Some of what you offer as answers here are in direct conflict to how you have responded to me in my thread about the 1.8 patch, how do you reconcile those facts?

I don't like refunds. Neither does CCP. As I stated in your thread, the player demand for a skill respec that CCP was pretty near forced to grant one. I think that, at the amount of demand they had for a respec, they had little choice. They would've lost a very large amount of players if they didn't. And while I personally dislike refunds, had I been on the CPM, I would've also had to push for a skill respec, in order to properly represent the playerbase, even though it disagrees with my personal view.

I feel you misrepresented several of my responses there, and I feel you're misrepresenting the thread here.

" As a CPM member, I'll push heavily for greater disclosure with players on long-term plans, even if they aren't set in stone."
This is the reason that Dust is the way it is now. Talking too much and not delivering.

" As a CPM member, I'll push heavily for greater disclosure with players on long-term plans, even if they aren't set in stone."
This is the reason that Dust is the way it is now. Talking too much and not delivering.

Part of being a CPM is listening to players and delivering their desires for the game to CCP, based on recent discussions with you on the forums I would say you are more interested in arguing your desires than anyone elses due to the fact that you insist on ignoring what players have indicated are the actual issue and saying things are different issues. Do you care about player issues or are you in it for yourself please at least be honest with us about this.

In order for me to respond to any post, I first have to listen. And I do. I also have my own opinions and feelings, of which I will also convey. In some cases, a reasoned discussion can lead to a higher tier of thought than the initial complaint, which might provide more information or perhaps find ways for CCP to dodge the overreactions to player complaints that have also occurred.

I hope that when you read that part of being CPM is always listening, you don't believe part of being CPM is always agreeing. And a big part of being CPM as a conduit for player feedback is separating the wheat from the chaff in terms of player suggestions and complaints. Please don't mistake my disagreement as not paying attention to the viewpoint or unwillingness to convey that view to CCP.

Sorry maybe I was unclear. What I mean to say is that you ignore the issue being brought forward by players sir, not that you are not listening, in one ear and out the other seems to be the problem.

In the thread in question, I'm actually trying to nail down how people find it an issue to begin with, to be honest. I'm still actively engaged in the discussion, and if you feel me getting off of it, please steer me back towards your point. Though I have a distinct view we won't come to any agreement on it, hopefully I can get a firmer grasp on your view of it.

Hopefully we have a chance for more productive discussions in the future. I can't really promise everyone will like me, but I'll do my best to take everyone's comments to heart.

You make my point for me so easily, yes it would be good to have more productive discussions in the future, not the idiotic attempts to distract from the topic and troll that you seem to be good at in the future. Why are you not in AE yet?

I have a few very short goals for DUST 514. These concepts are my core beliefs about the game's future, and what's important in it's success:

- CCP needs to ramp up the EVE/DUST link, particularly by implementing a real economy for DUST 514. CCP has restated multiple times their focus on making DUST the best shooter. And while the idea of a better shooter (and frame rate, for God's sake) appeals to me greatly, the truth is, DUST will probably never beat Call of Duty or Battlefield as a first-person shooter alone. DUST is a niche game. It is a hybrid MMO with links to EVE Online. And most of the people I know who got excited hearing about DUST, were excited because of that link even if they didn't play EVE. CCP needs to commit full throttle to the link.

- CCP needs to embrace it's scifi setting, with unique environments, maps, and equipment. Right now, DUST is a mediocre shooter. It has little to set it apart from other games apart from it's science fiction setting, of which there is far more limited competition. Unlike Call of Duty or Battlefield, CCP isn't constrained to real-world weapons or environments. DUST can explore other worlds, starships, and even the emptiness of space itself. CCP needs to go full-on scifi, and again, focus on it's strengths. Embrace methods of gameplay that Call of Duty and Battlefield can only dream of. That means lava planets, changing gravity between planets of different sizes, and ship-based combat.

- CCP needs to be up-front with it's roadmap. As usual, all discussion of DUST 514 at the CSM summit was again under NDA. While EVE devs have profited greatly from the early feedback of players, DUST devs aren't communicating enough. While a test server is currently unfeasible (thank you, Sony), giving players the facts and the numbers up front will allow people to participate in the process of game development. Players need a better idea of CCP's roadmap for DUST 514, so they can put faith (and AUR-colored credits) in the long-term future of DUST. Laser-focused on PS3 is a nice short-term answer, but it won't cut it for the future. As a CPM member, I'll push heavily for greater disclosure with players on long-term plans, even if they aren't set in stone.

Obviously, DUST 514 is an incredibly complex game with a variety of important issues across the board. These three are the issues closest to my heart. If you chose to help me reach the CPM, you can be assured my inbox will always be open, and that putting your views in front of me will put them in front of CCP.

I believe CCP has this as their top goals for the game as people have been saying this for about a year now.
You need to have creative and unique views and those are just too generic and the most talked about. I wish you luck against Appia as I think she is a solid contender

I believe CCP has this as their top goals for the game as people have been saying this for about a year now.
You need to have creative and unique views and those are just too generic and the most talked about. I wish you luck against Appia as I think she is a solid contender

Soraya, will you be attending/viewing Fanfest?

If so, do you intend to discuss what you hear with your fellow candidates/the voters?

Some questions and concerns about Zatara may be valid, others, I don't think are so valid. I haven't decided who I'm voting for yet (other then myself, of course), but I urge people not to rush to conclusions. I don't feel being in the dominant landholding alliance is necessarily a capital crime for a CPM candidate. While exploits have been a problem for a pretty large percentage of the PC playerbase, largely speaking, the fault is CCP's failure to create a good game mode, and failure to police those individuals exploiting the system.

If the game is in such a way that allows one to take 100% of it, that's not the player's fault for doing it. Does everyone here expect CPM members to pull their punches in-game? Planetary Conquest is part of the game, and by it's very definition, you're kinda supposed to try and kick people out of it.

I mean, I'm big on PFC, so you know, sometimes I can be a big carebear about getting people into PC and having fun. But it's hard to blame someone for playing the game well.

I am of very mixed feelings about today's keynote. As a PC gamer, I'm kinda excited, I know it'll solve problems like the lack of a test server or the hardware limitations or the time to releasing patches.

But the biggest issue here is how CCP mistreated it's community. It was talked about how it was what everyone wanted, but that was true only of EVE players. Console players have been pretty much screwed, and CCP didn't even bother to announce anything content-wise, or regarding what DUST players have to look forward to. They just showed a prettier graphics PC client, and then walked off the stage.

I will be continuing my plan to run for CPM.