DUST Search - "Oldest" Closed Beta Vets

Forlorn Destrier wrote:

Leither Yiltron wrote:

Forlorn Destrier wrote:

Leither Yiltron wrote:

Forlorn Destrier wrote:

So another thread out there is posted by a player calling himself "one of the oldest players in Dust" - he's been around since August 2012. Got me to wondering - how many other closed beta vets do we have, and which one actually is the oldest that is still active. Please post your the date you first signed into Dust. I'll update the OP with the oldest reply each time I see it. I'll start.

I first logged into Dust on May 18, 2012.

EDIT: confirmed via PSN Store actual purchase date (and yes I logged in that same day for the first time). Back then I was known just as "Forlorn" because I created the character without a last name by mistake.

EDIT: new leader is ResistanceGTA born April 18, 2012 (though I do believe that his real character is something other than "ResistanceGTA" as this is clearly an alt).

Nova Knife

Given that nova knives didn't exist in game when it was first opened for closed beta, I would say it is definitely possible there are plenty of older characters.

That's a very strange line of reasoning. Nova had the name before they ever put the knives in, since that was in the latter half of 2012 as I recall.

Nova, Grideris (CCP Logibro), and whoever CCP Frame was before he was hired all three ran some of the oldest Dust fansites, we're talking these things started in 2009 kind of thing. I'm pretty sure they managed to worm their way into the 2011 friends-and-family alphas, though none of them are on hand where they will answer so take that as you will.

Very interesting. What you say is possible, but then that would mean they named an ingame weapon after her, and I've never seen anything to that effect. I would think that would be a huge marketing thing for CCP and they would have made an announcement to that effect.

I don't doubt you, but is it possible that Nova renamed her account after they were released? We had a complete character wipe in July that year as well - including having to create brand new characters. Actually, we had to do that every month for the first few months, as I recall.

Also, a website can be renamed as well. Just thoughts. Until Nova posts here though, it's all speculation.


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Shutter Fly Molon Labe. General Tso's Alliance 454	Posted - 2014.11.16 19:27:00 - [1] - Quote Confirmation of my first forum post. Made on June 4, 2012. I actually created my account on the first day actually accessible to non-Eve players, via the Dust514.com registration.
Shutter Fly Molon Labe. General Tso's Alliance 455	Posted - 2014.11.17 02:30:00 - [2] - Quote Forlorn Destrier wrote: Leither Yiltron wrote: Forlorn Destrier wrote: Leither Yiltron wrote: Forlorn Destrier wrote: So another thread out there is posted by a player calling himself "one of the oldest players in Dust" - he's been around since August 2012. Got me to wondering - how many other closed beta vets do we have, and which one actually is the oldest that is still active. Please post your the date you first signed into Dust. I'll update the OP with the oldest reply each time I see it. I'll start. I first logged into Dust on May 18, 2012. EDIT: confirmed via PSN Store actual purchase date (and yes I logged in that same day for the first time). Back then I was known just as "Forlorn" because I created the character without a last name by mistake. EDIT: new leader is ResistanceGTA born April 18, 2012 (though I do believe that his real character is something other than "ResistanceGTA" as this is clearly an alt). Nova Knife Given that nova knives didn't exist in game when it was first opened for closed beta, I would say it is definitely possible there are plenty of older characters. That's a very strange line of reasoning. Nova had the name before they ever put the knives in, since that was in the latter half of 2012 as I recall. Nova, Grideris (CCP Logibro), and whoever CCP Frame was before he was hired all three ran some of the oldest Dust fansites, we're talking these things started in 2009 kind of thing. I'm pretty sure they managed to worm their way into the 2011 friends-and-family alphas, though none of them are on hand where they will answer so take that as you will. Very interesting. What you say is possible, but then that would mean they named an ingame weapon after her, and I've never seen anything to that effect. I would think that would be a huge marketing thing for CCP and they would have made an announcement to that effect. I don't doubt you, but is it possible that Nova renamed her account after they were released? We had a complete character wipe in July that year as well - including having to create brand new characters. Actually, we had to do that every month for the first few months, as I recall. Also, a website can be renamed as well. Just thoughts. Until Nova posts here though, it's all speculation. Nova Knives have always been in Dust. Originally, they weren't a sidearm, they were the weapon used for melee. Everyone had NKs automatically, and there was the Hand-to-Hand skill that increased melee/Nova Knife damage and gave access to Myofibril Stimulant modules. When you got a melee kill, it was listed on the kill feed as "Nova Knives" Also, Nova Knives were mentioned in some of the very early articles about Dust, and on the original Dust 514 website. I believe it was even before the select few Eve players got beta access.