How am I feeling about yesterday's big announcements? Relieved, for starters. Very relieved. I know FDev are gonna be fighting an uphill battle this year, fiscally speaking, but the tone of the livestream gave me a lot more confidence in the game's future (short-term, at least). And am I feeling optimistic? To be honest, my optimism is banging hard against the protective barrier of cautious skepticism that I've built up over many years of ups and downs as an E:D obsessive. I'm a little afraid to say it, but...against all odds, I think 2024 just might turn out to be an amazing year for Elite (RNGsus willing)!
Right there with you :) It felt different didn't it? We have, of course, heard Comms promises before multiple times but this was backed up solid new actual stuff on the way. Just the kick of confidence the community has been lacking.
Honestly, same. I love ED, and even thugyht about SC but ED is special to me. I would love to see some more immersion options in the game.. If I cant go in my ship, let me build a base on a planet, or turn my cruiser into a space station. Let me hunt for materials with trucking missions to furnish it, store my ships there. This would make powerplay 2.0 so much cooler, I could join a planet's army, and defend my planet or have the clans take over entire systems and set the laws for that area. Like police on or off. GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO!
That commentary towards the end of your video is spot on. The stream's willingness to discuss future plans and not hide them behind "spoilers" nonsense is refreshing. More of that please!
Haven't played ED for a long long time now (actually since the announcement they cancel console updates) and now got shown your news again and man, what a great feeling, just like back in the days, oh man what memories. Kinda miss you, best videogame-community i've ever been part of. Much love to all of you and o7 to all cmdrs
The Python MK2 reminds me a bit of the Fire Fox from Clint Eastwood's Fire Fox movie. Great flick if you haven't seen it before. Great video as always Burr keep up the great work!
As far as the back half of the ship goes, you're right! Since we're throwing out old references, it made me think of the Phantom Striker and Power Jet XT-7 A from Captain Power. Either way, I'm here for it!
I played Elite II on the Amiga back in the day. Started playing ED O just a few months ago and I've never been this in love with a bloody game before. This wonderful community is making it even better. Big thanks, Cmdr Buur! See you in space! /Cmdr Azkikr
@@TheBuurPit I'm pretty certain, a part of the galaxy will become Thargoid Space, sooner or later. It a shame we never got to fight them on the ground.
@@TheBuurPitAgreed. The assets and gameplay loops related to the Maelstroms are just too cool to bin. While I've always been happy to traipse out to the Pleiades to get my AX fix, having a zone that's both closer and more menacing as a long-term aspect of the game would keep that fun going and cost nothing to implement.
It's refreshing to see such a change. I hope it continues. It's like they finally realized they have one of the best games and there is so much more to be done. I like what I'm seeing so far.
The new features are nice, and while I'm not into Power Play now, I am interested in seeing what they're doing with it. To me, the most important thing from the stream is that it's not a dead game and they actually have plans going forward
At some point it would be great for FD to port this over to PS5 and Series X Now last gen isnt holding them back it really makes sense to get the extra revenue from consoles that could easily cope with the game as it stands now.
I believe that would be just another dead end. The advantage with a PC game (for the developer) is that they can tell people to "get a better computer" every 4-5 years. A console has a much longer shelf life and will be obsolete long before the generation after comes.
Yeah but no matter how you slice Elite we're still talking about 2018 graphics on 2024 systems. There is literally no reason they can't bring this to New Generation consoles . They probably won't because they know it would be just an embarrassment compared to what happened a couple years ago . They're probably not releasing it on consoles just to save face @@57thorns
Great summary, thanks! These changes may very well get me back into the game - I'm a Triple-Elite old-school Team 1984 kinda guy, but I haven't flown regularly in at least 3 years... looking forward positively to see what happens next!
@@SimWithDon Agree! Base building wouldn't be for me, but given that the economics are procedural, the development of new bases would (I'd have thought) be essentially free development and expansion for Fdev as the community would take care of the expansion itself 👍
Never going to happen in a game where the game engine is based solely on procedural generation. For base building you will need a certain level of persistence. They would have to spend years just to add the architecture to support persistence.
@@henryvaneyk3769they already implemented persistance in the form of Fleet Carriers. They can definitely do it and I'm keeping all those Building Schematics I collected. I have a feeling basu building will likely just be fleet carriers on planets with prefab styles and not true No Mans Sky custom based building that I guess you were imagining.
