DU is alive since launch, lots of people came back, and lots of new players as well. I played a year in beta and came back for launch and having a load of fun doing pvp, crafting and industry
You say the subscription model is dying:m; however, I might be part of a dying breed, but I joined DU because it was subscription based. I hate micro transactions, and feel like a subscription forces players to commit to a game instead of the ADHD play style we’ve been seeing where viewers just follow their favorite streamers from game to game to game.
I mention the positives and negatives of the subscription model. I think the most important metric to the success of a game however is adoption and the subscription model usually dampens growth big-time.
DU is not as dead as people think. 1st your tower is probably not there anymore as they did a wipe on release. 2. Market 6 is almost always overcrowded, we probably need an ATC there soon, as I am surprised that we have few ship accidents... The game is alive, not as much as we hoped it would be, and NQ did damage the game a lot with their decisions, but it is still playable and still a lot of us came back to it.
I'd come back if they fix the mining honestly. I understand they can't afford the data that the old system supported. But, creating a new system that creates and unlimited supply of ore is absolutely crushing to any real supply/demand economy.
@@DG360 totally understand where you are coming from. But the unlimited mining unites are slow and can be rationalized that it would take centuries to deplete the tile you are on.in fact without a good set of tiles and mining farm one will barely have enough to pay the land tax. This is why a lot organise astroid raids, with people teaming with PvPers for protection as higher tear asteroids are outside the SafeZone. Astroid mining is the exact same as the old system, it is underground mining. My issue with DU honestly is the slow rate it is going after release. There should be a reason and some risk I involved that makes the game cater to someone other than builders. I play that game because I am hoping for national building and political and military strategy and alliances and cities to rise and fall which would create epic stories that would become part of the game lore. That sadly is still not there yet.
Awesome you seen it ❤, i think this video was right before the wipe. That is i think when it released back at sept 27th and i think, i could be wrong but i think everything was reset.
The steam number for the number of players is misleading. I think a lot of the beta players, myself included, are using the original launcher. That said, I would be surprised to hear there are more than 3k people playing. Though, it does seem to be slowly increasing. You have to remember, they pretty much wiped everything on launch, so all the really cool stuff, especially anything requiring skills, will take a while to come back. Beta players were able to keep their blueprints, so it won't be as long of a "recovery" to get back to where things were, it is just being slowed down by training up talents/skills.
If Dual Unvierse was single player/co-op, allow for importing builds from other players, I would probably pick it up. There is no economy, no real PVP or player interaction. Not worth a monthly fee. They should make it a sandbox single player/co-op game.
No offense but if Dual Universe was single player it wouldn't be Dual Universe. There is an economy, the pvp isn't mature yet but it happen. I support the sub model, free to play is killing video game
@@blkwolfrider people like you and me who log in regulary know this, this is far from dead but the naysers that never touched it will surely discourage everyone joining in
DU is alive since launch, lots of people came back, and lots of new players as well. I played a year in beta and came back for launch and having a load of fun doing pvp, crafting and industry
Glad to hear. The economy isn't a real one because of the changes made which I discussed in the vid. BUT the crafting is still the best in gaming.
You say the subscription model is dying:m; however, I might be part of a dying breed, but I joined DU because it was subscription based. I hate micro transactions, and feel like a subscription forces players to commit to a game instead of the ADHD play style we’ve been seeing where viewers just follow their favorite streamers from game to game to game.
I mention the positives and negatives of the subscription model. I think the most important metric to the success of a game however is adoption and the subscription model usually dampens growth big-time.
Thats why i play, the crafting and mining….. the flight.
DU is not as dead as people think.
1st your tower is probably not there anymore as they did a wipe on release.
2. Market 6 is almost always overcrowded, we probably need an ATC there soon, as I am surprised that we have few ship accidents... The game is alive, not as much as we hoped it would be, and NQ did damage the game a lot with their decisions, but it is still playable and still a lot of us came back to it.
I'd come back if they fix the mining honestly. I understand they can't afford the data that the old system supported. But, creating a new system that creates and unlimited supply of ore is absolutely crushing to any real supply/demand economy.
@@DG360 totally understand where you are coming from. But the unlimited mining unites are slow and can be rationalized that it would take centuries to deplete the tile you are on.in fact without a good set of tiles and mining farm one will barely have enough to pay the land tax. This is why a lot organise astroid raids, with people teaming with PvPers for protection as higher tear asteroids are outside the SafeZone.
Astroid mining is the exact same as the old system, it is underground mining.
My issue with DU honestly is the slow rate it is going after release. There should be a reason and some risk I involved that makes the game cater to someone other than builders.
I play that game because I am hoping for national building and political and military strategy and alliances and cities to rise and fall which would create epic stories that would become part of the game lore. That sadly is still not there yet.
70 active players lol
Awesome you seen it ❤, i think this video was right before the wipe. That is i think when it released back at sept 27th and i think, i could be wrong but i think everything was reset.
Yes my dude. I wanted to have this here so we could see all the awesome builds before the wipe.
The steam number for the number of players is misleading. I think a lot of the beta players, myself included, are using the original launcher. That said, I would be surprised to hear there are more than 3k people playing. Though, it does seem to be slowly increasing. You have to remember, they pretty much wiped everything on launch, so all the really cool stuff, especially anything requiring skills, will take a while to come back. Beta players were able to keep their blueprints, so it won't be as long of a "recovery" to get back to where things were, it is just being slowed down by training up talents/skills.
Some very creative people in DU. All the stuff I build in games is purely about function, not to look pretty.
Usually the same for me Anach. I did build this entirely elaborate ship though that looks hella sexy and does nothin lol
Sad story, but pretty awesome views from some creative people. Glad I caught this
Aye it is my dude. I still have the beginning days held in my gamer heart. Some of the best times.
wooooooooooooooo
If Dual Unvierse was single player/co-op, allow for importing builds from other players, I would probably pick it up. There is no economy, no real PVP or player interaction. Not worth a monthly fee. They should make it a sandbox single player/co-op game.
Absolutely agree. What they did to the mining changes ruined the economy from the ground up and the subscription model is slowly dying
It’s popping right now though. 1000+ people on all the time markets are crazy busy.
No offense but if Dual Universe was single player it wouldn't be Dual Universe. There is an economy, the pvp isn't mature yet but it happen. I support the sub model, free to play is killing video game
@@blkwolfrider people like you and me who log in regulary know this, this is far from dead but the naysers that never touched it will surely discourage everyone joining in
@@sleed48 I would pay 30 or even 60 bucks for a single player experience with future DLC.
Everything that was cool In the game during beta is gone another DoA game