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I think it is more of a possibility than people are giving it credit for.

First of all, I loathe the notion it is becoming CoD. Its not. CoD is a twitch shooter, and at no point was it mentioned that a short TTK was a goal.

Just because maps start small doesn't mean they will end there. We can't even say how thwy will be, having only a demo to go off of. All we know is that they will be in, and on ships in space. And given what we know of EVE ships, some of them can get pretty large.

Lastly, if you read Pokeys blog, which is essentially a transcript of a Discord discussion, I find what is being discussed much more complex than you see in a CoD type game. Just the notion that goals and objectives will be more important than individual stats and achievements is counter to a CoD game.

I think it is just fear talking, and I would advise not to give in to that before we even get an Alpha.

DUST is gone and is not coming back, which answers the question from the title of this thread.

However, the "Idea that was DUST" is what kept many of us playing. That one day, it was going to be this huge massive thing. Maybe better integration between EVE and DUST (DUST mercs getting a resource that is useful for capsuleers and caps making items for mercs, perhaps) or just the hope that the game would transcend from the PS3 into the PS4/PC and get a larger market share and fix a lot of the issues. The "Idea" that was the true New Eden FPS; streamlined to still fit the gameplay but still more complex than most other shooters.

In your opinion, is that ever going to happen now?

I can't speak for others, but I can say it isn't fear for me. It has been a growing lack of faith in CCP starting about 6 months before shut down (EvE-side as well, btw). I used to be very optimistic, constantly giving the benefit of the doubt to intent and direction of one thing or another. Even when I stopped playing some months before the end, I would still regularly check the boards and push back against angry naysayers. I remember arguing against posts that would draw lines in frustration, or assume the worst based on speculation.

It's not fear; it is learned behavior and a heightened sense of frustration.

DUST is gone and is not coming back, which answers the question from the title of this thread. As Pokey just noted above, CCP has stated NOVA is different and will not carry over. NOVA will be a different game, with a different soul. That's fine. It is what it is, for those of us still lingering hoping to find home. Yeah, I'm laughing at myself for feeling so "emo" over a game, but it most certainly was something special and unique.

I think some players are desperate to fill the void with the excitement that DUST, for whatever reason, seemed to provide. And they (we) hope. I still hope in other ways, that NOVA can fill the shoes DUST left behind. Not as a comparison or a replacement---not at this point at least---, but just to be something new and as unique and special. You can't really replace the greatest dog in the world that just passed away. A new puppy can never be that dog; but, maybe the new pup can bring something else to the table to then earn its place at your side as another best friend in a long line of cherished best friends. That, or one day you take it to an open field to play fetch ...with a .22 and that will be that.

I hope that NOVA makes it past the chewing stage.