Perhaps then you'll realise how small your game is by comparison. Not in terms of size, but in terms of meaningful content and value.
I'm looking at the ED launcher where I can buy "Sounds of Elite: Dangerous"... and I'm thinking "why do I need to BUY this?". Witcher 3 offers a ton of free goods right from the get-go. Soundtrack? Done. Comics? Done. Artbook? Done. Cosmetic DLCs? Have at them! Extra missions? Yep.
Oh sure, that game is also buggy as hell... but you've got that covered with 1.3 anyway, so no worries.
*sigh*
I still want to like Elite, really I do. You've made a fantastic engine, superb graphics and sounds - all this adds to the immersion. But then the feeling is broken when the rest of the game feels like a progress bar simulator. A simulator which doesn't respect my time as a player. Long shield recharge even at stations... rep decay... lowered profits for bounty hunting with increased risks. I guess there's some hope in exploration - since PP seems completely broken in my opinion this seems like the only viable thing left to do.
So I want to like Elite, but it's hard. I'll try exploration - the one thing that should be working fine. But it's really hard to like Elite, especially hard when compared to a game like the Witcher. A comparison which should probably not exist at all - I mean these are two completely different games, with different goals in mind! But it's painfully obvious how much value for money one gets when they purchase either game.
I don't mean to be mean or anything - like I wrote, I want to like ED, I want to have a reason to support you guys... So please, take a hint from CDP Red. See how much superb content you can put into a game and still come out on top. Take a hint from those guys.
I'm looking at the ED launcher where I can buy "Sounds of Elite: Dangerous"... and I'm thinking "why do I need to BUY this?". Witcher 3 offers a ton of free goods right from the get-go. Soundtrack? Done. Comics? Done. Artbook? Done. Cosmetic DLCs? Have at them! Extra missions? Yep.
Oh sure, that game is also buggy as hell... but you've got that covered with 1.3 anyway, so no worries.
*sigh*
I still want to like Elite, really I do. You've made a fantastic engine, superb graphics and sounds - all this adds to the immersion. But then the feeling is broken when the rest of the game feels like a progress bar simulator. A simulator which doesn't respect my time as a player. Long shield recharge even at stations... rep decay... lowered profits for bounty hunting with increased risks. I guess there's some hope in exploration - since PP seems completely broken in my opinion this seems like the only viable thing left to do.
So I want to like Elite, but it's hard. I'll try exploration - the one thing that should be working fine. But it's really hard to like Elite, especially hard when compared to a game like the Witcher. A comparison which should probably not exist at all - I mean these are two completely different games, with different goals in mind! But it's painfully obvious how much value for money one gets when they purchase either game.
I don't mean to be mean or anything - like I wrote, I want to like ED, I want to have a reason to support you guys... So please, take a hint from CDP Red. See how much superb content you can put into a game and still come out on top. Take a hint from those guys.
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