See. I personally agree with pretty much everything you have said here overall, though I might disagree on some details, and I would be ecstatic to see these improvements in DUST. The very basics, actual game performance and balancing are crucial, and the fact that particularly the former is still in an awful state is a disgrace. What you said about NPE, it needing to be fixed 3 years ago, is spot on, but that also applies to many of the other points you bring up. Now, if only we had time travel...

Better NPE and thoughtful balancing are something that can be worked on, and should be worked on more. I know current CPM members have already worked on both, but there is always more to be done. And Rattati has been working on performance and client stability probably as much as he can. All the small changes (avatars in channels, deleting mail etc) might not do much on their own, but they should add up. The powercore model he is working on will also potentially improve performance, same as eventually getting rid of many the unique suits by "skinning" them.

However. The fact is that a lot of the things mentioned here are pretty much beyond any possibility for Dust on PS3 and the current resources CCP has allotted to its development. Dynamic EWAR/stealth system? Would be absolutely brilliant, and Rattati has already stated before that they are unable to do it. The 3-ring system we have now was the closest they could come to a non-binary EWAR. An actual, meaningful link with EVE? Yes, absolutely, except that is wholly dependant on the EVE side devs, who apparently pretty much want nothing to do with DUST anymore... Larger team sizes and more "epic" battles, which would actually make specialist roles meaningful and viable? Thing of wet dreams, and not something I believe CCP can do PS3. (No, it's not the PS3 itself, I know MAG had larger battles, it's CCP in conjunction with the PS3 ).

Yes, a port is needed. And I selfishly would prefer it be a PS4 port, simply because I am more of a console gamer, and also because I really do feel that CCP abandoning the console community after this many years would be a slap in the face. But really, for DUST to be improved more than marginally, it can't stay on the PS3 for much longer.

Will CPM2 have any ability to influence that, or even have a chance to give an opinion on it? Or advice on the potential development of a port? We can't know. But the fact is that while a CPM member can have an opinion on all of these things, and will have better avenues for voicing them directly to the devs, they can't actually dictate anything to CCP. They can't make CCP add a feature or remove a broken asset or balance things in a certain way. They can voice their concerns, they can convey community opinions, they can point the devs in a direction of a bug they were unaware of, but they can't actually fix that bug themselves. A CPM member really can't promise anything more than that they will do their best to get CCP to listen to them on issues important to the community. Well, they can promise all sorts of things, but I'd give those sorts of claims as much credence as a politician promising word peace, 0% unemployment and free ice cream for everyone if they get elected.

I am curious as to how you believe a CPM member would make this happen.

but the real question is if faced with a moral choice will you resign like Cazaderon or will you screw every one over like Jenza?

Good question.

I'm aware a CPM officially has no solid say in these areas, but still I think it's helpful for the community to know where any potential candidate stands on the hot topic issues.

The hell are you babbling about?

Unless we've decided that the pants debacle was more sinister than originally assumed.

you for real forgot where the CPM zero knew about the red wedding?

Cazaderon quit

Red Jenza made a thread on GD to promote fanfest ticket sales for the Red Wedding

You trying to tell me you defending that ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're assuming I cared what the CPM at the time was saying. Past is past, can't change it. future is future. This is an advisory team election, not a moral high ground competition.

People will act as their ethics dictate.

So given my general disdain for people in general, and letting other peoples' actions dictate my opinions, why is this being brought up, beyond trying to pick open an old wound?

Please bear in mind my opinion that trying to force other people to behave according to my own personal standard of ethics would be a futile gesture, and I'm about on the same level guessing at the odds of you enforcing yours.

Good question.

I'm aware a CPM officially has no solid say in these areas, but still I think it's helpful for the community to know where any potential candidate stands on the hot topic issues.

pauses from e3

how many put foreward the idea to either let the noobs stay in academy until ten million sp or outright give the new berries ten million sp?

other than that just what does the cpm do thats superior to my being able to either ask via twitter or just call ccp via telephone?

back to e3

Aren't you special.

I'm sure no one else has figured out twitter.

I would agree with that statement but I don't understand how 128v128 constitutes a realistic hot topic issue.

Would definitely disagree that PC is where the big money should come from.

And I'd be happy to talk about why.

+1

I agree with most, however, would like to make a suggestion.

I think thaat public matches should be for solo players, FW should be for squads (same ISK payout as public matches but with added LP), and PC is for teams.

Love your ideas for PC, but not on the PS3. *take a hint CCP ;p*

128 v 128?

Mmmm DUST514 Planetside...

Only better.

And why stop there?

Eventually 256 (+1 Commander) VS. 256 (+1 Commander) = 514

Reserved (at work, will say something once I'm off)