This. They ruled out Thargoids. They ruled out walking/floating around. They kept suspiciously silent about the question of planetary landing.
Gamescom 2015 - What will FD Unveil?
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This. They ruled out Thargoids. They ruled out walking/floating around. They kept suspiciously silent about the question of planetary landing.
"The #EliteDangerous Cobra has landed at #EDGC15 despite the blockade of #Calais Station!"
With this tweet from DB i am quite sure : The "colossal anoucement" will be landing on planets
Did DB use a political hot topic which are based on racially charged suppositions to advertise that they are now in Gamescon? Anyone else find this a little....odd? Or maybe I'm just reading to much into this...
BTW, the devs have stated landings are off the table. They could be lying. But I would guess a new credit collection scheme based on flying your ships through the galaxy, making beautiful dot to dot renditions of earth based mammals, before landings were announced this week.
Indeed, various dev posts have ruled out some options (first-person / walking around ships for example) but planetary landings has definitely not been one of them AFAIK.
Without walking around, landings would be pretty boring...IMHO. Just a different landing pad type and menus. This would be a step in the right direction...but I would expect something bigger than a new way to exit and enter supercruise. This does <=> 'colossal'.
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So is that what you mean by "the devs have stated landings are off the table"?
...Source?
Well, you couldn't walk around in FE2. It's a major addition to the game either way you crack it.
Ketchup, ta.
rootsrat
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Source? They've said it won't be FPP module IIRC, no ruling out of PL.
See what you did? You made me speculating now!
"The #EliteDangerous Cobra has landed at #EDGC15 despite the blockade of #Calais Station!"
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLkDh__WoAAlmMf.jpg
With this tweet from DB i am quite sure : The "colossal anoucement" will be landing on planets
Cant wait to see at the "mocked up" InEngine Footage tomorow...
The Ed Cobra SO needs to be repainted with the wire frame skin....
Well so many folks are saying this so I apologize for muddying the waters.
The way planetary landings has always been advertised has been with the devs idea that there would be awesome things to do when you landed. Which always meant that planetary landings and FPS and Walking around were supposed to happen together. They obviously do not need to..and there was discussion that they would start with the less complicated worlds (rocky and icy) before they moved into earth-likes, water, etc.
I still say the this would be weak sauce, when the term 'colossal' was thrown about. I would be more excited if they announced the Panther Clipper would be the only thing that was in the next update. At least that would be literally 'colossal'.
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Ian Phillips
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Burger with that, sir?
I'd guess you could drive a buggy about without having to actually set foot on the planets. Maybe.
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TBH : This would be uterly stupid
I mean, what happens if you fall from the moon buggy?
Time to call the "get on your buggy again" rats?
The 80´ies are over, get over it!
Its time to move on :
http://www.x-speed.de/computer/elite/screen/screen_frontier_pc_cobra.jpg
What the hell do you actually call that skin?! Grey Mess?
I think this will be the announcement that starts the 'consolidation' phase of post release. Those unhappy will leave, those on the edge of unhappy will either leave or 'wait one more time', and those that are happy will remain that way.
In our own group of people, this seems to be the current thinking...a few people are already gone...some are waiting for the announcement before decided...and others are going to continue to play regardless of what happens.
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