Elite Dangerous: Thargoids first contact!

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So this is the only interesting thing to happen in elite in the last year or more.. It's not enough to get me back into the endless grind.
 

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If there is one thing I still respect about FDev is the way they reveal major things in their game. Without any notice, players will have to find out on their own. I really hope CIG will follow their ways in this aspect.
 

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Well, I played the first Elite, way back in 1989 or so, when everything was a transparent polygon. First started messing with computers back in 1981 (Univac 80 aka The Two Headed Monster), so it was pretty revolutionary game at the time. But after reading the reviews and friends that have played ED and giving me their feedback. Might skip on it this time.
 

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I don't even remember my log in and password anymore. Its been too long.
Same here. In fact some time back I logged in to show a friend the game, couldn't remember how to fly the ship and ended up getting it destroyed outside a station. Not been back since, but I suspect that the shards of my dignity are floating there still.
 

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I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
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I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
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I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
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I didn't bought ED for an Alien Space Flower :grin:
[EDIT] I bought it before Star Citizen, after playing Star Citizen I never returned to ED
 
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Brief history: In the Elite Dangerous universe, we have known of an alien race called Thargoids.

Over the past year in the game, there have been wrecked human ships found in random places with no explanation of why or how they were shot down.

There was also a Thargoid wreck discovered a few months ago, but that is all that is known about this alien race.

Today the devs introduced the Thargoid race to the community!

What you are going to see here is a player simply doing his thing, he is jumping between two systems as he usually would, except he abruptly gets pulled out of hyperspace and ship is powered down, leaving him with no control:

(Elite Dangerous has some of the best sound design I have heard in a game, turn up your volume and enjoy!)

So you're saying I should get involved in another space sim? Just what I needed.

You are right about the sound. The visuals ain't half bad either.
 

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I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
I won't buy ED because of an Alien Space Flower.
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No, you are going to buy it because of a *belching* Alien Space Flower!
 

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Compared to the grind, this is huge! :smile:
You know ordinarily I take your word as gospel truth Boss.

But...knowing Frontier ..... we've just been introduced to an alien ship - awesome!!! BUT is there any actual content to go with this or is it just the intro they've put in - people will now get randomly interdicted, belched at, and then left alone. It wouldn't surprise me.
 
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