Noon, apparently. We shall see
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Noon, apparently. We shall see
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 14:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
It's out  I'm at work 
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| Author: | lasermink [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 17:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Everything running smoothly so far. I suppose busy time will start in the evening. On a sour note, I had to clear my save due to a bug during gamma that gave me infinitely bad reputation with the Federation. Bye bye, Cobra Mk III all A-fitted (worth about 5 million). 
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 18:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Ouch. I'm just getting to grips with it all at the mo. I had it pre-ordered ages ago but didn't start playing until a couple of days ago. |
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| Author: | lasermink [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 22:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Very smooth launch so far. My hat's off to Frontier Developments on this one. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 23:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Rift DK2 ordered I'll play elite with it for a bit and then flog it on ebay again and get my money back.
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Dec 16, 2014 23:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Trooper wrote: Rift DK2 ordered I'll play elite with it for a bit and then flog it on ebay again and get my money back.You dick. I sold mine on Sunday. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 0:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Grim... wrote: Trooper wrote: Rift DK2 ordered I'll play elite with it for a bit and then flog it on ebay again and get my money back.You dick. I sold mine on Sunday. how much did you get for it?
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 0:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
£320, near as damnit. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 0:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Not too bad, they go for a bit more on ebay, but that comes with having to deal with eBay. That's pretty much what it costs to buy one from oculus direct and get it shipped over. Did you have to pay import duty on yours? |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I didn't on mine - I'm pretty sure they're shipped from a UK warehouse so no import duty to pay. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Nice, that should mean it is £300 delivered. 2-4 week lead time apparently, roughly the same as my HOTAS. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 14:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Trooper wrote: Not too bad, they go for a bit more on ebay, but that comes with having to deal with eBay. They go for exactly that on eBay 
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 14:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Grim... wrote: Trooper wrote: Not too bad, they go for a bit more on ebay, but that comes with having to deal with eBay. They go for exactly that on eBay That seems a little low based on some of the completed listings then Is that after fees etc...
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 16:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Damnit! |
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| Author: | lasermink [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 17:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Disconnected, hrmph. And just as I was about to reach Sorbago, too. |
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| Author: | itsallwater [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 18:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Wish I could get this working on my laptop. Would be the ideal travelling game. (Yes I tried it already and its just too slow). |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 18:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
itsallwater wrote: Would be the ideal travelling game. You certainly can go a long way. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Dec 17, 2014 19:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
My Rift is apparently preparing to ship already... |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Trooper wrote: My Rift is apparently preparing to ship already... 
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| Author: | lasermink [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
If you find yourself in a Sidewinder or Eagle, and in a station with lots of players, I heartily recommend you take 5 minutes to just sit and look around from the docking pad and watch players whizzing about and in and out of the gate. It is awesome. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 14:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I have played Elite! I have no fucking idea what i'm doing! Feel free to add Imperious Rex to your friend list, but don't expect me to be able to find you or work out how to talk to you or anything
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 15:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I probably need to do the tutorials, right? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 15:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Right. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 16:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I spent many an hour careening about Frontier without ever reading any instructions. I was *shit* |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 16:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Without reading any instructions, you aren't going to be able to land your ship. If you can't land your ship, you're gonna have a bad time. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 17:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
GazChap wrote: Trooper wrote: My Rift is apparently preparing to ship already... It arrives tomorrow! I'm not in! |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 17:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
You should play the game a bit without the Rift, if only to learn the basics of the controls. Don't be me: interdicted out of warp on a routine trading milk run, not knowing how to get away, with my shields gone and my hull so damaged my ship's windscreen was shattered, but at least I could see what I was doing. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 17:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Totally agree - if nothing else because the resolution isn't quite there on the Rift for the text, so it can be hard to read if you don't have an idea of what it says. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 17:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Aye, i'm playing through the tutorials at the moment. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 17:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Man, the sidewinder face-off train mission is a bunch of arse. Skipping that one. It's not difficult, just terminally boring. Two pissy little ships with pissy little lasers circling around and firing endlessly at each other trying to wear down their shield 1% at a time. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 17:39 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
