IMHO DUST will fail because the dev team is greedy. They are selling virtual stuff which has no real cost to make and absolutely NO value so why would they say a dropsuit has a value of $50 and tjen try to sell it for $15 when you can buy a whole new game for $59?
Everything time you turn around they want more money for nothing. If they were smart they would charge $1 for everything then maybe people wouldn't stop playing the game; not that it's a great game and people wouldn't quit anyway.

As soon as I saw how many items were charging the outrageous prices I uninstalled; See YA, Good luck suckers!

... Okay? I'm confussed about a lot of what you said other then you are saying they are charging too much for AUR based items? Which they actually are not, and have been giving away the Mercenary bundle essentially -- PlayStation Plus had it for ten dollars (USD) which is an amazing deal. I honestly do not see why you are complaining though. The prices thus far have been ultimately fair, and the (AUR) items themselves have been nicely balanced so as to not cross that "Pay-to-win" line in which would ruin the game. When the player trade market opens finally though players will be able give away, trade, and sell AUR based items for ISK or other items AUR or ISK based. So really why you are complaining is beyond me.

IMHO DUST will fail because the dev team is greedy. They are selling virtual stuff which has no real cost to make and absolutely NO value so why would they say a dropsuit has a value of $50 and tjen try to sell it for $15 when you can buy a whole new game for $59?
Everything time you turn around they want more money for nothing. If they were smart they would charge $1 for everything then maybe people wouldn't stop playing the game; not that it's a great game and people wouldn't quit anyway.

As soon as I saw how many items were charging the outrageous prices I uninstalled; See YA, Good luck suckers!

I guess that means you are already sucked into the idea of AUR so have fun with that. I'll play a game that charges $59 for the whole game and maybe 3 months later buy a map/weapon pack for another $15 but there is no way this game is worth everything they are asking for. I challange anyone to add up the total if you were to purchase ALL AUR items and post the cost for this game. CYA

Ya i have to agree here, Free to Play is just WAY to expensive for me.

Yeah especially since this game is nicely balanced enough to where being in starter fits is not a liability.

Here's a simple answer: dont buy the Aurm then and play with the isk. It simple really no one's forcing you to buy the Aurm and the game is "free" if you take that away.

Does it put me at a disadvantage to play with ISK items against someone who does spend real money on AUR items? I gues my question is are AUR item superior to ISK items?

Another problem with only using ISK is that it takes forever to earn enough to compete with someone who could "rank up" instantly with cash; it's kind of a corrupt system; like American politics... lol no wonder most of you love this ****.

I guess that means you are already sucked into the idea of AUR so have fun with that. I'll play a game that charges $59 for the whole game and maybe 3 months later buy a map/weapon pack for another $15 but there is no way this game is worth everything they are asking for. I challange anyone to add up the total if you were to purchase ALL AUR items and post the cost for this game. CYA

Does it put me at a disadvantage to play with ISK items against someone who does spend real money on AUR items? I gues my question is are AUR item superior to ISK items?

Another problem with only using ISK is that it takes forever to earn enough to compete with someone who could "rank up" instantly with cash; it's kind of a corrupt system; like American politics... lol no wonder most of you love this ****.

They have to have SOME WAY to pay their bills

They have to have SOME WAY to pay their bills

DUST style: Release game for free with free servers, provide regular free updates, and charge for some optional items to provide some revenue, all totaling out to be pretty cheap ($20 of AUR can last you a long time)

Call of Duty Activision robber baron style: Release a new (nearly identical) game every year for $60 plus and charge $15 for new maps every few months (this also applies to BF to an extent)

Tell me which is greedier.

I have no problem with supporting good server support but how much money does that really take? At $59/game and they sell let's say only 50,000 copies... you do the math.

Fixed!

but at $0 a game and thay sell a million copies now you do the math thay need the add ons to pay for server support and this is not going to be a game like call of duty after a year there done with keeping up on the servers

They have to have SOME WAY to pay their bills

Whoa, whoa, whoa.. You made this thread without even playing this game? Are you serious?! What a crock of sh!+. Seriously.

Are AUR based items superior over ISK items? Essentially no, but some AUR based items at the moment this build are BPO (Blueprint Originals) which means that they are non depletable assets. Which comes in handy for thos whom enjoy saving ISK where they can, or for those whom die frequently. The only other advantage is that some AUR based equipment will allow for slightly quicker (usually a level) access to certain items while you are training up that specific skill. However! In the end you are paying for those items with real government sanctioned and back currency. If you choose to be unable to wait and want access to the same thing a level early then you can spend AUR which cost real life currency. Not really an advantage though, and those items are non BPO and are depletable. So they are not "pay-to-win".

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What you have to remember though is that at the moment we do not have access to the player market. Which will allow us (again) to give away, trade, or sell items AUR or ISK based alike. Meaning even if you do not spend actual currency on this game and you want a specific AUR based item you can trade or buy it from another player for ISK.

Simply put -- [ISK > AUR] and ISK will always be more valuable then AUR. Mmhhmm. Coveted and the essnetial item we (Dusters) all want lining our greedy mercenary pockets.

... Activision does not run servers for any console based Call of Duty title though. PC is the only port to actually support real servers. The only servers you must be thinking of are the initial matchmaking servers where it links the players together. That is all they do though; after which it is a peer-to-peer based connection and an individual console is named host.

Does it put me at a disadvantage to play with ISK items against someone who does spend real money on AUR items? I gues my question is are AUR item superior to ISK items?

Another problem with only using ISK is that it takes forever to earn enough to compete with someone who could "rank up" instantly with cash; it's kind of a corrupt system; like American politics... lol no wonder most of you love this ****.