Wow, nasty much? Did anyone here say that FDev can do no wrong? There is a world of difference between constructive criticism, though, & personally abusing both the developers & anybody who dares to say they like the game-in spite of its flaws. Jex & a few others fall into the latter category, & I suspect you do too.
[O.A. VIDEO] Does Elite Dangerous Have a Content Problem?
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Wow, nasty much? Did anyone here say that FDev can do no wrong? There is a world of difference between constructive criticism, though, & personally abusing both the developers & anybody who dares to say they like the game-in spite of its flaws. Jex & a few others fall into the latter category, & I suspect you do too.
Well, for many of us, content isn't "a lot of the same" as in quantity versus quality. But that's what FDev are good at: making a lot of the same. Sure, they created an RNG'd universe but one that is simply repetitive and lacking any depth = lacking any content, meaning or context (pick your word). Glad you're happy with 4 billion systems where there's literally nothing really to do. Suggest you think about what you wrote... A billion of nothing still equals nothing.
Well, from my perspective, I'd say the post wasn't nasty and that you were definitely confrontational with the broad shot-gun like attack on folks. Suggest taking a look at what you wrote... (Frankly speaking, your post reflects what you did and not what others had done.)
OT: already commented. Yep, it has a content problem. Has since day #1 and the dev's themselves have stated this from day #1 admitting they released of a minimal viable product.
It sure feels like the crack team who originated the galaxy and base game have moved on. It appears the main drive we have seen lately is adding artwork to the game.
I feel like the reasons to do something in this game should be more than to "get" something - by which I mean in-game 'property' like credits, engineered modules, etc. It should be more "I'm doing this because it's fun" or "I'm doing this because I'm curious about something" or "I want to experience this for myself". Those are the best moments in any game.
Like in KSP, where you set as your goal to get to the Mün "because it's there". I never really got the same feeling here, which is kinda a shame. The closest I got is exploration. So, basically, more adventures!
Like in KSP, where you set as your goal to get to the Mün "because it's there". I never really got the same feeling here, which is kinda a shame. The closest I got is exploration. So, basically, more adventures!
Really? I barely even touch the engineers.....even if it is more fun to do so than previously. Yet I still do almost every activity in the game.
This is why I'd like to see more varied & fleshed out text for the missions. It doesn't have to be Shakespeare or ens......just sufficient depth & variety to make me *care* about my mission. For example, I get given a mission to Assassinate a Pirate Lord for a Faction in an Outbreak state. So tell me how the Pirate lord & his minions have been robbing trade ships filled with Medicines & Diagnostic Equipment, thus preventing the sick from getting the treatment they desperately need. It's not much, but it might make me more invested in doing the mission (as I am a role-player at heart). Throw in a variety of different locations & complications & I'd be hooked. Especially if, after I finished the Assassination, I'm told how the medical transports are arriving more frequently now.....oh, & we've received intelligence that $Pirate Name stashed some of those medical supplies in a Hide-out in $System Name. Could you please go & salvage them for us? Or, maybe the follow-on mission is "Thank you for removing that thorn in our side, the medical transports are arriving more routinely now. However, $Pirate Name's Minions, members of $Faction Name, are still trying to wreak havoc.....even after his death. We'd like you to send a message to his former followers by massacring X Pirates of $Faction Name"
I know what constructive critisism is, many here do, I like the game even tho it's flawed, but hell responses like "you are just serial complainers" "you just want an I win button" "you don't anything constructive", well if the dozens of threads and comments cannot come up with constructive criticism then I will eat my left nut, you for example are one of the guys from which I loved their suggestion, I think in other thread you came up with a way to make missions feel more alive and meaningful (something about missions chains I think we replied to each other), but sadly you can also fall into the "nothing constructive, just another whiner" from a "just play it breh" point of view.
I wasn't intending it to be nasty, maybe it's my Mexican bluntness but damn if I don't find the kind of "those who criticize are wrong and I'm correct" responses stale and obtuse, it gets on my nerves
Hardly - the ONLY activity that can truly be considered "reliant" on engineering is engaging in PvP, and that is only because of the meta-build addicts.
And. It's obviously not directed at Mangy is it. I myself have been adding suggestions due to the issues of the game. Your own response shows that you have completely missed the mark.
Maybe you should read through the thread before replying to someone and making up assumptions about them.
My original post on this thread:
Its not about critisising the games issues, I do it all the time, it's how you do it.
So instead of pointing your finger at people and accusing people of something they are not, why don't you be a bit more constructive instead and do like the most of us and come up with good idea. Or do you want to be one of those guys frothing at the mouth, ranting at FDev from all the injustice of it all. Or is that more your kind of thing? The choice is yours.
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Well if you play in open and you don't want to die, you pretty much need an engineered ship.
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I haven't noticed that at all. I played exclusively in open for ages without an engineered ship apart from FSD boost. No issues here.
DeathStroke
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They did move on, on to planet coaster and Jurassic world. It feels like we're just left with the barest of a skeleton crew on elite anymore. It's like they sat down one day and asked 'Okay, how many people can we take off elite without completely killing it?' and then took a few more off for good measure.
Dr Anthony Ross created the galaxy and is still working on ED. Maybe good to get your facts correct.
Engineers is entirely optional, and fun unless you grind at it till it hurts.
WorldsGreatestForumDad
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Its no where close to what it used to be though. Material Traders, Raw materials and Mat Gathering in General has all been buffed. Raw materials spawn like crazy.
And it takes less rolls to max out. And even then you dont even have to max out. Getting 136 drives like we used to, and getting 142's the difference is outstanding. Once you Grade 5 it comes down to the .00 tenths of the total amount. Its awesome.
The grind is not bad.
They only thing that hasnt changed is High Grade Emissions. If they would retune that. Oh baby.
Engineers are worth it my dudes. Put in the time and have fun with it. To someone new coming in. They just dont know how good they have it. And for those of us that min/maxed before. We;re extremely happy.
High grades are the only thing that needs changing.
The new engineering is Fantastic in my opinion. And I have to do them in order to PVP.
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What, & let the facts get in the way of an anti developer rant?!?! Perish the thought
.you can put even 10000 hours but how many of that aren't wasted in time sink? in time travelling beetwen system for example, in pressing j countless time ?
Funny things is that fanboy and White knight which defends elite (not referring to you) watch movies on internet during system travel...
About ed as a good game? yes It was 'till 1 years ago when there were the hope fd would bring the things they promised.
Now it's just a placeholder itself with no more attention by Fd so, after 3 years i don't think it0s a good game anymore...
Yep I never minded V1 because I was happy with the best of three G5 rolls, since the V2 dropped it's much more convenient. My favorite thing is that I can switch the experimental effect at will just by visiting the engineer, and remote engineering means I don't need to visit more than once.
A fantastic upgrade all round.
I grab HGE's by getting to the right area then dropping into any random signal that pops up, I get bonus bounties and other mats and every time I do it it resets the RNG so I don't sit in an instance that isn't popping up HGE's.
(I'm out of rep, you have one in the pending tray)