Interviews Hilmar on Dust 514 and Eve Online

[sauenkalle]

EVE is so awesome, if your "guild" need help you can just warp into the battle :D

[RUMBALman4downunder]

this game will be epic I have all ways wanted to play eve but all ways found it to time consuming and complicated so I am get this one when it gets out

[dareapa1]

so will the minmatar structures on planets be made of duct tape and cardboard?

[stew360]

No more X360 for this PS3 exclusive and its not a Bad thing because most of the ps3 title are dumb down because the ps3 optimisation work diferently than the xbox 360 a way more close to pc programing !

And anyway Sony and ps3 is the console to get BIG and complex games Like MAG , Killzone etc... the 360 is the console to play COD , HALO ' gears of war funs games but less complex less mature !

[matties1993]

@stew360 what about DC Universe Online I know it's not the best MMO but it's quite the Feat for PS3 this is different PC is more RTS on Eve they act as the Commanders and the PS3 Dust514 players are the soldiers if this works imagine getting a lot of reputation and contracts coming from heaps of PC players i hope they incorporate a lot of strategy to this.

[XInfinity2012]

'' Dust 514 is a first person shooter for X-Box 360 and PS3 that takes place in the EVE Online universe. ''

Sorry but that's a fail. Dist514 is PS3 exclusive. They said so at E3.

[maiartheking]

@XInfinity2012 yess ps3 ftw :0 suxk it xbox :D

[matties1993]

@maiartheking yeah but means less player base so less soldiers to accept Eve contracts

[007999999999999999]

This game will suck a lot :D

and why?

because its only for fucking consoles, IDIOT EVE makers omfg!!!

EVE player can't play DUST 514 without a console???!!! hello WTF?!!!!

[XInfinity2012]

@007999999999999999 They did that because a person can play eve on PC and not have to change windows but also a person can play eve and have their PS3 going and play Dust 514 on it at the same time.

[007999999999999999]

@XInfinity2012 and why not a version for the PC?!!!

[XInfinity2012]

@007999999999999999 Because they didn't want to make it for PC.

[007999999999999999]

@XInfinity2012 LOSERS OMFG -.- .....

[Essaiel]

@007999999999999999 It will suck because... it wont be on the PC/Mac? People who own the PC/Mac are less inclined on buying Dust 514 becuase they most likely already have Eve, what would be the point in owning both?

CCP are on the line of thinking that a person is going to ether play one or the other. If they made it for the PC/Mac then they might have the potential problem that more people will flock to Dust or not buy it at all. Dust players are working for Eve players... chill out.

[bjahava]

@007999999999999999

If your on a PC and your playing Dust then your not playing EVE.

If your on a console, your not playing EVE therefore you can play Dust.

Conclusion... this is the best way to ensure that both games have the maximum number of people playing both AT THE SAME TIME.

So no CCP have thought this out pretty well.

[d1v4dPwnz]

I don't get it... okay so this game is coming on PS3 only, but we can connect to PC players? SO CONFUSED

[thagreatzadenko]

@d1v4dPwnz yea im kinda confused about that to but from what i can tell i think the eve online users pretty much just say "i want this planet, heres some money" and then the dust players go and take the planet. i thought that maybe the eve online players would be comanding from ships but in this article dust514.org/component/content/­article/34-news/54-dust-514-wh­at-do-we-know-so-far it looks like someone from dust is put in comand of the other players and they sit in the command ship playing rts

[d1v4dPwnz]

@thagreatzadenko Yah that's what I found out also but I don't get the PS3 online part... Like will we be able to play whenever or do we HAVE to get hired by EVE players?

[thagreatzadenko]

@d1v4dPwnz im pretty sure you will have to be hired by eve online players. but as long as your "corps" is big enough and prestigious enough you should be able to get contracts. and appearently the corps of dust and the corporations of eve can ally with each other. so whenever that eve corporation goes on the attack you can fight. i dont know this willl be an interesting experiment. i cant recal anything like this so it has the potential to be epic or a horribl fail. i cant wait though..

[d1v4dPwnz]

@thagreatzadenko this is very true :) Let's hope its amazing! cause I cant wait

[shade0o]

@123a42

it should be "THIS IS NEW EDEN!"

