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Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 864	Posted - 2014.01.25 14:51:00 - [1] - Quote http://denniefleetfoot.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/cpm-election-fever.html As I mention in my blog post, I fully intend to stand for CPM 1 but I'm unwilling to post full details of my manifesto until the finalised details of the election procedure and voting method are announced by CCP. I also believe that a long election campaign is detrimental to the quality of debate as its risks the electorate becoming disenfranchised with the process. I don't want that I'm sure the other candidates don't either. We've been advised by CCP Saberwing that those details may take a few more weeks yet, so in order for those of you who've had no dealings we me directly, I thought a thread with contact details and maybe pose me a few questions should you wish. Once the election process is known I'll off course post my platform and manifesto in this thread. Twitter DennieFleetfoot Email [email protected] You can also read my blog here Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 864	Posted - 2014.01.25 14:51:00 - [2] - Quote Reserved Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 864	Posted - 2014.01.25 14:52:00 - [3] - Quote Reserved Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 868	Posted - 2014.01.26 15:05:00 - [4] - Quote Not at all. What I have in my blog is the very briefest of generalities explained in an informal manner, consistent with the rest of my blog posts. An informal statement of intent if you will. What I want to do is keep my presence more of a formal nature here on the forums and particularly in The Council Chambers while we wait on the full details of the CPM1 elections and the white paper. I would take the responsibilities of the CPM very seriously and I'd want any campaign to get me into such a position to be a serious undertaking. It may be that there is a proviso or some restriction that precludes my standing. Or some unforeseen circumstance prevents me from standing. Besides, there is going to be a delay of several weeks before the details are released by Saberwing. There is little point of boring the community with a long and protracted election, when every candidate wants an engaged and focused community, eager to vote and not tired of the whole process. There is already too much cynicism and negativity on the forums. I really think that the election process should be more optimistic than that and engaging for the candidates as well as the community. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 921	Posted - 2014.02.02 17:21:00 - [5] - Quote In my latest blog I talk about my reacquaintance with the NPE and why it it MUST change. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1006	Posted - 2014.02.18 22:24:00 - [6] - Quote Written a couple others since my my last posting in the thread but in my latest blog I express some hopes and perhaps a pragmatic opinion of what I think Fanfest and the next named expansion will bring us. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1016	Posted - 2014.02.25 21:39:00 - [7] - Quote SteelDark Knight wrote: I took a bit of time over the past few days to read through your blog Kevall which I was not aware of until this post. It was an enjoyable read and while obviously I don't agree with every opinion I appreciate the thought and effort that was put forth to express it. For anyone whom takes the election of the new CPM seriously or I highly recommend taking the time to read to get some insight on the candidate. Thank you kindly. It would be rather frightening if you agreed with every single thing a candidate has to say but I'm glad you enjoyed it sir. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1019	Posted - 2014.02.28 19:18:00 - [8] - Quote Fox Gaden wrote: Kevall, I will let you handle the paperwork for getting 3bird added to the EVE monument. Link to thread for dearly departed DUST players. Done. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1019	Posted - 2014.02.28 20:07:00 - [9] - Quote In my latest blog I ask a question that might not have as obvious answer as you might think. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1053	Posted - 2014.03.07 18:07:00 - [10] - Quote With the two week voting period mentioned in the White Paper and Fanfest being only 8 weeks away, which is likely where they'll announce the results, I would hazard a guess as very late March/early April for the election period to take place. This will give them a couple of weeks to collect the votes, determine the winners using STV and have them verified for the announcement at Fanfest. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate

Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1055	Posted - 2014.03.11 09:21:00 - [11] - Quote Been asked a couple of times so I thought I'd clarify. I don't intend to step down as CEO of DUST University while serving any term on the CPM. I certainly don't envision any conflict of time management with both roles. Also, with a role such as CEO of a training corporation as part of my CV, I believe I'm in the best possible position to help CCP to improve the effectiveness of the NPE from the perspective of a new starter. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1067	Posted - 2014.03.17 08:50:00 - [12] - Quote Jaysyn Larrisen wrote: Kevall, Do you have a skype address as well? Oops. Added to OP Skype optimusfrag Which incidentally is my 11 year Xbox Live Gamertag when written as Optimus Frag. So if anyone wants to add me on Live when I get Titanfall at the end if the week, feel free. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1072	Posted - 2014.03.19 08:36:00 - [13] - Quote My request on clarification of the election format and promotion by CCP is here. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1079	Posted - 2014.03.20 14:28:00 - [14] - Quote Another example here of the shoddy and inconsistent corp UI I hope to work with CCP to make better. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1096	Posted - 2014.03.27 20:13:00 - [15] - Quote My thoughts on 1.8 so far are an exciting and refreshing group of changes let down by poor execution. Although CCP are to be commended for the quick hotfix today and the one to follow tomorrow, there is a worry that so many of the bugs made it past the internal QA. I realise that 1.8 hasn't been they're biggest priority with Fanfest and the sixth build coming up but still a certain level of standard is to be expected. That said, I'm pleased that the tank spam in ambush is finally being addressed. The commando suits are a blast (but might need their base speed increased just a little. And it's nice to see scouts getting to finally do what they were meant to do. Cloaks need a couple of minor tweaks (decloaked with flux grenades) but are a lot of fun. So B+ for effort, C- for execution. