1.4 Which is just 1.3 but with all the bugs fixed.
I don't recall but Episode 67 of Lave radio may have a few insights. However most of it's from commander Kerrash so it's clearly not worth the Squeee it's prefixed by :-D
He said that DB had suggested that planetary landings would come first because he wanted to build the "larger universe" before focusing on the smaller details. However, for all we know Frontier are working on a pong game add on.
I suspect the announcement will be for a new add on where players can buy landing pads on outposts and charge rent to other players (not NPCs). Once all the pads on an outpost are bought by one player he/she can start upgrading each pad to one of two levels (provisionally titled green and red). This costs money and upgrades have to be balanced across pads but it means more rent from other players.
Naturally this mode will be available to those in solo, private or open.
They gave us Risk, is Monopoly that unlikely?![]()
Sounds more like Second Life in space.I suspect the announcement will be for a new add on where players can buy landing pads on outposts and charge rent to other players (not NPCs). Once all the pads on an outpost are bought by one player he/she can start upgrading each pad to one of two levels (provisionally titled green and red). This costs money and upgrades have to be balanced across pads but it means more rent from other players.
Naturally this mode will be available to those in solo, private or open.
They gave us Risk, is Monopoly that unlikely?![]()
Well, at least that will deepen some of the game play mechanicsfor all we know Frontier are working on a pong game add on.
if they announce that at gamescom, i'm gone. periodElite: The Competitive Card Game.
if they announce that at gamescom, i'm gone. period
Personally I won't hold my breath on SC Mike. In June last year I lumped in for the starter ship package which I later upped to $140 of Freelancer. I received a ship that even now I can only keep in my hanger. Doesn't even have a flight model. I can race the lent ship in a race and lose or lump some more cash and buy a racing ship. I can take the loaner around the tiniest area you can imagine and either attempt to fly it in circles and pretend I am in space or shoot down a few Aliens which I used to be able to do. Then they changed the flight model and now my Saitek Rhino can't keep on the aliens mobs long enough to kill more than a wave, and the hotas is a total nightmare to set up. All I see coming from SC is a bigger stable of virtual ships that may never even be able to fly. TBH at least some game developers have been kept in work for a while with our KS.
Here in ED things are better than that, but again as a KS backer I have to admit to disappointment at the games general direction. I see posters saying why the DDF proposals are not binding, but the enthusiasm from DB when he was first describing ED's future and putting lots of good stuff forward in principle through the DDF led me to believe, while some may not make it into the game, most would. But all I am seeing atm is stuff that was never put forward being introduced which for me and I imagine for many others is quite disappointing. It makes me think that 5 years down the road if ED is popular it will look nothing like DB's inspiration and it will be a sad day.
Both SC and ED have certainly ensured one thing for me I will never back another indy developer in a KS campaign, feels to bait and switch to me. You can call me what you like for my words, that's sadly how I feel.
I'm Hoping for Thargoids![]()
What are the chances of this fleshing out to happen outside of a paid expansion though? Pretty slim I'd wager.So for me, I really, really hope it's a major fleshing out of the existing game mechanics and possibly the arrival of the dreaded Thargoids.
Thargoids
No... Please no...
We need some love dedicated into the core game first before distractions. The ED universe is paper thin at the moment. Let's add depth and interest to it, before using up the one chance and time we can add the Thargoids...
Think at the moment I would even be pleased to see station trucks that didn't look a lot like kiddies wooden pullalong trucksTotally agree... but 99.99999% it going to be Thargoids.
Very well said. I'm in the same boat as you, I also backed SC as well and have not touched it in months - at present SC is nothing more than potential.
As far as ED is concerned, I'm a premium beta backer so I've been playing quite a while and for me - content is what I want the most, the game is literally starved of it at present. The 'big' announcement will be a make or break for me - since the previous announcements have been a big letdown (in my opinion) and have taken the game in a different direction than what I originally backed.
So for me, I really, really hope it's a major fleshing out of the existing game mechanics and possibly the arrival of the dreaded Thargoids.
I also will never back another KS or equivalent either as I feel the same way as you, and for the same reasons. Shame really.
I agree that content is what is needed. I hope it's an announcement about imminent new features, as opposed to "planetary landings coming summer 2016" and then no more info on anything else.
Sorry to hear you wouldn't feel up to backing another kickstarter. Each project is different and carries different risks.
Ultimately I think Elite will deliver a fantastic game, it's just going to take time.