Dust 514

[FireSol]

This game has me interested. I like the idea of little ol me being able to mess with things and changes things. At one point I briefly thought about trying EVE but Dust looks more my speed.

you should give a try to EVE, just to know the universe and political situation
and it really great mmo

[Ghost-Rhayne]

PSU ought to make a merc corp. Id be in for sure!

[podsaurus]

you should give a try to EVE, just to know the universe and political situation
and it really great mmo

While steam as a free trial so I think I'll give that a try. Also Steam just has EVE Online Incarna as a full game, is that right? Sounds like an expansion not the original.

PSU ought to make a merc corp. Id be in for sure!

I like this idea I don't want to be all by myself from the start!

[spy966]

While steam as a free trial so I think I'll give that a try. Also Steam just has EVE Online Incarna as a full game, is that right? Sounds like an expansion not the original.



I like this idea I don't want to be all by myself from the start!

Eve players get their new content for free. So the game is updated with expansions introducing new stuff every now and then. Incarna would be the latest EvE online, so to speak.

I'm thinking of getting into eve again when Dust is released.

[FireSol]

While steam as a free trial so I think I'll give that a try. Also Steam just has EVE Online Incarna as a full game, is that right? Sounds like an expansion not the original.

Incarna is the latest version of EVE,as spy966 already sad.
if you really interesting i can send you 21day invite

aslo there is 2 ways to pay for the game
1. with real money, as any other mmo
2. with ingame money, 30 days will cost you around 360 millions of ingame money

[FireSol]

2 more articles from Gamescom

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/20/du...actual-murder/

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1189206p1.html

ill not post them here because they not have new info, but if someone interested )))

[FireSol]

and here is info about some weapons in dust
Heavy Weapons for Heavy Armor…

Let’s start with the Minmatar MH82-BCR Personal Autocannon. This is a heavy weapon and, as such, restricted to the heavy dropsuit. As well as being simply devastating in its own right, this weapon really opened up the heavy dropsuit class once we added it to the game. For some time, the heavy dropsuit wasn’t very popular with our internal dev team. It may have had a ton of hitpoints and access to the deadly Forge gun, but it was slow and easy to outmaneuver. This saw it primarily being used in specialist anti-vehicle roles (where it excelled) but not much else.This came abruptly to an end when the autocannon made it in to the game. Suddenly you didn’t have to fight the other dropsuit classes on their own terms with weapons ill-suited to the heavy’s slower movement. Now you could outlast any other class in a head-on firefight (though smart players can still outmaneuver the slower heavies), you had more armor and a lot more firepower; enough to destroy light vehicles as well as infantry. The introduction of this weapon unlocked the full potential of the dropsuit and gave us one of the game’s most satisfying weapons to fire. The camera shake, visual effects and rate of fire make this weapon incredibly visceral. You feel unstoppable, like you could take on just about anything, and sometimes — for just a few bright moments — you can.

Minmitar MH82-BCR Personal Autocannon

A multi-barrel, rotary drive machine gun, the autocannon is a singularly devastating anti-infantry weapon. Eschewing the advantages of a lighter frame in favor of stopping power, the exponentially increased heat and vibration produced by this Boundless Creation-developed weapon makes it almost unbearable to fire. Yet despite this fact, its above average hit ratio and extreme rate of fire has earned it the nickname “Death’s Engine.”Unlike earlier models, the weapon requires no spool up time; rounds are expelled the instant the trigger is pressed. This comes at the cost of initially reduced accuracy as the counter-rotating drives slowly align. Once fully aligned, however, the autocannon produces a pinpoint stream of gunfire with unmatched killing potential.Specifications

Designation:	MH82-BCR
Variant:	Standard
Length:	70.2cm
Barrel length:	48.9cm
Weight (loaded):	60kg
Weight (unloaded):	47.4kg
Max. effective range:	1,000m
Muzzle velocity:	3,450 ft/sec	(1,050 m/s)
Ammunition:	Titanium Sabot

Filling the Short-Range Gap…

Next up is the Gallente CRG-3 Plasma Shotgun. When we added it to the game, the shotgun filled a gaping hole in our weapons line up. At the time most of the weapons we had in were semi- to full-automatic with mid to long ranges, but the shotgun gave us a very powerful, very short-range weapon. It was actually one of our most eagerly awaited weapons on the team, to quote one of the designers, “shotguns are born fun.”What happened when we put it in the game, though? As a light weapon, it can be fitted to any dropsuit which makes it very versatile. However, it was those players using Scout dropsuits that really gravitated towards it. Having such a powerful weapon helped them offset their relatively weak armor and shields. They began to use their high speed and maneuverability to get as close as possible as fast as possible with the shotgun and blow their enemy away! Of course, any potential victim in a more heavily armored dropsuit class could potentially fit themselves to soak a portion of the damage done and retaliate with a fistful of death of their own so Scouts still had to stay on their toes!

