Joseph Ridgeson
WarRavens
Capital Punishment.
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Posted - 2015.02.03 21:27:00 -
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DUST was officially launched 5/14/13, a full 6 months before the PS4 was launched. DUST is not disappointment because it is on old tech. It is a disappointment based on what the developers have done with the game. MAG was less ambitious than DUST but MAG did what it set out to do. DUST's premise of "We are going to completely link EVE and DUST together; fight in either game in the same Universe!" has not happened and will likely never happen, maybe not even in Legion. Once you get over the initial sting of "damn, this game is not going to be what it was originally designed to be", it hits with you lackluster graphics, inconsistent framerates, bad matchmaking, zero new player experience, limited game modes, and the game not being to decide if they want high TTK or be more twitch shooter like.
The last bit would likely have happened even if it was on PS4, which is what makes the game hard to get into for those that are not already invested.
I think the game could have been better on the PC from the start because it might have been possible for the game to be what it was originally meant to be; massive interconnectivity between EVE and DUST. Even if that were not the case, PC would at least have a larger player base simply because EVERY EVE player would likely have at played DUST. At the moment, the player base is split. There are only two people that would play DUST:
Group A: People that are interested in EVE and have a PS3.
Group B: People that are interested in DUST.
It showing up on the "free games" does get some people to play it but they then experience the problems I listed in the primary paragraph so some of them fall out. Group A, in my opinion, are less likely to fall out than Group B. If it were on the PC, even if it had those problems, I think you would see more people. If nothing else, EVE players could play DUST while they wait for something to happen in the slower, methodical EVE. Helmar kind of stated that this was the goal of the Three Games, One Universe thing; Valkyrie for 30-60 minutes, Legion for 60-180 minutes, EVE 4 hours or more.
"This is B.S! This is B.S! I paid money! Cash money, dollars money, cash money!"
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