Elite: Dangerous

CaptainHaplo · 08-10-14, 10:54 PM

At one time you could by an "all DLC access" package for like 15 pounds. About 20 bucks. Was well worth it considering where they are going to take this game.

For me it was definitely worth the coin to get to playtest it.

Pappy55 · 08-12-14, 02:36 PM

I am CMDR Penfold on ED if you want to form a group of us sometime

Egan · 08-18-14, 04:14 PM

Bought in to the beta last night. It's already on its way to becoming my favourite game in a very long time. Very impressive.

adrians69 · 08-18-14, 04:39 PM

I've been keeping my eye on this too. I used to play Frontier:Elite 2 on my Amiga back in the day (which I still own). Can't wait for this to release!!

08-19-14, 02:40 AM

I can only recommend Elite to everyone who is interested in Space and simulations... and things like trading or etc.

For me, Elite is what EVE always should have been.
The latter disappointed me quite a bit because of the terrible, terrible community and some typical MMO limitations (everything is automated, not player-skill based) and the fact that you can't fly your ship yourself - you just select targets and tell your ship "go there, do that!" - which is terribad in my opinion.

However, in Elite, you control it all yourself, which is simply amazing. Be it docking/undocking and later (DLC content) even landing on planets seemlessly and manually and board enemy ships.

Elite also offers a great compromise between MMO and SP, cause you can do both and the game will not be "controlled" by players, groups, corporations etc. but stay in control of the NPC factions and developers, which will prevent bs like you see in EVE, where new players are merely chanceless and literally lost in space compared to those who play for some 10 years and control everything.

Since it is tough to describe this game, this board might answer all your questions and sure made me drool a lot:
http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36
Just go through the stickies, they offer a great amount of details to what is to expect of Elite.

Also, I first thought Star Citizen would have the upper hand in comparison, but the more I read about both games, the happier am I to have picked up Elite and not SC... which we may or may not play in late 2016, you know, where you pay a fortune for ships you can't even really use right now

One reason to buy ED was also the fact that you just have to pay once. Done. No hidden costs, no monthly fees. Pay once, play as long as you like. Just like the good old days.
DLC content won't be free of course, though personally, I happily pay for more content if the game is good. And damn it is.

A longer, detailed introduction:

Pappy55 · 08-19-14, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by adrians69

I've been keeping my eye on this too. I used to play Frontier:Elite 2 on my Amiga back in the day (which I still own). Can't wait for this to release!!

Me too..

Hell I still have this

C=64 Original Version

Egan · 08-19-14, 12:25 PM

Star Citizen looks undeniably beautiful and I'll think about picking it up when it comes out, but it's not Elite...

I've got 30 years invested in this game. 30 years. First played it on a friends Acorn Electron in 84/85 and it probably changed my DNA in some way. Without Elite I doubt I would have ever bothered playing any of the sims I got into later.

It's still a beta, obviously. But,man, Solar systems - not one planet and a distant star but contact binaries, multiple planets, multiple moons.....asteroids fields....the first time I saw a beam laser flare across the discs of a gas giant I was sold for good. I don't even want to fight, I just want to explore. Stars with solar flares spilling out into space....

Still got to sort out my HOTAS and Track IR and pedals. Having fun enough with KB+Mouse but looking forward to getting everything set up properly. It's so good I'm seriously thinking about getting Occulus Rift just for this, and OR has never once appealed to me before now.

eddie · 08-19-14, 02:34 PM

Is the single player option any good?

08-10-14, 10:54 PM	#1
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	At one time you could by an "all DLC access" package for like 15 pounds. About 20 bucks. Was well worth it considering where they are going to take this game. For me it was definitely worth the coin to get to playtest it. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

08-12-14, 02:36 PM	#2
Pappy55 Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 211 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 0	I am CMDR Penfold on ED if you want to form a group of us sometime __________________

08-18-14, 04:39 PM	#4
adrians69 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 219 Downloads: 308 Uploads: 0	I've been keeping my eye on this too. I used to play Frontier:Elite 2 on my Amiga back in the day (which I still own). Can't wait for this to release!! __________________ "Huntin', hidin' & killin' since Silent Service '83" Click here to view my MS Flight Simulator X, Silent Hunter, Space Shuttle Mission Simulator, X Plane 11 & Train Simulator 2020 screenshots!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrians69/

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Is the single player option any good? __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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08-18-14, 04:14 PM	#3
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Bought in to the beta last night. It's already on its way to becoming my favourite game in a very long time. Very impressive.

08-19-14, 02:40 AM	#5
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I can only recommend Elite to everyone who is interested in Space and simulations... and things like trading or etc. For me, Elite is what EVE always should have been. The latter disappointed me quite a bit because of the terrible, terrible community and some typical MMO limitations (everything is automated, not player-skill based) and the fact that you can't fly your ship yourself - you just select targets and tell your ship "go there, do that!" - which is terribad in my opinion. However, in Elite, you control it all yourself, which is simply amazing. Be it docking/undocking and later (DLC content) even landing on planets seemlessly and manually and board enemy ships. Elite also offers a great compromise between MMO and SP, cause you can do both and the game will not be "controlled" by players, groups, corporations etc. but stay in control of the NPC factions and developers, which will prevent bs like you see in EVE, where new players are merely chanceless and literally lost in space compared to those who play for some 10 years and control everything. Since it is tough to describe this game, this board might answer all your questions and sure made me drool a lot: http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Just go through the stickies, they offer a great amount of details to what is to expect of Elite. Also, I first thought Star Citizen would have the upper hand in comparison, but the more I read about both games, the happier am I to have picked up Elite and not SC... which we may or may not play in late 2016, you know, where you pay a fortune for ships you can't even really use right now One reason to buy ED was also the fact that you just have to pay once. Done. No hidden costs, no monthly fees. Pay once, play as long as you like. Just like the good old days. DLC content won't be free of course, though personally, I happily pay for more content if the game is good. And damn it is. A longer, detailed introduction:

08-19-14, 12:25 PM	#7
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Star Citizen looks undeniably beautiful and I'll think about picking it up when it comes out, but it's not Elite... I've got 30 years invested in this game. 30 years. First played it on a friends Acorn Electron in 84/85 and it probably changed my DNA in some way. Without Elite I doubt I would have ever bothered playing any of the sims I got into later. It's still a beta, obviously. But,man, Solar systems - not one planet and a distant star but contact binaries, multiple planets, multiple moons.....asteroids fields....the first time I saw a beam laser flare across the discs of a gas giant I was sold for good. I don't even want to fight, I just want to explore. Stars with solar flares spilling out into space.... Still got to sort out my HOTAS and Track IR and pedals. Having fun enough with KB+Mouse but looking forward to getting everything set up properly. It's so good I'm seriously thinking about getting Occulus Rift just for this, and OR has never once appealed to me before now.