It isn't going to happen any time soon, seeing as we most likely don't have the models or AI ready for it, which means it simply won't come about until CCP really gives a **** and starts putting real assets towards Dust.

It isn't going to happen any time soon, seeing as we most likely don't have the models or AI ready for it, which means it simply won't come about until CCP really gives a **** and starts putting real assets towards Dust.

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oh boy you want me to blow up this thread eh? you want proof of models or an explanation why the ai is all there and just needs to be put together a tiny bit? or you want proof that the models not only exist but are already rigged? or lore explanation for how dust514 in-universe can not exist without drone battle pve?
tell me where to start ill be on it like stink on a durian

"More specifically it won't happen on PS3."
why? barring BS about assets that already exist or hardware limitations that are well far from tapped, please tell why not when all the pieces are there? there is no reason to spend a week of development time taking the requisite parts and building it into something that will make people want to spend money on it and bring back hundreds or thousands of bittervets/recruits?

PVE would be great, but balance is needed before anthing else balancing gameplay 1st develop, release, and balance PVE 2nd.

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oh boy you want me to blow up this thread eh? you want proof of models or an explanation why the ai is all there and just needs to be put together a tiny bit? or you want proof that the models not only exist but are already rigged? or lore explanation for how dust514 in-universe can not exist without drone battle pve?
tell me where to start ill be on it like stink on a durian

Because I've spoken to the CPM about this sort of thing on Biomassed, and last time I checked they are a bit more in touch with the current development plans and capabilities than you are.

PVE would be great, but balance is needed before anthing else balancing gameplay 1st develop, release, and balance PVE 2nd.

Wait you're saying you want to base Drones off of the same AI that causes my vehicles to crash and burn into a building before they even touch the ground?

Easiest PvE mode ever. The drones will just kill themselves!

they dont need to be dropped. i'm just saying take the route planning from the RDV.
at present, the RDV starts from a defined point and takes the shortest route it can find to the OMS beacon.
from that point, the turret targeting AI can take over and the drone can attack anybody it "sees"

and at this point, nobody cares if the pve game mode is perfect when it comes out, we just want to finally have the first thing we were shown about this game: drone battles

Seeing as you apparently have proof, I'll be waiting.

*facepalm* And I'm saying that the RDV route planning is freaking awful.

Besides there is more to AI than simply "find enemy and shoot at him"

We already have a player population that can only support 30 to 100 matches at any given time. Take a bunch of people out of PvP rotation for PvE and you're going to end up with even worse match making issues.

You're talking about Sleppers drones but why should we have only this kind of enemy?
Alien primitive lifeform or zombie clones ? (made by a Jove faction?)

The most likely infantry explanation for PVE would be pirate factions hiding out on bases on the planets. This is doable for future PVE, but the easiest starting point will be the drones, as most of the work is already done. From the video, we can see that anti infantry weaponry is effective against the small drones, while light AV (Mass Driver in the above example) is effective against the medium drones. Heavy AV (Forge Gun is the only one that exists at the moment) apears to be required in to take down the large drones

Yeah it could stimulate the apprenticeship of new player to learn them the game mecanics and teqamplay ^^ Scout can also be usefull for putting RE on them or DU behind!

and also for the faction NPC pirates could open many good scenarios :)

Exactly. This could fuel the growth of the game on a massive scale.
This would spark new interest in the game.
This would let everyone know CCP cares about their players and seeks to fulfill the promises of old.
This would bring veteran players back.
This would bring new players into the game.
This would make Dust 514 more financially viable.
This would provide a more well defined role for vehicle gameplay.
This could give CCP a reason to add the missing vehicles.
This would give us something other than each other to test features against.
This would provide a stable platform on which to base balancing passes without it all being "X class killed me, NERF them"
This could defeat the nerfvalanche.
This would attract players from competing games.
This could fix the entire game.

All it takes is one first step.
All it takes is a very basic player-versus-drone gamemode that just needs to be good enough for a first step.
It can be refined and tweaked afterward.
It would provide better statistics for balancing purposes.
It would strengthen the community and draw out the lifespan of this game.

the only reason i've been given why not is "the RDV ai is awful"
This suggestion provides a reason and a way to improve that.

@Pokey,
please keep in mind that the RDV is not intended as an AI based vehicle. it stands for Rapid Deployment Vehicle, although many players dont know this by now and call it a Remote Deployment Vehicle.

Just as many players do not know that OB stands for Orbital Barrage, and so even in factional warfare people call them Warbarge Strikes

This could be used to repurpose that ai, and perhaps at some point when player owned MCCs exist, player owned RDVs can exist.
and then a MCC pilot could fly in the RDV for you and you would never have vehicles wrecked by a bad AI again
The game can be much more than it is. even without jumping ship and moving on to a different platform, Dust 514 can become the game we all dreamed of.

That is why i dont forget.
That is why i will never forget

You made me c0m XDDDDDDDD

That is why i dont forget.
That is why i will never forget