Elite: Dangerous Horizons Enters Orbit on June 3rd

So can't wait!

Whoo! I'm in a wing with mostly PC players (the abbreviation is PC too, lol) and I hear all that good stuff about Horizons, so day 1 for me

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I am so damn tempted by this game, I know it would easily be one of my favourite games of all time. I just dont know if I can justify the time needed to get the maximum experience from it, there are so many other great games waiting in my backlog....

Buy this game just for the galaxy map. It's batshit crazy.

Jedhed said:Buy this game just for the galaxy map. It's batshit crazy.Trying to find the time to journey from Sagittarius A to Beagle's Point.

Shut up and take my money!

Polaris Supreme said:I am so damn tempted by this game, I know it would easily be one of my favourite games of all time. I just dont know if I can justify the time needed to get the maximum experience from it, there are so many other great games waiting in my backlog....The exact predicament I'm in

I agree, this looks like a great game I could loose myself in, but I am not willing to play games that require 200 hours plus to complete the achievements, which this is said to need. And a DLC on top of that. Pass.

Come on, the game has been out 1/2 a year and no one on TA has completed it.

This says one of two things.... it isn't good enough to maintain a players interest (which is bad)

OR

It is too difficult to complete, relying on excessive grinding or random achievements (which is also terrible)

Venturing into No Man's Sky territory huh? Cool!

It is a difficult game, simulator-like and not to everyone taste - that is why many people doesn't play it. It demands commitment to the game.

I played the original one in 84, and love this genre of game since then (Wing Commander, Freelancer and many others)...I am glad that they released the game on Xbox One, even having a computer to play it too.

Kanchanaburi said:I agree, this looks like a great game I could loose myself in, but I am not willing to play games that require 200 hours plus to complete the achievements, which this is said to need. And a DLC on top of that. Pass.

Come on, the game has been out 1/2 a year and no one on TA has completed it.

This says one of two things.... it isn't good enough to maintain a players interest (which is bad)

OR

It is too difficult to complete, relying on excessive grinding or random achievements (which is also terrible)It was completed prior to this past title update. They added an achievement to get triple Elite. Some are double and will likely have the game licked again.

Its great fun - if you are unwilling to spend over 200 hours on it though I'd pass. I've put over 700 in and the top player has over 1,200 hours.

I most be the only person that's irritated with all the achievements in this game.

They gear them all for you so you basically have to play this game for the rest of your life instead of getting the chance to enjoy other games. Worst achievements list for a game that I can personally remember in recent memory.

To be honest, this is going to be one of those games that you play because you want to play the game, and not worry about the achievements.

It's worth keeping in mind that this is effectively a MMO, and the achievements are roughly on par with other MMOs.

Kanchanaburi said:I agree, this looks like a great game I could loose myself in, but I am not willing to play games that require 200 hours plus to complete the achievements, which this is said to need. And a DLC on top of that. Pass.

Come on, the game has been out 1/2 a year and no one on TA has completed it.

This says one of two things.... it isn't good enough to maintain a players interest (which is bad)

OR

It is too difficult to complete, relying on excessive grinding or random achievements (which is also terrible)Reading things like this makes me think achievements are the worst thing to happen to gaming. Its an amazing game, absolutely nothing else like this available atm.

I cannot wait for Horizons!!

Cower Before me said:Polaris Supreme said:I am so damn tempted by this game, I know it would easily be one of my favourite games of all time. I just dont know if I can justify the time needed to get the maximum experience from it, there are so many other great games waiting in my backlog....The exact predicament I'm inI'm also in the same predicament. So many good games that take so much time that I don't have.

I just started it yesterday.

I have no idea what I'm doing.

Then I made the stupid mistake of zooming out in the galaxy map. Never have I felt so lost

Elyoh said:lol welcome to that feeling of insignificance that comes with realising just how small we are. ;)

Starting tips: just do basic courier missions to start with, don't do any of the bounty hunting or "hold some dangerous cargo until we tell you" missions.

Go and check out the community goals and do the bare minimum to get counted (shipping 1 ton on a trading CG will still put you on the 99%) - this is a good way to get a decent amount of money when you're starting out.

I'd also recommend trying to find somewhere to start at, and work on building up your rep with one faction - and go back to that base after completing missions. If you build up your rep with a faction then more lucrative missions will become available to you.

Good luck commander!

Picked this game up whilst it was on sale about a week ago. Glad I did! This expansion is gonna make things much more enjoyable. (not to say it wasn't already great)