Is Elite Dangerous Worth Playing in 2024?

[@Jungleer]

I'm an old gamer. I've been following the elite franchise since the first game released back in 1984. ED is what I expected it to be from my dreams created by the original. A 1:1 version of the galaxy, VR, Graphical fidelity, Solo or Open, etc. For me, ED is a true spiritual successor to the original Elite. I finally got to play in December, and was rewarded with witnessing the first Titan blowing up on my birthday. Yes, I'm a fan boy now, even though I don't like grind. Very much worth playing for me!

[@CmdrDjBurp-dr5uy]

Same as cmdr. 😊

[@R1chbloke12]

I'm a total ED fan boy too mate, played the 1984 version back in the day.

[@cmdrstevemcmaru7417]

Same here, played the 1984 version as a young boy, long time ago on the C64 :)

[@juvigoat2168]

Hey all, played countless hours on my Acorn Electron back then. I still have that little guy in working order stored away! Haven’t played ED since 2016 and was looking if all’s still well to get back to it. Glad that it appears so!

[@RicardosGaming]

A lot of us are old gamers

[@phoenixsix1116]

I am one of those old console players that moved over to PC. Specifically got a meta quest 3 VR headset, playing this in VR after being on Xbox has made it a whole new game. It’s amazing.

[@RicardosGaming]

It is so good you were able to make the jump

[@maxmelnik2105]

ED is definetly the best VR experience o have ever played! Cant wait until Odessey is fully VR as well

[@Squidgy55]

@@maxmelnik2105 Have Fdev said they will make Odyssey VR?

[@cmdrstevemcmaru7417]

@@Squidgy55 Unfortunately, FDEV did not mention any VR plans for On Foot game play. But I still enjoy VR on my Quest 2, I know this one is not the best one, but enough for now.

[@RicardosGaming]

Yeah shame VR has not been developed more

[@billklatsch5058]

Yep, i took quite a few pauses yet im coming back to ED frequently - something a rarely do on other games i felt i need a break from. And thanks to a very active community its easy to get up to date knowledgewise.

[@RicardosGaming]

Boomerang game- some times a break is good

[@Nesymafdet]

Is it true that ED is dead, or that the game devs have basically ruined a bunch of features and squashed money-making to the ground? That's apart of the biggest criticisms I've heard from the game but I still really want to play it. Idk what's necessarily true.

[@RicardosGaming]

@@Nesymafdet no, very much alive

[@Krymbo]

I love this game. 😍I originally bought this game on PC release then moved to console as I had more friends there. Now i'm back on PC when they stopped support, I'm just happy I could transfer my account over. I do miss my friends from console though we had some good times.

[@RicardosGaming]

The account transfer work pretty well IMHO

[@cmdrsteyla2850]

>8,500 hours game time since 2016. And yes, I still explore the galaxy. Keep up the great work, Commander. o7

[@Aussie-1979]

It made me buy a gaming PC because i started playing Elite on ps4..3 years later i'm still here, living in colonia on my fleet carrier and still loving it.... And i love mining...lol

[@Planet2A]

I play star citizen, x4,and spacebourne 2, but honestly I have loved Elite since the Amiga days and it's still my go-to since I don't have a lot of time to game

[@cmdrhomborger6214]

My gaming time is precious indeed! I only have time when the rest of my household are in bed. Elite is my other life (well, three other lives) either discovering stunning vistas tens of thousands of light years away in the black, managing a carrier full of every ship in the game, or as a mercenary hiring her services to any anarchy faction that will pay her.

[@RicardosGaming]

Same here

[@wr0ngel]

We hear you Brother. Same same.

[@Squidgy55]

@@wr0ngel *Sister.

[@RicardosGaming]

A lot of people feel the same. Life is busy and this is pure escapism

[@Datan0de]

"Elite is my other life." This. This is me. My real life is fantastic, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm always excited for my next adventure as my alter ego! It's never far from my mind.

[@ManMeetsGamez]

This game is such a wealth of fun. Yes the grind can be a bit much, but look at what it is! I love loading into my Krait MkII and ripping into a few bounties before a bit of exploring. Well worth it in 2024.

[@midwayshow7084]

There is always something to do. You can even tinker with the Background Simulation on your own. I have checked conflicts of a player faction in Inara, and then helped them win elections or wars in small star systems. You really don't have to do much if there is nobody playing against you. Few report runs, some conflict zone with Vulture. Results are easy to see from Inara. Maybe I could orchestrate a full scale coup one day... Another thing that amazes me is the multitude of Player Groups organized by players, from Fuel Rats to Hutton Orbital Truckers. Absolutely great!

[@RicardosGaming]

Exactly, never a dull moment even in time of dry content - just wing up and get involved

[@netwarrior1000]

Completely agree mate. This game haa been my mainstay since the kickstarter then closed beta. Other games have come and gone but I had waited so long for an Elite 4 and when we essentially got that 10 years ago, it was a dream come true.

