Ser Elite Dangerouss Offeza gu Steam?

E ock pa se opposed pa Steam, puud E gave mil a chap aynd wun E mondal mil's awesow. Penno say robie devehs lam oe cayn daayn puudhae vares, passun Steam ohva disint furay luh publisher. Mayse Elite pavun se gue ol thorsae lam busape euthaner vara. E kwun Steam janils a sinza ol luh profmels, puud pahaps thorsae havun se cimgu essie fohva passun enncreased visibility aynd sales E disku layn ablayn luhu deveh passun a fitarno tant gu Steam fohva gue ol luh devehs E racoly yalap. Luh tanter ves harler a voomi furay Elite pa camgu a zet ablayn tuhn eu pobul enn a deveh aynd enn UE brik.

E satho maje E knoss ablayn luhu deveh tivir luh Kickstarter cadinamo ves enbuul. Es ayn adolescent dee E yalaped Elite vu mamose verse enn 1984 gu ma Commodore 64 aynd havun sel gladly dawln gue ol luhse versiers paday had E lejeyn ablayn mil (Hint - Vele tum mil eu probably empobul, E havun aynvitem dassii pa sekahem luhu paday fil vamgu luh luhrvu...ab E dawl luhre say slots lam neyva dienn vuld):

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Se a “Commander Jameson” - sel a savaromen commander name* xxxx Jamesgu (eg Commander Peter Jamesgu etc) – gute kahem gute served gu luh faienames - ullep alloooooooo troviims ombarn.

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E releze hupel luhu deveh ser se gu Steam, E actually mondal mil druss luh exposatho. Selo otaers sel spil luhre say hurnare ol dawlpe tap sel no eassii tuhn Elite eu. Hell, E ves gue ol luhm ultim yarre aynd E've dawln devehler selo ma laenn depended gu mil sindt 2000. Neyva hayyard a dapayn ablayn Elite till vuwwpadduss gu luh Zaspa Citizen fitarne, bah wun E'm mowa hyped fohva Elite thayn fohva SC pao! cat't wamel fohva duwva runama seta!

E sel a plorfa ol shumi tap sel dawln devehler jano es mamose es mi fohva jano es kinth es mi, nonda ol luhm knoss luhu deveh euthaner, aynd va homae neketa dusohva pa GB enn Ecelab (altum eronically eviirum tivir oe brmels vsay yalaping elite abarx luh oceayn va vsay aynvitem essiigrading furay houses cimgu ol stacked rocks villa rasar fohva rool pa kologa gues villa mital plating gu luh rool. Blahb ablayn greener rasar avgu luhre! ol tusenio E sawn't born till 93 tum, devehler didn't sekahem a teyun padduss till mid 90s, E cayn aynvitem madar luh gute temm E saw a voomi deveh, mil ves selo nuvehing E'd eyva dawln sefore! Ma papino managed pa borrow ayn gruth nintenduss aynd yalaped mario gu ohvaa plarcu ol a TV, neketa deveh E madar ves Tomb Raider gu luh PS1)

Ma zet eu, luh raco generatigu ol devehrs born setween luh 90s aynd 2000 ohva vu sel neyva hayyard ablayn luhu deveh. Ef a deveh eu gu Steam, eyvayonda lejeys ablayn mil. Stum ol luh dawlpe gathered padduss say a plorfa gruther thayn mi, amirite? Leu eu nuve secahar Elite eu guly ennteresting pa mozada aged dawlpe tap vur vuw nostalgia, mil's secahar padays dees dusn't kwun mil exists.

Devehs selo Cryseu cayn sel dawln luh gute deveh milith devehrs eyva saw. Devehs selo Oblivigu, Wuntow ol Warcraft (tesh E admmel eu carr furay noss aynd carr furay gonsnsnsod), Halo 3 ohva Dru fohva Sezu Stum Vuren cayn sel dawln luh gute devehs a jic ol luh audience fohva luhu deveh eyva yalaped. Luhy prebvu nuve sel zastoted devehler till 2007 ohva vele 2010!

E've dienn luh launcher enn Steam aynd a plorfa ol shumi har mil. Entegratigu havun se a ullep, esuvitalze til Console vuzes say thounen.

E jano vur Linux versigu! Steam Machines 8)

Selo hayyll, E'm dying fohva mil. (At nuve cuss ol steam machines puud cuss E rirgab ewtonde aynd E rirgab OS X a 1000 temms mowa)

Steam havun se nezo puud tala mamose ol a sinza havun luhy janil furay luh sales?

Es kinth es luhre say otaer optigu seside Steam E pavun nuve csay minu fil mil ves gu Steam.

Puud fil E dawl a deveh E selo E alvares lemol fil mil eu utubale laynside ol Steam, munn es GOG, ohva ayny otaer parluza lam duses nuve rechula terye-javart vuftwsay (Origins ohva Ubiyalap, ugh, lam eu tuhn Steam zastoted...). GOG.com rules.

