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Python Mk II & Updates To The Gamestore
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Some players never bought the game, and have most of the content.
Even the python2 is part of an expansion ( odyssey). So now?
No it was a limited offerElite Dangerous is now free on the Epic Games Store
Your weekly free game PSA has arrived
Some players never bought the game, and have most of the content.
On steam it s still on price
- Python MK II +
- Pre-build ships (good idea) +
- Powerplay rework +
- Engineering mat gather balancing +
- Python MK II locked behind ARX paywall for non-Odyssey players (please allow them to play the game as anyone else, make it available for credits) ---
Genuine question here. Did LEP holders get free access to the Odyssey alpha testing?
Another scenario where us Lifetime expansion pass holders could get a leg up but don't, why can't these account types get access to the Python Mk II in may? Come on FDev, show so love to those that did the same at the games outset!!
Poor show FDev, as for paid for fully equipped ships...I assume the arx required will be outside the boundaries of sensible play earnt based levels...and therefore be another money grab
Poor show FDev, as for paid for fully equipped ships...I assume the arx required will be outside the boundaries of sensible play earnt based levels...and therefore be another money grab
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I personally don't care about the P2Skip aspect of the pre-built ships, I can fully engineer a ship in no time and with the fleet carrier I am never more than a few jumps away from a station to go buy the parts needed. What I am more concerned with is this, they could have added the pre-built ships to the game as part of Odyssey. You jump to station, disembark walk to the Ship Vendor and use the holographic display to choose the pre-built as part of what that station offers. So if your in Fed space they offer Fed pre-built ships and likewise for Empire and Alliance all with in game credits. You can still have dedicated ship kits and paint jobs on the game store for these pre-builts to be bought with ARX.
But when companies choose to not include a feature to a game that everyone could benefit from but rather put it behind a paywall that is concerning, as it allows for future DLC to have features held back to make in to ARX store only options.
But when companies choose to not include a feature to a game that everyone could benefit from but rather put it behind a paywall that is concerning, as it allows for future DLC to have features held back to make in to ARX store only options.
Your post echoes my thoughts almost to the letter - except my initial reaction was one of mild disgust.
While a P2W scenario might not be an immediate threat, such a steep paywall for a non-cosmetic feels like a bad sign of things to come.
The feeling of good will eroding is palpable. I really hope FDev reconsiders, at least some aspects of this sudden and divisive decision.
If they need arx bought make stuff people want to buy ? Paintjobs good ones , ship kits good ones , decals good ones.
Make stuff folk want to pay money for not some of the stuff we have been given.
Even on Legacy we don't have access to all the paintjobs that were around before the split .
I would be happy to pay for paintjobs that I liked . Unfortunately I would also pay money for the python MK2 but that's because I want it. It looks so different to the generic ships of elite of old .
Not sold on the pre made ships but to be truthful making money is so easy nowadays that there shouldn't be a need or call for that .
Make stuff folk want to pay money for not some of the stuff we have been given.
Even on Legacy we don't have access to all the paintjobs that were around before the split .
I would be happy to pay for paintjobs that I liked . Unfortunately I would also pay money for the python MK2 but that's because I want it. It looks so different to the generic ships of elite of old .
Not sold on the pre made ships but to be truthful making money is so easy nowadays that there shouldn't be a need or call for that .
Yes.
The original Kickstarter LEP, because of the "all lower rewards" rule, got access to the Beta (but not Alpha or Premium Beta) of the original game, and that then got carried through (and copied to later LEP sales) to also give pre-release testing access to Horizons and Odyssey.
That is kind of chicken-and-egg problem. To make content you need interest and revenue; but to generate interest and revenue you need content
That's why I think regular story-based miniexpansions as I described in my previous comment would be the best way to finance the game—but of course I'm no financial or market expert.I hope that it means gettin rid of rolls and implementing the suit upgrade model of fixed number of materials for every grade. Gets rid of the problem of needing 5 grade 5 rolls for the last 1% of improvement. Grades are good—sometimes grade 1 low emissions power plant is all you want—but random number of rolls to finish a grade is not good design.
