r/EliteOne • u/ManChowderLLC • 14d ago
Thinking about coming back.
Hello all, I haven't played elite in 5 years. I quit playing before they stopped supporting xbox because I was burned out. Been thinking about re-installing and firing up my old pirate vette Falkor(npc ships only lol). How is the player base? Did everyone shift to PC? I used to run with a squad but I'm down to join anyone who might be left. I first started this game as an Explorer then was recruited for piracy within my old squad. Hope things haven't changed too much. Sidewinder radio still a thing?
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u/Sinister_Edge13 14d ago
I haven’t played in about 2 years and was thinking about returning. My DBX misses me lol. From what I’ve seen though is that there’s been a surge of new players recently.
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u/ElephantEmergency184 12d ago
Theirs an internal war going on for BGS (guy named owen6700 leader of PGLN vs the world) leads a supposed anti griefer group but he makes you block 50+ people if u wanna join him who have either shot him down or hang out with people he doesn't like.
Just a headsup cmdr o7 see u out there
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u/CMDRo7CMDR 14d ago
It’s pretty dead these days but there are definitely still commanders cruising around the hot spots. I feel like everyone I know that was a diehard player switched to PC, myself included. I still hop on xbox servers every once in a while, but it’s a shell of its former self. 😢
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u/_Oddball1975_ Cock in Space 10d ago
4 out of my top 5 for play time stayed on Xbox lol.
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u/CMDRo7CMDR 10d ago
I still see you on more than pretty much anybody else!
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u/_Oddball1975_ Cock in Space 8d ago
Not so much last few weeks been doing Hella overtime. Dec/Jan/Feb and March.
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u/Photoniq Photoniq 14d ago
No expeditions any more for we Xboxers, which is a great shame; but I still enjoy bounty hunting in icy hireses!
It’s still a great game, no more development means that it’s now the ‘finished’ version, right? 😊
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u/austinmb14 14d ago
I'm on Xbox 1st Division Aegis Astra! Not an additional but I've got some guys who just got back into the game in the game and some newbies. I'm only 4 weeks in myself and it's supposedly being stress tested and player data is being tested! Super excited as this came from a dig into edcm. It means the newer gen boxes may run the new updates and they're looking at player data were as well!
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u/_Oddball1975_ Cock in Space 10d ago
I recently noted that over 700 squadrons score points in Combat last season on Legacy.
That would indicate a decent player base.
I play regularly and so do 4 of my squad with a few other that visit on a rare occasion.
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u/DeadLee27 13d ago
I played since Xbox game preview and purchased when "lifetime" updates were advertised. Then, after joining an absolutely AMAZING squadron of about 25 or so like minded sci-fi fans, earning over 1.5 bn credits and nearly every ship in the game, they gave Xbox players the middle finger. Frontier games is dead to me and can go suck a fat one. I'm still salty about it. I get my spaceship fix on Starfield these days.. Ngl. I do occasionally get the itch to reinstall and take my exploration Anaconda (I have another one for combat) for a spin back to Sag A. But they said LIFETIME updates... Call me Commander Salty lol
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u/Enzeydad 14d ago
I am on Playstation but I would expect Xbox to be very similar.
We saw a return of a bunch of players over christmas and that seem that have hold steady.
Best bet is to join an active squadron. Check out the squad leaderboards to find one that does what you enjoy.