DUST Search - So Gunjack was developed by a small Shanghai team ?

Soraya Xel wrote:

Piercing Serenity wrote:

Great. Since you're here, can you fill us in on what is going on, or what is causing all of the silence. I don't need some big reveal, I would just like an update on what is being worked on, or if we should expect a new feedback thread to go up soon, or something. The silence has been very thick the last couple of weeks

As far as I know, most of it is just a result of people being very busy or not at their home office. Frame was in Iceland (he's back). Rattati is in Iceland now. Elections have been the big focus for Frame (and Leeloo in Iceland) in particular of late. Since the two of them are our primary communicators here, that's impacted that for sure. We still talk to Rattati daily, though our term has more or less effectively concluded beyond our transition activities involving handing off to CPM2 once elected.

Warlords 1.3, of course, was updated on the roadmap relatively recently (week and a half ago), and the DUST team folks are currently working on that. Some people in Shanghai may have been last minute tasked for polishing Gunjack stuff (complete speculation here, though there are some people who work multiple hats in Shanghai). There are, as always, other things going on at CCP Shanghai I can't comment about. CCP Rouge is still a very busy person.

I am still content with what I know of behind the NDA at this juncture, if that means anything to anyone.


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howard sanchez Vader's-Fist 1	Posted - 2015.08.03 20:26:00 - [1] - Quote Look, I just want to ask this right now - are we gonna get Rouge Wedding'd again? Is CCP using Shanghai (Dust team) to develop a VR game while doing everything they can to suck the last bits of aurum out of a small but dedicated community of loyalists (if you're playing, reading or thinking about DUST you're a loyalist, all there is to it)? Because, CCP; I don't want to do that again. Hear me? DON'T DO THAT AGAIN!
howard sanchez Vader's-Fist 1	Posted - 2015.08.03 20:36:00 - [2] - Quote Onesimus Tarsus wrote: howard sanchez wrote: Look, I just want to ask this right now - are we gonna get Rouge Wedding'd again? Is CCP using Shanghai (Dust team) to develop a VR game while doing everything they can to suck the last bits of aurum out of a small but dedicated community of loyalists (if you're playing, reading or thinking about DUST you're a loyalist, all there is to it)? Because, CCP; I don't want to do that again. Hear me? DON'T DO THAT AGAIN! Answers: Yes. Yes. This is serious. I understand that Ratatti is in Iceland and Frame working undercover...there has been an audible silence from the few blues we have. And, of course, there's that giant elephant standing over there in the corner. PS3 is going legacy end of this year. We get out or we die. Any port in a storm, you know. And now this.... Shanghai is working on another game. Here I am trying to lift the PCU, generate interest and involvement in DUST. Spending a lot of money on Aurum (because Hilmar said that DUST becoming profitable is the only reason it's still alive)..... And I want to know if Rouge is gonna bust in here and yell, SURPISE! again just before turning off the lights. And for the record, CCP, your continued silence on these issues only deepens the concern of many many paying customers.
howard sanchez Vader's-Fist 1	Posted - 2015.08.03 21:37:00 - [3] - Quote Viktor Hadah Jr wrote: howard sanchez wrote: Onesimus Tarsus wrote: howard sanchez wrote: Look, I just want to ask this right now - are we gonna get Rouge Wedding'd again? Is CCP using Shanghai (Dust team) to develop a VR game while doing everything they can to suck the last bits of aurum out of a small but dedicated community of loyalists (if you're playing, reading or thinking about DUST you're a loyalist, all there is to it)? Because, CCP; I don't want to do that again. Hear me? DON'T DO THAT AGAIN! Answers: Yes. Yes. This is serious. I understand that Ratatti is in Iceland and Frame working undercover...there has been an audible silence from the few blues we have. And, of course, there's that giant elephant standing over there in the corner. *You understand nothing. Then please explain it to me. I want to understand. And with nothing being made clear, you're correct, I feel very uninformed. Seriously, Sir, if you know something please do tell
howard sanchez Vader's-Fist 1	Posted - 2015.08.04 17:00:00 - [4] - Quote Cross Atu, Thank you. This is why I voted for you for CPM2. You're willingness to step in and communicate clearly and effectively will do more for this community than any amount of forum warrioring that we can provide. You're correct that this world isn't perfect enough for most of the DUST community to trust that CCP intends to maintain or even expand this game we love. Rattati and the Shanghai crew have done a lot (A LOT) to re-establish the trust that was lost last year. But a lot of trust was lost. My gravest concern is that we wander blindly down a similar path that led to the Rouge Wedding. We were led there unknowingly and when the flow of information stops (like it has recently) and rumors pop up...paranoia kicks in. Thanks for this assertion of faith. I want to support this company and this game. Hearing what you can offer helps.
howard sanchez Vader's-Fist 1	Posted - 2015.08.04 17:11:00 - [5] - Quote Soraya Xel wrote: Piercing Serenity wrote: Great. Since you're here, can you fill us in on what is going on, or what is causing all of the silence. I don't need some big reveal, I would just like an update on what is being worked on, or if we should expect a new feedback thread to go up soon, or something. The silence has been very thick the last couple of weeks As far as I know, most of it is just a result of people being very busy or not at their home office. Frame was in Iceland (he's back). Rattati is in Iceland now. Elections have been the big focus for Frame (and Leeloo in Iceland) in particular of late. Since the two of them are our primary communicators here, that's impacted that for sure. We still talk to Rattati daily, though our term has more or less effectively concluded beyond our transition activities involving handing off to CPM2 once elected. Warlords 1.3, of course, was updated on the roadmap relatively recently (week and a half ago), and the DUST team folks are currently working on that. Some people in Shanghai may have been last minute tasked for polishing Gunjack stuff (complete speculation here, though there are some people who work multiple hats in Shanghai). There are, as always, other things going on at CCP Shanghai I can't comment about. CCP Rouge is still a very busy person. I am still content with what I know of behind the NDA at this juncture, if that means anything to anyone. Soraya, That means everything to me. Thanks for that feedback: exactly what I was hoping to hear from our CPM. Thank goodness CCP has grown the wisdom to establish and trust in a council of players acting as a liaison between devs and playerbase. You know we (Vader's-Fist) are working to do what we (players) can to make DUST successful. I personally buy AUR and play the hell out of this game. I took a big ass break after the Wedding because that was bad blood between me and the company I love. I just want to move beyond that episode with confidence. This kind of response helps establish that.
howard sanchez Vader's-Fist 1	Posted - 2015.08.04 18:45:00 - [6] - Quote Folks, let's not overlook the fact that Gunjack is being developed for the Samsung VR headset. It's VR. Whatever we see on a flat video monitor will be a gross simplification of the end experience. Honestly, I'm very happy to see CCP investing in this new technology. Let's not forget where the news first broke about RIFT and how CCP devs ad hoc'd development for that before Facebook bought it for 2bil. VR is the New Frontier for gaming. Go there, CCP, go! I only want to feel confident that we (DUST) won't be left here forever, locked into Merc Quarters on a dying console with no hope of achieving equality with our predecessors - 'capsuleers'. Responses in this thread have given me, personally, enough of that confidence to feel less worried about new projects from CCP. Thank you everyone for the communications.