Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2012.11.29 00:50:00 -
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I see three types of players in DUST already:
1. "Casual" players - the true console FPS crowd described in the OP and stereotyped across the known universe. These will start out in HiSec, and if they stick around, will move to embrace the life of a Mercenary. These players, and their corporations, will fight for the highest bidder. They won't OWN land, they'll work with others who do, and who pay them to keep it safe, or to steal it.
2. "Involved" players - these are the ones who will actually look past the current battle, who will play favourites with the EVE corporations, and make deals that last beyond the next paycheck. Their corporations will pay attention to the political backdrop of New Eden, and they'll either let the balance of power shape their contracts, or use their power to tip the balance.
3. "Hardcore" players - These players will probably form into more strictly-managed corporations, and will fight with the intention of actually OWNING the territory they fight over - at least some of the time. Obviously, many people in such a corporation will also do merc work, but they'll take and hold planets - possibly as part of an Alliance with EVE corporations - and maybe even other DUST corps. These corporations will establish their own internal supply lines, playing the production and sale metagame alongside EVE's capsuleers, and discounting goods sold to their members and allies.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The titles in quotation marks are best-fit terms as defined by me. They aren't a reference to a player's (or corp's) skill on any level, simply to their intended/effective involvement and investment in the MMO aspects of the game. |
Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2012.11.29 11:11:00 -
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Cross Atu wrote:steadyhand amarr wrote:for the nerdy among you see Orcs from the warhammer world :P. In your estimation would that make EVE players Dark Eldar or Chaos? Oooo, wait I know, considering what MMORPG stands for they must be Slanessh  (Note: I am too lazy to look up the spellings of these WH40k terms, they may be incorrect)
Only spelling mistake was Slaanesh, and you weren't far off. But Orcs are Warhammer Fantasy, It would be Orks for 40k, so you had the wrong setting. Should be Dark Elves instead of Dark Eldar.
But I'd be more inclined to describe EVE players as Empire/Imperium (Empire for Fantasy, Imperium for 40k). They're not a particularly unified group, and there's plenty of internal strife preventing them from being the singular entity they often appear to be from an outside perspective, but they're HUGE and they share many common enemies against whom even the most disagreeable fellow Imperial will be considered a valuable ally. |