Dune: Awakening - Exclusive Gameplay Reveal

[@LeoWheelsBartlet]

99.9999% chance the first time you meet a dude on a bike he's going to run you over with it.

[@OneTomato]

He can’t, you cannot PvP in hagga bashin

[@HelennaRose]

@@OneTomatothat won’t stop them from running you over. Pve just means it can’t kill you (if they’re referring to Conan horses and the javelin 😂).

[@JimDaMan924]

I'd say it's more of a 50/50 chance he'll either miss you completely or continuously hit you till your PC crashes due to how much rubberbanding you'll both be doing on launch day.

[@zayhardison2697]

that dude will be me

[@fffx2]

And that is awesome

[@martinpienaar8600]

At least my PC will mach the ambient temperatures of the climate for a super immersive experience!

[@OldGamerzNeverDie]

Aint that the truth.. winter is coming.. I can use my computer to heat my house

[@djacob9800]

What are the specs?

[@CHA0TIC889]

real

[@RedGreekWolf]

Roast some marshmallows while you play for a tasty snack

[@redmax6907]

Bro, it looks like Mass Effect 3

[@serrahighsfinest]

I'm sure the Thumpers will cost like a billion in game credits. To ensure players arent just summoning worms every 10 secs.

[@dizydeus]

I bet same goes for all bigger vehicles, probably a lot of grind only to lose it to someone else anyways

[@p.looshh]

Hopefully. My first thought was the amount of griefing that will happen with that thing.

[@SteveJaye84]

It's possible is a world event and all teams have so long before the thumper is deployed. Like a 5 minute pvp match and a thumper comes out at 4 minutes or something.

[@RaeXO]

@@serrahighsfinest from what I've gathered, the worms are active AI, thumpers can be deployed but they may not work if a worm isn't already nearby to begin with, it doesn't just spawn them in

[@boobox2000]

Nah, just make them have a cooldown.

[@Rymc]

Just one thing, please make more walking animations for people so we aren't all walking around looking like we're about to kick someone's door in.

[@Gunbeard]

Fortunately for me, I am always intent on kicking someone's door in.

[@EduFirenze]

And people just walk around sand in a straight line? Standard walking animations don't work on dune

[@Artofficial1986]

and add more cake and jiggle physics

[@eyoutube1]

​@@Artofficial1986 sandworm cake

[@skundini4999]

No

[@ninjanebula7335]

Cant wait to have my base be utterly destroyed by some random player riding a sandworm.

[@OneTomato]

Your base can’t be destroyed, they literally said to build in rock formation and not sand

[@weakish]

@@OneTomato The main base cannot be destroyed, but anything built in the deep desert will get destroyed. Either by a sandstorm or by players.

[@OneTomato]

@@weakish if is maintain it wouldn’t be destroyed by the sandstorm, yeah of course in the deep desert your base may be destroyed by players but that’s if your shields goes down, talking with Joel he said they raiding is not much of a thing in dune awakening

[@saerain]

This but unironically.

[@omegaprime223]

​@@weakish From what I've seen that's only true if you keep up on your tax to the Emperor, so if you fail at PvPing for Spice, your base is open to raids and destruction.

[@hayliox2728]

Pleaaaase dont fuck it up for solo players Edit: Since some of you seem to be a little slow, I'm not saying "turn the game into a solo experience", I'm asking for them to add solo things to do. I don't want to have to get a big group to buy the game and then schedule ourselves so we can play. But that's me, I just want it to not be unplayable solo.

[@vividok2240]

yes!!! more content for solos guys!!

[@mandurrudnam7632]

in an mmo? am i missing something?

[@vividok2240]

@mandurrudnam7632 yes my friend, many people have no friends , sad , I know

[@fakeangel9641]

there is legit nothing to do in this game solo based on this trailer

[@Alekrion]

@@fakeangel9641 if it will be the same on release - they just lose a big bunch of solo\casual players :) Who obviously grown ups without much time for grind and 24\7 rat race.

[@Ricardo7250]

I hope this game stays alive with updates and doesn't die in like 2 months

[@HouseErebus]

There's a high likelihood of updates to allow players to travel to the ice caps and offworld + a possible 4th House.

[@krys2fur]

Well, they are still updating Conan Exiles to this day and it came out in 2018. They, meaning Funcom.

[@Simm0700]

@@krys2fur Different type of game, tell me how they've managed their MMOs in the past...

[@Masarofia]

@@Simm0700 Heh, I'm looking at this trailer and it screams Conan Exiles in its ADN to me. That's not a bad thing at all, but I sure how the jank is gone. Conan Exiles could be so much better... We'll have to wait and see.

[@V3nom7]

Considering the original licence, this game looks already dead even before release : can't be more generic than this...

[@giant3dorangutanmodel89]

I want to see more sword combat

[@pug_knight7756]

Same

[@Tommy-hv8pk]

I think it's still in early stages which is why they showed so little all of it.

