George Moros
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Posted - 2014.02.11 06:23:00 -
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There's so much important stuff being said in this thread that devs should not only respond to this, but sticky it.
That being said, as a former EVE player, I remember the reactions from EVE community when DUST was first announced. They ranged from mild support of the idea to outright disgust, mostly in the sense of "no way I'm gonna let a bunch of console-FPS playing kids ruin my spaceship game!".
However, DUST is here. CCP spent a significant amount of time and money (again, I remember some EVE players whining about CCP spending "their money" to develop a console shooter, instead of improving EVE) into DUST, and it's obvious they'll need to spend more if they want DUST to be successful.
I believe CCP should make some real effort in trying to convince EVE playerbase that DUST is here to stay, that it will have a substantial impact on New Eden affairs, and (the most difficult part) that the impact will be positive and enriching to both EVE and DUST communities.
And this impact simply needs to happen. There's no way around it. If DUST doesn't start affecting EVE in a way that EVE players will actually have to take DUST affairs into account in order to achieve their EVE related goals, DUST will die. If DUST remains just a lobby shooter, it has almost nothing to compete against "mainstream" shooters.
I wondered many times while playing just another pub match - how many of these other 31 guys running around here, shooting each other to get some ISK, XP, and little else, are aware of how much drama, politics, scamming, scheming, deceit, spying and whatnot is happening on the same server they're currently logged in to, and (supposedly) in the same gaming universe?
IMHO, CCP needs to finish and release all basic DUST racial gear ASAP (fanfest at the latest) to make the core game complete, and then focus on making DUST matter in New Eden.
DUST needs to become a true part of New Eden. Both EVE and DUST communities deserve it.
Pulvereus ergo queritor.
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George Moros
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Posted - 2014.02.11 19:50:00 -
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Soraya Xel wrote:George Moros wrote:IMHO, CCP needs to finish and release all basic DUST racial gear ASAP (fanfest at the latest) to make the core game complete, and then focus on making DUST matter in New Eden. Honestly, I sit somewhere around the point where I think EVE integration was more important than any suits beyond the Caldari Assault, Minmatar Logi, Amarr Heavy, and Gallente Scout we all know and love from Chromosome. ;) In many cases, I haven't found the existing racial differences being worth that much consideration in most cases. Though I think 1.8 will have a significant impact on that, and we'll probably see a lot fewer Caldari Assault suits appearing by default. Also, bump.
From perspective of a (former) EVE player, who knows what really New Eden is, I might just agree with you. However, take into account that not all people who try DUST are former EVE players. A good portion of them probably never even heard of EVE, and have no idea what lies behind the shooter itself (that is, in theory). Such audience would probably first expect some content and variety in core shooter elements, and then if they find it appealing enough, decide to check just how deep the rabbit hole goes (once CCP digs it, of course).
Pulvereus ergo queritor.
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