

By limiting the use of OB to Factional Warfare, CCP are using a live testing facility on the main Eve Server, Tranquility, while being able to tweak and alter the finer points of OB both in terms of balancing and from a technical standpoint. This Dev Blog and the links within offers a clearer explanation of the mechanic. The use of Orbital Strike in New Eden is currently limited to Factional Warfare. A computer controlled version used in the quick match style Ambush and Skirmish game modes of Dust 514 and the more grandiose and satisfying 'Live', version, performed by a player of Eve Online on their PC or Macintosh as part of Factional Warfare.įaction Warfare Sortable list of DUST 514 systems Region There are currently in the Open Beta, two versions of OB. Very little survives a direct hit from an Orbital Bombardment. The effect on the battlefield on the ground is highly destructive. Once in his/her overview, this targeted area can be locked and fired upon, from orbit, by the Eve pilot using a special version of ammo designed for the task. Initiated by a Squad Leader in Dust 514 when certain criteria are met, a targeted area of a map is shown in the overview of a Capsuleer playing Eve Online in orbit above the planetary district where the Dust battle is taking place. This page provides information on the history of DUST University.ĭUST 514, a game for Playstation 3, was shut down by CCP Games on May 30, 2016.ĭemonstrated for the first time at Fanfest 2012, Orbital Bombardment is the first of the more obvious gameplay links between Dust 514 and Eve Online.
