This is probably such a terrible concept for a game

[Rotpar]

First off, it's Funcom--♥♥♥♥ them. They destroyed the Secret World and alienated an incredibly loyal fanbase by making a dumbed-down, lootbox-powered version of it . . . that received ONE update and still has less content than the original. They never deserve a dime.

That aside; either this game really needs to reinvent the wheel or it's a horrible setting for the established survival game formula. Being Dune could make the game actually brilliant but I have almost zero faith in it.

You need a stillsuit. Always. There's no wandering around naked in this game, no making rags out of spice fibers and then moving onto leather and metal armor/clothes, etc. Even one of the Fremen's most brilliant leaders dies horribly when abandoned in the desert with a damaged stillsuit.

Arrakis is a single biome world. 100% desert. There are no distant jungles, no cold alpine areas; no rivers, seas, or lakes. This is going to be a very boring game to look at. I love the desert but there is going to be functionally no variety in this game; it's going to be sand dunes, rocks, and maybe even salt plains if we're lucky.

What exactly is the sand walk going to be? Do you have to cross the dunes in some weird janky motion; forward, stop, strafe right, forward, strafe left, jump, stop, forward? Is it going to be a mini-game you have to perform to cover most of the area, having to play DDR to go anywhere; you didn't hit left fast enough so now a worm eats you? Or do you toggle "sand walk" on and slowly shuffle forward?

There is probably a more logical setting for how we know survival games operate; at the cost of losing the iconic dunes and sandworms--Salusa Secundus. It's a prison planet and a death world few survive; it makes much more sense for people to be tossed naked into the wilderness there. We know almost nothing about it other than it's badly scarred by nuclear war; but if you want snow plains with radioactive blizzards or swamps farting out chlorine gas or whatever, it's an completely open landscape to invent. Hell, it'd be neat if the game had an "ending"; you survive whatever challenges are tossed at you and get to join the Sardaukar.

I have little hopes that this is going to be more than sci-fi flavored Conan Exiles. It's not a good setting for the stock survival game. Also, ♥♥♥♥ Funcom forever.

[Hickup]

It was almost faster of my wishlist than on it

Maybe someday someone smart will make an MMO with PVP & PVE with loads of quests & use the entire Dune universe, space included!, instead of only Arrakis.

But this one is doomed to fail for the exact reasons you mentioned.

[Charnel]

Then leave..there you go

[Hickup]

/wave

[Youri]

Sure your allowed to your opinion.
Apperently they hurt your feelings how the discarded a failed product. (Secret World)
But they also created the great Conan Surival game, which is now in it 10th expension I believe?! But like I said, your allowed to your opinion on Funcom.

Then you start this whole rant on how Dune couldnt be a survival game.
Except Dune is survival in its core. Maybe its not starting naked and run trough the desert.
Maybe your semi noble person crash landed in the dessert with stillsuit and all.
So much negativity with out us knowing anything at all... Oh well cant expect anything less in todays world.

[Ormányos Tokmány]

Ok.

[AllYourToothbrushAreBelongToUs]

The only hope this game has of being good is if it allows a modding community.
We all know this is gonna be Minecraft clone #564. The genre is dead with zero innovation. It will be as you said, craft cloth stillsuit, iron stillsuit, platinum stillsuit. etc.
Just like all the other games.

With mods at least there is hope of making an interesting setting. True to Dune.

[Black Fox]

I'm not sure how this will work as an MMO...

[jebediah]

can i punch trees for wood??

[Machiavelli]

Dune is about politics and factions. I don't know why they are going for a 'survival' mmo theme. The books aren't focused on the survival element that much to be honest.

Honestly looks like a cashgrab to take advantage of movie fans. But I hope to b e proven wrong.

[Revenge]

You don't have to publicly announce your hatred for a game studio, you can just quietly mind your own business. It's not hard.

[Hickup]

Originally posted by Revenge:

You don't have to publicly announce your hatred for a game studio, you can just quietly mind your own business. It's not hard.

You can just quietly move along and let us give our opinion.
It's not that hard.

[Revenge]

Originally posted by Hickup:

Originally posted by Revenge:

You don't have to publicly announce your hatred for a game studio, you can just quietly mind your own business. It's not hard.

You can just quietly move along and let us give our opinion.
It's not that hard.

I was just respectfully letting you know that no one cares about your opinion nor do you need to voice it.

[Hickup]

Originally posted by Revenge:

Originally posted by Hickup:

You can just quietly move along and let us give our opinion.
It's not that hard.

I was just respectfully letting you know that no one cares about your opinion nor do you need to voice it.

Only stupid ppl, like you, care to visit a topic they don't agree with & then come tell us that nobody cares about our opinion.
👋🤣

[FallowsDark]

Originally posted by Revenge:

Originally posted by Hickup:

You can just quietly move along and let us give our opinion.
It's not that hard.

I was just respectfully letting you know that no one cares about your opinion nor do you need to voice it.

Don't like it? Just leave. We don't need your permission to use these forums.

[a small rabbit]

I love Dune and am excited for this game, but I do share some of the same concerns.

If they actually follow the Dune lore, the traditional survival setup of starting naked, running around gathering resources will not work or make sense for the world.

Your usual progression path of slowing teching up from wood/stone > leather > metal also doesn't make sense, nor would your standard base building.

Reserving judgement until we see some actual game play and get more details on how the game will work.