So after many years of playing ED on monitors with a HOTAS/HOSAS... and watching VR as it evolves, I finally decided to take the plunge and buy a VR setup. 
I reviewed many different types, and ultimately made my decision- and purchased the Lenovo Explorer WMR setup. A lot of my decision was based on the actual availability of VR games as a whole- and my investment based on costs of VR for actual value of investment, rather than future value (which after watching the market, it's slow as molasses and couldn't justify throwing $600-1200). I figure I can always purchase a newer one once there's more bigger titles available and technology evolves a bit more.
All I can say is.... WOW. I'm impressed- not just at the level of detail and scale it provides opposed to a flat/plain monitor display... but the amount of sheer work that's gone into developing 3D models in the game. I really didn't see it on a monitor- only the flat texture quality/color saturation. It's truly amazing when you view it in 3D for the first time, especially when you're docked and see those ships flying about.
Definitely excited to do more with the game now... my biggest dilemma was which ship I wanted to try out first... LOL
I don't see a lot of the "screendoor" effect people refer to, and I"ve been busy tweaking settings to get the best LOD for text and so forth, quality-wise it's really nice. I've been reading up on some other titles and haven't found myself fantastically drawn to them in any way (although I've been toying with the idea of Skyrim VR/Fallout 4 VR/Doom VFR) but even if I only spent my time in ED with it, I'd be perfectly happy given the sheer amount of immersion it provides. After watching people consistently bash FDEV for the level of development and even decry "space legs", this has been a truly game-changing perspective experience for me.
Hell, I've got an i5 (not an i7) with an AMD RX 480 (not NVIDIA) and never had an issue with it, runs like a dream. Well, except for battery life on the WMR controllers, which I don't use once I'm in the cockpit anyway. (I did get rechargeables for them, so I can just swap them out) I also downloaded ED profiler to play with profiles a bit.
If you're like me- have been sitting on the fence for years, toying with the idea of investing in it- it really is worth it, given you've got the setup to run it.
I reviewed many different types, and ultimately made my decision- and purchased the Lenovo Explorer WMR setup. A lot of my decision was based on the actual availability of VR games as a whole- and my investment based on costs of VR for actual value of investment, rather than future value (which after watching the market, it's slow as molasses and couldn't justify throwing $600-1200). I figure I can always purchase a newer one once there's more bigger titles available and technology evolves a bit more.
All I can say is.... WOW. I'm impressed- not just at the level of detail and scale it provides opposed to a flat/plain monitor display... but the amount of sheer work that's gone into developing 3D models in the game. I really didn't see it on a monitor- only the flat texture quality/color saturation. It's truly amazing when you view it in 3D for the first time, especially when you're docked and see those ships flying about.
Definitely excited to do more with the game now... my biggest dilemma was which ship I wanted to try out first... LOL
I don't see a lot of the "screendoor" effect people refer to, and I"ve been busy tweaking settings to get the best LOD for text and so forth, quality-wise it's really nice. I've been reading up on some other titles and haven't found myself fantastically drawn to them in any way (although I've been toying with the idea of Skyrim VR/Fallout 4 VR/Doom VFR) but even if I only spent my time in ED with it, I'd be perfectly happy given the sheer amount of immersion it provides. After watching people consistently bash FDEV for the level of development and even decry "space legs", this has been a truly game-changing perspective experience for me.
Hell, I've got an i5 (not an i7) with an AMD RX 480 (not NVIDIA) and never had an issue with it, runs like a dream. Well, except for battery life on the WMR controllers, which I don't use once I'm in the cockpit anyway.
(I did get rechargeables for them, so I can just swap them out) I also downloaded ED profiler to play with profiles a bit.If you're like me- have been sitting on the fence for years, toying with the idea of investing in it- it really is worth it, given you've got the setup to run it.
