DUST Search - Here's a thought

Joseph Ridgeson wrote:

Because it is either an asshat move or a move that only results in lost revenue by throwing good money after bad. Let's tackle the first first.

"So they are still letting people buy stuff for a game that is already having it's remake coming out? They are charging us for things that are entirely pointless because it isn't going to matter in regards to Nova. This is nothing more than a greedy moneygrab." Now, maybe that isn't the case. Maybe they just want people to be able to play the game and have the store open so they can pay for the server to stay up. But the perception from everyone who isn't playing the game is going to be "that is a moneygrab and they should be ashamed of themselves."

Now for the bad business part:

How many people were having to spend money for DUST to be profitable? Now how many of those people would still spend their money in order to purchase Aurum in a game that has been announced dead not once, not twice, but thrice now? (Rouge Wedding, "5/30/2016 is the last day", and with Nova being the spiritual successor) Hell, the fact is that most people were angry with the Warbarge system because "wait, isn't this game dead and you are including ways for us to spend lots of money?" shows that people would be unwilling to spend cash now that the game is officially announced dead. I think it would be a lose of money for sure.

The other is also perception. Let's be 100% honest, DUST was not and is not a good game. I would give it 2/5 for some cool ideas and implementations but lag, performance issues, and mediocre play drag it down. Sure, DUST could be your favorite game as a 2/5, there is nothing wrong with that; I enjoyed DUST quite a bit even with knowing it wasn't that great of a game just because I enjoyed it. But Nova is supposed to be the new New Eden FPS. CCP absolutely does not want DUST as an albatross around the neck of their new baby. The last thing you would want is for people to be able to look at DUST before playing Nova if you were hoping to get a fresh impression.

http://eve-offline.net/?server=dust gives some numbers for the trend of our game.
Past year average: 1,735
Past 6 months: 1,472
Past 3 months: 1,129
Past month: 970
Past week: 760

Those numbers would only drop lower and lower if the game was allowed to exist as a zombie-esque, neither dead nor alive.


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The KTM Duke EVE Corporation 917412 1244	Posted - 2016.05.06 13:28:00 - [1] - Quote True Adamance wrote: dusty5678 wrote: SOGZ PANDA wrote: There always has to be one with the inability to let go of something for something better. That's a very big assumption that Nova will be better than DUST. I mean, this is CCP we're talking about, you never know with these people. It's already better than Dust. Hard to judge something that has a demo and nothing more as certain, without even an alpha you cant compare them. Made in Bergamo, exporting pain where-ever is needed Hatemails wont die w/ dust 21.10.15 the day that changed my life
The KTM Duke EVE Corporation 917412 1245	Posted - 2016.05.06 19:35:00 - [2] - Quote Joseph Ridgeson wrote: Because it is either an asshat move or a move that only results in lost revenue by throwing good money after bad. Let's tackle the first first. "So they are still letting people buy stuff for a game that is already having it's remake coming out? They are charging us for things that are entirely pointless because it isn't going to matter in regards to Nova. This is nothing more than a greedy moneygrab." Now, maybe that isn't the case. Maybe they just want people to be able to play the game and have the store open so they can pay for the server to stay up. But the perception from everyone who isn't playing the game is going to be "that is a moneygrab and they should be ashamed of themselves." Now for the bad business part: How many people were having to spend money for DUST to be profitable? Now how many of those people would still spend their money in order to purchase Aurum in a game that has been announced dead not once, not twice, but thrice now? (Rouge Wedding, "5/30/2016 is the last day", and with Nova being the spiritual successor) Hell, the fact is that most people were angry with the Warbarge system because "wait, isn't this game dead and you are including ways for us to spend lots of money?" shows that people would be unwilling to spend cash now that the game is officially announced dead. I think it would be a lose of money for sure. The other is also perception. Let's be 100% honest, DUST was not and is not a good game. I would give it 2/5 for some cool ideas and implementations but lag, performance issues, and mediocre play drag it down. Sure, DUST could be your favorite game as a 2/5, there is nothing wrong with that; I enjoyed DUST quite a bit even with knowing it wasn't that great of a game just because I enjoyed it. But Nova is supposed to be the new New Eden FPS. CCP absolutely does not want DUST as an albatross around the neck of their new baby. The last thing you would want is for people to be able to look at DUST before playing Nova if you were hoping to get a fresh impression. http://eve-offline.net/?server=dust gives some numbers for the trend of our game. Past year average: 1,735 Past 6 months: 1,472 Past 3 months: 1,129 Past month: 970 Past week: 760 Those numbers would only drop lower and lower if the game was allowed to exist as a zombie-esque, neither dead nor alive. shutdown announcement killed it, not time not a new game Made in Bergamo, exporting pain where-ever is needed Hatemails wont die w/ dust 21.10.15 the day that changed my life