I'm suddenly picturing an Imperial Cutter or an Orca with a big crank on the front that you need to wind to kickstart the fusion reactor. Do it, FDev! 😂
My thoughts on the new ship varients - I'd say there'll be -- Orca mk 2 - just because only the Dolphin can do luxury passangers from outposts at the moment. -- Type 7 - again set up for outposts to compete with the python mk1 -- A new Asp - to make up for the Asp scout And a Cobra mk 5 - because I expect a new small ship variant
As a Fleet Carrier owner, the smaller feature i want is to be easily able to manage fit outs of ships for different missions.. as an example, i own 3 Anacondas, 1 for mining, 1 for exploration and 1 for combat/ cargo because i can't be bothered refitting all the modules for each build. So much easier to just have duplicate ships However, excited by the updates and for the future of the game
Frontier are working hard to implement this new feature, which is the ability to walk around on your ship, and its a big part of why they are only making variants and are hesitant to make new ships. Source: i made it up
I'm a former CMDR hailing from the might Celestial Light Brigade and I wish the bubble well. To me however the recent announcements come with a very large grain of salt. Massive layoffs are NEVER a sign of focused investment. As an IT worker, I know what comes next. Tight timeframes, zero latitude on output and fewer people to do the work. This boils down to "the people can can find a job elsewhere and escape, do." Those who remain are usually unfit just for station keeping (unintentional pun) but with the lack of skilled people for technical leadership what I'm used to in these cases is momentum slows. XBOX my home was killed off, but I'm jaded about that as I grew wear of being a commander before that was announced. What I wish for the bubble is for it to be absolutely smashed. Shattered in to a thin wisp by an Armarda that was built. THEN, only then would all the story matter. Countless trillions in occupied worlds being exterminated and terraformed to ammonia (terraformed is the wrong word). I hope for the mission to matter. I hope for the battle lines to be the first thing you check when logging in not powerplay status. New backup colonies to be formed besides colonia. for the real possibility to be discussed that we could lose the war. The week we lose terra and hear that mars was glassed. A new major outpost formed on Titan. Ship supply limitations. You just buy what you can. Repair parts running low. Special weapons chaos, engineers moving towards the core, some just moved to colonia outright. The biggest problem with Elite is that the universe is shared but STATIC. Nothing matters. I have moved a ship in years yet have 2 dozen many corvettes and cutters, billions in the bank. There is nothing to fight for. Powerplay weekly grind for points was the final grind for me. IMHO, Elite does NOT need that. The players need to suffer. It feels like this announcement is nothing more than a "No dead yet" headline grabber after the space became crowded. Elite sat alone as THE most important space universe for so long it forgot what a real competitor was. I will never play starfield. My heart remains in this universe... I just can't bring myself to bother logging on for action that only happens where it doesn't count. Step 1 : Littoral destruction of a WHOLE PP power. Then let everyone wonder how this thing can progress against the bubble, then progress from there. No more silly PP games. Step 2 : Fdev engages with major factions who won the weekly bug hunt to set tactical directions and hen let thing play out. Increase player engagement. Make humans work together when this fails Step 3 : Infest planets with ground units. Step 4 : Build in stealth mechanics so humans can can fight back, but don't tell us how. Etc... Right now we have nothing to fight for.
Cautiously optimistic with yesterday's announcements. If frontier follows through with these & starts delivering more actual content, it'll be the turning point that the game needed.
Thumbs up, returning in 22 was perfect timing, I've got everything in-game I need to tackle the new challenges. Excited about new ships, I want to be able to Vask in the glory of a new Imperial Medium ship. One can dream.
Am I allowed to feel excited? About to watch the stream on catch up. This sounds so encouraging and positive from Fdev. Btw Buur was your cat dressed in a Black Panther suit, I could have sworn you cut to Stan Cam and he had a fancy dress on😉😂😂😂
Thanks Burr Pit for digging in deeper into the live stream and getting us the juciy nuggets that others missed or didn't think relevant. I'm looking forward to this year for Elite and I'm hoping it will bring back some players to the game. If they keep up this level of information sharing it can only be a good thing. Here's to the future of Elite, let's hope it's a good one.
What a positive development! I'm very glad to see FDev opening up communication and very clearly planning some great things with Elite in the coming months. Powerplay 2 should be interesting!
Well that's all very exciting, and I am glad to hear FDev is giving E:D some love. But I quit playing when I paid for Odyssey, only to have immersion broken when I landed on a planet and left my ship. I'm hopeful this new influx of development means they'll finally give us VR players what we should've gotten years ago, when Odyssey was released, nearly 4 years ago. Great video though - very informative and well-produced!
Anyway I'm really excited and optimistic, I hope they launch ships not so limited on their main features, it's a space game, please Frontier break your limits
Panther Clipper, of course - and some sort of light carrier might be nice. Something with a capital ship FSD, but reduced in capabilities and not as overwhelming in size and upkeep.
Reworked power play will feed very nicely into base building which will help expand/colonise existing/new sytems resoectively. We also know they did have base building planned a long time back. Having said that DB did promise us dinosaur hunting.
As much as I was hoping the rework was gonna be for engineering, power play is certainly a good second choice. Definitely curious about the brand new feature and ooooooh yeah more ships will always make me happy!
The best news I've heard in a while. I think ED is far from dead. All it needs is some tweeking...like this. It still has many years left in it. The only thing that might be better would be an entirely new version of ED.
Thanks for your synopsis of the livestream, CMDR Buur. As a lover of the game, I'm hopeful FDEV can pull all this off. On the other hand, wondering how they'll manage all of it given the recent "reductions in redundancies". Regardless, I wish them well and am looking forward to finding out what a Python Mk II is capable of.
FDEV made it perfectly clear that ED definitely has a future. As I saw a few others put it... I was so relieved. But more than that, I'm feeling a bit vindicated. A few content creators had been negatively blasting Elite Dangerous. There was a precipitous decrease in ED content from many creators. This is understandable to some degree, but I want to thank the Burr Pitt for staying steadfastly committed to ED. It is in a league of its own, both ED, and the Pitt. At least four new ships, power play, and a new feature, and wooo hoooo a possible end, or at least a lessening focus on the Thargoid war. Anway, it was great news to hear. I'm 25k from the bubble and loving every minute of it. Thanks commander's Buur and Rheeney. o7
This has me very excited. I really like what I'm hearing. I'm hoping to get the Moray and Boa from original elite, along with either the Panther Clipper or the Type 8. Also, Powerplay is begging for an overhaul. I was hoping they would streamline hauling, but this will be huge. This CG looks interesting as well. This week is going to be very busy for me in Elite - my powerplay faction (AD) is expanding, we have an interesting CG, and the Booze Cruise is coming up. CMDR Buur, have you ever covered the Booze Cruise on Witchspace News? It's a really fun player-run event organized by the Pilots Trade Network.
This is fantastic news. I was growing very tired of all of the negativity surrounding Elite, and FDev's silence was not helping. Then the layoffs and changes within the FDev organization really had me worried. It seems now like the internal changes at FDev are actually a positive and not a negative, and this is the most excited I've been for updates to this game in quite some time. Thanks CMDR Buur! o7
How true is it though... Change is often scary but not necessarily bad and nescessity is often the mother of invention. These announcements are not entirely driven by FDevs current position. PP2 has been in the cooking pot for sometime. A lot of the other stuff may well have been as well... It may possibly just be that communication is the thing that finally changed. If so... Maintaining that change and momentum will be key. Fdev and elite likely won't get another shot at this. O7
I'd also like to see an exploration-focussed carrier variant. Much smaller, sleeker with a 180+ degree view area bridge, less cargo capacity, only a few hangars, and sips at the tritium at 10% the rate of the bigger ones. Cost can stay almost the same. 4 Bill say.
