EVE General Discussion

I haven't played DUST since I don't have PS3, but from what I know, the idea that combine this two different game as one world is too idealistic.
That's not a problem about "WANT", but a problem about "FEASIBILITY".

1. EVE players and FPS players are totally different kinds of people and have 2 different communities. Without a convenient platform to communicate with each other (You want a PS3 player to type words? ), there's no meaning to let them play together and this will limit the connection in a small group of people who are willing to use team speak like platform. And to make this system practical it even needs more systems to make it meaningful and smooth (for example an in-game system that DUST player can announce their battle worldwide and EVE player can get this and support them, and even get paid from DUST players). That's a huge project and I don't think CCP can handle it.

2.EVE is a slow game while FPS is rapid game. Can you imagine before you can shoot somebody, you have to wait 30mins or even longer to find someone in EVE to fly to this system and standby on the orbital. And as a EVE player if you don't have an enemy on the orbital then you could do nothing but to wait for signals and bang in a dull way.

3. Economics Connection : Economics impact in EVE can be dangerous and makes DUST difficult to ensure DUST players have a smooth growing curve, especially for new players.

4. Orbital strike : As you can see, it doesn't make lowsec a fierce battleground (compared to factional warfare). And CCP should have known it's better to use "offline PVP interaction" to make this happen, see a hot mobile game "Clash of Clans" and you will know that. EVE can't catch up with the high pace of DUST since FPS battle take place more often and irragularly. For example EVE should focus on territory conquere, but not realtime fight with DUST. And if the orbital is conquered by an EVE corp, then the related DUST corp can use orbital strike. But you don't need an EVE player stand by for this. NPC will finish the job since the orbital is already yours.

5. If EVE's impact can infiltrate to whole DUST gameplay, it will ruin DUST since those who build their advantage in EVE will be more likely to win in DUST. This will disrupt the balance of FPS battle. And a FPS without balance environment is unbearable. If DUST want to keep connection with EVE, please limit this impact in a specific mode (like territory conqurer mode etc.)

6. And the last but not the least, Launch a FPS on PS3 while trying to make it rely on EVE is a bad choice, though I think CCP may has his reason to do this ( for money and so on ).

The project itself is damn bold, to say the least. Greenlighting the development of DUST required a tremendous amount of courage, and for that I very much respect CCP; it's in everyone’s best interest to at least be supportive by acknowledging that much.

Directed at CCP:

That having been said, and regardless as to your aspirations, there is a very real, very limited window in which to capitalize on any given audience (or audiences in this scenario). While everyone's opinions are valid and should of course be treated as such, it's impossible to prevent alienating a portion of subscribers; that is as much a fact as it is inevitable. And so, as but one man's opinion, the best course of action at this stage is simply that - action.

This may be stating the obvious, but it's absolutely crucial that you establish an action plan and follow-through to the best of your ability - now! You wish to do right by the community which is both commendable and appreciated, but I would urge you to trust your judgement and do what you do best -- then worry about repercussions and damage control after the fact. Because while pissing off a percentage of the community sucks, an ultimate failure (allowing DUST to stagnate) would be much, much more detrimental.

If my interaction with dust mites depends on them calling for orbital strikes, then no.

If I can indiscriminately obliterate the console peasants, then yes.

It's done.

Not worth complaining about now.

I have more enjoyment in station spinning than playing that poor excuse of an FPS

Ship spinning is fun : <

I do not own nor will I ever own any console, so since DUST is only console I have no interest in it. As long as it doesn't impede my gameplay in EVE, I simply don't care.

Hard to see how ground troops can have much impact in space. Of course ships in space could have more impact on ground troops.

So hard to see how both games can be integrated with each other more than they already are at this present time.

sawdust on the floor.

Broom to isle mangus.

Dust intended to earn millions threw MT and get thousands to play eve. Did it work ? meh not as intended - this horse is dying already

but its a nice tech demo...

However, if EvE, WiS, Dust and maybe even EvE-VR were all truly 1 game (pc of course) and all 1 client ... now that would be so massive, it would actually be BIG News and draw attention on eve.