DUST Search - New game mode in "near future." Could it be in 1.8? Taking bets

Aero Yassavi wrote:

Monkey MAC wrote:

Aero Yassavi wrote:

Bendtner92 wrote:

I seriously doubt we will see this anytime soon, maybe not until we're on the PS4.

With a larger gamemode we will absolutely need more than 16 players on each team, and I truly can't see that happening with the current comms system. 16 players trying to communicate over each other is already a mess and I can't imagine what it would be like with 32 players or more.

I'm also not sure if the PS3 can even handle more players, it seems to have enough trouble already, so this would be another reason to why we likely won't see it for a while (until Dust is on the PS4).

Really? This game mode would essentially be the same thing as Rush in Battlefield, and they do it with only 24 players.

Mag was capable 128 v 128 on the PS3, apparentlich.
The hardware is more than capable, its down to the coding.

My comment was in regards to how many players is needed to make the game mode work. Battlefield does it with 24 players and it doesn't feel empty at all.

In regards to how many players the PS3 is capable of, it's not simply down to coding either. That's part of it, but another part is sacrifices, what are you willing to give up to get a higher player count and is it worth it? These trade offs range from visual fidelity, lighting, animations, deployable objects, and so much more. MAG sacrificed a lot to make 128v128 happen, pretty much everything except the core shooter mechanics.

"Face the enemy as a solid wall. For faith is your armour and through it, the enemy will find no breach" -Askura 10:3


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True Adamance Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire 5605	Posted - 2014.01.13 00:03:00 - [1] - Quote Aero Yassavi wrote: Monkey MAC wrote: Aero Yassavi wrote: Bendtner92 wrote: I seriously doubt we will see this anytime soon, maybe not until we're on the PS4. With a larger gamemode we will absolutely need more than 16 players on each team, and I truly can't see that happening with the current comms system. 16 players trying to communicate over each other is already a mess and I can't imagine what it would be like with 32 players or more. I'm also not sure if the PS3 can even handle more players, it seems to have enough trouble already, so this would be another reason to why we likely won't see it for a while (until Dust is on the PS4). Really? This game mode would essentially be the same thing as Rush in Battlefield, and they do it with only 24 players. Mag was capable 128 v 128 on the PS3, apparentlich. The hardware is more than capable, its down to the coding. My comment was in regards to how many players is needed to make the game mode work. Battlefield does it with 24 players and it doesn't feel empty at all. In regards to how many players the PS3 is capable of, it's not simply down to coding either. That's part of it, but another part is sacrifices, what are you willing to give up to get a higher player count and is it worth it? These trade offs range from visual fidelity, lighting, animations, deployable objects, and so much more. MAG sacrificed a lot to make 128v128 happen, pretty much everything except the core shooter mechanics. Except MAG did many of these things well and had the high player counts. Admittedly it has been sometime since I played MAG but for what it was back then it achieved its goals of Massive Action Games. In any case I would like to be against you if only to earn that sweet 5 million but I don't have the heart to do such a thing. For the most part I want you to be right as this kind of game mode would be massive boon and draw card for Dust as a whole. Again as CCP Stiffneck said, it may not be coming to Dust now, but eventually I feel that is a long term goal for them, and the ability to transition such large maps even if only to one specific complex at a time would be a huge leap forward for CCP in terms of being able to accommodate larger player bases, not to mention a very literal reminder and exposition that we are little mercs in a very big pond. "Face the enemy as a solid wall. For faith is your armour and through it, the enemy will find no breach" -Askura 10:3
True Adamance Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire 5611	Posted - 2014.01.13 02:06:00 - [2] - Quote hgghyujh wrote: i'll take pessimist and counter bet you 10mil that it will be on the next major build (ie 2.0 or Reckoning or what ever) Considering that Devs and CPM have hinted this might be a new build entirely that's very sound almost EVE like bet/scam. "Face the enemy as a solid wall. For faith is your armour and through it, the enemy will find no breach" -Askura 10:3