imho
Multiple game play options/modes for a game that is in a persistant universe would add to the longevity of the game. New graphics and gear is all fine and good for awhile but, to keep a strong base for a long time in the realm of first person shooters, there is going to need to be a variety of game play modes, specifically in PvE. The problem is the majority of the fps crowd is always after the new shiney thing (generalities I know) and once it comes out there is little to no mention of the previous game other than a few comparisions here or there. After an iteration or two of new games, that game that came out two years ago is all but forgotten. Being able to chose not only different play options but how one goes about achieving mission satisfaction goes a long way towards the rpg side of the game and adds a layer of newness with every expansion. Ultimately Dust is a product marketed by a company, which means they have costs associated with the game and if they want to keep this game a viable money earner they cannot not add options for game modes and such and expect to keep this game earning... Another thing to consider is what happens if, after full integration with Eve, Dust fails. How bad will that mess up the Eve side of the house?

I wasn't asking for your input Beers. Keep your trolling wanker to yourself.

I have a hard time imagining the galaxy your in while in game is irrelevant.

Hey guys New Eden is dumb and irrelevant happy to help. Let's talk about the actual game as a crazy alternative.

Game modes to keep civilians alive/rescue people/whatever would be interesting. Who didn't like rescuing hostages in Counter-strike? The only real issue I think might arise is with technical limitations of the engine/CCP and whether you could even have a skeleton crew of civilians at a facility without causing noticeable frame rate loss.

Otherwise, though, it'd be an interesting gameplay mechanic to have people in matches you're penalized for killing, and even have some matches where your goal might be to capture, rescue, or even assassinate a certain civilian target.

Incorrect use of the word wanker, please refrain for using words you don't understand.

Depends on the lexicon of vernacular that is being applied. Just because a word, in a particular semantical understanding, is used one way in one geographic region of the planet doesn't mean that the same word couldn't have a different meaning in a different geographic region. It also doesn't stop someone from changing the contemporary understanding of the word in the process of negotiation meaning during a conversation, i.e., just because you speak English, doesn't mean you have whole sale ownership of the total possibilities of defining a word, its use, semantical understandings, and/or symbolic associations and attachments . That is how "slang" comes about and the dialectical changes in linguistics during a discursive interaction.

The world is not static, and neither is language, especially since language is our (i.e., human, ... what, you are human, right?) means of describing and understanding the world we live in and how we perceive it while interacting with it.

Pick up a book on the dynamics of applied sociolinguistics some time; you may learn something new. Also, it may help you refrain from making overly broad statements that seem to emanate from your sphincter, rather than be a statement of negotiation and desire for better understanding.

It seems the civility of yesteryear has died more than we would like to know, and instead has been replaced with ethnocentric absurdities. Remember language and culture is organics and in a state of constantly changing.