1 week Ago By [email protected] (Tyler Wilde)
Just yesterday, Morgan observed that tanking a game's Steam rating has become a reflexive response to PC gaming grievances big and small. Now, as Helldivers 2's user review average recovers from its weekend PSN account linking fiasco, another game is being hit with a smaller, but still conspicuous, influx of negative Steam user reviews. The recent reviews for space sim Elite Dangerous are sitting at a "Mixed" rating as some players express disappointment over new offers in the game's store.
The latest update for the nearly decade-old Milky Way simulation adds a new ship, the Python Mk II, but only for those willing to spend at least 16,250 ARX, a currency that can be earned in-game (but with a 400 ARX per week maximum) or purchased with real money. The ship won't be available for the non-purchasable in-game currency, called credits, until August 7. Along with early access to the new ship, Elite developer Frontier has added powerful pre-built ships to the ARX store.
"We envision these Pre-built Ships to be a quicker way for newer players to get involved in the areas they have the most interest in, or for our existing players who are considering a new career path in game, but do not have time to devote to a new build from scratch," the studio said in April . Some players are not taking such a positive view of the change. "They went pay to win!" declared one recent Steam reviewer .
"The whole point of the game is to earn credits, explore a beautiful galaxy, and buy ships. Where .
