach in the game. I should have by all rights been alone here. Felt alone here. But I wasn't. I was part of a community. A tribe of long-distance explorers who had all, like me, dedicated months of their spare time to fly across the galaxy for the sheer joy of it. My people.
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I remember something similar... Driving towards a distant mountain at Beagle Point when a wing of ships flew overhead.... not *quite* so magnificent as they were trying to find and shoot me :D

I damn' near papped me pants!
 

[VR] optimal_909

[VR] optimal_909
Traveller_GG said:
I penned this during DWE as some people started to struggle with the journey that we were undertaking, and I'd like to share it again with those who are joining (or thinking of) DWEII. It's worth thinking about the commitment the journey will require of you, but the rewards are most definitely worth it:




I'm enthralled by the enthusiasm being shown by people now, but we did lose some commanders due to the scale of journey becoming more and more apparent as time went on. I can't stress enough though: sticking with the fleet will be its own reward and you *will* have moments in the game that will make every jump there and back worthwhile.
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See, this is unique in Elite, to give these kind of thoughts. You actually feel the distance and isolation.
To be honest, I define myself rather a traveller than an explorer. I don't go to these places to study and map, rather to enjoy remoteness and the scenery as it slowly passes by.

IRL this is one of my favourite moments, I guess it explains a lot. :)
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Rudi Raumkraut

Rudi Raumkraut
Macedonica said:
I think this is an excellent thread because it celebrates those amazing experiences we all had passing that 'umbilical cord' (great phrase!) and also foreshadows what is to come.
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Same thought here.

Thx for this thread and the memories its digging out.

DWE was an absolute special time ingame aswell as RL influencing (in a positive manner) like nothing before in 30+ years of gaming!
 

Shinji Ikari

Shinji Ikari
optimal_909 said:
See, this is unique in Elite, to give these kind of thoughts. You actually feel the distance and isolation.
To be honest, I define myself rather a traveller than an explorer. I don't go to these places to study and map, rather to enjoy remoteness and the scenery as it slowly passes by.

IRL this is one of my favourite moments, I guess it explains a lot. :)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7I83Wkjf2kn8NFWT2
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I tend to feel more isolated in places that are hard to reach instead of the most distant ones.
 

Mengy

Mengy
optimal_909 said:
See, this is unique in Elite, to give these kind of thoughts. You actually feel the distance and isolation.
To be honest, I define myself rather a traveller than an explorer. I don't go to these places to study and map, rather to enjoy remoteness and the scenery as it slowly passes by.

IRL this is one of my favourite moments, I guess it explains a lot. :)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7I83Wkjf2kn8NFWT2
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/v...WvFWWo8khHstQ_ZYP6v_VG5dl8l4gQA=w1299-h974-no
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Awesome picture! I'm similar in a way, it's why I love to hike out to the middle of nowhere, or kayak in solitude out to the middle of a huge lake. I'm the same way when playing video games too. In Minecraft I love to head out and explore the vast wilderness, in WoW I used to always do more exploring the world than actually playing the game. And in Elite I tend to head out away from civilization and explore in solitude too. It's just what I tend to do.

One of my favorite moments from the DWE was the basecamp in this picture:

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I think that was the Stellar Forge right before Sag A? I just loved the ambiance of that huge ringed gas giant hovering on the horizon, with the sky filled with colors and stars. I remember commanders just sitting in their ships gaping in awe of that sight.

But my absolute favorite moment was Waypoint 22, Sublustris Beacon:

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I loved everything about this planet. The bluish haze over the surface, the creepy star in the sky and the way it made everything just look so blue-green, cold. It was so full of atmosphere that everyone there was amazed at just how beautiful it was. To date it's one of my favorite locations I've ever seen in Elite Dangerous, it truly made me feel like I was dozens of thousands of light years away from anywhere, awash in a vast empty barren void filled with wonders but yet nothing at all too.
 
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Satsuma

Satsuma
optimal_909 said:
See, this is unique in Elite, to give these kind of thoughts. You actually feel the distance and isolation.
To be honest, I define myself rather a traveller than an explorer. I don't go to these places to study and map, rather to enjoy remoteness and the scenery as it slowly passes by.

IRL this is one of my favourite moments, I guess it explains a lot. :)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7I83Wkjf2kn8NFWT2
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/v...WvFWWo8khHstQ_ZYP6v_VG5dl8l4gQA=w1299-h974-no
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I know exactly what you mean. The biggest game universe I had ever experienced before this was Eve Online. In the early days, before autopilots, you had to "fly" gate to gate (that is, you clicked "warp to", then "approach", then "jump" over and over). It could take an hour or more to go from one end of the universe to the other. Nothing I have played has come close to what you experience in Elite. Being out for weeks or months at a time means you might not see another pilot for that long. It means that you have chosen to fly your journey instead of any of the other things you might have done. There's time for you to experience loneliness, awe, joy, boredom (yes, even boredom becomes a blessing), frustration, anger, and madness. You know that for every hour or day or week or month you fly out, you will have to spend the same amount of time coming back. God help me, I love it so.
 

ThomasWJames

ThomasWJames
I'm making my own way to Beagle Point now...the space madness has set in a few times and I have had to take my finger off the self-destruct button a few times...it's lonely out here...so close, yet so far. I must keep pushing, and then...the return trip lol.
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Beagle Point is on the far left, the Bubble on the far right, Sag A in the middle and me just beyond it...
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