wtf was the key feature overhaul

[Chief]

didn't they promise it at like update 15? we're already at 17 and the game is EXACTLY the same

[Sighman]

No, they said they were looking into something to be released by the end of this year, then postponed it because they're busy with regular updates (and probably with their other titles, too)

Game isn't the same though, we got Thargoid Titans, two new thargoid hunter ships, a new ground mission, matrix sites, new captive rescues and a few more things on top.

[Sighman]

BTW the 'guess' was that it was related to ship engineering, perhaps. Maybe.

For all the thousands of players who've already engineered all the ships they could possibly need, this wouldn't be much to look forward to.

[Chief]

Originally posted by Sighman:

No, they said they were looking into something to be released by the end of this year, then postponed it because they're busy with regular updates (and probably with their other titles, too)

Game isn't the same though, we got Thargoid Titans, two new thargoid hunter ships, a new ground mission, matrix sites, new captive rescues and a few more things on top.

okay, and the base gameplay is still flawed to death. they didn't fix any of it, the feature overhaul is delayed for MONTHS despite it being the only thing people are realistically looking for and we have little to no communication from fdev

[WhiteBoar]

this is the first time I saw 633 players playing on steam.... Im really sad with Elite Dangerous

[Sighman]

Originally posted by WhiteBoar:

this is the first time I saw 633 players playing on steam.... Im really sad with Elite Dangerous

The servers are down for seven hours because they're bringing us update 17.

I'm surprised the player count isn't zero, but I guess some people have left the launcher running.

Before you spread FUD though, it's probably worth checking facts.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Chief:

Originally posted by Sighman:

No, they said they were looking into something to be released by the end of this year, then postponed it because they're busy with regular updates (and probably with their other titles, too)

Game isn't the same though, we got Thargoid Titans, two new thargoid hunter ships, a new ground mission, matrix sites, new captive rescues and a few more things on top.

okay, and the base gameplay is still flawed to death. they didn't fix any of it, the feature overhaul is delayed for MONTHS despite it being the only thing people are realistically looking for and we have little to no communication from fdev

What's flawed about the base gameplay? I have about 11k hours in ED and it's fine for me.

[Sir Trogdor]

There's 633 players on (somehow) because the servers are offline while they deploy the update... There was upwards of 4000 players yesterday.

[Chief]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by Chief:

okay, and the base gameplay is still flawed to death. they didn't fix any of it, the feature overhaul is delayed for MONTHS despite it being the only thing people are realistically looking for and we have little to no communication from fdev

What's flawed about the base gameplay? I have about 11k hours in ED and it's fine for me.

no point in arguing with you as you seem extremely biased towards elite and frontiers. the problem is that the gameplay is way too safe and unvaried. we literally cannot land on earth like worlds a decade after release

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Chief:

Originally posted by Sighman:

What's flawed about the base gameplay? I have about 11k hours in ED and it's fine for me.

no point in arguing with you as you seem extremely biased towards elite and frontiers. the problem is that the gameplay is way too safe and unvaried. we literally cannot land on earth like worlds a decade after release

I'm not trying to argue, I'm just asking what you believe is flawed.

You can't land on earthlike worlds (yet) because you'd need the graphical complexity of Microsoft Flight Sim but visible from orbit all the way down to ground level.

Other space games teleport you in from orbit to the ground (starfield, NMS), and some have a lot of pop-in with close-range objects only - or lousy frame rates, or both.

Adding the ability to walk around a forest would not change all the existing gameplay though.

[godsend_slim]

it's amazing how one can complain yet still stay and play a game they dislike
masochist much
If you dont like leave or present your complaints to the leadership personally and LISTEN to them then stay or leave Sheesh
GREAT JOB TEAM FRONTIER i hope the auxiliary programs can get up to speed to your updates as you have some new additions and modifications done.

[1Nf@MOu$( Mr.Thorp )]

Originally posted by Chief:

Originally posted by Sighman:

What's flawed about the base gameplay? I have about 11k hours in ED and it's fine for me.

no point in arguing with you as you seem extremely biased towards elite and frontiers. the problem is that the gameplay is way too safe and unvaried. we literally cannot land on earth like worlds a decade after release

and you seem extremely biased to just rant and complain without any meaningful facts or points.
You do realize a game engine runs BILLIONS of stars, right? i am glad the engine then doesnt have to figure out trees etc.
What exactly are you missing by not landing on earth like worlds? is this the game play you state is just so flawed? not landing on planets is all you got? Since you seem to hate the game so much, dont like the dev team, and are so wrecked over your lck of earth worlds, maybe you just need to find a new game that doesnt trigger you as much .

[Hope]

Take the trouble to read https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/update-17-release-notes.620569/

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by Chief:

okay, and the base gameplay is still flawed to death. they didn't fix any of it, the feature overhaul is delayed for MONTHS despite it being the only thing people are realistically looking for and we have little to no communication from fdev

What's flawed about the base gameplay? I have about 11k hours in ED and it's fine for me.

Well, everyone has their opinion about the flaws of the game and there are always outstanding bugs, but flawed to death is a major exaggeration.

Regarding the update *sigh*.

Its funny, because years ago i said FD should either pee or get off the pot regarding storylines. Either go full in or don't bother.

So they went full in on Thargoids, which does make sense, but i find it completely uninteresting for me, partially because of the pace, partially because i just don't like the Thargoid gameplay on offer.

Maybe next year, they will do the gameplay feature overhaul they talked about and that might be more interesting for me.

[lefty1117]

The revisited feature should have been Powerplay, because the game needs a true endgame and they already have the root of it in there. A revamped powerplay with more mission types and ground stuff included could have been amazing, but as is often the case the reality falls short of the potential in this game.

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by ninjastinjala:

Siman, why you arguing with apes for man? Isn't there an update you could be having fun with right now?

I just fell 6km on foot, gave me loads of time to type on the way down.

Did you survive? I panicked and quit about 20km from the surface of a low G world after stepping on a geyser. I was convinced I was going to be a small crater... Did the maths later, (and assuming I got it right) I would have landed at about 5m/s without using the jetpack to slow me down... Which seems pretty survivable... It was a really low G world or moon though, 0.04 or something...