I started playing at the start of 2004

Got to admit i dont really remember much about the game at that point and the changes have all been smooth and gradual

Everytime i was starting to get alittle bored new ships and new modules or a new feature would come out, or they would become more open to me

EvE has always rewarded those who continue to play while not making so new players could not join in, that was the golden rule of EvE

But when you look back and see the old Vids and chat with people you remember just had bad the game was back then

My first experience:
I logged into the game and was faced with this UI thing, i had never seen so many options and buttons no idea what i was doing
I ask for some help where to start, there was no guides, just dumped in a ship in the middle of nowhere no idea how to fly
I got a few responses all saying no idea and one responding saying he had been playing for hours and still had not reached the nearest station and everyone should quit

The bugs were everywhere, thinking about them now i have no idea how i did not see them as game breaking and quit
Chatting with a corp mate recently reminding me of when we had to queue to get through gates, as the system had not been used it had shut down and you had to wait for it to be activated on the server, no time scales just keep trying and hope the rats or other players dont find you before the gate works

The universe has grown so much in that time but its still the same area, some new systems loads of new gates, even unknown systems now off the grid to allow more players in and avoid over crowding

Every game you go and play after playing EvE you compare to EvE and you will miss one of the features you loved thats not in X game and that talks you into giving it another go
Dust will go the same way, its already way better than EvE at launch, hell its already better than the big FPS games are at launch
When the FPS gamers see the depth numbers wont be an issue and you wont think about the player base, i loved EvE with its 2000 active players it gives a close community which we currently have, then it can expanded slowly but it means the games success and growth is based on us, act wisely CCP will follow our lead, and give us the tools we need to improve that area but they have never forced us to play a certain way

Dust is what i have been after for along time an FPS with true depth it cant fail

COD is the most repetitive, boxed in, mindless Cheeto Eating Burp Off I have ever played. And ive been playing games since PONG. DUST is a ground breaking game leading the way into the future of gaming. C>O>D Cash Over Development. DUST Development Used Sustained and Tested. I applaud CCP for going for it. COD is like a quick nut. Dust is freaking trying to bring us a deep, immersive, (one day open world) game where we can make our own society thats FREAKING connected to another Kick Ass game on a completely separate system and people are like wahhhh, uuuuuoooo,, boho mmmmmuuhh gotta make it more like COD so I can tea bag my buddy Pink _Panties507. gguuuaahha No dammit. DUST is leading and going to bring gammers, development, fun and groundbreaking gameplay to console and not going to pander to Drop_Shot Billy. In my opinion this game will generate excitement with out advertising. Not a huge amount at first but it will grow and grow. It will fail in my opinion if they try to hedge their bet, appeal to the masses and go for the fast cash grab. Now will you please wait for your Turgid Avacado to ripen before you squash it or I will send my crack smoking explosive rats in to deal with this issue. Of course I coud be wrong.