I'm with you. I'm cautiously optimistic. I hope this means things are changing for the better but I'm still in a wait and see place. I do miss Frameshift and don't really care much about the other games, but I get it. It is more cost effective, and if that's part of a more general overhaul that gets us more communication and progress on the game then I'll live with it!
Buur, thank you for your succinct information and well thought out expressions. ED is one of a kind, and so are you! For the ship type(s) we'd like to see, how about a Clipper that was more like a battle-cruiser than it's current sleek lined appearance, with the offensive capabilities to go along with it. Or perhaps a big brother to the Corvette or Anaconda. I never understood why one of the biggest ships was called a "Corvette" (A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper [or "rated"] warship.). Then again, a new class of ship between the "big 3" and carriers, like maybe a Dreadnought Class?
Did anyone pick up on when he discussed the other feature, and at first he didn't really understand how it could be used but then realized how cool it could be and when you could see 'what could go into it', ship interiors? Keep in mind Arthur always mentioned about how interiors would be pointless, and so isnt going to suddenly act like its amazing. Maybe I'm fooling myself :L Great news for elite though! I'm feeling optimistic enough to go back playing.
While sounds great, to be honest I would be frustrated to unboard and borad manually when doing exobiology for example... imagine unboard, scan a grass, board, fly 500m unboard, scan, board... dunno, would prefer a door for manual unboarding and current beam if I need to hop in and out relatively quickly... otherwise sans the first 10 times it would be another fake time sink... my 2 cents
@@wakizashiyoshikawa6926 it adds to the immersion. They could always go the Starfield route., where one can choose between instant cockpit or front door.
"Blisteringly clear ED has a future" after the company stock tanked to such a high degree that it forced re-evaluations at the highest levels of the exec committee. I'm genuinely glad they changed course, but it's very apparent to me that this was exactly that, a course change forced by the financial realities of the company. Nothing will ever convince me this was the plan all along.
This wasn't the plan; ED was essentially an earner to fund other games. Frontier have always had an opportunity, they've chosen not to invest into it. Being a little sceptical is healthy. Frontier went off to do other things, did not realise potential, and have come back around to the trusty old franchise to rile up the base, get 'em excited and spending again. SC is making bank for CIG, and so could Elite for Frontier, if they actually bothered to put some love and attention into it. Maybe they will make good this time, and it's not just hitting up their old Elite community for funding, again.
From what I hear, there was a lot of internal strife going on FDev. It seems that the change of leadership might’ve done something good. I know the new ships are going to reinvigorate my interest in the game.
I need a recap of the entire Thargoid war. I was involved during the initial stargoid sightings and deployment of the maelstroms. I helped with rescue operations but fell off shortly after.
They basically invaded human space, destroyed many settlements, started to also kidnap pilots and hold them hostage in the Titans, we pushed them a bit back, they held the line and now we're here where we are about to launch a counter attack directly on Titans
I’ve been following it, but I’m way behind. I haven’t done the part where you have to delve in the acid cloud to get the mats to get the special heat sink thing that allows you to even see the Titan! It’s all too tricky to follow.
4 new ships...ouhhhhh! I wonder if we'll see that FAMOUS panther clipper... if I don't mess the name! Anyway, can't wait to add those four fellers in my fleet!
Elite, in it's current incarnation, has, for the most part, (too many caveats yet?) been about player experiences that need to be discovered and, in some cases, solved to get / see / do a thing. The mystery element is what keeps me in this galaxy, but it's that very contrivance of a mystery that creates specific challenges around what is and should be shared and teased prior to the in game reveal. But there are other aspects to the game and gameplay that can evolve through each release that can be shared and used to offset the lack of 'spoon feeding' for the mystery elements. In that regard I think the tone of the live stream was on point. While I'm here I wanted to take a moment to comment on the wonderfully creative Elite community and how they have been previously celebrated on livestreams. We didn't see any of that on this week's Unlocked livestream and it's inclusion would have been especially challenging in a multi-title event. I hope FDEV, by leveraging the expertise of third party consultants, can find the appropriate platforms upon which to recognize and applaud the galaxy expanding creativity of it's player base. o7
Very surprised to hear E:D is still kicking, but glad nonetheless. I think my asp is still somewhere in the neutron fields ~2 kpc from the Great Annihilator. Those tourists must be absolutely furious with me now...
Keep up the good work Mr Buur Pit. Your refreshing views and analysis on TH-cam are a shining beacon. Too many people in this world are looking for a negative angle because they are either looking for likes or pandering to the modern disease of spreading bad news when there should be none.
Just PLEASE ease up on the grind mechanics. I've lost count of the friends I've convinced to play but the vast majority ended up quitting for good upon learning the engineering curve. There's no reason for the last upgrade of a tier being spread across a handful of upgrade costs because the engie is just feeling extra petty whenever you're close to the next tier.
Not to be a sceptic but all this feels to me like "Here players have this cookie in the form of future development treats, we are in the S**t, but need to keep the community together in case we get a buyer or funding. So with that in mind here is something we might do at some point ... I can't give any specifics of WHAT it is or when we will deliver it exactly. On top of that .... cause we know you want them, here are some more ships .. new ones ... well I say new, they will be variants of the old ones but still new, just new without any effort from us." Sorry to be a naysayer but i just don't have any faith in FDEV or the project as whole anymore. They won't get my game time or support. This is all a spin from the new PR company.
Who could have guessed that when people tell you exactly what they want, you ignore it for a decade, and someone else does exactly what the people wanted, they are gonna leave, what a shocker
@@filipbitala2624 the mismanagement inside Fdev is insane. At this point I am hoping they fold or get acquired and someone with an understanding of what this IP could actually be picks it up. It's the only real way forward that I see for ED.
