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#4523658 - 06/03/20 05:34 PM What do we think of this??  
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#4523660 - 06/03/20 05:38 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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Oh yes, I'm totally on board with this!! The trailer definitely gave me a Mass Effect vibe.


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#4523668 - 06/03/20 06:55 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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I'm a little torn. Complete blindside and it looks really cool. But we don't know enough yet about what it really is. If it sucks or is fun a few times, then I consider all the time spent on it instead of the things I do want.

Too little info for me to make a sound judgement. Reserved smile


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#4523686 - 06/03/20 09:37 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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I wondered how long it would take before they went down the cowboys and indians route like other sci-fi games.

#4523700 - 06/03/20 11:11 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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My first impression is "meh."
But I was never much for FPS type games.
I will wait and see I guess.


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#4523701 - 06/03/20 11:31 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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Honestly, the FPS aspects and roaming a planet with a Space Blaster doesn't appeal to me either. But it WOULD be cool just to walk around INSIDE the ship.. Especially the BIG BOYS. However, the novelty of that would wear off pretty quickly.


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#4523706 - 06/04/20 12:10 AM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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I might be interested in walking around a station too, though if you have to walk to the various services rather than click a menu then no thanks.
This kinda brings back memories of Eve's "Captain's Quarters" that crashed and burned a few years ago.

Who knows, maybe they will sneak in atmospheric landings too.

I'll get it though, I have a "Lifetime Season Pass" from back in the Beta days.

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#4523792 - 06/04/20 05:04 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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Are they getting rid of Mobius(groups) and Solo mode when this comes out?

If so, maybe I'll start playing again.

Elite is pretty #%&*$# boring without human interaction and risk.

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#4523794 - 06/04/20 05:22 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Mr_Blastman]  
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Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman


Elite is pretty #%&*$# boring without human interaction and risk.


I don't understand. What is preventing you from joining the public open server? You'll find plenty of human players there.


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#4523803 - 06/04/20 05:53 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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I'm pretty sure it's the rails limit biggrin

But yeah, go to Shinrarta or Deciat in open and Bob's your uncle if PvP is what you seek.


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#4523805 - 06/04/20 05:59 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman


Elite is pretty #%&*$# boring without human interaction and risk.


I don't understand. What is preventing you from joining the public open server? You'll find plenty of human players there.


The last few times I tried Elite, I spent four hours playing without finding a single human.

Very boring.

In the first six months after release, I had human interaction all the time. Dividing the community in Elite was a disastrous decision by the developers and hammered nails into the multiplayer coffin. The second worst decision was Engineers, which is a colossal timesink if you want to ever have a chance fighting against a player with a fully upgraded ship. I much prefer keeping stuff limited to store only purchases--and within reason.

At least there's still chess to play. No upgrades or timesinks required, there.



Regardless, will this update work in Elite Dangerous proper?

#4523808 - 06/04/20 06:06 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Mr_Blastman]  
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Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman

The last few times I tried Elite, I spent four hours playing without finding a single human.

Very boring.

In the first six months after release, I had human interaction all the time. Dividing the community in Elite was a disastrous decision by the developers and hammered nails into the multiplayer coffin. The second worst decision was Engineers, which is a colossal timesink if you want to ever have a chance fighting against a player with a fully upgraded ship. I much prefer keeping stuff limited to store only purchases--and within reason.




If you are into the whole PvP thing then I can certainly understand your argument. It fits logically.


For me personally, I haven't had interest in any PvP stuff at all for the past 10 years or so. I just got tired of the cheating and the infantile behavior from other players. When I bought ED about a year and a half ago, I bought it with the intent to only play it in solo mode and in closed group (cooperative) mode. I've put over 1,400 hours into the game according to Steam so I guess you can say I've liked the game. wink


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#4523810 - 06/04/20 06:11 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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I enjoy the thrill of the hunt. I've never found a game AI that challenged me, whereas people are unpredictable and sometimes do irrational, random, interesting things.

#4523812 - 06/04/20 06:13 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Mr_Blastman]  
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Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman
I've never found a game AI that challenged me, .



That's because you've never played Grand Prix Legends. wink

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Personally if solo mode goes away I'll probably drop the game.


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#4523820 - 06/04/20 07:21 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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Boooo....no VR at launch. I was iffy on it, now I'm officially not interested.
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Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck.”
-Robert Heinlein
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I'm going to be eligible for this expansion for no extra cost - I basically have the license that gives me all expansions for the life of the game. So I'll get it regardless smile

Whether I'll make use of it, no idea, I don't really know what it actually is yet. Would be nice to wander around my ship and stations though.


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#4532440 - 08/03/20 02:49 PM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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Odyssey will most definitely re-ignite my passion for ED. ED is a great game but to be honest I feel like I've done all there is to do in the game that I'm interested in doing.


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Try out No Man's Sky, Panzer.

#4541376 - 10/19/20 11:26 AM Re: What do we think of this?? [Re: Recluse]  
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In ED I get the feeling of exploring. In NMS I didn't get that vibe.


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