Just want to make sure everyone is aware that ED of course is Elite Dangerous and SC is Star Citizen.
Alright, so I decided to take my chances and back SC for 45 dollars and give it a try while also playing Elite dangerous and I have to say from what I have played and what I have seen of SC so far its making it harder for me whether I want to even play ED anymore.
Now I know they are 2 different games with different concepts however I am going to focus on the stuff that is or will be the same.
First of all Price. You can pay 45 dollars which give you backer status, extra goodies, alpha access to arena commander, beta access and full game when it launches. ED you pay 75 dollars which gives you access to mercenary edition goodies and beta access.
Second Hangar and ship Navigation - The first thing you notice between ED and SC is that in SC you can interact with the ship and the hanger its docked in 100 percent. You spawn in your hanger and can walk over to your ship, open the doors, climb into the cargo bay, sit down in the pilot seat and get up again.
Multi crew ships - get out of pilot seat go over to gunner station and man guns while friends pilot the ship.
I know elite will be looking into these options however my main concern is this but why have to pay extra for an expansion o be able to walk around my own ship when this is going to be part of SC's release?
I spent the first 20 minutes playing SC just lying down in my ships cargo hold because I could.
Third - More realistic cockpit - As many of you may have noticed there is really no interaction with the player cockpit at all in ED. The interface is static and even the pilots hands don't move when the ship is turning. As a matter of fact your pilot will take his hand of the control stick when are are in a mid turn.
SC's cockpit is fully interactive. Each individual panel can be manipulated by the player and his in ship avatar. Want to cut power to shields? Your pilots hand will move over to this control panel click the button and shields will turn off.
Forth point Multi Player works - Even though arena commander is in Alpha its multi player aspect is about 100 times more stable then ED and ED is closer to release. Being able to get together with friends as you all go against each other or fight against other people is so much fun. Sure ED will have private groups but Open play is so buggy right now its not even worth going online. Being able to see more then 1 or 2 people in the same system as you is also an added bonus which you don't really get in Elite right now.
Now I know that ED pales in comparison to SC for funding (Close to 59 mil now) but the main reason they have gotten this funding is because they Deliver, they are more active in the community and take the feedback from players more seriously. They hold events that backers can attend and also let backers schedule meetings to meet the staff. Having paid into the elite beta I really don't feel as though backing has done anything for me other then give me access to the game.
SC will be a completely different game in the end from Elite and I know that but its the small stuff I listed above has me leaning towards SC more then ED.
SC: - 45 Dollar backing will get you
Beta access to all content as its launched
Developers who add or launch content based on player feedback
Full Game on Launch
Planetary Walking - Included at no extra cost
First person shooter Combat - Included no extra cost
Ship Interaction - Walking around inside or out side of ship - No Extra cost
PVP ranked space combat - Included
And much more
75 Dollar Backing in ED will get you:
Beta access - Core game only
Mercenary Edition Content
Full Game on Launch
Walking around space ship - Not included have to buy expansion
Walking around planets - Not included have to buy expansion
The only exception to this is those who paid the 150 dollars when it was available.
Still all in all I am having a lot more with multiplayer and the interaction with my own personal ship with my own personal hanger for 45 dollars then I am with my 75 dollar buy in to ED.
Anyway I am not saying one game is better then the other because like I said they are both different in many ways what I am saying is that you get a lot more bang for your buck in a SC backing then you do in ED. I think ED really needs to provide a lot more incentive for people to buy into the beta of a game that has lots of gamestopping issues for 75 dollars then they are offering now.
Alright, so I decided to take my chances and back SC for 45 dollars and give it a try while also playing Elite dangerous and I have to say from what I have played and what I have seen of SC so far its making it harder for me whether I want to even play ED anymore.
Now I know they are 2 different games with different concepts however I am going to focus on the stuff that is or will be the same.
First of all Price. You can pay 45 dollars which give you backer status, extra goodies, alpha access to arena commander, beta access and full game when it launches. ED you pay 75 dollars which gives you access to mercenary edition goodies and beta access.
Second Hangar and ship Navigation - The first thing you notice between ED and SC is that in SC you can interact with the ship and the hanger its docked in 100 percent. You spawn in your hanger and can walk over to your ship, open the doors, climb into the cargo bay, sit down in the pilot seat and get up again.
Multi crew ships - get out of pilot seat go over to gunner station and man guns while friends pilot the ship.
I know elite will be looking into these options however my main concern is this but why have to pay extra for an expansion o be able to walk around my own ship when this is going to be part of SC's release?
I spent the first 20 minutes playing SC just lying down in my ships cargo hold because I could.
Third - More realistic cockpit - As many of you may have noticed there is really no interaction with the player cockpit at all in ED. The interface is static and even the pilots hands don't move when the ship is turning. As a matter of fact your pilot will take his hand of the control stick when are are in a mid turn.
SC's cockpit is fully interactive. Each individual panel can be manipulated by the player and his in ship avatar. Want to cut power to shields? Your pilots hand will move over to this control panel click the button and shields will turn off.
Forth point Multi Player works - Even though arena commander is in Alpha its multi player aspect is about 100 times more stable then ED and ED is closer to release. Being able to get together with friends as you all go against each other or fight against other people is so much fun. Sure ED will have private groups but Open play is so buggy right now its not even worth going online. Being able to see more then 1 or 2 people in the same system as you is also an added bonus which you don't really get in Elite right now.
Now I know that ED pales in comparison to SC for funding (Close to 59 mil now) but the main reason they have gotten this funding is because they Deliver, they are more active in the community and take the feedback from players more seriously. They hold events that backers can attend and also let backers schedule meetings to meet the staff. Having paid into the elite beta I really don't feel as though backing has done anything for me other then give me access to the game.
SC will be a completely different game in the end from Elite and I know that but its the small stuff I listed above has me leaning towards SC more then ED.
SC: - 45 Dollar backing will get you
Beta access to all content as its launched
Developers who add or launch content based on player feedback
Full Game on Launch
Planetary Walking - Included at no extra cost
First person shooter Combat - Included no extra cost
Ship Interaction - Walking around inside or out side of ship - No Extra cost
PVP ranked space combat - Included
And much more
75 Dollar Backing in ED will get you:
Beta access - Core game only
Mercenary Edition Content
Full Game on Launch
Walking around space ship - Not included have to buy expansion
Walking around planets - Not included have to buy expansion
The only exception to this is those who paid the 150 dollars when it was available.
Still all in all I am having a lot more with multiplayer and the interaction with my own personal ship with my own personal hanger for 45 dollars then I am with my 75 dollar buy in to ED.
Anyway I am not saying one game is better then the other because like I said they are both different in many ways what I am saying is that you get a lot more bang for your buck in a SC backing then you do in ED. I think ED really needs to provide a lot more incentive for people to buy into the beta of a game that has lots of gamestopping issues for 75 dollars then they are offering now.
Not this discussion again...
