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Elite: Dangerous - E3 2014 trailer
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Teknopathetic
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Comparing E
and Star Citizen is silly because:
1) They're at vastly different stages of completion and Elite was always slated to be finished well before Star Citizen would even be in beta.
2) At this point, they're going in very different directions, E skewing more towards something for lone wolf players who don't mind only interacting with other players sparingly, if at all.
I'll have milked many hours out of E before the first episode of Squadron 42 is released or Persistent Universe is playable, even at the earliest estimate. The genre's been dead for over a decade so there's certainly room for them both (all) to co-exist. Don't be dumb, people. And if you're regretting crowdfunding a game's development because it's not anywhere near finished when it's not yet supposed to be, you should probably stop crowdfunding games.
and Star Citizen is silly because:1) They're at vastly different stages of completion and Elite was always slated to be finished well before Star Citizen would even be in beta.
2) At this point, they're going in very different directions, E
skewing more towards something for lone wolf players who don't mind only interacting with other players sparingly, if at all.I'll have milked many hours out of E
before the first episode of Squadron 42 is released or Persistent Universe is playable, even at the earliest estimate. The genre's been dead for over a decade so there's certainly room for them both (all) to co-exist. Don't be dumb, people. And if you're regretting crowdfunding a game's development because it's not anywhere near finished when it's not yet supposed to be, you should probably stop crowdfunding games.Tragicomedy
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2) At this point, they're going in very different directions, E
Sounds right up my alley.
Well that explains alot...Now go do some research.
The very fact that Wing Commander, hell, any space sim, even the X franchise, owe alot to Elite is saying something.
Hear ye, hear ye. Right now I'm playing the Premium Beta of EI'll have milked many hours out of E
, and can't wait to eventually get my hands of Star Citizen, EVE Valkyrie, and most other upcoming space sims out there. It's one of the primary genres that make me love PC gaming (since HOTAS + KB have always been more at home with PCs).Just to make this clear, I don't regret funding SC. I regret not funding Elite.Comparing E
1) They're at vastly different stages of completion and Elite was always slated to be finished well before Star Citizen would even be in beta.
2) At this point, they're going in very different directions, E
I'll have milked many hours out of E
Spring-Loaded
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Should've gotten in on this beta.
Comparing this to Star Citizen is fair too
Comparing this to Star Citizen is fair too
Tragicomedy
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1984. Very impressive. Looks like the forefather to all my favorite space flight games of the early 90s. Wing Commander, Privateer, X-Wing, etc.
Glad yto hear you like all those games too. One of the reasons why I thought PC gaming was a class of its own was because of the space sim, and not because of FPS.
I think this is the position I'm sitting at too. I don't know how I missed the original Elite campaign, but the fact that I did has me regretting it quite a bit. I think I got lost in all the Star Citizen hype I just sort of put Elite off to the side. Shame too, because Elite is looking incredible. I guess I just need to hope for a quick Beta period, so I can purchase the full game on release.
Tragicomedy
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Twelve year old me played the living hell out of the Wing Commander (based Mark Hamill in WC4!) series, X-Wing, and Privateer. I couldn't even begin to calculate the hours I spent in this games.
I'm honestly shocked we haven't had refreshed, HD releases of these games come out. I would pay top dollar for an HD remastered Wing Commander series. Disney/Lucasarts also needs to release a new version of Tie Fighter. The closest thing we've gotten are the ultra arcady Rogue Squadron or the ultra arcady space mini-missions in The Old Republic.
I would pay absurd amounts of money for a Tie Fighter remake.
Are you me? You sound like me.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
So is your video game history and knowledge, apparently.
Privateer was an updated clone of Elite, for those who don't know that.
The name is just fine, I like it alot. But then I still have my original Elite box and everything so I guess I'm an old fan of the series.
Buggy Loop
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https://imgur.com/b9Qlcc5
Looks like the orbis station is in the e3 demo. Should hit the premium beta very soon !
Looks like the orbis station is in the e3 demo. Should hit the premium beta very soon !
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Me too. I played the living hell out of X-wing / Tie Fighter back in the 90's. Some of the best space combat sims ever made IMHO, even to this day. Only Freespace really comes close to dethroning it. What I wouldn't pay for a modern version of X-Wing that supported modern HOTAS setups and Track IR with career modes and procedural campaigns.
What about Lieutenant Colonel, Lieutenant General, or Major General?
