bet you use alts

Yes, just like in EVE our identities must be kept a secret. :)

It's not just about not screwing up EVE, it's about not screwing up DUST as well.

We have teams that work on both projects, like the team I am on. We touch both EVE code and DUST code. I personally go to the EVE daily design meetings and am kept in the loop of what they are doing just as they are kept in the loop on what we are doing.

We are not say "only do what is best for one game or the other" and neither are we saying "only do what is best for the combined game."

We are trying to make all three products, DUST, EVE, and DUST/EVE awesome. The games have to be able to stand on their own, but we also want an awesome and meaningful link between them.

so you can join any corps you want?



that sounds like favoritism....


didn't that create a firestorm in eve when a DEV abused his powers?

so you can join any corps you want?



that sounds like favoritism....


didn't that create a firestorm in eve when a DEV abused his powers?

It did cause problems once, yes. That's why CCP now has an Internal Affairs team that ensures that nobody abuses their insider knowledge or uses any 'DevHax' to game the system.

Also, FoxFour = Batman?

EDIT: FoxFour also = Ninja - Dammit!

How will factions compete for our support. Also, how will you keep all the mercs from going to one corp because they promise the most money?

There are plenty of differences and we can make it as different or similar as we want. The discussion should be about what we think those differences and similarities should be, not what the must be just because the other game has it that way. These are two games, we must do what is best for each as they play very differently.

Adding the awesome LP store with faction weapons/vehicles would also go along way to keeping us

lol this not coming in Uprising? gg? lol
how hard is it to bring out some Faction weapons and vehicles??? just alter some stats and new paint scheme :/

Last I heard, it was stuff like faction specific high end loot that was one of the main motivators for sticking to a faction, another possibility being faction Loyalty Points (LP) which you would earn by participating in FW battle and LP stores where you would trade the LP for powerful faction specific gear. The motivation in both being that to earn the best version of what you want, you would need to keep playing for the faction that gives you it.

The above is mostly old, probably out of date info and speculation and should be treated as such. (Basically, don't take it as gospel)

There is ofc RP and RL motivators - RP being that you hate the Amarr slavers and will therefore fight for the Minmatar. RL reasons being that you hate (for arguments sake) the Imperfects, who have aligned themselves with the Caldari, so you go and fight for the Gallente.

That just so happens to be the incredibly difficult part to get right.

My question is if Mercs work for faction. Will we get LP for faction gear? BecauseThat is really what I want to see.

No comment?

I like this idea CCP has for us mercs. All factions see us basically as "guns", you don't buy a gun and ask: "Who has been shot by this gun before? Anybody I know?" (Well IRL you might ask). I'll fight for you with 100% dedication while you pay me, if at the end of our contract you decide not to rehire me, then you understand that I will be a free agent and possibly fighting against you the day after my contract expires.

Also, how dare you people make CCP Foxfour answer real questions about real Dev related things?! We already have people that do that, they are called "everybody but Foxfour"

Maybe we should be able to choose free "faction fittings" when we engage in FW battles. The level of the suits could increase as we engage in more battles for that faction as they become sure we can be trusted with the expensive stuff.

No comment?

As someone else points out, I was asleep.

As for LP for fight? We are not introducing LP in Uprising. That does not mean never, just we have other priorities for now.

As someone else points out, I was asleep.

As for LP for fight? We are not introducing LP in Uprising. That does not mean never, just we have other priorities for now.

As someone else points out, I was asleep.

Sleeping? Then Uprising really is in Sony QA.

That is a really interesting connection you have made there.... not sure how I feel about it. Does it also mean I am done Fanfest preparation or that I was just resting before digging into it?

I suppose you deserve a day of rest now and then.