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Dusties Play Free, We Pay?
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Bootleg Jack
ACME Mineral and Gas
#1 - 2012-08-09 21:33:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Bootleg Jack
So basically our subs are paying for the development of DUST, even after it's release?

EDIT: DUST Free Page

I'm an American, English is my second language...
James 315
Experimental Fun Times Corp RELOADED
CODE.
#2 - 2012-08-09 21:35:01 UTC
Not if the "Dusties" need to pay to purchase the game in the first place. That's how shooter games typically are.

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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2012-08-09 21:35:06 UTC
Also WoD

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Darien Aritus
Machiavellian Empire
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#4 - 2012-08-09 21:36:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Darien Aritus
DUST will be using a microtransaction system to aid in the development and funding for DUST. This is PSN's first free to play major multiplayer online furistic first person shooter that uses a microtransaction system. I'm quite psyched to see how this will all work out.
Bootleg Jack
ACME Mineral and Gas
#5 - 2012-08-09 21:36:15 UTC
James 315 wrote:
Not if the "Dusties" need to pay to purchase the game in the first place. That's how shooter games typically are.


It is free download as well.

I'm an American, English is my second language...
Aooz
Doomheim
#6 - 2012-08-09 21:37:30 UTC
James 315 wrote:
Not if the "Dusties" need to pay to purchase the game in the first place. That's how shooter games typically are.


It's completely F2P, they're relying on PS3 people to use a cash shop.
Darien Aritus
Machiavellian Empire
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#7 - 2012-08-09 21:38:14 UTC
Aooz wrote:
James 315 wrote:
Not if the "Dusties" need to pay to purchase the game in the first place. That's how shooter games typically are.


It's completely F2P, they're relying on PS3 people to use a cash shop.


Hence the microtransaction system.
Aooz
Doomheim
#8 - 2012-08-09 21:46:12 UTC
Alas, it won't turn a profit.
Bootleg Jack
ACME Mineral and Gas
#9 - 2012-08-09 21:46:27 UTC
Darien Aritus wrote:
Aooz wrote:
James 315 wrote:
Not if the "Dusties" need to pay to purchase the game in the first place. That's how shooter games typically are.


It's completely F2P, they're relying on PS3 people to use a cash shop.


Hence the microtransaction system.


Except the shop doesn't sell any item that would give advantage, only vanity stuff. It is not going to be running in the black, we are subsidizing a playstation game.

I'm an American, English is my second language...
darmwand
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2012-08-09 21:48:09 UTC
Bootleg Jack wrote:
Except the shop doesn't sell any item that would give advantage, only vanity stuff. It is not going to be running in the black, we are subsidizing a playstation game.


The same thing could be said about TF2 and its hats yet Valve seem to be doing quite well.

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Christy D Floyd
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2012-08-09 21:48:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Christy D Floyd
Here is the million isk question......Will we be able to profit isk off dust bunnies?

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
Virgil Travis
Non Constructive Self Management
#12 - 2012-08-09 21:52:52 UTC
Christy D Floyd wrote:
Here is the million isk question......Will we be able to profit isk off dust bunnies?


If they don't want to meet Mr Dust Buster, yes

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Jim Era
#13 - 2012-08-09 21:53:59 UTC
free games are always terrible,,,because you must pay for good things in life. if its free, there's a reason. (its a turd, that possibly fell in the punch bowl)

Wat™
Aooz
Doomheim
#14 - 2012-08-09 22:00:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Aooz
darmwand wrote:
Bootleg Jack wrote:
Except the shop doesn't sell any item that would give advantage, only vanity stuff. It is not going to be running in the black, we are subsidizing a playstation game.


The same thing could be said about TF2 and its hats yet Valve seem to be doing quite well.


The console gamer is an entirely different animal and DUST is a completely different game. They won't be idling/chatting in trade servers showing off their rares, feeling pressure to buy keys. They'll download a free game when they're bored, play and then put down the controller and possibly never come back.
Sentamon
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2012-08-09 22:02:05 UTC
Jim Era wrote:
free games are always terrible,,,because you must pay for good things in life. if its free, there's a reason. (its a turd, that possibly fell in the punch bowl)


MMO people always paid for extras, to China sweatshop farmers, now people pay for extras to game developers and allow others to play for free, resulting in a vibrant world full of players ... and people complain.

Clueless is clueless.

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Bootleg Jack
ACME Mineral and Gas
#16 - 2012-08-09 22:04:08 UTC
Aooz wrote:
darmwand wrote:
Bootleg Jack wrote:
Except the shop doesn't sell any item that would give advantage, only vanity stuff. It is not going to be running in the black, we are subsidizing a playstation game.


The same thing could be said about TF2 and its hats yet Valve seem to be doing quite well.


The console gamer is an entirely different animal and DUST is a completely different game. They won't be idling/chatting in trade servers showing off their rares, feeling pressure to buy keys. They'll download a free game when they're bored, play and then put down the controller and possibly never come back.


Which makes any impact people with 0 investment have on a the sandbox really questionable.

I'm an American, English is my second language...
Jim Era
#17 - 2012-08-09 22:04:16 UTC
Sentamon wrote:
Jim Era wrote:
free games are always terrible,,,because you must pay for good things in life. if its free, there's a reason. (its a turd, that possibly fell in the punch bowl)


MMO people always paid for extras, to China sweatshop farmers, now people pay for extras to game developers and allow others to play for free, resulting in a vibrant world full of players ... and people complain.

Clueless is clueless.


I don't want a welfare game that anybody can play.
I want a limited playerbase, why else would I be playing EVE?

Wat™
Skeln Thargensen
Doomheim
#18 - 2012-08-09 22:05:51 UTC
don't like micro-payment systems.

i might have to pay for my sunglasses.

forums.  serious business.
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#19 - 2012-08-09 22:07:14 UTC
Console gamers will probably be invested into DUST for the maximum period of a single Call Of Duty iteration, if the game is great in the first place. Lackluster console games die within a few months. We'll see where DUST ends up.
Bootleg Jack
ACME Mineral and Gas
#20 - 2012-08-09 22:07:16 UTC
Sentamon wrote:
Jim Era wrote:
free games are always terrible,,,because you must pay for good things in life. if its free, there's a reason. (its a turd, that possibly fell in the punch bowl)


MMO people always paid for extras, to China sweatshop farmers, now people pay for extras to game developers and allow others to play for free, resulting in a vibrant world full of players ... and people complain.

Clueless is clueless.


Actually most MMO people don't pay for extras, that is just what the pay to win people tell themselves so they don't feel like they have been foolish with their money.

I'm an American, English is my second language...
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