I've sat out the entire Thargoid war. I'm not a rich CMDR and not great at combat so I didn't want to risk all the rebuy screens. I'm hoping to return when the dust settles. I'm also keen to see Odyssey content in VR, if that is ever allowed to happen.
That's the beauty of the game design, you can have an impact on the galaxy (even) as a taxi driver or mail courier; combat not required. Heck a black-marketeer can have huge impact (even if it's not that profitable). Happy to coach, guide or offer a peg a to hang your hat... like many others in this community; even the gankers have a helpful streak!
Frontier know just what to say to keep people playing. They have always had every intention. Always. Yet here we are. If they, somehow, _actually_ make good this time, it will be the first time I am surprised by FDEV, in the last 10 years. I'd love to see the game actually come out of it's coma. I know better than to trust Frontier, and neither should anyone else. What matters is action, not excitable chatter.
For most of Elite’s history I’ve been on the outside looking in until about a 2 years ago when I started playing. I had heard tale of previous expeditions and community events that to a new player like me sounded like legends, but with so many TH-camrs stating that elite was dying and there being little information from frontier themselves I’ve been playing thinking that any moment could be the “sorry we’re closing the servers” announcement. This stream to me at least as someone who has only heard second hand accounts of frontier behavior seems to indicate that Frontier has finally started to value and wants to be a part of the elite community. These announcements have given me hope that there is still much more to come, and that my explorations won’t be cut short
Not a dead game❤❤❤ Excited to hear that there is a future. I hope they are focusing on things the community asks for / points at and doesn’t listen to the vocal minority. And yes, they can learn a lot from SC & NMS. 😅
Elite was the first video I played in length for multiple years. Unlike others where I'd play and get bored with them. I built a gaming PC because of Elite just so I could enjoy the VR it brought. I lost faith when they started sounding like another company who didn't listen to their backers...Blackberry. They know what's good for us. We won't like ship interiors and such. Then with a game where you are basically "the ship" and not a separate part of it (until now) you don't capitalize on producing more ships?!?!? How do you go multiple years without producing ships instead of months?!? Plus, not everyone cares about the Thargoids. Some want to explore, mine, run cargo, and passengers only. Now If they run into "danger" as the title says, then they can deal with it then.
Glad to hear that they are still going now i can play the game without the feeling that im playing for nothing i dont wanna put in allot of hours in a game that was dying so now its good that its not.
How am I feeling about yesterday's big announcements? Relieved, for starters. Very relieved. I know FDev are gonna be fighting an uphill battle this year, fiscally speaking, but the tone of the livestream gave me a lot more confidence in the game's future (short-term, at least). And am I feeling optimistic? To be honest, my optimism is banging hard against the protective barrier of cautious skepticism that I've built up over many years of ups and downs as an E:D obsessive. I'm a little afraid to say it, but...against all odds, I think 2024 just might turn out to be an amazing year for Elite (RNGsus willing)!
Right there with you :)
It felt different didn't it?
We have, of course, heard Comms promises before multiple times but this was backed up solid new actual stuff on the way.
Just the kick of confidence the community has been lacking.
Honestly, same. I love ED, and even thugyht about SC but ED is special to me. I would love to see some more immersion options in the game.. If I cant go in my ship, let me build a base on a planet, or turn my cruiser into a space station. Let me hunt for materials with trucking missions to furnish it, store my ships there. This would make powerplay 2.0 so much cooler, I could join a planet's army, and defend my planet or have the clans take over entire systems and set the laws for that area. Like police on or off.
GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO!
@@ChaosDesigned isnt SC just a glorified box carrying claster f pay to win hell?
That commentary towards the end of your video is spot on. The stream's willingness to discuss future plans and not hide them behind "spoilers" nonsense is refreshing. More of that please!
love the split second panther clipper reference
I'm sure I don't know what you mean 😐
@@TheBuurPiti called it a subliminal rebus 😅
i only seen the puma cutter 😉
@@TheWeeJet *Clipper
@@TheBuurPit uh huh 😂
Haven't played ED for a long long time now (actually since the announcement they cancel console updates) and now got shown your news again and man, what a great feeling, just like back in the days, oh man what memories. Kinda miss you, best videogame-community i've ever been part of. Much love to all of you and o7 to all cmdrs
Welcome back cmdr o7
Wish they would pick back up console for us players stuck over here not everyone can get a pc to play it sucks
Atleast theres an option for Transferring your Account
Big smiles from us at HCS - Much more content is coming to Elite Dangerous and we cannot wait
The demonstration of commitment from Fdev is SO important.
@@TheBuurPit Our commitment too ;)
Voice packs make the game real
-69 percent profit last year they have a budget of less then half of last years left and are almost belly up
I haven’t played E:D in a while but this is enticing me to come back.
I am having the same thoughts!
Same. Still taking the whole thing with a shovel of salt, curious of what things are to come. The next space game to play will be Homeworld 3!
Me too
The Python MK2 reminds me a bit of the Fire Fox from Clint Eastwood's Fire Fox movie. Great flick if you haven't seen it before.
Great video as always Burr keep up the great work!
As far as the back half of the ship goes, you're right!
Since we're throwing out old references, it made me think of the Phantom Striker and Power Jet XT-7 A from Captain Power. Either way, I'm here for it!
awesome movie! I just hope i don't have think in Russian for it to fly.
To me, it had a faintly “Romulan” vibe to it, which IMO isn't a bad thing.
Ok Fdev! If you deliver then I will be back. Elite is a big love that had disappointed me. Be nice and I will love you again❤
This is so wondeful to see. A step in the right direction. Keeping us informed and not over promising. Cant wait to see these new ships and changes
Nice to feel optimistic about Elite again.
If FDEV releases the Conda MK2 i'll start drinking british tea everyday.
Nice - it's been literally several years since we have had genuinely positive news about Elite.
