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Elite Dangerous Newbies
Posted on 1/30/18 at 7:48 am
Posted on 1/30/18 at 7:48 am
Anyone else here playing Elite Dangerous? I bought it months ago, played the tutorials for about 2 hours, and thought, "screw this." The learning curve seems crazy, since there is no guidance on game mechanics, fighting, etc.
Bought a hotas setup and tried it again. Really liking it this time, though I'm terrible at fighting. Screwed up and took 12 million in missions to Colonia when all I had was a Cobra MkIII. 3500 or so jumps later I was back in the bubble. That was brutal. Finally got an Asp X and Python and found the srv's are awesome.
If anyone is playing this and wants to wing up, let me know. I've only seen one human in 200 hours of playing the game, lol.
Bought a hotas setup and tried it again. Really liking it this time, though I'm terrible at fighting. Screwed up and took 12 million in missions to Colonia when all I had was a Cobra MkIII. 3500 or so jumps later I was back in the bubble. That was brutal. Finally got an Asp X and Python and found the srv's are awesome.
If anyone is playing this and wants to wing up, let me know. I've only seen one human in 200 hours of playing the game, lol.
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Posted on 1/30/18 at 8:16 am to shspanthers
I have been stuck without fuel more times than I care to say.
Posted on 1/30/18 at 9:09 am to shspanthers
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I've only seen one human in 200 hours of playing the game, lol.
Sounds terrible.
Posted on 1/30/18 at 9:23 am to shspanthers
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let me know. I've only seen one human in 200 hours of playing the game, lol.
You have to go to the right places. There are clusters of planets with still pretty big human player populations.
I love that game. I used to do dog fighting, but I sold everything I had and made a stealth smuggling/pirate ship. It's fun.
That's and City Skylines are my two favorite current PC games.
Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:53 am to flyAU
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I have been stuck without fuel more times than I care to say.
I'm planning on building out an aspx and trying to join the fuelrats. Seems like a fun occasion activity.
Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:55 am to brucevilanch
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Sounds terrible.
Well, most of that was cause I ignorantly decided to make that 20,000 LY trip to Colonia, but it doesn't bother me too much since I'm still learning and any non-npc I meet is likely to attack (griefer) or try to pirate cargo.
Posted on 1/30/18 at 11:56 am to shspanthers
There really isn't much too the game, but it feels like there is because something as simple as landing in a space station is a multi-step process.
Posted on 1/30/18 at 4:48 pm to BulldogXero
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There really isn't much too the game, but it feels like there is because something as simple as landing in a space station is a multi-step process.
I wish there was more randomness to the stations. You got your blocky small station and the big spinny one. Nothing is very distinctive.
Posted on 1/30/18 at 5:29 pm to flyAU
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have been stuck without fuel more times than I care to say.
Oh damn, you woman?
Posted on 1/31/18 at 5:25 am to shspanthers
I love it.
I want to start mining asteroids.
I recently piddled around Arcturus. It was fun.
I want to start mining asteroids.
I recently piddled around Arcturus. It was fun.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 5:51 am to Pectus
I bought it a few months ago.
I found it very repetitive though.
Set a destination, warp speed, dodge big arse sun, repeat.
I also didn't understand why you couldn't have a linear path to a destination. Like a system could be literally right above you, but you had to zigzag all over to get there.
Maybe I didn't give the game enough time? Also, this was the base game with no DLC.
I found it very repetitive though.
Set a destination, warp speed, dodge big arse sun, repeat.
I also didn't understand why you couldn't have a linear path to a destination. Like a system could be literally right above you, but you had to zigzag all over to get there.
Maybe I didn't give the game enough time? Also, this was the base game with no DLC.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 6:36 am to Jonathann3891
I got the season pass which has a whole lot more.
I can see how you think the game is repetitive but this is the layout of the game: You can go any star in the Milky Way Galaxy...and you can become anything you want to become in outer space.
Good. Bad. Bounty hunter. Miner. Transport vessel. You name it.
That's pretty fun!
I can see how you think the game is repetitive but this is the layout of the game: You can go any star in the Milky Way Galaxy...and you can become anything you want to become in outer space.
Good. Bad. Bounty hunter. Miner. Transport vessel. You name it.
That's pretty fun!
Posted on 1/31/18 at 1:58 pm to Jonathann3891
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Maybe I didn't give the game enough time? Also, this was the base game with no DLC.
The Horizons DLC changed the game for me. The SRV's are a blast.
Posted on 1/31/18 at 10:46 pm to Jonathann3891
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I also didn't understand why you couldn't have a linear path to a destination. Like a system could be literally right above you, but you had to zigzag all over to get there.
You can only jump a certain distance. It depends on your drive, weight, fuel, etc. It may be right above you on the map, but if it's 100 light years and your jump range is only 20 you have to make at least 5 jumps. The path won't be linear to reach those two points because you need to jump to other stars in between.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 2:22 pm to shspanthers
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The Horizons DLC changed the game for me. The SRV's are a blast.
Horizons is an awesome addition to the game.
I wish there was more customization with the SRV's like there is with the ships.
I still just enjoy going on assassin missions, bounty hunting, data running, and illegal cargo missions.
And last night I entered a high combat zone and ran into two ships that dwarfed mine. They looked like giant Imperial star destroyers with little fighters all around them. Had a blast dog fighting them for a while.
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 2/7/18 at 4:36 am to Breesus
Were the lrage ships NPCs?
Posted on 2/7/18 at 8:39 am to shspanthers
I want to like it and play it but it's going to be way too large of a timesink for me. 2 hours and I barely get anything done 
Posted on 2/7/18 at 3:03 pm to Pectus
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Were the lrage ships NPCs?
Yes
Posted on 2/8/18 at 7:56 am to Hulkklogan
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I want to like it and play it but it's going to be way too large of a timesink for me. 2 hours and I barely get anything done
This would be true. It's a grindy game, but in a chill sort of way.
Posted on 2/8/18 at 7:59 am to shspanthers
Send me a friend invite if anyone wants to get together. Tag is CMDR Wipfel.
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