And So It Begins...

This weekend marks a seminal event in New Eden history as Dust corporations will for the first time have the ability to bid on and acquire/fulfill contracts and fight for their faction/race. This is no small feat, we've seen some exciting things recently, like better gameplay, improved visuals...orbital strikes. Its been nice, but nothing trumps the ability for organizations to group together to achieve goals.

The Importance of Social

Its often the most overlooked aspect of FPS but when the FPS contains MMO elements, the social aspects simply cannot be understated. While the beta has only been released to a small number of players, one look at the number of active players on the weekends is evidence of how much players want to play with those they are familiar with. While several members of our blog have been able to play together a great deal by queue-synching on many of the euro servers, it simply isn't the same as being able to form groups.