War & Shoot 'Em Ups: General

[LordRoss]

I've had a few people ask me what Dust514 game is all about.  So I thought the best way is to simply show a video trailer of the new title.

Dust514 is a brand new PS3 exclusive title developed by CCP and should be released around Spring 2012.

The game will be compatible with the PlayStation Move and have it's own space in PlayStation Home.

Dust514 and the PC game EVE Online will share one universe.  This will allow Dust514 gamers to connect directly to a PC MMO.  The game will also be extended to the new PlayStation Vita.

So what are your thoughts on the game so far? Personally I am looking forward to seeing just how well the PC and PS3 gamers play together.  I think it's a great idea and certainly seems interesting.

[richard4481]

Anyone else saw this game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzVjggarRns&feature=player_embedded

[TRUESTARRR]

i've not heard of this game before could this game become big

[richard4481]

More info

Gameplay

• There will be a quickplay mode.
• There will be NPC faction warfare as well as the capture of player owned planets.
• Battles will take part on dynamic battlefields that are around 5 kilometres across.
• There will be a cap to the number of players per battle, which will be no less than 64 at launch.
• There will be a command structure: Squadleaders in charge of Infantry, will in turn be led by a player commander on board the MCC (Mobile Command Centre)
• The Commander will effectivly be playing a real time strategy game, and will be dependent on the situation awareness of ifantry players.
• There will be a number of sub-objectives, but the main goal will be to destroy the enemies MCC.
• DUST 514 will feature ten different vehicle classes, 8 of which will be available at launch. These include Warthog style buggies, Fighter Aircraft, Dropships and tanks.
• Infantry alike will be able to call in vehicles on the fly and have them dropped off by large dropships.
• Commanders will be able to deploy ground installations, which can house large gun and missile emplacements.
• Ground installations will also act as spawn points.
• Vehicles and installations will be purchased with "war points" which are a non-persistant game currency. This will allow each fight to have an "escalation of war" and will help prevent players with accumulated wealth from dominating.
• Rather than having a skill system like EVE Online or leveling system like World of Warcraft, DUST 514 will have an "achievement matrix" where objectives achieved in game unlock tiers which then give access to better items on the marketplace.
• Like ships in eve EVE, weapons and vehicles will be customised with module slots.
• There are two methods a DUST marine can use to get from planet A to planet B. The first is to clone jump, using similar technology to EVE Pod pilots. The second is to use their corps War Barge and fly to a hostile planet.
• DUST players will have to use the war barge to attack hostile worlds.

Interaction with the wider EVE universe

• EVE Pilots will own the majority of planetary districts, this will be introduced in the expansion following Dominion.
• DUST marines will be securing key staging area districts.
• Hiring Dust Marines will not be mandatory, but it will make the capture of planets easier.
• Initially Interaction wit EVE players will be done througuh the New Eden Social Network (COSMOS).
• Eventually CCP hope players in eve will be able to share the same social spaces as DUST 514 marines, presumably in stations.
• Initially at least, the economies of EVE and DUST will be kept as seperate as possible. CCP do not want co-dependency between the games.

Technology and Subscription Model

• It is rumoured that DUST 514 will use the Unreal game engine.
• There will be a microtransaction model, rather than a subscription model.

Other Facts

• All the races in factions from EVE Online will feature in DUST 514
• There will be racial weapons, the strengths and weaknesses for each race that we all know and love in eve will feature in DUST 514

Source http://www.dust514.org/    

[Killa_Cobra_ST]

Good find
Could actually be a decent game

[Roxas598]

sooo purdy

[xHeatherx]

Nice!! Love the graphics on the video too, reminds me of Killzone 2.

[richard4481]

Killzone 2 with Warthog style buggies, Fighter Aircraft, Dropships and tanks!
I'm so in!!!

[frodouk]

---

richard4481 wrote:
Killzone 2 with Warthog style buggies, Fighter Aircraft, Dropships and tanks!
I'm so in!!!

---

So a Halo type game then? If this is half as good as the first Halo, it will be class.

[addyjones1234]

looks good but kind of reminds me of haze