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1107	Posted - 2014.03.28 12:43:00 - [16] - Quote Another opinion piece from me here Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1113	Posted - 2014.03.30 11:38:00 - [17] - Quote First of all its important to realise that the CPM are an advisory and advocacy group only. We couldn't force CCP to anything. People voting should remember that to avoid raised expectation. I agree that it is a worrying trend about the shrinking of official language support but there might be a reason for it that we are unaware off yet. For instance, it might be a temporary piece of resource management put in place for the build up to launch of the next iteration of Dust at Fanfest. Once that is in place and is working as intended, a re-expansion of language support can then begin again. But we are fortunate to be in a community where player driven support is often as good and even better than official support. An example is that we in the UNI already have chat channels in place for members whose first language is not English. This is one of the 30 mails I send to each new member: Hello to one and all, In our continuing efforts to help our members, I've created some Language Channels for those whose mother tongue is not English. We are limited in our channel allocation so I've picked the five most popular in terms of countries that Eve and Dust are played in. Apologies if yours is not amongst them. Deutsch.D-UNI German Francais.D-UNI French Espanol.D-UNI Spanish Italiano.D-UNI Italian P-â¦ü-ü-ü-¦-+-¦.D-UNI Russian Be aware that these are for those of you that want to chat in your own language or squad up together. English is still the official language of DUST University when playing with other nationalities. These channels are also on delayed mode, meaning that someone needs to speak before you can see them. The rules on swearing are still in place but as I've no way of knowing, it'll have to be on the honour system. If having these channels prove popular I will look to expanding them beyond these five Kind Regards, Dennie Fleetfoot CEO Twitter @DennieFleetfoot Email [email protected] CPM1 Candidate Now, I have these channels open when I'm online as Dennie in the Eve client to monitor usage. By the way these are open channels so if any players wish to join them if they speak any of these languages to help others, please feel free to do so. But this is what I'm getting around to saying. CCP don't have infinite resources but they have a community that are capable of stepping up if needed. That said it would be the role of any CPM to remind them from time to time to not take community support for granted or to use them as a way of plugging holes in their support structure. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1128	Posted - 2014.04.01 08:57:00 - [18] - Quote Just performed my monthly inactive player cull for DUST University and it's the lowest ever, 17.5%. This means that 82.5% for people joining D-UNI are still playing DUST 514 a month later. Very pleased with that. Mercenary Clone of Dennie Fleetfoot CEO of DUST University CPM1 candidate
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1148	Posted - 2014.04.08 10:19:00 - [19] - Quote Working on my Fanfest Uniform. Progress is moving on with my sidearm. It's a work in progress folks! https://twitter.com/dust514/status/453411258428325888 Yes, I am that big a Dust 514 nut! CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1171	Posted - 2014.04.11 08:56:00 - [20] - Quote My fellow corp member TrueXer0z has posted an interesting thread here asking about the idea of industry in Dust itself. As the development of a long term and stable economy in Dust, separate from the Eve side is a concept I'd like to pursue as a CPM member, I'd invite all to post their ideas here too. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University

Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1180	Posted - 2014.04.13 10:05:00 - [21] - Quote Part of the main problem with the NPE is something that I've spoken about before and mentioned several times in the essay about it that I sent to CCP last year. Context. Everything that is mentioned in the NPE right now is almost entirely in isolation and rendered down to a couple of lines that do nothing other than to try and 'tie off' that part of the 'tutorial'. The descriptions that modules and suits have go some way to explain their benefits to the player but only if your a vet. Scanner profile, dampers, enhancers all are now becoming very important to the majority of the casual players but there is no context given as to the situational use of them to a player. Also the way the way a lot of the players have played in the last 12 months means that they are now struggling to deal with the threat of cloaked scouts. A glaring omission from the NPE is the fact that the core Dropsuit Ugrade skills effect all suits and modules regardless of their meta level. It seems that many are not a aware that 20+ SP player can use an etirely militia based fit and get Advanded levels of performance from it. Part of that is the rush to meta. New players often see these exotic sounding suits and weapons in the kill feed and think that thay have to rush to get sp into them, neglecting the stuff that actually does make them better on the field. The stupid levels of ISK in the game providing no risk use of full proto gear for a significant number of payers is also fuelling this belief that Proto is king. But one of the biggest problems for the game right now is not that it is a complex and tactical shooter, it's that it's a complex and tactical game having to work in a map enviroment that doesn't support that. The map design is not up to scratch and with the rush to meta that I mentioned earlier all they do is encourage the Zerg 'tactics' that plague the game. When the game first started, it was more often than not, the timer or MCC destruction that ended a game. 9 times out of 10 now it seems its clone depletion that is the key to winning. Because of the huge amount of ISK there are too many not wanting to wait for a logi to revive them and will just jump into a new clone regardless to to the 'cost' because they're super rich and can afford it. I recently squaded with a new starter who wanted to be a logi healer but was getting frustrated because players wouldn't hang around to be revived. This is not good. Right now I'm waiting as to what the Fanfest build is to give us so I can tailor our efforts in the UNI to help. But recently I did some internal testing of