DUST Search - Can this game live with this player count?

cranium79 wrote:

i think something to be taken into consideration is the fact that you see 4500-5000+ players on at any given time. you don't have the same 4500 people on 24/7. one logs off, another logs on.

not to beat a dead horse, but look at MAG. even in it's prime, there were only like 5000 people on at any given time, and it sold over 1 million copies. even now MAG has about 1500 or more people on (i haven't played in over a year, but i check the forums sometimes... runs about 1500-2000 from what i read.)

i'm sure the numbers are the same with BF and COD (i never played them, so i wouldn't know).

point is, you never log onto a game and see ALL the people who play on at one time. if Dust's numbers are so low, i would have trouble getting into matches. never have that issue. (unlike our favorite MAG where 3 of the 5 game modes are dead due to lack of players). sure it's only 16 vs 16, making matches easier to build, but to go from one game right into another and see all new names still says people are playing.

the day i can't get into matches, or those matches are only like 10vs10 or something, then i'll start to get worried. until then, i'm going to sit back and watch this game develop into the version CCP promised us. by the time that happens, i'll have all the skills filled to all the levels i want and waiting to do some damage. like infiltrating a Titian or space station.

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Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 274	Posted - 2013.07.17 16:56:00 - [31] - Quote If Dust goes to PC than I won't even buy a PS4, I'll just get a new gaming PC.
Alt Account12 Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 11	Posted - 2013.07.17 17:11:00 - [32] - Quote Tallen Ellecon wrote: Alt Account12 wrote: You have no idea what your talking about. You played your ps2 untill a few months ago. And you bought a PS3 for dust! You missed the 56 ps3 exclusives! You sir are 1% of the player base thinking like that. Let me tell you something......10 million ps4 pre orders mean something. You sir are a dinosaur, and dust shall be slain like your kind by the ps4! No I have a PC. I missed out on Nathan Drakes wild zany adventures though. RAARRGH I'm a dinosaur. No sir you missed 56 exclusives from ps3!! 56 not just Uncharted and his Not zany adventures. You are waaay off. Nate drakes adventures are anything from Zany? Wow another Jaded PC fanboi, wow you missed sooo much
Surt gods end Demon Ronin 688	Posted - 2013.07.17 17:23:00 - [33] - Quote Alt Account12 wrote: Tallen Ellecon wrote: Alt Account12 wrote: You have no idea what your talking about. You played your ps2 untill a few months ago. And you bought a PS3 for dust! You missed the 56 ps3 exclusives! You sir are 1% of the player base thinking like that. Let me tell you something......10 million ps4 pre orders mean something. You sir are a dinosaur, and dust shall be slain like your kind by the ps4! No I have a PC. I missed out on Nathan Drakes wild zany adventures though. RAARRGH I'm a dinosaur. No sir you missed 56 exclusives from ps3!! 56 not just Uncharted and his Not zany adventures. You are waaay off. Nate drakes adventures are anything from Zany? Wow another Jaded PC fanboi, wow you missed sooo much Just LookHere for Proof I think he means he played PORTS. But DUDE.. PORTS?! You know how ports from console to PC are treated?! I play FPS and Horror games on my PC. cause well console's feel that horror games scare people away. (HA) everything else on PC is well.....
soulreaper73 PFB Pink Fluffy Bunnies 147	Posted - 2013.07.17 17:25:00 - [34] - Quote you must be in you early 20s... when ps3 came out ps2 still sold well for years.... it will be the same[/quote] Exactly! Sony only stopped manufacturing ps2's in 2012, and the last ever ps2 game is FIFA 14. [/quote] you guys are missing the point. new players will gravitate towards the new consoles. did it ever occur to you that lots of those sales were to replaced old and broken ps2 systems. there was also a huge price gap between systems. you are also forgetting the amount of players on dust right now that will abandon it for ps4 games. If you really believe they will all come back then you are truly living in unicorn fanboi land. The numbers of people playing are extremely low whether you want to admit or not. Lots of those numbers also do not take into account the folks just sitting in the mcc afking instead of actually playing. Sure it may get some new players on ps3, but not the influx and droves that you folks believe are coming to this game. The graphs show a downward trend in then numbers playing the game and a downward trend in new clones being born. Also, some of those new clones being born, are from people's alt accounts, so they are not really new. Get your head out of the sand.
Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 275	Posted - 2013.07.17 18:07:00 - [35] - Quote I don't play ports, I mostly play strategy games. I don't know why you have to insult me for using a PC, the point I was making is that none of the exclusives seemed like a worthwhile investment into a PS3 at the time. Now that I do have a PS3 I've rebought a lot of games I had on PC because I enjoy the PS3 versions much more.
Surt gods end Demon Ronin 688	Posted - 2013.07.17 18:17:00 - [36] - Quote Tallen Ellecon wrote: I don't play ports, I mostly play strategy games. I don't know why you have to insult me for using a PC, the point I was making is that none of the exclusives seemed like a worthwhile investment into a PS3 at the time. Now that I do have a PS3 I've rebought a lot of games I had on PC because I enjoy the PS3 versions much more. Now, now I didn't intend to insult. That's why I put .............. see? What? anyway, it's good that you don't play ports. cause PC always gets the short end of stick with that. Now I know I've said stuff before about other PC stuff being nerd fillers But this game called planetary annihilation** looks pretty cool. you just insulted aw shut up. no I didn't.
Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 277	Posted - 2013.07.17 18:19:00 - [37] - Quote Surt gods end wrote: Tallen Ellecon wrote: I don't play ports, I mostly play strategy games. I don't know why you have to insult me for using a PC, the point I was making is that none of the exclusives seemed like a worthwhile investment into a PS3 at the time. Now that I do have a PS3 I've rebought a lot of games I had on PC because I enjoy the PS3 versions much more. Now, now I didn't intend to insult. That's why I put .............. see? What? anyway, it's good that you don't play ports. cause PC always gets the short end of stick with that. Now I know I've said stuff before about other PC stuff being nerd fillers But this game called planetary annihilation** looks pretty cool. you just insulted aw shut up. no I didn't. I should have put in Alt Accounts12's quote.... he's the asshat that hurt my feeling.
low genius The Sound Of Freedom Renegade Alliance 207	Posted - 2013.07.17 19:12:00 - [38] - Quote Tallen Ellecon wrote: I think it will be awhile before anything will raise the player count. I'm wondering if anyone knows the gaming industry standards. PVE, substantial EVE interaction, and matchmaking are 3 things that would really help retain players, but all 3 things are absent, and could take years to implement. I want this game to succeed, and I know it can (on the PS4) I am just curious how long it can stay in this semi-beta state. go away.
DUST Fiend OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 5257	Posted - 2013.07.17 19:25:00 - [39] - Quote Bob Teller wrote: Maybe one day Dust will be a mmo fps,but for now it's just a fps. Even that is questionable at times >_<
cranium79 ZionTCD 54	Posted - 2013.07.17 19:48:00 - [40] - Quote i think something to be taken into consideration is the fact that you see 4500-5000+ players on at any given time. you don't have the same 4500 people on 24/7. one logs off, another logs on. not to beat a dead horse, but look at MAG. even in it's prime, there were only like 5000 people on at any given time, and it sold over 1 million copies. even now MAG has about 1500 or more people on (i haven't played in over a year, but i check the forums sometimes... runs about 1500-2000 from what i read.) i'm sure the numbers are the same with BF and COD (i never played them, so i wouldn't know). point is, you never log onto a game and see ALL the people who play on at one time. if Dust's numbers are so low, i would have trouble getting into matches. never have that issue. (unlike our favorite MAG where 3 of the 5 game modes are dead due to lack of players). sure it's only 16 vs 16, making matches easier to build, but to go from one game right into another and see all new names still says people are playing. the day i can't get into matches, or those matches are only like 10vs10 or something, then i'll start to get worried. until then, i'm going to sit back and watch this game develop into the version CCP promised us. by the time that happens, i'll have all the skills filled to all the levels i want and waiting to do some damage. like infiltrating a Titian or space station.

