Yup. I think they intentionally wanted it to be really, really expensive and difficult to own a carrier. They might tweak the numbers somewhat, but probably not much. It's almost like they want everyone to feel a bit disappointed with the carrier update to make us all hope for a "proper" update with Next Era.
I almost feel bad for Frontier
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Problem is there is quite few space game (i don t say sim since i don t consider ED as a sim).
Feels like we got mobile markets. One has to spend at lot of extra credits to make this thing a carrier that can hold and maintain my personal fleet...
Pretty dangerous gamble.
But hey, it's in the title...
You're the silent majority with the most +1's.
Does this mean I can afford a Thread Carrier?You're the silent majority with the most +1's.
Yup. So now, I'm done downloading the update. No, not Elite, the new No Man's Sky. I'm gonna get me one of those exo mechs.
Elite beta will have to wait until tomorrow.
No, but a fleet carrier thread or five.
I heard you can matchmake for CQC from ingame now. Thats gotta be at least one thing positive.
Hmm... I think you need +5,000,000,000 to get one. And get about 50,000,000 new likes each week.
Are you being serious?
It's nothing that cant be fixed. If they're going to start with high costs and prices, then go high, because you can't go back up if you start too low.
That won't fix the levels of whining on this forum, but it was ever thus.
Thankfully there's tonnes of developers doing what Frontier are doing, only much better, so people can jog along and play those games.
That won't fix the levels of whining on this forum, but it was ever thus.
Thankfully there's tonnes of developers doing what Frontier are doing, only much better, so people can jog along and play those games.
They are 'managing expectation': pitch high then show you are listening by lowering the numbers by at least half, just to show how reasonable you are ..
Carriers. Cant say I am that interested in them. Then again, there is a lot in the game right now I could say the same about. However, I have to say that FD managing to push out this Beta during the current crisis is an achievement in itself. Still won't encourage me to get a carrier but I felt that had to be said. As for the Carriers, well, it's iterative isn't it, they will get better as time goes on. For me tho, I'd rather they fix the annoying UI to be honest, it's out of date and clumsy but maybe that's just me.
LOL! It was something that was on my mind the other day for the update. Maybe I'm psychic.
Elite: Masochism. The tendency to derive gratification from one's own pain or humiliation. Grind or be punished. This games target group is getting smaller by the update.
I think the problem is that they don't have actual players in charge making decisions. It's not by players for players. It's by developers for the shareholders.
The main goal is to increase the overall player count, active players and play time. It's all about making profits and making the shares increase in value, and what better way to do that than with time & credit sinks?
I've always though that the best person to develop a product or project is someone who uses it themselves on a daily basis, who better to know what's needed and how to continue to improve it?
I feel like we have a board telling the developers how to please the shareholders.
The main goal is to increase the overall player count, active players and play time. It's all about making profits and making the shares increase in value, and what better way to do that than with time & credit sinks?
I've always though that the best person to develop a product or project is someone who uses it themselves on a daily basis, who better to know what's needed and how to continue to improve it?
I feel like we have a board telling the developers how to please the shareholders.
Sorry to be a cynic, but this beta is TWO YEARS late... That's really not an achievement to be proud of.