[@pug_knight7756]

@@Tommy-hv8pk could be

[@giant3dorangutanmodel89]

@@Tommy-hv8pk true, I just would’ve liked more focus on it

[@F_Yale]

@@Tommy-hv8pk Since when has that ever been the case

[@Sickmave72]

im not 1000% convinced yet, but I do like what im seeing. im excited to see people play it and hope it lives up to expectations!

[@macaL9]

Same, If this game is just broken unbalanced, piece of crap, then im gonna be pissed off, but they have had many years to develop this game, so I think it should be mid at worst

[@RotundRevelations]

@@macaL9 honestly it can be so much worse than that I hope that they are planning on what to do IF the player counts go up, and also I hope that is just fucking optimized so I can run it without it being a stuttery piece of shit like every other MMO on launch. Also they should have added something for single player imo, simply for those with bad internet or those who just want to live in the world of Dune

[@calebcuyler7135]

100% starting my streaming journey wit dis game who want to be apart of my guild lolll

[@jordanharris286]

The combat just looks insanely bland... idk we'll see

[@RotundRevelations]

@@jordanharris286 i agree i hope that they make it fun because every other dune game is so shit lmao

[@feliperincon3348]

It needs more CQC. Short swords should be the main weapon and guns should be less punishing. I’m worried it just becomes a shooter and not a dune game. There’s very cool mechanics you could integrate to the combat system like fremen having the ability to hide under the sand, having a pattern to use with short swords to be hable to land a hit or make it even simpler and just incentivate the player to use CQC to attack instead of just shoot shoot. The use of specific guns could solve the issue. There are some technologically advanced weapons on dune that are capable of penetrating a shield by slowing themselves down will spinning on the shield like shown in the first of Dennis films. Maybe give a slim chance to allow players to negate the bullet trying to penetrate their shields and not just make it a Fortnite shield. You guys really have the opportunity to make something special here. And all I’m seeing is really good work, I just wished something’s were more book accurate.

[@SA80TAGE]

1. there is melee in the game, literally a class featured in this video is based around that style, we just only get glimpses of the melee. 2. Guns are absolutely used on Dune, the personal shields drive the worms into a frenzy, no-one wears them beyond the shield wall. You mention the first Dennis film, I guess you forgot the opening of the second where a troop of Harks get sniped.

[@Notfakeultra]

@@SA80TAGEare you slow… guess what the majority of the combat is in both the movies and books…….

[@Bostontea123]

In the gameplay, they showed the unbalance when one uses shield and the other uses guns. Melee will definitely be powerful!

[@mitch7424]

He didn’t say there were no guns, he said they should be less punishing. Melee weapons are the main choice in the general Dune universe because lasguns cause nuclear explosions when they hit an active shield and general firearms that we saw in the second film would be useless against one. There are obviously other planets outside of Arrakis, so this is really an exception to everywhere else. It gives the devs a little leniency with weaponry, but it’s a valid concern because if this ends up as a generic 3rd person shooter it’s going to be disappointing.

[@Keemperor40K]

@@mitch7424 That has been addressed for game purposes. In this case, when using a lasgun on someone who has shields, the Lasgun will stop working against the shield wearer, making it a liability against anyone with a shield, but devastating against anyone who doesn't. On the topic of shields, having a shield activated on open sand is a death sentence as it will quickly bring in Sandworms, so its a trade off. Fight with shield and gain an edge against long range weapons, but bring in sandworms faster. Or fight without shields and lose that advantage, but not trigger sandworms until much later. But this game more or less proves a point i've made for a long time, shields are powerful but not perfect or impenetrable and good old quantity still works against shields. Granted creating a slow penetrator round is highly efficient, but expensive and regular ballistics work well against shields, just take a while to break the shields. On the note of firearms, so far it seems that weapons are holtzmann effect weapons, meaning they are more like railguns than conventional ballistics, with the Holtzmann effect being a gravitic accelerator kind of thing, propelling spike type projectiles at high speeds without the need for antiquated gunpowder.

[@williamsherlockscottholmes5152]

I want to hide in the sand! Please add hiding under the sand, those fking terrifyingly satisfying scenes in the movies where an army just appears out of nowhere

[@Vincetagrammm]

Don’t rush this. This needs alot more work and we’ll wait! This game could be insane!

[@shadowzephyr4440]

Dude that last shot with the worm swallowing everything is so coooooool!

[@RaeXO]

i can already imagine it haha, about to lose and with last ditch effort you just nuke the whole place with a worm

[@peskyseagull]

Duuude you might like this film called dune or dune part 2

[@RaeXO]

@@peskyseagull no way! They made a movie based on the game already? Before you know it they'll make a book series too! Holy cow

[@Corusame]

@@RaeXO don't be crazy. A book? pfft!

[@RaeXO]

@@Corusame 🤣

[@MiniUchiha]

Wish this was a singleplayer game instead honestly

[@flodzz]

Dune, the desert planet, where you can meet hundreds of other players, randomly... and create your base in the open because obviously that's lore accurate

[@craigmode]

@@flodzz yeah what in the world have they done with the dune lore

[@HEFF617]

I agree. I'm tired of games all being online

[@mrpringle4890]

I’m glad there’s at least some people who I agree with. This is not the dune game I imagined. I imagined something in line with like assassins creed origins with very grounded, smooth, and intense gameplay. Maybe leaning more slow paced and calculated.

