puppetier
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Posted - 2009.08.19 21:38:00 -
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So far, I love this idea.
A few key aspects that I believe would make this an epic win for CCP and Eve players alike would be.
- Release WiS already and allow Dust players to walk with us.
- Add shops in WiS for us Eve players to take advantage of the consumer demand the Dust players will create.
- Introducing a robust integration for Eve Corps/Alliances to influence Dust activities; like financing or supplying the war activities on the planet side.
- Ensure the balance is Eve players will have the supplies/cash and the Dust players will have the ability to fight the battles.
- Make Dust for both PS3 and Xbox360 but allow us all to interact in the station and on the battlefield. I think this aspect alone would help significantly in making a successful game, I'm sure everyone that has played a console FPS wishes they could go head to head with that fanboy friend of theirs that owns the competing console. I realize this is a very unlikely case, so at the very least, please have a version for both consoles as not all of us own the other one.
I see this could be really cool for Eve players if our role is like the Dictators/Leaders in the grand scale war of New Eden and Dust is just another tool in our strategic chest.
At the very least, I would say this would be good for all Eve players if the Dust players can't create 'stuff' but can just buy it, but have to buy it from us, this would create a bunch of new markets with a lot of consumer demand. I think it would be a lot of fun as an Eve player to be supplying bullets to both sides in the ground war 
A few questions I'd love to hear the answers to;
- the official word on which console(s) this is planned for and how this is going to work on their respective 'online systems' (refer to above for what I'd like to see)
- Will there be a monthly fee for Dust? If not, will you be charging for expansions, etc?(I'd prefer a monthly fee because I like the 'free' expansions)
- If there is a monthly fee will you offer a PLEX like system for Dust?
- Would I be able to transfer ISK to my Dust character from my Eve character?
- How do you plan to transport Dust troops between planets/systems/regions? Would be cool, but I doubt you'll have Eve transport missions to move players around? Or maybe that would be the case and you would move Dust soldiers (not actual players, just like an item that represents a 'slot') to different stations and the Dust players than can 'jump clone' to those 'slots'. Would be an interesting way to have Eve alliances bring reinforcements to planets they wish to gain sovereignty on.
I'm bursting with questions about this game, I have to say I'm very excited about Eve ground war! I'd like to hear what everyone else thinks might happen with Dust, and any feedback on these above ideas! This may be a golden opportunity for us to guide the reality of Dust into our wallet fattening ideal!
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