I'm reaching the same point as the OP as well. Shame as I really had high hopes for this game. As far as other games are concerned, I still play and love Civ 4! Banished is another game I'm enjoying at present, which was developed by one person only!
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Hello fellow commander’s
Good morning
I’d like to start off by saying I to started playing Elite dangerous back in 1984…….Wow that was a long time ago
…………I sit and contemplate my age for a few seconds “wow how 14 turns into 45 goes so FAST” any way my reply
to this post is with a heavy heart as I REALLY wanted to enjoy this game. I know we all had our own expectations
how the game should have been and how close the hardworking developer’s, designer’s, game balancers………..wait
hold there for just a sec we as beta backers went through reset after reset helping balance the game before the last
reset and we all felt good about the launch day.
Do you know what I find myself playing today after devoting about 1500++ hours to elite dangerous, yes I was almost
happy with the way it was balanced @ release, now I’m playing *Kerbal Space program* yes that right the little guy with big head.
Let me tell you why. One word “Content”
Elite dangerous………..shortfalls.
1. Whiners…….. about the game that don’t take the time to learn how to play the way it was meant to be played and CRIED ……………Balance the game
“ I can't kill a Python in my Sidewinder”……..Please really I mean REALLY you could if you had more sidewinders together.
2. Trading……..HMMM where do I go from here I like to order a Python, Cobra, oh and a Anaconda on the side
check please 900,000,000,000 and then the short fall ‘’’--__ I only make 1,000,000.00 per hour and can play for about 3 hours a day that’s
3,000,000.00 per day and I can only play four days per week that’s 12,000,000.00 so far, wow I’m tired of trading lets go blow something
up……Boom I’m dead…….. Good by -3,000,000 in insurance that cost me a day yes a full 3 hour day of trading gone forever. “Mike cry’s”
3. Mining………ZZZZZZZZZZ……….open’s one eye…………ZZZZZZZZZZ doc I think he went into A coma.
Fixes for the three above “short falls”
1. Learn to be less whiny and have more structure to your complaint, or just leave.
2. Make it fun………. Hide a few nest eggs of opportunity to make some good hard fast credits so we don’t mind losing a few ships
or credits BUFF UP, not down the ships cost A LOT the parts cost A LOT “millions” that or bring the prices down on the
ship’s and the parts I don’t have 8 hours to play a day.
3. ZZZZZZ…………open eyes and yawns………. And blurts out Mineral scanners tractor beams…………we are not farmers.
“Make it fun” “make it unforgettable” “make it RIGHT”
And I may come back. [0]_[0]
Commander Ironbear
Thank you and God bless……. See you in the verse 0_ -
I don't know. Still works for me.
I mean, I have my own worries about the state, future and philosophy of E
, I am the last one to defend the shallow nothingness which is current PvE and I don't have to look
hard to recognise this as not only a matter of USSs but as a general, deeper rooted problem. I have no clue why - at this point - Frontier invests time and work in nerfing this,
buffing that when the most basic tools for player2player communication don't work.
But.
I am yet to experience any of the stuff this forum is plastered with. I once had to clear a Wanted status by logging out and back again and occasionally, the Landing Pad Lights
went off. Never did I meet a "griefer", a "hacker" or any combination of those. Never did my ship explode for no reason. Never did any of the game's mechanics cause me any
problems I didn't cause in the frist place. So, this place is alright.
To draw you a picture:
I am vacation here. There's nothing to do. I go for a swim, I go for a walk, I take a nap, I go for a swim again. It's great.
(But, yeah, it's the third week of my vacation and I start to miss my computer, my music. Still, I like it there.)
I mean, I have my own worries about the state, future and philosophy of E
, I am the last one to defend the shallow nothingness which is current PvE and I don't have to look hard to recognise this as not only a matter of USSs but as a general, deeper rooted problem. I have no clue why - at this point - Frontier invests time and work in nerfing this,
buffing that when the most basic tools for player2player communication don't work.
But.
I am yet to experience any of the stuff this forum is plastered with. I once had to clear a Wanted status by logging out and back again and occasionally, the Landing Pad Lights
went off. Never did I meet a "griefer", a "hacker" or any combination of those. Never did my ship explode for no reason. Never did any of the game's mechanics cause me any
problems I didn't cause in the frist place. So, this place is alright.
To draw you a picture:
I am vacation here. There's nothing to do. I go for a swim, I go for a walk, I take a nap, I go for a swim again. It's great.
(But, yeah, it's the third week of my vacation and I start to miss my computer, my music. Still, I like it there.)
Really? So you didn't read or understand my initial post?
I suggested that the guy I was replying to shouldn't bother replying because I wouldn't be able to read his reply.
He was already on my ignore list.
You are still going to pay more money to walk around on a planet? After the disappointment you've felt on the lack of quality gameplay? Do you really think that will deliver what you need to make this game worthwhile?
I would pay more money to do so, After I get the "lowdown" on it. Not going to waste money on this game again until I am sure.
I suppose if there's a silver lining to the spate of under-cooked games lately, it's that we'll be more cautious next time and in the long run developers might have to get back to offering a more complete offering to ensure players invest. Then again, that might just be my inner optimist getting let loose again. Here's hoping anyway.
