Jvnx Nightchill
Tripoint Mercetile Rimrunners
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A few contributions to the conversation if I may:
As I've had lot of experience with beta testing both normal software and games (including those on consoles) I can say it is a given the "finished" product can and often does differ drastically from alpha and beta stages. There is still a lot of content not yet implemented that has been advertised in promo material (ie ground drones). We have yet to see the full scope of even CCP's initial concept.
In the matter of persistence, statements of plans would indicate it would be more on the Eve side for actually creating those aspects. I'm sure that I'm not the only person that also plays Eve that sees the structures DUST mercs fight on and around are directly modeled after Eve PI components, I can easily identify Extractor Heads, Command Centers, and Storage Facilites. Also if memory serves it was stated in the future DUST will play a part in securing PI interests in Souvernty outside of Faction Warfare.
I would think CCP is trying to make something more than a run and gun arena death-match, and there has been some interesting PVE EVE cross over suggestions, with positive feedback from developers and players alike. Will Dust characters do industry or world/universe shaping on their own, I find that highly unlikely. Would they be involved in things other than simple PVP conquest, it would seem like a good option to have and a degree of immersion similar to a MMORPG only for those elect to pursue it.
Since I have no knowledge of the electronic logistics they have or will employ, I will only offer a educated guess that districts, planets, solar systems etc. will be partitioned in a manner that each relative unit would be on it own independent but otherwise linked to the whole encapsulated within a node of the cluster. From experience I do know certain MMORPGs owned by the company that the console Dust runs on handles real time action of upwards of 200 or more in a single zone with less advanced technology. (If anyone is curious about the technical things I'm happy to share but it would be improper to bore those not interested)
DUST in its very concept is ground breaking, it would be a shame to clone other options en mass when it can be so much more and offer things that are a matter or choice in the way an individual chooses to play or not depending on their preference much like Eve itself. |