These kids are the future, and it is our duty to guide them to victory and glory!

Last night I was at Game stop 'returning' some games that... didn't fit my inventory at home *wink* when I saw a kid on an iPad looking at Dust514.

He was with 5 other kids, all huddling around this system, that was describing Dust514. Me, being the out-going SOB I am, simply walked up to the kids and asked if they were interested in the game.

The kid holding the system replies first: "It seems cool." "Yea!" Replies the rest.

"What do you know of it?" I asked, curious what they found out on there own.

"You can take over planets, move armies, you get this customizable RPG element for character build-up and equipment. Oh, there's money, value, risk vs reward..." *CUT* as they ranted - basically all they knew were what was said in 2012 dev-blogs. They knew next to nothing about EvE other then it was a space sim that was, maybe, or is still around. Lol

"Would you guys like it if it meant you'd be useless for over a month before you can make an impact on the field?"

I didn't get a response at first, but there was this really tall kid who stepped up from here: "If you have to work for it, doesn't that make it more satisfying to use? You get to take that hard work and make a difference in a universe, that's cool."

BAM. BOOM. POOOOW.

Soon as this kid finished his friends jumped to agree on how cool that would be.

"It's over a month of you going 0/14 game after game, can you really say you'd enjoy that experience until it changes?" I asked with a raised eye-brow.

"Yes" o.0

"Why?"

"Look at BF4 - it's just instant satisfaction. FPS's are all we pretty much play, we want something involved outside of a program."

"Player vs player?" I asked

"No, it doesn't have to be player vs player, it could be player with player changing the gaming environment somehow. Ever played mine craft? We play that game- if an FPS could have an environment like that but with consequences and things that matter and move with or without you... then how is that anything but a next gen game?"

At this point I'm sort of in shock, these aren't the answers I expected at all!

I took off shortly after since I got a call asking for a favor - but I gave the guys my PSN and plan to squad up with them later today or this week.

How many experiences have you guys had speaking over Dust with people who've never played?

i call bs no kid talks like this.

You do realize you stated a fallacy with being useless on day one to day thirty right?

Care to take a day one character into PC? PC is all people care about in this game -

funny.. I dont care about it at all. And I've been playing for something like 5 months.

Care to take a day one character into PC? PC is all people care about in this game - and is the only part they really want to interact with. It takes well over a month to be even SLIGHTLY useful in PC.

OP those weren't kids,your just a old.

N.A.M.B.L.A. 514

Care to take a day one character into PC? PC is all people care about in this game - and is the only part they really want to interact with. It takes well over a month to be even SLIGHTLY useful in PC.

Nobody really cares about PC. There would be more than a few corps duking it out. Also am I the only person here who feels this account is just a story. It seems contrived. Kids have no idea what risk vs reward means. Its more of a bitter vet term.

That's right, NAMBLA!

The National Association of Marlon Brando Look-Alikes!

Last night I was at Game stop 'returning' some games that... didn't fit my inventory at home *wink* when I saw a kid on an iPad looking at Dust514.

He was with 5 other kids, all huddling around this system, that was describing Dust514. Me, being the out-going SOB I am, simply walked up to the kids and asked if they were interested in the game.

The kid holding the system replies first: "It seems cool." "Yea!" Replies the rest.

"What do you know of it?" I asked, curious what they found out on there own.

"You can take over planets, move armies, you get this customizable RPG element for character build-up and equipment. Oh, there's money, value, risk vs reward..." *CUT* as they ranted - basically all they knew were what was said in 2012 dev-blogs. They knew next to nothing about EvE other then it was a space sim that was, maybe, or is still around. Lol

"Would you guys like it if it meant you'd be useless for over a month before you can make an impact on the field?"

I didn't get a response at first, but there was this really tall kid who stepped up from here: "If you have to work for it, doesn't that make it more satisfying to use? You get to take that hard work and make a difference in a universe, that's cool."

BAM. BOOM. POOOOW.

Soon as this kid finished his friends jumped to agree on how cool that would be.

"It's over a month of you going 0/14 game after game, can you really say you'd enjoy that experience until it changes?" I asked with a raised eye-brow.

"Yes" o.0

"Why?"

"Look at BF4 - it's just instant satisfaction. FPS's are all we pretty much play, we want something involved outside of a program."

"Player vs player?" I asked

"No, it doesn't have to be player vs player, it could be player with player changing the gaming environment somehow. Ever played mine craft? We play that game- if an FPS could have an environment like that but with consequences and things that matter and move with or without you... then how is that anything but a next gen game?"

At this point I'm sort of in shock, these aren't the answers I expected at all!

I took off shortly after since I got a call asking for a favor - but I gave the guys my PSN and plan to squad up with them later today or this week.

How many experiences have you guys had speaking over Dust with people who've never played?

I have friends that are ranked Battlefield, Halo, and Call of Duty players...

I explained DUST to them, and they said it was cool. I explained the grind as a new player, and the new player torture and they weren't interested.

"Why would I want to take 10 steps backwards to get to playing level I already am on another game?" one of them said to me.

Wrong.

Anyone whose played this game enough to recognize PC errors aren't interested. PC is the main attraction to this game - to manage, control, organize, and move armies. FW and Pubs? Pretty sure every game has Pubs, and FW is nothing but a pub.

And again - the story should seem off. It's just a rough interruption of events. I would ask you stop generalizing an entire age group into 'remedial'

Wrong.

Anyone whose played this game enough to recognize PC errors aren't interested. PC is the main attraction to this game - to manage, control, organize, and move armies. FW and Pubs? Pretty sure every game has Pubs, and FW is nothing but a pub.

And again - the story should seem off. It's just a rough interruption of events. I would ask you stop generalizing an entire age group into 'remedial'

Wrong.

Anyone whose played this game enough to recognize PC errors aren't interested. PC is the main attraction to this game - to manage, control, organize, and move armies. FW and Pubs? Pretty sure every game has Pubs, and FW is nothing but a pub.

And again - the story should seem off. It's just a rough interruption of events. I would ask you stop generalizing an entire age group into 'remedial'

lol, I always give people slightly exaggerated numbers when concerning Dust. I was honestly trying to get them to see Dust in a negative light, they turned it positive themselves. I'm guessing they were already hyped up before I got there.

teenagers and 'free' = WIN


now they have spAre change to participate in 'safe' sex :P

That was probably all made up.

So did you actually squad with them in the end?

yea, gave them tons of ISK.

You are too young to be so cynical.

Don't you wanna give this kid some ISK? :D

Talk to Zatara - he just sold a ton of districts, so he should have extra ISK to give ya, right?