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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2013.07.20 16:05:00 -
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Buster Friently wrote:We need more variety (stuff that isn't in the standard FPS playbook) and we need more depth. It needs to break out of the "core FPS" mode, and go it's own way. It needs to offer an alternative. It's not the right way to keep pounding on the "core mechanics" until the game just dies due to having nothing new, and still being crappier at core mechanics than the "big boys" in the market.
Actually focusing on Core Mechanics IS the most important thing right now simply because whenever CCP tries to add new things, they totally break their game; and not just from a balance perspective, but a technical one.
Like it or not, the game needs to be fixed at the core level (since Beta failed to accomplish this) before CCP can start laying their dreams on top of their reality. |
DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2013.07.20 16:16:00 -
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Buster Friently wrote:Ask yourself this "When I'm browsing for a new game to buy, or get into, do I look for games that seem to be new and interesting and offer me a new experience, or do I look for a dime store copy that plays pretty smoothly?"
Right now, we're playing the dim estore copy.
I look for games that aren't plagued with bugs, making them unplayable.
Go ahead and try adding in "fresh" content when your base code can't support what's already there. See how long you last.
::sips drink::
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2013.07.20 16:30:00 -
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Buster Friently wrote:Without something new, no one will play. If the game has something interesting, people will tolerate bugs.
I turn off and return games that have bugs that make them unplayable.
I'd rather have a game that plays and is familiar than a game that's "fresh" and makes me want to throw my controller through the wall.
You have to have a strong foundation if you want to build a long lasting home. |
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Posted - 2013.07.22 16:02:00 -
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da GAND wrote:people will play with the new content even if there are bugs, as long as the bugs don't make the mode unjoyable
Which they likely will, since trying to layer new code on top of code that already has issues is a recipe for disaster.
Hammer out the base code first. Beta failed to accomplish this, but it still HAS to be accomplished before adding on more and more things.
Having a tiny player base right now is actually a godsend for this game, it helps keep us in the dark where we belong right now. |
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Posted - 2013.07.22 17:03:00 -
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da GAND wrote:Problem is they don't have time to focus on one thing, new content is long past dust, the core stuff should've been a major priority since the beginning.
The problem is that they have a tiny little team working on DUST halfway across the world from HQ.
If CCP took DUST seriously, it would have a full team of talented FPS designers.
They don't, so it doesn't. |
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