I don't think so. I think the majority of the player base that plan on playing are already playing the game. So the servers should be fine and empty.
Relax People, ED will survive an ugly launch
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I don't think so. I think the majority of the player base that plan on playing are already playing the game. So the servers should be fine and empty.
Even so. The servers acted up for at least 24 hours with every single update. Why would that change with v.1.00?
Oh, and if you are right, that would be terrible news for ED. I don't think the game will live long with only a 100,000 copies sold.
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I predict a pretty normal, low-key launch. Sure, there are bugs - these days that's sadly normal for a new game. New players will take to the forum and make all the usual noise, many of which will be disappointed that the game isn't faster-paced as they've misunderstood the game from the start. Reviewers will be pretty positive overall, but this game will never appeal to the mainstream gaming community or reviewers writing for that crowd. All in all, launch will be just fine.
And yes, I have a crystal ball.
And yes, I have a crystal ball.
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Seriously don't expect the game to be stable until tuesday, they busy round the clock tuning up the code and fixing stuff in the background and switching things on and off and on again.
From what I have seen at the moment most game sites are in love with Elite or at least their editors, I don't think the reviews will be all that bad, I would put my money on most them being positive.
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Wow, way to set the bar high. I guess graduating high school was a success if you didn't get anyone pregnant?
lol
I didn't find Assassins Creed repetitive at all. It was a great game. Lots of other people did too.
Elite is only repetitive if you make it that way. You choose what to do after all.
Elite is only repetitive if you make it that way. You choose what to do after all.
Seriously ? I did see they are planning multi player crewed ships so you might want to give it 10 mins before emptying that meter. I had a prawn vindaloo for my tea last night and my 'No 2 meter' is currently on zero.
Back on topic, it is amazing me the number of times I am seeing the harbinger of doom threads about reviews that haven't even come out yet. Based on passed experiences what pro reviewers looks for is stability, the ability to run on reasonable spec machine in decent settings and a lack of show stopping bugs. If those boxes are ticked they tend to score well. On that score I don't think ED has too much to worry about.
I'm glad your crystal ball is working
Survive it may but I still think it was the wrong choice, even with the threat of star citizen on the horizon ED needed another 3 to 6 months to get itself into a release worthy condition. There will be a lot of fall out from the decision to release before its ready.
Star Citizen on the horizon? On Jupiter perhaps
I think so, too, but for different reasons:
-most issues are not apparent if you play 10 hours. At that point you're still in a sidey doing your third mission, after having spent 3 hours binding your joystick and trying to dock on stations.
-Most testers won't even play 10 hours, they do not often have the luxury to spend a lot of hours on a game, the paper/site is asking for a review *now*, not in one month. That person likely played less than an hour:
http://www.popsci.com/what-i-learned-playing-elite-dangerous-oculus-rift-dk2?aL26PyXYcJj3oFru.01
Result: they say ED is a subscription game. Journalists....
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Im sure ED will become a behemoth, a masterpiece of a game. Absolutely. It is a matter of time, thats all.
Many people are impatient though, so an ugly launch is Always a bad thing for publicity.
I just hope ED gets the same long-term chance of growth that EVE got. Because look at EVE at launch and look at it now, how much it changed. EVE's launch was dreadful lol
That said, we really cant say "RELAX" to honest customers who paid for the game with their own hard earned real life money. It is their right as customers to get a working Product for their money, we really cant argue with that tbh. If they want to complain, it is entirely in their full right to do so until the Product works as expected.
If you buy a loaf of bread and discover its full off maggots and bugs (pun intended), you dont relax, you go tell the store or bakery to get a refund or it replaced.
This loaf of bread costs far more, hence the justification for complaints is far higher if it doesnt meet expected standards.
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I also know it will get great Reviews despite the state of the game though. So called gaming "journalists" stopped being trustworthy and objective about fifteen years ago, as soon as developers and Publishers started treating them to hotels, dinners and booze. Its all about keeping a positive publicity relationship with the dev and Publisher companies, it has nothing to do with doing good objective fair journalism anymore. I havent read or given any shts about Review websites in ten years. Spore Review 10/10, i rest my case.
Many people are impatient though, so an ugly launch is Always a bad thing for publicity.
I just hope ED gets the same long-term chance of growth that EVE got. Because look at EVE at launch and look at it now, how much it changed. EVE's launch was dreadful lol
That said, we really cant say "RELAX" to honest customers who paid for the game with their own hard earned real life money. It is their right as customers to get a working Product for their money, we really cant argue with that tbh. If they want to complain, it is entirely in their full right to do so until the Product works as expected.
If you buy a loaf of bread and discover its full off maggots and bugs (pun intended), you dont relax, you go tell the store or bakery to get a refund or it replaced.
This loaf of bread costs far more, hence the justification for complaints is far higher if it doesnt meet expected standards.
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I also know it will get great Reviews despite the state of the game though. So called gaming "journalists" stopped being trustworthy and objective about fifteen years ago, as soon as developers and Publishers started treating them to hotels, dinners and booze. Its all about keeping a positive publicity relationship with the dev and Publisher companies, it has nothing to do with doing good objective fair journalism anymore. I havent read or given any shts about Review websites in ten years. Spore Review 10/10, i rest my case.
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at this point, i am not even counting the 16th as the release date. the release date to me will be when they have implemented all the features they were originally advertising for the final release. i am simply going to stop playing it until that time arrives and that will be MY ED release day. the times i do feel like playing but do not want to be disappointed by actually bothering, i just come on here and attempt to criticize constructively the lack of promised features instead. no one ever listens but it works well for me.
Mmm . My crystal ball tells me Chris Roberts together with his millions will vanish somewhere in the Bermuda triangle before alpha. But then we still can play Elite
I think there are so much millions, there is one for everyone. So no need to grab and run.
You are exaggerating a little. I'd wager around a 7 on metacritic (user scores) and will probably stick around long enough for Frontier to have a chance to make it a great game.
As for Katkon's comment this game no appealing to the mainstream community... Let's be honest, this game is pretty casual...
Gamespot put a video up in its news and features which make fun of the latest trailer. They show the real trailer as well, but below is an edited one which makes some fun of it.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-the-elite-dangerous-launch-trailer/1100-6424206/
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-the-elite-dangerous-launch-trailer/1100-6424206/
Consider yourself lucky. I did not dodge that bullet and ended up feeling bitterly disappointed. ED gives me what I was wanted adding to the old X games; a small amount of player interaction and also fills the empty void Rebirth left me with.
I know I'll be playing well beyond launch and would be happy to join Sanderson's fundraiser should it come it
This post has as much relevance today as when you posted it. Cheers.