DUST Search - How will CCP take care of us as we move from the PS3 to PC?

CCP Logibro wrote:

Skihids wrote:

DUST is dead, long live Legion.

That's what it sounds like with every DUST presentation being about Legion. Weren't we promised a new build we could actually play at FF? What happened to that?

CCP is hedging about character transfer, but it's not a question of "can they?". It's a matter of "do they want to?"
As was pointed out EVE still gets new subscriptions with 10 year old characters in the game, so starting with high level players is either not a problem or it will kill the game inside two years regardless as new players gain the same level.

CCP really needs to admit their plans for transfer right now, or folks will have to assume they mean to let all your DUST toons die.

My assumption is that they aren't saying because they know that making the call to make DUST a dead end will turn it into a ghost town overnight.

No, it's actually a matter of can we. There are technical questions and restrictions, policy questions (with Sony) and design questions (how do we convert experience when the progression system is different, items are different and ISK works in different ratios).

When we can answer the questions above, we'll share with you. Trust me when we say we want to let people carry over progress. But we just honestly don't know if we can do so yet.


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Gelhad Thremyr Quebec United Caps and Mercs 252	Posted - 2014.05.02 16:32:00 - [1] - Quote CCP Logibro wrote: Skihids wrote: DUST is dead, long live Legion. That's what it sounds like with every DUST presentation being about Legion. Weren't we promised a new build we could actually play at FF? What happened to that? CCP is hedging about character transfer, but it's not a question of "can they?". It's a matter of "do they want to?" As was pointed out EVE still gets new subscriptions with 10 year old characters in the game, so starting with high level players is either not a problem or it will kill the game inside two years regardless as new players gain the same level. CCP really needs to admit their plans for transfer right now, or folks will have to assume they mean to let all your DUST toons die. My assumption is that they aren't saying because they know that making the call to make DUST a dead end will turn it into a ghost town overnight. No, it's actually a matter of can we. There are technical questions and restrictions, policy questions (with Sony) and design questions (how do we convert experience when the progression system is different, items are different and ISK works in different ratios). When we can answer the questions above, we'll share with you. Trust me when we say we want to let people carry over progress. But we just honestly don't know if we can do so yet. 1) sony already made their cut out of our transactions. 2) We dont care how much SP is carried over, some of it must, else we will stop playing the curent game. 3) If any equipment do not carry over (blueprints, officier weapons, ...) do you serisouly think we will keep buying AURUM ? if you do not simply pull the plug. 4) Remember we are Geek people, do not try to bullshit us too much with game design shenanigans or that you cant transfer this or that over, we know how databases work ! 5) Seriously, I would support you going over to Legion IF you bring over my stuff !
Gelhad Thremyr Quebec United Caps and Mercs 252	Posted - 2014.05.02 16:35:00 - [2] - Quote There is no technical limitations nor limitations on items bought, you are not transfering virtual goods from Apple, to Android or vice versa, do not bullshit us !!!!!!
Gelhad Thremyr Quebec United Caps and Mercs 252	Posted - 2014.05.02 16:37:00 - [3] - Quote Nothing Certain wrote: Michael Arck wrote: Remember guys, its just a video game No, it is a product, that people invested in and in which they feel deceived. Totally agree with you, if this was a business management software, it would be the equivalent of saying, ho we have this new version but the data you worked on for the last 2 years cannot be imported ! F2P model means in essence game as a service, and with a service there is at least a garantee of continuity. If its not the intended model than create a game, slap a fixed price and sell it as a standard 80$ game !
Gelhad Thremyr Quebec United Caps and Mercs 263	Posted - 2014.05.02 19:00:00 - [4] - Quote Some of us are professionnal Game developper and understand the burden of platform migration for whatever the political reason higher management has decided with the real numbers in hands. You should not have released this information at fanfest, I can only think of how the duster that went there feel right now. Even if there is a ratio of SP given to character transfer, Dust atm, is only that, we do not play to play, we farm most of the time. While doing this we stick with friends (the real reason to stick around). If too much people feel that there is no reason to farm anymore because there is no long term goal anymore and you drop our character in the void, people will flee and you will keep this stigmatae with the next product. What garantee will we have you do not do it again ? The customer trust right now is in jeopardy, tell the upper management not to repeat the mistake they did in Eve, so that some heads do not roll on the floor like last time !
Gelhad Thremyr Quebec United Caps and Mercs 270	Posted - 2014.05.02 23:14:00 - [5] - Quote cant believe balance is done else would have been reflected in Dust... bull !
Gelhad Thremyr Quebec United Caps and Mercs 270	Posted - 2014.05.02 23:38:00 - [6] - Quote Indeed, they should have kept the player base and ported us all over to the other game, hell I would have continued to throw money into dust for getting SP forward into Legion....