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I have 400h in Elite Dangerous.
It is by far the best game I ever played in 20 years of gaming and I'm really happy to see that your team is still working hard on its future.
Thanks for this update / transparency - it was much needed by the community and I understand that the decision to take out fleet carriers / icy planets from chapter 4 was not easy and is for the best of the game future.
I'm really looking forward chapter 4 and can't wait to know more about it !!!
You can count me in for the next era of Elite Dangerous
Cheer to Braben and all the team at FDev for Elite Dangerous !
CMDR Uzyurdady
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It is by far the best game I ever played in 20 years of gaming and I'm really happy to see that your team is still working hard on its future.
Thanks for this update / transparency - it was much needed by the community and I understand that the decision to take out fleet carriers / icy planets from chapter 4 was not easy and is for the best of the game future.
I'm really looking forward chapter 4 and can't wait to know more about it !!!
You can count me in for the next era of Elite Dangerous
Cheer to Braben and all the team at FDev for Elite Dangerous !
CMDR Uzyurdady
o7
Thanks for the info update. It is much appreciated and I'm looking forward to the beyond Beyond content and hearing more about it in the future as well.
As an Elite: Dangerous and then Horizons pre-order LEP owner, I'm not personally concerned with cosmetic type items and can buy those I like when I want, if I want to. My main concern is seeing that the full potential of the game is realized. It's good that you point out that the premium content isn't the store cosmetic content, but that you're providing that (yet to be announced) as more of a thank you for sticking with us through Beyond kind of bonus, as that isn't what I paid for when buying my LEP.
Looking forward to and hoping for more of the galaxy and ways of interacting with it and each other as Commanders in the Pilots Federation and spacers being fleshed out more fully in the future in compelling ways that make sense contextually.
Thanks.
As an Elite: Dangerous and then Horizons pre-order LEP owner, I'm not personally concerned with cosmetic type items and can buy those I like when I want, if I want to. My main concern is seeing that the full potential of the game is realized. It's good that you point out that the premium content isn't the store cosmetic content, but that you're providing that (yet to be announced) as more of a thank you for sticking with us through Beyond kind of bonus, as that isn't what I paid for when buying my LEP.
Looking forward to and hoping for more of the galaxy and ways of interacting with it and each other as Commanders in the Pilots Federation and spacers being fleshed out more fully in the future in compelling ways that make sense contextually.
Thanks.
It'd be easy to pirate it, screenshot & share.
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This is a very appreciated update. Elite is actually the one game I would blindly buy any update for, though over the last year there was very little for me. That whole Guardian/Thargoid stuff wants combat pilots, and that's not my thing. So I loved the ruins and the small things much more than all the guns and wartoys and have been (and still am) biding my time until Q4 drops. Missing out on ice planets and carriers is actually not a big thing for me. Basically because I am a patient person and don't cry like a child if a promised toy doesn't arrive on time.
But you know, Q4 has to be awesome. Like, spectacularly awesome. With lots of interaction with the galaxy... Meaningful exploration that's not only for profit and stuff like that...
Also looking forward to that "next Era" and I am kinda trying to think "Horizons landable planets" and not "overhauled textures" (not saying I didn't like the new planets, because those are still my highlight of the Beyond content so far).
Thanks for finally breaking the silence. I don't mind any bad news about postponed stuff at all. It's game development and so far Frontier has always been fair. I mean, I bought Horizons and so far I didn't pay for anything else but a few paintjobs and stuff from the shop...
Looking forward to Q4 and whatever comes after. Godspeed!
Same for me. And it seems what content they have added is... unfinished. Like they added Goid bases and guardian ruins that once you complete the puzzle, that’s it, it doesn’t really lead anywhere. I remember following beacons through space following a story of a miner who had ‘found something huge’ that he had to get back to base with. I followed these beacons for a while and eventually arrived at his target destination only... there was nothing there. No mention of it, no end to the story. No carrot at the end of the stick. I’d like to see them tie all the stuff they’ve done together and have it mean something beyond the initial puzzle. I’d also like to see them connect the community. Have Explorers who scour planets and solve puzzles discover things that will either expose new markets or goid weaknesses. This will drive miners and mat grinders to go into over drive looking for the new stuff or even current stuff that is now more valuable based on the new discoveries. Fighters will then be looking for the mats they need to take advantage of the new tech or info, and they’ll have a ready surplus of it to buy because the miners delivered it, because the explorers discovered a need for it.
Let's hope so. We also need a warm cuddle simulator for those tense moments.
An appeal on behalf of the guys who play in Solo Mode.
Is it too much to hope that there will actually be some new content for us simple folk who like to potter around the universe on our own?
All this stuff about wings, squadrons, carriers, Thargoids etc etc, which seems to take up 90% of your new output, is completely irrelevant to us.
We don't want to play in open because we do not want to be cannon fodder for the elite few in their invincible, multi-billion, over-engineered, god-mode weapon platforms against which we are totally defenceless.
Could you please stop constantly pandering to the whims of the top 10% who just want bigger and better things to blow up and start considering the rest of us.
Thank you.
Is it too much to hope that there will actually be some new content for us simple folk who like to potter around the universe on our own?
All this stuff about wings, squadrons, carriers, Thargoids etc etc, which seems to take up 90% of your new output, is completely irrelevant to us.
We don't want to play in open because we do not want to be cannon fodder for the elite few in their invincible, multi-billion, over-engineered, god-mode weapon platforms against which we are totally defenceless.
Could you please stop constantly pandering to the whims of the top 10% who just want bigger and better things to blow up and start considering the rest of us.
Thank you.
Hi!
There are a number of bug fixes going into the Chapter Four update. Is that what you mean?