I played Elite II on the Amiga back in the day. Started playing ED O just a few months ago and I've never been this in love with a bloody game before. This wonderful community is making it even better. Big thanks, Cmdr Buur! See you in space! /Cmdr Azkikr
Frankly I hope the goids stay near by. I loved being able to engage with them without having to haul all the way to the California nebula to do it.
I'd be very very surprised if... In the long term ... That gameplay went away. I'm as certain as I can be you'll get your wish :)
@@TheBuurPit I'm pretty certain, a part of the galaxy will become Thargoid Space, sooner or later. It a shame we never got to fight them on the ground.
@@TheBuurPitAgreed. The assets and gameplay loops related to the Maelstroms are just too cool to bin. While I've always been happy to traipse out to the Pleiades to get my AX fix, having a zone that's both closer and more menacing as a long-term aspect of the game would keep that fun going and cost nothing to implement.
Thank You "Buur" for the good news 🙂
That's ok "Michael" 😉 o7
It's refreshing to see such a change. I hope it continues. It's like they finally realized they have one of the best games and there is so much more to be done. I like what I'm seeing so far.
The new features are nice, and while I'm not into Power Play now, I am interested in seeing what they're doing with it. To me, the most important thing from the stream is that it's not a dead game and they actually have plans going forward
Feeling exactly the same!
Frontier's new catch phrase "Don't tell Arthur, Until we are ready to announce".🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the summary. This could be just what FDEV needs to bring new blood into the game. o7
All I want is to walk around my ship and have a Hutton Mug on my dash....
That and the ability to land on habitable planets.
Tired of being Lt. Dan...no legs
Would take the modding community like 36hrs to sort it out
At some point it would be great for FD to port this over to PS5 and Series X
Now last gen isnt holding them back it really makes sense to get the extra revenue from consoles that could easily cope with the game as it stands now.
I believe that would be just another dead end. The advantage with a PC game (for the developer) is that they can tell people to "get a better computer" every 4-5 years. A console has a much longer shelf life and will be obsolete long before the generation after comes.
Yeah but no matter how you slice Elite we're still talking about 2018 graphics on 2024 systems. There is literally no reason they can't bring this to New Generation consoles . They probably won't because they know it would be just an embarrassment compared to what happened a couple years ago . They're probably not releasing it on consoles just to save face @@57thorns
I wish. Still so angry about that.
There's a decades worth of great ideas on the Elite forums.
Not to mention the 50p "Odyssey Improvements and Suggestions" user documentation lying somewhere, arguably forgotten...
just what im thinking. they dont even have to come up with any ideas themselfs, they just have to pick from the 100s of good ideas in the forums.
Great summary, thanks! These changes may very well get me back into the game - I'm a Triple-Elite old-school Team 1984 kinda guy, but I haven't flown regularly in at least 3 years... looking forward positively to see what happens next!
New feature must be base building surely, the nod about "more coming" might be a new paid DLC with new planet types with flexible dev time
Yes, base building gets my vote! Then we can really expand civilization throughout the galaxy!
@@SimWithDon Agree! Base building wouldn't be for me, but given that the economics are procedural, the development of new bases would (I'd have thought) be essentially free development and expansion for Fdev as the community would take care of the expansion itself 👍
Never going to happen in a game where the game engine is based solely on procedural generation. For base building you will need a certain level of persistence. They would have to spend years just to add the architecture to support persistence.
@@henryvaneyk3769wrong the team who did no man sky manage it
@@henryvaneyk3769they already implemented persistance in the form of Fleet Carriers. They can definitely do it and I'm keeping all those Building Schematics I collected. I have a feeling basu building will likely just be fleet carriers on planets with prefab styles and not true No Mans Sky custom based building that I guess you were imagining.
Excited about a new feature, and the speculation of what it could be.
Having a manual startup sequence for the ships would seal the deal for me.
That would be really cool. They already have the flight check mode so all they would need to do is add a bit on that
I'm suddenly picturing an Imperial Cutter or an Orca with a big crank on the front that you need to wind to kickstart the fusion reactor.
Do it, FDev! 😂
The hint to panther clipper is hilarious 😂
I'm kinda glad I reinstalled the game a day before yesterday. Thanks for the heads up. This game keeps giving. Best buy (erm, kickstart) ever.
My thoughts on the new ship varients - I'd say there'll be
-- Orca mk 2 - just because only the Dolphin can do luxury passangers from outposts at the moment.
-- Type 7 - again set up for outposts to compete with the python mk1
-- A new Asp - to make up for the Asp scout
And a Cobra mk 5 - because I expect a new small ship variant
As a Fleet Carrier owner, the smaller feature i want is to be easily able to manage fit outs of ships for different missions.. as an example, i own 3 Anacondas, 1 for mining, 1 for exploration and 1 for combat/ cargo because i can't be bothered refitting all the modules for each build. So much easier to just have duplicate ships
However, excited by the updates and for the future of the game
As a carrier owner I want the ability to plot routes for my carrier instead of having to select each destination manually
The fact that there's more ships coming in is nice, and nice to hear there's more to come, can't wait to see what's to come
Panther Clipper, Puma Clipper, Griffin and Boa - would be amazing ship additions from the previous games...
Frontier are working hard to implement this new feature, which is the ability to walk around on your ship, and its a big part of why they are only making variants and are hesitant to make new ships. Source: i made it up
I'm a former CMDR hailing from the might Celestial Light Brigade and I wish the bubble well. To me however the recent announcements come with a very large grain of salt. Massive layoffs are NEVER a sign of focused investment. As an IT worker, I know what comes next. Tight timeframes, zero latitude on output and fewer people to do the work. This boils down to "the people can can find a job elsewhere and escape, do." Those who remain are usually unfit just for station keeping (unintentional pun) but with the lack of skilled people for technical leadership what I'm used to in these cases is momentum slows.
XBOX my home was killed off, but I'm jaded about that as I grew wear of being a commander before that was announced.
