People forgot what "demo" meant.

Yeah, the Chaos Room at FanFest had limited space and people capacity, so there were only 12 kiosks for Project Nova.

However, we've had confirmed over and over in interviews that the actual game will be 32 players per match just like Dust 514.

And that is just the start.

It is hard to tell at this point how the game will grow.

And that is just the start.

It is hard to tell at this point how the game will grow.

And that is just the start.

It is hard to tell at this point how the game will grow.

Hopefully we'll get to see 60 player matches, and the ability to pick up weapons from fallen enemies somehow. That'd be pretty cool.

If they are ever going to get to a point they have both fun core gameplay, and large battles, they will first need to focus on the the fun core game play.

You can have both a fun game and lots of players, provided you have enough resources.

Nova does not have the resources at this point.

If they are ever going to get to a point they have both fun core gameplay, and large battles, they will first need to focus on the the fun core game play. That will result in greater resources which can then be used to build the game into something more.

It is a matter of practical, real world logistics, and not merely wishes.

I would quite like it if they could have both a large player count in matches and a fun game. I don't believe that it's a choice between one or the other. I'm sure the programmers and designers they have are capable, and can accommodate both. If they choose to, that it.

I don't know about MAG but I never played it, but I know from playing other games with a large player count in matches that I like the feeling of being in a large battle. Even if you don't see the entire battle, you still feel its impacts. It still drains your tickets. Somewhere, something someone's done is making your MCC's shield tick down a little bit faster. I like knowing that I'm in something big. I agree that the solution isn't to cram more people into a smaller space, but I believe CCP has people more competent than that, who can think of more complex means of making larger battles, where it feels like everything is joined up and you are part of something bigger than merely what you can see.

Basically what I want is that dream that we all had at one point, of having these huge maps where you needed vehicles to travel to the battles. Maybe what I want already exists in the form of Planetside 2. I guess the announcement that CCP is not planning for vehicles already shows what direction they intend to take the game. I understand that they want to focus on the core gameplay element, but I hope they don't neglect giving the game the New Eden sparkle. Don't let it be just a good, albeit generic sci-fi shooter.


Also, why are we not quoting each other?

I would rather them start out with 32 player battles that are fun, and make people want to play the game, then try to expand it to 60 people, and spend so much time trying to make that work that the game is boring or frustrating.