Gallente CRG-3 Plasma Shotgun

Designed for close-range combat, the shotgun is a spread weapon with tremendous stopping power. Unlike traditional cyclotron designs, a walled centrifugal well is used to simultaneously shunt dozens of plasma charges, generating a wide-pattern ‘kill spread’ that is lethal over short distances. The excessive recoil produced by each discharge is absorbed by the pneumatic armature, allowing the weapon to be fired repeatedly without significant injury to the user. The operator controlled crank-action flushes coolant through the interior well before cycling additional rounds into the chamber.Specifications

Designation:	CRG-3
Variant:	Standard
Length:	94.5cm
Weight (loaded):	4.35kg
Weight (unloaded):	3.6kg
Max. effective range:	30m
Muzzle velocity:	1,325 ft/sec	(403 m/s)
Ammunition:	Lead charge

Up Close and Personal…

Last on the list for this blog post is the humble knife. Imagine you’re in a desperate gun fight, you’re closing in on your opponent, he’s almost dead, you run out of ammo, but you’re close enough to use melee to finish him off… but melee hasn’t been implemented yet and he shoots you in the face! This was a situation many of us experienced before the Nova Knife went in to the game and it was incredibly frustrating. As you can imagine it was a very welcome addition and now it’s hard to imagine how we could have played without it.Every dropsuit comes equipped with a blade so it doesn’t need to be fitted. For most players the Nova Knife is a weapon of last resort, but for a crazed few it is used as a primary. They train skills in knife handling and fit their dropsuits with Myofibril Stimulant modules to make the knife as deadly as possible. There is of course no more embarrassing way to be killed than with the knife. And no more frightening sight than a module-enhanced fast-moving Scout dropsuit that is bearing down on you as you try to pick them off before they get too close.

Caldari ZN-28 Nova Knife

A close-quarters melee weapon, the Nova Knife is as deadly a weapon as anything on the battlefield. Its name derives from the heated plasma edge of the blade – formed by a thermic igniter and linear gravity condenser – that, in skilled hands, can be used to carve through even the thickest dropsuit armor.Specifications

Designation:	ZN-28
Variant:	Standard
Blade Length:	20cm
Weight:	0.5kg
Max. effective range:	0.5m
Ammunition:	Fuel cell

One of the most exciting things about game development is watching and experiencing the game as various pieces of gameplay fall into place. Every new weapon we add to the game opens up the gameplay in ways we predicted and ways we didn’t. One of the things that excites me the most about DUST 514 is that the continuous development post-launch means that developers and players alike will get to see the gameplay evolve over time as new content is introduced into the game.

[spy966]

and here is info about some weapons in dust
Heavy Weapons for Heavy Armor…

Let’s start with the Minmatar MH82-BCR Personal Autocannon. This is a heavy weapon and, as such, restricted to the heavy dropsuit. As well as being simply devastating in its own right, this weapon really opened up the heavy dropsuit class once we added it to the game. For some time, the heavy dropsuit wasn’t very popular with our internal dev team. It may have had a ton of hitpoints and access to the deadly Forge gun, but it was slow and easy to outmaneuver. This saw it primarily being used in specialist anti-vehicle roles (where it excelled) but not much else.This came abruptly to an end when the autocannon made it in to the game. Suddenly you didn’t have to fight the other dropsuit classes on their own terms with weapons ill-suited to the heavy’s slower movement. Now you could outlast any other class in a head-on firefight (though smart players can still outmaneuver the slower heavies), you had more armor and a lot more firepower; enough to destroy light vehicles as well as infantry. The introduction of this weapon unlocked the full potential of the dropsuit and gave us one of the game’s most satisfying weapons to fire. The camera shake, visual effects and rate of fire make this weapon incredibly visceral. You feel unstoppable, like you could take on just about anything, and sometimes — for just a few bright moments — you can.

