Sunday, June 9, 2013

Intro to Dust

For those of you who have prior knowledge of Dust 514 I don't mean to insult your intelligence with this first post, I just feel it is important to give a brief overview of what Dust actually is. 
  Dust is a first person shooter that is directly linked to the popular PC game EVE Online. This is the first game of its kind (that I know of) that links two different games together from two different platforms at the same time. essentially what this means is that the actions done by a player in EVE directly impacts what happens in Dust. The connection is quite simple actually. EVE online players take the role of elite star ship pilots, and leaders of corporations. I will explain corporations later on. Dust 514 players are the ground combat component to EVE's aerial combat.
  As a player of Dust you take charge of a mercenary from one of the 4 clans, Amarr, Gallante, Caldari, and minmatar. there are also bloodlines you can choose, but I will explain that during my upcoming review of dust. the basic jest of the game is not that much different the Battlefield series. However, there are only a few battle options to choose from. The first one is called Ambush, which is more commonly known, and referred to as deathmatch. the object of this battle is to deplete the other teams clone reserves before time runs out. The second choice is called skirmish. In this mode, the object is to hack into different automated null cannons that target the opposing forces MCC (mobile command center). There are also two other game modes, however they are just spin offs of the Ambush, and Skirmish modes. At the the end of each match the players receive ISK and SP. ISK is the monetary system Dust uses for players to use that the market place to buy new gear. SP is skill points, which players you upgrade their abilities. This is probably the most important, and attractive aspect of DUST 514 because how massive the upgrade process is. Aside from fighting in regular matches, you can opt to fight in corporation battles. corporations hire mercs to do their bidding while they attempt to take over different planets and solar systems. There are about as many planets in Dust as there are in the milky way galaxy. Depending on which corporation you fight for, they are able to provide you with different equipment on the ground to help you will the battle. The more you win, the more powerful your corporation becomes, the better equipment you are able to receive from you star ship counter parts. 
   This was a very quick " down and dirty" of Dust 514, I will go into further detail when I give my review of the game.

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