Hey all,
I have now been a proud owner of a DK2 since September. Ive spent many an hour playing Elite, strapped up and flying around. My findings are as follows.
The first time you ever try Elite, your are blown away. The level of immersion is nothing like you've ever experienced before. It is a game changer, and really makes you feel like a pilot of your own spaceship.
Dog fighting is exceptional. The way you can track targets by naturally moving your head truly adds to the experience. In my opinion, this is by far the best way to experience this portion of the game. The ability to just glance around the screen, highlighting any ship within your gaze, and saying 'Target Ahead' using VoiceAttack to initiate a lock-on, and then unleashing all multi-cannons is just sublime. I really challenge anyone to beat this experience.
After time however a few cracks start to appear. Anything other than fighting is arguably better without the rift. I love the immersion, but trading, and navigating the galaxy/system map is a real pain. This has much to do with the low resolution of the display, but also the discomfort from long term use of the Rift. Also if you are trying to work out trade routes, writing information down, or updating a spreadsheet(I am a geek), is a real pain, and you have to keep removing the rift.
The Rift is best used when certain criteria are matched.
1: Not tired.
2: Not hungover.
3: Not with other idiots in the house who think its funny to make you jump.
4: Not after a bath or shower.
5: Not with a man cold.
Points 4 and 5 are the same really. Anything that makes you hot, will make the internal lenses steam up.
After long sessions you can start to sweat, and obviously can't easily we wiped off without continuously removing the device. I also find that from session to session the focus seems to drift. One day i will start playing and everything is crystal clear(Within the Rifts limits). And then another day, without anything changing, i can't get anything to focus properly and am having to continually adjust the Oculus(This could be more to do with point 1 above).
Overall however I think this is a must have device. Even thought I have mentioned a few negatives, I wouldn't be without it, and am eagerly awaiting the release date for a full HD version. Hopefully aircon included. This is a game changing device, but not without its issues. I would advise anyone to pick one up if they have the chance. You too can then become a Fan-boy for Oculus Rift.
I hope this is helpful. Any questions, please ask.
Andy
I have now been a proud owner of a DK2 since September. Ive spent many an hour playing Elite, strapped up and flying around. My findings are as follows.
The first time you ever try Elite, your are blown away. The level of immersion is nothing like you've ever experienced before. It is a game changer, and really makes you feel like a pilot of your own spaceship.
Dog fighting is exceptional. The way you can track targets by naturally moving your head truly adds to the experience. In my opinion, this is by far the best way to experience this portion of the game. The ability to just glance around the screen, highlighting any ship within your gaze, and saying 'Target Ahead' using VoiceAttack to initiate a lock-on, and then unleashing all multi-cannons is just sublime. I really challenge anyone to beat this experience.
After time however a few cracks start to appear. Anything other than fighting is arguably better without the rift. I love the immersion, but trading, and navigating the galaxy/system map is a real pain. This has much to do with the low resolution of the display, but also the discomfort from long term use of the Rift. Also if you are trying to work out trade routes, writing information down, or updating a spreadsheet(I am a geek), is a real pain, and you have to keep removing the rift.
The Rift is best used when certain criteria are matched.
1: Not tired.
2: Not hungover.
3: Not with other idiots in the house who think its funny to make you jump.
4: Not after a bath or shower.
5: Not with a man cold.
Points 4 and 5 are the same really. Anything that makes you hot, will make the internal lenses steam up.
After long sessions you can start to sweat, and obviously can't easily we wiped off without continuously removing the device. I also find that from session to session the focus seems to drift. One day i will start playing and everything is crystal clear(Within the Rifts limits). And then another day, without anything changing, i can't get anything to focus properly and am having to continually adjust the Oculus(This could be more to do with point 1 above).
Overall however I think this is a must have device. Even thought I have mentioned a few negatives, I wouldn't be without it, and am eagerly awaiting the release date for a full HD version. Hopefully aircon included. This is a game changing device, but not without its issues. I would advise anyone to pick one up if they have the chance. You too can then become a Fan-boy for Oculus Rift.
I hope this is helpful. Any questions, please ask.
Andy
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