Elite Dangerous

Red Devil · 07-17-15, 04:34 AM

As a player of the famous original elite space trader game, I was interested in this brand new super dooper version. Its mainly for online but can be played offline single person which is my way of playing anything. The price is a bit prohibitive £40; so I am going to wait a year or so. £40 is a lot to pay for something untried, or maybe too 'hard' ?

Anyone here got it?

ikalugin · 07-17-15, 05:11 AM

Have it on steam, tried to play it, removed it from my PC.

Red Devil · 07-17-15, 07:12 AM

bad? Hard? Cant sort out?

ikalugin · 07-17-15, 07:31 AM

My joystick wont work with controls.

Complex controls/high fidelity/detailisation and pseudo reaslism in a WW1 style dog fighting game.

Can't say that I approve.

Red Devil · 07-17-15, 08:45 AM

oh right, I dont use a joystick anyway.

07-17-15, 10:54 AM

I have to disagree with Ikalugin, a little.

The controls itself are absolutely fine and make sense. Pseudo-realism is spot on though but it is definitely fun to fly and fight.

Elite however, has severe problems.
While it looks flashy and shiny and sounds bombastic (best sound design I heard in a game besides Alien: Isolation), it is all "fake".
Nothing in Elite really works or is convincing. In the beginning you won't notice because you are under shock & awe and rightly so. But once the visuals don't blind you anymore, you start to see all the logical fallacies the game commits and how "gamey" it is.

I'd never call that thing a simulation.
It also doesn't help that all things you do in game are in the end a grind-fest and get boring really quick. It also doesn't matter where you are in this gigantic and really awesome galaxy. Why? Because everything is the same no matter where you are.

Same ships (and just a hand full!)
Same stations
Same NPCs
Same Names
Same stupid behavior that doesn't make sense nor entertains
Same missions
Same irrelevant "factions"
Same everything.

I said it a thousand times in the Elite forum and I say it again here at Subsim.

Everything in Elite is a copy of a copy of a copy.

Also, it isn't really offline!
You have to be always online(!) even in single player (duh).
They said it would be offline but shortly before release they let the bomb blow and let all players know "hey, regarding offline? uh screw that lololol!".
It turned many people away, rightly so.
The performance is also lackluster, the game stutters a lot, even NPCs rubberband and overall there are many network related problems since the beginning. FPS wise, it runs fine and smooth for me - but that doesn't matter when you have internet-related issues.

My final advice: Stay away, keep an eye on it.
Elite is released already - but still a beta in many, many regards and a lot of players are really pissed off by now, I am one of them. I lost hope for Elite, but who knows what happens in the future, since 1-3 DLC are planned etc.

07-17-15, 04:34 AM	#1
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,541 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	Elite Dangerous As a player of the famous original elite space trader game, I was interested in this brand new super dooper version. Its mainly for online but can be played offline single person which is my way of playing anything. The price is a bit prohibitive £40; so I am going to wait a year or so. £40 is a lot to pay for something untried, or maybe too 'hard' ? Anyone here got it? __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk Last edited by Red Devil; 07-17-15 at 04:40 AM.

07-17-15, 05:11 AM	#2
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Have it on steam, tried to play it, removed it from my PC. __________________ Grumpy as always.

07-17-15, 07:12 AM	#3
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,541 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	bad? Hard? Cant sort out? __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

07-17-15, 07:31 AM	#4
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	My joystick wont work with controls. Complex controls/high fidelity/detailisation and pseudo reaslism in a WW1 style dog fighting game. Can't say that I approve. __________________ Grumpy as always.

07-17-15, 08:45 AM	#5
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,541 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	oh right, I dont use a joystick anyway. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

07-17-15, 10:54 AM	#6
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I have to disagree with Ikalugin, a little. The controls itself are absolutely fine and make sense. Pseudo-realism is spot on though but it is definitely fun to fly and fight. Elite however, has severe problems. While it looks flashy and shiny and sounds bombastic (best sound design I heard in a game besides Alien: Isolation), it is all "fake". Nothing in Elite really works or is convincing. In the beginning you won't notice because you are under shock & awe and rightly so. But once the visuals don't blind you anymore, you start to see all the logical fallacies the game commits and how "gamey" it is. I'd never call that thing a simulation. It also doesn't help that all things you do in game are in the end a grind-fest and get boring really quick. It also doesn't matter where you are in this gigantic and really awesome galaxy. Why? Because everything is the same no matter where you are. Same ships (and just a hand full!) Same stations Same NPCs Same Names Same stupid behavior that doesn't make sense nor entertains Same missions Same irrelevant "factions" Same everything. I said it a thousand times in the Elite forum and I say it again here at Subsim. Everything in Elite is a copy of a copy of a copy. Also, it isn't really offline! You have to be always online(!) even in single player (duh). They said it would be offline but shortly before release they let the bomb blow and let all players know "hey, regarding offline? uh screw that lololol!". It turned many people away, rightly so. The performance is also lackluster, the game stutters a lot, even NPCs rubberband and overall there are many network related problems since the beginning. FPS wise, it runs fine and smooth for me - but that doesn't matter when you have internet-related issues. My final advice: Stay away, keep an eye on it. Elite is released already - but still a beta in many, many regards and a lot of players are really pissed off by now, I am one of them. I lost hope for Elite, but who knows what happens in the future, since 1-3 DLC are planned etc.