1.Pick a popular FPS game.
2.???
3.Profit

Everything from graphics to gameplay is subpar in Dust514.
The only part done right is the customization of dropsuits and menus.

Which do you recommend people try and why?
Honest question. Pretend there are people who don't play as many FPSes as you seem to, heck I'm sure there are people who have only tried DUST.

Please list the Dozens (or at least half a Dozen), Multi-player FPS you'd recommend and why.

Battlefield 3 --> I would say Battlefield 2142 because its my favorite, but its dead already
Has good shooting, good graphics, good mechanics, good customization, its just an all around great game.

Team Fortress 2 ---> Probably the most properly balanced game ever made.
Can extract hours of fun out of it.

Planetside 2 ---> Dust 514 done right is Planetside 2 in a nutshell

Call of Duty 4, 7 ---> These are the best COD games IMHO.
Say all you want, but mechanically its great all around.
Probably got the best aiming system for controllers.
Just mute everyone when you enter a lobby, or prepare to find out that half the world has fornicated with your mom.

These are the best multiplayer shooters IMHO, they are all mechanically good.
There are also many awesome single player shooters, including Half Life 2.

Note, these are just the best.
If you want something that is better than Dust 514, then even things like Medal of Honor Warfighter beat it.
Which is sad.

Okay... thanks for the rundown.

I'll probably look at PlanetSide 2 since I know its up and has a community (provided my PC supports it), and I'm pretty sure TF2 is still chugging along, are the rest of those "alive"? (their communities not wether the game is playable)

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Planetside 2 ---> Dust 514 done right is Planetside 2 in a nutshell
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Silly kitty, Dust 514 is still in beta until it hits the PS4.

because the **** posters aren't content to merely discuss it in a topic called "is dust going die?" they're spamming the forums with these threads and hijacking all the other ones so no one can talk about anything other than their personal opinion. what if me and 15 other guys posted non stop about the dust 514 best of e3 nomination, filled up the front page, and hijacked every thread with "doesn't matter guys, dust 514 got nominated for best of e3."

we're talking about this because the **** posters have won, and have forced us to talk about it. I'd rather discuss creative ways to use the active scanner or something, but i know i have to first Wade through a wall of trolls first.

I'm really trying to understand the attitude that "i love this game so I'm going to sabotage it so that the developers panic and start making it better." uh, sorry. i don't see that being helpful.

But responding in a similar off-hand fashion does not help your position anymore than my first reaction when I see certain posts. I understand why you are frustrated but really was there any point responding to this thread and basically saying "I don't care so why should you?".

I doubt these threads and our comments will panic the Devs but the more useful ones may give them something to focus on. What may panic them is people just stop playing in large numbers and don't bother providing any reason to why they left. Feedback constructive or not is useful as a guide if you see a corresponding reaction within the game e.g. AFKing, not using particular weapons, or not logging in.

I'm not against giving feedback, especially if it's not accompanied by excessive ranting, trolling, and attention-seeking. In fact, I clicked "like" on one of OP's other posts which I thought much more well written. I believe it was titled something like "the cat is not pleased"...

However, I still think the most important piece of feedback is whether or not you continue to play. This registers on CCP's metrics more directly than any other means of communication. If you stick around but trash up the forums, you're not really accomplishing anything except getting in the way of other players that do enjoy the game.