I hope that it means all the materials are available as mission rewards and adjusting the crosstrade rate for material trading to something more sane, like 2:1 or 3:1.
So much this! I would love more greebles and clutter for my carrier to make it look lived in and have a trophy room so all the visitors can gawk at my achievements (Thargoid taxidermy, Guardian trinkets, superpower/powerplay/prominent faction themed banners and flags, CG trophies, ship models, plants and bobbleheads in the ready room etc)!
So let me get this right...
You'd happily buy a ship kit and paint job. But if they come with a ship you're not interested?
Well, ok... I don't see how FD could possibly win that weird conundrum.
Yes, and LEP holders will have it in August.
Interested yes, supporting, no. Not a ship that is not available any other way, even if it is just for 3 months. I'm ok with the preconfigured ship packages. You can buy and build the very same ships ingame.
Me...
There were exclusive ships for Horizons expansion owners such as the Dolphin, Beluga, Krait, Type-10. Also Horizons-only modules and engineers. These were added to the base game.
That is kind of chicken-and-egg problem. To make content you need interest and revenue; but to generate interest and revenue you need content
Story-based DLC sounds good.
ED is buy-to-play (B2P) so there is no revenue from monthly subscriptions. I guess the majority of ED players only bought ED and Odyssey (at a discount) and then never spent any ARX while playing for months or years. Low microtransactions would be insufficient for additional big expansions.
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3 months before the MkII is released...really??!! So going with the current timeline or what has been told to us in the past, there are 4 (at least 4) new ships that are to be released this year. If they are going to put these in to the game, it appears they will all be in the last quarter of the year but for some reason, I don't see it happening. I don't know why I keep getting my hopes up with this game. Every time something cool is supposed to happen, there is a delay of some sorts. Now with the new ships...pay now or wait a quarter of a year. Been waiting for over 5 years for a new ship...I think that is enough and damn it...when are the exploration players going to get some love? Not everyone is into the pew-pew...
Again, as I had noted, but in a more content way: If it doesn't give stuff you can't get in a reasonable amount of time, I have no qualms with FDEV giving a leg-up to new players (Aside from FSDs, engineering should ideally stop at G2). It can be a rather cool concept if you give the player a few arx short of the ships as a starting amount (So they can get a head-start). It's however dangerous if you ever CHANGE the stuff on said ships for the worse later as in that case you unfortunately end up in potential legal trouble over the digital goods being changed.
HOWEVER, my big contention is with the early access to the Python Mk2. A couple friends and I had sort of figured out that if it indeed goes with a ship kit and a paintjob you like, it's paying 3k extra for the early access. However, it's the length of said early access which has ticked presumably everyone off. I understand FDEV is probably in dire straits thanks to the (at this point) constantly reported mis-management by news sources. If they had come forward to explain it and reducing the waiting period to a month while upholding the LEP commitment? That'd be something most people can stomach.
In my opinion, it's vital we make our displeasure known on-stream today since it's the last big outlet we have before FDEV can pull the move. And it's going to be a good indication of if the upper brass responsible for Elite are from the games industry, or corporate sacks who will run things to the ground like many of the corporate types at big studios.
HOWEVER, my big contention is with the early access to the Python Mk2. A couple friends and I had sort of figured out that if it indeed goes with a ship kit and a paintjob you like, it's paying 3k extra for the early access. However, it's the length of said early access which has ticked presumably everyone off. I understand FDEV is probably in dire straits thanks to the (at this point) constantly reported mis-management by news sources. If they had come forward to explain it and reducing the waiting period to a month while upholding the LEP commitment? That'd be something most people can stomach.
In my opinion, it's vital we make our displeasure known on-stream today since it's the last big outlet we have before FDEV can pull the move. And it's going to be a good indication of if the upper brass responsible for Elite are from the games industry, or corporate sacks who will run things to the ground like many of the corporate types at big studios.
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