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'''Elite: Dangerous''' is the is the fourth installment of the genre defining open world sandbox space / trading / combat simulator first released in 1984.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_%28video_game%29</ref> | '''Elite: Dangerous''' is the is the fourth installment of the genre defining open world sandbox space / trading / combat simulator first released in 1984.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_%28video_game%29</ref> | ||
In contrast to its predecessors, mass-multiplayer will be an integral part of Elite: Dangerous, while still allowing singleplayer. | In contrast to its predecessors, mass-multiplayer will be an integral part of Elite: Dangerous, while still allowing singleplayer. | ||
"Dangerous" refers to the third best "Elite Rating" that could be achieved during combat in the Elite games.<ref>http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2#Badge%20of%20Honour</ref> | "Dangerous" refers to the third best "Elite Rating" that could be achieved during combat in the Elite games.<ref>http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=f72c0f91b2#Badge%20of%20Honour</ref> In Elite: Dangerous this system has been expanded to include more than only combat achievements<ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6279</ref>. | ||
The original game spawned two sequels: ''Frontier: Elite II'' in 1993<ref>https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_elite_ii</ref> and ''Frontier: First Encounters (Elite III)'' in 1995<ref>https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_first_encounters</ref>. | The original game spawned two sequels: ''Frontier: Elite II'' in 1993<ref>https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_elite_ii</ref> and ''Frontier: First Encounters (Elite III)'' in 1995<ref>https://frontier.co.uk/games/older/frontier_first_encounters</ref>. | ||