RadioactiveLobster
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Made it to WP8 on the Distant Worlds Expedition (the first one I managed to get too when people were still there)
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Elite Dangerous: Horizons |OT| Just scratching the surface
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There's honestly not much to do in Horizons (yet), especially not for it's asking price.
There are going to be content updates, but you'll probably get a better deal if you wait for a sale.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
No kidding, you both were at WP8? I left there yesterday afternoon. I actually got there Wednesday night. Last night I made it to WP9, the Wysteria Nebula. That's where I'll sit until next week because I'm leaving for a 3 day Valentine's weekend. Damn love getting in the way of space exploration.....
Haha love, the final frontier. Have a great one. I'll be spending some time tonight heading to WP9. Wasn't sure where it was till now
RadioactiveLobster
Member
I think by saying "Hello" to another commander (CMDR Blackneto was the ingame name), I distracted him enough that just after he typed "Hi!" back to me he flew into a black hole and I didn't seem him come back out.
I have it on video too...
It was just outside of DW WP9 too... long way from home.
I have it on video too...
It was just outside of DW WP9 too... long way from home.
probably just dropped from SC
Those large and huge multicannons looks awesome.
Might be finally time to buy an FDL.
Edit: Picked one up and threw an A4 PA on it. Pretty fun manueverable ship. Coming from an Anaconda it's a big change but the TTK is way slower. I just don't know why anyone would fly something else when you have a decked out Anaconda. From an Anaconda it seems like the only place to go is a sideways move to the Corvette. Wish there was a reason to fly the manueverable ships. Talking about PvE specifically.
Whitebison
Member
I recently upgraded my trusty (but fragile) Eagle for a Viper MKIII and I don't know...the Viper is slow as a snail....maybe I have to pick up the viper MKIV instead.
When I'm dogfighting the Viper takes ages to loop around a ship.
When I'm dogfighting the Viper takes ages to loop around a ship.
If you think a Viper MK III is slow you're in for disappointment with the MKIV and most other ships honestly. Viper is faster than an Eagle, by far. It's the pitch speed that's different. Way better hardpoints though. It's more of a strafing ship but still has the maneuverability and speed to hang back behind big ships in their blind spot.
http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Ships
Upgrade it first. Use lateral trusters, they are pretty good on that ship.
Whitebison
Member
Would you recommend upgrading the Viper for a Diamondback Scout?
I have both, I mainly use the DBS these days because it has a really good FSD range. I use it as a long range fighter.
But I prefer my old Viper MK3. The shields are much stronger, all although it is a bit slower and less agile, I feel I can control it more precisely because of the better lateral trusters.
Dreams-Visions
Member
For fun. That's the only reason, because it certainly isn't for efficiency. That being said, "for fun" is what the game becomes once you reach maxed out end game everything like I have or if you can avoid being compelled to chase the next ship. I'd rather spend an hour in a CZ in an Imperial Courier than an hour in a RES with an autowin Anaconda. But that's only because I'm in a financial position to be of such an opinion and am able to separate myself from the grind because I have nothing else to grind for. I envy those who avoided this rat race entirely because pushing to always get the next ship then the next ship is what frustrates and burns people out. But it's also FDev's fault for not making these ships have more distinct roles such that few ships are actually "upgrades". Instead, the game in PvE is set up such that the bigger the weapons and more you can tank, the more money you can make. That means grinding to the next ship invariably increases your income potential. Bigger really does mean better. And that's a big failure in this game. Bigger should mean different experience, not better, easier experience.
Smaller ships are also infinitely better for interdicting. Also, if they fix PvE so that NPC ships are more likely to try to run if they're getting their asses kicked, big ships are fucked since only the Cutter can give chase to anything that can boost past 300.
You can always give it a try and if you don't like it you can move onto something else. Regardless, you're just place-holding until you can afford a Vulture at which point the game opens up significantly.
Hey cool, thanks!
Dreams-Visions
Member
Holy shit, you guys have been playing your games on limited rgb instead of full?
Limited is for televisions and as far as I can tell is NOT the default setting. I can't imagine it would have been, but damn...it's been fucking over all of your games if you had this set to Limited, not just ED.
I guess this should also be said: do the same for any consoles you have if they are attached to your monitor. All consoles from last gen and this gen have an RGB range setting that can be set. .
Limited is for televisions and as far as I can tell is NOT the default setting. I can't imagine it would have been, but damn...it's been fucking over all of your games if you had this set to Limited, not just ED.
I guess this should also be said: do the same for any consoles you have if they are attached to your monitor. All consoles from last gen and this gen have an RGB range setting that can be set. .
Archaeopteryx
Member
Holy hell, this improves things so much. Thank you!
Yeah it's a big problem. Flying a fighter craft should be just as worth it as flying a cruiser type vessel, just a different experience. Not sure Elite will ever get there...or even intends to get there. I really enjoy flying in this game but every time I log back in I realize there's nothing here for me right now. Nothing really to do with my ships besides make MORE money and I already have plenty.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I don't have the drop down in the bottom right that they talk about, but then I'm using an LCD monitor connected by DVI so maybe this doesn't affect me.
HDMI only.
It is so stupid! I'm sure a lot of people blamed Frontier for this!
Pegasus Actual
Gold Member
After grinding out a hundred million or so with my RES bonus I spent it all on reliving the glory of my Imperial Clipper days. I still have my FDL and it's still a cool ship,I still need to upgrade the hull armor, but aside from that it's kitted out how I want. I did put military armor on the Clipper, it's mostly kitted out how I want though I am on B7 shields because the A7 is not exactly cheap. I have a 2A interdictor on it so I can grind out those merits in slightly less insanity inducing fashion.
