My name is Zatara Rought and I am here to declare my candidacy for CPM1.


IGÇÖve been playing since January last year. I was introduced to Dust by a friend after talking to him about a front page Reddit post about the battle of Asakai. When I started playing Dust I quickly fell in love with the complexity and the ideas behind it, something which has kept me here ever since.

Presently, I run a mercenary corporation called Fatal Absolution. As flawed as PC is, I enjoy it GÇô the idea of having competitive and meaningful battles is something that really appeals to me.


I believe IGÇÖm qualified for the position because I have extensive experience of Dust. IGÇÖve not been here since closed beta, but IGÇÖve been here a long time GÇô over 15 months now. During that time IGÇÖve spent a large amount of time on Dust (about 60k kills on my main, and more on my alts), and I feel that I have an informed perspective on much of Dust.

I believe that I can apply a logical playerGÇÖs view to the problems facing Dust in the future and that I can effectively communicate that to CCP. As an active participant in a number of Dust discussions (not always on the forums!) such as Hans JaegerblitzenGÇÖs Dust Scussion chat on Skype and a few episodes of GimbleBGÇÖs podcast Boots on the Ground such as this, I like to think that I can be an intelligent part of the discussion. If you want to know more, IGÇÖd encourage you to listen to this a podcast GÇô hearing me talk about Dust is probably better than reading this!


I want to help improve the game. Dust is something IGÇÖm really very passionate about. I spend a lot of time on it GÇô playing it, talking on the forums, talking with friends IGÇÖve made from this game.

ItGÇÖs something that pains me when I see a part of it in a bad way GÇô something that IGÇÖd very much like to do my part to address. This can range from the load times for my large contacts list [insert video soonTM documenting what i mean], to my mailbox being really annoying to navigate (i would prefer we could just scroll down and have it automatically open the mail below it instead of needing to close a mail, scroll down and open the next one, doing this 20-30x a day is a pain >.<), to neutral installations being destroyed as WP farms at the beginning of matches, to PC mechanics and beyond.



What drew me to dust wasnGÇÖt the polished mechanics of an AAA shooter. What drew me to dust was the scope of the universe and the depth of the fitting and SP system. What kept me around was the social interaction, hope of affecting something, and really, dreaming.

In Eve Online the thrill and consequences of choosing how to engage New Eden is truly immersive.

The most immersion I've felt in dust has been playing Planetary Conquest, and I'm rather disappointed about how far removed I feel even then. I want to scour and pool creativity to find a way to make dust more immersive in the same way GÇô I want Dust to actually feel like it matters.

ItGÇÖs a broad goal. ItGÇÖs not something thatGÇÖs going to be achieved easily or quickly but achieving a measure of success in this area would do wonders for making dust more appealing not by conformity, but through fleshing out our flavor. That which makes dust unique.

I want to feel like what I do matters. I want to feel myself exist in New Eden, and I want that for you as well. However, I recognise that weGÇÖve got a long way to go on this and certainly some more thought needs to go into the basic mechanics of the bigger picture. This isnGÇÖt a simple topic and I donGÇÖt think thereGÇÖs anything I can say here in particular to persuade you that I have good ideas on this, so I think the best way here is for you to ask me! Ask me about these things, IGÇÖd love to answer.

I donGÇÖt think thereGÇÖs much point in detailing all the suggestions I have about current mechanics as fanfest is just around the corner and I imagine there will be a few treats that will change the conversation topic as weGÇÖre moving forward nevertheless I am yours to question.

Unfortunately we donGÇÖt know the dates of when these elections are going to happen but IGÇÖd like to
I want to make you all aware of my intent to run and expose myself as much as possible.


You can contact me through my Dust mail, twitter @ZataraRought, Skype (Zatara.Rought), or any other method that's convenient for you (just let me know).

Thank you for your consideration and your support.