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Grit Breather
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Posted - 2012.07.26 06:27:00 -
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You got it all wrong. Really wrong.
Dust 514 is a F2P game. Always will be. But right now it's still in a closed beta phase. Closed beta means "invite only".
Now to the Merc Pack.
You're not paying $20 to play the beta. You're paying $20 for some unique gear, a 30 day booster, lots and lots of Aurum and a few other things. As an added bonus you also get invited to the beta.
Everything you get in the Merc pack is usable in the beta but will be fully returned to you once the game goes live (after the final character wipe).
As for the F2P mindset.
Dust, as I said, is F2P. You will be able to download it and play it for years without paying anything to CCP. But as an added value CCP have also introduced Aurum into the game. This is a real world purchasable credit system which allows you to buy different gear types in Dust. These items are either customized (different color suits) or slightly modified weapons. They will only be available for Aurum.
I hope this set things straight for you. |
Grit Breather
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Posted - 2012.07.26 06:36:00 -
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CaesarsRedeemer wrote:I see what you are all saying, but I'll make it clearer with evidence.
"What is included in the GÇ£All AccessGÇ¥ Beta Pass?
The GÇ£All AccessGÇ¥ pass is your ticket to every beta event from June 28th until the official release of DUST 514. In addition, GÇ£All AccessGÇ¥ Beta Pass holders will also be able to play on the weekends that are not official beta events. In other words, youGÇÖll be able to play DUST 514 every weekend from now until launch. Be here for every new patch, feature, and update right up until DUST 514 opens to the public."
Taken straight from the link i got from the email that was sent to me.
I stopped playing this game after i realized that the beta key i got from IGN only lasted a weekend. I havent tried since because I was told that my beta access had expired whenever i tried to connect to the servers, which is why I am confused as to why I am paying for access to a beta for a free to play game.
You're confusing two things.
What you got from IGN is not "All Access". It was a one weekend only beta pass.
What you get from the Merc Pack (apart from all the goodies) is a bonus "All Access" beta pass. |
Grit Breather
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Posted - 2012.07.26 06:43:00 -
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I suggest you read my previous posts in this thread again.
In addition, CCP don't want to let just anyone in at this stage. Dust is at a real beta testing phase. It is nothing like the fake "beta" versions of other games like BF or CoD. Those are just early access rights to a finished game.
In Dust you actually need to run around and find bugs, try new things and generally try to break the game.
So why give access to Merc Pack buyers? Because then you weed out the casual "This game sucks" players and keep only the hardcores who will beta test seriously.
And again, you're not paying to beta testing. You're paying $20 for a $50 collection of gear and Aurum which will be available to you once the game is out. |
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