DNK jr
Sanmatar Kelkoons
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.07.02 20:21:00 -
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Hi everyone!
IGÇÖm one of many players, who was invited to last beta weekend in Dust 514, and I want to share with you guys some of my thoughts. I hope it will be interesting to read))
Episode 1. Phantom Menace.
At first, a few words about my GÇ£beta testing configurationGÇ¥. I used, as always, standard DualShock controller, without any headsets, cameras, PS Moves or other stuff. I live in Russia, but, thanks to CCP and Sony, my god-forsaken country is GÇ£in the listGÇ¥. System language is also set to GÇ£RussianGÇ¥.
And here it is - first little, but annoying bug. At starting screen, where you need to enter your email, I got stuck. GÇ£XGÇ¥ button simply does not work, so I canGÇÖt GÇ£acceptGÇ¥ my email. Pretty fast I fixed it - the problem was in system language. By the way, Dust514 were partly localized in russian...or it seems to be localized. For example, at the starting screen GÇ£OGÇ¥ button were titled as GÇ£-í-ƒ-É-öGÇ¥. Want to know what does it mean? Me too.
So, after switching sys language to English, Dust 514 finally started.
Episode 2. Out-of-battle impressions.
This beta weekend is my first experience in Dust 514. In the same time, I playing GÇ£from time to timeGÇ¥ in EVE, and I must admit - learning curve for EVE pilots in Dust 514 as flat as 8-bit games. Character sheet, market, star map, whole neocom - everything feels very native. Even new skill training system learns on-the-fly.
What about everyone else, who doesnGÇÖt play in EVE...well, nevertheless Dust 514 interface looks like GÇ£EVE for teenagersGÇ¥, IGÇÖm afraid newcomers will be shocked. Especially here, on PS3 )).
Episode 3. In-battle impressions
Whoa... IGÇÖll be honest with you guys. I do not love FPS on consoles. I canGÇÖt replace good-old keyboard and mouse with controller of any type. Here a few FPS titles, however, were actually feels and plays nice (like Metroid Prime series) - but most of them are single-player FPS.
So... may be this is question of practice, but in Dust 514 I feel myself as a disabled war veteran. And thatGÇÖs not funny. All this tactics, movements on the battlefield, vehicles requesting, hacking of any type - everything ruines by a control scheme.
I heard that Dust 514 will support K & M control, so I hope things will get better, eventually.
Episode 4. Post-game impressions
ItGÇÖs clear like morning espresso - beta version is beta version. Especially in Dust 514, where macro- and micro- gameplay must twist and fuse with each other, and right now there is simply no way to taste this feature.
What about already available stuff in Dust514 - itGÇÖs sad, but fitting and market transactions are much more interesting than an awkward gun-action.
Episode 5. A new Hope.
A little word to CCP devs personally. Dust 514 - itGÇÖs a god-damn fantastic project. In the age of faceless and endless GÇ£call-of-halo-gears-of-honorGÇ¥, Dust 514 feels like a fresh air in the game industry.
Sure, imho, hereGÇÖs still a lot work needs to be done. But we will wait as long as need, because only this type of projects can push an entire industry forward.
Thank you!!!
Best regards,
DNK |