So Elite Dangerous is now on Steam. I want this game so badly but the ZAR price is just too much. $59.99 is a fair price but our weak rand makes it R717 for the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/35...snr=1_5_9__205
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So Elite Dangerous is now on Steam. I want this game so badly but the ZAR price is just too much. $59.99 is a fair price but our weak rand makes it R717 for the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/35...snr=1_5_9__205
So we played E:D for the first time in a long time again last night with the wings update and I must say it really bumped up the enjoyment of the game a lot.
Unfortunately though, I encountered several lag spikes and annoying little bugs. At one point we picked up very valuable cargo at a salvage site and while flying back I shaved slightly too close to a son and it caused my cargo hatch to malfunction and I lost all of the cargo. Sad part is my hull was still at 100% :(
I also encountered this issue, and eventually had to replace the pulse lasers because they simply weren't working at all anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIRJw1YgdJE
EDIT: Also I'm quite surprised that they launched the game on Steam without as much as an announcement in the newsletter. It would have been nice if they had given us the option... I would certainly have preferred a Steam key.
I know they are looking into the possibility of giving people who already own it to redeem it via a Steam key.
I doubt it. They would say that the risk is too great that those people will give the steam keys to their friends and they'll lose out on thousands of sales.
Again, I doubt it. If they gave a hoot about how the community felt they would have tried to implement offline mode in some extent to prevent the massive backlash. They haven't announced it in the newsletter because they are hoping people don't find out, or don't care anymore by the time they find out.
So... I've been banned from the Elite: Dangerous steam community for the post above. Trolling? Seriously?Quote:
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Background:
FDEV promised offline mode during the kickstarter, they announced sneakily buried deep inside a newsletter one month before release that offline mode is no longer on the table. Did they offer unconditional refunds to the affected users? Hell no. They pointed them into a support black hole from which they never received replies. Only the true die hard consumers eventually managed to get refunds after fighting tooth and nail for 4 months..
Some of the users were offered measly refunds of GBP40 when they backed GBP120+, others were told that they weren't eligible for refunds because they backed before offline mode was promised, even though offline mode was on the table by the time the game funded. FDEV also refused to refund users who had downloaded the client, even those who had done so before they announced that offline mode was no longer coming.
Now you know why FDEV is taking so much flak.
Read
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=60257
and
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...erous/comments
The majority of the users only got their refunds after 4 months after they sent through LBA (letter before action) legal documents to FDEV threatening court action.
And decide for yourself whether you really want to support a company that treats it's customers like this?
And yes, for the inevitable flame that I will attract for this post, please go and read http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthre...ngerous-Thread and see how my sentiment towards E:D and FDEV changed.
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Hey guys,
I started ED two days ago.
Looking for people to occasionally fly around with etc.
There are a lot of pages in this thread to read through so finding everyone's name could take some time ;).
Feel free to add me to friends. (I've also created a group which you can join - If there isn't already a nice ZA one)
CMDR Hawk de Valken
So, now with the Wings update (beta i think?) being in full swing, you guys playing more and is it making itself now feel worth it and more like a polished/finished game?
Here's looking at you [MENTION=4924]Wyzak[/MENTION]
I'm playing the game again yes (wings isn't beta, it's fully released, but you may be thinking about the mac beta). Unfortunately I'm experiencing a lot of bugs:
1) 5+ contacts disappearing from radar in an instant, has happened on multiple occasions
2) massive FPS drop in super-cruise, up to 30 second delay when entering/exiting super cruise - experienced by other players playing at the same time a well
3) syncing issues in wings where my wingman can see cargo floating around, but I'm right next to him and I can't.
http://www.takealot.com/thrustmaster...3/PLID34190101 - if somebody is still looking for a HOTAS.