another intriguing thing is that the promotional code bundled with the PS3 says you will get an unlimited "APC" blueprint.
Also, it says you get 2000 Aur wich doesnt make any sense with yesterday's inflation on AUR.

So, maybe this promotional code won't be usable until a set date.

I think you guys at CCP should communicate sooner than later about this.

These guys just don't know how to market their games properly. My guess, is that because EVE effectively advertises itself, they don't know how to advertise Dust, because they haven't had the proper experience.

I mean, if I look up an EVE fleet battle at school to show to one friend, next thing I know there are 10-15 people gathered around saying "Dude thats epic!" and all of a sudden there are 10-15 people that have been subject to free advertising.

Where as with Dust, there really isn't very much thats epic about it right now....

Or...you know...it's a beta. Not a launched game. It's still in development and there seem to be plenty of excited people in and out of the beta itself.

Doesn't matter if it's beta. Would you wait til after you launched the game to advertise it? All I'm saying is that Dust doesn't have the backbone to create hype based off player stories, it needs advertisement, news of the future, and things of the sort. Right now CCP is saying very little about what they're actually doing, and a whole lot about what they want to do in the distant future.

Interest wont last without information and substance. CoD gathers interest, and delivers everything that those interested are looking for. Right now, Dust has interest, future plans (ideas), but no substance or information of what has already been accomplished. When we have real information, then the interest will matter.

Why do you all think you're entitled to anything? They don't have anything they want to talk about right now. Just because we are beta testers doesn't mean we have the right to be involved in the complete development process. We are essentially working for them and we are paid by having early access to the game. Do we really need one thread after the other, crying for attention and demanding information?

I got some news for you: We are NOT special.

OMG last night and the night before me and my friend tried to play but go so many server fulls. O top of half of the games features being ready to launch with no announcement any day now all we can do is sit around and wonder why there wasn't a single story out of TGS, what the crap CCP. Just tell us the build is behind or something :/

Doesn't matter if it's beta. Would you wait til after you launched the game to advertise it? All I'm saying is that Dust doesn't have the backbone to create hype based off player stories, it needs advertisement, news of the future, and things of the sort. Right now CCP is saying very little about what they're actually doing, and a whole lot about what they want to do in the distant future.

Right? why aren't they showing it off and hyping us up? There was TGS, why didn't they make a video showing us what they are working on? WHY?

Are you being sarcastic? Because there was both an interview and new footage shown at TGS...

another intriguing thing is that the promotional code bundled with the PS3 says you will get an unlimited "APC" blueprint.
Also, it says you get 2000 Aur wich doesnt make any sense with yesterday's inflation on AUR.

So, maybe this promotional code won't be usable until a set date.

I think you guys at CCP should communicate sooner than later about this.

Are you being sarcastic? Because there was both an interview and new footage shown at TGS...

The video was of the current build.

The video was of the current build.

Why do you all think you're entitled to anything? They don't have anything they want to talk about right now. Just because we are beta testers doesn't mean we have the right to be involved in the complete development process. We are essentially working for them and we are paid by having early access to the game. Do we really need one thread after the other, crying for attention and demanding information?

I got some news for you: We are NOT special.

If ccp keeps treating dust like its eve online on a console, it'll crash n burn quite rapidly

This is the problem. Everything we "know" is from a friend or someone one IRC. nothing from CCP. So why did people believe the build was last week? Because of the con in Japan. Why did people think the build was today? Because of the new PS3 dropping. No one at CCP has ever said it was coming and until I see CCP announce in writing then its not coming.

These guys just don't know how to market their games properly. .

Microtransaction games are often extremely profitable, so I'm not sure I see your point... at all...

statically F2P MMOs make way more money in general than P2P MMOs do so the guys above doesn't make much sense or least imo it doesn't i know you F2P over P2P MMOs making more money is debatable but statics don't lie at least majority of the time anyway . micro transactions are perfect way for them to make their money back but with them jacking prices i don't see myself buying anymore aur until they fix their major bug problems so new build which i would like too see but if its going to cause more problems then no . but i would like them to fix majority of their problems like the lag and invalids along with a few other problems before they do anything else . until CCP does that not getting another red cent out of me .

Please name them and show numbers

Its going to be okay. I dont see why people thought the 25th held any significance.

Because CCP is giving out a new "merc pack" type package with the new PS3, that this must mean a new build is coming as well.

http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/06/turbine-lotro-revenue-tripled-since-going-f2p/

Lord of the Rings Online has made 3x as much money since becoming F2P. It isn't a coincidence that so many MMOs are going this route. People don't like paying monthly fees. They do like paying small amounts for cosmetic stuff, convenience stuff, and new content. If you read about the musings of MMO developers on this issue, it's clear that F2P is the future of these games.

I dont see the correlation, where are you seeing it stated that the new build will release with the bundle?

It doesn't at all. People are reading between lines that don't exist. They don't understand how CCP can invite more people to the Beta without a new build coming out. Conclusions. Leaps. Etc.

Yeah, thats what I thought. Just reading some of these posts makes it seem like ccp said something, I mean so many people are really worked up.

My frakking god! People, what is up with you. Earlier I asked CCP about addressing the speculation, but then I remembered, this speculation is our own doing. CCP never announced the date of the new build. So why are we still acting like CCP promised anything when nothing was promised?

Why are you quoting me and then swearing and ranting at me? Howard? Just because I am not a spoiled and entitled person doesnt make me your enemy. I choose not to rant and cry, is that so bad?

Sorry Jin, not really ranting at You. There were just a few lines in that thread that inspired my emotional post

To be clear, i am less upset today with CCP than I was on friday. And i am not upset with any particular players. I just feel strongly that this isn't the way to manageable community or develop a game with a community test group. I feel like CCP knows better and it is frustrating.

My apologies if I came across wrong.

they said September

That's confrimed. Then a big game show 6 days before the end of the month, no news. Are you blind?