Instead of trying to make enough for a battleconda and selling off my ships I think I am going to slow down a bit, max out ships I like and keep them. Rushing for the endgame ships makes the game worse. I'll probably spend a few more weeks maintaining the bounty bonus and salary then finally go on a cross galaxy exploring mission.
Instead of trying to make enough for a battleconda and selling off my ships I think I am going to slow down a bit, max out ships I like and keep them. Rushing for the endgame ships makes the game worse. I'll probably spend a few more weeks maintaining the bounty bonus and salary then finally go on a cross galaxy exploring mission.
FULL is my default. I didn't even know of this setting until now, but I've just taken a look. It's set to full already, and even if I click 'restore defaults' it's still set to full.
I use my computer screen and a projector. So one or the other depending on the occasion. And in my configuration, my projector (which is HDMI connected) was limited. It wasn't full by default in my config...
Felix Lighter
Member
If the card detects that your display is an HDTV, it will automatically set it to limited if it detects a monitor it sets it to full. At one point, the setting was not exposed to the user at all.
Felix Lighter
Member
They rebranded CQC as Arena and selling it stand alone for $7.50 for people that don't already own the full game. That is actually a really good idea. I hope it works to up the play population. Ha I haven't even tried CQC yet, but I've always wanted to.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/443080/
https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/games/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-dangerous-arena.html/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/443080/
https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/games/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-dangerous-arena.html/
Aaaaaand the first steam review is negative...
They brought this on themselves with how they handled the Horizons launch, but it's still a bummer. This game does not deserve so many bad reviews.
Anyway, I hope this move means they plan to add a lot more to CQC. It's a really fun mode but it needs more love. Especially now that it's standalone.
They brought this on themselves with how they handled the Horizons launch, but it's still a bummer. This game does not deserve so many bad reviews.
Anyway, I hope this move means they plan to add a lot more to CQC. It's a really fun mode but it needs more love. Especially now that it's standalone.
Dafuq?!
Not that I don't think it's not a good idea. If they expand "Elite Dangerous: Arena", it might actually be a great one. And a good entry drug for the main game.
I must honestly say, that I'd prefer if they went free to play with Arena Commander though (and no, I don't even feel like an ass asking for it
Edit: Suggesting it?). ;p Match based "arena" games seem to work extremely well with that model and additional monetization. See War Thunder, World of Tanks, all the Mobas. I'm not sure if a far less developed game than those behemoths will garner much attention, even if it's just below a "tenner" entry fee. That's more than "0", which is the perceived entry fee and amount spend by many players on the competition.
Khilandros
Member
https://www.frontierstore.net/frontier_partnerkeys/
There was a free steam key of Arena to claim on their site in my account. Even though I can access it in game, added to steam for the lulz.
There was a free steam key of Arena to claim on their site in my account. Even though I can access it in game, added to steam for the lulz.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
That's an interesting but odd decision. I honestly haven't touched CQC since the first week or two it came out. Sure it's kinda neat but it's not what I play Elite for. If I want some combat I'll go to a RES and earn some in game credits for it, I could care less about "arena rating" and such.
I guess they want to try to ease people in that were on the fence about the game.
You still get it if you were to buy the full game today, right?
What's your current ship, and which of the 3 categories are you looking to do: combat, trade, or exploration?I'm having trouble with E
Is there anything I can do to alleviate this?
I'm having trouble with E
Is there anything I can do to alleviate this?
It's not about the goal, it is about the road to get there.
You won't have more fun in bigger ships. Actually the smaller ships are for me much more enjoyable.
I'm having trouble with E
Is there anything I can do to alleviate this?
Don't play to get a ship. Play to fly any ship. Buying a ship needs to be an afterthought. Otherwise you will struggle to enjoy this game.
matthewrex
Member
Played this a while back before Horizons, and just picked up Horizons and started playing again. Seems like there's a lot of new stuff going on, but I'm still struggling to pick it all up. I did some combat to earn enough for a MKIII and guns, countermeasures and planetary landing equipment. Been having fun, but feel like I need to set some goals for myself.
What do you all recommend as goals to set? I enjoy combat, and I also enjoy exploration/trading, but I'm just not 100% good at any of them yet…
Tips appreciated!
What do you all recommend as goals to set? I enjoy combat, and I also enjoy exploration/trading, but I'm just not 100% good at any of them yet…
Tips appreciated!
Basically you should pick a ship you want that can do what you are doing now (or want to do) better.
For instance, my goal for a while was an outfitted Fer-De-Lance while I was in a Vulture. I'm there now, and it's basically one of the best combat ships in the game.
They just made one of the top tier VR demos of all time.
Felix Lighter
Member
Launch the game from the Elite Dangerous entry. Horizons is included there now.
Okay, that worked. Whew. Gave me a goddamn heartattack. Why does the Horizons entry still exist then?
Felix Lighter
Member
I guess so you can uninstall. I deleted local content for the Horizons entry and it went away.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Huh, yeah mine is the same. I never launch it from Steam anymore but instead directly from the directory. Guess I'll reinstall the base Elite Dangerous and uninstall the "old" Horizons directory now.
RadioactiveLobster
Member
They are removing/deprecating the stand alone "Horizons" entry.
In typical Frontier fashion, they didn't communicate it all that well.
In typical Frontier fashion, they didn't communicate it all that well.
I just did that as well and it's gone from the list.