DUST Search - This whole "Tech 3 weapon" thing.

Buster Friently wrote:

Dagger-Two wrote:

I've noticed this coming up a lot, and people are not quite on the same page as what CCP has meant when referring to future plans for "Tech 3 weapon customization".

At fanfest, I spoke with Gavin Frankle (CCP Remnant) about this whole concept as well as what the future for weapons in general could hold. I'm not going to discuss all that was said, but I would like to clear this one issue up.

When they say "Tech 3 customization", CCP is simply referring to the modular system that is used in T3 ships in eve, and not alluding to there being "Tech 3" weapons.

Eventually they hope to make weapons much more customizable, and they have several ways that they can do it, but there is and will likely remain a disparity in the concept of Tech-Levels between EVE and DUST.

Maybe it will be something we see in the future, such as in a T2 vehicle or whatnot, but for the most part the Tech level system does not translate well into a FPS game. There will not be T2 or T3 weapons, as far as I understood.

Well, I'll counter by saying that there almost certainly be tech 2 and tech 3 weapons in Dust. The meta levels all pretty well match Eve straight down the line.


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Dagger-Two Villore Joint Task Force 3	Posted - 2013.04.29 18:36:00 - [1] - Quote I've noticed this coming up a lot, and people are not quite on the same page as what CCP has meant when referring to future plans for "Tech 3 weapon customization". At fanfest, I spoke with Gavin Frankle (CCP Remnant) about this whole concept as well as what the future for weapons in general could hold. I'm not going to discuss all that was said, but I would like to clear this one issue up. When they say "Tech 3 customization", CCP is simply referring to the modular system that is used in T3 ships in eve, and not alluding to there being "Tech 3" weapons. Eventually they hope to make weapons much more customizable, and they have several ways that they can do it, but there is and will likely remain a disparity in the concept of Tech-Levels between EVE and DUST. Maybe it will be something we see in the future, such as in a T2 vehicle or whatnot, but for the most part the Tech level system does not translate well into a FPS game. There will not be T2 or T3 weapons, as far as I understood.
Dagger-Two Villore Joint Task Force 3	Posted - 2013.04.29 20:25:00 - [2] - Quote Shameless self bump so more ppl see this
Dagger-Two Villore Joint Task Force 3	Posted - 2013.04.29 21:05:00 - [3] - Quote What can i say, dreadfort And Musta Tornius, I would feel bad mentioning EVERYTHING i asked him about :P
Dagger-Two Villore Joint Task Force 4	Posted - 2013.04.29 21:25:00 - [4] - Quote Buster Friently wrote: Dagger-Two wrote: I've noticed this coming up a lot, and people are not quite on the same page as what CCP has meant when referring to future plans for "Tech 3 weapon customization". At fanfest, I spoke with Gavin Frankle (CCP Remnant) about this whole concept as well as what the future for weapons in general could hold. I'm not going to discuss all that was said, but I would like to clear this one issue up. When they say "Tech 3 customization", CCP is simply referring to the modular system that is used in T3 ships in eve, and not alluding to there being "Tech 3" weapons. Eventually they hope to make weapons much more customizable, and they have several ways that they can do it, but there is and will likely remain a disparity in the concept of Tech-Levels between EVE and DUST. Maybe it will be something we see in the future, such as in a T2 vehicle or whatnot, but for the most part the Tech level system does not translate well into a FPS game. There will not be T2 or T3 weapons, as far as I understood. Well, I'll counter by saying that there almost certainly be tech 2 and tech 3 weapons in Dust. The meta levels all pretty well match Eve straight down the line. Meta levels are there to give a sense of linkage between the two games, but even devs have said it dosen't really have a place in dust. Tech 2 firearms would make no sense, and that's not just me talking.
Dagger-Two Villore Joint Task Force 8	Posted - 2013.04.29 23:59:00 - [5] - Quote That's pretty much what i got out of the conversation with Remnant, Saber. It's more important to get the core working properly before introducing more complexity. Who knows, maybe one day weapons won't use PG/CPU from the suit at all, and damage / range modifications will be things that you add directly onto a weapons 'rig' slots instead of your suit, and perhaps there will be multiple modules, like a Magnetic Field Stabilizer will increase a hybrid weapons range and damage, or a gyro-stabilizer will decrease a projectile weapons recoil. Perhaps there will be a whole host of different weapon upgrades designed to modify different aspects of different types of weapons (hybrids, laser, energy, projectile, missile) Anything's possible
Dagger-Two Villore Joint Task Force 8	Posted - 2013.04.30 00:13:00 - [6] - Quote Like i said, T2 and T3 would have no meaning for DUST weapons. When modularity/customization occurs, it will be available for all weapons.
Dagger-Two Villore Joint Task Force 10	Posted - 2013.04.30 00:31:00 - [7] - Quote Buster Friently wrote: Dagger-Two wrote: Like i said, T2 and T3 would have no meaning for DUST weapons. When modularity/customization occurs, it will be available for all weapons. You have a source for this? This is the part I doubt. "At fanfest, I spoke with Gavin Frankle (CCP Remnant) about this whole concept as well as what the future for weapons in general could hold" And Don, T3 cruisers in eve actually have 5 subsystems.