Hynox Xitio
Molon Labe.
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Posted - 2014.12.07 15:33:00 -
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Legion not appearing at Fanfest is obviously troubling. Why would CCP Shanghai not present their top priority game at CCP's biggest public event of the year by far? Logically we can only draw several conclusions, the correct one being known probably only to CCP (and possibly the CPM but not a guarantee.)
- Project Legion is not in a state to be shown to the public. Though this would be confusing given their showing of gameplay last year, it must be considered that Legion is undergoing heavy development and is unpresentable, be it from incompetence or an unknown external factor. From this we can infer that they may show off upcoming features of Dust 514, but those will no doubt be limited in scale and will be given to a game already dying through console age and fan faith alike.
- Arguably the most optimistic theory would be that Legion has either been renamed, or could not fit into the time schedule for unknown reasons. This would imply that something is coming in regards to EVE:Online, EVE:Valkyrie, or an unknown third product that somehow usurps Project Legion and doesn't allow time for it at Fanfest. Given the unlikely nature of that, it's probable that Project Legion has been renamed, as is regular with countless other projects that move on to become concrete games. (Project Beast -> Bloodborne, Project Ogre -> MGSV, Project Icarus -> Bioshock Infinite) This change in name would be inherently optimistic, in that CCP is confident enough in their product to give it a retail name, effectively bringing the concept into fruition.
- CCP Shanghai or CCP Iceland have made the decision to withhold Project Legion from Fanfest in order to have a reveal at a larger, more mainstream convention, the obvious candidate being E3. This would imply that they are confident in their product to the extent of presenting it to the general population at a large gaming convention, even if it meant they would withhold the information from loyal fans, instead opting for a larger reveal. If true, this would most likely warrant the name changing of Project Legion, giving it a final retail name, again in line with the previous piece of conjecture.
- The final, and more nihilistic conclusion to come to would be that development of Legion has either halted, or is being transitioned to a new product entirely. Considering the ambiguous nature of Project Legion, and our unknowingness of whether it's received the greenlight or not, we have to assume that this is a possibility. Whether or not this would mean the introduction of a new game, or just the cancellation of all FPS development, would remain unknown. However it is to be assumed that this would be the downfall of CCP Shanghai as a studio, unless they could be repurposed to develop an existing title. Obviously, the removal of Project Legion from CCP's development plans spells the end of the future of Dust, as well as the time and money invested by the fanbase. While such an act would be deplorable in the eyes of the Dust community, the small size of the group leads the cynic in me to believe that our complaints would go unheard, as the benefits of a new game entirely would most likely outweigh the downsides of an upset yet minuscule fanbase.
While the exact nature of Project Legion's absence from Fanfest 2014 may remain unknown to us, this list is just about every logical conclusion you could come to on the matter. Even in the most optimistic of these scenarios, it's disappointing to learn of the continued silence and ambiguity surrounding the project's development. Unfortunately as a console gamer, theres also not much in the way of hope to be drawn from this. While it's certainly possible that a PS4 build could be unveiled in the future, CCP's silence on the topic of ports allows us only to assume that they wish to utilize PC exclusivity as a means of security. I only ask that the console gamers of the Dust community (myself included) continue to pressure CCP for a PS4 build, so that CCP may realize the folly of leaving behind a large percentage of their extremely dedicated and faithful fanbase.
On an unrelated note, if you have formulated a theory or though process behind Legion's absence that I failed to acknowledge, feel free critique below.
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Hynox Xitio
Molon Labe.
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Posted - 2014.12.07 18:17:00 -
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God Hates Lags wrote:There are a lot of other potential reasons why Legion isn't being shown at fanfest. The one that CCP has stated and the CPM has confirmed on these forums is that CCP's biggest title, Valkryie, is going be the star of fanfest 2015. It will be the rift's most talked about game and has the potential to catapult CCP from obscure indie development corp to mainstream AAA studio which would be good not only for Dust and Legion, but for Eve as well. Even Eve will take a backseat to Valkryie come fanfest.
Secondly, while Dust's future is still highly uncertain, just look around you and see that there are three new planned updates for it. Do you really think that's just Rattati programming those three updates solo? Dust is finally profitable now thanks to Respec and APEX suit $$ and you're seeing CCP's priorities shift from a game that could make money a year or two down the road to one that is making money now.
Thirdly, I think you gravely underestimate the time it will take to develop Legion. If CCP wants to release a title that isn't half assed this time they will need to take at least two years to develop it, and it will not be conducive to that strategy to show a half-assed version of the game to fans.
Fourthly, remember the fiasco last time and realize that CCP really doesn't want to have that happen again. If they talk up all the things planned for Legion without mentioning Dust, Dust players will feel shafted. If they talk about their roadmap for Dust, PC players will ask "why are you even still developing a dead game?" and some will doubt that Legion is even coming. It's a no win scenario that will just pit two crowds against each other. Better to stay quiet until there's something major to report.
As I said, it's likely that Legion is being booted off of Fanfest in other to showcase something else (in your example EVE Valkyrie.) This in conjunction with lack or progress or anything to show would explain it's absence. Still, a simple speech or two on it's progress feels needed after months of silence.
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Hynox Xitio
Molon Labe.
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Posted - 2014.12.07 22:07:00 -
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God Hates Lags wrote:
Another option occurs to me. It could be that Legion is at a crossroads. The APEX suits and Respec were a test to see if Dust could make money on consoles. CPM's in this forum have stated that Rouge was initially opposed to the conception of Legion on PC, but the orders came from on high because Dust wasn't making money. Maybe now that Dust is making money Rouge gets his way now and continues working on Dust instead of Legion.
This sounds like it would screw over a lot of players who were anticipating the game on PC, some of which had already built PC's around playing Legion. Then again, a year ago I would've wholeheartedly expected a jump to PS4 in the foreseeable future, so it's not as if people have been excluded by CCP in the past. Although personally, anyone who buys a new platform entirely for Dust 514 either has ample money or questionable judgement.
Never buy a console for one game......unless it's Metroid Prime 4.
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