As a new player I can't help but agree with most of the negative reviews.

It looks about the same graphically as any other up to date fps but it feels so clunky. The fact that it's about a week from release and I already feel burnt out. Bashing my head against those who got to keep all the money and skill points from beta. When does that normally happen?

Knowing the maps, weapons and armour should have been advantage enough. Now some of you brag to have upward of 200 million Isk and a few milion in skill points.

After reading the reviews before the game was released I expected a lot more than another bog standard fps with pay to win and preferential treatment to beta testers.

In all fairness, in its current state it takes a lot to love Dust. controls are awkward (it can take several attempts for us logis to select right equipment on a DS3), its riddled with bugs and 90% the eventual content isn't even in game. in that sense it only deserves 50-60% at most. the ability to see its potential it what makes scores creep up to 80-90% scores.
In time on future gen consoles it will grow and thrive with any luck, people need to give it a chance, learn to understand the depth. Something your average FPS console gamer doesn't give two hoots about, they wanna get in, kill stuff and unlock the new shiny shiny to kill more stuff with. it will take a lot to move the console crowd over to the 'thinking mans fps' but eventually it will happen

It's a poor game.

The game is dated already and they haven't even implemented the basic fundamentals of a shooter or even all the suits yet.

It was very egotistical and a massive mistake to release this early.

This needed another year in beta minimum.

You release a poor game you should expect poor reviews and unfortunately those reviews will stay with this game no matter how much better it gets because they released early.

Think about what beta really meant in Dust 514. And think about what release means for Dust 514. They are just words.

The Beta tag had to be officially removed for various contractual reasons despite the game will always be in a beta like state. While I would have liked to seen more development done before 'release' was made at least CCP is smart by not advertising the hell out of it yet.

The Beta tag had to be officially removed for various contractual reasons despite the game will always be in a beta like state. While I would have liked to seen more development done before 'release' was made at least CCP is smart by not advertising the hell out of it yet.

Please stop this.

didnt you get the memo. 'Its a beta' is no longer a viable excuse. That was all that was thrown back at people when they commented on poor mechanics etc. and it was bad argument then. It fails completely now.

"always in beta like state":

Expansion packs are not 'betas' they are expansions/ add-ons to a released game.

(P.S. Eve had an official release date)

Eve also has http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/eve-online a score that will likely never change becuase it was release so long ago and was that horrible back then.

You must have patience and be excited about non-structured gameplay in order for it to be worth the price of admission

Adrenaline Vault score 70:

EvE would be scored somehwta similar as it was back than, nothing fundamental did change and game reviews still don't score based on a niche audience and gameplay. Most game magazines rating systems and processes are tailored to review the average blockbuster game, but not some exotic game, that falls out of there "Normal" spectrum.