Minmitar MH82-BCR Personal Autocannon

A multi-barrel, rotary drive machine gun, the autocannon is a singularly devastating anti-infantry weapon. Eschewing the advantages of a lighter frame in favor of stopping power, the exponentially increased heat and vibration produced by this Boundless Creation-developed weapon makes it almost unbearable to fire. Yet despite this fact, its above average hit ratio and extreme rate of fire has earned it the nickname “Death’s Engine.”Unlike earlier models, the weapon requires no spool up time; rounds are expelled the instant the trigger is pressed. This comes at the cost of initially reduced accuracy as the counter-rotating drives slowly align. Once fully aligned, however, the autocannon produces a pinpoint stream of gunfire with unmatched killing potential.Specifications

Designation:	MH82-BCR
Variant:	Standard
Length:	70.2cm
Barrel length:	48.9cm
Weight (loaded):	60kg
Weight (unloaded):	47.4kg
Max. effective range:	1,000m
Muzzle velocity:	3,450 ft/sec	(1,050 m/s)
Ammunition:	Titanium Sabot

Filling the Short-Range Gap…

Next up is the Gallente CRG-3 Plasma Shotgun. When we added it to the game, the shotgun filled a gaping hole in our weapons line up. At the time most of the weapons we had in were semi- to full-automatic with mid to long ranges, but the shotgun gave us a very powerful, very short-range weapon. It was actually one of our most eagerly awaited weapons on the team, to quote one of the designers, “shotguns are born fun.”What happened when we put it in the game, though? As a light weapon, it can be fitted to any dropsuit which makes it very versatile. However, it was those players using Scout dropsuits that really gravitated towards it. Having such a powerful weapon helped them offset their relatively weak armor and shields. They began to use their high speed and maneuverability to get as close as possible as fast as possible with the shotgun and blow their enemy away! Of course, any potential victim in a more heavily armored dropsuit class could potentially fit themselves to soak a portion of the damage done and retaliate with a fistful of death of their own so Scouts still had to stay on their toes!

Gallente CRG-3 Plasma Shotgun

Designed for close-range combat, the shotgun is a spread weapon with tremendous stopping power. Unlike traditional cyclotron designs, a walled centrifugal well is used to simultaneously shunt dozens of plasma charges, generating a wide-pattern ‘kill spread’ that is lethal over short distances. The excessive recoil produced by each discharge is absorbed by the pneumatic armature, allowing the weapon to be fired repeatedly without significant injury to the user. The operator controlled crank-action flushes coolant through the interior well before cycling additional rounds into the chamber.Specifications

Designation:	CRG-3
Variant:	Standard
Length:	94.5cm
Weight (loaded):	4.35kg
Weight (unloaded):	3.6kg
Max. effective range:	30m
Muzzle velocity:	1,325 ft/sec	(403 m/s)
Ammunition:	Lead charge

Up Close and Personal…

Last on the list for this blog post is the humble knife. Imagine you’re in a desperate gun fight, you’re closing in on your opponent, he’s almost dead, you run out of ammo, but you’re close enough to use melee to finish him off… but melee hasn’t been implemented yet and he shoots you in the face! This was a situation many of us experienced before the Nova Knife went in to the game and it was incredibly frustrating. As you can imagine it was a very welcome addition and now it’s hard to imagine how we could have played without it.Every dropsuit comes equipped with a blade so it doesn’t need to be fitted. For most players the Nova Knife is a weapon of last resort, but for a crazed few it is used as a primary. They train skills in knife handling and fit their dropsuits with Myofibril Stimulant modules to make the knife as deadly as possible. There is of course no more embarrassing way to be killed than with the knife. And no more frightening sight than a module-enhanced fast-moving Scout dropsuit that is bearing down on you as you try to pick them off before they get too close.

Caldari ZN-28 Nova Knife

A close-quarters melee weapon, the Nova Knife is as deadly a weapon as anything on the battlefield. Its name derives from the heated plasma edge of the blade – formed by a thermic igniter and linear gravity condenser – that, in skilled hands, can be used to carve through even the thickest dropsuit armor.Specifications

Designation:	ZN-28
Variant:	Standard
Blade Length:	20cm
Weight:	0.5kg
Max. effective range:	0.5m
Ammunition:	Fuel cell

One of the most exciting things about game development is watching and experiencing the game as various pieces of gameplay fall into place. Every new weapon we add to the game opens up the gameplay in ways we predicted and ways we didn’t. One of the things that excites me the most about DUST 514 is that the continuous development post-launch means that developers and players alike will get to see the gameplay evolve over time as new content is introduced into the game.

OOhhhh.. I just love the knife!

[Soldier 95B]

One of the most exciting things about game development is watching and experiencing the game as various pieces of gameplay fall into place. Every new weapon we add to the game opens up the gameplay in ways we predicted and ways we didn’t. One of the things that excites me the most about DUST 514 is that the continuous development post-launch means that developers and players alike will get to see the gameplay evolve over time as new content is introduced into the game.

That is what I like to hear. Sounds like they are going to treat it like Google Docs. Improvements and features automatically added behind the scenes without the need for user intervention. If true, that is gonna be sweet.

