If you want to pay for it. When the PSN Store updates today, there will be something called the Merc Pack for 20 dollars. If you buy it you'll get to play Dust 514 today with 20 bucks of in-game currency. Dust 514 officially comes out for free in the end of July.

This is a pretty good deal for anyone expecting to spend money on the game anyway, since you're basically getting early access for free with a $20 in-game currency purchase.

This is a pretty good deal for anyone expecting to spend money on the game anyway, since you're basically getting early access for free with a $20 in-game currency purchase.

@KelpPlankton: @Totori: are you two eve players?

does this game have any relevance to anyone not playing Eve?

I've never touched EVE. This still looks like it could be a fun shooter though, and the potential for interacting with players in another game seems really cool to me. Plus, free to play. Not planning on dropping the $20 on it for early access though, myself.

@KelpPlankton: @Totori: are you two eve players?

does this game have any relevance to anyone not playing Eve?

Doesn't the beta start on Thursday?

Supposed to be the same universe but the games are not linked and very different gameplay.

Will they open the Beta at some point? I would like to try that.

Will they open the Beta at some point? I would like to try that.

@Totori: ok, same here. Will probably give dust a try, since isk is my actual currency.

@andriv as an eve player I have to say you don't need to know anything about eve to enjoy dust514.

@Totori said:

@AngelN7 said:

Will they open the Beta at some point? I would like to try that.

yeah it's going to be a free game at the end of july.

Oh nice is fairly close , I don't mind not getting into the beta then.

Okay, but how much are monocles?

I haven't seen anything on this game but it sounds cool from what I've heard. I'll give it a try when it comes out for free.

Wow I didn't know it was coming out so soon! I'll be interested to see how it turns out. Still want to buy EVE damnit.

EVE to me is like building my own modular synthesizer. I can get into it, I can learn it, but once I'm there hovering the pointer over the Purchase button..
..I come to my senses and realize time's better spent doing something else.
 
Dust 514 on the other hand, will be a good alternative to the quickly dying poorly managed Tribes Ascend that's fallen into the (bad) F2P trap.

@SomeJerk said:

EVE to me is like building my own modular synthesizer. I can get into it, I can learn it, but once I'm there hovering the pointer over the Purchase button.. ..I come to my senses and realize time's better spent doing something else. Dust 514 on the other hand, will be a good alternative to the quickly dying poorly managed Tribes Ascend that's fallen into the (bad) F2P trap.

Tribes really did turn into a crap F2P pretty fast. I think I'll give this game a go. As long as people who pay the most aren't one shot murder machines then it should be a cool game that links to EvE.

@SomeJerk said:

EVE to me is like building my own modular synthesizer. I can get into it, I can learn it, but once I'm there hovering the pointer over the Purchase button.. ..I come to my senses and realize time's better spent doing something else. Dust 514 on the other hand, will be a good alternative to the quickly dying poorly managed Tribes Ascend that's fallen into the (bad) F2P trap.

Ouch what happened? I thought people were raving about Tribes?

@alternate said:

Supposed to be the same universe but the games are not linked and very different gameplay.

really? i thought the changes in EVE's world and economy would take effect in Dust as well.

also, 514 is totally my phone number's area code. aww yea.

@SomeJerk said:

EVE to me is like building my own modular synthesizer. I can get into it, I can learn it, but once I'm there hovering the pointer over the Purchase button.. ..I come to my senses and realize time's better spent doing something else. Dust 514 on the other hand, will be a good alternative to the quickly dying poorly managed Tribes Ascend that's fallen into the (bad) F2P trap.

Ouch what happened? I thought people were raving about Tribes?

@alternate said:

Supposed to be the same universe but the games are not linked and very different gameplay.

Everything I've read about it says that the games will have an impact on each other. Such as Dust 514 players completing 'contracts' for EVE players, etc..

It's tickling my interest.

This doesn't actually seem to be out yet. I've already downloaded update 4.20 and it's not anywhere in the store. I am pretty interested in trying this game out though, and $20 isn't really asking too much for guaranteed early access plus some extras.

@alternate said:

Supposed to be the same universe but the games are not linked and very different gameplay.

The games are linked (although I don't know about for the beta or early release). Dust players can be hired by EVE players to do missions for them, and battlefields in Dust will take place on planets that may have player built planetary infrastructure, therefore threatening the EVE player's money making capabilities. You can hypothetically go it alone in Dust, but that's not really the point.

@alternate: The 2 games are linked, and interactive with one another. I'm betting there will be "unranked" dust matches as well for jump in and shoot stuff gameplay, but the real dust experience should eventually be running contracts for EVE corporations to disable or destroy opponents planetary resources. EVE is even implementing special classes of ships to help with orbital bombardment (discussed in a recent devblog as a possibility for new destroyer class ships). Not all of this will be implemented on launch, it should take some time to deploy everything and interaction between the EVE and DUST players should increase as time goes on.

I really want to give this game a look. Part of me really hopes it's more of a futuristic MAG-style game with large maps and a variety of objectives.

This doesn't actually seem to be out yet. I've already downloaded update 4.20 and it's not anywhere in the store. I am pretty interested in trying this game out though, and $20 isn't really asking too much for guaranteed early access plus some extras.

@OneKillWonder_ said:

This doesn't actually seem to be out yet. I've already downloaded update 4.20 and it's not anywhere in the store. I am pretty interested in trying this game out though, and $20 isn't really asking too much for guaranteed early access plus some extras.

The store does not update till like 8 PM. Do we have to go through this every god damn time there is something on the PSN store?

@Totori said:

@OneKillWonder_ said:

This doesn't actually seem to be out yet. I've already downloaded update 4.20 and it's not anywhere in the store. I am pretty interested in trying this game out though, and $20 isn't really asking too much for guaranteed early access plus some extras.

The store does not update till like 8 PM. Do we have to go through this every god damn time there is something on the PSN store?

I don't know, pal, do we? I've only owned a PS3 for a few weeks so I'm not overly familiar with how PSN updates.

So, I bought it, and apparently the servers are only up between Friday and Monday. That was a pretty big bummer.

Only reason this is good new is that maybe the World of Darkness MMO can get back on track...

I think I am going to wait for the free version. I'm interested but n

I think I am going to wait for the free version. I'm interested but n

I know absolutely nothing about EVE but am very interested in this game. I will wait for the free version though.

@gkhan said:

So, I bought it, and apparently the servers are only up between Friday and Monday. That was a pretty big bummer.

Glad I managed to convince myself to just wait for the proper release.