Hey,
for me it is unnacceptable the delays and little to no information on it. I understand that it takes time, but being honest, since horizons delays have been common. I co-run an elite group with hundreds of members and they are getting more and more upset and losing faith in elite. i am not saying that as a "hey, I am super important", I am obviously not, but I have seen firsthand how a lot of people have left and some others are barely playing (including myself). We believe that this is for the lack of non-combat content.
So an in all, i am disappointed, I dont feel like up until horizons where every patch made me be full of hope and willing to play. Now (and i am saying that just fyi, not to prove a point or anything) every time I open elite I am unable to play more than a couple minutes if we are not doing an in-game community event or playing with other people. And what's worse, I am in love with elite, any other game can give me what elite gave me, but after some time you want to do something new...and elite is not able to catch up.
Well, sorry if that other people believe, It is just my opinion. I will still try to make it work
Yup! Visual update, significant Mining enhancements, exploration, Codex.
Well, it remains nothing but hoping this is a part of a greater bigger huger massiver SJrhehwlwer picture.
I'm in for the game, standing up and still buying some cool stuff from the store to give my little bit of support (Remember when you get waged you had some Losco's money donw there too Eat an icecream in my name guys )
I'm in for the game, standing up and still buying some cool stuff from the store to give my little bit of support (Remember when you get waged you had some Losco's money donw there too
Eat an icecream in my name guys )
Hi!
There are a number of bug fixes going into the Chapter Four update. Is that what you mean?
I think what people want to point out that FD could do better with QA and bug fixing. And I kinda agree. Q3 did get some trashing because of some missed QA steps on visuals of new ship. And as someone who works in industry I understand how it can happen. But FD needs to step this up
Please do betas, or invite some players to do internal alphas...we are ready to help! Let's make ED great again.And ohhh I hope Q4 really have huge list of bug fixes
I just think it's a bit annoying to cut off some features while justifying so with mystical things that will come but we were told so when Beyond was coming...
90% of that post are hot air 5% empty promises and the rest utter disappointment! The only thing I was looking forward to are ice planets and you're not delivering on that promise in Q4.
Speculation is the mother of all rumours Zac
So, I see Chapter 4 being an extension of what we have with new elements for teamplay. Maybe even a civil war in the Alliance?
The unnamed era sounds interesting. If squadron carriers (speculation rising) cannot be introduced in chapter 4, I suspect its down to how the game works (P2P) and how such connectivity is too "fragile" across the player base for it to be a viable. Therefore (rumour control at full volume here) we may be looking at a complete new approach to multi-player provision and a move away from P2P and into the realms of "other games" methods of delivery. Once up and running then we get the introduction of carriers (rumour mill now smoking as the gears overheat) as paid for content.
Ha lol. Easy to see the problem FD have when there's such a broad user base and so many experiences in one game. Literally. Nothing. in the above post interests me. I'm waiting to be able to
- float through a Jovian atmosphere scooping mega-polyps
- match velocity with a comet
- land on ice, near lava, in jungles (but without the psychedelic buffonery of NMS)
- create waypoints, plot routes, store endless bookmarks, player created and sold POIs, EDiscovery mostly integrated....
None of which I guess you are interested in 8^).
Quite happy to not have ice planets 'soon' if getting more planet types is the result...
Hey,
for me it is unnacceptable the delays and little to no information on it. I understand that it takes time, but being honest, since horizons delays have been common. I co-run an elite group with hundreds of members and they are getting more and more upset and losing faith in elite. i am not saying that as a "hey, I am super important", I am obviously not, but I have seen firsthand how a lot of people have left and some others are barely playing (including myself). We believe that this is for the lack of non-combat content.
So an in all, i am disappointed, I dont feel like up until horizons where every patch made me be full of hope and willing to play. Now (and i am saying that just fyi, not to prove a point or anything) every time I open elite I am unable to play more than a couple minutes if we are not doing an in-game community event or playing with other people. And what's worse, I am in love with elite, any other game can give me what elite gave me, but after some time you want to do something new...and elite is not able to catch up.
Well, sorry if that other people believe, It is just my opinion. I will still try to make it work
That's ok!
I'm sorry to hear you're not enjoying Elite at the moment. I would say though, it feels like the next update (Chapter Four) does have a huge amount of new content and features that will bring that love (and you're group) back to Elite, I hope. Keep an eye on all the details coming up and hopefully it's the kind of content you're looking for.
Thanks for sharing with us what's going ahead
Ice planets may come with future atmospheric content - would've been nice, but it would be better if released as an entire package - also, they will look even more amazing when finished.
Carrier's aren't a huge loss - biggest things we're all excited for are the exploration content, codex update, mining and - OMG, finally after 5-6 years, an actual GUILD system like what every other MMO has (even games that are early access...)
(P.S. Guardian descendent race on the cards? What's that, you say? £50? And that's not the paid-for content, either? No problem, give me my communist race you capatilists)
Ice planets may come with future atmospheric content - would've been nice, but it would be better if released as an entire package - also, they will look even more amazing when finished.
Carrier's aren't a huge loss - biggest things we're all excited for are the exploration content, codex update, mining and - OMG, finally after 5-6 years, an actual GUILD system like what every other MMO has (even games that are early access...)
(P.S. Guardian descendent race on the cards? What's that, you say? £50? And that's not the paid-for content, either? No problem, give me my communist race you capatilists
)
Zac, given the amount of work that has already gone into Distant Worlds 2, and the amount of work there is STILL to do, can someone from FDev get back to Dr. Kaii or Erimus to discuss where this bulletin leaves the DW2?
I know it would be massively appreciated, not just by the DW2 organisers, but also the 4000+ pilots who have signed up.
Thanks.
I know it would be massively appreciated, not just by the DW2 organisers, but also the 4000+ pilots who have signed up.
Thanks.