I just watched the trailer for Dune Awakening Solari U4GM during Gamescom Opening Night Live, and I’m honestly intrigued. The combination of the Dune universe with an open-world survival MMO seems like a perfect match. We’re talking massive sand dunes, spice harvesting, and survival mechanics that mirror Arrakis’ unforgiving environment. From what we’ve seen so far, it looks like the game leans into both lore and survival gameplay in equal measure.
My biggest hope is that the devs (Funcom) manage to balance survival mechanics with story depth. Dune is a rich narrative world, not just another setting for crafting and base-building. I want to see factions like the Fremen, Harkonnen, and Atreides play out dynamically, maybe with PvP and political systems similar to EVE Online or New World.
Visuals look incredible too. The sandstorm effects and giant sandworms are intimidating in scale — as they should be! I hope weather and wildlife (like sandworms) actually play significant roles in gameplay rather than being background hazards.
If Funcom nails this, it could redefine sci-fi MMOs. It’s not often we get a survival MMO that tries something different. Anyone else hyped or have concerns?
My biggest hope is that the devs (Funcom) manage to balance survival mechanics with story depth. Dune is a rich narrative world, not just another setting for crafting and base-building. I want to see factions like the Fremen, Harkonnen, and Atreides play out dynamically, maybe with PvP and political systems similar to EVE Online or New World.
Visuals look incredible too. The sandstorm effects and giant sandworms are intimidating in scale — as they should be! I hope weather and wildlife (like sandworms) actually play significant roles in gameplay rather than being background hazards.
If Funcom nails this, it could redefine sci-fi MMOs. It’s not often we get a survival MMO that tries something different. Anyone else hyped or have concerns?