If this game was titled Star Wars: Smugglers.....

[Rube Welles]

If this game was titled "Star Wars: Smugglers" and the federation flew around in X-Wings and Y-Wings and the Empire flew around in Tie Fighters do you think this game would be criticized as much? Would it be criticized more?

I personally feel that people would be lauding it despite some broken and incomplete game mechanics/features because it would give them a new look into the hugely popular "Star Wars" universe. They would see the enormous potential for future improvements and additions instead of being frustrated with the pace of development. Does the Elite title change people's opinions and expectations for the game?

Thoughts?

 

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[Derath]

Because It was called Elite, I expected Elite, I got Elite but - a few things I would have liked.

If it had been called Star Wars: Smugglers I would have expected it to be buggy, unfinished, unrefined, badly optimized, boring and overpriced as Invariable the Star Wars name is used only for exploitative reasons.

Edit: Some Star Wars games are actually good, but I'm sure many people understood my point!

 

[SE-Apocalypse]

If this game was titled "Star Wars: Smugglers" and the federation flew around in X-Wings and Y-Wings and the Empire flew around in Tie Fighters do you think this game would be criticized as much? Would it be criticized more?

I personally feel that people would be lauding it despite some broken and incomplete game mechanics/features because it would give them a new look into the hugely popular "Star Wars" universe. They would see the enormous potential for future improvements and additions instead of being frustrated with the pace of development. Does the Elite title change people's opinions and expectations for the game?

Thoughts?

More. Because smuggling would be in the title and not having working decent and balanced risk vs reward mechanics.

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You'd get exactly the same type and number of complaints.
Why ? Because they're rooted in defective mechanics and a severely skewed Risk/Reward balance, bundled in game segments which sometimes seem inconsistent, occasionally even are contradictory to each other.

And the Title ELITE does indeed raise high expecations. And rightfully so.

After all, it's called ELITE : Dangerous - and not Mostly Harmless : Dangerous

It should be called Elite: Mostly harmless.

 

[Rube Welles]

If it had been called Star Wars: Smugglers I would have expected it to be buggy, unfinished, unrefined, badly optimized, boring and overpriced as Invariable the Star Wars name is used only for exploitative reasons.

That's kind of how I feel the game is currently. I think if it was a Star Wars game it would have attracted a slightly different demographic who would have eaten it up and overlooked its flaws somewhat.

And the Title ELITE does indeed raise high expecations. And rightfully so.

I agree, which is mostly why I posed the original question.