our members and began to change out training methods. But I can tell you that as a training tool the forums are next to useless. We hardly use them now and most lessons and discussion is done internally via corp mail. Currently every new members to the UNI get 30 mails of hints and tips from me. The number of new players coming into the game that use the forums or even want to is less than 5%. Switching to corp mail as our primary training tool has increased its effectiveness tenfold. So a way to post all those mails automatically would be nice CCP.... The game itself can go much further to aid us in that. I know I'm the UI evangelical in the community but the reason is that it is do important to the growth of the game and the strengthening of the corps in the game. Forum integration in the game is technically very difficult from what I understand but there are alternatives that can be placed in there that would be a better use of development resources and be much better at doing the job. Message of the day in chat channels would be a major plus as to the education and passing on of important information. It staggers me still that the game hasn't got them yet. The Daily Reports page that CCP use to tell us stuff when you log in could be used for corp infomation. Message and notice boards that could be read in the Merc Quarters would be an enormous help. They wouldn't need to be interactive but just having directors and CEOs able to write to them from in the game or in a web based app could be a major boon. Mailing lists would be the single biggest help to any corp in the game. Having those in your corp that are logis for example being able to sign up to their own interanl newsletter to discuss the best training steps and tactics. Faction Warfare would be a area where a mailing list could be be massive. Allowing real time in game communication between different corps as well as Eggers and Bunnies being able to ask for OB support when it was needed. Departmental Heads can co-ordinate with their staff so much better. Training in different aspects of the game can all be done in game. An in game calendar with automatic reminders that members can sign up for as well would also prove invaluable. The other positive of having such tools in game will be that to use them players need to log on. They'd be encouraged to join the game to know what's going one, encourageing again the social aspect of the game, which as the 6 months of CCP blackout comes to an end at Fanfest, has continued has been the thing that has kept the game going. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1192	Posted - 2014.04.21 07:32:00 - [22] - Quote One week to go till I fly out to Fanfest. So excited I thought I'd give another sneak peek of the uniform.... https://twitter.com/denniefleetfoot/status/458142219825086464 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1196	Posted - 2014.04.23 07:42:00 - [23] - Quote Pokey Dravon wrote: Looking pretty sweet man, it's a shame I wont be able to make it out there this year to see it first hand, hopefully next year! Also do you do your own paint-jobs for the nerf gun you showed earlier? My brother is pretty big into that stuff as well, I'm sure he'd love to exchange ideas sometime. The Nerf gun was painted by me. Lol. Oh the joys of owning a airbrush and compressor. It was actually my first attempt at a custom Nerf gun, but I've been making model kits and painting them for over 30 years. So I like to think I'm an above average amateur. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1198	Posted - 2014.04.23 08:42:00 - [24] - Quote Jaysyn Larrisen wrote: Kevall Longstride wrote: My fellow corp member TrueXer0z has posted an interesting thread here asking about the idea of industry in Dust itself. As the development of a long term and stable economy in Dust, separate from the Eve side is a concept I'd like to pursue as a CPM member, I'd invite all to post their ideas here too. o7 Kevall, I'll have look at True's thread shortly. I did have to make an immedieate post on your comment that you are looking for a "long term and stable econonly in Dust, seperate from the Eve side..". That is diametrically opposed to what quite a few of us are looking for. Putting a permanent partition up between the two games is absolutely not a good idea. You close off immense potential and frankly it would continue to degrade the relevance of Dust in the New Eden game universe. I believe you've commented on occaision about having closer links to the games...with the economic factors of both games being so critical a factor to the game complexitiy and player choice (i.e. sandbox play) how can you square that with the desire to close the possibility of merging the this vital facet? Sorry, should've made that clearer. A combined economy is of course the end game. But I'm also a pragmatist and realist. PC has been a unmitigated disaster from day one. The passive ISK, blue doughnut, the proto stomping it finances has killed any meaningful opportunity to create a non inflationary link between the games where new players aren't going to be at a severe disadvantage. Anyone attempting to defend it should make clear how much ISK they or their corp has made from it. If you were going to press me on a timeframe for a linked economy, I'd say its going to be a problem for CPM2/3. The game is in no fit state right now to even attempt a link. The UI is such a mess that the those using an Eve client and not a Dust client would have major advantages. API for the game is lacking and we have the problem of the PS3 trying to do all this without melting. The brutal and honest truth is while the game is on PS3, every player should dismiss the notion of an Eve/Dust happening at all. If the previous management had shown some foresight and waited till PS4.... Until the game is on a more powerful format it isn't happening. In terms of developing the game so it is ready for the link to be actioned and in a timeframe that we'd all like, I'm reluctantly forced to admit that a switch to the PC format would be the way to achieve it. That being said, a separate economy for Dust is I feel achievable within the restrictions of the PS3 format and that it can be used to create a meaningful, stable and more importantly, demographically diverse economy able to be used by new and veteran players. This will put any future Dust economy in a much stronger position to survive integration when the inevitable switch to a more powerful format happens. (You'll have noticed that no one at CCP has said 'laser focused on the PS3 recently) In short then: Build a strong internal market for Dust accessible to all players. Further develop it till it can survive linking it to Eve. A more powerful format switch to enable the link that can share data and maybe economic UI with Eve client. PC being the obvious choice but PC based architecture of PS4 and Xbox One are also options. