Elite: Dangerous (PC game) - Successor to "Elite"

[Neil]

Just got my new machine last week. An i7 4790K with a GeForce 770 GTX and 16gb of RAM. So, I can't wait for this thing to come out. Should run as smooth as silk. My 6yr old machine (with 1yr GFX card) struggles a little at time, but generally it runs it 40-60fps, which is perfectly playable. My plan is to upgrade next year onto Intel's new hardware and Micro$oft's new OS.

[shootemindehead]

I've just "upgraded" to Windows 7 after being with XP for 10 years or more. I can see the same thing happening. I avoided Vista (wife's laptop) and was forced to have 8 on my laptop. Neither of which I like(d). To be honest, I'm getting sick of the rapidity with which Micro$oft releases operating systems. It's a pain in the arse for the consumer generally, transfering everything over. It's taken me the better part of a week to get the new machine up and running the way I want. There's absolutely no need for it except financial gain.

[Neil]

Well Beta 2 hasn't been received that well by some. For some reason they changed the flight model/mechanics from the previous version, and many think it's for the worse. I think I agree too. They've trying forcing the ships to fly like planes in space, and all the nerfs and odd behaviours they've done to try and force this means the combat feels "flattened" and less interesting. There's talk of them dialing it back, but I fear we'll never see the lovely flight model that was in Beta 1 again

[Neil]

Utter genius! Frontier Developments release this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6peGu2yG6o Meanwhile... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZeO-4F45WM

[EvilNed]

Still not sure wether to buy this or not.

[Neil]

Still not sure wether to buy this or not. If you're a dip in/out and play sort of guy... No. If you don't mind dedicating a lot of time to a learning curve and income grind, then consider it...

[shootemindehead]

Hey Neil, In your honest opinion, is this game worth getting at the moment? Or does it need a few more months in the pot. BTW, I was a big fan of 'Elite' when I was a kid.

[Neil]

Hey Neil, In your honest opinion, is this game worth getting at the moment? Or does it need a few more months in the pot. BTW, I was a big fan of 'Elite' when I was a kid. If you haven't got it yet, I'd say wait to see how it pans out. There lots of talk about potential but I'm slightly concerned it might all just be "potential". My concern is a lot of the talk might be akin to the Generation Ships in the original Elite. Remember how those were mentioned in the manual, and how you always hoped to bump into one... and they never existed?

[EvilNed]

If you're a dip in/out and play sort of guy... No. If you don't mind dedicating a lot of time to a learning curve and income grind, then consider it... I think I've decided to wait at least until "No Mans Sky" is released. At which point I'll take a look at both and pick one to buy. Right now, it's leaning towards No Man's Sky.

[Neil]

I think I've decided to wait at least until "No Mans Sky" is released. At which point I'll take a look at both and pick one to buy. Right now, it's leaning towards No Man's Sky. I think waiting (for ED) is the right move. As for NMS, I've no idea at all what the gameplay actually is! It might be a wonderful sandbox box but there's nothing to really do in it!

[shootemindehead]

If you haven't got it yet, I'd say wait to see how it pans out. There lots of talk about potential but I'm slightly concerned it might all just be "potential". My concern is a lot of the talk might be akin to the Generation Ships in the original Elite. Remember how those were mentioned in the manual, and how you always hoped to bump into one... and they never existed? Ah right. I might hold off and see what happens with it then. Looks great though.

[Neil]

Well this is good news I feel. So far from ramping development down... To make this happen we’re expanding the team working on the game so that we can maintain a regular schedule of updates as well as working on paid expansions. We’ll also be having beta test periods for these major updates and access to these will be open to players who already have beta access for the game. More details on this will be revealed in the coming weeks.

[shootemindehead]

Have you played any more of the released game? Have the dev team added anything more to it?

[Neil]

Have you played any more of the released game? Have the dev team added anything more to it? I'm playing regularly The next major update will be in 2-3 weeks when amongst other things they'll be adding "Wings" which is a means of allowing groups of people (friends) to fly/play togethor. How much this will add, and what else will be in that 1.1 update I do not know. But there other things in there too - eg: They're beefing up the graphics for gas giants too. I'm done with exploring until there's enough been added to make the experience more "interesting"...

[shootemindehead]

I'm thinking of having a punt on it soon. Might wait til after the next patch. The price is still pretty hefty at the moment, but the more I read, the more I like.