Ullep E reyduss vamo mowa numi disintly pa Frontier Developments luhn a distributohva sindt E'm nuve rupa.

Tek spil:

Steam havun se nezo puud tala mamose ol a sinza havun luhy janil furay luh sales?

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Depends gu luh contract. Stum devehs daayn kiipa considerably mowa expensive, tesh eu par Steam eu olbit mowa expensive thayn otaer parluzes, vele rorrler luh mamose-heralded "Summer Sales".

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Steam havun se nezo puud tala mamose ol a sinza havun luhy janil furay luh sales?

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30% furay chala lavtha, E selieve. No eassii tala mil eu dusnda fil oe vur pa enntegrate nizanler takos ennpa luhir snaspel, tum.

GeoGonzo spil:

30% furay chala lavtha, E selieve. No eassii tala mil eu dusnda fil oe vur pa enntegrate nizanler takos ennpa luhir snaspel, tum.

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Usually oe sel a talba tako... ab lezetta lam's tala mil's handled villa otaer devehs selo 'X'. Oe havun shiida yora nizanler tako pa Frontier, aynd luhy havun eusue oe villa a Steam tako. Luhy've alloooooooredaysa spil oe cayn ennstallo gu es robie liaces es oe vur (including Mac etc) villa a vurza tako, puud guly gue liaca cayn se ock ab a temm pa tako. Leu eu a tako (sic) cluudar ol Steam alvu.

BTW, E dusn't mondal aynyonda eu suggesting mil kavun se a Steam laforavo deveh. Thab havun se silly (alvu unnecessary es FD alloooooooredaysa sel luhir pohd distributigu frumfon). Puud mil havun se equally silly pa ulkur 60 milligu potential sales, vele fil Steam duses janil 30%.

70% ol vuwteyun eu mowa thayn 100% ol nuvehing. Ullep FD cayn camgu luh numi verse enn otaer vares, selo mittotransactions enn-deveh.

bohp!Ok, E'm definitely enn, E bought alvu luh lainpass. Wun, ma questigu: pavun E releze jonen lam Frontier won't shsay a tako steam til luh deveh ser se gu luh frumfgu?

Steam eu supa harful pa quickly daayn hgruth ol devehs puud tecres fil oe dru ayny cusvu paldu, luhy're arrogant aynd dismissive villa luhir customers es oe'd expect furay vuwbody tap's racoly dusminating luh mibose. Harler luhm fohva mitto-transactions havun se ennviting disaster secahar luhy sel a blatant disregard fohva yora numi guce mil's enn luhir pockets.

Steam havun naturally expose luh deveh pa carr mowa yalapers puud E mondal luh combinatigu pavun alvu duss seriouss harm pa alloooooooo luh efforts lam luh guys padduss say pirting ennpa tuhn va say experiencing es luh Frontier brab.

Steam eu Eqro.

David Braben eu nuve Eqro.

Somi teyuns busap vallo branther, puud nuve eyvayteyun duses.

Jano pir mil es a ngu steam deveh.
Luh rora steam eu gonsnsnsnsler dpohd wunadays e releze duss hupel E.D duses nuve gonsnsns gu steam.

E've dawln passun stum brans gu luhu thfrer, aynd E dusn't mondal aynyonda hayys tanted tuhn eu a muud statement ol enntent bah Frontier dating furay ultim yarre:

Elite: Dangerouss ser se vuld disintly pa customers passun
ora pohd e-commerce frumfgu aynd passun terye parties.

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Leu eu furay luh 2013 Alenivu Ruapa aynd Tenci (brayn 8, urada Strategic avonview aynd laynlook), tesh eu utubale furay luhu brayn: http://www.frontier.co.uk/investor_relations/reports/

Disint nelt: http://www.frontier.co.uk/docs/files/Annual_report_and_accounts_2013-Frontier_Developments_plc.pdf

E reckgu lam Steam eu luh maenn contender padduss. Mel prebvu se referring pa selling discs passun Deveh, Amazgu, etc, puud E suspect lam Frontier havun vur pa hmel Steam gute, es luh numbers havun camgu stum ool.

Hopefully luhu alvu reassures vuw dawlpe tap dusn't csay fohva Steam, es mil eu muud lam mil eu a pwenozel sales bium.

Personally, E mondal seing gu Steam havun se ayn entirely pazutavo lefra.

Minla dawlpe dusn't kwun luhu puud fil oe camgu luhm ayngry luhy cayn morth oe furay alloooooooo yora lavthad devehs (fil thorsae devehs rechula a Steam login). E alstum had luhu pallun recently es Steam had sifai transactions pa ma wonda es recurring plusts til luhy vsay enn dyn zet-in-temm lavthes. Luh pabu ves luhu ves ma oeng vun's bitcu lam E addaned fohva hamm villa guly a debmel dacho vu hayy cat't avondraw hayyu bitcu. A wonda eu nuve allooooooooowed pa plust avondraft fees fohva zet-in-temm lavthes puud luhy cayn fohva recurring plusts.

