"Is Elite: Dangerous the Dark Souls of Space MMO Games?"

Isnt this kind of rant something you usually post on fb? XD

It's almost like people are allowed to have subjective opinions about what's good and bad based on how much they enjoy a certain kind of content, and there is no objective standard for what makes a good game.

I'd like to think that most people who think E:D is bad aren't upset about anything you think they're upset about—they're probably upset that they've wasted time and/or money on something they just didn't enjoy at all. And there's nothing wrong with not enjoying any particular thing, and nothing wrong with expressing such opinions.

Yeah but the people who do express there opinions blame the game for their mistakes, and because of that, elite has bad reviews and isn't as successful as it should be because of these people.

Personally, I'd find it hard to believe that a game has overwhelmingly bad reviews just because a few people made mistakes. I think it's more likely that it's a very polarizing game for a good reason—because it's hard and time-consuming, arguably ridiculously so.

That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with enjoying it, but people leave those reviews when they don't enjoy a game because games are about enjoyment, and recommending one is difficult when you can't find enough enjoyment to make it worth your while. But it's not lacking in popularity just because people left bad reviews (I've seen a fair balance of positive and negative), it's lacking in popularity because of the choices the developers made when deciding how the game will play.

Many people just don't like for games to be ridiculously hard and time-consuming, even if they do have a good reason for being that way. And that's totally okay.

get where you're coming from but that's not the case. Developers made a hard game that takes time and effort to learn because that's what they wanted, a proper, unforgiving space sim that really drives the feeling of accomplishment to those who learn it. But people come along expecting something casual and then leave shit reviews because it's not what they want. It's corrupting the game's success with biased reviews and feedback from people who don't like those games.

They whine and complain and bash people for liking it and make stupid comments like "No Mans Sky was better!" When it's a completely different game.
Like I'm fine with someone not liking elite.

"It takes too much time. It's learning curve is too steep for me"

But there's a difference between that and

"It controls slow as fuck and leaves you dying hoping to god you finish what you need to get done only for a shitty small payout and to get blown up right away."

That review is littered with the bs im talking about. Of course it's a slow game it's a simulator. Of course it takes time to get big money, it's an MMO as well. And of course you get blown up right away you have a small ship and ran into trouble, and that will happen.

But just because that person doesn't like it doesn't mean it's a bad game, in fact, In this case, it did it's job pretty damn well. It kicked his ass.

Im not trying to be rude or offensive, but I'm sort of trying to highlight what my point is

I think I understand your point. I disagree that it's really a problem, because I think your second example is just as valid as the first—it's less polite, but it's not inaccurate, and someone who doesn't like slow, intensely difficult games will see that and go "yeah, this definitely isn't for me," while someone who does will be able to say "well that might not be a deal-breaker." Depending on how you look at it, the second example (and more like it) may be even more helpful for both sides, because it'll let them know clearly whether they're okay with what the game has to offer. When I see someone raging about a game's flaws, I take a look at those flaws and decide for myself whether I can handle them, or whether they might even be flaws in the first place.

But despite disagreeing with you, I think I see where you're coming from. It's certainly a little frustrating to see a game get bashed on for being exactly what it's supposed to be; I personally get a bit annoyed when obvious walking sim games that are very well made are written off for being...walking sims, as if the developers didn't intend it when they very obviously did. I just don't think it's worthy of any real anger. In the end, I believe that people should say exactly what they think about games (and all forms of media).

Yes absolutely. I tend to get pretty upset about it lmao...some part of me I feel worries that because of the bashing the series will be cut to an end because of how unsuccessful it was on the surface.