Time frames on pulling the plug?

jojje

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I found this interesting discussion from 2016 on what will happen once Frontier decides it no longer makes economic sense to keep the servers for ED running.
As a followup 6-7 years later, I'm curious if anyone in the community has found further signals from FD on what sort of time frame we may expect.
 
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jojje

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Andro said:
Just say it OP, you hate engineering, no need to veil it behind the doom speculation.
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EDIT: Ah, now I see what you were responding to, the side-note. Yes, not a fan of that, which I made quite clear. But that's besides the point. Will remove that bit from the original post as it risks derailing the research feedback otherwise.
 
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DrinkyBird

DrinkyBird
I know for certain it will occur sometime between now, and the heat death of the universe.

But seriously. Do you genuinely think someone will have the answer to that question?
 

varonica

varonica
jojje said:
Do you have a link to the source for that claim? (genuinely interested)
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There's a Star Citizen thread, suggest having a look at that if the irony bypassed you completely.

But lets face it, no game maker ever has made a statement about the game shutting down more than about a week before it actually does, they want to keep people playing and paying as long as possible and announcing a shut down down date would just bring that shut down date forward as players leave in droves to another game, that would just be game suicide, doesn't matter what date they give, it makes no sense at all.
 
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Leadfoot

Leadfoot
jojje said:
I found this interesting discussion from 2016 on what will happen once Frontier decides it no longer makes economic sense to keep the servers for ED running.
As a followup 6-7 years later, I'm curious if anyone in the community has found further signals from FD on what sort of time frame we may expect.
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Ah, yes, yes....another DOOM thread!!!!! Haven't had one since last Thursday.
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Imo

Imo
jojje said:
As a followup 6-7 years later, I'm curious if anyone in the community has found further signals from FD on what sort of time frame we may expect.
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as far as i remember elite dangerous was planned for being continued for at least 10 years.
 

CMDR The Riz

CMDR The Riz
jojje said:
Do you have a link to the source for that claim? (genuinely interested)
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It'll happen on the 3rd of Whenevmber, 2020-yes ;)

(Honest explanation: Star Citizen has been in a perpetual Alpha state since it was first publicly introduced back in the early 2010's. It continually increases in scope / complexity / Fidelity™, and suffers from extreme feature bloat, optimization issues, and a myriad of bugs as a result. Despite raising hundreds of millions of dollars, there is no concrete Star Citizen release date as of yet.

There is a Star Citizen thread elsewhere under the Off-Topic / General Gaming Discussion subforum for more info if you're curious, found here: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/star-citizen-discussion-thread-v12.548510/ )

As for the original question, the... "roadmap..." that FDEV released back on May 4 shows an upcoming overhaul to a "key feature" early next year, so we'll be seeing at least an Update 15, with more likely more to follow. Link to the announcement post of the "roadmap" can be found here:

Console Profile Transfers and 2022 Updates

Greetings Commanders, We’d like to thank you all for your patience whilst we’ve been working on our communications and development plans for the remainder of the year. Following the launch of Odyssey, our primary focus has been on performance, optimisation and bug fixing, along with adding...
forums.frontier.co.uk forums.frontier.co.uk

I guess that means at the least we're good until mid-2023 before we need a new roadmap. Preferably one with a touch less ambiguity :p
 

Rat Catcher

Rat Catcher
The servers will be switched off 30th May 2024, following an announcement by Frontier on the 29th May 2024.

Engineering will be revamped to having no need to collect mats to acquire them on February 28th 2023. Instead all modules will be purchasable with credits, but only available in San Tu in open.

117 new ships will be introduced, along with interiors for every ship on 27th May 2024.

Players will be able to EVA and steal other ships on 30th May 2024.

A PvE open mode will be introduced 31st January 2024, but module purchase will only be possible in PvP enabled open.

This, of course, is a bunch of wild speculation, and about as likely to happen as rainbow snow falling in the Sahara at midday on Midsummer's day.
 

fennster

fennster
Rat Catcher said:
The servers will be switched off 30th May 2024, following an announcement by Frontier on the 29th May 2024.

Engineering will be revamped to having no need to collect mats to acquire them on February 28th 2023. Instead all modules will be purchasable with credits, but only available in San Tu in open.

117 new ships will be introduced, along with interiors for every ship on 27th May 2024.

Players will be able to EVA and steal other ships on 30th May 2024.

A PvE open mode will be introduced 31st January 2024, but module purchase will only be possible in PvP enabled open.

This, of course, is a bunch of wild speculation, and about as likely to happen as rainbow snow falling in the Sahara at midday on Midsummer's day.
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Wow, no power play update then?
 

MDHansen

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Rat Catcher said:
The servers will be switched off 30th May 2024, following an announcement by Frontier on the 29th May 2024.

Engineering will be revamped to having no need to collect mats to acquire them on February 28th 2023. Instead all modules will be purchasable with credits, but only available in San Tu in open.

117 new ships will be introduced, along with interiors for every ship on 27th May 2024.

Players will be able to EVA and steal other ships on 30th May 2024.

A PvE open mode will be introduced 31st January 2024, but module purchase will only be possible in PvP enabled open.

This, of course, is a bunch of wild speculation, and about as likely to happen as rainbow snow falling in the Sahara at midday on Midsummer's day.
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I shall keep quoting this on a regular basis, to an extent where all forum newcomers will read this and take it as straight from the horses mouth, and witness (with abnormal erotic pleasure) all the open letters of doom, gloom and universe meltdowns \o/

commence mAyh3m!
 
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