[@RicardosGaming]

Not a game like it on my opinion

[@TSPxEclipse]

Why are people playing ED? Simple. It's simply the best Sci-Fi flight sim ever created and it offers high complexity, genuine skill, and some astounding RPG potential (and it would be even better if more people played). There's something for every play-style. Want to go asteroid or planetary ring mining? Sure, there's plenty of ships and loadouts for that. Want to travel the stars and explore new frontiers never touched or seen by another human? Absolutely, just remember your fuel scoop. Want to be a space pirate or space cowboy? Hell yeah you can. Want to trade goods or be a space trucker? Got you covered. Want to join a major faction's military? Yup. Want to be a political mercenary? Sure thing. Want to be the most influential pilot in the galaxy? Good luck, but it's possible. Want to be a tour guide? One of the most lucrative ways to make credits. Want to fight aliens? Of course you do, and you can (at your own risk). Want to be a grease monkey that tunes your ship to be a spectacular racing vessel? Hell yeah brother. Want to sneak into settlements to steal classified information? Absolutely. I could go on and on with all you can do, and even then that doesn't even mention the PvP and co-op PvE you can do. Elite Dangerous is everything Starfield tried to be and more. The more CMDRs that join, the better and more immersive your game experience will be.

[@RicardosGaming]

Exactly

[@Christfollower89]

But there's no space ship interiors...

[@cmdrbowring]

Thanks for the continued positivity, you and others do much towards keeping the game going in my view. It is the only game I play these days (though looking forward to Starship Sim....).

[@RicardosGaming]

Seen abit of that - needs to be a bit more polished and gotheough better testing

[@tiberiusdave252]

Great video and I wholeheartedly agree. I play Elite because every time I want to escape, it is the perfect game. There is so much to do and whatever my mood it can cater to that. So variation is the key. I think the part that I never understand is the players who are in such a rush to get (what they see as) the best ship or module or upgrade. As one fellow player says just play the game; and collect materials and credits as you go along and enjoy the process. I know people might not have much time on their hands- I don’t- but Then again I only play this one game. And value for money… yes I paid full price for both…. So £70 for 2500 play over 7 years. I wish my gym membership was this good value.

[@RicardosGaming]

Thankyou. I speak to a lot of the community and the points were resonating

[@ronhall9039]

If you expect to be given a spoon fed narrative that leads you on to bigger and bigger boss fights (yet all strangely the same) and a cut and dried ending with big "YOU HAVE WON" at the end - well - no! I love it, I have seen other people fall out of love with it but for me the game still drags me in. I suppose I'm willing to accept the game as it is - not as I think it should be and whilst I hardly get out onto my space legs and dabble in outpost/settlement action I'm happy to see it there and you never know, I might eventually get into it - but not just yet, I've got the Galaxy to explore.

[@RicardosGaming]

Yep no spoons here in wales - except love spoons 🥄

[@CMDR_Padoh]

I used to play on Amiga back in the day then on ps4. Now on pc after a break after DW2 on ps4. Love it, use voice attack with hcs packs and game glass to add to the fun. Struggling to get the settings as I like them but it's part of the fun for me.

[@RicardosGaming]

Check out my key binding video I was an old bbc, the spectrum then Atari player

[@ChipStaples]

was not a fan of the anti xeno war gameplay/grind & took a break, looking forward to seeing what Powerplay 2.0 brings as BGS was always always my focus

[@godlover9096]

Once my squadrons space was mostly thargoid free we stopped doing the thargoid stuff and continued our focus on expanding our faction (and now Taranis is gone so now there is no constant push by goids in Steel Wolves space)

[@sennemaa5976]

Yes its defently worth it.

[@RicardosGaming]

It sooooooooo is

[@douglasharbert3340]

Still enjoying the game, though there's not much to do once you've got a carrier and billions upon billions of credits and nothing to spend it on. If they added some kind of planet-side base building and mining installations, that would add a whole new aspect to the game that I, personally, would find quite enjoyable.

[@RicardosGaming]

Join our streams and do some thargie damage

[@Datan0de]

I respect your perspective, but can't fathom not having anything to do in game. I've logged 4900 hours, have a carrier and several billion in the Bank of Zaonce, and yet my biggest "problem" with Elite is that I add things to my to-do list faster than I check them off. I think it would take two of me playing full time to ever catch up.

[@RicardosGaming]

@@Datan0de I always have things to do

[@fossiliitv824]

And let's not forget the Raxxla mistery that almost anyone knows nothing about it

[@CmdrDjBurp-dr5uy]

Ricardo knows, he's just waiting to see if any of us muppets find it. Honestly ask him, he's beefing us 😅👍

[@fossiliitv824]

@@CmdrDjBurp-dr5uy let the raxxla cat out of the bag

[@CmdrDjBurp-dr5uy]

@@fossiliitv824 😅👍

[@RicardosGaming]

Always a mystery

[@RicardosGaming]

@@CmdrDjBurp-dr5uy if only I did know

[@LuisFernando-pq4bq]

Returning old player here. The Thargoid invasion event pulled me back after almost a year. Just helped to defend a planetary settlement and it was a blast!