That'll teach you about a tenth of what you need to know. Have fun! |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 17:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I'll be glad when my HOTAS arrives. The 360 pad is alright, but it's a bit fiddly and unresponsive to do the micro adjustments needed in combat. |
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| Author: | Slightly Green [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 18:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
So tempted to get this for myself as a early pressie |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 19:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Training missions complete, universe here I come! |
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| Author: | lasermink [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 21:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
There are some official training videos as well, linked to in the launcher. There's some pretty useful stuff in those, actually, that you don't learn from the tutorial missions. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 21:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
To the videos! The universe can wait! |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 23:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I used to run whenever I was interdicted, and used to avoid going to Unidentified Signal Sources in case pirates lay in wait. But just tonight I've decided - sod it, I'm only in my free Sidewinder (albeit with a few minor upgrades) - not losing much if I get blown up! So I've found myself in six separate combat situations - all around nav beacons, unidentified signals, and one interdiction. Three kills later, I'm about 20,000 credits richer. I'd have killed the other three too, but they were chicken and kept FSD'ing away before I could claim their hull. Must start targeting sub-systems instead of attacking the entire ship. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 23:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Do you play with flight assist off? Or with a toggle so you can do some spins and shit like that? |
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| Author: | lasermink [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 23:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I think flight assist off is mostly a curiosity. You can perform most advanced manoeuvres much more easily just by using vertical and lateral thrust. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Dec 18, 2014 23:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
The spinning around to fire backwards, while still carrying on forwards is useful though (or has been in other games I've played, not tried it yet in elite) plus there are some crazy videos of people circle strafing while keeping their reticle on the target, which is pretty impressive! |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Fri Dec 19, 2014 0:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Trooper wrote: Do you play with flight assist off? Or with a toggle so you can do some spins and shit like that? I do have a toggle for it on my HOTAS but I rarely use it. In the DK2 it's just as easy to strafe with the thrusters, while keeping eyes on the target just by moving your head. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Fri Dec 19, 2014 0:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
GazChap wrote: Trooper wrote: Do you play with flight assist off? Or with a toggle so you can do some spins and shit like that? I do have a toggle for it on my HOTAS but I rarely use it. In the DK2 it's just as easy to strafe with the thrusters, while keeping eyes on the target just by moving your head. It's not just about eyes on target, it's about keeping guns on target while circle strafing. I'm not sure I'll ever be at that level of skill. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 16:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
8/10 - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... ous-review Not wildly sold on it going from the negative aspects of the review. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 16:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I played it for a bit yesterday. Found some blueprints floating in space and sold them on the black market. Ah yeah. Would deffo buy it if I thought it wouldn't kill my PC. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 17:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
I have flown from one space station to the next while wearing the rift, without throwing up! I think i'm going to have to do some illegal missions, as that seems to be where the cash is. I did make 400Cr transporting beer though. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 18:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Trooper wrote: I have flown from one space station to the next while wearing the rift, without throwing up! Play the dogfight training missions again and prepare to have your MIND BLOWN. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 21:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Grim... wrote: Trooper wrote: I have flown from one space station to the next while wearing the rift, without throwing up! Play the dogfight training missions again and prepare to have your MIND BLOWN. That's pretty fun, and makes dogfights a lot easier! It's the first thing I've tried that actually works better in the rift than playing normally, and isn't just a gimmick. |
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| Author: | lasermink [ Mon Dec 22, 2014 23:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
This game is consuming large chunks of my life, much like Frontier did back in the (late) Amiga days. But now I'm off for vacation and won't be able to play it for two weeks! 
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Dec 23, 2014 0:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Elite |
Trooper wrote: That's pretty fun, and makes dogfights a lot easier! It's the first thing I've tried that actually works better in the rift than playing normally, and isn't just a gimmick. First time I was in a dogfight in it, I simply naturally (and subconsciously) turned my head to track an enemy as the passed me, then pulled my ship around without ever needing to look at the radar. And then I thought about what had just happened, and my mind exploded out of my ears. |
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