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1198	Posted - 2014.04.24 12:04:00 - [25] - Quote Believe me, you are not going to find anyone as pro console for the game as me. I play PC games on a lot of genres except one, FPS games. I physically can't use the m&kb for FPS without RSI in my left hand flaring up to the point where I would burn puppies if you would give me painkillers to stop it. And I'll come out and say it what I know from experience to be the brutal truth as regards to the ethics of the majority of PC based FPS players. A lot of them cheat. Aim-bots and macro's is all they know and taken away from that to play a console FPS on equal terms, the hardcore console player will kick them into the middle of next week. They'll be plenty of them that say that is a gross misrepresentation and they're free to say so here if they want. But they know that cheating on PC FPS is endemic. We know it and they know it. End of discussion. That being said, while the FPS part of Dust 514 has come on strongly in the last few months and builds, the part of it that got many of us intrigued enough to play it, the Eve link and the MMO doesn't exist. And its obvious to me and should be to many of you reading this, that the PS3 and the current version of the Unreal engine that the game uses is what's hindering their development. It's hard truth to swallow but it can't be sugar coated or ignored any more. The PS3 can't hack it. To insist it can and ignore the restrictions that it places on CCP to get much done in the game, dooms Dust to stagnation. The game was always going to move to a more powerful format at some point. It was inevitable. Would I prefer PS4 or Xbox One over the PC? You bet I would. But you are right about the CPM being unable to change the change the mind of CCP for such a business decision. They might be able to influence them a little but change their mind? No chance. Ultimately, its their decision. The best a CPM member can do is work as best as they can for the current player base and those that are to come. They should really stay out of the business end of it. It isn't part of the job description. I did after all say that I reluctantly concede that for the game to grow as fast as we'd like a switch to PC might be the way to go. It would enable CCP to have a test server for a start, something that Sony will not allow them to do on PSN. And It is my fervent hope that the original CCP vision of a multi format gaming universe for Dust will come to pass, something that as a CPM member I would constantly remind them of. But I wouldn't be being doing anyone any favours if I was going to say what I think you want to hear in order to get your vote. If you don't want to vote for anyone pro PC then I'm cool with that. But that's not what I am. I'm pro Dust 514. If a move to PC is what's needed to make the game work as we'd all want it to, then I'll accept that. Hell, if CCP Rouge can convincingly give a solid case for going to Wii U to make the game work in a week at Fanfest, I'd consider that too. One should'nt be so entrenched in a particular view that you can't be convinced as to the benefits of another. And neither can a CPM member. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1198	Posted - 2014.04.24 14:32:00 - [26] - Quote Oh I don't think a PC release this year is on the cards at all. From all accounts CCP Rouge is unwilling to promise anything that he can't show tangible progress on or be released in a reasonable time frame. But I think that a technical brick wall has been hit by CCP on the PS3. The longer it remains on the older format, the longer it'll take to reach our expectations. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1201	Posted - 2014.04.24 17:33:00 - [27] - Quote A console port is the prefered option. I am however having thought hard about it over the last couple of weeks, no longer so against the idea of a PC version as I once was, provided a clearly presented case for doing so can be made. I've always acknowledged that a PC version would offer the chance of a test server that a console version couldn't have. This reason alone is enough to seal the deal for a lot of people (not me however). The other reason I've become less resistant to the idea of a PC version is Sony. Hotfixes server side are relatively easy for CCP to implement. Patches are not. And every time CCP want to release a patch it goes through Sony, causing a delay. I'm also increasingly of the opinion that as the PS4 version of Planetside 2 approaches launches, Sony are not going to be as accommodating with CCP as once they were with Dust being in competition on the same console. Nothing I've heard directly or definate but I've a couple of sources at Sony indicating that there might be concerns. I hope I'm wrong but it just makes sense to me for CCP to not put the future of a game in a fragile state at the mercy of a third party with a interest in possibly failing. puts on tin foil CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1205	Posted - 2014.04.25 11:24:00 - [28] - Quote Another pic of the suit. Now backlit. https://twitter.com/denniefleetfoot/status/459618639063580672 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1205	Posted - 2014.04.25 14:59:00 - [29] - Quote The update process for PS4 is no easier than PS3 from what I understand. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1205	Posted - 2014.04.25 16:25:00 - [30] - Quote Don't think they'll drop PS3 instantly. But Dust must leave it at some point, its near enough 10 year old tech after all. But with the radio silence and the lack of progress of anything in the Uprising build that wasn't already in the works at last Fanfest, I think they've been working on something else, this next evolution of Dust that they've talked about. What format it's on I could not say. I am saying that I no longer as hostile to a PC version as once was. Would prefer an Xbox One version still..... CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University

Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1205	Posted - 2014.04.25 17:40:00 - [31] - Quote DeeJay One wrote: Fox Gaden wrote: For MMO elements such as in game mail, and Corporate management, there is no reason to restrict DUST to the limited consol interface. There is no reason you canGÇÖt be sitting in front of your consol shooting red dots in the face, and then between games promote a Corp member to Personal Manage using an app on your phone, and then run to your computer to compose a Corp mail using a DUST version of the EVE Gate web site. There was supposed to be a companion app for the Vita, but it went the way of the CREST, erm I mean the dodo... Your as likely to have angels fly out of your arse than see a vita app anytime soon. They promised an official Eve smart phone app last year too and I don't expect that either. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1207	Posted - 2014.04.28 21:26:00 - [32] - Quote Quick Fanfest update..... I'm not there yet. Grrrrrr The plane developed a faulty fuel pump and they need a new one that will get put in tonight. So flight rescheduled for tomorrow and I'm in a Manchester airport. Will let you know when I'm there safe. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1207	Posted - 2014.04.30 21:31:00 - [33] - Quote Another quick update for the day. After finally making to Reykjavik, 24 hours later than planed, I got to my hotel and quickly freshened up, and immediately headed to the English Pub. I first saw Reevira, and few other guys that had made it here and was about to get a drink when 'DENNNIIIIEE' was shouted from behind me and CCP Praetorian grabbed me in a bear hug and dragged me over to meet CCP Rouge, CCP Z and some of the other Dev's from Shanghai. Rouge is real folks. Very real. Drinking ensued. Snippet's and hints of what was coming up on Friday were were given, Tequila was drunk and a generally spiffing time was had. Rouge is a fantastically engaging bloke. Incredibly enthused for the game and the community that is here in it. 'You guys rock!!' was what he had to say about you all. Even the trolls..... He is also a man with a vision, some of it he divulged to those that had made the trip and no, I'm not going to tell you and spoil some of the the Keynote he's been practising a lot. If you want that kind of advance intel in the future, come to the next Fanfest. Once the Keynote is done he is looking forward to engaging us more in the community. It's been a struggle for him to not do so for the last 6 months but his attention was needed fully on working on the next evolution of Dust that we're all going to find out about on Friday. I'm also supremely confident that he is not going to say or promise anything in that Keynote that he is not going to be able to deliver to us. CCP Z is for those that don't know, the new monetisation manager for Dust as well as overseeing the progression in Dust 514. This guy gets it folks. I think what he wants to do in the game is going to met with near universal support from the community. After all the drinking, chat and eating I returned to room, processed some D-UNI apps and went to bed. This morning I met up with Zatara, Kane, Iron wolf and a few others to go on the Golden Circle tour. For those that make it next year I highly recommend it. On our return, we met up with a few hundred other acolytes for the unveiling of the Eve Monument near CCP's head office were Ruc Doc gave me my hoody before finding some food. I'm about to go out again and get drunk. So tomorrow is the first day of Fanfest, so I'm sure that the pics of me in the uniform will be all over the place. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1207	Posted - 2014.04.30 21:32:00 - [34] - Quote SoTa PoP wrote: I have come to drop by to give a bump to your efforts of CPM. I believe Kevall would be an amazing edition to put on a seat. You can be certain he'd be a better representation for the community then any current CPM or candidates. Sure, others have strong points, but few have reached out to the heart of this game the way Kevall has and Dust Uni to truly help this community. Good luck in your endeavor. o7 Thank you very much. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1244	Posted - 2014.05.01 20:30:00 - [35] - Quote So today was the first day of Fanfest. Traditionally the less packed of three days, CCP have conscientiously made the decision this year to not pack as much in over three days to allow players to mingle more and for the Dev's to spend more time with players on the shop floor so to speak. So I didn't do a great deal today apart from posing for photos in my uniform for many people, chatting to a lot of Dust players and Devs's who really can't spill too much till the Dust Keynote tomorrow. I did go to the Eve/Dust 514 Community presentation which was more a open house Q&A fore players to pose questions. Surprisingly the majority of them where about Dust. More events such as the Battle of Cadari Prime would be a long term goal for CCP as that event took three months to plan and execute, time and resources that I'm sure you will agree would be better spent fixing the game. But Saberwing does foresee a time once better back end tools are in place to do another event like that in the future. Once CCP Rouge makes his plans more open to all and the Dev team can start talking about it, Saberwing plans to increse dramatically the number of Videos that the Team will put out, hopefully starting with a tour of CCP Shanghai. So after that we mingled more and got to meet ZionShad of the Podside Podcast. He's a very confidant and engaged fellow who is loving his first Fanfest. We then went to the PvP arena and tried our hand at ganking the Dev's and CPM. Reevira had a great game but I sadly did not fair well. Logibro put the fits we had to use together and the were lacking is the nicest way I can put it. His idea of a good scout fit....... Following that was the Eve Valkyrie Keynote, which if I'm honest didn't float my boat. The game itself looks amazing but the Keynote itself was a little dry. However there were three redeeming parts. Number 1 was that it uses Unreal Engine 4, which raises my hopes that we'll see that in Dust in the near future. Number 2 was that the Demo of Valkyrie that we are getting to play on tomorrow is not only the first time anyone will play the game using the Unreal 4 engine, this build was only finished today. They will also be demoing it with the DK2 version of the rift and also a very limited number of Sony's Project Morpheus. The third thing was that the voice of the main character Ran, was none other than Lt. Starbuck herself, Katee Sackhoff (hubba hubba), who recorded a very nice message for the attendees here (watch till the end). So all in a good day to meet lots of new people and the promise that Katee wanted to sit next to me...... it defo was me she was pointing at. Tomorrow is the day that the community finds out what is happening. Make sure you watch the Keynote.... Its going to be a big one (and Rouge is crapping bricks being on stage lol). Good Luck JC o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1248	Posted - 2014.05.02 20:45:00 - [36] - Quote Copy of the corp mail I just sent to DUST University members Hello to one and all, As you have now heard, CCP are embarking