No Single Player offline Mode then?
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Sorry this diatribe is just as bad or worse then what you claim FD has done.
But "i might play the game from time to time" - hypocrite much?
Probably not many. It would be as dry and featureless as Elite II, and Frontier were careful to ensure those of us looking for offline information always saw 'limited experience' somewhere nearby.
Not really, I've said too "Frontier has my €60, fine. They're welcome to it. But they could've gotten so much more out of me."
But I have the game now, and despite of how I feel about Frontier, I'm not dropping the game. That would be cutting off my nose to spite my face and next to that, it's not as if I land a huge blow to Frontier if I stop playing...
Slightly confused where all this "misled" stuff is coming from, as far as im aware a Kickstarter pitch is exactly that, a pitch. It's not a promise its a "we will try" statement. Same things for all the Alpha versions and Beta versions.... the very definition of these things is all about "likely to change" or "will change" etc, its the development faze after all. At no point has anyone been misled imo, many people seem to of misunderstood what a Pitch,Alpha and Beta are tho
Might want to get some ice ready.
I have and you pick and choose bits to reply to while ignoring other pertinent info. Did you actually read every word of troe666's post?
Anyone not working at FD who is claiming they know what is going on inside FD , claims they know what DB is thinking, is full of it.
Come on, its a video game. Sure be disappointed, a bit mad. But some of these reactions (not yours) are way over the top.
Threatening people, lawsuits , DDOS attacks for a $50 video game. (yes I know some have pledged a lot more).
I pledge that this will be my last response to any of your posts. Don't want to be responsible for any bodily harm you may do to your self.
Peace out!
David Brabben has been quoted on reddit AMA's as stating, unequivocally that you will be able to play Elite Dangerous on a laptop without requiring any form of internet connectivity whatever. No ifs, no buts. And that was from the man himself. Whilst the game was in development. There was no hedging or "maybe" at that point. He was very clear, as has a lot of other people been at earlier stages. It's only now there's been a sudden and very rapid reversal in the language used, which has resulted in the fast rolling threadnaught you are witness to today. Feel free to search the thread for the various links, happy reading and all that.
Just because it's such a handy screenie to have:
And then I'm not even talking about the fact that it was advertized as being in the game until the very last moment. There's a thread in General also where people where being encouraged to buy if they were asking after the Off-line feature of the game, right up until Frontier dropped the bomb.
Frankly, what you're saying in regard to the off-line is just plain wrong, sorry.
Game is still in development. Things change not always for the good. Go find all of Michael Brooks posts that explains why they are doing what they are doing.
Seems to me Frontier are handling the situation as honestly and honorably as possible. Some people kickstarted it or bought into the various stages based on the implication that there would be a wholly offline mode eventually. It turned out Frontier couldn't quite pull that off, and so to people for whom that is a deal-breaker, they are offering refunds. Although in an ideal world they would have managed to develop an offline mode that met their standards, that turned out not to be the case.
I can't really see how this can be spun as nefarious or underhanded in any way. Disappointing, sure, but I feel in no way swindled. Most publishers would have ground this through the marketing department and spun it as though they were doing us a favor.
I can't really see how this can be spun as nefarious or underhanded in any way. Disappointing, sure, but I feel in no way swindled. Most publishers would have ground this through the marketing department and spun it as though they were doing us a favor.
No need to search for it, if you believed that then your still the one in the wrong imo. Until a game is in full finished release and widely available in stores and shops everything said is still just a statement of intent and not anything to do with misleading. This entire thing is purely down to people not understanding how things work, as i said above until its a full finished game, regardless of developer comments / interviews, everything is liable to change, people need to know that buying a game or backing one BEFORE its official complete release is a gamble.
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Speaking of the fact we're dealing with a class 21- no... class 212 (updated!) threadnaught at this point, a beast of legend the likes of which will have to be etched among the luminaries of myth when eventually the mods get around to shutting this thing down, or the forums keel over from it's overbearing weight. Time for comedy image number two.
Yeah, this thread is going places, great places, places your eyes would not believe. Suffice to say, I think we'll need warp core stabalisers if this thing keeps up at pace much longer.
Oh, and ecgallagher, consider this my only response to you for now, feel free to say what you like, but until you're able to apply a little bit of critical thinking to what you type and not talk gibberish, we've got nothing to discuss
Yeah, this thread is going places, great places, places your eyes would not believe. Suffice to say, I think we'll need warp core stabalisers if this thing keeps up at pace much longer.
Oh, and ecgallagher, consider this my only response to you for now, feel free to say what you like, but until you're able to apply a little bit of critical thinking to what you type and not talk gibberish, we've got nothing to discuss
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I believe that comes entirely from the way the news was communicated, via quiet mention in a newsletter preceded by the news we're getting lots of free stuff we don't want. (Although I have seen similar work elsewhere, if they'd have given me a virtual towel or a fish I might have given them even more money).
That's actually exactly what some people feel they did.
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Yes, I did read every word. But I see a very disappointed customer who has been looking forward a long time to something that, in sight of the finish-line, goes up in so much smoke. I was irate yesterday too, but no one got this seriously dismissive on my case. It might not affect you, but it will affect others. And a little understanding goes a long way.
And to set the record straight, I wasn't responding to Troe's post, but to yours, telling you that still playing the game is not as hypocritical as you think. I'm not particularly fond of cows, but I love their milk.
Gdi... now I'm in the mood for a chocolate milkshake before I hit the bed. *mutters* I'll have to give in, I'm a weak soul when I'm sleepy.
*flings cape over shoulder* My work here is done.
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