DUST Search - Squaring the Circle: A Manifesto on DUST 514s possible future

Hobo on Fire wrote:

I think your forgetting another chunk of the playerbase: people who have heard of/are interested by Eve but don't want to play it.

I've heard stories about all the crazy things that happen in Eve for years, and have always been fascinated by it. Every time I watched some gameplay videos or read a write up of some huge battle though, my reaction has been that it looks too much like work or is far too slow paced to keep my interest. As an actual SA goon I would have a foot in the door with one of the most powerful alliances in Eve, but it's not enough to make me want to play... I'm content to sit back and wait for the next article about 2000 people logged into a single battle and shooting at each other.

I was attracted to Dust because it was a way to get involved in New Eden's crazy MMO aspect, while playing a more conventional, faster paced game. I've stuck around for almost a year now because of the people I play with, and CCP's promise that one day Dust will actually make a difference in New Eden, which they have yet to deliver on.

I've said it before, CCP doesn't have the resources to make Dust the next Call of Duty or Battlefield; it will never compete with the big boys as a pure FPS. The MMO aspect is where it can stand out and make a real name for itself, because CCP has already made an MMO so interesting people who don't even play it have an interest in it's workings, politics and battles.


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Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 358	Posted - 2014.02.05 22:24:00 - [1] - Quote Count me as a hanger-on for what dust could be and most certainly not what it is today. Great post samahiel!
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 362	Posted - 2014.02.06 05:16:00 - [2] - Quote Shion Typhon wrote: 2) Make a whole string of goddamn brilliant design decisions to reconcile the two sides The game as it stands right now does the lobby shooter aspect mostly fine. We can argue balance, playing SP catch-up or P2W of boosters but the fact of the matter is this: New players can kill proto'd out veterans (with lots of dieing inbetween kills) The string of brilliant design decisions was already made and has yet to be realized. It was all that hurf blurf during last fanfest about 'showing other FPS players the prison they are in.' He means making the metagame as described in the OP a real thing to care about. It's been just about a year since official release and our metagame is pathetic. The planetary conquest that no eve player cares about at all. Full stop. Only dust players that care are the forum warriors and those that are churning out free isk with perpetual district locks. CCP has begged for patience in this but we have been patient. Things are looking up with 1.5, 1.6,1.7 and 1.8 but how much more patience is required CCP? Do you have a roadmap that ends with dust having a metagame that isn't a joke? I love reading about Asakai, HED-GP, B-R and the like. When is it our turn to say "I was there?" Don't tell us SoonGäó anymore. Get out a map and put an X on it. That X could be in 2016, but put it down and commit to it. Hate on planetside 2 all you want but they have a roadmap and things on it sometimes don't get pushed back and happen. I'd be playing that if only they'd start introducing new content instead of shuffling around the old crap.
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 369	Posted - 2014.02.07 01:46:00 - [3] - Quote Hobo on Fire wrote: Paging CCP to the thread. We know you that you know it exists. :tinfoil: They already responded. On twitter.
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 380	Posted - 2014.02.08 04:07:00 - [4] - Quote I'm not totally surprised there's no response. A lot ITT to read and consider. Let's hope things are being considered.
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 385	Posted - 2014.02.10 22:38:00 - [5] - Quote Eltra Ardell wrote: I just hope CCP shifts focus back where it needs to be before I get taken in fully by Monster Hunter. Monster hunter looks neat and all but just hasn't grabbed me. I'm sure 1.8 will keep us playing for a bit longer and there's always passive SP for when the shiny wears off.
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 390	Posted - 2014.02.13 07:00:00 - [6] - Quote Ludvig Enraga wrote: OMG! OP, your post just helped me realize that the sky is blue! Vote for Pedro! The sky is blue but I dont know where pedro stands on abortion so I can't in good conscious offer my support.
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 397	Posted - 2014.02.14 06:27:00 - [7] - Quote Hobo on Fire wrote: I think your forgetting another chunk of the playerbase: people who have heard of/are interested by Eve but don't want to play it. I've heard stories about all the crazy things that happen in Eve for years, and have always been fascinated by it. Every time I watched some gameplay videos or read a write up of some huge battle though, my reaction has been that it looks too much like work or is far too slow paced to keep my interest. As an actual SA goon I would have a foot in the door with one of the most powerful alliances in Eve, but it's not enough to make me want to play... I'm content to sit back and wait for the next article about 2000 people logged into a single battle and shooting at each other. I was attracted to Dust because it was a way to get involved in New Eden's crazy MMO aspect, while playing a more conventional, faster paced game. I've stuck around for almost a year now because of the people I play with, and CCP's promise that one day Dust will actually make a difference in New Eden, which they have yet to deliver on. I've said it before, CCP doesn't have the resources to make Dust the next Call of Duty or Battlefield; it will never compete with the big boys as a pure FPS. The MMO aspect is where it can stand out and make a real name for itself, because CCP has already made an MMO so interesting people who don't even play it have an interest in it's workings, politics and battles. This is me, another homeless who may be ablaze.
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 400	Posted - 2014.02.14 16:26:00 - [8] - Quote I have been shown who is the boss!
Sigberct Amni Goonfeet Special Planetary Emergency Response Group 440	Posted - 2014.02.21 00:43:00 - [9] - Quote Akdhar Saif wrote: SUPER-NECRO-BUMP!!!! There's no way a Dev can ignore this now. Blue Tags Please! You say that and yet, here we are.