Sometimes I wish Fdev had done a better job of updating elite dangerous and really putting in effort for cleaning up mechanics issues.
But then I see stupidity like this and realize I am so much better off lmao. At least I have a 1:1 milky way game to play whenever I want.
God... Elite has so much potential. Its almost so good, but just stumbles so much. Like... i bought it so I could walk around my ship. Thats like my fantasy and they were promising it, but, alas, they still don't have it.
I literally can't play this game, my PC has 16GB of RAM and it runs out of free memory after like 10 minutes and crashes to desktop. When your "fix" is to just buy more RAM or increase your page file size, then your game is a fucking scam. I understand new games require more powerful hardware, but this is Amazon lumberyard ffs.
It's not even that new anymore. A 1080ti was tip of the spear graphics technology when this game first became "playable."
It seems a lot of people haven't played it. It's quite playable and has less bugs than the average new AAA game.
It's currently got 4 planets, each with 3 or more moons, and many stations that can be visited. 6+ game loops and around 30 flyable ships.
Yeah people spend way too much real money on it, but 90% of the fly read ships are purchasable in the game. At least give the damn game a shot before you shit on it. The community is super nice and willing to help new comers.
Edit: Not sure why everyone is so upset. This is my experience and every argument I've seen against sc is about bugs or spending real money on ships. Let people enjoy the games they want without getting so mad cause someone likes a game you don't.
I really confused by all this hate. Has anyone here actually tried to play the actual game? It's pretty damn impressive what they have now.
It's not a game. It's a demo that's been given more money than any other game in the history of kickstarters, and it's been going on for over ten effing years.
Does it look cool? Absolutely. Am I totally 100% behind the idea for the game? Absolutely! Can you play the game right now in a way that all of your progress isn't erased? No. But you can BUY progress that will.
So that's what people do. They buy things to make progress in a universe that's possibly never going to be officially launched. In August they reported making over $600,000,000 to date. For a game that's never launched, or set a launch date, or put together a serious road map.
I did multiple times, it's a fucking mess.
I honestly feel like they should just release Squadron 42 now and then do Star Citizen. Let us have the ships and combat in an Ace Combat style game just in case Star Citizen never release.
Is that Mark Hamill?
"Hi, I'm actor Mark Hammill. You might remember me from such unfinished games as Untitled Star Wars Game 3 and Untitled Star Wars Game 7."
Yes, he is a major character in the single player campaign along with Gary Oldman, Mark Strong, Gillian Anderson, and others who provided voice acting and facial performance capture.
Is it worth pirating to play it single player today and get an idea of its current state? Or is the game online only?
Spacebourne 2 immediately comes to mind. It's only one dude doing everything, so it's both amazing and lacking at the same time.
Also Evochron Legacy, a real passion project of a space sim.
The singleplayer experience, called Squadron 42, is not yet available. Online only for the public alpha test.
As to whether or not it's worth it, you can be the judge. They have multiple free-fly events each year (although the most recent one just passed I think) where you can download the game and play for a whole week for free to see if it's for you. I would wait for the next one to come up and try it then, if you are curious about it.
Generally, I try to steer people away from it even though I'm a fan of the game myself because it's just so rough around the edges and the initial mystique and wonder of exploring a vast solar system quickly wears off and gets replaced by tedium and lost progress due to bugs and glitches, so it doesn't make for the most enjoyable experience. YMMV.
I'd say just wait for SQ42 to come out, however long that may take. Possibly within the next few years if we're being optimistic.
I’m so happy that I’m on the sidelines of all this. I think watching is significantly more enjoyable than being part of it.
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