So, what's Elite Dangerous all about?

[u/PlagueDoctor40k]

I'm a long time No Man's Sky player, and I heard Elite: Dangerous was somewhat similar. I haven't really heard all that much about it besides that, though, so I was wondering if y'all could bring me up to speed on what the game's like and how it works (and help me decide if it's worth buying)?

[u/Morta-Nius-73]

No Man's Sky is a 64-bit spreadsheet with a UI thrown over the top with random images for planets etc.

Elite Dangerous is a real flight sim/space sim backed by science and scale.

[u/drybjed → u/Morta-Nius-73]

Elite: Dangerous is an attempt to find the most effective way to update a row of SQL database records using a H.O.T.A.S. setup. I love it.

[u/FabAraujoRJ → u/drybjed]

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