[video] 2000 hours of Elite Dangerous

[Shinji Ikari]

Not everything in life can be reduced down to money.

In Mexico we have a popular phrase:

With enough money, even the dog dances.

It's really not all that uncommon for a content creator to be bothered by someone asking for free art. It's his opinion as one content creator and you're fully entitled to be completely satisfied with your art being in a game with no further compensation. As someone who has worked for free in the past, I'm more on his side than yours. Unfortunately the satisfaction of having my art in a video game doesn't pay the bills. I really don't think it has to be one way or the other, it completely up to the artist if the compensation was worth the work.

The key difference is that free art isn't the same as this competition since you must give away the copyright on the latter.

 

[Shinji Ikari]

Tell that to a company in the Entertainment Sector that often prioritizes Shareholder value over entertaining their customers (quite a few of which have financed the birth of this project, making it a bit of a special case)...
To them, almost everything boils down to money.
What have we seen very often in the last years? Minimum effort, maximum "please visit our Store", we'll address these issues soon(tm), no promises, no ETA, no guarantees.

This in a nutshell is Frontier Developments :


I don't say that's wrong by definition - and there's far worse examples out there - but they should know one thing : there's no such thing as a free lunch.
After all, they received more than enough freebies over the last years by the Community.
They want direct support to make their money-making machine a little better or work more efficiently? Outsource work that'd otherwise require their effort and manpower? Then they'll have to pay up. Simple as that.

Business is business :/

 

[rhiz]

Good lord, 2,372 hours. I just checked. I need to get a life.

Yes, I know the feeling! I’ve not been much of a gamer during my adult life beyond the odd classic like Half Life 2, the Bioshock series, Starcraft 2 etc – that is, until I picked up an Oculus Rift and E.D. All of the other games in my steam library clock in at 40-50 hours max. Elite = 1200 hrs! The worst of it is that I’ve only been playing for about a year and a half! I’m self-employed and “work” from home you understand.

Joking aside, I'm actually quite ashamed of the hours that I've sunk into Elite... as much as I enjoy it.

 

[Kamiyoda]

Here is a fun question, what are your total hours vs time since you bought Elite: Dangerous?

 

[rhiz]

Here is a fun question, what are your total hours vs time since you bought Elite: Dangerous?

See above.

 

[Kamiyoda]

See above.

I know, I was asking for the other people.

Oh i almost forgot me! Im at around 2500 hours in 9 monthes, though my playtime is slowed down a lot since then.

Before someone asks, PS Vita while Im away from the house, and very heavy multitasking, awesome job hours and non existant sleep schedule.

 

[rhiz]

I know, I was asking for the other people.

Oh i almost forgot me! Im at around 2500 hours in 9 monthes, though my playtime is slowed down a lot since then.

Before someone asks, PS Vita while Im away from the house, and very heavy multitasking, awesome job hours and non existant sleep schedule.

Yes, sorry. [haha]

2500 hrs in nine months! At least I'm not the only obsessive insomniac here.

 

[Deleted member 38366]

Here is a fun question, what are your total hours vs time since you bought Elite: Dangerous?

I started during pre-Release Beta 1.02 I think, 2014.

Total hours in-game?

Spoiler

 

[CMDR CHIGGY VONRICTOFEN]

Here is a fun question, what are your total hours vs time since you bought Elite: Dangerous?

Just over 3 years since I first started...

 

[Cageman]

I have 9000+ hours in the game.

Let me know when you get there.

 

[Spacecat]

Here is a fun question, what are your total hours vs time since you bought Elite: Dangerous?

2372 hours in 2 years, 3 months, 2.9 hours per day average. Once again, I need to get a life.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Once again, I need to get a life.

Then, double your time of game