Ever since Update 16 gave us nothing new that isn’t War-related except magnetic sippy cups at low-grav outposts, I’ve become disillusioned and very much disappointed in E:D and especially FDev. However, on the other site, whenever I post any comments that give any sort of criticism towards E:D or FDev, I get chastised and ridiculed. It seems that, now, the general consensus is that FDev can do no wrong and E:D is the greatest game ever. I don’t agree, I think they both have a lot wrong with them, and this is coming from someone with over 800 hours put into the game and who loves it to death. I guess I was wondering if this place is as much of an echo chamber as the other place, or if I can truly freely air my opinions on certain things about E:D and FDev here

  • Bleeping Lobster
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    41 year ago

    is quite overwhelming to newer players

    This was me. Tried to get into it, and aside from how insanely complex it all is, the gameplay loop itself just didn’t feel enticing. I do follow update announcements, so I can see the much-vaunted ‘space legs’ are now a thing. What is there to do in E:D for a new player in 2023?

    It did make me laugh pretty hard the first time I tried to launch my ship from a hangar. Not being ready for the realistic controls, I moved the mouse slightly which sent my ship into a mad death spin, with attempts to regain control adding various different axes (axis’?) to the confusion. After a few seconds of bonking off the walls like some sort of demented metal moth, I of course exploded.