A very good post on a forum about horizons it is not from me but my feelings are the sames and i am completely angry about FD whiles still loving Elite Danergous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DK0aaLNGak
A IMPORTANT BACKGROUND ABOUT FRONTIER BUSINESS:
December of 2014 - Frontier releases Elite: Dangerous, disregarding of huge number of backers saying that the game is not ready for release. Frontier prefers to ignore them and launches the game. Consequently, the game doesn't score too well on review websites. The main complain is 'the game is empty'.
April of 2015 - Even though Frontier saying that they would not release the game on Steam, they do it. Frontier say that the term 'release' regards just to the first release on december. So, it's our fault to interpret them semantically wrong;
April of 2015 to June of 2015 - Original backers complain about Frontier not giving them Steam keys. Although, it's been a common practice nowadays, reluctantly Frontier say they'll study the case. After a wave of hate towards them, they finally give keys to the early backers;
August of 2015 - Frontier starting selling the first-expansion to the game. Elite: Dangerous Horizons. Pre-order, only on Frontier Store;
November of 2015 - Frontier gives Steam users a huge discount on Elite: Dangerous. Just $15 dollars!
December of 2015 - On Steam Forums, Frontier posts that they do not know when Horizons will arrive on Steam. As consequence, and fearing not to able to play it soon, and also losing the pre-order discount (20%), a lot of people buy the expansion on the Frontier Store;
Still December of 2015 - Horizons expansion arrives almost simultaneously on Steam;
(i) The 20% discount is still there, even though Frontier explicit said that the discount is just for pre-order;
(ii) People who can buy the expansion using the Steam exchange rate - and consequently save money, and fearing not playing later and also losing the pre-order discount, because Frontier was not transparent about it - ended paying more for the same product;
(iv) People who bought the original Steam complain that they didn't know they didn't need to buy the original game to play Horizons. However, Frontier posted about this on its own forum, although, nothing about it was said on Steam Forums.
(v) Non-cosmetic Exclusive Contents: Although, until some days ago the only thing that you could buy with real-money was some cosmetic itens. Now, only people who pre-order Horizons or have Elite and Horizons can fly the Cobra MkIV ship. (Edit: I agree, this is not pay-to-win!)
This is how Frontier has been managing its business until now. I tried to be very neutral and just enumerated what I saw since the E
release. I t's up to you to read and conclude whatever you want.
WHAT ABOUT THE GAME ITSELF?
Until now, because it's been improved and new stuff has been added, this expansion doesn't worth at all the price they're asking. My suggestion is: Wait for a Steam Sale.
CONCLUSION:
I love the game, but I hate the company.
HF my Friends was drunk ( but seriouss)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSUIQgEVDM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DK0aaLNGak
A IMPORTANT BACKGROUND ABOUT FRONTIER BUSINESS:
December of 2014 - Frontier releases Elite: Dangerous, disregarding of huge number of backers saying that the game is not ready for release. Frontier prefers to ignore them and launches the game. Consequently, the game doesn't score too well on review websites. The main complain is 'the game is empty'.
April of 2015 - Even though Frontier saying that they would not release the game on Steam, they do it. Frontier say that the term 'release' regards just to the first release on december. So, it's our fault to interpret them semantically wrong;
April of 2015 to June of 2015 - Original backers complain about Frontier not giving them Steam keys. Although, it's been a common practice nowadays, reluctantly Frontier say they'll study the case. After a wave of hate towards them, they finally give keys to the early backers;
August of 2015 - Frontier starting selling the first-expansion to the game. Elite: Dangerous Horizons. Pre-order, only on Frontier Store;
November of 2015 - Frontier gives Steam users a huge discount on Elite: Dangerous. Just $15 dollars!
December of 2015 - On Steam Forums, Frontier posts that they do not know when Horizons will arrive on Steam. As consequence, and fearing not to able to play it soon, and also losing the pre-order discount (20%), a lot of people buy the expansion on the Frontier Store;
Still December of 2015 - Horizons expansion arrives almost simultaneously on Steam;
(i) The 20% discount is still there, even though Frontier explicit said that the discount is just for pre-order;
(ii) People who can buy the expansion using the Steam exchange rate - and consequently save money, and fearing not playing later and also losing the pre-order discount, because Frontier was not transparent about it - ended paying more for the same product;
(iv) People who bought the original Steam complain that they didn't know they didn't need to buy the original game to play Horizons. However, Frontier posted about this on its own forum, although, nothing about it was said on Steam Forums.
(v) Non-cosmetic Exclusive Contents: Although, until some days ago the only thing that you could buy with real-money was some cosmetic itens. Now, only people who pre-order Horizons or have Elite and Horizons can fly the Cobra MkIV ship. (Edit: I agree, this is not pay-to-win!)
This is how Frontier has been managing its business until now. I tried to be very neutral and just enumerated what I saw since the E
release. I t's up to you to read and conclude whatever you want.WHAT ABOUT THE GAME ITSELF?
Until now, because it's been improved and new stuff has been added, this expansion doesn't worth at all the price they're asking. My suggestion is: Wait for a Steam Sale.
CONCLUSION:
I love the game, but I hate the company.
HF my Friends was drunk ( but seriouss)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSUIQgEVDM4
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