[@Kartell99]

I'm on console and recently returned to Elite on Ps5, still holds a strong bond and many memories and I agree whether u on PC or Console it's defo worth playing.

[@TheProccy68]

I've just downloaded it. I remember it from my Atari STFM days. Fingers crossed its not gonna be a too painful experience learning the ropes again!

[@RicardosGaming]

It is involved but we are here to help

[@GeneralFaliure]

Definitely worth it. I like the total freedom, do whatever you want. I own the game since kickstarter, but only the last couple of years i can spend some more time in it, and i am enjoying it.

[@alr1242]

Been playing on and off since the day it came out. Love this game. Seeing Frontier rework Powerplay and adding new ships has brought me back. I hope they keep going.

[@adrianwilliams6577]

Atari ST? You're as old as me. After building two dedicated mining ships the factor that discouraged me was the isolation. It's been years and now in Elite Dangerous I do mostly two activities, if I'm not running a Taxi I'm shipping goods between stations. I know how Elite works now, I need to hunt down the excitement.

[@mike-0451]

I started playing in 8th grade because it looked like a game that smart people with good taste played, and I wanted to be one of them. It was very difficult and I had no idea what I was doing, but the prospect of an impossibly vast future seemed ready to open up before me at that time, so I kept playing and came to love it, master its mechanics, and become like with that “older generation,” at a young age. Now I am so familiar with this game that, after trying to introduce my old friends to it, I came to realize how similar it is to driving in more than one respect. So easily do I find myself flicking across my keyboard with ease and navigating panels much like one thinks nothing of pressing in the clutch and shifting gears without a conscious thought, that I never considered how complex and intimidating the game is for new players. I watched them struggle to do things I had never even thought about.

[@RicardosGaming]

A game like this sometimes spoils the enjoyment of other more complicated controlled games- but then that’s familiarity

[@Datan0de]

Completely agree. There's a real sense of pepper when you realize you're no longer just operating the controls - the ship has become an extension of you.

[@jonservo]

I finally have some flight sticks and got some mounts for them. I’m looking for a game with lots of flying to start using them and elite dangerous looks promising to me. I like the idea of doing what I want to, exploring and mining or defending from pirates is right up my alley

[@RezogaBear]

I'm sold! I've wanted a computer simulation on starship economics since STAR WARS, Episode V (1980).

[@DrFrankNStein-sf2ww]

Yes, absolutely ! Over 6300 hours and 2,7 million LY proof me right ! o7 Commanders !

[@damienf4581]

Yep - I started Elite in 2018 on console and amassed a few bucks before making the decision to buy a PC so I could play Odyssey and haven't looked back - it's my game of choice and I'm hoping it'll go on for many a year yet! I've not seen or met a Thargoid in the almost 6 years I've been playing because alien stuff is not my gig and there's other things I really enjoy doing and focus on in the game - that's what makes it so cool! If FDev could bring the Guardians back into the game somehow, then things might get interesting for me with intelligent alien gameplay - just one of the many wonderful paths F Dev could take with this game.

[@RicardosGaming]

Lots of paths and I am hoping at least another years

[@ChadWinters]

For me this is my relaxation game. I love the VR Space Trucking. Get on run a couple of missions in the most realistic spaceship simulator I've ever played, you really feel like you're in a cockpit and flying. I haven't fought Thargoids or walked on the ground after the first time checking it out. over 2000 hours, Elite V Trader and almost Elite in Combat. For me it isn't grind, its "find a job, keep flying"

[@SoulBrotherB]

Probably the most picked up and left and picked up game i have, on par with Gta5. Its the Milky Way, in a videogame... Who has ever accomplished a play area of this magnitude with this much accuracy and detail. Il be playin this for a long time to come.

[@user-mg8fn1bq9d]

I like your assessment. Funnily enough, I've been playing GTA V since launch on PS3 and just jumped back online two weeks ago because my stepson finally got allowed to play it haha.

[@Lukas_Miglioranza]

I have 1113 hours on Elite Dangerous. Sometimes due to commitments I can't finish the missions or dedicate as much time to them as I would like, it can happen, but Elite Dangerous is just the best of the best! 🚀🌒

[@yeastydynasty]

I thought about getting back into Elite Dangerous but I don't know. I wish this has ship interiors. Be able to board your ship. Drive your SRV in and out of the ship. Its little things like that, that can make a huge difference in the game especially those who love to roleplay. Atmospheric worlds that we can land on. I'm talking actual atmospheric planets. Someone is gonna pop in and say "go play Star Citizen." You can't tell me that something like what I just said wouldn't thrust Elite out of Star Citizens shadow and make the game more engaging. Its just sad to see folks leave this game to go play a bug infested, 10% completed game. Last I played Elite, I was grinding to hopefully buy a Fleet Carrier for myself and then started thinking about what I'm actually going to do with a fleet carrier and then I stopped playing and haven't played in over a year.

