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Morals? I think you've misunderstood that word.
Really not happy with the xbox one announcement
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Any reason?
I dont see any issue, in fact only positive, the big issue with massive games like this, is really you need huge numbers of players. I doubt they even have to make huge programming changes either as both platforms are similar.
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So you get a load of people to invest in your kickstarter, release something that is still missing a ton of the promises and then before you have what you promised available you announce that it's going to be rolled out to a more lucrative platform essentially telling all those on the original platform that they've been nothing but guinea pigs for a cash cow release. A complete lack of morals and thoroughly unscrupulous and people who are fooling themselves that it won't affect the PC version I feel will be sadly proven wrong.
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The game will be dumbed down for the lowest common denominator and be packed fool of mewling 12 year olds who get bored in an instant and start griefing.
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They are bringing out a hardcore pvp mode including deathmatch and groups.
OMG Elite just went boom. Cannot wait.
OMG Elite just went boom. Cannot wait.
Wait, you're telling me it's not dumbed-down already?
You could more or less play the game with just a console controller as things stand, you would just need to learn a lot of modifier combinations in order to do so. Since controls are the biggest limitation in this game, as far as I can tell...I fail to see what the problem is. If things were to be reversed and this was going to be a port from console to PC, I could see why you would worry, but in terms of anything I actually think could be a limiting factor, I don't see anything that is going to cause a big problem. Frontier actually seem to be doing a hell of a lot of work with each patch, which is a lot more than many devs I'm used to buying games from, so I'm happy about that.
It's true that it feels like it was pushed out of the door early, there's no denying that. The game does have issues with a lack of content. But the thing is, regardless of whether it's a PC-exclusive, or a cross-platform game, this content is applicable to all of them, so will still need to come regardless of anything else.
You're also assuming with your comment that everyone will share the same space, but Braben's comment can be interpreted in different ways, depending on how you look at it. You're also assuming it isn't full of that kind of person as things stand, and you're wrong. There are plenty of "griefers", exploiters, outright cheaters, immature players etc. already. Those are not exclusive to consoles at all.
If the assumption is that the game will be much the same as the PC version, I don't think they will make as much money as you are thinking on XBone.
The game is far more complicated than what your average XBone player is used to.
Console games give lots of direction to make the game dead easy to play and promote the pick-up-and-play mindset. Elite is the very opposite of that.
The game is far more complicated than what your average XBone player is used to.
Console games give lots of direction to make the game dead easy to play and promote the pick-up-and-play mindset. Elite is the very opposite of that.
You can only buy it from the official site at full price and yes, it is playable with a controller. You will likely want to tweak the default settings however, as I found them a bit awkward, but once you have it the way you like, it can be fun to fly with a controller.
You can only buy it from the official site at full price and yes, it is playable with a controller. You will likely want to tweak the default settings however, as I found them a bit awkward, but once you have it the way you like, it can be fun to fly with a controller.
Cheers, I'll try to clear a bit of my backlog first, this looks to be a time sink.
It is indeed.
Let us know when you're getting set up. If you want it, we can offer advice on controller settings, gameplay styles, things to do (and definitely not do!) in the early game, and just general stuff to watch out for or try.
Alternatively, just follow your own way and enjoy what you make of the experience - that's kind of the whole point, after all.
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Can you please give me this Fridays euromillions numbers as judging by your recent comments you have the ability to see future events
It's the only game I've played since Christmas, despite promising myself that I would at least have a go at a few of the dozen or so games I bought in the Christmas Steam sale...
So yeah, it's a time sink!
edit: since the servers are down at the moment, here's pics of the pair of Earth-likes I discovered at the weekend
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The wonderful thing I find about this game is, for a mmo (ignoring for the moment whether it really is an MMO in the traditional sense) I haven't once felt the urge to grind away in order to keep up other players. Other MMO's leave you feeling that if you don't keep up with the power players you feel left behind and that hitting level cap is the end-game. With ED it is completely different, play completely at your own pace, its all about enjoying the journey.
Man some people really are jumping to conclusions regarding the XBOne announcement. There's no reason to believe that we PC users will suffer due to this announcement, so stop making out that this is what will happen! It doesn't have to be a bad thing!
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1.2?
I was gonna say, I make that in just under an hour of trading and that's not even on a 2k/ton route...
Oh, it's coming along great - You now have towels (both in real life and in-game), you have little models of ships, you have a mini-bar, you have spare clothing that you cannot wear and all manner of hangar decoration stuff... also, the t-shirts in the Merchanside section are not the most expensive ever seen, even if they are the thinnest!Hmm, how's Star Citizen coming along ?
Normal. I wasn't a backer, so I miss out on the Beta pluses
Also, Screech is the man for advice on the Anaconda. I run 4 C3 Beam lasers (fixed) and 2 E2+2 F1 Cannons on turreted mounts. I also now use Chaff and point defence (thanks Mr Heaton)
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I suppose it depends on the size of your ship, in a 40T Cobra rares are the better option.
Also, lol
A question for explorers.
Does the price of your data increase the further the LY?
I'm currently selling as I go along, but I have 40,000cr worth of data to sell, so i will hold onto it if I can get more money at my home system.
Does the price of your data increase the further the LY?
I'm currently selling as I go along, but I have 40,000cr worth of data to sell, so i will hold onto it if I can get more money at my home system.
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