List of day one features?

[GinsterUnit]

Hey guys, I just pre ordered Elite and so far I'm loving it. The combat demo is fantastic and I love the feel of flying.

I've been looking about and some people are saying not all the features mentioned on the website will be in game to start with, some have even said that there is no multiplayer x_x?

Is there a list of launch features for Elite?

It would be great if someone can point me to it.

Cheers.

 

[AndersonDG]

Not sure who said there isn't going to be multiplayer as that's just blatantly false. Multiplayer support is in and works great. For the full list of everything coming in the release version we're going to have to wait until the day or if Frontier chooses to release more information before then. There's four days to go so we'll know soon!

 

[SuperGhostMaster]

Not sure who said there isn't going to be multiplayer as that's just blatantly false. Multiplayer support is in and works great. For the full list of everything coming in the release version we're going to have to wait until the day or if Frontier chooses to release more information before then. There's four days to go so we'll know soon!

This is a myth. I'm not clear where you guys keep getting that there will be additional features, but the Gamma was BLATANTLY stated to be feature-locked. That means no new features to test in Gamma from the last Beta version, and it means no new features at launch.

It's quite obvious which features will be included at launch: all of the features that are ALREADY included and not a single one more.


As to whether this game has MP: this game has the ability for you to play alone, online. It allows you to go online, in a group, but still alone with no way of staying in that group. That's it. There are no other multiplayer features.

To be 100% clear: there is no system to allow for creating teams, earning points for a faction or team, completing missions or challenges as part of a party/group/team/faction. All "awards", points, accomplishments, etc. are a solo experience ONLY.

Other people on this forum seem to interpret that as "plenty" of MP features, but I think most people agree it's only possible to call it MP because it's online.


This is an online solo game, nothing more.

 

[Splette]

Wasn't route planning just added? Isn't that a new feature?

I think the original plan was for Gamma to be feature locked and all, but as it became clear that things need to be sped up a bit in order to make the release before Christmas, things have obviously changed.

 

[Jeheil]

Not sure who said there isn't going to be multiplayer as that's just blatantly false. Multiplayer support is in and works great. For the full list of everything coming in the release version we're going to have to wait until the day or if Frontier chooses to release more information before then. There's four days to go so we'll know soon!

I am loving Elite and will log many more hours on it.

Multiplayer IS NOT implemented, you cannot do things in a group, you can see other humans, but getting into the same instance/server is pesky, there are NO co-op missions.

This is not (using the common parlance of gaming) currently a multiplayer game. I very much want it to be.

Yes...there multiple players sharing (at random) some of the same instances. That does not qualify it as a multiplayer game.