What I wish for the bubble is for it to be absolutely smashed. Shattered in to a thin wisp by an Armarda that was built. THEN, only then would all the story matter. Countless trillions in occupied worlds being exterminated and terraformed to ammonia (terraformed is the wrong word). I hope for the mission to matter. I hope for the battle lines to be the first thing you check when logging in not powerplay status. New backup colonies to be formed besides colonia. for the real possibility to be discussed that we could lose the war. The week we lose terra and hear that mars was glassed. A new major outpost formed on Titan.
Ship supply limitations. You just buy what you can. Repair parts running low. Special weapons chaos, engineers moving towards the core, some just moved to colonia outright.
The biggest problem with Elite is that the universe is shared but STATIC. Nothing matters. I have moved a ship in years yet have 2 dozen many corvettes and cutters, billions in the bank. There is nothing to fight for. Powerplay weekly grind for points was the final grind for me. IMHO, Elite does NOT need that. The players need to suffer. It feels like this announcement is nothing more than a "No dead yet" headline grabber after the space became crowded. Elite sat alone as THE most important space universe for so long it forgot what a real competitor was. I will never play starfield. My heart remains in this universe... I just can't bring myself to bother logging on for action that only happens where it doesn't count.
Step 1 : Littoral destruction of a WHOLE PP power. Then let everyone wonder how this thing can progress against the bubble, then progress from there. No more silly PP games.
Step 2 : Fdev engages with major factions who won the weekly bug hunt to set tactical directions and hen let thing play out. Increase player engagement. Make humans work together when this fails
Step 3 : Infest planets with ground units.
Step 4 : Build in stealth mechanics so humans can can fight back, but don't tell us how.
Etc...
Right now we have nothing to fight for.
Cautiously optimistic with yesterday's announcements. If frontier follows through with these & starts delivering more actual content, it'll be the turning point that the game needed.
These announcements made me log back in to the game after not bothering for over a year.
All looks good. They announced far more than I expected and I was already optimistic.
Thumbs up, returning in 22 was perfect timing, I've got everything in-game I need to tackle the new challenges.
Excited about new ships, I want to be able to Vask in the glory of a new Imperial Medium ship. One can dream.
Am I allowed to feel excited? About to watch the stream on catch up. This sounds so encouraging and positive from Fdev.
Btw Buur was your cat dressed in a Black Panther suit, I could have sworn you cut to Stan Cam and he had a fancy dress on😉😂😂😂
Thanks Burr Pit for digging in deeper into the live stream and getting us the juciy nuggets that others missed or didn't think relevant. I'm looking forward to this year for Elite and I'm hoping it will bring back some players to the game. If they keep up this level of information sharing it can only be a good thing. Here's to the future of Elite, let's hope it's a good one.
What a positive development! I'm very glad to see FDev opening up communication and very clearly planning some great things with Elite in the coming months. Powerplay 2 should be interesting!
Was so happy to see FDev finally give us what we wanted. More info, more answers and more to look forward to. Hope this is a new era for us, o7 cmdrs
Well that's all very exciting, and I am glad to hear FDev is giving E:D some love. But I quit playing when I paid for Odyssey, only to have immersion broken when I landed on a planet and left my ship. I'm hopeful this new influx of development means they'll finally give us VR players what we should've gotten years ago, when Odyssey was released, nearly 4 years ago. Great video though - very informative and well-produced!
Anyway I'm really excited and optimistic, I hope they launch ships not so limited on their main features, it's a space game, please Frontier break your limits
Great to hear they're putting more into the game. I've put a lot of hours into it and would love and excuse to come back.
Me too.Spent a lot of hours in this game only to fall out of love with it. It got real boring.
Panther Clipper, of course - and some sort of light carrier might be nice. Something with a capital ship FSD, but reduced in capabilities and not as overwhelming in size and upkeep.
Reworked power play will feed very nicely into base building which will help expand/colonise existing/new sytems resoectively. We also know they did have base building planned a long time back. Having said that DB did promise us dinosaur hunting.
As much as I was hoping the rework was gonna be for engineering, power play is certainly a good second choice. Definitely curious about the brand new feature and ooooooh yeah more ships will always make me happy!
The best news I've heard in a while. I think ED is far from dead. All it needs is some tweeking...like this. It still has many years left in it. The only thing that might be better would be an entirely new version of ED.
Thanks for your synopsis of the livestream, CMDR Buur. As a lover of the game, I'm hopeful FDEV can pull all this off. On the other hand, wondering how they'll manage all of it given the recent "reductions in redundancies". Regardless, I wish them well and am looking forward to finding out what a Python Mk II is capable of.
FDEV made it perfectly clear that ED definitely has a future. As I saw a few others put it... I was so relieved. But more than that, I'm feeling a bit vindicated. A few content creators had been negatively blasting Elite Dangerous. There was a precipitous decrease in ED content from many creators. This is understandable to some degree, but I want to thank the Burr Pitt for staying steadfastly committed to ED. It is in a league of its own, both ED, and the Pitt. At least four new ships, power play, and a new feature, and wooo hoooo a possible end, or at least a lessening focus on the Thargoid war. Anway, it was great news to hear. I'm 25k from the bubble and loving every minute of it. Thanks commander's Buur and Rheeney. o7
The single stream creates awareness to the whole FDev player base of the other games. A lot of comments asking what ED even is.
This has me very excited. I really like what I'm hearing. I'm hoping to get the Moray and Boa from original elite, along with either the Panther Clipper or the Type 8. Also, Powerplay is begging for an overhaul. I was hoping they would streamline hauling, but this will be huge.
This CG looks interesting as well. This week is going to be very busy for me in Elite - my powerplay faction (AD) is expanding, we have an interesting CG, and the Booze Cruise is coming up. CMDR Buur, have you ever covered the Booze Cruise on Witchspace News? It's a really fun player-run event organized by the Pilots Trade Network.
