#HYPE for EVE: Phoenix

Just get excited about drones

Since the new game is being made from scratch, what would people think about there being Dust 1.0 gametypes (skirmish, dom, etc.) without the "legacy" limitations? We could have everything we originally wanted in Dust 1.0 on the 2.0 platform, like racial parity and whatnot.

Just a thought.

That seems to be the implied intent since the Devs say much oif what was learned in dust will be used for this.

Let's be honest for a moment: DUST doesn't actually have all that much stuff that isn't an obvious for a New Eden FPS or any 'class' based shooter.

* Skills? Obviously. Apparently, Valkyrie is going to have no skills that amount to "+5% health" and instead have give and take. The example from the roundtable was "If you want your missiles do be better, your guns are going to be worse and vice versa." Maybe the new game will go that method.
* Equipment loss? Obviously.

* 4 Factions? No point in being New Eden without it.
* Different dropsuits for each role? Indeed, though I would NOT be surprised if Commando totally went away in order to give the Assault more of a role.

* Vehicles? "Multi-layered combat" sounds too sexy a feature to ignore.

* Weapons? I actually see this as a chance for it to become more in depth. The weapons and dropsuits didn't exactly go well together. Long Range Caldari Assault gets a reload bonus? Close Range Gallente Assault gets a tighter spread, which is something you may not exactly want a pointblank range? Some bonuses are useful in combat (Minmatar-Amarr) while others aren't? Scrambler Rifles are a total joke without Amarr Assault while other weapons were fine without? It is a bloody mess.

* Meaningful connection between EVE and DUST 2.0? Honestly, I don't think this is so important for the success of the game IF it isn't used as a selling point. Sure, being able to attack districts is nice but EVE and DUST attract a totally different set of the market. EVE is much more of a social game while DUST is more of a second to second action game. Not saying one is better than the other but there is an inherent difference in the type of enjoyment you get in either game. The issue that can be created for people that play one or the other is potentially obnoxious. Even worse for the person that doesn't care about EVE's style of play is if the new DUST becomes rigidly structured like EVE.

But who the hell knows? All the speculation and hope we once had about "Where are the MTAC's?" or "What about this Power Core idea?" have been replaced with a different kind of speculation and hope.

Hard to believe it's being made from scratch if the suits use the same assets, weapons use the same assets, even map buildings use the same assets.

I'm looking forward to a Caldari Production Facility with a moving production belt.