tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post272165611594415237..comments2024-02-29T00:38:48.299-08:00Comments on Sand, Cider and Spaceships: Space Elevator Music and "DUST514? Meh!"Drackarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13450640948811964177noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-38262577653105823742012-09-04T11:00:07.178-07:002012-09-04T11:00:07.178-07:00I've played the beta, and I wasn't impress...I've played the beta, and I wasn't impressed. At. All. I play EVE regularly, and BF3 consistently. Dust was/is not up to the level. It mainly has to do with the visuals and the actual game play mechanics. Hopefully, this will change at launch date. Otherwise, it will be hard for Dust to even make an impression on the wider gaming community, as it will not be seen as worth the time.AjentSmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-86371648313227524142012-08-30T09:55:17.386-07:002012-08-30T09:55:17.386-07:00Borrow a PS3 and get playing. The game is great an...Borrow a PS3 and get playing. The game is great and btw you can use USB mouse + keyboard in it now.<br /><br />XboX? Really? Yuck :)Kikhttp://www.whatevs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-43026302189093877652012-08-28T10:30:38.249-07:002012-08-28T10:30:38.249-07:00Interesting to hear. Time will tell I suppose :)Interesting to hear. Time will tell I suppose :)Drackarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450640948811964177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-23082626786083281002012-08-28T10:25:56.851-07:002012-08-28T10:25:56.851-07:00I couldn't disagree with you more on this one,...I couldn't disagree with you more on this one, mate! And this comes directly from playing the beta first-hand, and talking with those player you're referring to that you think won't be sold on Dust. <br /><br />The challenge CCP faces right now isn't getting the shooter fans sold on Dust - its delivering the goods to all the players that are ALREADY sold on Dust. You're absolutely right that many EVE players are jaded about Dust, but I know now that won't affect its success in the least. It's already developed its own reputation outside the EVE player base.<br /><br />This was my first fascination as I first stepped planetside as "Heinrich Jagerblitzen" - my poor sap of a brother who failed his pilots licensing and was doomed to a life of repeated dismemberment. I knew there would be a core group of EVE players interested in Dust, but what I was unprepared for was the scores of players infesting the beta that WEREN'T EVE transplants. They've come from many difference places - Call of Duty, MAG, BF3 - what they all have in common is that they're having a lot of fun with Dust 514, they're already forming corporations, and they can't wait for the full release. <br /><br />Revenue is ALREADY pouring in from Dust - I obviously have no handle on the numbers, but AURUM goods are flying off the shelf, and CCP's done a great job of balancing this so that these goods are attractive without being overpowered. Beta players get all that AURUM returned upon launch, and so players are free to pay and try everything out without losing their investment. The fact that these are already so popular bodes very well for CCP's ability to make money off the game - and its ability to compete with others on the market.<br /><br />I write all this not to support CCP's marketing machine, they don't need my help, I say this because I was extremely cynical during those first few days of driving tanks and sniping fools, but after playing for months now its clear that they've delivered a game that is genuinely FUN at its core, even before we scratch the surface of the link to EVE. <br /><br />TL,DR: The shooter fans are having a blast, and can't wait for the release. Neither can I. :)<br /><br />Also - carrier air support with fly-bay strafing runs would be SICK. +1 !!Hans Jagerblitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465321795500408857noreply@blogger.com