[@JoshuaMoore831]

The game looks beautiful but you don't have to wonder how they can keep an MMORPG survival game fresh without it getting boring pretty quickly. It needs a lot of mission variety and a lot of cool unique places other wise the player pop will drop very fast. Fingers crossed they nail it.

[@CurtWatson]

The Deep Desert is periodically completely reset by Coriolis Storms, giving you a brand new map to explore each time. That will help a lot.

[@jarmarlawson910]

They created conan exiles more content is def coming

[@randomuserame]

AFAIK the "shifting sands" is a map POI clear/cycle so that "after the storm" there's new stuff to find/look for. Also, they can borrow a lot of stuff from whatever the movie brings to the universe since they're working closely with the film adaptation (particularly with art direction/style. It looks like the "walking around" parts are actually separate maps/play spaces, connected by an "overworld/over-map" that you fast-travel between

[@valdrrakdraconis8206]

Conan exiles it's pretty fun still

[@TiberusV]

What others said but they specifically mentioned the map design the way it is so they can continue to add to the planet. Meaning more map areas after release. I.e the snow capped poles.

[@concrete_dog]

Dude that worm at 4:38 is like a kilometer in diameter. That's ridiculously big 😂

[@randomuserame]

Shai-hulud, bless the maker

[@andresdiaz2507]

Sandworm. 400 meters long and 80 meters mouth. Their larvae produce the Spice (most valuable resource in Dune).

[@s1nd3rr0z3]

​​@@randomuserameBless the maker and his water Bless the coming and going of him May his passage cleanse the world May he keep the world for his people.

[@pedroconde1038]

​@@s1nd3rr0z3Kynes's words, dude, bless the Kwisatz Haderach be with you

[@pedroconde1038]

That's Arrakis for you

[@Rauruatreides]

Looking good. However, why are they doing HARKO VILLAGE? The book literally has a Harkonnen outpost city, being Carthag, they didnt need to make anything up. Edit: So their new video stated that Carthag was destroyed by an atomic, with Harko village replacing it. Idk why they had to do that, but at least they explained it now.

[@zainegardner]

This is a timeline without Paul Atredies being born, so things won't match the books.

[@Rauruatreides]

@zainegardner those circumstances wouldn't stop Carthag from being built, since the Harkonnens still ruled over Arrakis for the time. Regardless, the newer video just gave a decent reason why Carthag is gone, so I'm not pushing it further.

[@_Digishade_]

@@Rauruatreides Dude, they have every character who gets into the game going through the Gom Jabbar trial. That in and of itself isn't even remotely close to canon. If you're into Dune even remotely, throw out any idea of this game being at all faithful to the books in any semblance other than "iconic things." Take it for what it is, because hoping for something more respectful than what we're going to get is a waste of time. 😆

[@einexile]

@@_Digishade_ Don't think of it as World of Dune, think of it as Anarchy Online 2.

[@Keemperor40K]

@@_Digishade_ It is going to be the world of Dune, except one where there is no Muad'Dib/Quizats Haderach to break the current regime. Also the surprise attack on Harrakeen fails spectacularly, leaving the Atreides as one of the most powerful Houses in the Imperium. The Harkonnen are not out of the game, but have to rebuild slowly and fight for Arrakis. Same with the Emperor, whose plot got exposed and so is forced to send his Sardaukar Legions to secure his own Spice production. The Guild has a vested interest in the spice continuing to flow and so will transport anyone who can supply the spice, meaning that the Guilds monopoly is breaking as lines are drawn. And the Gene Besserit sisters continue their plots in the shadows manipulating all against one another for their gain. If anything this is a more interesting universe than the original, as several factions vie for power and control and the traditional control methods break down to allow the spice to continue to flow. In fact other actors could appear, like the Ecaz, Tleilaxu, Ix, who see an opportunity for their own rise to power in the midst of this war between the Atreides, Harkonnen and Corrino and the Guild selling its services to whomever can continue to provide spice.

[@ateacherwhogames8893]

0:51 That's a blatant lie. 7/8 planets in our own solar system are more dangerous than Arrakis!

[@francesmcbride4592]

I was about to say the same, tell that to Venus and its acid rain lol

[@mrsrobophile]

Just hope there's gameplay for people who don't like PvP or people who just prefer playing with family and close friends (so maybe ~6 people max).

[@gammaray2260]

Just like Conan Exiles, it will have separate servers, some pve, some pvp and some pvp with limitations.

[@marvinfreitagsmueller9527]

@@gammaray2260 just didnt sounded like that. You Want Spice, you have to PVP. thats what it sounded like

[@zangetsu6996]

@@marvinfreitagsmueller9527 From what I've heard there are hot zones in the game where PVP is enabled like Spice fields but you can build your base away from those zones where PVP isn't enabled. If you don't like PVP there will be servers for you to play on, they wouldn't alienate PVE players I promise you that

[@proguni]

You mean I don't have to pay $100 to test the Alpha first!?

