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For detailed information about this season of updates see the [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond|Beyond page]]. | For detailed information about this season of updates see the [[Elite Dangerous: Beyond|Beyond page]]. | ||
== Season 4 == | == The Next Era - Season 4 == | ||
[[File:Anaconda-Walking-Pilot-Scale.png|thumb|250px|A walking pilot in a hangar with an Anaconda]] | [[File:Anaconda-Walking-Pilot-Scale.png|thumb|250px|A walking pilot in a hangar with an Anaconda]]Frontier said''"Back in August, we mentioned that the team had begun work on the next major era of Elite. We believe this will be a defining moment in the history of the game and it will be our biggest update yet."''<ref name=":5">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/479122-Important-Community-Update-(01-03) Important Community Update (01/03)] | ||
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''"In that post, we explained that the content was still very early in development, so we won’t be ready to announce it for a while. To give this more context, in order to realise the ambition for this update, and the size and scope of the content we wish to bring to the Elite Dangerous galaxy, we estimate this major milestone will be ready by the latter half of 2020."''<ref name=":5" /> | |||
''"As development progresses, we will share more news and announcements on features, as well as timelines regarding this upcoming content for Elite. We can understand that having a long wait for news can be frustrating, but we truly believe that this will be the single most impactful update for our community. Having a development team dedicated to this milestone is our continued and unwavering commitment to making Elite Dangerous the most authentic, ambitious, and expansive evolving space game in the world."''<ref name=":5" /> | |||
''"As mentioned in our previous post, this new era will be paid for content and all lifetime expansion pass owners will have this included in their pass."''<ref name=":5" /> | |||
[[David Braben|Braben]] said after the [[Beyond]] season there are a lot of exciting things that they'll announce, some of which will be free and paid.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
Frontier will shift from the paid expansion model to major premium DLC that can be purchased. So rather than buying an expansion with multiple updates, you can purchase major updates separately. | Frontier will shift from the paid expansion model to major premium DLC that can be purchased. So rather than buying an expansion with multiple updates, you can purchase major updates separately. | ||