In the reading of these elements, it seems effectively that Frontier is in severe difficulty
General / Off-Topic i need to know... is frontier in trouble
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In the reading of these elements, it seems effectively that Frontier is in severe difficulty
Which Elite isn't and never will be. Elite is an indie title.
Yes.... Once again, all I did was state what an AAA game is!
Explanatory analogy:
Poster: What's a cow?
Me: Oh, I know that - a cow is a bovine animal that we get meat and milk from. Goes "moo".
Other posters: Argh! Elite doesn't need cows!
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With 200 employees FD is hardly "indie" though. It's not huge, but it's a sizeable studio.
I think we are having language issues.
I doubt they will.
Honestly said if Star Citizen Hits and keeps even 30% of their Promises. Alot of Commanders will be there and stay there.
But this and ED being in Trouble is two different matters.
ED in Theory got its Game Finished. They got Released. So they Purely work by releasing Extensions now.
And even if they lose some Customers. They are far away from going Bankrupt unless they do something stupid like turning the Game into some Hardcore Audience only thing where you get Killed by Cheating AI all the time (2.1 eherm eherm)
I assume even with half the Userbase they got now. They would still be able to continue the Game and even Update it.
So no Worries on that Front.
Honestly said if Star Citizen Hits and keeps even 30% of their Promises. Alot of Commanders will be there and stay there.
But this and ED being in Trouble is two different matters.
ED in Theory got its Game Finished. They got Released. So they Purely work by releasing Extensions now.
And even if they lose some Customers. They are far away from going Bankrupt unless they do something stupid like turning the Game into some Hardcore Audience only thing where you get Killed by Cheating AI all the time (2.1 eherm eherm)
I assume even with half the Userbase they got now. They would still be able to continue the Game and even Update it.
So no Worries on that Front.
Brett C
Frontier
Isn't a great invention
Oh come on Mods why is V.I.A.G.R.A a naughty word?? Thats just ridiculous, besides it spoilt my post!!
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Holy Guacamole! Neil Armstrong is the company secretary!
Just spent time reading this from CEO (Mr Braben) of Frontier Developments....... http://ar2016.frontier.co.uk/assets/pdf/frontier-ar-ceo-2016.pdf
Think this answer your question OP, and all the doubters out there.
Think this answer your question OP, and all the doubters out there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_game
I'm an indie game developer. Like I said, I think we are having language issues with the word definition. What is generally meant by "an indie game" is different than your legalistic definition of it.
I've looked in my crystal ball and I'm afraid to say the news is not good in the long term. The heat death of universe appears to be unavoidable and FD won't survive it. Actually it gets worse. Long before that the sun will become a red giant and swell to such a size it will consume the earth. Not that earth will still be habitable then. The oceans will have boiled away long before that. But that's all a long way in the future. Plenty of time to finish E: D , heck SC might even be released by then
I few days ago I would have said no, but after seeing the latest Star Citizen updates, planetary features, weather effects, and almost 100 ships, I changed my mind - and its still only in Alpha. I think they will keep developing SC until its better then FDs road map for E.D and release it in maybe 2 or 3 years time. I dont like many things about Star Citizen, like all the walking about inside stations just to get a part upgrade or a mission - not lists of missions and quick launch like E.D. But they do seem to have got their seemless planets looking amazing, so it will depend on the content as to whether SC is good enough. I dont see No Mans Sky will ever be a threat, and all the other space clones look like Freelancer - and thats just too arcadey for me. But yes, I feel when SC is the only game which could seriously tear this game apart, and after all the millions they spent on it, maybe not surprising. But I also feel they will release SC unfinished due to pressure, just like No Mans Sky, and this will mean the game is a letdown.
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Chris Roberts took space simmers money with promises like "nothing like Freelancer" and stuff like "dust off your joysticks".
They have pivoted into a mouse driven MMO long ago, but still aren't ready to admit it. The early backers gave them hundreds and thousands(!) of dollars, and have been thrown under the bus.
Elite has issues, but SC is not much of a threat. Not for those who like space sims anyway.
They have pivoted into a mouse driven MMO long ago, but still aren't ready to admit it. The early backers gave them hundreds and thousands(!) of dollars, and have been thrown under the bus.
Elite has issues, but SC is not much of a threat. Not for those who like space sims anyway.