I'm with you guys on Star Citizen as well. After the way Elite was released, I'll be treating SC's release with a great deal of scepticism and won't jump in until I can see the game is built on what it has, rather than what it promises to have. What I would really like, though, is for FD to listen to the community, give us the verdict on what they can or can't fix, what they're going to do to address concerns, and get stuck into it making this the game we all want it to be.
I'm with you guys on Star Citizen as well. After the way Elite was released, I'll be treating SC's release with a great deal of scepticism and won't jump in until I can see the game is built on what it has, rather than what it promises to have. What I would really like, though, is for FD to listen to the community, give us the verdict on what they can or can't fix, what they're going to do to address concerns, and get stuck into it making this the game we all want it to be.
Coming from the original and then most the X games, I understand what most the posters are saying. I picked up the game in Jan and I am not sorry. It does need some work, I want to be able to setup stations in far away places and a base for my operations. If they can make it a true coop then I will stop playing solo.
No I do not need other players to complete my game experience. I make this what I want. Again I see the design working on it so I am not concerned. I have backed Sc too and can not wait for it either but I will continue to play ED as both games are completely different.
Just have hope they will bring more things to the game so take the breaks needed and come back after more patches. Anyways just my thoughts..
Bullet
No I do not need other players to complete my game experience. I make this what I want. Again I see the design working on it so I am not concerned. I have backed Sc too and can not wait for it either but I will continue to play ED as both games are completely different.
Just have hope they will bring more things to the game so take the breaks needed and come back after more patches. Anyways just my thoughts..
Bullet
When you get the PM, Please Forward the PM to me as well. Barely anyone playing anymore on Twitch, just one guy with 'issues' (BUT I love watching him, because he seems to have the fun I cant seem to find myself)
If everyone takes a break for a few months while ED add content, the servers will be empty?
Maybe that will encourage them to get a move on..... Or turn the servers off!
I usually play kerbal space program, smite, battlefield 4 and settlers 7.
ED used to come above all these during beta and initial release.
Now it's bottom of the list I'm afraid.
I usually give it 40 mins every four days or so, it's pretty bad considering I paid £100 for premium beta.
If they jack it in and don't do any expansions I'll be asking for £60 back....
I don't feel like I've had £35 worth of content so far, let alone £100!
Maybe that will encourage them to get a move on..... Or turn the servers off!
I usually play kerbal space program, smite, battlefield 4 and settlers 7.
ED used to come above all these during beta and initial release.
Now it's bottom of the list I'm afraid.
I usually give it 40 mins every four days or so, it's pretty bad considering I paid £100 for premium beta.
If they jack it in and don't do any expansions I'll be asking for £60 back....
I don't feel like I've had £35 worth of content so far, let alone £100!
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Well I'm waiting for No man's sky, see if exploration is a bit more exciting in there.
Meanwhile I'm playing Grim Fandango remastered, another blast from the past. Pretty lazy port and the gameplay didn't age all that well either. However the writing is still top notch with very clever interactive dialogue, much better than the crap we get nowadays. Awesome music and a great commentary track as well.
And I got back to Spintires. Light on gameplay objectives but a real sandbox (or mudbox). Too bad that developer doesn't know what its doing either, my save games were wiped yet again for a minor update.
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Anyway I'm not giving up on ED yet. Just waiting for 1.1, so I can sell my exploration data and then decide if I still feel like continuing. Maybe only to log in for the sounds, launch and dock again.
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I wish they had put more thought into trading and exploration. Both are as basic as they come. It is only the galaxy simulator that keeps me interested, although I wonder why I don't simply go fly around in Space engine. I'm craving for some gameplay other than a self imposed speed limit in Google galaxy.
This is what concerns me about FD's vision. They kill fun. The python gets demoted, and trading and events get hit, instead of building everything up around them.
Yep there's no way I can recommend this to any only I know
I will throw more money at it for sure, because I do have faith they will make it into a great game sooner or later.
I also think I've had my monies worth if nothing else changes (I came in at late beta). The game has promise.
Like has been said before, balance and the such can come later, fix the stuff that needs fixing first, not break the stuff that works.
I think the Python kept me in the game and I'd still be playing it now, but messing that up has put a lot of people off.
I also think I've had my monies worth if nothing else changes (I came in at late beta). The game has promise.
Like has been said before, balance and the such can come later, fix the stuff that needs fixing first, not break the stuff that works.
I think the Python kept me in the game and I'd still be playing it now, but messing that up has put a lot of people off.
I read it - you didn't answer, cya
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Whatever the mood takes me but it is games I enjoy playing that at least give me a challenge and some fun - they don't need to be space sims.
I think people are starting to wake up to the fact the Early Access games are a complete waste of time.
Choice 1: play a game without features that's entirely buggy and a poor experience only to have features introduced which will also be buggy all the way up to release where the game is nothing new and the experience getting there has been poor.
Choice 2: Buy the game at release with few, if any bugs, feature complete and all shiny with the whole game to work out how to play before you and a much better experience, not ruined because you've been playing the game a year already.
Early Access games SUCK!
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When you "have to give a game 40 minutes", surely it ceases to be a game, right? I mean if you have to force yourself to play it, isn't that just wasting your time?
Oh snap. I honestly had forgotten about it being a paid update.
No, I'm not going to buy it, unless I come here the next day and I see all of you ecstatic with the new content.
I'd wait at least week. Takes a while for reality to settle in as you can see from this forum here.