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The only time I've mentioned you besides this thread was to say you "don't have any license to disparage people for complaining about something," which I still stand by. I hope you didn't find that block-worthy, because my god, that's blowing it way out of proportion. Either way, thanks for giving me more content.
Genuinely, this sort of thought process makes you one of the most unlikable people I've ever had the displeasure of sharing a community with and is absolutely a minority opinion.
You clearly aren't tolerating it, because if you truly tolerated PVP, you wouldn't make comment after comment after comment slamming PVP and those who enjoy it. You're sort of missing the "without interference" aspect of tolerance.

Frankly, at the end of the day, you'll just feed the system you so vehemently hate on; and we'll all be sure to hear you complain about it when it happens.

The only time I've mentioned you besides this thread was to say you "don't have any license to disparage people for complaining about something," which I still stand by. I hope you didn't find that block-worthy, because my god, that's blowing it way out of proportion. Either way, thanks for giving me more content.
Genuinely, this sort of thought process makes you one of the most unlikable people I've ever had the displeasure of sharing a community with and is absolutely a minority opinion.
You clearly aren't tolerating it, because if you truly tolerated PVP, you wouldn't make comment after comment after comment slamming PVP and those who enjoy it. You're sort of missing the "without interference" aspect of tolerance.

Frankly, at the end of the day, you'll just feed the system you so vehemently hate on; and we'll all be sure to hear you complain about it when it happens.

The only time I've mentioned you besides this thread was to say you "don't have any license to disparage people for complaining about something," which I still stand by. I hope you didn't find that block-worthy, because my god, that's blowing it way out of proportion. Either way, thanks for giving me more content.
Genuinely, this sort of thought process makes you one of the most unlikable people I've ever had the displeasure of sharing a community with and is absolutely a minority opinion.
You clearly aren't tolerating it, because if you truly tolerated PVP, you wouldn't make comment after comment after comment slamming PVP and those who enjoy it. You're sort of missing the "without interference" aspect of tolerance.

Frankly, at the end of the day, you'll just feed the system you so vehemently hate on; and we'll all be sure to hear you complain about it when it happens.

The only time I've mentioned you besides this thread was to say you "don't have any license to disparage people for complaining about something," which I still stand by. I hope you didn't find that block-worthy, because my god, that's blowing it way out of proportion. Either way, thanks for giving me more content.
Genuinely, this sort of thought process makes you one of the most unlikable people I've ever had the displeasure of sharing a community with and is absolutely a minority opinion.
You clearly aren't tolerating it, because if you truly tolerated PVP, you wouldn't make comment after comment after comment slamming PVP and those who enjoy it. You're sort of missing the "without interference" aspect of tolerance.

Frankly, at the end of the day, you'll just feed the system you so vehemently hate on; and we'll all be sure to hear you complain about it when it happens.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and thusly I don't typically pay these sorts of hate threads; because it's typically a minority opinion.

However, to suggest that people who take PVP seriously and exercise their interests seriously have a mental illness is crossing the line by a fair bit. You are generalizing something that is completely unacceptable to generalize. God-forbid that people like to RP as crusaders, pirates, or any other "faction" that regularly exercises their right to PVP and enjoy it as well. Maybe people don't want to act as cargo pilots and want to be a soldier, mercenary, bounty hunter, etc; you are being incredibly insensitive towards what is for all intents and purposes, 1/5 of the community.

I don't condone the pollution of your recruitment threads, but don't expect people to be nice to you or respect your space when you insinuate they have a mental illness, are bullies, etc.

The result of PVP being one of the main pillars of DU is that any effort you make is a potential risk. If I knew that I wouldn't have to worry about being attacked by pirates or rival military factions when I send out a mining expedition, the game becomes substantially less interesting and more monotonous.

To address the skills comment, that is part of the understanding there are 5 pillars. PVP-ers are going to invest into PVP skills and you are not; why shouldn't they have an easier time in fights when you'll have an easier time with piloting, econ, etc? In addition to that, you state DU is "billed as a civilization building game," which is true. However, a quick trip to the DU site will show that within the same header is the phrase " Explore. Build. Trade. Conquer;" and frankly, what civ building game doesn't have some facets of combat?

There are a few ways to address PVP:
Embrace it and carve a chunk out of the universe for yourself; whether that be allying up with PVP players and assisting them with logistics or being a general contractor and selling to everyone. Analyze where the "most volatile" of the community are/planning to go and fly the other direction. Complain and hate on people who enjoy PVP, thereby alienating everyone in that category and ensuring there's a permanent bounty on your head post-launch. I've heard you like to block people, so block me if you want; my opinion is my own and just as I have afforded you, I am entitled to it. However, I will be touching on this side of anti-PVP in a more public manner sometime soon, so perhaps we'll see some more civil discussions about the like/dislike of PVP.