Alucard Fang Sand Mercenary Corps Inc. Interstellar Conquest Enterprises 251	Posted - 2013.07.17 19:51:00 - [41] - Quote Yeah, it's fine for now. You're wrong about COD though, they have lots of players. World at War, which came out in 2008 has 6000 players sometimes, last I checked a few months ago MW3 had over 200,000, and I'm sure Black Ops 2 has 300,000 or more on at once.
Sgt Kirk SyNergy Gaming EoN. 826	Posted - 2013.07.17 19:54:00 - [42] - Quote No
soulreaper73 PFB Pink Fluffy Bunnies 154	Posted - 2013.07.17 20:15:00 - [43] - Quote cranium79 wrote: i think something to be taken into consideration is the fact that you see 4500-5000+ players on at any given time. you don't have the same 4500 people on 24/7. one logs off, another logs on. not to beat a dead horse, but look at MAG. even in it's prime, there were only like 5000 people on at any given time, and it sold over 1 million copies. even now MAG has about 1500 or more people on (i haven't played in over a year, but i check the forums sometimes... runs about 1500-2000 from what i read.) i'm sure the numbers are the same with BF and COD (i never played them, so i wouldn't know). point is, you never log onto a game and see ALL the people who play on at one time. if Dust's numbers are so low, i would have trouble getting into matches. never have that issue. (unlike our favorite MAG where 3 of the 5 game modes are dead due to lack of players). sure it's only 16 vs 16, making matches easier to build, but to go from one game right into another and see all new names still says people are playing. the day i can't get into matches, or those matches are only like 10vs10 or something, then i'll start to get worried. until then, i'm going to sit back and watch this game develop into the version CCP promised us. by the time that happens, i'll have all the skills filled to all the levels i want and waiting to do some damage. like infiltrating a Titian or space station. dude, BF3 has loads of folks on with healthier numbers on just for the ps3 version than dust has, even the original black ops a 3 year old game has more folks on than dust and so does defiance and that game is shtako.
TEXA5 HiTM4N ROGUE SPADES EoN. 106	Posted - 2013.07.17 20:21:00 - [44] - Quote The real question is: can this game live with the current problematic devs?
Thor Odinson42 Molon Labe. League of Infamy 668	Posted - 2013.07.17 20:25:00 - [45] - Quote I think people will continue to check in to see how the updates go, but it's not looking good. The gameplay is good right now, but we need some new maps and new modes in a big way. For me the maps aren't that big of a deal, but I desperately want corporation battles again.
Alt Account12 Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 14	Posted - 2013.07.17 20:30:00 - [46] - Quote The game needs more players to sustain the Profit margin to continue to develop, they wont suck off of their eve moneys for long. Less people means Less $$$$, MAG never had that issue because it was a retail game, so dont compare. You all just dont get it, this game is made for profit not for funzies!!! It is not profitable with such low numbers.
Acezero 44 Ikomari-Onu Enforcement Caldari State 95	Posted - 2013.07.17 20:47:00 - [47] - Quote I dont know who to quote, just sounds like a bunch of drunks bantering.. but this whole ps3/ps4 thing is just full of bias perspective.. so i will add mine, its 2013, everyone I know has 1 or 2 computers in the house, 1 controls the living room entertainment ( Super smart tv ) the other is for games. The console is just some abomination that crawled in with Dust 514. Its interesting waters for CCP to tread, putting there game on a Rusty POS,. and attempting to merge platforms. The whole Idea was worth buying a ps3 to experience it, @OP Yes a game can live for decades with only a few thousand players.
Abby Invo muse.and.fury 18	Posted - 2013.07.17 20:52:00 - [48] - Quote The better question is: can my stomach lining stay ulcer free while being constantly inundated with people over-analyzing situations they don't understand and trying to preach the doom and downfall of a game they obviously no longer care about?
Master Jaraiya Ultramarine Corp 466	Posted - 2013.07.17 21:03:00 - [49] - Quote KING SALASI wrote: The chance CCP had to impress the gaming community was on 5/14/13 and it failed miserably. In my 25 years of gaming I've never seen a console game launch poorly to recover. Word is out that Dust is horrible. LOL wow you're going all the way back to the very beginning of the NES/Sega Genesis Era. I don't think there were too many FPS titles back then. I'm pretty sure that there were no MMOs either. I can think of a couple Catacomb 3D Wolfenstien Doom
soulreaper73 PFB Pink Fluffy Bunnies 155	Posted - 2013.07.17 21:08:00 - [50] - Quote Master Jaraiya wrote: KING SALASI wrote: The chance CCP had to impress the gaming community was on 5/14/13 and it failed miserably. In my 25 years of gaming I've never seen a console game launch poorly to recover. Word is out that Dust is horrible. LOL wow you're going all the way back to the very beginning of the NES/Sega Genesis Era. I don't think there were too many FPS titles back then. I'm pretty sure that there were no MMOs either. I can think of a couple Catacomb 3D Wolfenstien Doom I'm so old I played Pong on the Collecovision.

