CELESTA AUNGM
Kang Lo Directorate
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.11.20 18:53:00 -
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It's TIME.
Players, I think that is the one core asset that you're not reflecting on here (but yes, you are reflecting on a lot of good ideas here. Um, except the mechs and the cloaking, because they are sci-fi concepts that I just HATED in every game I've played except Killzone).
I can't read the devs minds, and they don't do a lot of explaining about the past, but the goal with this game was (still IS) to be a slave-companion to EVE Online. A clone merc doesn't fight. Outside of the EVE lore that says we're in this because of a violent desire that for the time being causes us to be "restricted" to the Molden Heath sector of space,... Dust 514 is conceived to give EVE capsuleers the chance to "own" and "develop" planets on a surface-level. THEY travel entire systems of planets, and they choose to hire us (buy us?) for combat on their chosen planets/districts.
That means potentially VAST "maps" chosen (or possibly designed via purchased-sockets) by EVE players. The merge is not fully accomplished yet, so at present time we're temporarily stuck with "practice battles" called 'Public Contracts'.
That also means "Drone infestation clean-out" or similar maps chosen by EVE players when they think it's lucrative,... but at present time we're temporarily stuck with no PvE content and room to expand combat goals.
That means gambling yourself in wheel-n-deal arrangements with corp-moguls for a battle that may no pay out big in the end, becomes the core challenge of the game instead of shooting off our toys,... but for now with no real business prospects available, we're starting to dream of more toy types to keep us interested during the boredom time.
I respect your suggestions here, but I don't think Dust needs anything more than just to get over this time period. We can't go anywhere further without EVE's marriage. It's close, yes, I can detect that in the Patches we are getting and that FW chat channel explosion recently.
But I can see the prize ahead because I've only been playing this game for six months. Some of you have been at this for plus-2 years, so for you guys the "TIME" endurance must be excruciating!!
2 years of Betas, then the May release that is SORT OF just an additional "Beta", with monthly plug-ins/fixes... the game hasn't really "RELEASED" for us to do what the EVE capsuleers can't do and will be falling over themselves to hire and enable us to do. DANG, this may be SUCH an amazing game when it "get's started"!
I don't know if releasing these infant forms of the game was the better idea or masacist's idea---I think it HAS helped cull some gamers away that we're better off without in the long run---but who am I claim that's true for sure.
We're in a waiting game. Wow, LOL, I said a cool new description for Dust. It really is now a "Waiting Game". |