Mary Sedillo
BetaMax Beta
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Posted - 2013.06.21 23:54:00 -
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I want to like this game so much. I feel like I log in to try to make it enjoyable. I try to wear the rose-colored glasses while I play and tell myself "It'll get better soon, I bet", but I just don't feel it.
ISK, ISK, ISK
I understand its a part of EVE and New Eden, but... I feel that it is a huge part of the frustration felt within DUST514. Vehicles are hugely cost-prohibitive, and I understand why. If it wasn't so, then everyone would run super-powered equipment, but within that dynamic are many, many, many counters. f.e. a single swarm launcher, even at standard level, can send an armor tank running. Railguns and forge guns, even the standard, will push shield tanks away. Dropships, even the Assault Drop Ships are weaker in armor and shields than their Logistic LAV brethren and if you aren't dropping serious ISK to buff your vehicle up, there are so many things that can one shot you.
Planetary conquest is a joke. It feels like work and is basically a trumped up Skirmish. It needs to feel more compelling, but it isn't.
Dust/EVE connection? I just don't feel or see it within DUST itself. It feels like a string of individual matches, grinding ISK/SP 'until it gets better'. No Achievements, no little things to add to the value. Successful MMOs add the small things, like Vanity Pets, Items, etc. "Stuff, stuff stuff" as another post put it. Perhaps customizable Mercenary Quarters, aurum items to customize the appearance of our armor? Something MORE?
I keep hearing much about PvE from my fellow players, but little in the way of progress from CCP on it. This mode is NECESSARY to the longevity of this game. Ever wonder what makes EVE fun? If you want to PvP, you can do it in several ways. Don't want to PvP, you have a slew of ways to engage the environment, from scanning, to PI, to playing the markets, or playing the diplomat. That just isn't here in DUST, and I don't know when it will get there.
On a last note, I was simultaneously disheartened and excited when Planetside 2 was confirmed for the Playstation 4.... yet no confirmation for DUST514 for the PS4. If you have a solid confirmation for DUST514, let me know.
Mary, Pilot, Tanker, Driver. |