AKCP Scion Lex ALASKA CORP. 38	Posted - 2013.07.17 22:13:00 - [51] - Quote Seymor Krelborn wrote: the answer is 27 Wrong. The answer is and will always will be 42
Killar-12 Greatness Achieved Through Training EoN. 198	Posted - 2013.07.17 22:15:00 - [52] - Quote Tallen Ellecon wrote: I think it will be awhile before anything will raise the player count. I'm wondering if anyone knows the gaming industry standards. PVE, substantial EVE interaction, and matchmaking are 3 things that would really help retain players, but all 3 things are absent, and could take years to implement. I want this game to succeed, and I know it can (on the PS4) I am just curious how long it can stay in this semi-beta state. Can it? yes It's like a person with a chronic disease that is curable you have to wait for them to get better it takes time let the fanboys test and then the non-fanboys can come back to a good new game experience.
KING SALASI MAJOR DISTRIBUTION 134	Posted - 2013.07.18 00:24:00 - [53] - Quote soulreaper73 wrote: Master Jaraiya wrote: KING SALASI wrote: The chance CCP had to impress the gaming community was on 5/14/13 and it failed miserably. In my 25 years of gaming I've never seen a console game launch poorly to recover. Word is out that Dust is horrible. LOL wow you're going all the way back to the very beginning of the NES/Sega Genesis Era. I don't think there were too many FPS titles back then. I'm pretty sure that there were no MMOs either. I can think of a couple Catacomb 3D Wolfenstien Doom I'm so old I played Pong on the Collecovision. I'm old lol i don't see dust recovering, i do see the Eve players keeping it alive though. PS4 & too many good games coming i just don't see Dust player count rise. This console not PC, CCP made a mistake by bringing Dusy to console. Dust belongs on PC as an expansion to EVE. I will check on Dust once a week, but once GTA V and the PS4 drop im gone. The thing that confuses me is why did they launch Dust with little to no content on a console?
Bill990988 Mannar Focused Warfare Gallente Federation 10	Posted - 2013.07.19 01:07:00 - [54] - Quote It can live as long as ccp makes money. At this point we really have no idea if it is profiting or not. So the numbers have no bearing on this situation without financial proof.
GVGISDEAD Sinq Laison Gendarmes Gallente Federation 40	Posted - 2013.07.19 01:14:00 - [55] - Quote They will leave Dust in a corner as the months go by as the unwanted kid of mother Eden
Rynoceros Rise Of Old Dudes 353	Posted - 2013.07.19 01:24:00 - [56] - Quote If DCUO (the glitchiest, random button mashingest crapfest ever?) can survive this long as a F2P without a subscription, why wouldn't Dust? (I still log in occasionally just for the flying.)
GVGISDEAD Sinq Laison Gendarmes Gallente Federation 41	Posted - 2013.07.19 01:29:00 - [57] - Quote Rynoceros wrote: If DCUO (the glitchiest, random button mashingest crapfest ever?) can survive this long as a F2P without a subscription, why wouldn't Dust? (I still log in occasionally just for the flying.) Direct competition is greater in the FPS market
DeadlyAztec11 Max-Pain-inc Dark Taboo 1567	Posted - 2013.07.19 01:42:00 - [58] - Quote BatKing Deltor wrote: http://eve-offline.net/ Current player base of Dust. My regards to BatKing Deltor.


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