[@SendisHere]

beta will be free, this is not AOC xD

[@TheFlintStryker]

Broke 🍆 complaints are remedial.

[@sebassg3668]

Buddy, this studio has a huge backing compared to the other studio you are complaining about and especially since they told you straight up to not buy it, get your money up

[@DanMannyy]

the game is free if you pirate it

[@ParrishT3]

@@sebassg3668 He's making fun of Star Citizen. Learn to read the room.

[@macgonzo]

The thing I miss most about MMOs (first one I played was Everquest) is that all the older ones seemed to have opportunities for emergent gameplay, such as having interesting places to just visit, for no other reason than they're just cool, and being able to just socialise with random people. These days it's all about the grind, the daily quests, the half dozen different currencies, etc, etc. There's no time to just enjoy the setting. To enjoy the multiplayer. Older MMOs always had space to just "be", not just "do". The problem with content is that once you've done it, you've done it. Find ways for players to build emergent gameplay, and they'll make their own content.

[@IsvRada]

@@macgonzo if you loved EQ1, I recommend you to check Pantheon Rise of the Fallen. I played the alpha and I can tell you is the closest MMO to the original EQ ever made.

[@seeriktus]

This is looking a lot like some Ark Survival/Rust pastiche or maybe Destiny depending how many missions they do. Don't know why they're claiming it's a competitor, it's obviously one of those games where they rely on players to create their own excitement. Claim a plot of land and put your shitty house down.

[@EdwinTyler]

Yup, looks like your typical base building, resource gathering mmo.

[@chrish813]

It's giving anarchy online 2.0 vibes which is a massive compliment for anybody that's an MMO OG

[@Ryak84]

@@chrish813 this garbage would be an insult to AO

[@Rock_Eye]

Nah AO was pretty garbage. It was a nice concept but poorly implemented.

[@beirch]

Same developer, so that makes sense

[@Zawaito]

Please, make sure the game's not only MMO. Playing this as a multiplayer survival game would also be hella fun

[@Azlarkuch]

You must add a randomly generated walking animation to the game so that the worms don't catch up with us. And let walking be activated by a separate button.

[@innocent-_-]

I heard that the sand walk will be a feature in the game, don't know how though

[@Trakkar]

I honestly don't know how this game will work, especially in the long term. From what I gathered so far: - It's an MMO (Like Age of Conan / WoW) - With massive open PvP - With an extensive Crafting System - With an extensive Building System And that.... should work? Unfortunately, my experience tells me, it will fail. Why? PvP. Players will herd to one or two strong guilds. Smaller guilds will get crushed, won't get the ressources they need, to get anywhere. So either join or die. Spice spots will get camped, rare/important other ressources will be camped as well. You want a nice base? Good luck finding one, that isn't already taken, or good luck defending said base. The demonstration of a "friendly" veteran greeting a newbie? Lol. Have you ever played something like DayZ or any other "survival" shooter? I'll tell you what will happen: You spawn, you get killed for your blood, so that a veteran will get some "fresh" water. As I said, I don't see how this will be fun, or will even work with a huge player base. Should've gone the Conan Exiles route imho.

[@5aiv.]

i don't get your issue, you just described a literal MMO game.. it will work.. like a mmo game..?

[@AonGreyFox]

pretty much, then the game is left to hardcore fan alone. If they have enough people and sustain it, the game will continue. I quite looking forward to it, but once notice its MMO... I drop it, I just can't bear MMO in this era. I'll leave this to many people who enjoy it =3

[@Jza-GZa40k]

@@AonGreyFox Same,MMO means a dead game,It needs a solo mode so bad

[@EdwinTyler]

​@@5aiv. Yes, for people who play the game 24x7 and have nothing else to do. For the rest of us with a job and family who want to play the game maybe for an hour or two at night or on weekends this game might be a nightmare.

[@LouisMille]

This could be fun if there was a Fremen clan you could join in fighting the spice looters, just like in the movie, that would be a real threat to bigger guilds that can be destroyed and therefore the game would be constantly changing and fun, there wouldn't be a big guild monopolizing resources and terrorizing smaller guilds and solo players because they could be taken down by organized Fremen using guerilla tactics

[@FederalBureau_OfInvestigations]

As a longtime diehard fan of Conan exiles, I really hope this game has a lot of the same or similar mechanics. It looks like you guys are kinda doing that but without just making "Conan exiles in the future" which is good. I really loved the armor crafting, weapons crafting, and base building in Conan exiles. I play a lot of open world survival games and Conan exiles crafting system is the best and it's not even close so hopefully you guys brought over those things. I would be up all night into the next day just crafting and dying armor. I am so excited for this game man. Honestly I had never even watched a Conan movie but after falling so deep in love with your game, I started getting interested in watching the movies and now they're some of my favorites. Bravo funcom!

