thegreatbeyonder
Well-Known Member
In the last week or so I have been exploring a PS3 exclusive game called DUST 514. Essentially--if you're familiar--it takes place in the EVE Universe and even has interactions between EVE Online and DUST players; for example EVE corporations can hire DUST players as mercenaries to help them win control of planets.
The game isn't very different from your typical FPS. However; it does exhibit a meta similar to PlanetSide 2 and offers a vast array of customization options that simply don't exist in similar games. The best part? It's 100% free-to-play. There are micropayments, but all they do is provide custom skins or allow players to utilize weapons with a lower skill requirement (which is funny since if you use a weapon you're not skilled for, they do less damage.)
Thus it's absolutely not a pay-to-win game, and has a model similar to League of Legends.
That said, myself and [member="Arrbi Betna"] are attempting to create a corporation (guild, clan, etc.) and would be happy if you would play with us. Currently we're just squading up and doing public contracts, and we plan to play casually. As far as learning curves go, it's nowhere near as complicated as EVE Online and is a game one can easily drop in and out of with no fear of losing progression.
If you're interested, PM me your PSN so I can add you. We're just looking to play for fun.
The game isn't very different from your typical FPS. However; it does exhibit a meta similar to PlanetSide 2 and offers a vast array of customization options that simply don't exist in similar games. The best part? It's 100% free-to-play. There are micropayments, but all they do is provide custom skins or allow players to utilize weapons with a lower skill requirement (which is funny since if you use a weapon you're not skilled for, they do less damage.)
Thus it's absolutely not a pay-to-win game, and has a model similar to League of Legends.
That said, myself and [member="Arrbi Betna"] are attempting to create a corporation (guild, clan, etc.) and would be happy if you would play with us. Currently we're just squading up and doing public contracts, and we plan to play casually. As far as learning curves go, it's nowhere near as complicated as EVE Online and is a game one can easily drop in and out of with no fear of losing progression.
If you're interested, PM me your PSN so I can add you. We're just looking to play for fun.