Yes, my perspective of distance in Dust is thrown out the window. Either the game itself has a faulty measurement system or just like in EVE, the game makes you lose all perspective of distance due to the scale of the ships (similarly, perhaps a NULL cannon is equal to the length of a bus while we perceive it to be no wider than the length of a car. And dropsuits are actually 2.5m tall personal mechs, but aren't considered to be real mechs in Dust )

CCP can we get a response on this, we are a little curious now.

You are assuming "m" is for meter and not for a different unit of measure that may be unique to EVE universe.

Now we must assume that EVE defines a meter the way we do on Earth. Seeing that the humans of EVE have not been Earth, we have to assume they define the meter differently. Why? Because the meter is derived from a meridian. A meter being 1/10000000 of a meridian, which is the distance from the north pole to the equator. Without an Earth, the definition cannot be the same.

This notion also makes a fair number of assumptions. We know that on each colony as started civilization over, we do not know how far back. Also, that the unit of measure is shared by all four civilizations are currently agreeing on this unit of measure, which begs the question "Did the unit really survive in all four civilizations? Or did they agree to a new unit of measure and they all agreed to call it a meter in honor of a legendary unit which they cannot explain?"

It is likely the unit survive, if we examine a few historical facts. If all of the civilizations reemerged in the same period, and we assume they all shared the same advancements at the same rate we must assume they were using the same units of measure. Thus aspects of the units must also be the same, explaining that the meter remains unchanged. Then this also makes the assumption that all four civilizations are using a system of measures based on a unit that is derived from a planet in a galaxy that is no longer relevent to them. The sentimentality, is heartwarming. As if they use the meter because it is all they have left of a world they may never know again.

There is only 1 thing I love more than fantasy lore, and that is scientific lore.

Erm.. Just saying your demands are based on your own assumptions and conjectures. I am saying that I did my best to follow you, but I ran into a few deadends. You are the one w/o proof.

Now you're just trying to get attention. xD I won't help you. Actually! I will !!!

Y U NO SQUAD UP WITH ME!!?

You hate me don't you! =(

It is always sad when there is no heated debated to keep a good topic like this afloat long enough for CCP to respond. There's nothing for us players to really add here. We need a crazy person to argue that the scale in game is just fine and makes sense.

So +1 to all of you that are posting daily rambling whatever to keep this afloat.


CCP, where are you?

stop saying that!!!

I was away for almost 2 weeks and hoped there would be an answer here. I guess not.

I wonder if they meant to consider it to be a splash diameter instead of a splash radius.

The ranges are not realistic but they are (somewhat) balanced from a gameplay perspective. Reducing the weapon range scale allows smaller maps to feel larger. The combination of reduced range and smaller maps means foot travel is reduced and more interesting.

We know how much it sucks to have to run from spawn to the nearest objective 300m away in some matches. Imagine if everything was 1500m away or more! I'm guessing this sort of modification of scale is what lead to the abnormalities we see in game. Perhaps CCP has some good explanations for them?