on a project that will bring to fruition the original concepts that DUST 514 promised. This is what Project Legion is. What was shown at the DUST Keynote is a very rough beginning of that future, which I'm sure you will all agree looked a lot better. Now, a lot of talk is happening on the forums right now about this being the end of Dust. That is a lot of crap, spoken by people who aren't here at Fanfest to learn the full context. CCP Rouge has since gone on the EVE TV stream to clarify a point that may have not come over on the Keynote very well. While the details of how it happens are as yet not finalised, he is determined that any footprints you've already made in the Sandbox will be as well preserved as possible. This means that in all likelihood, your merc and his/her SP will carry on over to Project Legion. He will not promise that as doesn't want to make promises he can't keep, like CCP Shanghai has done in the past. But it is something he wants very much to happen. Dust 514 will continue in its current iteration with hotfixes and the like and if any features for Project Legion can make it over to the PS3, they will do their best to do so. Legion is also NOT the final name of the game. Project Legion is the internal development name for the prototype shown today. It was however Trademarked as they did like the name and didnt want to lose the chance to use it. It was clear to anyone with even a bit of computing knowledge that the PS3 was simply not the platform for CCP Rouge's vision of the game to flourish. And has been said several times since the Keynote to us here at Fanfest, Legion is CCP wanting to bring the original vision of Dust to a 'PC based architecture' and both CCP Preatorian and Rouge have pointed out several times other formats use the same architecture. They are just not going to say anything other than that because they dont want to promise ANYTHING they can't deliver. DUST University is going to continue. I'm going to continue.... And so should you! CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1249	Posted - 2014.05.02 20:59:00 - [37] - Quote Oh and before anyone starts getting any ideas...... https://gate.eveonline.com/Corporation/LEGION%20University CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1250	Posted - 2014.05.03 00:59:00 - [38] - Quote Fox Gaden wrote: You have to admit, CCP could not have handled that any more poorly. There was nothing in the Key Note to assure DUST players watching that DUST was not dead, and the Blog only mentioned this in the last paragraph. Basically by the time the Twitch audience found out what was really happening they were already too pissed off to care. That was the worst public relations gaff I have ever seen! They took good news and turned it into a public relations disaster. And to be fair to them, they've come to realise in the last few hours that the way this has been handled has been bloody awful. Its given the the CPM a bit more leverage as well in the 'we told you so' one-upmanship they have with CCP. There is actually a two day CPM summit, after Fanfest on Sunday and Monday, where a lot of this will be yelled about. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1255	Posted - 2014.05.03 22:23:00 - [39] - Quote I hope you all watched the CCP Presents Keynote. Your Character's will not only be able be move over to whatever Project Legion becomes on PC, they will also have a place in Eve and Valkyrie should you wish to play those games too. To be honest the whole thing has been a clusterf* of huge proportion. JC was under the impression that his Q&A round-table AFTER the Dust keynote yesterday was also going to be on the live stream, so he'd have the chance to quell your fears with more face time with the community and was mortified when it wasn't. Hence his going on the Eve live stream most of yesterday afternoon to say that no Merc gets left behind. And his appearance early in the CCP Presents keynote. I'll speak on the subject more when I get back to the UK. I'm hopefully going to be doing something with Tech De Ra as a stream to give some assurance to you guys about what happened at Fanfest, by two guys that were actually there and not from those claiming to know everything while in a different time zone. CPM1** Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1257	Posted - 2014.05.04 09:34:00 - [40] - Quote Matobar wrote: Hey Kevall, since it's been a few days and Fanfest is essentially over, would you care to summarize your feelings on the situation and how you plan to move forward knowing the reveal? Also, would you like to comment on the way the current CPM handled/was involved in the current situation, and what you would have done, differently or otherwise? First of all its very, very important to remember that the CPM have absolutely no power of veto over development decisions and business strategy by CCP. Anyone thinking otherwise is to be perfectly blunt a total moron. Don't like that? Tough. They can no more change the course of such a move than I could stop the tides. Secondly, I'd have done exactly the same as the CPM. Soaked the information in and said OK, how so we proceed. Since JC told them, they have been very involved in the development of Legion. Its difficult for me to get angry with CCP because they are putting into Legion EVERYTHING we've demanded of the game. Full racial weapon parity, new UI, a better skill tree, complete player driven economy, a meta based matchmaking, easier progression curve for the new player. I could go on. I'd prefer on console but PC is the fastest way to go to get it done. DUST University will continue. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University

Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1260	Posted - 2014.05.05 06:10:00 - [41] - Quote And I'd like to point out that blaming the CPM or calling for their mass resignation is so ****** right now. I've talked to JC, Z, Logibro, Prearorian and Saberwing extensively over the last week, and the one thing that they all say is that the CPM have worked their asses off to keep the community in mind. And the progress of Legion has been super fast because of the input of the CPM. CPM1** Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1263	Posted - 2014.05.10 15:36:00 - [42] - Quote My Fanfest round up can now be found here on my blog. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1305	Posted - 2014.05.15 08:16:00 - [43] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Kevall will be at the top or near the top of my ballot. Thank you. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1313	Posted - 2014.05.16 09:55:00 - [44] - Quote I must say that i think the appointment of CCP Rattati as liaison for Dust is going to be a positive move for the continuation of DUST 514 on the PS3. I just hope that all his hopes for transparency are fulfilled. