How to play elite dangerous offline

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Does elite dangerous require Internet connection?
Can you play elite dangerous single player?
Why is elite dangerous an online only?
Do you need Xbox Live to play elite dangerous?

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No. There's a solo mode, but not offline. The game requires a constant internet connection in order to run.

Does elite dangerous require Internet connection?

No. Elite doesn't work without a Internet connection. There is no Offline mode in Elite Dangerous, there is a solo mode that is locked so that you are in your own instance but it's still connected to the BGS server.

Can you play elite dangerous single player?

Elite Dangerous can be played in multiple modes, two of which are open play and solo play. ... Players who prefer the single-player/NPC only experience can play solo mode.

Why is elite dangerous an online only?

"As features were implemented, for the best results we chose to prioritize delivery of the online single and multiplayer experiences, with a view to providing the offline version later in development. We had to make a decision for the good of the game, and that is what we did."

Do you need Xbox Live to play elite dangerous?

To play Open play you need an Xbox Live Gold membership on your Xbox account. To play Solo mode, you only need Xbox Live Silver membership.

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Cheers, Eurogamer.

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Can I choose to play offline untill I get a decent ship or my friends get the game to go online and have all the stuff I farmed?

silence will fall when the question is asked.

I believe so. Single player multi player share same universe. Single player you won't find other players. Just npcs

No but yes..No, there is no offline mode at all.. the game needs a constant connection

however.. there is 'solo' mode in which the game is the same but no other humans, just you on your lonesome. (so ideal for getting your first few million credits and a better ship.)

For now I'd say playing online non-solo is completely safe. This isn't Eve Online where you're jumping in to a game controlled by single, ugly naked dudes living in their parents' basements who haven't showered in a month. The galaxy is established but you'll only find other PS4 players if you even manage to find any at all.

You'd think, "Hey, there's ten thousand players! I should be able to find someone." Seriously, though. If you think about how much space junk is orbiting Earth and wonder why you never hear about constant collisions then you'll start to grasp how ludicrously large space actually is.

Also, most people will start in only a couple of locations and most of us aren't willing to use an underarmed Sidewinder to open fire on other players regardless of current status. On the reverse side, it's more fun to watch another player in a Sidewinder fly around and find their way in the open-ness of space while sipping coffee behind the dashboard of my Python. Firing on another player (as far as I've seen) is akin to firing on a another person in reality. Generally, only psychos tend to do this. This game isn't CoD multiplayer. What's pretty nice about Elite is the PvP element stays 98% in CQC and Power Play. Only extremely rarely do you run across real players that act as pirates. Most of them don't go this route because of the enormous risks involved with very expensive ships.

It's acceptable behavior to ignore another player mainly since not everyone has time to run off for five hours with someone to act as a bodyguard. It's something else entirely to gain a reputation as someone that actively hunts other players. They exist in the game and I'm sure they lead a very lonely life.

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UltraKev9 posted...

For now I'd say playing online non-solo is completely safe. This isn't Eve Online where you're jumping in to a game controlled by single, ugly naked dudes living in their parents' basements who haven't showered in a month. The galaxy is established but you'll only find other PS4 players if you even manage to find any at all.
You'd think, "Hey, there's ten thousand players! I should be able to find someone." Seriously, though. If you think about how much space junk is orbiting Earth and wonder why you never hear about constant collisions then you'll start to grasp how ludicrously large space actually is.
Also, most people will start in only a couple of locations and most of us aren't willing to use an underarmed Sidewinder to open fire on other players regardless of current status. On the reverse side, it's more fun to watch another player in a Sidewinder fly around and find their way in the open-ness of space while sipping coffee behind the dashboard of my Python. Firing on another player (as far as I've seen) is akin to firing on a another person in reality. Generally, only psychos tend to do this. This game isn't CoD multiplayer. What's pretty nice about Elite is the PvP element stays 98% in CQC and Power Play. Only extremely rarely do you run across real players that act as pirates. Most of them don't go this route because of the enormous risks involved with very expensive ships.
It's acceptable behavior to ignore another player mainly since not everyone has time to run off for five hours with someone to act as a bodyguard. It's something else entirely to gain a reputation as someone that actively hunts other players. They exist in the game and I'm sure they lead a very lonely life.

Well said!!

And if you do run into a player pirate, more times they not they will be role-playing and won't just randomly attack you. They'll send you a message and ask you to give up your cargo. My advise is to just comply and take the loss. It's not worth losing your ship and having to rebuy over some cargo.

doctahwho posted...

Can I choose to play offline untill I get a decent ship or my friends get the game to go online and have all the stuff I farmed?

Seriously though. Doesn't matter if you're playing with NPCs or both NPCs and players. The space is so enormous to begin with. It'll probably appear as if you're playing alone anyway hahah.

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HeyManNiceShot1 posted...

And if you do run into a player pirate, more times they not they will be role-playing and won't just randomly attack you. They'll send you a message and ask you to give up your cargo. My advise is to just comply and take the loss. It's not worth losing your ship and having to rebuy over some cargo.

f*** that s***. Either beat their ass or FLEE. Don't give them s*** without making them take it.

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thanks for this question was thinking the same thing as well.

how is the communication in this game? i want to be able to interact with other PCs and not just have PC characters floating around. What are the social aspects of this game?

Here's a good example of how lonely this game can occasionally get:I've seen hundreds of other players in hundreds of hours spent playing. It's not World of Warcraft where you can see ten thousand players in five mintues. If you want to look for other players then head for populated systems as people are coming and going constantly. Another way to search is to enter a system and do a scan. "Commander" will always appear in front of a real person.Another example:One time. And I mean, ONE TIME, have I needed to contact another player. I took a transport job over about a 40 jump route and got rather beat up on the way. My destination was a small station. I arrived to find the station constantly rejecting my request to dock. Finally did a scan and found a player sitting on the medium pad (which I needed) on the other side of the station.Just sitting there. Not really doing much of anything. Probably off in the crapper. Wasn't responding to messages.I had no choice but to sit there as I was torn up, nearly out of fuel (stars weren't cooperating) and this was my delivery. There were no other stations in the system. I waited patiently for another ten minutes or so. I figured his mom called him to scream at him for not doing his homework or something or he had to walk the dog.Guy shows up and responds and is super cool and apologetic and quickly vacates the pad so I can land. We both have a laugh about it and all is well.

If that's the worst situation I've come across in a couple hundred hours of playing I'm doing pretty well.

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