Dune Awakening off to a flier. (85,000+ CCU peak in early access).
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ClanOfNone
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My love of the Dune universe compelled me to read the prequel novels.
All of them.
I'm gonna end up buying it and regretting it for sure.
All of them.
I'm gonna end up buying it and regretting it for sure.
Luipadre
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Its a slow burn, but has a satisfying progression imo.
MarV0
Member
I tried to but the books were such a snooze fest. Good to fall asleep though.
ClanOfNone
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They were pretty terrible in general, but as a follow up to Herbert's original work they were positively abysmal.
Isn't this game supposed to be out on all platforms? I don't see it on either console storefront.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
How similar is this to Conan Exiles? I liked what little I played of that
ZehDon
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No, Rust is a PVP game, where the PVP combat is the sole focus. Dune is a mix of MMO and Survival Crafting. It has PvE and PvP areas that are separated. It can be played as a PvE game if you want to avoid the PvP entirely, though, the highest tier loot comes from the PvP zones. The game has simple dungeons in the form of the Testing Stations, which range from short 5 minute little underground base sweep and clears, to hour long winding dungeons through deserted missile silos. NPC MMO quest lines exist, in the form of contracts, and the game has a simple faction system where you can pick from one of two factions. There's a main story, which is your typical MMO main story, but it's nicely delivered. Right now, I'm playing it like a mix between World of Warcraft and The Division, with some base building and resource gathering on top.
TrebleShot
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those of you who picked it up late, what is it like?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
I am still very early in the game (didn't have much time lol). But I've been hearing that the endgame for PvE is essentially dead, unless you build a guild and PvP.
How has been your experience with the endgame?
Havent touched Deep Desert yet, just doing all contracts, farming aluminium and other important resources. My plan is to have materials for 3 or more scout choppers. so when i go to deep desert, loosing one isnt really gonna hurt. Scout choppers you can also put in youre pocket, so if you get attacked you have time to land and put it there, and then you wont loose it. My assault chopper though, cant be placed in the tool. What i hear about Deep desert is that its just scout choppers vs scout choppers. RNG if ones server is heavy on organiced pvp or not.
ZehDon
Member
Just a word: one of the Landsraad boons is that death in the Deep Desert causes all items - equipped items included - to drop. Check if it's active for that week before you go in.
Oh damn, thx for the notice!
SJRB
Gold Member
Vibes are cool but the game is ultra shallow so far. I'm supposed to make my way to the first trial and I'm basically running from rock formation to rock formation, killing bandits when I run into them.
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to build mini-buildings along the way, seems like a waste of time and resources?
I dunno, feels like I'm missing something.
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to build mini-buildings along the way, seems like a waste of time and resources?
I dunno, feels like I'm missing something.
Luipadre
Member
Everything will be much faster once you get the bike, its soon!
phant0m
Member
NEW CCU PEAK: 175k players. Might beat it again for Father's Day in the US today?
Yeah, the other 75% of the game lol
Stick with it, get out of the tutorial zone
Yeah, the other 75% of the game lol
Stick with it, get out of the tutorial zone
Pretty similar from a core mechanics perspective, with a few really nice QOL features (eg crafting will automatically pull from all storage containers, inventory or stations)
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SJRB
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Bruh you can't make a game that largely revolves around base building and then rugpull players after 8 hours by having them abandon their base, lmao. What the fuck.
But all kidding aside, the game is good. Good pacing, good vibe. Typical MMO mindless busywork nonsense but so far I'm enjoying myself.
SILKYSMOOTH30FPS
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Gameplay, animations and graphics are straight up from the 7th gen. Not sure for whom these games are made for.
phant0m
Member
It's teaching you that you're supposed to move on and build new bases as you progress through the zones
Bruh you can't make a game that largely revolves around base building and then rugpull players after 8 hours by having them abandon their base, lmao. What the fuck.
But all kidding aside, the game is good. Good pacing, good vibe. Typical MMO mindless busywork nonsense but so far I'm enjoying myself.
Also there is a replicator tool so you can essentially copy/paste your base
Tams
Member
Out of curiosity, I asked Grok to rewrite Dune in a condensed, not mind-numbingly exposited form.
It actually started doing it.
SJRB
Gold Member
I understand that. My point is that it's such a curveball it took me by surprise.
GymWolf
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Caved in and bought this thing but there is something that confuse me, i already had almost all main missions completely ruined by strangers because they killed all the enemies moment before i enter the zone, how the fuck are people ok with this?
Is this gonna be a thing with this game? Not being able of doing any story mission normally because people can just complete them in front of me?
Is this gonna be a thing with this game? Not being able of doing any story mission normally because people can just complete them in front of me?