[@wibblywobble7068]

I've had the game since near release and played very little (void opal mining when that was a thing) until two weeks ago. Having a computer that can run it in all it's glory has been nice apart from the shadow flicker thing, if there's a shadow setting combo I should use I haven't found it yet. Playing with head tracking and it's such a pretty game, slowly working on my engineers and got my v1 FSD and Guardian Booster for Asp and Python. Fair to say I'm hooked, once I get the cajones I'll join open :D

[@RicardosGaming]

@@wibblywobble7068 just turn shadow right Dow in the settings

[@wibblywobble7068]

@@RicardosGaming Nice one i'll give it a go :)

[@battlevortex]

"A certain older generation"... I resemble that. o7 Commanders

[@RicardosGaming]

Me too

[@kessilrun6754]

The problem, is what they consider to be "content updates (or major updates all together)" are just updates placed in one area of the Galaxy. More often than not they're only narrative updates that adds a new kind of thyroid or a new component to grind for that already exists and probably could just be engineered to turn into that thing, like the advanced xeno scanner. I live in Colonia. What's any of that do for me? Where is the extra stuff to explore? I'm over here largely exploring unexplored stuff, which you would be surprised how unexplored much of this area is within 15-30ly of Colonia. I found unexplored systems within its very bubble, so to speak. My carrier is out over in Odin's hold. But my main residency is in Colonia, where most of my retired anti-xeno ships reside. I spent about 8 years strictly playing around the bubble. I want to see updates in this game that impact the entire universe. I want to see ship interiors, I want to see atmospheric planets to explore, I want to see caves, I want to see more diverse life and for that you also need atmosphere because one cannot believe for a moment that there would be space grass and space juniper without it. I want to see engine and graphics updates because it's feeling really old right now, even on an RTX 4080 with everything set to Ultra. I want to see DLSS and DLAA Because the game is still a shimmery mess ever since it launched. I want to see ray tracing, I want to see what it would be like to step foot on a capital city like Cubeo. I would definitely come back to the bubble for that if I had to. Also, I'm sure the power play update does nothing for Colonia, where there are plenty of civilizations. At least not in the way of superpowers, which is what I mostly consider to be proper power play and not just general background simulation stuff. I want to see meaningful on-foot: unless we're in space, I would love to see apartments, town centers, trade centers, shops... I would love a builder element, now that we have these carriers that can carry enough crafting materials. Above all? I'd love to see something done with these arbitrarily locked out systems. Some of which were once unlocked, like regor. I mean, what's the point of that? Why is Polaris locked out? That was one of the very first stars (being a stargazer) I wanted to see. As well as the permit lock systems on the known edges of the Galaxy.

[@RicardosGaming]

That was a long one… for me the graphic are now spot on and have a lot of improvements the war is such to keep people occupied perhaps whilst other things get added or fixed

[@kessilrun6754]

@@RicardosGaming 10 years worth of rants, my friend 😂 Yeah, the war was the other thing. I'm sure it keeps bringing some who reside in the bubble back. I followed it, a bit, I believe up till update 14. But it was seeming a bit contrived at that point and I had long been getting burned out of thargoid combat, extending back to when they were introduced. The updates were seeming a lot like this: introduce Thargoid thing and, in the next update, introduce a function to that thing. This could be said for the maelstroms themselves, then the thing in the maelstroms, where then that thing in the Maelstrom gets a function. Instead of just putting things in an organic way, to where players can discover the stuff themselves. Such as how to get to the center and kill the thing in the center of it. So, I now reside in Colonia, completely and entirely. And so it seems like the updates aren't benefiting the rest of the galaxy. Which could be done in a laundry list of ways. I think had Elite gone with more of an everspace presentation it would have been much better off and more guided, with a lot less trying to be achieved and having to worry about neglecting other components and aspects of the game. Sorry voice to text got the better of me on this one. I'd say, if they really want to do the Thargoid thing make it believable and have them attacking every settlement in all aspects of the galaxy because they would not all be confined and concentrated to one area and struggling to make progress, as a hive species. They can witchspace travel and drop in, anywhere, and on a pin's head. We are but mere tourists in their conduits. They could probably hyperdict us if we're all the way out and Beagle Point.

[@wstavis3135]

I love that you can change things up. I made billions mining because its relaxing. I made other billions bounty hunting and exploring. I recently started learning the Anti-Xeno trade (thargoids pissed me off when i tried to watch a titan explode). I even started a second account to have the fun of starting over and taking a different path.