[radgamer420]

That shotgun looks insane.

[FireSol]

New Vehicle Roles and Characteristics

Since DUST 514 traces its lineage to EVE Online, we wanted to give it the same rich combat environment that EVE Online has when it comes to vehicle classes and roles. For example, in EVE Online there are ships that share the same hull (and thus the same look) but have very different performance envelopes. This will be true in DUST 514 as well with vehicles that will share the same chassis or hull class but depending on their roles and level of technology, offer very different battlefield characteristics.
Another key aspect that is similar between ships and vehicles is the capacitor. A good way to grasp this concept is to think of capacitors as the energy source that powers everything in a vehicle. From weapon turrets to repair modules, almost everything that you fit on to your vehicle in DUST 514 will need to draw capacitor points in order to function. Because of the fusion technology that the capacitor is based on, you will never “run out” of capacitors in the long run, since it will always replenish itself over time. However, as you activate weapons, scanners, ECM and other modules over the course of a battle it is very likely that your vehicle will deplete its stock of capacitors in short order.
Much like ships in EVE Online, this means that when you customize your vehicles in DUST 514 you will need to pay heed to how much capacitor your vehicle has and how fast the modules on your vehicle will drain it. Therefore, along with combat and repair modules, a discerning player will also need to consider fitting modules that will act as a reserve “fuel tank” that can replenish depleted capacitors on vehicles, and this will certainly add an extra dimension to vehicular gameplay that is unique to the EVE universe.
Also similar to EVE Online is the skilling system for vehicles available to players. Each class of vehicles will require a player to have trained the necessary skill before he or she can pilot it. This will allow players to explore and specialize in vehicles that are more suitable to their own style of game play, and the variety of vehicle specialization is every bit as deep and wide ranging as EVE Online. So, let’s take a look at a couple of advanced vehicle roles that you, as a player, can look forward to specialize in.
Marauder HAV

The heavy attack vehicle (HAV) was conceived as a breakthrough weapon and as such is meant to be used as the armored fist by many mercenary forces. However, when the situation on a battlefield changes something even more powerful may be required. This is where the Marauder class HAV comes in. With more powerful armaments and heavier armor, the Marauder can be used to deal with the enemy’s “lesser” HAVs.

Name: Surya

Hull: Madrugar
Race: Gallente
Class: Marauder
Module Slots: 6H/4L
Crew: 3
PG: 2540
CPU: 235
Combat / Special Abilities:
Can fit siege module
Bonuses:
10% bonus to resistance per level
20% bonus to racial turret damage per level

As you can see from the stats above, the Gallente Marauder offers more module slots giving the player more customization options than the regular HAV. It also has special abilities not available on regular HAVs in that it can fit a siege module, which is a very powerful upgrade that will allow the Marauder to go into “siege” mode thereby granting it even more powerful combat capability. The Marauder also offers role bonuses that give it tougher resistance to enemy fire as well as higher damage dealing bonuses to ensure the death of your enemies.
Of course, all that extra performance doesn’t come cheap and the Marauder is by no means invincible… provided that your enemies know its weakness. As you will see in the next vehicle class, we have created a new vehicle role to counter the beast that is the Marauder.
The in-game maps in DUST 514 are designed to utilize varying terrain features to give players more tactical choices on the battlefield. That means there are plenty of places to conceal and set up ambushes. The fog of war system will also shroud enemies until scouted by friendly forces. So, how can players counter such an array of concealment in order to quickly reveal and assess the battlefield? The solution is the Force Recon dropship.

Force Recon (Dropship)

With its unique combination of speed, stealth, ECM and sight bonuses, the Force Recon dropship will be the mainstay of any mercenary army that wishes to maintain a strong ECM/ECCM presence on the battlefields of New Eden. Worried about what’s hiding in that embankment just around the corner? How many cloaked enemies are waiting in ambush near that upcoming objective? Or, maybe that EW LAV on your team needs a little ECM support? Well, send in the Force Recon dropship to get the job done!