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clarky
Gold Member
Predatorory? The game is not available to children, unless you are suggesting grown adults are being tricked in some way?
Cyberpunkd
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There is no phasing? WoW did this when - 10 years ago?
GymWolf
Member
Not sure what phasing is but random players are ruining every big story mission for me.
Gonzito
Gold Member
What? Maybe you have joined some weird server? I haven't had this issue at all
GymWolf
Member
I joined the main server for europe, the one with the smallest ping and first on the list, the game told me it was the best server to use.
Other choices are private or from another continent and i'm not gonna fucking pay for a private server...
Maybe you are lucky because there is few people in your server but mine is almost always full.
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Cyberpunkd
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Phasing is exactly that - for story missions you get put into your separate instance where you don't see other players and can experience the story. It was done ages ago in WoW because with each expansion the starting zones were swarmed with players and you waited hours to do a single quest. They also did that you barely hitting the mob once gave you its loot.
Hudo
Member
Survival Pseudo MMO.
I hate that instead of a cool, awesome "AAA" Dune game with a neat story, we get some Funcom online bullshit.
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ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
peak at 189,333
phant0m
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you can party up at any time, make a joint base that shares all your mats/resources. you can also ride around in vehicles together.
solo is also fun and viable. so far I'd give it a 7/10 as a solo game but 8.5/10 if you have a friend(s) to play with
Luipadre
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GymWolf
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StueyDuck
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Been playing it quite a bit and starting to really love it.
It's exactly what i wished online games would be, mostly co-op, server meshing instances, bits of PvP sprinkled in if you want.
but mostly you just see people going around doing their own thing, it makes the world feel dynamic and interesting.
It's what i wished Destiny would eventually be and it's the natural evolution of MMOs and to me the direction they should have gone.
Conan Exiles was too much like rust and other mmo survival games for me to like but this game is nailing everything.... just not the melee combat which is clunky as hell.
EDIT: Honestly you give me this in DS or BoTW/TotK and i'd love it, just seeing some dude in the distance of TotK building his little car and he zooms away and you never see him again, thats the type of online stuff i want in games. This sweaty PvP extraction shit is so boring.
It's exactly what i wished online games would be, mostly co-op, server meshing instances, bits of PvP sprinkled in if you want.
but mostly you just see people going around doing their own thing, it makes the world feel dynamic and interesting.
It's what i wished Destiny would eventually be and it's the natural evolution of MMOs and to me the direction they should have gone.
Conan Exiles was too much like rust and other mmo survival games for me to like but this game is nailing everything.... just not the melee combat which is clunky as hell.
EDIT: Honestly you give me this in DS or BoTW/TotK and i'd love it, just seeing some dude in the distance of TotK building his little car and he zooms away and you never see him again, thats the type of online stuff i want in games. This sweaty PvP extraction shit is so boring.
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WX3
Member
I think you just sold me on this game.
StueyDuck
Member
look the gameplay, especially the melee can be janky.
but for me, we built our base on the side of a mountain with like a viewing deck, while i'll be crafting away i'll just hear the humming of a sandbike, go to the balcony and i can watch 2 guys on their bikes just cruising the dunes and then a sand worm breaches and i have a laugh watching them freak out and get chased. They both made it even though i was rooting for the worm, but either way that is what i am liking about the game.
and there's alot of like dynamic in world events that happen too, a ship may crash from orbit and you can watch it fall, a spice formation might just erupt and cause and explosion and so on.
if you have any love for that type of stuff then i'd say absolutely check it out. The story is meh, wouldn't worry too much about it, very much the usual "you are the chosen one" type journey.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
GaaS? 
SJRB
Gold Member
That second zone is pretty brutal. My armor sucks, has 0 heat resistance so my water intake increases exponentially, while at the same time getting resources is more difficult and often also requires water so you're in a constant deadlock between getting water for yourself and using water for crafting.
I need new armor, new water salvaging tools, better blood refinery, better weapons, better blood extractor, all at the same time. And all items need crafting items that you need to make using other items that require other items.
Pretty steep difficulty curve, especially for someone like me who's able to play like 2 hours an evening.
I need new armor, new water salvaging tools, better blood refinery, better weapons, better blood extractor, all at the same time. And all items need crafting items that you need to make using other items that require other items.
Pretty steep difficulty curve, especially for someone like me who's able to play like 2 hours an evening.
You might want to give WoW a try now with it's one button rotation since the new patch
Edgelord79
Gold Member
I want to buy this… but I'm hearing it'a pvp focused in end game. Is this correct?
Luipadre
Member
It will be no longer after the next patch which is already on the test server. The first few row in the deep desert will be PvE only
