Elite:Dangerous

[DaveB]

Anyone played it yet?

Was going to hang on for the Mac version but having found a copy of Win7 lurking in a cupboard I may setup bootcamp to give it a spin.

Anyone else already got it?

 

[Flashman]

Anyone played it yet?

Was going to hang on for the Mac version but having found a copy of Win7 lurking in a cupboard I may setup bootcamp to give it a spin.

Anyone else already got it?

Want this to be a success but have a feeling its time has gone...

 

[Zippy]

We have it here but it'll be months before I get a sniff. Mr Z seems very happy so far, and the content will improve. (he still has trouble docking at the stations though <much sniggering from one who was Elite>)

 

[centurian]

Got it for Christmas - been playing it.

With the aid of side thrusters, which we didn't have in the original version - docking is a piece of cake - haven't scuffed the paintwork even once yet

Combat is incredibly hard - haven't got to grips with that yet.

As to general gameplay - mmm, I'll reserve judgement for a few weeks. Certainly I'm not sure I will be investing the time required to become Elite (again).

There are a few very annoying niggles, like being unable to Pause the game, even in Solo mode. Time continues even when you are not playing, so if you take on a mission which has 5 hours on it, you have to complete within 5 hours real time, not 5 hours of gameplay.

It's not a game you can easily dip in and out of (unlike Skyrim etc.)

Biggest mistake is a common one - in business, not just video games - trying to do something half-hearted.

Either make it a MMOPRG, or don't. ED is trying to be both - and I don't think it works.

 

[NotAllThere]

My daughter bought it for me. I've just got as far as starting the training and then thinking "what are the controls again?".

I've been playing a little oolite, which is quite fun as well.

 

[NotAllThere]

Determined to start playing the game, so I ordered a proper joystick/thrust control thingy (oo-er missus). Did some of the training (manoeuvering, combat, take off and landing), and completed my first mission. I think I'll stick to solo mode for a while. Huge game, definitely value for money.

The graphics and gameplay are slightly better than the old BBC Micro version.

 

[centurian]

Up to Dangerous now.

Quite hooked into the game - pretty sure I will eventually make Elite

However, it does need a lot off effort to get the inertia moving in the game i.e. to be able to afford the baddest, meanest ships which make the game worth playing.

 

[NotAllThere]

Had any player interaction? Does it make a difference?

 

[MicrosoftBob]

We have it here but it'll be months before I get a sniff. Mr Z seems very happy so far, and the content will improve. (he still has trouble docking at the stations though <much sniggering from one who was Elite>)

Is there a cheat code to enable auto docking like the original elite, that was one bit I couldn't be bothered with

 

[SpontaneousOrder]

There is a new load of content arriving soon - BUT... i'm pretty sure after you've put a couple of weeks into it you'll realise that it's incredibly shallow.

Sure, the galaxy is massive - but what's the point when there is no content?

It might get better over time, but currently anything that resembles content is all dev curated.