Project Nova by CCP may give disappointed Destiny fans a reason to hope. More information about the game is expected to be released this year.
During the EVE Fanfest in Reykjavik, EVE Online CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson spoke about the future plans of the company CCP.
CCP aims to enter the smartphone market and is currently working on a mobile spin-off (War of Ascension) of the EVE universe. However, another title particularly caught the attention of fans and was met with thunderous applause: Project Nova.
Dust 514 offered a unique experience
The idea of creating multiple games in the EVE universe has been on CCP’s mind for a long time. One attempt to achieve this goal was Dust 514.
Dust 514 was a PS3 exclusive first-person shooter where players battled against each other on large battlefields for dominance. The twist of the game was that the Dust 514 player base could interact with the EVE Online player base.
Players of Dust 514 could request airstrikes from players in EVE Online or buy weapons, armor, and vehicles from them.
This was meant to lead to truly epic battles, where EVE Online players fought in space over a planet while Dust 514 players fought on the ground.
Dust 514 players and EVE Online players formed a sort of symbiosis. EVE Online players could earn in-game money by selling “war toys” to Dust 514 players.
“We have learned from our mistakes”
Dust 514 may not have been successful, but according to CEO Pétursson, they learned from it and will release Project Nova at the right time.
If you ask the EVE fanbase why Dust 514 failed, the release system is often brought up.
EVE Online is a PC-exclusive game, and many EVE players therefore do not have a console. Consequently, many of them could not play Dust 514, which meant that the potential player base of the game was already much smaller before its release than it could have been.
So when CCP’s CEO announced that Project Nova would first be released for PC, the audience could not contain themselves.
Project Nova? Never heard of it.
Project Nova is supposed to be a first-person shooter in space where players fight against each other in open space.
This means that the large, open world of New Eden will be made accessible to a whole new player base. So players who cannot handle the cumbersome gameplay of EVE Online and the steep learning curve.
They have learned from Dust 514, which is why both games will initially operate separately. Once Nova establishes itself as a standalone game, they plan to merge the two universes and provide a breathtaking gaming experience.
The dream of a unified universe
This merging is expected to take place in several steps.
First, they want to establish communication between the two games. This means both player communities will be able to communicate with each other. Once this is achieved, both games will also be economically connected.
EVE Online players will then likely be able to create equipment that Nova players will buy.
If you are interested in the game, you can already sign up on the official Project Nova website.
We at Mein MMO are live at the EVE Online Fanfest 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland for the first time this year.
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