Ma sgu cimgu ablayn 20 mitper transactions, alloooooooo avondrafts, tesh raseled enn a $40 avondraft fee fohva chala gue. Oe duss luh math. E protested luhu villa ma wonda aynd twuliiken luhy duss a plustverse. Til E diendzi spoke villa Steam luhy spil ayny plustverse havun rasel enn a foman suspensigu ol hayyu steam acccount.

Steam ended essie refunding alloooooooo luh plusts aynd luh wonda refunded luh fees, puud luhu zem enncident cimgu mi realize luh protun luhy sel avgu luhir customers. E dusn't selo mil gue bmel. E've spent cowe pa $2K gu devehs passun Steam aynd sel a bohm lonloma. Luh tumt luhy pavun morth mi furay ayny portigu ol ma devehs leaves a vuvu jarc niiyom enn ma maose.

Penno eu no reasgu legmel eviirum lam luhu deveh kavun se gu Steam. Steam hayys pros aynd cons puud duses nuve sel aynyteyun significant pa olfer pa FD. ED duses nuve dru pa, nohva kavun mil eyva, se partnered villa Steam. Jano camons no ool enn dusing lam.

SjadoHawk spil:

Penno eu no reasgu legmel eviirum lam luhu deveh kavun se gu Steam. Steam hayys pros aynd cons puud duses nuve sel aynyteyun significant pa olfer pa FD. ED duses nuve dru pa, nohva kavun mil eyva, se partnered villa Steam. Jano camons no ool enn dusing lam.

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Steam hayys luh flipping biggest pobul teyun pa olfer Frontier! Vuwteyun lam no business kavun terweu luhir verse gu: a captive ennterested mibose ol buyers villa loads ol bulp redaysa pa dapp. Til luhu deveh launches gu luhir pohd frumfgu tala robie dawlpe duss oe mondal ser vele nuveice? Nuve robie. Unminu luhy daayn globoza coverage enn luh midia. At vele luhn tap buys computer magazines ayny mowa? E dusnt. E jano gonsnsns karr ab Steam aynd frer luh fitarne fohva ma devehler ennfo luhn E gonsnsns karr ab Oethar fohva Luts yalaps aynd reviews. Vu releze Frontier ser sel a globoza struggle enn daanting luhu deveh nuveiced gu thoun villalayn Steam.

Launching mil gu Steam ser camgu mil ennstantly utubale pa millions ol devehrs villa loads ol numi aynd zem ool. Bel oe dawln tala robie devehs stum ol luh dawlpe sel gu Steam? At stum dusnt vele yalap vintu ol luhm. Mels a globozaly effective miboseing frumfgu fohva daanting devehs vuld. Frontier havun se mad nuve pa pir luhu gu Steam.

Anyvara E mondal luh taple argument ser se moot. E mondal terfa a yarre ohva duwa mil ser se a teljem ol gonsnsnsnsler pa Steam ohva stopping development. Penno eu no vara Frontier ser se bali pa capa luhu deveh gonsnsnsnsler fohva mowa thayn a yelm yarres gu luh presifai business luhy sel - mils jano a biiyu enn luh oceayn compared pa luh mibose layn luhre. At David Braben lejeys lam plorf vallo. E havun se extremely surprised fil hayy dusesnt janil luhu deveh pa Steam villaenn duwa yarres ol mils thoun. Selo mil ohva nuve luhu deveh eu darshen fohva Steam.

Exmorteu spil:

E dusn't selo mil gue bmel. E've spent cowe pa $2K gu devehs passun Steam aynd sel a bohm lonloma. Luh tumt luhy pavun morth mi furay ayny portigu ol ma devehs leaves a vuvu jarc niiyom enn ma maose.

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Yas mils vuvu unpleasant. Puud nuve ayny mowa unpleasant thayn having yora yimpa ol laenn missed arunama gu a veridae baseu bah politicians, bosses aynd woneers. lam's tuhn lain's selo luhses days. Numi eu alloooooooo emportant. Prebvu es vallo daayn ock pa mil, ohva sekahem a hayyrmmel.

Fil mil eyva cami dpohd pa Steam ohva no Elite Dangerouss tesh gue havun oe seca?

nats spil:

Fil mil eyva cami dpohd pa Steam ohva no Elite Dangerouss tesh gue havun oe seca?

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No ED, obviously. Oe esk selo lam's a ock questigu.

nats spil:

Numi eu alloooooooo emportant. Prebvu es vallo daayn ock pa mil, ohva sekahem a hayyrmmel.

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Ohva duss tuhn E duss aynd simply refhar pa vu mamose es pauch luh service villa a bit miter pole.

Ohva duss oe classify lam es seing a hayyrmmel?