LOL KILLZ wrote:Why has nobody talked about the fact that only a handful of people will buy a PC just to play Nova?
I'm willing to bet it will be only you guys here on this forum.
Where will CCP get more players? From their Eve player base?
There will not be enough hype about Nova to actually make it marketable in any shape, way or form.
In its current form there is absolutely nothing to separate it from any other lobby shooter.
The hype is all us. COMPLETELY US. Because we remember the original.
New peeps will have nothing to base their experience on and brush Nova off like a fly on a horse.
At least on console there is a player base that actually exists.
There are an awful lot of assumptions in there.
First of all, there was a lot of EVE players at FF last year interested in it, and they already have gaming PCs, and are already interested in New Eden. As a F2P game, there will always be people willing to try the game. As long as the game is fun, they will play and invest, regardless of whether or not they play EVE. Not to mention, there are plenty of people who liked the idea of EVE, but not the game play, and would try out an FPS set in the same world.
Besides, look at how few players played Dust the last few years. It was hardly anything. It certainly won't be hard to have more Nova players than Dust.
Also, you talk about it's "current form", which is a tech demo. A DEMO!!! The fact you draw any conclusions at all from a demo is like trying to decide how good a doctor a 5 yo will be. It is waaaay too early to draw any conclusions about what Nova will be like if and when it releases.
Hype is a matter of creation, marketing, and solid product. If the game is fun, people will tell their friends, and they will add to the numbers. If the game is fun, people will stay instead of abandon ship. If the game is fun, it will get good reviews on industry websites, and increase awareness. If the game is fun, CCP will put more resources towards marketing the game, and creating awareness because it won't be as risky an investment as Dust was.
If they make a good game, CCP has the tools and assets to bring in players. And after it is successful on the PC, then they will easily have the resources to port the game to a console.
To date, CCP has not stated that Nova will NEVER come to console. I am sure many of them have that idea in the back of their minds. It is just not enough for them to make any claims at this point, especially when they don't know if Nova will be green lit yet, much less anything beyond.