Per the title, the Standard Beta for Elite: Dangerous is starting on the 29th of July. The beta access will be a more reasonable $75 instead of the 150 dollars that the Premium Beta charged.
The Lifetime Expansion pass is also being withdrawn on the 29th of July so for those who want to get in on all the expansions, it'll be good to buy it soon.
Examples of the expansions planned:
Landing/ driving / prospecting on airless rocky planets, moons & asteroids
Walking around interiors and combative boarding of other ships
Combat and other interactions with other players and AIs in the internal areas of star ports
Accessing richly detailed planetary surfaces
Availability of giant ‘executive control’ ships to players
Full game is expected to launch end of 2014.
Source: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a
Current Gaffer List:
Soi-Fong: Commander Miyamoto Musashi
Teknopathetic: Commander Teknopathetic
Lumicide: Commander Lumicide
Iced_Eagle: Commander Iced_Eagle
aranth: Commander Aranth
AJLma: Commander AJ Lima
LeBart: Commander LeBart
kafiend: Commander kafiend
epmode: Commander Wallguy
Sikamikanico: Commander Sikamikanico
Klyka: Commander Klyka
DrBo42: Commander DrBo42
Osiris: Commander Vennt Vespya
CaptainRizla: Commander Wonky
Bennicus: Commander Bennicus
sfried: Commander SiG
Tommyhawk: Commander Tommy Thompson
TheTrain: CMDR TheTrain
DrTeflon: Commander Rihanna
RubberJohnny: Commander JoJoeyJoJo
fanboi: Commander fanboi
SLV: Commander Armijs
Buggy Loop: Commander Nhil
Zaptruder: Commander Zaptruder
Cheesetom: Commander CheeseTom
WGMBY: Commander Murro
The Lifetime Expansion pass is also being withdrawn on the 29th of July so for those who want to get in on all the expansions, it'll be good to buy it soon.
Examples of the expansions planned:
Landing/ driving / prospecting on airless rocky planets, moons & asteroids
Walking around interiors and combative boarding of other ships
Combat and other interactions with other players and AIs in the internal areas of star ports
Accessing richly detailed planetary surfaces
Availability of giant ‘executive control’ ships to players
Full game is expected to launch end of 2014.
Source: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a
Current Gaffer List:
Soi-Fong: Commander Miyamoto Musashi
Teknopathetic: Commander Teknopathetic
Lumicide: Commander Lumicide
Iced_Eagle: Commander Iced_Eagle
aranth: Commander Aranth
AJLma: Commander AJ Lima
LeBart: Commander LeBart
kafiend: Commander kafiend
epmode: Commander Wallguy
Sikamikanico: Commander Sikamikanico
Klyka: Commander Klyka
DrBo42: Commander DrBo42
Osiris: Commander Vennt Vespya
CaptainRizla: Commander Wonky
Bennicus: Commander Bennicus
sfried: Commander SiG
Tommyhawk: Commander Tommy Thompson
TheTrain: CMDR TheTrain
DrTeflon: Commander Rihanna
RubberJohnny: Commander JoJoeyJoJo
fanboi: Commander fanboi
SLV: Commander Armijs
Buggy Loop: Commander Nhil
Zaptruder: Commander Zaptruder
Cheesetom: Commander CheeseTom
WGMBY: Commander Murro