This is fantastic news. I was growing very tired of all of the negativity surrounding Elite, and FDev's silence was not helping. Then the layoffs and changes within the FDev organization really had me worried. It seems now like the internal changes at FDev are actually a positive and not a negative, and this is the most excited I've been for updates to this game in quite some time. Thanks CMDR Buur! o7
How true is it though... Change is often scary but not necessarily bad and nescessity is often the mother of invention.
These announcements are not entirely driven by FDevs current position. PP2 has been in the cooking pot for sometime. A lot of the other stuff may well have been as well... It may possibly just be that communication is the thing that finally changed. If so... Maintaining that change and momentum will be key. Fdev and elite likely won't get another shot at this.
O7
I'd also like to see an exploration-focussed carrier variant. Much smaller, sleeker with a 180+ degree view area bridge, less cargo capacity, only a few hangars, and sips at the tritium at 10% the rate of the bigger ones. Cost can stay almost the same. 4 Bill say.
I'm with you. I'm cautiously optimistic. I hope this means things are changing for the better but I'm still in a wait and see place. I do miss Frameshift and don't really care much about the other games, but I get it. It is more cost effective, and if that's part of a more general overhaul that gets us more communication and progress on the game then I'll live with it!
I have been so surprised by the news; so excited. I love the game- and this has really been good news. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the wicked update. I'm so happy the best most realistic space game is getting more love. Time to head back home in time for a new ship.
Buur, thank you for your succinct information and well thought out expressions. ED is one of a kind, and so are you! For the ship type(s) we'd like to see, how about a Clipper that was more like a battle-cruiser than it's current sleek lined appearance, with the offensive capabilities to go along with it. Or perhaps a big brother to the Corvette or Anaconda. I never understood why one of the biggest ships was called a "Corvette" (A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper [or "rated"] warship.). Then again, a new class of ship between the "big 3" and carriers, like maybe a Dreadnought Class?
Did anyone pick up on when he discussed the other feature, and at first he didn't really understand how it could be used but then realized how cool it could be and when you could see 'what could go into it', ship interiors? Keep in mind Arthur always mentioned about how interiors would be pointless, and so isnt going to suddenly act like its amazing. Maybe I'm fooling myself :L Great news for elite though! I'm feeling optimistic enough to go back playing.
New ships + new feature = accessible ship interiors 💥💥💥
While sounds great, to be honest I would be frustrated to unboard and borad manually when doing exobiology for example... imagine unboard, scan a grass, board, fly 500m unboard, scan, board... dunno, would prefer a door for manual unboarding and current beam if I need to hop in and out relatively quickly... otherwise sans the first 10 times it would be another fake time sink... my 2 cents
@@wakizashiyoshikawa6926 it adds to the immersion. They could always go the Starfield route., where one can choose between instant cockpit or front door.
Great summary CMDR, nother kickstarter here. Feels like 'old times' lets hope there's no let down this time...
o7 :)
"Blisteringly clear ED has a future" after the company stock tanked to such a high degree that it forced re-evaluations at the highest levels of the exec committee. I'm genuinely glad they changed course, but it's very apparent to me that this was exactly that, a course change forced by the financial realities of the company. Nothing will ever convince me this was the plan all along.
This wasn't the plan; ED was essentially an earner to fund other games. Frontier have always had an opportunity, they've chosen not to invest into it. Being a little sceptical is healthy. Frontier went off to do other things, did not realise potential, and have come back around to the trusty old franchise to rile up the base, get 'em excited and spending again. SC is making bank for CIG, and so could Elite for Frontier, if they actually bothered to put some love and attention into it.
Maybe they will make good this time, and it's not just hitting up their old Elite community for funding, again.
They've been working on these udpates for months - long before the financial woes which came about after recent game releases.
I am a former console fan, and have no future money that will ever go to FDev. That's the future.
From what I hear, there was a lot of internal strife going on FDev. It seems that the change of leadership might’ve done something good. I know the new ships are going to reinvigorate my interest in the game.
I need a recap of the entire Thargoid war. I was involved during the initial stargoid sightings and deployment of the maelstroms. I helped with rescue operations but fell off shortly after.
They basically invaded human space, destroyed many settlements, started to also kidnap pilots and hold them hostage in the Titans, we pushed them a bit back, they held the line and now we're here where we are about to launch a counter attack directly on Titans
I’ve been following it, but I’m way behind. I haven’t done the part where you have to delve in the acid cloud to get the mats to get the special heat sink thing that allows you to even see the Titan! It’s all too tricky to follow.
I held the line
4 new ships...ouhhhhh! I wonder if we'll see that FAMOUS panther clipper... if I don't mess the name! Anyway, can't wait to add those four fellers in my fleet!
CMDR Buur sounding as Buury as I've heard him in quite some time.
cmdrs! have hope! we might get some good stuff this year!
Thumbs up if your now considering trips to shard sites to restock materials for the ship building to come
Elite, in it's current incarnation, has, for the most part, (too many caveats yet?) been about player experiences that need to be discovered and, in some cases, solved to get / see / do a thing. The mystery element is what keeps me in this galaxy, but it's that very contrivance of a mystery that creates specific challenges around what is and should be shared and teased prior to the in game reveal. But there are other aspects to the game and gameplay that can evolve through each release that can be shared and used to offset the lack of 'spoon feeding' for the mystery elements. In that regard I think the tone of the live stream was on point. While I'm here I wanted to take a moment to comment on the wonderfully creative Elite community and how they have been previously celebrated on livestreams. We didn't see any of that on this week's Unlocked livestream and it's inclusion would have been especially challenging in a multi-title event. I hope FDEV, by leveraging the expertise of third party consultants, can find the appropriate platforms upon which to recognize and applaud the galaxy expanding creativity of it's player base. o7
Excellent video!! So glad I discovered this channel! Keep up the good work
All I want is a small size exploratory vessel with good downward visibility.
And can scan for plants from the cockpit
you mean the DBX?
Fingers crossed for a medium sized Imperial ship
Also, more skin drops for imperial ships.