[@RicardosGaming]

Money baby

[@Datan0de]

I'm the same way. I bounce around like a ping pong ball. Yesterday I might be fighting Thargoids, today I might be reporting power to settlements along the front line, tomorrow I might be back in my home system doing shady things to support my favorite local faction, etc, etc. The tone and tempo of the game can vary wildly depending on what you choose to do from one day to another.

[@artolavonen1444]

My first "touch" to Elite was really long time ago...back in the days when I had C64. To be honest, maybe I was a bit too young back then to play such a game but few years later with Amiga 500 really got me hooked :) I still remember the first time when I got in touch with Thargoids etc. It's really interesting to see what's coming up in the future...I'm personally really excited to see the new version of the Python.

[@RicardosGaming]

Not to sound ageist but it a game for mature people. No leading buy the nose

[@artolavonen1444]

@@RicardosGaming Oh yes. Especially the current version of it. Back in the days of C64 and Amiga 500 the universe in the game wasn't so sophisticated as it is now...among many other things :)

[@RicardosGaming]

@@artolavonen1444 lots of help videos out there and some quick progression methods too

[@lordwontner3936]

If you remember I was one of those console players but a while ago I got the shield tv pro and GeForce now just so I can play this game and I still love it and I’m glad they are now focusing more on this game as this is what they do best I watch a lot of your videos I just don’t comment much to many keyboard warriors lol

[@RicardosGaming]

And you are sorely missed- always good to say hello- and I do remember

[@remusblaque8207]

sandbox is always said so quickly. sure it's about freedom, and of which you have a lot in elit, but isn't it more indicative of a game in which you can/must create items that you can then use as the game progresses? i can't see such build or crafting function in elite.

[@jezzdavis9059]

I'm purchasing my first PC in over 20 yrs primarily for this, alongside flightsim and a few others.

[@RicardosGaming]

I think you are in for a treat

[@realityaskew]

Is there now an easier way to view your ship externally?

[@MrJack556]

Elite is one of greatest games I've ever played

[@RicardosGaming]

Agreed

[@wiser3754]

As part of this year’s updates, I wish only that FDEV add more weapons and suits to Odyssey along with new gameplay.

[@RicardosGaming]

Well we have ships suppose we leave them too it this year maybe next year - we do need more odyssey content

[@Roblstar]

New variants of ships we already have in the game... ;) If they were to introduce an even larger ship, that was loosely based upon the Type 9? I believe that would that fit the criterior?... Whether it would be actually called a Panther clipper, is another matter... But I suspect it may be a possibility? I can certainly envisage a wider, lengthened design based loosely on the type 9? I could also see how this new FSD could possibly be used? To avoid the interdictions? That such a ship, would be extremely vulnerable to... ;) In fact. That is one of the best ways I see of using it? Considering Frontier have said, that they want to encourage more play in open with some of the new BGS mechanics that they are planning? Cheers

[@jordanfischler00]

If ya gotta VR headset and hotas. You will enjoy this game. Youll still need a keyboard to punch in systems on the map. I have an xbox controller for Odyssey. But it all works. On foot gameplay is awkward because it doesnt have full vr implementation so its just a screen in front ot you hut it works. I have settings maxed out and reshade on and its just beautiful looking around my cockpit. In the middle of my grind to elite in exobiology so i can get a fleet carrier and access to Jameson memorial. After that I'll do some exobiology outside the bubble to build up funding to let the carrier run on its own for years, grind out factions and try equipping myself to take it to the later titans.

[@Datan0de]

I second the VR experience! It's simply breathtaking!

[@MaheerKibria]

So I love the idea of Elite Dangerous. And even now It remains a game I play often. But it is also not a game I would recommend. There are two main problems. Once you reach a certain point what is there left to do? The other overreliance on procedural assets without expanding the system. I have all the ships I want. My fleet carrier can last for 5 years if I leave it alone. I have elite iii in exo and exploration. Combat is less my thing but I've partaken in it. In a way, it's like Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom. It is a great game to visit but after a while, it's kind of lonely and you get bored you put it up on the shelf and then a few months later you dust it off and enjoy it and then put it back up.

[@RicardosGaming]

I have struggled to get people to invest the time in the game too

[@hrvstmusic]

Literally just bought this like two weeks ago for my PS4. Had to restart once but on a really good start this 2nd time around.

[@RicardosGaming]

Console development has ceased - more a pc game now though. You will still get a decent flavour of the game

[@hrvstmusic]

@@RicardosGamingyeah I’ve realized that now. It was only 8 bucks tho and it had fleet carriers so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@RicardosGaming]

@@hrvstmusic still a good game

[@davidrees3625]

Great game, I started back in the early 80's!

[@RicardosGaming]

Same here!

