Game is really boring..

[Klaus Schwab]

Not sure if this Steam board is moderated as strict as the Elite forum (everything negative you say literally gets deleted and warned)

but I've just earned my Cobra, and there isn't really anything fun to do.. nav beacons for money.. destroying an Elite Anaconda

It's all so... samey.. nothing makes me say WOW.. it's all procedural so it's just random spawns of stars and planets and the lack of weaponry and ships is quite disheartening.

2x Beam lasers 2x Multi cannons and you've pretty much equipped 50% of the weapons the game has to offer.

Once you've unlocked a Viper, there is absolutely no need to upgrade any further.. this is the best price/performance ship you can buy.. sure you can buy an ASP that's more powerfull but have fun paying 100k's to repair it.

[Cronotekk]

That's the thing about this game, not too much to do/.

[Klaus Schwab]

Originally posted by DPCronotekk:

That's the thing about this game, not too much to do/.

Yeah you spend most of your time just looking at suns either nav beacon fighting or exploring. Once you've got anything upwards of a Viper you might aswell call it quits

(unless exploring 400 million procedural stars appeals to you)

[Draktok]

Well, for me, the game is what you make of it.

I fly around with friends a lot and we hit up combat zones and don't leave until we've cleaned house. Sometimes we've gone on killing sprees jumping into fed space (we're empire of course, feds can suck it) and seen how long we can survive. Sometimes we hang out with a new player trying out mining and offer our protection services. Overall i'm still saving to buy my dream ship, the imperial cruiser - I know it's not best for combat like my viper, but it's such a pretty ship.

Just because you're tired of bounty hunting doesn't mean the game has to be over, it's what you make of it.

[Erohw]

Know what's better than a viper... A vulture...

[Draktok]

Or ... the new ship Fer De lance or w/e is an impressive heavy fighter ... if your only goal was to buy a viper and all you've done since is literally fly back and forth between a nav beacon, sure, i can see how you'd get bored. sometimes you just need a break, too. I find the game a lot more fun with friends personally.

[Kerrida]

Yes, there is no real campaign. There is nothing to guide you through along a story chain or anything.

They are consistently putting out updates. Later on there will be expansions that bring in major changes such as atmospheric flight to land on planets and things like leaving your ship.

The initial release is all about you and your ship and what you choose to do. You can do pretty much whatever you want in the game. It is a sandbox game though which pretty much means you have to make your fun. And it is there to be had easily.

However, I can honestly say that if you are not a fan of space sims, then well, it's definitely not going to be your cup of tea.


Note: Steam does not show me as owning the game as well, I bought the game before Steam had it available.

[Master Zone]

I'm sorry, but a viper is one of the worst ships you can get.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=elite+dangerous+ships&biw=1745&bih=868&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=OOkdVZylM5HV8gWnoIDwAg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=elite+dangerous+ship+size+comparison&revid=465023526&imgdii=_&imgrc=AsR2CS1ZN81vWM%253A%3B9kzaF18l4uSQmM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.imgur.com%252FNW94N8V.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.reddit.com%252Fr%252FEliteDangerous%252Fcomments%252F2r4hw1%252Felitedangerous_ship_size_comparison_chart%252F%3B2500%3B1092


I earn 100k each trade trip, and each trde trip takes me 5min.

[Erohw]

The ferdelance is expensive... it's like 45 million credits, is it not?

[Klaus Schwab]

Originally posted by Master Zone:

I'm sorry, but a viper is one of the worst ships you can get.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=elite+dangerous+ships&biw=1745&bih=868&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=OOkdVZylM5HV8gWnoIDwAg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=elite+dangerous+ship+size+comparison&revid=465023526&imgdii=_&imgrc=AsR2CS1ZN81vWM%253A%3B9kzaF18l4uSQmM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.imgur.com%252FNW94N8V.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.reddit.com%252Fr%252FEliteDangerous%252Fcomments%252F2r4hw1%252Felitedangerous_ship_size_comparison_chart%252F%3B2500%3B1092


I earn 100k each trade trip, and each trde trip takes me 5min.

I tried trading, I'd literally rather play Microsoft Solitare than run back and forth from each star port

[Draktok]

Well, what he's saying I think Master Zone - is that the viper is arguably the best combat ship bang for your buck - one of the fastest ships with decent hardpoints, great manueverability - not the best ship, no way, but definitely the best combat ship for under 1mil.

[Junkz]

set yourself goals, challenge yourself, get involved with the galnet news and community missions - use your imagination instead of waiting for others to do it for u..

[Draktok]

Ferdelance is expensive, yeah, hard to get just by bounty hunting. I want one of the imperial cruisers first though... it's my dream ship...

[Dowzii]

A fun starting goal is to find the Sol system and try to make your way over there, because Earth.

[Ashrack]

It's true the game is quite a sandbox - and you may have to supply your own motivation for doing the next thing. You can do missions, trade goods, pirate, bounty hunt, explore, mine for profit to start with. And soon the game will be expanding with new activities to do as there's still a lot of development coming.

But as a community - you can overthrow the local government of a system. There are three galactic factions you can align with or fight against. There are community goals you can join in on.

Also - show me a better simulator with full 6 degrees of freedom space combat with beautiful multi-monitor, VR, and great controller support. This is a beautiful game with a dedicated development team building upon this. But this is not an arcade action game, this is a simulator. And perhaps you aren't looking for a simulator experience.

I look at this as an increadibly massive beautiful platform on which to build upon and re-invigorate a long-neglected game genre.

[Klaus Schwab]

Originally posted by Ashrack:

It's true the game is quite a sandbox - and you may have to supply your own motivation for doing the next thing. You can do missions, trade goods, pirate, bounty hunt, explore, mine for profit to start with. And soon the game will be expanding with new activities to do as there's still a lot of development coming.

But as a community - you can overthrow the local government of a system. There are three galactic factions you can align with or fight against. There are community goals you can join in on.

Also - show me a better simulator with full 6 degrees of freedom space combat with beautiful multi-monitor, VR, and great controller support. This is a beautiful game with a dedicated development team building upon this. But this is not an arcade action game, this is a simulator. And perhaps you aren't looking for a simulator experience.

I look at this as an increadibly massive beautiful platform on which to build upon and re-invigorate a long-neglected game genre.

Don't get me wrong, this is THE best space sim out (excluding EvE) but that doesn't give it grounds to be just straight boring.

I'm waiting for Star Citizen (shock horror don't attack me) but I was expecting so much more from Elite.. be your own Commander etc.. now I'm flying a ship where there is no need to upgrade and have tested all the weapons the game has to offer.


I'm not grinding 45 million for a ship with an extra hardpoint... to only have to spend another 1 mill each time to repair it.