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Now, personally, I've been greatly awaiting news on this. The website (www.elite4.com) hasn't been updated since the last year.
Frankly, I'm worried that it may have been dropped...
Frankly, I'm worried that it may have been dropped...
There's also the added mulltiplayer support which should be included in the sequel, if it's ever made that is. Just think, a huge galaxy with thousands of people online, fighting and trading together. Now that'd be a great online game.
frontier elite 2 was a massive disappointment.
the game idea was superb, the scale seemingly unapproachable.
but mister braben failed to make the game FUN. the space battles were less than impressive, and the trading got laborious pretty quickly.
I really hope they update it though.
Remember, the last update was years ago, with todays processors and gfx cards, we should be able to have the same game with vastly improved grafix, battles, trading/space ports etc, but with the same unimaginably massive scale.
With games like starlancer and x-wing alliance (aging now I know) about, we should be able to have something very impressive if they put the effort in....
the game idea was superb, the scale seemingly unapproachable.
but mister braben failed to make the game FUN. the space battles were less than impressive, and the trading got laborious pretty quickly.
I really hope they update it though.
Remember, the last update was years ago, with todays processors and gfx cards, we should be able to have the same game with vastly improved grafix, battles, trading/space ports etc, but with the same unimaginably massive scale.
With games like starlancer and x-wing alliance (aging now I know) about, we should be able to have something very impressive if they put the effort in....
If Frontiers main web site is anything to go by, then I'm not really suprised... I think I've noticed Frontier.co.uk get updated 2-3 times in the past two years...
There tends to be a flurry of updates and new when a new product is released, and then nothing (I presume whilst they beaver away at their next project)...
From what I gather (though I've not visit the ELite news group of fan club???) Frontier is still going strong and David Baraben is very determined to create Elite 4... as to its final release date, I wouldnt hold your breath :)
I would suspect the latest news can be found via the Elite Fan Club or Usenet group alt.fan.elite would have the most up to date news?
(or you could always mail them directly?)
There tends to be a flurry of updates and new when a new product is released, and then nothing (I presume whilst they beaver away at their next project)...
From what I gather (though I've not visit the ELite news group of fan club???) Frontier is still going strong and David Baraben is very determined to create Elite 4... as to its final release date, I wouldnt hold your breath :)
I would suspect the latest news can be found via the Elite Fan Club or Usenet group alt.fan.elite would have the most up to date news?
(or you could always mail them directly?)
I missed out on elite on it's release all that time ago, but I've read enough to know it's a good game with some decent game-play touches.
I'm suprised a sequel hasn't been released sooner, and even more suprised that the developers don't seem interested in getting the game released. Well that's what seems to be the case, with the real lack of news and everyting.
I think we need this game now, as their isn't really a great selection of games out at the moment which promise the kind of things elite can. Game developers shouldn't just let great ideas like the ones in elite pass by, especially with the lack of any origanal games out right now.
I'm suprised a sequel hasn't been released sooner, and even more suprised that the developers don't seem interested in getting the game released. Well that's what seems to be the case, with the real lack of news and everyting.
I think we need this game now, as their isn't really a great selection of games out at the moment which promise the kind of things elite can. Game developers shouldn't just let great ideas like the ones in elite pass by, especially with the lack of any origanal games out right now.
Now, personally, I've been greatly awaiting news on this. The website (www.elite4.com) hasn't been updated since the last year.
Frankly, I'm worried that it may have been dropped...
Frankly, I'm worried that it may have been dropped...