So I, like many others, was very shocked at today's keynote. However, I did some thinking..


Since Project Legion is in it's infancy, I propose CCP changes it's vision.

Last year one of the Dev's made an off handed comment about wanting Dust Mercs to be able to board ships, and everything from capture ships to damage modules and shields and armor, they could board POS's and fight literally in space. This is where EvE: Legion should EXIST! EvE: Legion should be the Marines to the Dust 514 Army Ground Pounders.

With EvE's vision of making everything destructible in space, this could be used in High Sec also, and also with the new gate system where players can control gates, EvE: Legion could be used to capture a gate rather than using a Navy. EvE: Legion would have a new utility in New Eden and would bring a new level and type of game play.

I'm not sure about the technical aspect of this all, but it would be better then trying to figure it out for Console users.

You could incorporate this into Planetary Conquest, too. For a long time people have been asking for a multi-stage Planetary conflict for a more immersed feel, just like how you said in the Keynote what you're geared towards.

You could start out with EvE: Legion having to open essentially a Beach Head and Dust 514 Mercs will then come in and fight for the ground. We could also incorporate the same model into FW.

You would never have a cross over of EvE: Legion and Dust 514 Mercs, so there would be no need to figure out how to make Console and PC talk. We already have in place a system that communicates Dust 514 to New Eden. And EvE: Legion would exist in the PC realm already so problem solved.

However, for this to work you would need a solid skill system that flows between both games so players would only have to adapt to one type of skill progression model. I would propose throw out that new one and stick with what we have. Dust has always been marketed as a game that is Play It YOUR Way.

Also bring PvE to Dust 514 like intended and move EvE: Legion into a PvE system where we could rat and go along on missions similar to EvE.

Production could then flow through PC for Dust 514, and on the EvE industry backbone for EvE:Legion.

TL;DR: Make EvE Legion the Marines of Space, with Ship boarding and POS capturing, staging for Dust 514. Make Dust 514 the Army with capturing planets. Use both in FacWar and Planetary Conquest.

SuperMido, this would be a lesson in counting chickens, to be honest. You sold your PS3 because of something announced without any sort of release date. It's like selling your car because someone told you flying cars would be available at some point. Yeah, CCP's communication has been very hit and miss, but you also jumped the gun.

Do me a favor though, if you've sold your PS3 and no longer play, please just observe the community, don't comment as you have no idea the state of the game currently.

I will admit, I did jump the gun, and come to conclusions. But, i had my reasons, the ones who told me something else called Legion would be coming for PC and that Dust won't really be getting much was the DEVS from CCP. NOT some randoms or based on rumors.

We have to agree that CCP is messing up, and have no clue what the hell they're doing. Why that is? Whether is financial, or terrible management, or whatever it is, its NOT right!

And its no big deal at the end of the day, if CCP comes out now and says Dust 514 will be completed as intended on the PS3, I will wait this time around and see, if it happens I will buy another PS3! LOL.