I'm losing hope in Legion for two reasons. First there is no plan to showcase anything from Dust or Legion at fanfest 2015. It's possible that they just aren't making any promises, trying not to get our hopes up, which after last fanfest is understandable. The 10 year plan is still in a very sense still in place, and the past couple of months have shown that development is alive and well....... for Dust 514. We were told that focus was going to be on Legion a year ago, and that the only changes to Dust would be back end and balance. Since then there have been not only been those changes but a multitude of new features and interfaces, the kind of updates that weren't promised for Dust at all.

This would be great news, but the PS3's days are numbered, even if it remains popular for a few more years this game has a long term appeal that would outlive the console. So the lack of any Legion(PC) or Dust 514(PS4) updates since fanfest and the uptick in Dust 514(PS3) content and attention makes it seem like all the focus is on making as much money with this current game as possible before the inevitable migration of players to newer consoles. This is why I lose hope, a new iteration of Dust for a new platform may not have enough resources by the time this current iteration is dead.

On the other hand......
The changes to the in game models have been purely paint scheme changes, which means the modellers are likely busy designing and modelling higher resolution or entirely new suits, vehicles, and weapons. In addition there have been only a few new socket, which are actually older sockets that were delayed. It's entirely possible the building and map making department are refining, resizing, the current maps, learning from the issues of our current models. There have been no additions to the EVE connection in a very long time, but the new faster iterations of update in EVE, which actually started in Dust are very cross development friendly. CCP has admitted that many of these events was data gathering, so it look more and more like Dust is a beta for many features likely included in a completely different game. Additionally there have been many smaller different ways to pay for the game added, so more successful than others, but they are perfect for finding the optimal pay scheme for a new game as well.

The next gen talk has gone quiet on both the player and developer side of these forums, but now more than ever it's important to discuss it as upgrading becomes inevitable.

So to the players I say appreciate every update to Dust, good or bad, they are tests to help refine and build a much better game for the future, that if CCP can hold there word too, we can continue the progress we've made in this game so far.

To CCP, I commend you for making a more grounded approach to development over the past year. Your communication on future ideas are more narrow, realistic, and have been delivered more timely and efficiently than ever and again I appreciate it. Keep up your current progress and don't give up, a new start can be a game changer, like Final Fantasy and Marvel Heroes 2015. We only ask that you keep us posted on your progress and don't leave our progress behind when the next big thing does happen. The respect you lost at fanfest 2014 is slowly creeping back, but it's still fragile.

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