DUST Search - The Potential of Dust 514

Clone D wrote:

Whenever I ask other people about Dust 514, they always say that it has tons of potential. They never say that it is fun or that it shines in any one particular aspect. They just say potential.

What do you think people are waiting for before they classify Dust 514 as a worthy MMOFPS?

Is it bug fixes or some technical facet of the game? Meaningless without the lower
Is it a tighter integration with the EVE universe? A must have
Is it more players on a battlefield? Would be nice, but not needed
More maps or larger maps? Moot point as most real battles are over a small part of the planet for control of a couple key buildings
More planetscapes? Would be really nice to play into the last question
More depth of play (more things to do in a match)? More things to do in the match that require different skill sets, but enough ways to win that you don't need those said skill sets would go a very long way.

Why is Dust stuck at the level of having potential but not quite meeting people's expectations?


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Shadowswipe Molon Labe. General Tso's Alliance 222	Posted - 2014.04.11 19:09:00 - [1] - Quote Clone D wrote: Whenever I ask other people about Dust 514, they always say that it has tons of potential. They never say that it is fun or that it shines in any one particular aspect. They just say potential. What do you think people are waiting for before they classify Dust 514 as a worthy MMOFPS? Is it bug fixes or some technical facet of the game? Meaningless without the lower Is it a tighter integration with the EVE universe? A must have Is it more players on a battlefield? Would be nice, but not needed More maps or larger maps? Moot point as most real battles are over a small part of the planet for control of a couple key buildings More planetscapes? Would be really nice to play into the last question More depth of play (more things to do in a match)? More things to do in the match that require different skill sets, but enough ways to win that you don't need those said skill sets would go a very long way. Why is Dust stuck at the level of having potential but not quite meeting people's expectations? Answered in bold in the quote. The most important thing is the integration with EVE. We need our action or inaction to matter in the New Eden universe. PC is nice change from other FPS games, but without the ability to take money from EVE players or get money from them, it is damn near pointless DUST side. Getting and taking money can be done many ways. I am sure that many players would love to shoot down EVE pilots and hear them cry about the isk value of the death. Even if the DUST merc gets nothing of the reward for the kill shot, knowing the merc's actions on the battlefield caused a true ripple in the game universe goes a hell of a long way. How to get more integrated is a tricky problem to tackle. If you go straight dmg trading and no isk trading, it could go a long way until CCP feels comfortable linking the games directly through isk. Once isk is transferring to and from EVE, in whatever form, then the other links become more meaningful. Maybe a tier above proto must be manufactured in EVE, and are barred from use in basic queue matches because they are outlawed by CONCORD. Using banned weapons in basic matches would cause you to take a security hit and not be able to join a basic match until you work off your time doing some PvE drone matches. You get one death with a banned weapon/armor and then are removed from the match.