Why you play ED?

CMDR Karrde Sun

CMDR Karrde Sun
Still hanging around from goodwill frontier made by only focusing on combat changes and not ruining exploration.

Using up perceived time i feel i "bought" in my head from a large cosmetics bill.

"One more chance phase".
 

the100thmonkey

the100thmonkey
8. The strategy elements of the game, specifically the background sim.
9. The Flight model provides many opportunities to experiment and improve. I'm in no particular hurry over this though. I have other games I play when I want to be a tryhard. I guess this means I play Elite for the experiential aspects and as a change of pace.
Mad Mike said:
(apart from when i needed some specific materials... but i felt dirty killing innocents...
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I'm guessing you are talking about heat vanes and other components dropped by trade ships. The answer is Power play for this - just pledge, find an expansion for a hostile power and go shoot the logistics/bureaucrat ships. You even get some nice weapons out of it if you time it right. APAs... Mmmmmmmm.
 
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Jenner

I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
Jenner
Because I'm a wannabe Han Solo, and Elite caters to that.

Also I'm lazy and I'd rather fly pixel spaceships than honeydos around the house. :D
 

IndigoWyrd

IndigoWyrd
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Why You Play E: D?
 

[VR] Mad Mike

[VR] Mad Mike
the100thmonkey said:
8. The strategy elements of the game, specifically the background sim.
9. The Flight model provides many opportunities to experiment and improve. I'm in no particular hurry over this though. I have other games I play when I want to be a tryhard. I guess this means I play Elite for the experiential aspects and as a change of pace.
I'm guessing you are talking about heat vanes and other components dropped by trade ships. The answer is Power play for this - just pledge, find an expansion for a hostile power and go shoot the logistics/bureaucrat ships. You even get some nice weapons out of it if you time it right. APAs... Mmmmmmmm.
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Thanks for this. PP has always been on my "to do" list to but not got to it yet.
 
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Devari

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Alieri said:
Really, why you play ED?
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Why do I currently play ED? Mostly because there are no other open world space sim games on the market right now (at least not until Star Citizen actually launches, which will realistically be in beta around 2020 and possibly a release around 2022). That leaves at least 3 more years where Elite is going to be my main space ship game. I've put in enough time and effort into the game at this point (over 2600 hours so far) that I can choose what I want to do rather than feeling the need to "progress" in any particular area and that does help me enjoy the game enough to keep playing. I currently have no real "goal" however and just fly around in whatever new ship holds my interest. A few months ago it was the Krait, now I'm enjoying the Mamba, but I don't really have anything specific to do with them until FD actually adds some new gameplay that offers players something new to try. Space legs, atmospheric landings and carriers could provide a tremendous amount of new and interesting gameplay but those features are all a "long way off" assuming we even see them at all.
 
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Frank

Frank
Someone already mentioned 8 as being VR... so 8 for me as well

... and 9 - Here with my squadron to take over the galaxy
 

anikaiful

anikaiful
Alieri said:
First of all I can't create a poll so... please anserw 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 + add yours few words ;)

Really, why you play ED?

1 - beaufiful views and I like explore, take shoots etc.
2 - kill everything what moves(fly), im bad
3 - trader, thats what I love
4 - i'm passion miner
5 - just doing everything above
6 - missions, missions, $$$ - i want to be rich and have all
7 - (sorry for this) - there is no better game now, and i'm waiting for better spece sim


ME:

1 and 5 + a little bit 6 but mostly 1. I'm rather explorer with some max 4grade engineering. I didn't meet Thargoind ever (and I'm happy about it)! and didn't been at guardian spots (but I will in future), for sure I do not gank, kill on site or I'm not interested with combat rank.
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8) I like it. Simple as that.
 

Gonzo von Richthofen

Gonzo von Richthofen
Pretend spaceman. When I was a kid in the 80s, I wanted to be an astronaut. I loved the arcade games that you got inside, sat down, and flew around space blasting everything. And those games were so rudimentary. Now I'm an adult, and I'm building my own real deal, get inside, sit down, g spaceship in my house. And the game is hugely detailed, beautiful, and complex. Not to mention my controls are way cooler!

I recently found out about ED kind of by accident. I've played World of Tanks on Xbox for about five years. During that period, it was pretty much the only game I was into. I liked that it was a complex, detailed game, just shy of a tank simulator. Guess what else I wanted to be as a kid? Yep. Tank commander. The learning curve was steep (if you wanted to play well). Stats, game mechanics. I studied armored warfare to get better at it. Unfortunately, over the years it became less balanced and very pay to win. I needed something new. Something challenging, immersive, and deep. Stumbled onto ED, and I'm hooked. Boldly dropped about $1200 (and counting) on a computer and some sick peripherals to play a $30 game with mixed reviews that I'd never tried. TAKE MY MONEY...lol! So glad I did it. And now, I get to build a GD spaceship in my house. The eight year old version of me would be so excited to grow up to be the me that gets to have a real deal, get inside, sit down MFn spaceship in my own house. My life rules.

TL:DR
Immersion.
 
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sollisb

Banned
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1. Astounding Graphics
2. Ship Flight Models
3. VR

The rest is done much, much better in other games.
Base Building, Boots on the ground, Lush Planets, NMS.
Exploration for me is way better in EvE.
Trading is just trading, Elite is actually a rip-off of a space trader.

But yeh, for Graphics in VR, nothing beats Elite.
 
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