Well I hope you are correct! Cause now I actually miss dust. Not for the bad parts, but for the brilliant game that it was. No lie it was hard to learn, but it wasn't meant for the trigger happy Plebe's of most fps. The thing I loved most about dust is that anyone that understood it could counter the other team if they tried hard enough. Lean and adapt.

I would give it a year, tops, before we even see closed beta.

Not really. The people of New Eden, aka Eve Online players, aka capsuleers, have long lasting memories. Just ask any of them if they remember the Jita riots or Hulkageddon and they will recall years of memories. They never forget those events. They also never forget about World of Darkness or Dust 514. So you can rest assured that Project Nova will not be forgotten by the players.