Elite Dangerous 2024, Is It Worth It?

forgot to mention the monstrous grind.

For what it's worth, the engine changes introduced into Odyssey are now part of the base game too, which means the base game does now require a slightly beefier computer than when the game first came out, which imo makes sense. That being said, some of the on foot activities of Odyssey, such as the on-foot Combat Zones, are particularly taxing in system resources.

The titan content is truly epic, now if i could only keep my vette in the fight for more than 1 minute

I wholeheartedly agree. I started with Elite in 2017 on the PS4 and moved to PC Odyssey about a year or so ago. 2500+ hours combined and I still find reasons to play every week.

I played elite for a good while actually years ago, had fun solo and doing some missions with friends, little bit of exploration, even came back to get my name on a couple first footfalls near nebulas when odyssey released. the thing that ultimately drove me away was that if I wanted to progress further it seemed like I would have to spend dozens of hours grinding tedious repetitive tasks to engineer modules. personally I’m not a fan of that. it was a duel in kraits with my buddy that ultimately opened my eyes to how necessary the engineering grind was; I could match him shot for shot and even outfly him occasionally and I’d just get shredded because he had upgraded guns and shields. never really played much after that.

One thing I didn't see mentioned is the absence of P2W, which is another selling point of Elite over games like EVE Online and Star Citizen. If you get blown up by some ganker in a fully engineered FDL or Cutter, it's because they worked for the ships, not paid real money for them. While you can spend money for ARX, as mentioned, they only affect your ships and weapon colors. EDIT: Of course, it happened. FDev has just announced, today, 23 of April, that you can pay to purchase the Python Mk2 three months early for real-world money. Additionally, pre-configured ships can also be bought with ARX. Modern monetization strikes again! God knows they need the money though, lol.

I've spent 1000s of hours in elite, trading, exploring, mining and bounty hunting in asteroid fields. It's a great game but it's really missiing out on a much bigger player base by not including more systems like ship building/design/modularity and base building like Starfield. I look forward to Elite Dangerous 2, hopefully they'll improve and innovate based on the best of what the current space games have on offer .

Great video good to see positive ones about elite. Its a special game that shaped alot of the industry. Elite needs to survive

ED is still truely an epic game even after 10 years, its the game to have in VR and VR is becoming stronger by the months. Would love to see Odyssey work in VR rather than a grey box flat screen, more variations of stations, it has lost players but i'd expect if a few tweeks here and there were made and some extra level of love then the player base will pick up again.

Great intro/summary 👍 10k hours + and counting in game.

Ok let me add bc I felt silly bc I started with nitpicking: Indigo this video is a must seen for people who are interested in ED. Thank you for making this. I love how the story of ED is the history what we live through. With a lot of immersive events, news segments...

The Taranis moment we had last week was truly epic. I have never seen anything like it in a game.

I'm just going to say " This is my all-time favourite game ever" I've been playing nearly every day since kickstarter back in 2012, if your even slightly intrested in space flight, give it a go!

Completely agree with everything you said. It's a fair and balanced synopsis of the game. I also agree regarding the cost/value equation of ED; it's a bargain. Beyond that, dude, awesome voice-over and presentation skills. Your audio is immaculate, including the oft missed compression, voice EQ, and excellent mix which makes for very easy listening. Your projection and articulation into the mic is also topnotch, pro level. Nicely done!

Elite is a great game “for players who haven’t been negatively impacted by various Frontier decisions” and/or are happy to ignore them and move on because it doesn’t effect them or they simply don’t care. Personally I think Elite has a good 200hrs gameplay in there for most people but it could be so much more and it is to a core group who basically fall under the 1st sentance…

Haven't played in 2 years but i remember the day the first Hyperdiction happened and i was logged in every night all night. It was so exciting all the things happening.

Is there any possible chance I would be able to use a Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS controller along with the mouse & keyboard? I've had a few games that would disconnect & reconnect with noticeable feedback delay the HOTAS whenever I'd move press any hotkeys or move the mouse around.

I'm very much liking the change to the narration of your videos. I think you nailed it in this one. GG

Never forget when I first learned about automatic stabilization, between switching it it off and on in mid combat really gave me an immersive experiences. Performing maneuvers that place you out of enemy weapon range and you unleashing a barrage of weaponry. Or that one time pirates attack, leaving me for dead space! Bought my ship HP down to 1%, cockpit canopy broken. I thought I was stuck, then my buddy told me to turn off the ship and turn it back on. Did that and got home safely on one freaking percent!

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