POWER DRIFT

Braben and Sammarco are candid when we ask if SRVs will use up fuel, revealing that the studio is still in the process of thinking through what would be best for gameplay. “I think one of the things people really love about Elite Dangerous is that it feels like a very plausible experience,” Sammarco says. “It’s grounded in real science, and we’ve gone out of our way to make it feel like you are a pilot. But at the end of the day, it’s a game, and we don’t want you to have to be an ace pilot in real life, or a rocket ship pilot, just to enjoy it.”

Braben says, “There are arguments both ways, but most likely your end won’t be a fuel line, it will be someone shooting you, or you driving into a chasm…”