[@KrisVickers-wn6dd]

interesting

[@pug_knight7756]

I wish there was some more sword combat in the trailer, everything else looks amazing though

I know you guys read this stuff so believe me when I say I'm still pulling for you Funcom but what you finally just revealed there was just, well.. at most.. decent looking. Joel talked about the deep desert massive, combined arms combat having up to 400 players. I was expecting to witness some epic Planetside scale of combat in this game play reveal and what I just watched was definitely no Planetside. That wasn't even close to your typical Battlefield game experience. That whole "early 2025" stuff is looking a little crazy. Please ignore the ultra discord fanboys and just take your time, push this thing way back if needed. We don't exactly get many big budget western mmo's anymore.. I don't want to see the very few we do get just crash and burn within 6 months.

[@Cube-u9s]

Ah, the Star Wars-ification of Dune begins. RIP

[@Nah5534]

Ikr all we needed was a good single player rpg but they've got to make money off mtx

[@Stayler17]

Remember guys. Dont pre-order

[@РусланОспанов-и7у]

And wait year or two

[@SeroSM]

Nothing wrong with pre-ordering, it's my money, if game's bad - that's on me.

[@TheIllusionRecords]

Not this time, buddy. This time I am...

[@JoshuaLintag2]

You can't tell me what to do with my money. If the game is bad, then that's on me. And if all of us suddenly stopped pre-ordering, it doesn't mean the game will magically be good.

[@Mike-er2ih]

@@JoshuaLintag2 @SeroSM You guys are the reason why current gaming is what it is....

[@MasterMayhem78]

I just can’t play a game like this anymore when every time you turn a round there’s a griefer looking to ruin someone’s fun.

[@tgillies101]

In some respects I almost consider the griefers part of the mechanics and lore with a game in this context, the battle for survival being rather merciless. Also means friends and allies are as rare n valuable as water in the desert. Just my thoughts on how I RPG it.

[@canudo22]

This is now your calling: become the lisan al griefter!

[@dustboii]

I know what you mean. I wonder how they plan on handling this. Hopefully its not just (If you cant beat them join them) Hope small groups or even solo play is possible without just having a horrible time.

[@NRProductionss]

There’s no pvp in the main map you play in. There’s a specific map where pvp takes place

[@SA80TAGE]

@@NRProductionss there are pvp specific areas in the main map, it's not confined to just deep desert.

[@WonderBeanOfficial]

I think it looks good, my only concern with sandbox games is that it pretty heavily relies on you making your own fun essentially which can be awesome and annoying at the same time. I really hope I find some friends though who will enjoy it with me.!

[@Rauzwel]

Looks pretty good to me, guns even sound good

[@carnifex17]

But no knives 😢

[@Rauruatreides]

​@carnifex17 yeah, they better have them at least as a hand to hand option.

[@Fedaykin8]

Looks fantastic! This has the potential to be my dream game. I have been a fan of Dune since I first started reading the books in 1978. I've been a fanatic for the universe since then. Lately, after having been mostly into MMOs over the last couple decades, I've started to love playing survival games, particularly ones with systems like this game is supposed to have. If it turns out to be as good as it could be, and I hope it is, it might be "it" for me... I cannot wait to get in and start living this game!

[@Carp416]

Me me me me me, nobody cares. Thanks for posting these enlightening words about yourself.

[@brodieshawn63]

Unfortunately Funcom is the one making this game, so I wouldn't get too hyped up if I were you, just look how Conan Exiles turned out. Nothing more than a base building, virtual farming simulator with a rushed lore thrown in after development to appease the fans. Funcom studio lacks the imagination to create an immersive story and environment. So many of the same promises with Conan, promises to make things better with patches, etc. only to scrap all of that to focus on selling skins and cosmetics. They lazily would not test patches as well before implementation causing players progress to be entirely wiped in order to assure items made it to the online store without delay. All of Funcom's games always degrade to a pit of micro-transactions, while all other features of the game are ignored by them, including exploiting players and mesh bugs. Some of these bugs are half a decade old and are still untouched. This game will be no different, they will listen for a year, then focus solely on their in-game store and selling overpriced skins to whales, like Conan now. The difference being, they may have learned from Exiles, and may actually release a full game, with a completed map.

[@Paisa231]

Nice, they managed to get the big worm up to what we dream of! Im still waiting for GAMEPLAY, this was just snippits, a teaser.

[@ripleyriley]

It will hopefully offer a single player or friends only mode because having your shit wrecked by randos sounds awful.

[@SebKrogh]

Probably PvP zones like "the dark zone" kinda setup

[@6Vlad6Tepes6]

You do know there's safe zones you can build in right? You don't have to do pvp. They have said this multiple times now.

[@RobotronOG]

Wrong game for you.. all the carebears always trying to ruin games.

[@RobotronOG]

@@6Vlad6Tepes6Oh, if that’s the case, wrong game for me. That’s the worst of both worlds

[@NicCrimson]

But it's a mmo...

[@Lupinvej]

Can't wait to play with Duneman Keefzilla - 2:43

[@AllForTheGreen1982]

Gotta admit, the hummingbird/dragonfly whatever's wing animation is so jarringly distracting I couldn't even see the video content beyond it when present, and just sat here thinking about how to play without using that ship or if there will be alternate animations that can be toggled.