Name: Eryx

Hull: Myron
Race: Caldari
Class: Force Recon
Module Slots: 8
Crew: 6
PG: 300
CPU: 500
Combat / Special Abilities:
Can use special cloak modules
Bonuses:
20% bonus to sensor dampener range
20% bonus to sight range per level

More customizations with Modules

Now that you’ve gotten a taste of advanced roles for vehicles, let’s examine some of the vehicle modules that we have in store for DUST 514 and how they will work in game.
The cap booster works by replenishing a fixed amount of capacitor points instantly when activated. Each vehicle can only carry a limited amount of capacitor charges, and an empty capacitor booster cannot replenish capacitor points on its own.
Sometimes the best way to knock out a tough opponent is to drain its capacitor bank and like EVE Online, the maxim: “no cap equals death” is just as true in DUST 514. Energy neutralizers work by remotely depleting a targeted vehicle’s capacitor bank. It does require a lot of capacitor points to activate it, however, so a capacitor booster module will most likely be required in order to feed the cap guzzling energy neutralizer.
There’s an old adage that states “an enemy can’t attack what the enemy can’t see.” and this is certainly the case when we add electronic warfare to the battlefield. Advanced combat vehicles like the HAV require a host of electronic gadgets in order to identify, acquire, and dispatch threats effectively. Electronic counter-measures on the other hand, can leave your enemies blind and helpless on the field and often during critical moments.
So, how can a sly player utilize the modules mentioned above to fit his or her vehicle and maximize its effectiveness? Imagine a battle in progress on a distant planet somewhere within the EVE universe. The attacking mercenary forces send in their Marauder in a gambit to break through the defender’s fortifications. As the Marauder smashes its way through barriers and choke points in its mad blitz to the objective, a Force Recon dropship suddenly de-cloaks in midair and begins to drain the Marauder’s capacitor. As the capacitor banks on both vehicles plummet each pilot is hammering the cap booster activation button in a desperate attempt to keep their vehicles supplied with enough power.
The Marauder pilot sees his capacitor bank emptied and has just run out of cap booster charges. He calls for help on the squad channel asking, no, pleading for someone to come and rescue him from his predicament. As the dropship batters away the last bit of armor off the Marauder, a friendly LAV jumps off a cliff and simultaneously lands next to the Marauder and activates its ECM module to break the dropship’s lock on the Marauder. The Marauder pilot gratefully thanks the LAV pilot and quickly limps off to the rear for urgent repairs.
The info above shows just a fraction of the inter-connected dynamics in DUST 514’s vehicle gameplay and the diversity of vehicle fits that will be available to players in the near future. We hope you are as excited about it as we are.
P.S. The retreating Marauder was later destroyed at a choke point by an ambush party before it could be repaired.

original:http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/...aracteristics/

and latest interview: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gd...ust-514/727868

my thoughts on interview!! I realy want to get my hands on it, but im afraid that press will not accept it, because they try to innovate, but todays industry doesnt ready for that

[RedOrb_Collector]

Are there mechs in this or the Eve universe itself?

[sportjames23]

Damn, this game looks beautiful. Can't wait to play it.

[DARIAN_WILL]

20v20 that's gonna be crazy lol. the only other game that have alot of people in one server was mag.
this is going to be awesome. free to play more like free to try. money will be needed to earn trophy's and other
cool stuff. they not just gonna waste there time making a game and not make any cash off of it lol.
there's always a catch when you see free to play. lol just like DCUO.

[spy966]

Well there's going to be micro transactions in game for those who want to buy special stuff, isn't it?
I know they've said that no one is getting an advantage over another player because they've bought something with real money, but they are going to make profit on this. And they probably hope for more players to be interested in eve and subscribe there.
CCP even thought about making EVE free to play and with micro transactions only before...

[mooninites]

This game is looking awesome. The whole micro transaction thing is fine with me. It'll cost less then a retail game or a monthly subscription. When does release, tomorrow?

[Ghost-Rhayne]

[RedOrb_Collector]

From the IGN video, my interest has grown from "hey this is free, no reason to not check it out", to "wow this looks awesome, AND its free!"

[Nitey]

Yeah that looks crazy, so ambitious. PS3 baybay

[keefy]

I had No doubt is going to be good I liked Eve when I did the free 2 week trial a whle ago but didn't feel like paying every month to keep playing but with Dust its free
With EVE there is daily maintenance for 1hour to keep tings running smooth.

[Soldier 95B]

From the IGN video, my interest has grown from "hey this is free, no reason to not check it out", to "wow this looks awesome, AND its free!"

When we first saw it, I was ready to pay $60 for it. I still would! But free is nice too

[sportjames23]

From the IGN video, my interest has grown from "hey this is free, no reason to not check it out", to "wow this looks awesome, AND its free!"

Damn right. Day One Download for me.

[spy966]

Damn right. Day One Download for me.

Haha. Word mate. Me too.

And I can't resist getting back to eve now either.... Orbital strike? Hell yeaH!

[Ghost-Rhayne]

As I have mentioned before, we need a P.S.U merc battalion.

[FireSol]

As I have mentioned before, we need a P.S.U merc battalion.

you read my mind )))

hope after EVE Fan fest we see many positive impressions