I would love if it were up to 32 v Environment and you could fight drones/pirates/faction infantry/concord (found this awesome concept art DEEP in a google image search http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/leowen/CONCORD_lrg.jpg )

The enemies and friendly fire could be based on the security status of the star system ( like Eve ) giving mercs a reason to tour New Eden looking for treasure, which could be hack point salvage, missions (seek and destroy, extraction, siege, etc.), Planetary Interaction (PI) asset defense ( / horde survival ). The possibilities are huge ( even with the current engine mechanics ).

The question of logistics for mercs to move around New Eden is still not addressed. Maybe they have more crude and rugged jump clones that can be used more frequently than capsuleer jump clones ( due to the fact that mercs only have to know how to shoot face and reload and don't fly starships which need fancier, smarter jump clones ). This would explain how they can be hunting a bounty in nullsec one moment, and then fight in FW the next.

would be really cool to see some PVE missions where you have to put down a slave rebellion for the amarr or have to free slaves from the amarr for the minmatar, or even protect an outpost / small colony against a horde of migrating native beast's, could even fight in one of the pirate factions hideouts / strong holds trying to clear them out or claim, that would be pretty good to see. but most importantly would like to see dust players being able to affect eve players alot more, coz it just feels like nothing you do really matters. ( although the trailer to dust would make you believe other wise)

would be really cool to see some PVE missions where you have to put down a slave rebellion for the amarr or have to free slaves from the amarr for the minmatar, or even protect an outpost / small colony against a horde of migrating native beast's, could even fight in one of the pirate factions hideouts / strong holds trying to clear them out or claim, that would be pretty good to see. but most importantly would like to see dust players being able to affect eve players alot more, coz it just feels like nothing you do really matters. ( although the trailer to dust would make you believe other wise)

That's the sort of 'potential' this game has. Lets be honest though, I doubt we will ever see that.

Thats the vision CCP sold to us. The EVE universe. So many planets, so many locations both ground and in #SPACE#. Hell we are playing in the EVE universe yet we dont even have one single level set in space or even set on a station in space. How bizarre is that?

Anyone who has played battlefield bad company 2 onslaught mode will know exactly what I'm thinking with this, CCP should add a game mode where players fight largely outnumbered against strickly against computer generated enemies in starter fit or basic gear whether we get isk or not but if we don't get isk then we should be allowed to use any and all gear regardless of skills in thise game mode and it shouldn't cost us any isk, but if it gives us isk then all standard rules apply, it wouldbe a good way to relieve syress and keep people playing dust even after they'vereached the weekly SP cap

So you mean the basic wave mode every shooter has nowadays?