[@hyttemaier]

Animations, and UI needs some work, you should expand the beta a little, more eyes on the project the better, it looks decent but Conan exiles looks and looks like it plays better, but to be fair this could be an early build?

[@Prosthetics555]

wtf are you dumb bro

[@BlackCoffeePlanet]

Damn,the one beta i had just forgotten existed ; ive been in discord and signed in general for so long now XD I hope it delivers and is at least somewhat optimised

[@DuxAKADuke]

2:10 took me a solid to realize how brutal that sounds

[@aguspuig6615]

If they could get the guns and swords feeling good AND making swords as prevalent as guns looked and guns as prevalent as swords looked. Then to me this looks perfect

[@tiernanbrennan4734]

The big battles for spice looks spicy 😋 Bring on the chaos for the control of it's flow.

[@raftsukrafton1826]

The orniphopter wings need to be moving faster

[@randomuserame]

Then your computer will be as hot as the desert

[@polythewicked]

Hope there are servers where PvP is more optional. If I have to fight other players every time I want to do something, it’ll get old real quick.

[@Vitnir]

I ought you to watch their other Videos on the Chanel where they are explaining evrything =) where you build your, base pvp is mostly deactivated, and I think Iheard that you are not full loot on death but idk if that fact is true

[@marvinfreitagsmueller9527]

@@Vitnir that doenst sounds good aswell. So there IS allways pvp ? what we want to hear is, there is a server without that shit. PVP Optional. Thats the way to do it. They will lose so much players if they go all the way forcing it

[@zoopa9988]

@@marvinfreitagsmueller9527 AFAIK there won't be different servers, I believe you start in the south of the map where there's just PVE, but if you go north far enough you'll eventually start to run into PVP.

[@-Timur1214]

Okaaaay looks good for the start. I really hope those NPCs in the city dont just stay at the same spot the whole day (like those shown prisoners), it would destroy my immersion if I see those prisoners not being taken anywhere for days, weeks, months. Please let them have an daily behavior cycle :vvv

[@Sietched]

I CANT WAIT IM TWEAKING.

[@vype3rx]

YESSIRRRRR. What house are you picking??

[@owentheoutlaw_]

​@@vype3rxHouse Targeryan

[@Funcom]

Early 2025. Soon!

[@carboncrank2250]

​@Funcom cannot wait for this Can we start on PC then switch/log into our accounts on xbox and it all carries over? Excited to see the controller buttons on the screen.

[@TheBebe2006]

@@Funcom Funcom PLEASE let me into the beta my birthday is soon and I’ve been waiting for this game since you announced years back, I have been subscribed and waiting for the beta test email I beg of you please let me in

[@cYYAN88]

Another game Funcom can totally mess up in future updates like they been doing the last 20 years! Cant wait.

[@halfcrumpled]

very nice, free Beta!

[@bhaalgorn]

Where does it say free?

[@BimmyJimmyTurbo]

Not gonna lie, this looks rad as fuck. Loving the verticality of the map, very few MMOs have this. Add the free-climbing system from Conan: Exiles and it's chef's kiss.

[@SnackPack913]

This is like once human but with a soul and no stolen assets curated by a Chinese shell company studio lol

[@MyAssassin15]

0:15 Love the helldivers tribute armour set lol

[@brycewilliams653]

0 sword combat shown, and pretty much all guns... very concerning, considering this is not how the universe should be

[@buckgrasser8728]

Not to mention shields and laze guns were no good. Atomic explosions and all. Oh yeah and how easy it was to summon a worm with a shield, not to mention just building straight in the desert and not in caves or solid rock ground or riding around on a 4 wheeler and expecting not to be eaten by a worm in less than 2 minutes.

[@v01dwalk3r6]

Since it's multiplayer, I wonder how are they going to limit the call of sandworm with thumper. If at least 25 (or more) players all put thumpers in one location or different location, will 25 sandworms appear all at once? How will the server react on this? And that rock climbing is going to be a pain to QA test.

[@siegfried.]

my planet, arrakis, is so beautiful when the sun is low

[@johnjoseph6874]

Rolling over the sands, you can see spice in the air

[@vype3rx]

A dune and silent hill fan😍

[@trisfanor]

1:37 Swordmaster charges to battle using no weapon, just a kick. Best class hehe.

[@CuttingEdges]

The ideal Dune video game is where you play as Paul Atreides and you are constantly bombarded with visions and have to use your prescience to strategise and reach 'an' ending. Like a mix between Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (visions) and Life is Strange (Max using her time travel powers to find the best timeline). Not whatever this is. This looks like more generic western sci-fi junk.