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I wanted to thank Novaquark, I think the whole team has managed to create something truly unique. Challenging to describe to my friends, difficult to even categorize for all it's ambition. In an ever-growing sea of independant sandbox/survival games, anybody who gives it a fair shot will see it stands on it's own. Is it lacking in some areas compared to other titles? Sure, but it's still in development, with a lot of the foundation not even mixed up yet, much less cemented - and the plot they've chosen for the whole place is in a different world anyways.
 
That foundation is what I wanted to talk about. What I feel sets DU apart from every other title is it's ability to balance on the fine line between quality and quantity, and how every feature of the game focuses on player freedoms.
 
I see a lot of cynicism directed at NQ and cries for "more, more!" in the NDA forums, and while I'm guilty too of being  impatient or impulsive about stuff I'm passionate about, I want NQ to see this and know that even now, as a skeletal test-bed, the canvas they've woven for all of us to leave a brushstroke on (or tear in ) is monumental.
 
Anybody who plays games as a hobby has come across one or two games that featured some mechanic that enthralled them, a unique and unforgettable facet that outshines ANY competitors for the time. Half-Life 2's gravity gun and facial animations. Shadow of Colossus' climbing of monolithic, LIVE monsters. Saint's Row 3's "Streets of Rage" parody level where your comically busty and topless protagonist has suddenly become every 80s kid's bouncy, pixelated dream game, no cheat code or microtransaction necessary. Enthralling ideas made manifest by visionary producers and driven, talented developers.
 
For me, the ability to manually mold a shape, color it, fill it, hollow it, refine it, equip it, animate it, tune it, adapt it to different roles, change it up in an instant, make it mine and actually climb inside and pilot the damn thing, then choose my own adventures with friends in real time (and soon lay waste to anybody who thinks they're BETTA THAN US) is the blinding light that, while surely catering to some smaller, possibly niche tastes and demographics, is just so f#$*@n' brilliant that I haven't even finished Red Dead Redemption yet. Whack, right? 
 
A lot of us know what it's like to be drawn to original, ambitious products only to be let down when they fail to live up to their own expectations. Doom 3, No Man's Sky, Duke Nukem Forever...that time your younger sister offered to make tacos for dinner but didn't say it'd be with tofu-based beef substitute seared in a hot pan of water instead of oil...DU is not one of those stinky fermented waterlogged tacos. It is a steaming hot, well-seasoned pile of deliciousness towering in a fresh, crisp shell, just missing all the veggies, sour cream and cheese on top. One might think that, "what's the point of eating it if it's only half-done? You can't compare the two."
 
Oh, but I can, because through a haze of carnival fumes I smell what NQ's cooking and it's drawn me by the nose like a cartoon. I dip a finger in that simmering sauce and lick it so homoerotically  clean that China censors me across the continent. Even incomplete, I know that mofo is tastier than anything else for miles - because of the time, care and refusal to compromise for lesser ingredients all bringing out the best in the foundations of that tac--er, product.
 
Do y'all want another Ark? I don't think so. There's a perfect example of quantity over quality. New content always available, but the infrastructure (virtual AND physical) is worse than games made a decade before it and the devs refuse to work on anything but new dinos and maps. It makes me appreciate the fact that while DU lacks any tameable wildlife or stuff trying to eat me whole, what it does have works well, and with lots more customization, ample room for personal touches and flair to set yourself apart with more than just clan numbers and force multipliers.
 
For all the involvement that NQ wants - and needs - from us, I feel sometimes that all our criticisms, while aiming to be constructive, can end up being so pervasive and numerous that it becomes a burden. I may just be another basement-dwelling dork with delusions of being a space cowboy, but from my perspective I can see that for every hour any backer or sponsor or grizzled, platinum-tiered Kickstarter donor has spent waiting for the next update, the next test, the next phase, Novaquark has spent three times as many hours and as much effort pouring their livelihoods into making imagination reality. For that, We thank you.
 
For all the freedoms you endeavor to give us, I think some of us can forget about them when voicing our thoughts & oppositions to what's been implemented (or is intended to be) and try to impose our own limitations on what should be. It seems like a raw deal to put real work, gruelling long hours into building such an open medium so many other people can freely create upon with such depth and jolly cooperation, while enduring endless opinion pieces you gotta wade through that only seem to impose barriers and boundaries or cry out for more features, more toys, more purpose when a player's found themselves floundering for something to do because somehow all of it still isn't enough.
 
I guess I just wanted to say that despite the long road ahead, you've already accomplished what no other studio of men and women have even conceived. My first exposure to DU, I just wasn't interested. Coming from primarily playing AAA competetive shooters, RPGs and the occasional racer or roguelike, minecraft in space didn't interest me, especially not a $60 alpha build with zero NPCs, zero guns and zero quests...but I DID think that building my own spaceship could be pretty cool, so I actually did a little research and what stuck out for me was the proof that the whole team was capable of putting their money where there mouth was, of aiming high AND hitting your marks with consistency. I didn't believe the single-shard system would work, much less in sync with everything else planned, but after nosing up and getting the starter craft over the treetops with some light modifications I felt accomplished, even more so after learning to land without busting my nose. Knowing that almost any of those blobs out on the horizon were exclusively player-built bases, and those shapes hovering miles over my head were their cruisers and carriers, and those billboards at the giant space banana were their outstretched hands, beckoning:
 
"Come build a new world with us" 
 
It's been enthralling, and while I can't wait for what's next, I respect the path NQ is taking and the pace at which they lead. Here's to you, the greatest thing to come out of France since Camembert or Gojira (the band, not the beast)!
 