[Princeoftheprotoss]

wow ccp can really think outside the box connetcting pc,ps3 and xbox in one gaming world is fucking brilliant.

[TheLdsrules]

Will the EVE players be able to give us support.

Like Air support?

[rouge144]

@TheLdsrules from what we hear and read most likely yes......^_^

[TheLdsrules]

@rouge144 I better be able to call airstrikes :D

[pjedinn]

@TheLdsrules Yes

[inyourfacesociety]

Compare this:

Mario.

Avatar space ship.

Nuff Said.

[Kosinuss]

I hope Dust will come out on PC aswell

[Soothfish]

Hopefully the Dust 514 battles won't involve destroying my highly expensive EVE planetary colonies...though capturing them would be veerrry interesting.

[mercurypbteam]

ahhh shit this isnt for PC too?

[omegga7jr]

this is shit!!! sounds like they are using eve to buff dust. and dust is going to leach form eve. dust wont bring any thing to eve players except head aches because the the FPS players just want to shoot shit. they dont give a fuck about the larger view of the eve universe. these games need to be one where a fps player can get a ship and fly, or a polite can get on foot and kick some ass. and why is dust consul only? you CANT inter grade them fully on 2 systems.

[MATTHEW4000]

@omegga7jr i think it works both ways, dust will bring to eveonline more noobs for me to keel :P

[TheCrookedCrow1]

@omegga7jr Shush kid......Let the grown ups do the work.

[dave19941000]

When is DUST 514 coming out?

[ButtersStotch7000]

I'm guessing that they'll handle the game like this.

New players will start off playing Factional Warfare as a low risk environment.

Once they're comfortable enough, they can hire themselves out as freelance mercs. An EVE player can hire these unaligned mercs at "minimum wage" rates.

Finally, once the player has met enough people and his rep has grown, he can take it upon himself to either join/create a corp.

[dbalieiro]

amazing interview... thanks! #waiting

[8maxthemax8]

at 4:05 the iterviewer ask a question and Hulamr seems SO SCARED!!! it's very funny!

[Zain844]

@8maxthemax8

He's probably just nervous because he's on camera. He handled himself quite well though.

[MrTombstoneMedia]

they should do high sec planets as part of faction story lines to insure that there is combat always going and for those people who arnt in merc corps and null sec planets for eve alliances

[IamDuhmb]

@Flarehappy09

well think of all the eve players who play console games

I think most of em do

[HaloSpartan300]

Wow the creators sure got creative with expanding the EVE universe using two consoles and such. :P

[mountainman1414]

when does it come out

[eddyg0rd0]

never

[mountainman1414]

what?

[mountainman1414]

its tba .....to be aranged

[m4r3z]

so its not "To Be Announced" ? ^^ :>

[fraggermcfragger]

why no pc? console is ok but no pc? this is madness!

[FleetCommandRG]

well if you read their site they said it would be a console based game, which as an eve player that makes sense as they already have a pc game....EVE Online

[fraggermcfragger]

)yes but apparently it interacts with the eve universe doesn't it(well that's what site says anyway) . any who id like to see how this turns out. but im not sure. i mean their using both Xbox and ps3. does that mean people on a xbox can play people on a ps3? is that even possible? as EVE is just one universe. tell me if ive confused myself along this?

[soviet176]

@fraggermcfragger You bring up a legitimate point. I think they have a lot to think about, the idea is good but the tech would be hard to pull off.

[FleetCommandRG]

that's a good question.....i say maybe, cause each system works off its own network. xbox has xbox live while ps has the ps network(w/e its called lol i don't have a ps3) what i'm still wondering is how will it work on xbox exactly. i mean ps is easy, it can connect to the internet directly. but the xbox only connects to xbl via microsoft servers, now how is that going to work out. ccp does indeed have alot to think about and if they pull it off, then i'm running straight out to grab my 360 copy

[dr4g0nt4nk3r]

Perhaps they will split the universe in two for planet battles; half on 360 and half on ps3

[FleetCommandRG]

maybe.....but then for whoever only has one system (like myself...360 owner) that sounds pretty lame cause then if your corp or alliance is set to battle for a planet and you can't participate cause of that........i call that fucking lame :(

though i admit i can see that as a way of it working out

[jhughes420]

@FleetCommandRG ...i here the 360 and ps3 are supose to join networks in the future anyway

[FleetCommandRG]

@jhughes420 rly? well then i look forward to kicking my boss's ass on mw2 :)

[sporkwitch]

The only thing the Live servers are used for is the same stuff as on Steam, PSN, AOL Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, etc. use them for: account information, friends list, etc.