[@micheledraves2881]

Damn, I’ve waited so long for a dune game that was action based instead of real-time strategy. I was excited for a hot minute, now I’m just leery. I feel like the mmo with a focus towards pvp will just make the setting fall flat. Cooperative mmo’s are fun. But I generally don’t enjoy heavy pvp focus. But that’s me. Also there seems to be far too much gunplay with only a cursory mention of knives? Did I get the wrong impression there? in a world that very clearly states guns are secondary, and on a planet that is even less friendly to guns? Who needs a thumper? Turn on that shield and fire those guns I guess?? If you’re going to use the world as the backdrop… the lore is important. I want to be excited, I really do. But I’m definitely feeling like sitting on the fence and waiting to see is in order here.

[@Newton_Isaac]

The chance of this game being highly dependent on aggressive group mechanics and off-game communication is huge, like the LFG in Destiny 2. Besides, many things open precedent for P2W apparently. What's more, if the raid mechanics in other players' bases are not well balanced and polished, the amount of trolls screwing up the global economy will make the game unviable.

[@Sapphire707]

Now nothing against the other houses but, Imma need House Ecaz as an option. That White, Gold and Pink scheme with their fit? Immaculate~

[@GrasslandsStudio]

Looks pretty great. Only issue is how they’ll manage the cheaters, hackers, and toxic griefers that’ll come from ARK, RUST, DAYZ, and every other game like this

[@El1qt]

Dude the gunplay looks extremely easy, cheating in this would give you what advantage😂

[@EdwinTyler]

​@@El1qt cheating always gives an advantage

[@GeTakeo]

Cant wait to play as William Shatner on dune.

[@DarkOshigan]

Awsome! Look foward to a showcase about melee combat system!

[@omegaprime223]

I will probably be staying away from this one, to create a base in a safe zone they've said you have to pay a tax to the Emperor, from what I've seen the only acceptable payment is Spice, which requires PvP, which means players like me, an aging solo player with no friends that want to play survival games any more, flat are not going to be able to compete and thus will be unable to earn Spice needed to engage in the majority of the systems present. There's also that the only way I've seen to get water, a critical part of a survival game, is to engage in PvP, which I can't compete with newer players, and thus, won't be able to get. Looks cool, love the setting, just wish I was able to even theoretically play, but unless the marketing material has been completely screwing the pooch and leaving critical information out, I'm not going to bother.

[@MinersLoveGames]

The Spice must flow, no matter what!

[@rubycandy92]

This game looks incredible can't wait for this one 👍❤️🙏

[@neofulcrum5013]

I must not fear, fear is the mind killer.

[@ruansilva8939]

One thing that worries me, is if the bases have "expiration dates" when inactive, sure, servers must allow space for players, but at the same time, would be bad if needed to leave the game for a long time, only to find your progress erased. It would be cool if some places like haga Basin and other áreas less inclined to endgame could be played (optionally) in a non-dedicated session, with a drop-in drop out system for whoever wants to Join the game. Leaving the "wipe" system for places like the deep desert, where it would make more sense.

[@Sangvinivs]

I need a military Omnitopter like the one in the movies 🎉

[@alexanderstormdahl2562]

Should use some motion blur effect on the wings, looks a bit weird the way they're moving now

[@analien4813]

But can we swear allegiance to Corrino?

[@nalgaderusmobgusrinatirous473]

I need to be a sardaukar so bad

[@GrymmsPlace]

With those graphics, the action, the mixing, melding, and interaction of many players, clans, etc, I think that the core specs players will need will be high to prevent the very likely lagging other games of this type and offering exhibit. I would imagine that a lot of players that don't have high-end machines will still buy the game, but the lagging, etc is likely to be an issue. Bandwidth plans too - depending on how the game manages multiplay. The franchise is an awesome one, in spite of the break away from the Dune Lore. It would have been tedious if FC had stuck to the genre - thta's been tried so many times to bad effect. Under correction, I seem to remember Joel mentioning that solo-play is possible in one for or another?

[@norvisnorvis7592]

Funcom, it looks great so far. I'm not sold on the combat and interactivity of the environment, just yet. At least you have shown us CLEAN GAMEPLAY. I'm yelling at you other developers.

[@-MeTeC-]

Not complicated to show a CLEAN GAMEPLAY when the gameplay itself appear to be extremely lackluster.

[@norvisnorvis7592]

@-MeTeC- damn gurl, you're going in huh? This game is definitely not ready for early access.

[@nishbrown]

In before modders find re-skinned assets from Conan.

[@dhampir216]

I really hope they don't fuck this up .. the ceiling for this game is high!! Honestly can't wait to put a year of gametime on this !!

[@BedMalphas]

Arrakis the most dangerours planet on the universe. Shows HUGE half ass empty planet 😂

[@NoCluYT]

Yes. That's Arrakis. It's dangerous because there's almost nothing out there. No water, hardly any food, it's hot, and you have giant sandstorms that appear if you walk in a steady rhythm

[@imeverywhereandnowhere56]

The visual fidelity is amazing!

[@rrowhe4d]

"Arrakis, the most dangerous planet in the universe." Ok there buddy, this must be where the empty promises for the game start.