I'm just messing. I agree when I thought of Elite: Dangerous I was kinda meh with the name scheme.
ichtyander
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It's not the best name, I agree. I wonder how problematic it would be for them if they just changed the name to Elite on release date. Lots of games do reboots while stripping subtitles or numbers so it wouldn't harm Elite in any way, especially considering how long it's been since we've seen an Elite game.
Wonderful trailer, can't wait for the game to come out. Needs at least one trailer with "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" waltz.
Wonderful trailer, can't wait for the game to come out. Needs at least one trailer with "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" waltz.
Tragicomedy
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Yep. Sign me up.
So is your video game history and knowledge, apparently.
Privateer was an updated clone of Elite, for those who don't know that.
The name is just fine, I like it alot. But then I still have my original Elite box and everything so I guess I'm an old fan of the series.
Welcome to twelve hours ago. I feel no need to make an excuse for not having played or heard about a single game from 1984. I was three years old.
I stick by my opinion on this game: it looks INCREDIBLE and right up my alley. The name is laughably bad. Elite: Dangerous? Come on, son.
I've also never played Freespace. Growing up in Argentina, I was reliant on what made it down there or I could easily have family ship to me. I played a TON of games in the 80s and 90s, but I'll admit my exposure to what was out there was probably limited compared to a kid in the US.
Let's see here:Hear ye, hear ye. Right now I'm playing the Premium Beta of E
Elite: Dangerous
Enemy Starfighter
EVE: Valkyrie
Limit Theory
No Man's Sky
Space Engine
Star Citizen
Random RTS Battleship from Shallow Space.
Dictator93
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Comparing E
1) They're at vastly different stages of completion and Elite was always slated to be finished well before Star Citizen would even be in beta.
2) At this point, they're going in very different directions, E
I'll have milked many hours out of E
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It looks like Nexus...
Is it a new Nexus? Please be a new Nexus. Not like an actual Nexus cause that kickstarter failed, but you know Nexusy. Nexuslike. Tastes like Nexus. Like that.
Have you played the older games?
If you have, you know how good this will be.
If not, you owe it to yourself.
I did
Sorry, no rift for me.
Buggy Loop
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No rift for me either, sadly i had DK1 for a month (from a friend) but not when i decided to put my cash for premium beta.
I've got trackIR though.
From all comments i've seen of oculus + elite is that its a-m-a-z-i-n-g
There's many impressions already on reddit/official forums but from E3 2014, there's this one
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/11/e3-2014-hands-on-with-elite-dangerous-on-the-oculus-rift/
Braben plays with DK2, lucky guy.
Here.
Err, I'm thinking more about "space sims" as cockpit simulators where you fly around shooting (and trading) stuff, preferablly using a flightstick instead of M+K (HOTAS + K is more likely). X and Independence War 2 is more in like with the trading in space concept, while games like the X-Wing/TIE Fighter and Freespace series are more combat oriented. Notice how I ommited mentioning Homeworld Remastered and EVE as they aren't really these types of games, so Shallow Space and Enemy Starfighter might actually be disqualified from the list.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Wow man, if you enjoyed the old Xwing games then you owe it to yourself to get a copy of either Freespace 1 or 2 (preferably both) and play them. Some of the best space sim fighter games ever made. I would pay hundreds of dollars for a modern Freespace 3.
Me, and it has been totally worth it. Amazing experience in the Rift DK1.
I did! Haven't played as much as I'd like because my stick bindings are still awful and the Rift DK2 hasn't been released yet.
Buggy Loop
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https://twitter.com/DavidBraben/status/477220991764951040
Escapist awards Elite dangerous as best of E3 !
Good for the team, it got good media coverage at E3, will surely interest a lot more peoples to the game.
Escapist awards Elite dangerous as best of E3 !
Good for the team, it got good media coverage at E3, will surely interest a lot more peoples to the game.
That's great to see. No Man's Sky gets a lot of press these days but Elite is every bit as impressive to me, just in a different way. It absolutely deserves more recognition.
I upgraded from normal beta to premium beta last night while I couldn't sleep because I was freezing my balls off.
Messed around with it a bit with KB+M.
Not really a KB+M game I'd have to say is my first impression. Especially since the mouse cursor tracks off my main monitor and subsequently causes the game to lose focus.
But it's beta. Gonna try with gamepad and my Rift DK1 tonight.