Dune Awakening Will Go to Drastic Lengths to Make its Sandstorms Matter - IGN
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What makes Dune Awakening different and interesting is the fact that every single week, the sections of this world not protected by a shield will be hit by a sandstorm, wiping out all the buildings you and your opponents have constructed in the seven days leading up to this weekly event. The official website describes them as “cataclysmic Coriolis storms [that] regularly alter the landscape, uncovering new valuable resources and sweeping away player-built outposts. When the dust settles, the race is on. Scout the fresh new land and uncover the secrets of the sands.” This was demonstrated to us as a player journeyed into a radioactive crash site and showcased the ability to climb any geometry in the world while teasing secrets that can be found at the highest peaks.
    • arudesalad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      I think this is because the areas effected by sandstorms are pvp areas, not because the game is designed around pvp (from what I remember from the videos I watched)

  • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    10·
    7 days ago

    They say you will likely spend 30-50 hours “leveling” in the desert, but… leveling how, exactly? Grinding the local wildlife into a thin red paste for dozens of hours doesn’t seem to be in theme with Dune. More like Runescape, where you also level all sorts of noncombat skills, maybe?