Sounds like it might be time for me to return to the pit, this summer! Hope you're doing alright, boss.
-CMDR Nathaniel Burke
Very surprised to hear E:D is still kicking, but glad nonetheless. I think my asp is still somewhere in the neutron fields ~2 kpc from the Great Annihilator. Those tourists must be absolutely furious with me now...
Keep up the good work Mr Buur Pit. Your refreshing views and analysis on TH-cam are a shining beacon.
Too many people in this world are looking for a negative angle because they are either looking for likes or pandering to the modern disease of spreading bad news when there should be none.
Just PLEASE ease up on the grind mechanics. I've lost count of the friends I've convinced to play but the vast majority ended up quitting for good upon learning the engineering curve. There's no reason for the last upgrade of a tier being spread across a handful of upgrade costs because the engie is just feeling extra petty whenever you're close to the next tier.
Clean slate, magnificent community and passion for Elite Dangerous. Safe travels, Commanders.
Not to be a sceptic but all this feels to me like "Here players have this cookie in the form of future development treats, we are in the S**t, but need to keep the community together in case we get a buyer or funding. So with that in mind here is something we might do at some point ... I can't give any specifics of WHAT it is or when we will deliver it exactly. On top of that .... cause we know you want them, here are some more ships .. new ones ... well I say new, they will be variants of the old ones but still new, just new without any effort from us." Sorry to be a naysayer but i just don't have any faith in FDEV or the project as whole anymore. They won't get my game time or support. This is all a spin from the new PR company.
Down from 120 mln revenue in 2022 to -69 percent profit this year alone that means they spent 69 percent of the bags this year without making a sale
Who could have guessed that when people tell you exactly what they want, you ignore it for a decade, and someone else does exactly what the people wanted, they are gonna leave, what a shocker
@@filipbitala2624 the mismanagement inside Fdev is insane. At this point I am hoping they fold or get acquired and someone with an understanding of what this IP could actually be picks it up. It's the only real way forward that I see for ED.
I'll believe it when the game does something that respects my time
New ship? That'll be the Wolf :)
I would like them to announce that odyssey expansion is back on for the xbox series X and ps5 console editions
I want to see a medium size variant of the vulture! With two grade four hard points just because it’s just heinous enough to be awesome
I've sat out the entire Thargoid war. I'm not a rich CMDR and not great at combat so I didn't want to risk all the rebuy screens. I'm hoping to return when the dust settles. I'm also keen to see Odyssey content in VR, if that is ever allowed to happen.
There's plenty to do outside the areas affected by the war. I've found it easy to avoid. Welcome back! 😉
Yeah I'm not into combat either I'm a taxi driver. I mean I was 2 years ago when I last time played that
That's the beauty of the game design, you can have an impact on the galaxy (even) as a taxi driver or mail courier; combat not required. Heck a black-marketeer can have huge impact (even if it's not that profitable). Happy to coach, guide or offer a peg a to hang your hat... like many others in this community; even the gankers have a helpful streak!
There's big money (and materials) to be made rescuing passengers from under-attack bases. A fast Cutter or Clipper will do the job nicely.@@Voltomess
Frontier know just what to say to keep people playing. They have always had every intention. Always. Yet here we are. If they, somehow, _actually_ make good this time, it will be the first time I am surprised by FDEV, in the last 10 years. I'd love to see the game actually come out of it's coma. I know better than to trust Frontier, and neither should anyone else. What matters is action, not excitable chatter.
Thank you for the break down.
Welcome buddy o7
I saw a cool ship on thumbnail, i want new ships
For most of Elite’s history I’ve been on the outside looking in until about a 2 years ago when I started playing. I had heard tale of previous expeditions and community events that to a new player like me sounded like legends, but with so many TH-camrs stating that elite was dying and there being little information from frontier themselves I’ve been playing thinking that any moment could be the “sorry we’re closing the servers” announcement. This stream to me at least as someone who has only heard second hand accounts of frontier behavior seems to indicate that Frontier has finally started to value and wants to be a part of the elite community. These announcements have given me hope that there is still much more to come, and that my explorations won’t be cut short
You shouldn't listen to TH-camrs.... Including this one ;)
New ships and feature? Now that's what I'm talking about!!!!
Your last sentence is decisive: "Elite Dangerous is not dead"! Thank you Cmdr Burr.
Sounds good, but I think to pull me back, a complete rework of the the engineering system is, making it much ballance and fun
Not a dead game❤❤❤ Excited to hear that there is a future.
I hope they are focusing on things the community asks for / points at and doesn’t listen to the vocal minority. And yes, they can learn a lot from SC & NMS. 😅
If they add walkable ship interiors, even Starfield-style, I'll be back on board immediately.
Let's wait for elite to make a comeback now, since it is safe now
lol that cheeky Panther Clipper
Don't know what you mean 😐
Elite was the first video I played in length for multiple years. Unlike others where I'd play and get bored with them. I built a gaming PC because of Elite just so I could enjoy the VR it brought. I lost faith when they started sounding like another company who didn't listen to their backers...Blackberry. They know what's good for us. We won't like ship interiors and such. Then with a game where you are basically "the ship" and not a separate part of it (until now) you don't capitalize on producing more ships?!?!? How do you go multiple years without producing ships instead of months?!? Plus, not everyone cares about the Thargoids. Some want to explore, mine, run cargo, and passengers only. Now If they run into "danger" as the title says, then they can deal with it then.
All good things. I still want my landable/walkable Earth-likes, but I'm not holding my breath. Come on Frontier!
Really good to see that the game has a future! Really excited to see what Elite looks like at the end of the year 😊
Glad to hear that they are still going now i can play the game without the feeling that im playing for nothing i dont wanna put in allot of hours in a game that was dying so now its good that its not.
Very nice design. The look of one of the ships reminds me of an Aegis Avenger Titan too.
Time to refamiliarize myself with the keybinds and flight dynamics :)