I really think people stop playing dust because there are so few activities to be involved in.

Well there is one activity, shoot people after a lobby session. Its not exactly an exciting window into new eden. Nor is it particularly ground breaking at the moment.

Yes i agree and this would apply more to the 'veteran player' demographic where for them, the game has become stagnant

I think you're way off the mark with you're list here - those are just points that may not be particularly helpful in keeping players.

ok

The thing that will keep players playing this game is a USP (unique selling point) - at the moment, there is none.

I would count the suit customization as a unique selling point tbh


When there is gameplay depth (more game modes, PVE, etc.) and a full and working connection to Eve, the USP will keep a lot of players new and old hooked.

Agreed but are a long way away

I like that there is a SP system its a more and more common trait among FPS's these days

I just dont see a dieing game like you guys do,.

Have you ever played a game on its death bed?

I have, give you a hint,. Forum activity dies first..

Is no new players left in Dust 514, only bitter vets and Diehard Fanboys, is to late for "Player Retention", what we need now is "Player Base Retention". More content with faster delivery.

I hate it and most FPSes don't have it and when they do they either make it a sideways leveling system (do more different stuff not the same stuff only better) or are fundamentally designed to keep high level players away from directly competing against new players.

Anyway the fact that you missed these points stopped me from reading the rest of your post.

Not necessarily. The Mag forums are alive and well and that game has been mostly dead the last two years.

Then you dont get a cookie

I'd love to see your sources for this information. Do you somehow have access to CCPs metrics on player activity duration?

As a director of a corp that openly recruits, I see lots of new players applying and sticking around. As a closed beta player who's spent plenty of time on the forums over the last year, I see less and less of the older players in matches or on the forums.

But that's just my own experience - please do divulge where you've been seeing all the new players leaving.

I guess I will take winning this thread as a consolation prize.

Try the Battle Academy and talk me how many battles you can join. And as for corps recruiting people, is just vets with different alts. I don't need CCP metrics to work this one out.

everyday I log in there is 5000+ active players,. if it drops to 4000+active by next month ill shut up.

till then I think your all crazy,..

It's not - our members actually talk to us and we get to know them. We know they're new to the game because they ask for help and advice and they tell us they're new. There's no reason they'd lie about it because we aren't in PC and there's no advantage to be gotten by sneaking an alt into the corp pretending to be new.

"There's no reason they'd lie"

Facepalm.

Okay, please tell me why someone would pretend to be new when applying to join my corp? We have nothing to steal, no matches they could throw and no alliance they could try to tamper with.