MS also allows the use of their database server to arrange matches, but once those matches start, nothing other than stats touch their server. It's why no one in their right mind would be willing to pay for it: no game servers.

In any case, there's no problem having it on 360: FFXI is on 360 and doesn't need LIVE to play.

[123a42]

THIS IS SPARTA... wait, no...

THIS IS EVE ONLINE!

[valcan321]

will probably be out for PC a little later.

[m4r3z]

Really a shame it will come to consoles.. shooters are crap on consoles.

[ATTAKhq]

@m4r3z Eh it depends on the shooter. Gears of war was by far better on the console.

Also probably one of the greatest shooters ever in my opinion.

But the gameplay could be affected massively. I'd like to see BF2 style gameplay with more involvement with eve. That would be amazing.

Because the Original battlefield 2 for the PC is probably still one of my favorite games :]

[KGBinUS]

lol....CCP has built trust with their EvE online Players.....AHAHAHAH I almost had to change my underwear there...

[Wargargble]

ps3 has no games :|

pc > all

[eddyg0rd0]

fucking cool

[julius153]

I'm excited for Dust and I was happy that there would be a connection between Dust and EVE. Ex. Fleets battling for a planet and the planet itself is fighting back using turrets etc. etc. (The turrets came from my imagination XD). Anyway, it means that the players will be needing to cooperate and bond more. :D

[anubite001]

I'm really impressed by the interview - both the CEO of CPP and the interviewer are pretty savvy with their questions and answers, I'm looking forward to Dust, though I dunno if it will be a success or not, the concept is new and daring, so I can appreciate the attempt and am looking forward to its impact on EVE...

[calumknight1984]

@anubite001 the major problem i see with the game is how are they going to keep console players playing the game? The console market has this issue that gamers get bored and move on after playing a game for a couple of months, especially when newer games are released. E.g CoD, the game are boring anyway but its a good example with endless games being released it affects all other games on consoles as well, I remember a few games emptying because of a CoD release

[joffeloff]

@calumknight1984 It is obvious that eventually they will have to port the game to the PC. If not the fickle audience, then Sony releasing a new console. EVE will outlive any of the consoles, Dust will have to as well.

[NielsShoe]

I would like it for PC but I bet they dont want to do a PC version as it would take too long pluss they might not be compatible with consoles  and it would mean some eve players would move to dust and lower eve pop.

[SIndr15]

I think that sooner or later they should let EVE Online players do what Dust 514 do and vice versa.

Then a Dust 514 player could be able to buy or steal a ship and take to the stars. Then he or she could be hunted by EVE Online player or join alliances.

The only difference would be a different method of control.

[stimpson65]

If CCP did that, there would be no definition between the two games. If CCP wanted people to play Eve on a console, they would simply release a console version of Eve. That is not CCP's goal here. Dust and Eve are completely different games. They only interact and each should never "become" the other game. If a Dust player wants to fly starships, they can get themselves a comp and play Eve. Same goes for Eve players on the flip-side. The target audiences are unique and CCP appreciates that.

[SIndr15]

I guess you're right, but I still think they should make it so that the Dust 514 players and EVE Online players could ineract with each other in real time.

I.G. A battleship attacking a warbarge and the warbarge firing back.

[GunmadMadman]

actually, with Ambulation (or whatever they call it these days :) ) It may not be entirely out of the question that capsuleers can dock on those battlebarges that the dust Mercs have in space and take a walk around. I remember mention of the thing actually being above the planets they're fighting for in eve.

Most likely just wishful thinking, but hey, dreams come true some times

[08DrAke08]

then why make two games? just have eve cross platform. but either would be a bad idea. just set up a 360 next to your pc and be two places at once.

[DoctorStuart1979]

I'd love to see ariel bombardment!

[destroyerdragon2002]

issue myself contracts to fight :)-

[xteamseth999]

good video!