Joseph Ridgeson
warravens
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Posted - 2014.05.04 16:33:00 -
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My statements are predicated on Legion being DUST 514 on PC and my character and every transfers. If that is not the case, the below is completely irrelevant:
1. More people I guess. Everyone who played EVE would play a F2P FPS even if it was just sporadically. PC attracts more people in the type of "indy" category. More people means more people to shoot, more people to help you shoot, and more money to CCP which means that they will have a larger reason to "care about DUST." Though this is like saying "it is great that I am in a wheelchair because now I don't have to worry about comfortable shoes."
2. Easier to work on means that a higher quality product or at least harder for CCP to screw up.
3. This one is sad but I don't think CCP every really cared about consoles. I think they had the idea of going console, realized it was hard, saw themselves get little return, and decided that they hated being on a console. It is this kind of hate relationship that got them to start working on a PC port within months of the official release of DUST. No longer having that apathy means that the outcome for the customers will probably be more favorable.
4. Lack of nihilism. "Why are we working on DUST when the PS4 was announced two months ago?" "Why are we working on DUST now that the PS4 is out?" "Why are we working on DUST when the system itself is going to be completely dead in a year or two?" It is another sad one but it just means that CCP won't see DUST as "throwing good money/effort after bad."
5. Less of a problem of getting a PS3 to talk to a PC when it is just a PC talking to a PC.
6. They don't have to run anything for Sony's approval. It may have just been an excuse, but there were several cases where a patch was delayed and devs were saying "we are still waiting on Sony approval." Like I said; could have been a clever ruse.
7. Not having to worry about PSN. With DUST, the game needed PSN, Tranquility, and the player's internet to be working. On the PC, it would only be Tranquility and player's internet.
8. Customizable commands. Rather than just having Default, Duty Calls, Battleground, Southpaw, etc. you could have things like "Press key to bind Walk Forward." Maybe even things like F1 = Main Weapon, F2 = Sidearm, F3 = Equipment or for vehicles F1 = Module 1 and the like.
It is some good news (or at least it should have been). However, this still doesn't change the fact that:
A. It was announced in the most ludicrous way possible.
B. Bait and Switch (DUST 514 isn't going to be what was promised; Legion is going to be what DUST 514 was meant to be)
C. BPO's? SP? Character name? AUR? Bueller? "We are working on it", "We will see" and "We want to transfer what is applicable" is pretty much the scariest thing short of "brain surgery done by drunk, leprosy ridden Amish man using his feet."
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