Vell0cet
Vengeance Unbound
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.10.30 07:07:00 -
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CCP is so afraid of over promising and underdelivering that they are making the exact opposite mistake. As disappointed as I am at the long list of broken promises made by the previous EP, the reality is that if he had never sold us on the dream of what DUST could be, if he had only promised what he could immediately deliver, then most of us would probably not be here. I probably would never had bought a PS3 just to play DUST, spent hundreds of dollars on the game, or spent hours posting constructive feedback. I don't even think the servers would be running right now had we not been shown the vision of what DUST could become.
So there is a lot of good that can come from showing the players their vision of the future. Having excitement and hope for the future can translate into real revenue in the present, which is critical to getting this game and Legion to where we all want it to be.
I look at it a bit like Pascal's Wager: either Legion will be greenlit or it won't be. CCP can either be more transparent of their future plans and risk disappointment or not. If they do start communicating about the future and it turns out that Legion is canceled, people will be pissed/furious. Yet if they don't communicate and it's cancelled, then most people will still be pissed off, maybe slightly less so, but ultimately it will be canceled and it really won't matter anyways. Whereas if they are transparent and we get the green light, then CCP will benefit from additional revenue which can be used to accelerate development, get helpful feedback, and build some grassroots marketing as players start bringing in their friends to get ready. If it is greenlit, but CCP stays quiet about it until the last minute, they will miss out on all of those benefits.
The correct decision is obvious. Communicate with your players CCP. Give us a 3 month, 6 month, 1 year and 5 year roadmap for where you want things to be. You don't have to promise us the moon, but show us what you've been working on. How long can we expect DUST to keep running? Will our SP transfer to Legion 1 to 1? What is the target year/quarter for a Legion Beta? How have your plans for progression evolved since Fanfest? Let's have a conversation.
Best PvE idea ever!
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