yes, yes it does

All I can say is that EvE are going strong for 10 years. And we got the same team working for this game. And they have told us in one of the dev video that they can scale for a potential PS4 in the future. Give it time you will see this flower bloom

Also, anyone who had played Eve Online for any more than three years and has dabbled in various professions will clearly see huge potential in DUST.

Corporate organization on a very extreme level. There are already some corps out there that operate like real-life corps. Many have stringent policies on who can be recruited along with complicated application processes.

Meta gaming would grow to a level never before seen in other mmo games. Other mmo games would usually discourage the use of meta gaming in the interest of fair play. But CCP promotes meta gaming like a well established religion.

Emergent game play will play a key role in ensuring things stay interesting. Think of all the major events that happened in Eve and apply that to DUST.

Also, I don't think DUST will be strictly gun game only. If CCP gives DUST the option to use buy/sell orders with various regions of local markets, then we will no doubt see DUST players profiting without so much as fire a single bullet.

Is that all you have to say about such a critical topic? No reasons why it does, what makes it any different form other shooters, what will keep people coming back to play it?

Giving the players what they "need" is very important in a game, but if they don't like what's been given to them, they'll stop playing. This game's success will depend on key features that no other FPS or MMO currently offers.

Lets start off with just getting into a game. With the Battle Finder completely useless, with no maps available. It's becoming such a hassle just to get into a match, with the game just searching for a round, but not finding anything. When you try to close a match set up, the game freezes and your forced to reload the whole game.

Instant Battle brings up mostly Ambush maps, a map that's growing with more and more criticism.

Completely random spawning, Maps far too large for a TDM, having to constantly search the map just to even try to get kills, and many more concerns. Once you actually manage to finish a round, your forced to look at a ship exploding for almost 20 seconds, or just a map moving around, with no way of just seeing your SP and ISK gained, your K/D and leaving.

That's another major problem - ISK and SP gain. -snip- The only way this problem is going to be solved is if the amount of ISK and SP earned in a match is increased.

What does this game offer that others don't?

Oh and you don't need Militia Gear to run around like a noob. Actually it's the other way around if you gain 80k+ with an investment of 0 isk. you just have to adapt and discover the suitable playstyle.

Oh and I just reallly reallly reaally hope for CCP to show some integrity in their game developement style. I hope they don't fall over to every cry on the forums or every horde of people that are so accustomed to their "beloved" FPS gameplay that they start to create a "what the players want" game. Instead they should stick to "what the players need" And they don't need another clone in a genre that is so apt in cloning it's own ideas, that no one notices anymore that no gameplay innovation was made for years. Even the Command&Conquer FPS was unable to get combined with a Command&Conquer RTS game. So I dare to say that this game at leasts reeks a LITTLE bit of a nice idea with combined a Space-RPG-Sandbox with a persistent shooter with RPG elements.

Having played EVE for 6 years. If enough people complain about it and the complaints are valid CCP will fix/alter/tweak it. Now it might take them a few years to fix it but they will eventually fix it if it really is broken.

Oh and you don't need Militia Gear to run around like a noob. Actually it's the other way around if you gain 80k+ with an investment of 0 isk. you just have to adapt and discover the suitable playstyle.

Oh and I just reallly reallly reaally hope for CCP to show some integrity in their game developement style. I hope they don't fall over to every cry on the forums or every horde of people that are so accustomed to their "beloved" FPS gameplay that they start to create a "what the players want" game. Instead they should stick to "what the players need" And they don't need another clone in a genre that is so apt in cloning it's own ideas, that no one notices anymore that no gameplay innovation was made for years. Even the Command&Conquer FPS was unable to get combined with a Command&Conquer RTS game. So I dare to say that this game at leasts reeks a LITTLE bit of a nice idea with combined a Space-RPG-Sandbox with a persistent shooter with RPG elements.