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1315	Posted - 2014.05.16 15:09:00 - [45] - Quote Not yet. News came through as I was getting ready for work. Will be when I get home tonight. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1335	Posted - 2014.05.19 08:06:00 - [46] - Quote Fair enough o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1350	Posted - 2014.05.23 10:04:00 - [47] - Quote I've done a mock up for CCP Ankou's Legion UI thread of how I'd prefer the Fitting Screen. The mock up and my explanation as to the thinking behind it can be found here. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1362	Posted - 2014.05.28 08:09:00 - [48] - Quote Well, my application for candidature is now in CCP's hands. So glad that the starting gun has finally been fired. I'm running as Kevall rather than Dennie because I feel its important that the character that plays the game should be the one associated with the CPM. So its in the lap of the Gods now. Good luck to the other candidates and I hope to be working with you soon. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1364	Posted - 2014.05.28 13:39:00 - [49] - Quote 'Limited' is a very subjective term. While most of the work will be certainly Dust, a lot of that will make its way to Legion just by osmosis alone. What can work well in Dust isn't limited to Dust and can work as well, if not better in Legion. The reverse is also true. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1365	Posted - 2014.05.28 20:20:00 - [50] - Quote Llast 326 wrote: The term Community is an important part of the CPM position, indeed every candidate uses the term at some point. However it is an abstract concept, so what I would like is to hear your definition of community. No right or wrong answers here, just looking to get a better feel of where you are coming from. There are those that say that we're a group with common purpose. Getting shafted by CCP. I kid, I kid. But the last thing we are is united by common purpose because there are lots of people to whom the 'end game' of Dust is very different. My particular wish in the game is to help new starters take their first steps. For others it's a superior K/D ratio. Some like to own land in Molden Heath and others, to paraphrase Alfred Pennyworth, just want to watch the world burn. But these different and eclectic game styles all spring from one game. Dust. The community is Dust and Dust is the community. One can't exist without the other. So my sense of community is the game itself. What can we do to make the game more expansive while at the same time making it inclusive? Now, with the main development focus on Legion right now, we have to make do with the tools available to us in Dust server side rather than in patches. But what can we do in the game to keep its spark alive while CCP creates the game we should've had 2 years ago in beta? That is when to me, community in this game becomes what would be most peoples definition. But to do that, we need the game to work. I would hope that as a CPM member I help can ensure that the tools we need to create and maintain communities come to Dust and if not, make bloody certain they arrive in Legion. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University

Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1366	Posted - 2014.05.29 09:04:00 - [51] - Quote Answered a question about the NPE here. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1369	Posted - 2014.05.29 13:32:00 - [52] - Quote Don't know that yet. I understand that the 'voting booth' for lack of a better term is still being worked on. And I really want a way for a player to know how much time they need to spend on a toon for it it to qualify for a vote. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1370	Posted - 2014.05.30 13:22:00 - [53] - Quote Very kind of them. I'm in the Dusters blog Hall Of Fame CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1374	Posted - 2014.06.02 22:25:00 - [54] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: In order to stomp the new players in the academy, vets have to use fresh alts, thus negating all their hard earned SP limiting them to Somas. How do you plan to prevent vets from being at such a disadvantage when they've lost their competitive edge? Also, starter fits give beginners an unfair advantage over vets who have to pay ISK for their proto suits and tanks, how will you convince CCP to remove them? I appreciate that you're supportive of the new players but I feel you have to take the vets into account as well. A single tear falls gently down my cheek.... Vets struggling in fresh alts in Acadamy you say? HTFU is what I'd say to them CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1379	Posted - 2014.06.03 07:34:00 - [55] - Quote Quick update. My application for candidature has been approved by CCP. I'm now officially in the race. Thank you all for the support you've given me so far and for the support yet to come. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1381	Posted - 2014.06.03 19:48:00 - [56] - Quote I don't think you can really classify it as rhetoric when they didn't say anything much about anything at all once Rouge took over and up to Fanfest. By all accounts it took him all of a month to realise that the sad reality was that the PS3 was a dead end as far as what the original concept of Dust was. The PS4 had only just launched and there wasn't enough sold yet to justly the cost of developing on it. PC was the only option in the short term to get the game to speed as soon as possible and actually gives us a better chance of it making to PS4 quicker. Now should they have told us as soon as possible? Yes. Did the CPM urge for disclosure of it? Yes. Did CCP as a company decide to keep it NDA and ignore the CPM. Yes, and they are fully entitled to do so. The CPM has no power of veto over a business decision and if anyone genuinely believes otherwise, they should really be kept away from sharp implements. The decision to keep it under wraps was a business decision. The kind that Dev's have no power over. And to be honest what's done is done. It was handled very poorly and was a purely marketing decision to keep it till Fanfest. But I see no point in wasting time in what can't be altered now. I'd much rather move forward and make sure CCP aren't so stupid again. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1389	Posted - 2014.06.05 20:46:00 - [57] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Kevall Longstride wrote: A single tear falls gently down my cheek.... Vets struggling in fresh alts in Acadamy you say? HTFU is what I'd say to them This disappoints me. I had expected you to know the place of scrubs but it seems I was wrong. At least I'm true to form. Lol It's all got very political around here today? There an election on or something CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1390	Posted - 2014.06.06 21:40:00 - [58] - Quote Fox Gaden wrote: I saved you some work Kevall. HotFix Alpha Patch Notes in Corp mail format Cheers. I'd already done one but good of you to think of it. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1402	Posted - 2014.06.13 10:56:00 - [59] - Quote Don't forget people that the elections now have their own forums. Acurio Square Speakers Corner & CPM1 Campaigns CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1406	Posted - 2014.06.16 19:51:00 - [60] - Quote I'm now confirmed as being on the list of accepted candidates. Thank you for the support given so far and that which is to come. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University

Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1406	Posted - 2014.06.20 10:36:00 - [61] - Quote I would like post a little bit about what is happening in DUST University and how it pertains to the future of Dust and Legion. Right now, I'd be an outright liar if I was to say that D-UNI was as active corp as it once was. The Legion announcement hit us very hard as I knew it would when I first learned of Project Legion. For those not aware I, along with a select number of community members were told and asked for opinion about Legion prior to Fanfest. The details as to how I was told are covered by NDA. But the fact I knew beforehand became an open secret at Fanfest once the news was out. I knew that new player numbers would drop significantly because people would, wrongly as it turned out, just assume that Dust 514 would have the plug pulled almost straight away. Legion is at least 12 to 18 months away from being a shippable product according to what all the Dev's were saying at Fanfest and Dust is likely to continue for at least a year after that. Many of the CEO's of the other corps do 'inactivity culls' much as I do. I personally kick members that haven't logged on in the previous calendar month on the first of every month. So on the 1 July, I will be kicking members that haven't logged on in the month of June. Why highlight this? Because of the size of the D-UNI membership, the cull's I perform have a statistical value as to the 'health' of the community. I've always publicly announced the level of inactivity as a percentage of the size of D-UNI. For pretty much the last year it has remained a steady 18-22%, meaning that I'd kicked that percent of players for inactivity. But we'd be getting many new applicants to replace them. However the 1 July cull will be different. This will be the first cull that will show the direct impact of the Legion announcement. Many players logged in over the Fanfest Weekend which was the first one of May, so I wouldn't have kicked them in the 1 June Cull. As it stands right now the next Cull will show somewhere in between 40-50% removed for inactivity. This will be because the numbers of new players joining the D-UNI has significantly fallen between the 2nd week of May to the 3rd week of June. However... New Player applicants are once again beginning to grow and while they are never going to reach the heady heights of the 70+ a day we once got till Legion is released, they are giving me cause for optimism for the continued growth of the player base. It will be minimal growth but growth nevertheless. And because I use the Eve Client and are able to look at a players employment history and date of Merc creation, I'm seeing a growing number of veteran players returning, I suspect because of the Hotfixes deployed by CCP Rattati and his team. And this is the main reason that I want to be on the CPM in the first place. D-UNI managed to do a great deal for new players despite the games UI and infrastructure being so NPE unfriendly. But being on the CPM would give me a chance, however limited, to ensure that Legion provides the tools required for ANY corporation to do the most important work they do, which is to provide the chance to create emergent gameplay. I can also help ensure too that the NPE in Dust is not forgotten. Some of that may require UI change, some could be done with server side changes to make running a Dust corp easier in the Eve client. I'm often accused of being the most optimistic of the candidates despite the setbacks that CCP either intentionally or unintentionally hit us with. But I do see much cause for optimism with the figures I'm able to gleam from my corp data. D-UNI can still have a huge part to play in the story of Dust and continuing in Legion and I want to be at the heart of ensuring that all corporations in the in game can grow strong and effect the history of New Eden. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1415	Posted - 2014.06.25 09:17:00 - [62] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: Greetings CPM Candidate! You and your peers are formally invited to attend what will no doubt become a provocative debate on the topic of Scouts! We very much look forward to your participation in said rumble, should you take interest and be so kind as to opine. We do hope you swing by and weigh in: Your Summons, Sir or Madam o7 https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2226676#post2226676 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1456	Posted - 2014.07.08 08:45:00 - [63] - Quote Look out for me in the following in game chat channels: CPM1 Candidates. We're all in there Comms.D-UNI. DUST University's public channel I'll also be doing regular Q&A in Lecture.D-UNI over the next couple of weeks, something I hope to continue should I make the CPM. My usual playtimes are between 20.00/00.00 UTC, work permitting in RL, and on my days off work anytime during the day. Hope to speak to you soon. CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1479	Posted - 2014.07.20 13:34:00 - [64] - Quote I'll be having a Q&A session on Lecture.D-UNI channel later today at 20.00 UTC for anyone with last minute CPM questions before the polls close on Monday. Please have Push to Talk ON if you have a microphone. For both Mic and keyboard users please X up to ask a question. Lecture.D-UNI is a moderated channel created in Eve Online Hope to see you there. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University
Kevall Longstride DUST University Ivy League 1493	Posted - 2014.07.25 16:06:00 - [65] - Quote Would just like to say a big thank you to all that voted. I will do my very best to ensure that CPM1 serve you all well. o7 CPM1 Candidate CEO of DUST University

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