The Dune MMO Is Looking Great! (BIG Updates)

We got some new details on what makes the Dune Awakening an MMO. Info on it's maps (zones), server structure, and how many other players we'll see running around.

[Beansswtf]

If the trade off is a little bit less immersion but much better performance and player count etc in actual 'zones' then I'm all for it

[TheAirak]

Anyone else has 0 expectations for this game or just me?

[felixhaggblom]

The Overland map does seem to make it easier for them two add new zones, without having them "fit" seamlessly to the borders of existing ones. It should give them more freedom to experiment with map sizes, biomes and general feel. Seems like a good design choice

[SpaceBrain-]

This looks awesome. I actually love the overland map, it's not instant fast travel like Starfield or other games. I still feel like i'm travelling across a connected world, I can see other players moving too. Over time more places to land will arrive. Designated social hubs for trading etc, this looks damn great! I would LOVE for them to added some hidden things to the overland map, small maps you can land on that are not highlighted, perhaps you travel around and discover them via some mechanic, find treasure!

[captainfach]

The Zone thing deflates my excitement a little bit. I was actually picturing a giant desert that you could explore and the point of the ornithopters wants to be able to travel further out. Play now I'm wondering how small or big these areas will be and how disjointed the world will feel because of it

[CeresOutpost]

Star Wars Galaxies is what this reminds me of. The maps were planets and you would pay to transport there, or fly your own ship if you wanted. That system worked great for an mmo back in the day.

[wonderwiseS]

The server system they are talking about is like Last Oasis, a cluster of servers where you can move somewhat freely between them.

[BobFromSeattle]

I got deliriously excited when I heard that a Dune MMO was in development. And then I stopped and considered the idea of a Funcom 1.0 release. ...

[JumpCutProYT]

I like it, looks good. I'm excited mostly at being excited. 2024 has been a little rough for online games imo

[MoneyMike]

Force gaming is the youtube channel i always prayed for as a kid. Love the constant game reviews and updates.

[theshi]

This is the single most informative video ive seen on this subject since announcement. THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH. im actually looking forward to this now for once. i was soo skeptical before i saw this video.

[erjikkzon]

Overland reminds me traveling between maps in Fallout 2 and mount and blade

[Someone--Else]

I played the **HECK** out of Anarchy Online (another Funcom game) from around 2002-2010, and certain parts of it always gave me a Dune vibe, so seeing them making an actual Dune MMO makes sense. Anarchy Online, like many other online games, had a rough start, but they really sorted things out pretty well in time, and it became a much beloved game for many. I although am not looking to start any new online games, unless it has something I just really am into, and a MMO survival game isn't something I'm that interested in.

Then many, like Force, seem to think MMOs are a genre, with a type of game play loop, they're not. What he, and most others keep doing is confusing MMO, with RPG, like in a past video when he said he didn't think PlanetSide 2 was a MMO, since it was lacking what he thought of as MMO qualities, like world bosses, questing, and so forth, which again, are RPG elements, and it lacked them as it is a FPS, not a RPG. All it means to be a MMO, is that the game allows a large number of people to play together in an online service based game, then Dune: Awakening will be a MMO survival game, which is not the same as a MMORPG, and what they were clearly getting at in their description, which Force still doesn't seem to understand.

[HazardWolfCorp]

Honestly, id still check this out even tho it isnt a true open world mmo

[danachase]

I like that this game review was narrated by Duke Leto Atreides.

I think the server/zone/map transition should've been similiar to how No Man's Sky does it. Like going with your ornithopter in the planet atmosfere, and then moving on the orbit to the new destination. It would've felt less disconnected.

[KingOfBlades]

For me it makes perfect sense that they want to hammer on what kind of game they are making so people know what to expect from them. It might sound funny and unnecessary but it definitely is good they are communicating.

Overall this looks really promising. Hopefully they can deliver a great experience.

[holamoco]

They should really make this game worthwhile and quality. It's Dune we are talking about. They need to deliver and live up to expectations to what Dune is.

[jamescrook]

I just don't think it'll be as fun as people think it might be. I don't see the combat being too interesting but I'm hoping they prove me wrong.

[TisTony]

PEOPLE! This game is exactly like Last Oasis! LO did the EXACT same thing, SAME map structure, except it was a loading screen not a flying ship. It too was a survival mmo, but with a different theme. If you like LO and Conan Exile, youll probably like Dune.