Mars El'Theran
Red Rogue Squadron
Heart 0f Darkness
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Posted - 2013.02.03 03:09:00 -
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Nerevar Whitestrake wrote:First of all, as near as I can tell, this game has been in development for at least 7 years. Why does the whole thing feel like an afterthought?
I'm not sure how you mean afterthought. It's Beta, not full release; expect there to be unfinished features. Also, plenty of features are removed from this build while other things are tested.
Quote:Where are the PvE missions that are a daily staple in EVE life, for the purposes of getting money, getting mods, developing teamwork, skills, etc.? Where is the weapon customization? Again, the answer is "soon", and again, my question is why soon, and not a year or more ago, upon beta release? Why after so much development time, does Dust not even have many of the basic features of a decent FPS?
Non-existant atm, but I'm sure someone is working on them. Chances are, the PvE modes will be much less prone to issues as they rely less on PvP systems and have a fair amount of AI interaction which tends to be easier to calculate potential issues from. Of course, I could be wrong, but either way, Dust is generally focused on PvP and you get drops from the battles as salvage.
Quote:Where are the common areas where we can actually talk 'face to face', and otherwise socialize? Where is the 'request reinforcements at this position' or 'request anti-armor at this position', or some such communications menu options?
Non-existent, as well they should be at this stage. I'm happy with that.
Quote:As a related matter, if the entire point of the freakin' game is to capture and/or hold planetary assets and defenses, why has CCP so poorly designed the maps that if this were the real military, the general reviewing their excuse for defensive emplacements would have them summarily shot for negligence and/or aiding the enemy? ... This is supposed to be the future, right? It's supposed to be high-tech and Sci-Fi, right? Where is the evidence of that technology? Why can't a logistical, or even assault suit erect some kind of temporary barrier?
I believe it may yet be possible to do something like this, for which we have Installations on the market. That may even be for designing your own defenses if you happen to own territory though. As for barriers and landscape, these are actually civilian installations, and as such, the defenses are less likely to be clearly thought out and may in fact be hastily erected. |