[@kingcelaya1]

ED is good for at least 3500 hrs.😅

[@Datan0de]

I can verify that it's still solid after 4900 hours. 😊

[@R1chbloke12]

I love ED since January 2021, having played the original on a ZX Spectrum 😂 the game, and the entire ED universe, has much to offer, and there's more space to grow (forgiving the pun).

[@RicardosGaming]

Played that old version recently…. I don’t know how we did it

[@davewills6121]

Is there a reason to aquiring riches in Odyssey beyond a certain point?, what i mean is, do i need to get rich beyond a couple of million to enjoy exploration and aquire the tech needed to persue my adventure, or is it a ''Grind for Greed'' mentality, where you waste time accumulating piles of wealth, that i'll never need. Just asking, not trying to be awkward, as im excited to get started?

[@nukeahlik254]

After playing star citizen and all the bugs I really appreciate elite dangerous and how well the ships fly 😂

[@EZ8E]

I do love Elite and I have barely explored all it has to offer. However, I play games to be entertained. I already have a very stressful job and dont need to take on another. Another game I play is Eve Online. The learning curve and grind of that game is harsh as well. I just want to be wowed... immersed into a universe and completely entertained. Elite has some elements of greatness. The sound team needs an Oscar. Graphics are fair at best. I do enjoy the VR so its nice they offer that. But in the end its an outdated team and engine and idea. Come on Elon... take your billions and finally give us all what we want... and that isnt another job. Cheers.

[@TormodSteinsholt]

I have the game and I wouldn't mind paying more for having Elite serving as a space lifestyle game. However, my fear is that there are simply too much to dip your feet into. Watching some gamemplay video, it seems that other players who are pirates are so perfected that I wouldn't comprehend what's going on when getting hijacked. Opportunities and varety are great, but my first requirement would be a sense of structure and direction before I would wanna break out of the mold.

[@StephenDart]

The community of discords; so many! Hitch a ride on a Fleet Carrier to distant ports and beautiful systems. The plethora of mature third party tools! Side apps and websites galore. AND KZbinrs (like Ricardo) with regular and excellent cinematographic postings.

[@RicardosGaming]

Too kind

[@redtemple8918]

My issues with elite are if i load it now, i have to spend 50+ hours grinding money t5o pay off fleet carrier debt before i start playing I also think that for all the updates theyve made the issues with on foot combat, the bgs and the games economy have not been addressed which really stifles the core gameplay loops and makes it a bit sad to play. Have to admit at least they are doing a bit better with the story this time round!

[@RicardosGaming]

the community goals and titan graveyard farming can help with that

[@Iniquisit0r]

So I have returned to elite after a few years away but on install I found the graphics very dark and slow to build detail when I arrive at a station or planet surface (pc graphics card 4070) any suggestions?

[@Factsfun-kg4xc]

I only play Elite because its the only game that has done VR right... it gives you an experience that cant be had anywhere else.

[@Diamondphobe]

I loved it at the beginning. RPing taking hard up tourists into the geysers on a Type 6 while the expensive cruisers fly above them in orbit. But then ... engineering. Grind. Worst grind. Last time I played I considered making an AFK shift for resources and money and thought .. WTF. So no. Not worth it. And it's so heartbreaking to say that. The last engineering update did me. Took my ability to do the highest tier and knocked them down.

[@lilbill88]

I moved my Xbox profile to the pc and realized the haptics meant a lot for me. Haven’t researched it too much yet. Any advice?

[@lilbill88]

I like using the Xbox controller w the pc. Not ready to invest in other fancy equipment quite yet

[@RicardosGaming]

The Xbox controller can still be used

[@Filbo_Fraggins]

i have an answer to your title! "Yes"

[@daltonzart6581]

Elite Dangerous its a dated old game. I have 3000+ hours in this game but i think its time to move out. This franchise needs a sequel, new title.

[@sebastiengoulet360]

if you never played it yes for sure (elite only not odyssey) if you're an old player who want more in the game i'll say no, i just stop playing after odyssey and never came back

[@bc8359]

I moved over from Xbox to PC on the Lenovo Legion Go. Before once consoles were cut, I stopped playing Elite around that time, I did try to return but it was just bland and empty. I ended up getting Odyssey a week before a sale... FML lol But man, I absolutely love it, lying in bed and although I'm currently making my way out of noob space as I had to restart over, Odyssey looks beautiful. I was always more a scavenger, search and rescue, espionage trader and it works well in Odyssey. The difference compared to Xbox is blatant, Xbox the game is dead but PC it feels alive and it's great to be in open without needing gamepass. Now admittedly I'm more on Uboat than Elite nowadays but when I go a day without atleast logging into Elite Dangerous, I ensure I do the next. On the Legion Go, it gets 60fps and more on high settings... It's absolutely beautiful on a handheld.