[@innocent-_-]

Seems like someone isn't familiar with the books. It's just an homage to the novels, no one actually believes that it's the most dangerous, though it is objectively harsh as hell especially in the deep desert with the Coriolis storms

[@JollyJackGang]

This Game Looks Really Neat And I'm Honestly Looking Forward To Jumping In Once It Releases!

[@AlphaKiloPolitics]

Private/solo/coop servers

[@Jza-GZa40k]

If it doesn’t have any i’m not playing

[@JoshuaGallegos-yx6yq]

This game looks absolutely phenomenal. everything from the large scale pvp fights over the melange to the what seems to be very intricate survival mechanics. the combat also looks very interesting and I'm curious to see what the shield and forced melee combat will look like in a 1v1. Any chance we will get to get a peek at the 30 min of gameplay from streamers?

[@Salamaprotects]

You see a lot of clunkyness yet they still served it to your face . They pretend you to be dumb enough not to mention just dont care and give in to their product. Why tease people with unfinished product. its like tryng to Sell a house with no roof no doors and no furniture yet with a sign w furniture.

[@ChiefDecimateX]

More beta access would be awesome!!!!

[@mhk9131]

Not too fond of the combat, the game is not sticking to lore.

[@TheXarfay]

The Spice must flow ! 😎

[@V3nom7]

So shameful to always see such strong and coherent universes turned into the most generic and boring video games possible... always the same gameplays and meta gameplays clones everywhere with zero creativity, and a global cosmetic "from this very old licence finally hyped by a big movie". Only independant devs are creators nowadays... the amount of money put in a big project (a big part of it being the licence use only) lead the producer to take zero risk...

[@vergil1943]

amen bro

[@Br1mston3]

Which is the exact same amount of your own money you would risk.

[@V3nom7]

@@Br1mston3 What do you mean exactly ?(besides the fact that I give my money to a lot of things with zero counterpart, and I'm not a rich person, at all)

[@EdwinTyler]

​@@Br1mston3 People like you are the reason we have garbage games now. I bet you even bought outlaws and thought it was GOTY.

[@Nah5534]

I agree 10000% could've gave us a deeply rich single player rpg but it's yet another copy past MMO

[@anasshahid224]

Dune Awakening looks amazing! So excited to explore Arakkis 👏👏👏👏

[@papaya32]

Some aspects look cool others a bit wonky. Always comes down to end game. Please make sure this doesn’t fizzle out after a small amount of game time.

[@bigbunduru5136]

Need fish scale armor for endgame. Then eventually become God Emperor

[@Daedalus29]

lasgun and holtzman shield together? This is one of the most widely known fact in the dune universe is that one doesnt go well with the other.

[@tgillies101]

I imagine the mechanic is in game. Will be a game of rock paper scissors to risk any item you use.

[@arcadior314]

they got permission to change that part of the lore for the game i think

[@Rauruatreides]

Well, the interaction is supposed to be chaotic and random (one of which does include the double explosion). Obviously though, they can't just remove that aspect entirely.

[@ChrisRuiz1.1]

It's this game, for solo gamers forget it.

[@AndreyMr9999]

This is a sample what happens when noname company buys Ferrari brand and instead of the best supercar in the world makes Tata Nano.

[@ruok-l5t]

Man, I was hoping the graphics were gonna be insane. Like actually cinematic quality for 2025 and future proof. But alas it's just average MMO. And what the hell is this death animation 1:44? No ragdoll physics?

[@SendisHere]

and what about open beta? the beta was supposed to be released in 2023 and we're already halfway through 2024... if the game comes out in early 2025, when do they plan to open the beta? It doesn't make any sense xD

[@CurtWatson]

Beta has been going for long while now. Not everyone who signed up is going to get invited.

[@SendisHere]

@@CurtWatson im talking about a "open beta"

[@CurtWatson]

@@SendisHere I haven't seen anywhere where they've said there was going to be an *open* beta. Just a periodically expanding closed beta.

[@SA80TAGE]

@@SendisHere heard no mention of open beta buddy. Me thinks your source might've got it wrong. Closed Betas are ongoing with anyone invited having to sign an NDA.

[@brianc8840]

Yeah looking forward to play, just hope pve areas dont become repetitive, so the sands should cover and open areas each week, not just the deep desert.

[@eliodergamer]

The Beta Website is HELLA dead or something lol the link just says it doesnt work or something haha lol

[@saron95662]

This really looks and feels like it takes place during children of dune with how much of a surface focus this takes place and not during the first book where I feel they are trying to emphasize with a focus of harkkoning vs atradies. And also has a feeling of fallout 76 with a “dune” skin over it

[@Vandakai]

I knew I was right I had a feeling it was gonna be Conan Exiles 2.0 lol.. I will probably get it tho not sure just yet.

[@prophesytru1994]

This game is gonna be ridiculous It's amazing to see a developer Create a game from a movie and really Nail the mechanics etc... Most developers have trouble doing that these days 🤷🏾‍♂️💯

[@LaPoboy]

Can't wait to take in the Melange!

[@lkhyorr1531]

The $1 million question with funcom, will we still be entitled to a game coded with ass? Or will they have finally learned from their novice with Conan exile?