Xbox version the same as PC for newbies?

[777Driver]

So I bit the bullet and purchased an xbox to play ED. My monster rig is 3000 miles away, the plan is to use the xbox when I'm stuck in hotels on business trips.

This is not meant to be a review, however I'll point out that the game looks and runs very well. My only issue is having to play on a 2D screen, the game seems incredibly lifeless without virtual reality, am starting to sympathise with those that find the game boring, it is a completely different experience on a monitor.

Anyway my big issue is that game seems a lot easier on xbox, has the difficulty been reduced? I started off in a sidewinder, 100,000 credits, within 10 minutes I was picking up smuggling missions for 150,000 credits, an hour later I was in a kitted out Cobra, today I am shopping for an additional T6 for hauling. Have only been interdicted 3 times & I fly without shields.

It was nowhere near this easy when I started on my main account, is it the same for new PC players now?

 

[Gédéon_Lecanard]

Don't think so. Just look at the threads from folks complaining about the combat top difficulty (heresy btw! There's no such thing. Npc combat is getting really good). Also, I think we still start with 1000c.

Oh, and not to mention the fact that most "birth" systems are filled with dudes who pride themselves in shooting at new comers in their fully kitted FDL. overall I never had any problem with ED to begin with (but then I come straight from DCS), so it's kind of hard for me to tell if it is a difficult game in general, or not. I can only judge by fellow players reactions on the forums and ingame. And it looks like it's not an easy beast to tame, at least on PC.

 

[777Driver]

Strange, I was in a hauler for an hour or so, interdictions are easier to escape.. Flying with my HOTAS back home would be a struggle to evade, with the xbox controller I simply aim in the general direction of the vector and I win. AI seems easier, I'm a millionaire after 2 days of playing. Not the same experience I had on the main game during gamma.

 

[Gédéon_Lecanard]

Yup, that's actual console gaming for you. Not criticising consoles, he. At some point console games were as hard as any other games, but lately they kind of try and fit a certain demographic, that's undeniable, and too bad for console players who love a challenge.

On a sidenote, I wonder if this toning down is not the reason why pc and console players won't actually be able to meet ingame.

 

[777Driver]

I wonder if this toning down is not the reason why pc and console players won't actually be able to meet ingame.

I have been thinking the exact same thing.

 

[Bootsock]

Personally I don't think it's easier, however what makes it feel easier is starting with more funds and all the experience gained from the PC version which I never knew back at the start.

 

[LawHunter]

I read on some post about a player who deleted their save on PC and found the same thing.

It was hard to earn credits at Gamma and after release but the payouts had a major boost beginning of this year whist lowering repair and fuel costs.