[@RicardosGaming]

Yeah I do a lot of work with Lenovo and the go is really cool. May get one myself

[@phil__1097]

I play almost every day if I’m not to tired your AGE starts to get to ya you know! 8 yrs ago I would play from 6am till 3am I can’t anymore need sleep! Old age! 😂😂 some time’s I won’t play for a few days or play for 1 to 3 hour’s and go watch the tv!

[@RicardosGaming]

It’s when you fall asleep before your legs go numb you have to worry about

[@crowsnest8295]

I was a console player and I have so much to say about this but I shall spare you from my rants and say yes we fell the pull but a decent computer is expensive

[@RicardosGaming]

I agree

[@glitchglitch3079]

Worth if you're on pc, on console we miss all the best updates, don't get why it's on the store, a dead game have to be deleted so other people don't waste their money

[@christophercox4437]

Not worth it till the put VR in the on foot part.

[@RicardosGaming]

the lack of Odyssey VR is a shame

[@wmgthilgen]

One can after purchasing a video game playing device. Purchase this game for some 60 dollar's, though I've seen it on sale for as little as 5 dollar's. What make this game or any game worth the purchase price; Is how long does one actualy play's the game. Playing a 60 dollar game for that of only 60 hour's, work's out to be that of one dollar per hour. Playing the same 60 dollar game for some 600 hour's, make's the cost that of only ten cent's of a dollar. Playing the same game for some 6,000 hour's and it's only a penny per hour. Game's envolved it what is referred to as "OPEN WORLD" have longer playing time's than those not referred to as "OPEN WORLD". And games referred to as "SAND BOX" game's. Have to the N-th degree, a considerably longer playiing time. The conventional games, have one simply follow a trail from begining to end. Via a particular path. An "OPEN WORLD" has one choose a particular path, which will take you to the end game. An "SANDBOX" game, allow's one to go in any direction's follow any path, and genereally the only end game is when one's imagination comes to an end. I'm now over 75 year's old, didn't start playing video game until my retirement at 66. Since my first game called No Mans Sky, in which I invested well over 6,000 hour's of play, moving on to Elite Dangerous, which I've got well over 7,000 hour's of play. And the HITMAN series, which I bought day one and now have all three. Well over 10,000 hour's of play. All three are that of being "SANDBOX" games. Being fully retired, I've got some 8 hour's a day to invest in the playing of any game. Assuming I played 8 hour's every day for the nine year's I've been playing. Which though I could have but didn't alway's. It work's out to be that of over 26,000 hour's. I could have invested in one game, or divided it amoung numerious. When one takes into effect the total investment in either a console or even an expensive state of the art gaming pc. And just one 60 dollar game. Using the price of a console for instance which is now some 500 which generally include's at least one game. Not counting the electrical, the various internet connection's. Playing any one game or more for the duration of the device is less than pennies per hour's over the duration of a console and the free game. There isn't any other hobby one can get envolved in, that is so inexpensive as that of video game playing. And all in the comfort of one's own home.

[@RicardosGaming]

Wonderful insight

[@scottc.5142]

If ED is too difficult or tedious, play No Man's Sky...

[@RicardosGaming]

??

[@scottc.5142]

@@RicardosGaming No Man's Sky is too easy to play. somewhat automated....

[@RicardosGaming]

@@scottc.5142 I agree

[@Aidoon]

Short answer no, elite dangerous is not worth the investment of time and energy. The odyssey update really ruined the game. The game is directionless. Many broken promises by developers. Don’t get me wrong the game can be fun at first. Once you realize what you need to do in order to get those amazing engineer upgrades for your modules, you will get overwhelmed. It’s not an if, it’s a certainty. You cannot encounter new civilizations… I don’t care what this guy says. The thargoids aren’t even introduced to you. Why they’re there. There’s no introduction, no build up. I never encountered one once “randomly” in the game. You have to fly out a billion light years to a sector to kill them. You don’t know why you’re killing them. They’re just another enemy to blow up. But don’t think you can just roll up in you’re newly acquired viper mk2 and think you’re going to do anything but become a red smear on your canopy. You’ll need to engineer the crap out of your ships before you can even think of takin on that task. Then you’ll say okay, let me start engineering my ships… yeah, okay! Like sitting outside a star port honking at ships and scanning wake signatures for hours on end. It’s all rng btw so you could do it for Hours and still not get what you need. Like to play a game when you park your srv, that’s you’re drivable buggy btw, to a spot on a moon and collect items, log off and back on, a thousand times? You guessed it. It’s still rng so you may still not get all the required engineering items you need. We’ll buckle up because that’s the grind kid. To sum it up, none of this is fun. The game is built on a broken, directionless, grind loop, Where you make your own fun. It’s bs there are no other civilizations in the game that you can meet and talk to. The game will have you grinding un-fun things for hundreds of hours. You need several external websites to navigate the game properly, the op didn’t mention that once in his vid btw. Trading is a sham. You like hauling hydrogen fuel for two hours back and forth a trade route for an 10grand a round trip? Because I sure the hell dont. Want to be like dog the bounty hunter? Nope this guys wrong again. You have to pledge your allegiance to a faction and there’s only really one faction you pledge to if you want to make any money. Not thrilling or engaging. But let’s say you do bh, after all it’s a great revenue source to start out. Well, you’ll go to some gas giant and look for a zone that you can fly to and scan ships for a wanted tag and shoot it down over, and over, and over again. You don’t get to haul anyone in, etc. You want to play in open and test your mettle agains other players? Gl with that. I tried that and got insta ganked in a fully engineered ship by some guy, I mean commander…” the had invulnerable shields and hacked weapons. Sound fun and engaging yet? Trust me there are so many other space ship games out there that do it better. Sorry for the long rant but I truly want people to know what they’re getting into before they jump into the hell’s cape that is elite dangerous. God bless and safe journeys!