Hey Chief!
 
Here's an MP4 version with audio I posted up on Gladiators Cafe a while back and forgot to post it here I think:
 
 
Sincerely,
Geo

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Pantheon will provide any services or goods that a client might need, as well as provide steady jobs to our members to ensure we all prosper and flourish.

- Fratrum ducit ad proficiendum -
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We work to ease the burden on our clients by offering any service from mining, construct building, construct design, transport (passenger and cargo), bounty hunting, bulk product shipment (ships, buildings, stations, materials, fuel, and elements), and more.
 
We are open to contracts with any organization, so if you are looking for a manufacturer to buy goods from, consider Pantheon and reach out to us using the contact methods below.
 
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Pantheon will provide any services or goods that a client might need, as well as provide steady jobs to our members to ensure we all prosper and flourish.

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We work to ease the burden on our clients by offering any service from mining, construct building, construct design, transport (passenger and cargo), bounty hunting, bulk product shipment (ships, buildings, stations, materials, fuel, and elements), and more.
 
We are open to contracts with any organization, so if you are looking for a manufacturer to buy goods from, consider Pantheon and reach out to us using the contact methods below.
 
We are also accepting applications from citizens of all nations and career fields. Join Pantheon and be a part of a growing company with a bright future where your opinion matters and your new career is waiting.
 
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~ Our Mission ~
Pantheon Jumpworks (PJW) is an International Service & Manufacturing Corporation that is comprised of several overarching branches and smaller divisions working for the umbrella that is the Pantheon Jumpworks brand.

Pantheon will provide any services or goods that a client might need, as well as provide steady jobs to our members to ensure we all prosper and flourish.

- Fratrum ducit ad proficiendum -
"Brotherhood leads to progress"

We work to ease the burden on our clients by offering any service from mining, construct building, construct design, transport (passenger and cargo), bounty hunting, bulk product shipment (ships, buildings, stations, materials, fuel, and elements), and more.
 
We are open to contracts with any organization, so if you are looking for a manufacturer to buy goods from, consider Pantheon and reach out to us using the contact methods below.
 
We are also accepting applications from citizens of all nations and career fields. Join Pantheon and be a part of a growing company with a bright future where your opinion matters and your new career is waiting.
 
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--------<| Pantheon Jumpworks |>--------
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~ Our Mission ~
Pantheon Jumpworks (PJW) is an International Service & Manufacturing Corporation that is comprised of several overarching branches and smaller divisions working for the umbrella that is the Pantheon Jumpworks brand.

Pantheon will provide any services or goods that a client might need, as well as provide steady jobs to our members to ensure we all prosper and flourish.

- Fratrum ducit ad proficiendum -
"Brotherhood leads to progress"

We work to ease the burden on our clients by offering any service from mining, construct building, construct design, transport (passenger and cargo), bounty hunting, bulk product shipment (ships, buildings, stations, materials, fuel, and elements), and more.
 
We are open to contracts with any organization, so if you are looking for a manufacturer to buy goods from, consider Pantheon and reach out to us using the contact methods below.
 
We are also accepting applications from citizens of all nations and career fields. Join Pantheon and be a part of a growing company with a bright future where your opinion matters and your new career is waiting.
 
~ Contact Us ~
There are several ways to contact us regarding membership, business agreements, partnerships, etc. The main methods are listed below, but we are most active on Discord.
 
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The latest State of Affairs (by Kurock) is out on Outpost Zebra! Kurock's piece covers everything from the Alpha 1: player records, 'noteworthy' diplomatic events, the overall progress of the game and slight evolution of Dual Universe's playerbase. Say what you will, it's arguably worthy of canon status. 
 
You can read it over here on Outpost Zebra. 
Be sure to follow and retweet on Twitter too: 
 
 
Many thanks to Kurock, the many others at Dual Universe Historical Society and contributors from all around Dual Universe for their combined effort in making this possible.
 
Cheers.

"Alpha 2: Dual Evolution" has come ! These are exciting times.
 
Apart from DUHS and SpartanCast, however, most news/history/talkshows initiatives have gone silent. That leaves quite a few lamps to pick up in the night...
 
Would you grab one and walk this Earth ?

2019-06-28 - Top 500 Organizations
This is every organization with at least 3 members (or should be). Almost 7,000 nodes and 10,000 edges.
Still just an image. I don't have the current ability to make the data interactive unless you have Gephi and want the file.
 
Full Size Download (20480 x 20480 png): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KjwDCeBsAKUZ5uceLXGUPXCV5dfHWoY4
 
EDIT: The correct updated map link now! ^
 
preview: