Deluxe Edition or Standard?

[Kolthard]

Hi all,

I perfectly know how this game is, so I wont ask if it's worth buying it or not. Due to the slow development of Star Citizen and that I've got bored of EVE Online, I'm really interested in buying it. Seems that it's a good moment because of the summer sales, but the thing is that I don't know wich edition should buy...As far as I've read, they are adding free content, and I don't know if the seasson pass will worth in this moment. Just a few questions:

-Wich one to buy, Standard Edition or Deluxe Edition?

-The seasson pass will grant me access to the future content of the game?

-Have the developers said that they will change the DLCs format? For example adding free content...wich will make the seasson pass of no utility...or something like that?

Sorry if this has been asked before, but couldn't find any recent post about it.

Thanks for the help and hope we can see around the space soon!

[Steve]

No brainer really.. deluxe

[Kolthard]

Ok, thanks for the fast reply, but I'd appreciate to get some answers to those questions xD

[Delfino]

Well you definately need Horizons to fully enjoy the game. Commanders pack is a waste but from what I see buying deluxe gives you Commanders for free. If you are unsure just buy tha basic game and then the season pass. Commanders pack is just some cosmetics for early game ships.

Generally the idea of developement is that each year another season pass appears. It will bring new content and you will have to pay for it. Of course you don't need to if you don't want. I'm not sure if you need old season pass to be able to buy the new one when it comes out.

[Kolthard]

Originally posted by Delfino:

Well you definately need Horizons to fully enjoy the game. Commanders pack is a waste but from what I see buying deluxe gives you Commanders for free. If you are unsure just buy tha basic game and then the season pass. Commanders pack is just some cosmetics for early game ships.

Generally the idea of developement is that each year another season pass appears. It will bring new content and you will have to pay for it. Of course you don't need to if you don't want. I'm not sure if you need old season pass to be able to buy the new one when it comes out.

Nice to know that. So, basically, maybe getting now the seasson pass, if the new one is released tomorrow...I wont have access to it, isn't it? By the way...any idea of when will the new one come out? Thanks for the advices guys!

[Delfino]

You won't have access to the new one but noone will. It's just new content which you don't need to play. Frontier doesn't tell much what can we expect but some atmospheric flights in giants are planned, landings on atmospheric planets, walking outside of the ships, some new ships etc. I'm not sure I'm not that much into developement of the game but I think new season pass is planned at the end of the year or so. For now there is some big update planned for the current version.

Current season pass (Horizons) give you access to planetary landings, engeneers, fighters and few new ships. You don't need it to play the game but it adds a lot.

[Kolthard]

Originally posted by Delfino:

You won't have access to the new one but noone will. It's just new content which you don't need to play. Frontier doesn't tell much what can we expect but some atmospheric flights in giants are planned, landings on atmospheric planets, walking outside of the ships etc. I'm not sure I'm not that much into developement of the game but I think new season pass is planned at the end of the year or so. For now there is some big update planned for the current version.

As I can see, too many things are planned to be implemented. That's good...but very bad if we'll need to buy tons of DLCs to get access to the full game. Anyway...is the game in it's current state enjoyable? And the base game will grant me enough hours of gameplay?

Another fast question: this seasson pass includes all the DLCs in the store or just Commander and Horizons?

[Delfino]

It's a hard question. Just look at the forums. Some people enjoy the game some say it lacks any content. It's too difficult to answer. I played 600 hours and still want more while I can imagine some can get bored after 5 hours.

We will probbably need to buy a lot of DLC because this is how this model works. You don't need to pay any montly fee you just pay once a year for the developement if you of course are interested in more content. I think it is planed for 10 years or so.

Season pass gives you what Horizons include - planetary landings, engeneers, guardians, commanders and some future content planned to come this year. That's all gameplay stuff that is available.

All other DLCs are cosmetics and you don't get them in deluxe in exception of so called Commander pack. It gives you cosmetics for three early game ships. Normally not really worth buying unless you want to financially support the dev, but in the deluxe you get it for free.

Honestly I never used it myself. Before I realised that there are cosmetics in the game and where they are I already owned more expencive ships. I bought some cosmetics later to support the devs and to make some nice screenshots.

[Chaunsey]

buy the deluxe, it is the same price as the game+horizons right now, but you get a few cosmetics, so might as well.

the horizons season pass includes a lot of stuff, you definitely want it, especially at this price, dont worry about future content, the content in horizons is already pre determined, it will not expand or contract, you will receieve all horizons content.

the game will continue to expand in the future beyond horizons of course, and of course we have to buy new content, as there is no F2P or subscription elements. but you always have the option to not buy new content until it is worth it to you.


the bottom line to your question though is to get the deluxe edition, it is on sale for the lowest price its ever been, and buying the game+ horizons is the same price but you dont get the commanders pack, which isnt important, but for no extra money, you may as well.