How Dune: Awakening Weaponizes MMO Expectations
Dune: Awakeninghas often been described as an MMO that pretends to be a survival game, primarily due to its use of survival elements as more of a set of difficulty modifiers than a core aspect of progression. By and large, Funcom’s latest truly is an MMO first and a survival game second, as it sees players progressing through reputation, exploration, and narrative milestones rather than mastering hunger, thirst, or shelter mechanics....