Like many proposals, thoughts will be thrown around in Skype or in game then a thread posted in F&I to be discussed with the community. Remember that candidate, Breakin Stuff, that is endorsed in your OP? We discuss his proposals and ideas in Skype often before he tosses them out for the community to view.

But spin that however you want

501st calm down with the like button a moment and back me up on this I am not against disagreement, my Corp can vouch for how often I am wrong, but I know the game we are playing and I do my best to keep it a casual environment for myself and the gamers I fight with, It may be a shock to some of you but there are many people playing the game for what it is, not just the dreamers that come here to talk about it, I will vote when I see candidates that are going to reach out to the bluest of blueberries and value their feedback as much as the value those of witty mercs with a few thousand likes.

TheD is here for your amusmement , and your reply sums up the main reasons I am questioning CPM candidates. I have played the game from clueless adjusted starter fit blueberry noob to half-competent adjusted FC noob, meeting a lot of players in between the majority of them being in the lower bracket of skill/SP ranking and I have gained good sense of fighting with+against Corps internationally seeing different outlooks on the game and how it is adapted to around the world... If it wasn't for the gametime it would steal and my terrible diplomacy skills I'd consider CPM myself.. instead I'll take the safe route and grill those that think they can really speak for the communtiy they are so keen to represent

This is exactly right.


First impressions are very important. Look back at all the initial Dust reviews. Mediocre at best. Dust over-promised and made poor initial impressions, and it's still suffering from that.

A lot of the negative critique was valid, but looking back at the video's much of what everyone complained about no longer applies today; the game has really come a very long way since then. I think if Dust were released in 2012 as it is today then it would have fared so much better.



Which is why I see this is such a great opportunity right now for Dust. Through many ups and downs Dust has been quietly improving and upgrading since it's release, while people outside this community are barely aware Dust exists. With nearly zero hype to live up to Dust is poised to pounce on next-gem gamers like a tiger.

E3 doesn't scare me. Battlefront will be let down, Fallout will be great, but a single player game will never steal an online shooter community, PS2 seems to be popular, but lacks the larger persistent universe of New Eden, Battlefield, CoD, Killzone players are all weary of endless DLC packs, greedy monitization and one-year life spans of games etc.


Which is why we need to use the time we have on the PS3 to continue making this game better and better until a port finally happens.

Which is why I'm running for CPM2. I'm very optimistic about Dust and see so much potential, and I'd like to help in any way I can.

"It's what I make of it"

Sorry, but a buggy lobby shooter with low frame rate, dwindling player base, virtually no dev team or resources, nothing ground breaking to speak of, mediocre graphics and a horrendous push and pull of attempted balance was by no means influenced by my cynicism.

You're the ones blinded by optimism, praying for gold while it's you who's holding the piece of crap ;)

I don't want you to stop, nor am I trying to.

I just look at CCPs track record, realize the chances of no port / new game are far higher than getting one, and I see no point in wasting time trying to make water into wine. I've watched amazing ideas and talented players come and go as CCP time and time again shows they simply lack the resources to keep up with the industry.

Perhaps some day they'll surprise me and bring their game up to speed, and if they do I have plenty of ISK and SP and I'll test it out again, but I'm just enjoying other games and living my life. CCP Hilmar has all but abandoned the dream of DUST, so I see no reason to believe CCP wants this game to be taken seriously.

Don't get so rustled up by someone who doesn't even play this game anymore, just keep having fun and carry on.

Or don't, which just keeps me around the forums longer ;)