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    Elite for free

    A lot of dross on Epic Store, but they've got Elite Dangerous going for free this week, well worth a look if you haven't played it already.

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    Re: Elite for free

    Don't forget to head to Hutton Orbital in the Alpha Centauri system for your free Anaconda!

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    Re: Elite for free

    Frankly, at the moment good luck getting into the game, the registration system has fallen on its arse. Guess it's popular!

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    Re: Elite for free

    Quote Originally Posted by Dashers View Post
    Frankly, at the moment good luck getting into the game, the registration system has fallen on its arse. Guess it's popular!
    Judging by the number of sidewinders in the starting systems, it is!
    "In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship."

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    Re: Elite for free

    By fortunate coincidence, my new Elite patches for my jacket turned up this afternoon.
    I look forward to the extra nods of recognition when we're all allowed back out into society!
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    Re: Elite for free

    Recently started playing again, much more polish now, and much easier to figure out what to do, it helps you a lot more. It's the game I wish it had been at release to be honest. Only in a Cobra MK3 but I'm not chasing money or ships really, just want to be absorbed into the game in VR and "enjoy" it. I got too caught up with min/maxing my ship for PvP the first time, and couldn't keep up with the clan once Engineering came out, so it lost all it's pleasure. This time I'm doing it differently.

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    Re: Elite for free

    Quote Originally Posted by cptwhite_uk View Post
    Recently started playing again, much more polish now, and much easier to figure out what to do, it helps you a lot more. It's the game I wish it had been at release to be honest. Only in a Cobra MK3 but I'm not chasing money or ships really, just want to be absorbed into the game in VR and "enjoy" it. I got too caught up with min/maxing my ship for PvP the first time, and couldn't keep up with the clan once Engineering came out, so it lost all it's pleasure. This time I'm doing it differently.
    Do keep us informed. I always avoided PvP, and did eventually go back and get my engineering done and then the guardian stuff came along and I haven't started on that yet. Perhaps over the Chrimbo break I will drag the Rift upstairs and give it a go.

    Engineering was certainly worth the grind for the jump range.

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    Re: Elite for free

    It was fine up until Engineering became pretty much necessary just for stepping outside the station door, and then it became more of the 'work simulator in space'.
    I don't even bother with PvP any more. I just bimble about doing my missions, salvages, rescues and the like. PvE can be a struggle, depending on what ships they're using, but I still dabble in that. I'm so close to Elite, I really ought to make some effort to achieving that.
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    Re: Elite for free

    Maybe we're about to see some good freebies again for the christmas period!

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