Last time I put my thoughts down in a thread like this I got a 3 month ban lol

That link...?

The music isn't bad but I wanted to see an interview with Rouge.

That link...?

The music isn't bad but I wanted to see an interview with Rouge.

The community is "mad" at tank changes because they state in the blog, weaker base hulls, only good with modules on and they doubled the base HP of tanks and made modules weaker. I'd rather see them try CCPs idea first.

I could go into an in-depth analysis but my conclusion would be the same either way and I reckon the conclusion is all that sticks in a wall of text:

You guys can say Rouge is just spouting bullshit that smells like roses, but it's here, finally. Finally, after waiting for it through Fanfest (which presented so much information that a clear direction wasn't evident),THIS IS the direction DUST is taking, and I like it. Even if I didn't, I would respect it because instead of what I previously saw as aimless meandering, we have an EP who has a vision, and if you guys didn't notice I like visionaries. And whilst it's still kind of broad (he's addressing the f2p model, NPE, EVE-DUST connection, player-driven economy and more at the same time) it's something we can hold CCP to.

The question of where DUST is headed is answered, and whilst you guys may say you knew this was the answer all along, too bad because you're only saying it in hindsight now.

we just had another meeting with rouge just now and another penciled for next week, it was good and hopefully things will move on.

im afraid not :P

New players should have 50x of every militia weapon/module/equipment available, and more weapons need to have militia grade variants. Having at least 4 different suits with different roles (like back in the closed beta) is much better than 4 of the same suits with a different fitting. 7 is the idea number, each with different weapons, equipment, and modules than the last

Militia variants for every weapon/suit/equipment/grenade type and vehicles is important to the NPE.

We want players to be able to 'get lost' in playstyles/roles/fitting when they first encounter the game. Provide new players a way, free of repercussions(like a stats-free post academy grace period), to experiment freely and where player fun is the only metric applied and there are no real consequences for failure.

One candidate for a valuable and immersive way to approach this using CCP's current objective-based new player training approach would be an optional 'Know Thine Enemy' tutorial section that gave players a heads up on the strengths/weaknesses of each race's suit and weaponry, employing a brief voiceover/text/visual component that complements in-match mission objectives. This is a good teaching method but the real strength of this is that it would be an immersive, subtle and seamless way to begin seducing visitors into more intimate relations with New Eden and her lore.

A couple of thing to keep in mind when introducing lore to new players: Dust is overwhelming even without the lore. Eve is overwhelming. The concept of New Eden - emergent social universe, real market, emergent gameplay, player-defined goals, etc. is also overwhelming. When we pile lore on top of this, well now, that's just crazy-talk.

When presenting lore to a new merc there is a touchstone that can guide us: every piece of lore thrown at newbros must relate to what comes out of the business end of their weapons. Or the enemy's weapons. Or the value and weakness of Caldari shield technology or the proper situations in which Ammarian laser tech can be appied with maximum force, etc.

In the beginning....lore can never be arbitrary, it must always be contextual and have real-world application.