the super superhardcore cool gamers the OP mentioned perhaps just have the social skills to chat with the devs? do you think anyone wants to always rather chat with ppl who seem pissed off, insulting, and entitled?

So, I'm participating in the event today, and checked out their event page here. scroll down to comments and read some of them after i did, i had a negative epiphany. Am I a part of the minority? Has my previous experience with CCP via EVE skewed my perception? after over a month of open beta, we've yet to see anything major come from the offices (save the functionality hotfixes, half of which didn't actually work correctly). Moreso, the company seems to have adopted the stance of "we're going to pretend nobody's speaking, oh look! a PR event! everyone jump aboard/buy our new AUR items!" in their community interaction. Furthermore, their increasing antisocial stance towards the community doesn't affect all the new players as much as it does the veterans, who are becoming more aggravated as they feel they've been abandoned by the dev teams whom they spent the last nine months.

(note:=:>> I'm talking forums, not the superhardcore gamer-gamers who personally talk to the devs on a regular basis because they're "cool like that" and want to be "in the loop" [because its kinda weird and yes i'm talking to you]. Double standards aside, thanks guys for being loyal and caring about the game, but the majority of the new community, including the late closed beta players [1-3 months cb time], do not have the patience these days. They want an enjoyable gaming experience, full of discovery, few glitches, and preferably as little BS as possible. Silence from the devs in the forums fails all three as it offers no explanations to the issues that only a dev or seasoned gamer/betanaut could easily understand.

Now, i still believe in Dust, I know what it could become. I can see their seeding ideas in the map, their upcoming district system. i know that the number of maps will expand to the point where you could not even see one for days on end. i dream about the possibilities of planetary production and building my own warbarge. But that is not enough.

The current number of new players giving negative feedback alongside the number of frustrated and bored veterans is reaching critical mass. The only defense these games are getting anymore are its a beta, a nine month phrase that doesn't hold up anymore. Every time there is a public mention of the game, comment streams like the one on IGN seriously detract and discourage new players from joining.

Frankly, it's disheartening to read them myself.

so whats going to happen if CCP decides another month is necessary before the next build? To be frankly honest, i don't think the community will survive that long, it seems all those new people are dropping out faster each day, that the vets are leaving for greener pastures. More than half of those people will not return even with new content.

I will continue to play, but still the question lingers. . .

What are you doing up there, oh CCP overlords? a month with no info, releases, anything? stop winking at us, saying SOON (tm), we die a little every Tuesday you don't bring anything. Can you give us direction? something to fight for? Something to fight for and actually feel that the event involved us actively instead of saying oh this side won, good game? Can you give us incentives to play?

To the Players; what can WE do?

we're you not on the forums yesterday? CCp FoxFour trolled about every single thread on the front page of GD, the reason their not active is because they're busy doing their jobs which is developing the game.

that doesn't solve the issue, and frankly is a bandaid on a broken leg. i was there, and foxfour was very helpful, but why did it take this long? he was dispatched to GD because it was screaming after 2-3 weeks of darkness, not because they felt they wanted to talk with us.

and trust me, i know that they're developing the game except;
there are GM's apart of their team as well, they are not developers, they are admins, half of which their job is to tell us its ok (or SOON or HTFU).
therefore your argument is invalid.

please follow the subject idea of the OP, about the loss of players and the amount of negative feedback the game is getting publicly.

To the Players; what can WE do?

I will break it down for you. New content launching at Fanfest. It will be done in glorious spectacle amidst the party at the top of the world. Planetary conquest, new racial suits, and more. You've got two more months to wait. It will be worth it.

TL;DR - Chill, everything gone be alright. Soon TM.

Fanfest has always been about hype - never delivery.

Why buck the trend now?

Why buck the trend now?

Ye of little faith...

Simple, 10 Year Anniversary.

So, I'm participating in the event today, and checked out their event page here. scroll down to comments and read some of them after i did, i had a negative epiphany. Am I a part of the minority? Has my previous experience with CCP via EVE skewed my perception? after over a month of open beta, we've yet to see anything major come from the offices (save the functionality hotfixes, half of which didn't actually work correctly). Moreso, the company seems to have adopted the stance of "we're going to pretend nobody's speaking, oh look! a PR event! everyone jump aboard/buy our new AUR items!" in their community interaction. Furthermore, their increasing antisocial stance towards the community doesn't affect all the new players as much as it does the veterans, who are becoming more aggravated as they feel they've been abandoned by the dev teams whom they spent the last nine months.

(note:=:>> I'm talking forums, not the superhardcore gamer-gamers who personally talk to the devs on a regular basis because they're "cool like that" and want to be "in the loop" [because its kinda weird and yes i'm talking to you]. Double standards aside, thanks guys for being loyal and caring about the game, but the majority of the new community, including the late closed beta players [1-3 months cb time], do not have the patience these days. They want an enjoyable gaming experience, full of discovery, few glitches, and preferably as little BS as possible. Silence from the devs in the forums fails all three as it offers no explanations to the issues that only a dev or seasoned gamer/betanaut could easily understand.

Now, i still believe in Dust, I know what it could become. I can see their seeding ideas in the map, their upcoming district system. i know that the number of maps will expand to the point where you could not even see one for days on end. i dream about the possibilities of planetary production and building my own warbarge. But that is not enough.

The current number of new players giving negative feedback alongside the number of frustrated and bored veterans is reaching critical mass. The only defense these games are getting anymore are its a beta, a nine month phrase that doesn't hold up anymore. Every time there is a public mention of the game, comment streams like the one on IGN seriously detract and discourage new players from joining.

Frankly, it's disheartening to read them myself.

so whats going to happen if CCP decides another month is necessary before the next build? To be frankly honest, i don't think the community will survive that long, it seems all those new people are dropping out faster each day, that the vets are leaving for greener pastures. More than half of those people will not return even with new content.

I will continue to play, but still the question lingers. . .

What are you doing up there, oh CCP overlords? a month with no info, releases, anything? stop winking at us, saying SOON (tm), we die a little every Tuesday you don't bring anything. Can you give us direction? something to fight for? Something to fight for and actually feel that the event involved us actively instead of saying oh this side won, good game? Can you give us incentives to play?

To the Players; what can WE do?

asking generic questions on twitter ended up winning me a free merc pack, so i'm pretty pleased with how the stream went.

asking generic questions on twitter ended up winning me a free merc pack, so i'm pretty pleased with how the stream went.

asking generic questions on twitter ended up winning me a free merc pack, so i'm pretty pleased with how the stream went.

Great, more fused locus grenades

Also OP (James), saw you in one of the feeds, interwebs famous!

Yeah, all those comments were so bad. I saw one positive post for every 10 negative posts. But I ended up winning a free merc pack from the livestream, so i'm happy.

Said it before and i'll say it again. Open beta at this point, running for this long, is hurting the game.

most likely, the should have opened with the next build

Cool. I'm happy to hear some Dust players won..I was spamming the hell out of their twitter feed with questions to no avail.

I only tweeted once and it wasn't even a question.

*shakes fist*...lucky you! I at least got a chuckle/laugh out of David with one of my questions being aired and Greg to say 'I need to check out the forums'.

Ok obviously no ones got the hint, so ill bold it and cap lock it for you, THEY ARE NOT ALLOW TO DISCLOSE ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT UP COMING PATCH.

Ok obviously no ones got the hint, so ill bold it and cap lock it for you, THEY ARE NOT ALLOW TO DISCLOSE ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT UP COMING PATCH.