[@user-sx5ls7wj8q]

I have recently moved from Xbox to PC and bought a bunch of games but always had elite in mind and now I have a reason to stay in the black for months.. I'm not coming back to sell data until right before the big update.. I'm only 700ly out and banking huge amounts of biological samples nothing I've ever been able to do on Xbox I've already sold one just one measly little stratum for 19 million or something with a 5x bonus backing it!!! Maybe I'll buy a fleet carrier when I get back with the who knows how many billions I will have.... Hahahaha

[@OrpheusOverdrive]

The frame rate on your intro animation is horrible. Not sure is that is a core problem with the animation or the upload. Wow, and the drop shadow on you lettering is terrible.

[@CMDRPDAVG]

Its easy for me.... there is only 1 games to play.. ELITE DANGEROUS

[@RicardosGaming]

Word

[@semibiotic]

No, unless someone restart developing it instead of FDev. FD ruined it with b|oody legs.

[@Christine-shield]

I just picked it up on steam. it feels so alone. it feels way more like a single player game than a multi player one, much less an MMO. as a social game Im disappointed.

[@Ozzy-2407]

Nope not since they stopped console support why should i bother if they can't

[@Sir-Complains-a-Lot]

No, stay away its MINE!.! ALL MINE!!

[@ariasabe]

Starfield is a joke.😂

[@RicardosGaming]

It is, but I have spent $60 on it so owe it another look

[@ariasabe]

@@RicardosGaming bro be like; “I’m getting my money’s worth”

[@RicardosGaming]

@@ariasabe too right will put the vids on my other channel

[@michaelmuller3233]

Most boring game ever played, they really messed it up!

[@PASHKULI]

I bought the game around 2017. The fastest refund (AND THE ONLY ONE) I requested for a game! The game is boring.

[@christopherberanek7578]

Not if you are on console. No new updates Frontier totally left console players hanging I wound suggest finding a better way to spend you money

[@Tamburello_1994]

Here it is.... I find it totally hilarious console players are still having a sad. Mabe Santa will bring you a bigbois PC this year

[@christopherberanek7578]

Why would I want something expensive when my console does just fine?

[@randymaxwell457]

I play on my PS5, and I'm never going to buy a PC! You PC players can say what you want. Keep your updates. I'm good!

[@Squidgy55]

​@@Tamburello_1994 I think they are justified in their anger. I switched to PC twenty years ago so I don't have a personal beef about it but if I was a console gamer, I would be pretty pissed off.

[@Squidgy55]

​@@randymaxwell457On a positive note, you really aren't missing much with Odyssee. Yes it's nice to have the "full game" but personally, I barely do the ground missions and I reckon not many other people do either. The pay is crap, shit regularly goes wrong and as a first person shooter, it's a bit boring.

First time watching your stuff. The video felt boring, you take so much time to go into what matters that ends up being just fluff and not concise arguments answering the video title.

[@RicardosGaming]

yeah - I don't care what you think, 14k people like it and climbing

[@vonschmeel]

NO - this game demands so much grind time its belligerent and new players wont stand a chance - dont bother people...its dead in space with occasional tweaks masked as updates...and the endless bugs

[@RicardosGaming]

Oh …. Another point of view…. We’ll done commander

[@Tamburello_1994]

Too much for you, obviously. Elite are for those with a creative imagination. Slow, lazy-minded folks will struggle.

[@vonschmeel]

@@RicardosGaming sorry dude, even the devs have left the scene, be honest...python V2 aint gonna do anything. They lost steam and moved on, maintenance mode is the reality now. Grinding isnt content...

[@RicardosGaming]

Oh come on, grind is game play these day. But I get it I do

[@tigger4000]

Well...I'm still enjoying myself! o7

[@gregorypegory1781]

I'll never forget 2016 or so, I went from sidewinder to an adder. Struggled to get past Anaconda's blocking my trade path. I've stopped playing the last few years. However, this game gave me many happy memories. Cheers to all cmdr's , thanks for sharing! 🫡

[@RicardosGaming]

Never too late to jump back in