With the Battle Finder completely useless, with no maps available. It's becoming such a hassle just to get into a match, with the game just searching for a round, but not finding anything. When you try to close a match set up, the game freezes and your forced to reload the whole game. Instant Battle brings up mostly Ambush maps, a map that's growing with more and more criticism.

Completely random spawning, Maps far too large for a TDM, having to constantly search the map just to even try to get kills, and many more concerns.

As the beta goes on, many things are being improved - graphics, evened out gameplay. But there are just too many things going wrong with this game right now. Lets start off with just getting into a game. With the Battle Finder completely useless, with no maps available. It's becoming such a hassle just to get into a match, with the game just searching for a round, but not finding anything. When you try to close a match set up, the game freezes and your forced to reload the whole game. Instant Battle brings up mostly Ambush maps, a map that's growing with more and more criticism. Completely random spawning, Maps far too large for a TDM, having to constantly search the map just to even try to get kills, and many more concerns. Once you actually manage to finish a round, your forced to look at a ship exploding for almost 20 seconds, or just a map moving around, with no way of just seeing your SP and ISK gained, your K/D and leaving.

That's another major problem - ISK and SP gain. If your going to make the game a challenge, having to work hard to level up taking a large amount of time, I don't have a problem with that. That is one of the only things about this game I find interesting. But you really need to reward players more after rounds. I for one am just scraping by to keep suits in working order, constantly having to use Militia Gear. Many will counter this statement with "Mostly everyone is using it" or "You should try leveling up more" - these are all true but isn't the point of this game to build your skills up to have an edge over others? But that's just it, it's become so much harder to gain an edge over others because the rate of ISK and SP gain is taking far too long. If you think running around like a noob for your whole life playing this game will be fun, you are sadly mistaken. It doesn't matter how skilled you are, once someone with the exact amount of skill of you comes along with better gear only one of you will come out on top, an it's going to be them. With prices the way they are now, even if you managed to skill up enough to use decent gear, you still wouldn't be able to afford to use them for long. The only way this problem is going to be solved is if the amount of ISK and SP earned in a match is increased.

I do my share of work in Skirmish, and Ambush. I hack installations, main objectives, Supply Depots, Clone Reanimation Units, anything I can find. I also support my team by clearing area's of enemies, gaining a few kills here and there, and so on. The lone wolf picking of people isn't my type of gameplay. I'm a team player, not some camper waiting for people to spawn. If that's how people are getting their amounts of ill-gained ISK and SP so be it, but I don't see why I and many other players are not rewarded more for actually playing this game the right way! I could really go on and on about the various flaws of this game, and we all know there are many - but the main point of this is Dust 514's future. It's success as a console game. Quite frankly, I believe this game won't go far if things continue the way they are. Because the game will be free, no profit will be made for there, with the small exception of those who would pay for a Mercenary Pack, and/or Aurum. In terms of the integration with EVE Online, this will attract many more players as well, and the general positive attitude of "free gaming" will also attract more. Overall, the game will thrive for a few years, but eventually interest will be lost. The problem is - there isn't anything that's very captivating to this game. As harsh as it sounds, in my opinion it's the truth. Anyone who is against this is entitled to their own opinion and so am I. Think about it. Someone tell me something as many things about this game that most FPS or MMO's don't do already to some extent, or even better than Dust 514. What does this game offer that others don't? Answer this, and the game can start to build a reputation in the world of consoles, not PC. I know that this is still a beta, but time flies. PS Subscribers are already playing this game, and their opinion matters to Playstation, and CCP (Along with all other players).If the game is still in the phase of many bugs and problems, what will that say about the game once it's finished? If this game is going to be ready for full release later this year, things need to shape up. I for one will be sure to write many ideas of improvement of this game, and will stand ready to do everything I can to help with the beta and full game development. Please don't take this as a hate message, just common sense and reason. Anyone with your opinion on this heavy topic, please respond! No matter your with my statements, or against me, it doesn't matter. It's what where going to do to fix this game.