sQuatch78
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Posted - 2013.06.08 00:37:00 -
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Hello CCP,
first I want to say I'm an absolute fan of what you doing with Dust514 and EVE Online and your vision of where you want to go with those games. Merging a PC game and a FPS into a single universe is amazing. I am literally giddy with excitement when I think of the potential interactions between both games and I think it is beyond anything else out there.
For the last year I followed the eSports scene through Twitch.tv which introduced me to a number of games and communities out there. It's been fascinating to see how game developers (Riot, Blizzard, Valve...) started to embrace and utilize the streaming platform and community for exposure that drives game sales and organizes in-game events or started tournament seasons.
Having shows like Climbing The Ladder, Unfiltered, LiveOnThree and the GD Studio gives one a pretty good fix on what's happening in the eSports scene generally currently. Also, which is big for me, they also give a great behind-the scenes look at where things started, looking at you Quake community... .
You know what games I heard mentioned ZERO times in the ~ 1year I have been tuning in?
DUST514 and EVE Online
I mean, seriously, I am absolutely mystified why CCP as a game developer has made no foray into this.
One of the standard comments in eSports shows is storylines about players and driven by them. I can think of few other games that have that much in-game history or story lines as EVE (BoB, Goons...) and now DUST (Grief University, PC etc.).
Yes, the other games are mostly MOBA games, but come on. You created a sandbox the size of a whole freaking universe that is driven by players. If there was even 1 show a week that would highlight what happened in either EVE or DUST... What better way to get NEW players for your games.
You can get all the shooters who from Quake, Call of Duty, Battlefield, Planetside ...
You can get people playing Total Wars, Civilization, MechWarriors Online...
I have to admit, when NASL had to kill their Starcraft2 show because they got left out in the cold through Blizzards new WCS, I had this fantasy where they hooked up with CCP. and it was AMAZING. Instead they went with....World of Tanks...
Please CCP, get somehow out there. Don't do it yourself, watch some shows, talk to some people like 2GD, RedEye, CHanMan. This is how we watch and learn about new games.
For crying out loud, there's now ~ 1K+ people watching a freakin camera in Jita with nothing but space ships and occasional light show. Don't you think a show with some content could improve those numbers and your player base? Use Pyrex or others, but do something.
anyway, am just a fan who loves what you do. |