Looks like there will be serious competition to our favourite game Eve Online.

Elite Dangerous is coming this year.

I remember an old Elite,Elite 2 and Frontier First Encounters which I was playing for years back in '90s.
Now finally new version is coming.

Some feedback from beta testers:

"Wesley Magyar

Ive been playing ED For awhile now. And it is sincerely the best damn game ive ever played.... and its not even close to complete.
Ive been an Eve Online player since 2006, Since ive gotten into the Beta for this i have logged into eve twice.... i have a feeling Eve Is Doomed... This game is the second coming.... i kid you not.n++"

and

"Matthew Downing

I've played EVE from when it was in Beta. I sold my main character about a month after I bought ED premium beta; I know there is no way I'm going back. Fair enough I got into Eve because it was like the new and MMO Elite I'd been craving for... But now I can get the game I really wanted in the first place!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISR4ebdGlOk see for yourselves.

In my opinion current biggest problem in Eve is lack of new content added to game for like last 3 years or so...
Of course DX11 and game mechanic changes are all nice, but its not the thing what will make me stay for much long, especially with new fresh and very good competitor on market.

I've been playing Eve since Apocrypha and I see that Eve is slowly going downhill all the time since then.
Back then we had online around 60-70k ppl on server at given timezone all the time, now it's not going higher than 35k ppl online.
Most of us run 2+ accounts, some even more than 10+ at same time so I'm guessing that real ammount of people playing Eve is not more than 10-12k people.
Elite has now over 25k ppl playing beta ( you can't multibox there ) - it speaks for itself.

I've been playing Eve since Apocrypha and I see that Eve is slowly going downhill all the time since then.
Back then we had online around 60-70k ppl on server at given timezone all the time, now it's not going higher than 35k ppl online.
Most of us run 2+ accounts, some even more than 10+ at same time so I'm guessing that real ammount of people playing Eve is not more than 10-12k people.
Elite has now over 25k ppl playing beta ( you can't multibox there ) - it speaks for itself.

I've been playing Eve since Apocrypha and I see that Eve is slowly going downhill all the time since then.
Back then we had online around 60-70k ppl on server at given timezone all the time

Anybody noticed what a stupid name this is; Elite Dangerous.

I've playing eve for 8 years now, and I'm in E:D's alpha since last year December.

And while yes, especially lately it has occupied a chunk of time that I'd usually have used for playing EVE, I don't think EVE is doomed.

First of all they are two very different games, both of them with their advantages and disadvantages. EVE is a strategical / tactical game, E:D is an action game. So one can not replace the other.

Also E:D is not going for a full "one universe" approach (there is an opt out incl. way back in through grouping and solo for people who don't want to play with others), so it won't create what I personally love about EVE most. A consistent and evolving universe where you are a part of what happens.

CCP really needs to introduce more active activities to increase participation or retool current activities to be more active.

Yup... Eve Online is doomed... not because of the game OP is going on about... but because of the upcoming Firefly game that is being developed! Eve is too far entrenched for some new upstart to really bugger with it too much. May lose a few subscribers because of a game, but not enough to hurt it.

Anybody noticed what a stupid name this is; Elite Dangerous. (It has all the ring someone in a trench in Kosovo would dream up.) I can imagine how really cool the game must be if the name is so really cool, too! And, gee, a YouTube link TOO? Wow!

I guess it's obvious from your mighty post EVE MUST be doomed!

I remember when it was doomed because of Skyrim...remember that? Then, it was doomed because of Rift...remember that? THEN, it was doomed because of Star Wars the OLD (something with an R). I certainly remember THAT! NOW it's doomed because of...what was that name again...Dangerous Elites...something. Anyway...cool. Doomed.

EVE has needed some real competition for a long time now.

EVE is a mistress u can never leave.she always drags you back into new eden kicking and screaming. So EVE is never going to die unless CCP make some really bad choices.

The only issue i have these days is finding the time and energy to play, i have had many a month just doing skills and playing other games. i blame lack of will power and damn steam sales.

I think the only issue i find with EVE and CCP is the fact they want to make eve the totally inclusive SCI FI MMORPG. I.E Walking on stations/planets/exploration/stargates/comets. But they are struggling to actually make that happen or the lead time is so long it usually gets canned or put off for later. or the player base rage quits and has a tantrum and they change their focus.
Or they just make seperate games for these things. Kinda not the all inclusive SCI Fi MMO but never mind

Their is a genuine risk i think of the playerbase shrinking because look at what you are able to do in star citizen/elite/firefly online. Land on planets, walk/fight in stations/ships & more. It all depends on the player if they prefer clicking in space and pressing f1/2/3/4 to fight or dog fighting/exploring with a joystick. I love eve + the X-series, so i enjoy both game styles.


Lost my point but still i don't see eve dying but just struggling to keep up.

Their is a genuine risk i think of the playerbase shrinking because look at what you are able to do in star citizen/elite/firefly online. Land on planets, walk/fight in stations/ships & more. It all depends on the player if they prefer clicking in space and pressing f1/2/3/4 to fight or dog fighting/exploring with a joystick. I love eve + the X-series, so i enjoy both game styles.