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[Axe99]

The team at Joystiq report that Dust 514 is going to remain in closed beta for the rest of 2012, and is expected to enter an open beta stage in early 2013.  While they're taking their time with this game, this is no bad thing - extra polish usually results in better gameplay.  If people want to check out the game's progress, the closed beta is open to all people with a Playstation Plus subscription (one of the many benefits of PS+, as outlined in Live's excellent article on the service).

Source: http://www.joystiq.c...-in-closed-bet/

[Rocket]

I got a code somewhere, can't remember where, and to be honest it didn't do much for me. The finished product should be a lot more polished, but what I saw so far didn't impress me at all.

[OWTLAW274]

Its still a little unbalanced atm..many people that played early have not liked it but this is a massive W.I.P and can see the potential so i "would" enjoy playing it.

"I heard" it feels like it could end up being a small scale MAG game (which i absolutly LOVED) with the environmental feel of Killzone 2 (which im sure we all love)

Why i say MAG is because the maps are damn huge and perfect for some MAG-scale warfare. And that, red dusty almost deserted map feels like helghan especially with the dropships i "heard about"


Damn NDA's

[Axe99]

Thanks for the info Owtlaw .  I generally steer clear of betas, so haven't given this a gander either, but am hoping they do something good with it.

[GasClown]

Yeah I played the beta very early in the cycle, didn't like it but it's good to hear it's still in the beta phase and likely to leak into next year. The game definitely has potential.

[ctrlaltdel]

tried this beta, feels like Halo on PS3

[Sadistic_Freak]

Think iv'e still got a spare beta code if someone wants it.

[fleurbrawl]

I´ve been playing the beta of this on and off since it started. It is most definately improving each time they add new features.
I did get as far as loading it again last night (first time in 6 weeks due to moving country) and the intro movie was a nice addition. No idea how the gameplay has improved yet though. Will try again tomorrow

[Axe99]

Thanks for the info FB who likes 2B, much appreciated, any tales from Dust 514 that won't get you in trouble with NDAs are most welcome, and now that Dust is launching into 2013, it won't be swamped by the usual shooters in Oct/Nov .

[fleurbrawl]

Well, if you've played Eve, you'll know how the "level up"/skill system works

[fleurbrawl]

Okay, had a couple of rounds today, definately starting to look more polished and a lot more options for customising personal game play style.
Is anyone else in the Beta? And if so are you part of a Corp - I don't want to create my own to test the features.

[spectre51]

DUST 514′s open beta is now live

"We are now ready to open the game up to a wider audience by moving to an Open Beta. There will be no more character wipes or inventory resets. We will lift all access restrictions to our servers. Anyone with a PS3 and a PSN account can download the game, create a character and join in on the fun. We will be updating the game regularly, soliciting feedback from you on our forums, balancing and tuning, replacing and polishing."

[spectre51]

DUST 514®Starter Pack free for Plus members usually $14.95.

Exile assault rifle
7-day Active Booster
20x ‘Neo’ Assault Type-I Dropsuit
20x ‘Neo’ Scout Type-I Dropsuit 20x ‘Neo’ Heavy Type-I Dropsuit
2,000 AUR

This is somewhat tempting me to download the actual beta.

[Axe99]

I'm sold!  This has been tempting me for a while, and I think it's about time to give it a gander .

[gixxerbones]

i played the closed beta awhile ago and although not perfect i did enjoy it somewhat.
the game definitely has potential and compared to some of the crap out there i would say it is a decent game.

[spectre51]

I think I can scramble together some extra internet to give this a try.

[spectre51]

Downloaded and created character now I  am confused too many skills.

[Axe99]

spectre51, on 23 February 2013 - 01:02 AM, said:

Downloaded and created character now I  am confused too many skills.

Nice one - I'll give it a look later this evening, join ya for a game or two .

[spectre51]

Why not, skills can wait. I picked the Gallente faction but you get 3 character slots, so I can choose another.

[Axe99]

Spectre'n'me hit up some Dust last night, and (after spending 20 minutes working out how to party up, lol) it went alright.  Gameplay is solid and enjoyable, netcode is good (noticeably less lag than CoD or Aliens, say, although it was still there and some players lagged more than others) and depth of customisation is unrivalled (it's effectively a competitive shooter with strong RPG elements, from a stat-me-up perspective).  However, that's its weak spot as well - someone who's played for a long time won't just have access to better weapons, they'll also do more damage with weapons, have less recoil, show up less on scanners and so on.  It's probably a necessary part of the FTP model that its unbalanced by design, but unbalanced by design = fail for a competitive shooter in my book (so a fail for almost every comp shooter except SOCOM:Con this gen, lol - although most are balanced after a few hours, at least for one or two classes - Dust will be unbalanced forever, and far more so than we're used to).

That said, price of entry is very, very low - it's completely free to try, and you get free loadouts to play with - they're basic, but you could play forever on this for nothing.  In terms of economy, I earned 30K ISK (in game-currency) in one match, and when experimenting with a basic non-free loadout, came up with one that cost 15K, so you'd want to play careful-like if you had a good kit.  Reviving is very important in Dust given the economy - if you revive, you don't need to buy another loadout!

It's also worth noting that there is a small element of 'pay real money to get an edge' - at any given weapon unlock level, you can buy weapons that are as good as the next unlock level for AUR (in-game currency that you buy with real money, as opposed to ISK, which is earned in-game).  So someone with an open wallet would have a minor advantage, all else being equal, over someone who was playing for nothing.  Not a huge advantage, mind, but it'd be there.

Just some thoughts - was good games last night Spectre, I'd deffo be up for giving it another look-see at some stage .  (Got BF3 on tonight though).