Why Elite Dangerous is doomed!

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

Roughly 5 billion years from now, the Sun will exhaust the hydrogen fuel in its core and start burning helium, forcing its transition into a red giant star. During this shift, its atmosphere will expand out to somewhere around 1 astronomical unit — the current average Earth-Sun distance. This means the Sun will gradually engulf Mercury, Venus, and likely Earth.

So the servers are probably going to overheat

On the plus side, Star Citizen might be in beta by then.

 

[Rudi Raumkraut]

Roughly 5 billion years from now,

...and still no powerplay update

 

[LKx]

10/10

 

[Vardaugas]

If we start walking now, we should be outside the death zone by the time it happens. BUT WE MUST ACT NOW !

 

[Dragsham]

That's scarey !! What can we do? Go server mmo over p2p? Less lag = more distance made from expanding monster

 

[oblivionmanman 2476]

i would of drunk a lot of beer by then,so if we are doooomed i wont care hic burp lol

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

That's scarey !! What can we do? Go server mmo over p2p? Less lag = more distance made from expanding monster

I'm pretty sure if FDev drop Solo and PG the increased density of the playerbase will strip the outer layers from the Sun, resulting in Earth staying in the habitable zone.

 

[CMDR Ylion]

told you it´s dying!
just a matter of time

 

[Agema]

On the plus side, Star Citizen might be in beta by then.

I am going to be so disappointed if SC ever hits release and SC release date jokes will cease.

I guess I could transfer to a joke about how it will be another 5 years before I buy a PC capable of running it.

 

[MishaTX]

On the plus side, Star Citizen might be in beta by then.

Ever the optimist, I see.

 

[amigacooke]

No, both ED and SC will survive on one of the outer planets, accidently colonised when billionaires' spacetrips went wrong.

 

[LKx]

No, both ED and SC will survive on one of the outer planets, accidently colonised when billionaires' spacetrips went wrong.

Well, Bezoz will certainly want amazon's cloud servers up there sooner or later, so...

 

[Boomtrooper]

Can we use heatsinks?

 

[zimms]

Poor console players can't catch a break. So close to their release...

 

[MishaTX]

Poor console players can't catch a break. So close to their release...

Not one to bring those kinds of subjects up, but that sounds kinda naughty. No that there's anything wrong with that!™

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

No problem. I've already booked a home at Uranus.

I'll make sure to clean it out for you

 

[MishaTX]

I'll make sure to clean it out for you

TMI!

 

[zimms]

No problem. I've already booked a home at Uranus.

Sure you want to live there? I've heard the neighbor is a real... Richard and his friends are nuts.

 

[Boomtrooper]

From your infographic, it looks like Titan may finally be the place to settle into retirement though....

 

[Bottom Hat]

Giant orange balls