Same here. Played original "Elite" back in 1980s and signed up for ED as soon as found out about this project being in development. I do remember interview with David Braben where he was talking about all this stuff. 2.0 "Planetary Landings" update was released in December 2015 and as of the end of 2019 we still waiting for landings on the atmospheric planets. I'm afraid by the time all these wonderful things will come true, ED will become obsolete and forgotten. There are more space games coming around and some of them already got it all.
Frontier of development: I cant wait for next major update
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If ever there were doubt over the generally accepted notion that the ED community is a cut above the rest of those filthy gamers, it's that when they meme, they meme about the League Of Gentlemen.
Fill her up, Tubs!
Fill her up, Tubs!
We don't get updates coz every fool with too much money bought cosmetics, so they have never had any pressure to deliver a paid update and they haven't yet . 
So enjoy the bad paintjobs and worse free updates ( they don't have to be good/working they 'free' ) and keep drinking ze koolaid.
So enjoy the bad paintjobs and worse free updates ( they don't have to be good/working they 'free' ) and keep drinking ze koolaid.
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This is the commercial risk that may happen, I hope not. But I haven't seen any that have the complex simulator style play that elite has, the accuracy of the galaxy, the great arcade style combat. And ships that feel like they have personalities, maybe that's because I'm an 80's child aswell! SC looks good for eg, but their 'boil the ocean' approach will take forever to do.
Let me know if there are other games that have these above aspects please!
"Everybody's dead, Dave."
I honestly believe most of the current problems are down to them shifting from the season model to an upfront delivery model. They've basically said so, in relation to why Beyond and 2019 have been thinner years for updates.
Pretty sure:
2017/18: they split the team in two. Half works on Beyond, half moves on to the New Era.
2019/20: most of the Beyond team move onto New Era leaving a skeleton crew to finish off some small updates for which the groundwork was already laid.
If that's right, 2020 has been worked on by more people, and for longer, than Horizons. It could be a pretty big deal.
That's why I'm not as up in arms about bugs and stuff at the moment. The skeleton crew will fix this stuff in time. I'd rather FDev didn't panic and start pulling people off the juicy 2020 stuff (which is all I'm really biding my time for) to fix Arx etc.
Pretty sure:
2017/18: they split the team in two. Half works on Beyond, half moves on to the New Era.
2019/20: most of the Beyond team move onto New Era leaving a skeleton crew to finish off some small updates for which the groundwork was already laid.
If that's right, 2020 has been worked on by more people, and for longer, than Horizons. It could be a pretty big deal.
That's why I'm not as up in arms about bugs and stuff at the moment. The skeleton crew will fix this stuff in time. I'd rather FDev didn't panic and start pulling people off the juicy 2020 stuff (which is all I'm really biding my time for) to fix Arx etc.
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It better be good.
Well, i'm not knitting him any sweaters.
100% agree. This. It's a business that has to be resourced at end of the day.
True.We don't get updates coz every fool with too much money bought cosmetics, so they have never had any pressure to deliver a paid update and they haven't yet .
So enjoy the bad paintjobs and worse free updates ( they don't have to be good/working they 'free' ) and keep drinking ze koolaid.
I never bought any cosmetics.
I would have bought every update, if they were for money, I would have complained about the quality and it would have changed nothing. I still will buy all coming updates. Whats wrong wiht me?
You're a slave to capitalism, man, a slave. RISE NOW
You are right... makes me sad... its raining outside...You're a slave to capitalism, man, a slave. RISE NOW
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Nah. It's a boring mess.
We don't know anything official about the 2020 update except that it's a "New Era". Meanwhile we have actual in-game footage from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 that already is a game that I want to play RIGHT NOW, even in pre-alpha state!
I think "dream" is the key word for threads like this. This game is a religion for some, based on faith rather than fact. That's okay, I'm not one of those angry atheists trying to remove all the crosses in the world, so keep dreaming OP, I'm cool with it. Just don't be offended when I decline your invitation to join you at the church of Braben.
I think "dream" is the key word for threads like this. This game is a religion for some, based on faith rather than fact. That's okay, I'm not one of those angry atheists trying to remove all the crosses in the world, so keep dreaming OP, I'm cool with it. Just don't be offended when I decline your invitation to join you at the church of Braben.
