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The effect on the battlefield on the ground is highly destructive. Very little survives a direct hit from an Orbital Bombardment. | The effect on the battlefield on the ground is highly destructive. Very little survives a direct hit from an Orbital Bombardment. | ||
There are currently in the Open Beta, two versions of OB. 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 an Eve Online on their PC or Mackintosh as part of Factional Warfare. | |||
==Faction Warfare== | ==Faction Warfare== | ||
The use of Orbital Bombardment in New Eden is currently limited to [[Factional_Warfare|Factional Warfare]]. This [http://community.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&nbid=74180 Dev Blog] and the links within offers a clearer explanation of the mechanic. By limiting the use of OB to Factional Warfare, CCP are using a live testing facility on the main Eve Server, [[Tranquility#TQ|Tranquility]], while being able to tweak and alter the finer points of OB both in terms of balancing and from a technical standpoint. While doing so, they give Dust Merc's in the Open Beta, the opportunity to have a meaningful impact in New Eden, further cementing the principle of a single shard game universe. | The use of Orbital Bombardment in New Eden is currently limited to [[Factional_Warfare|Factional Warfare]]. This [http://community.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&nbid=74180 Dev Blog] and the links within offers a clearer explanation of the mechanic. By limiting the use of OB to Factional Warfare, CCP are using a live testing facility on the main Eve Server, [[Tranquility#TQ|Tranquility]], while being able to tweak and alter the finer points of OB both in terms of balancing and from a technical standpoint. While doing so, they give Dust Merc's in the Open Beta, the opportunity to have a meaningful impact in New Eden, further cementing the principle of a single shard game universe. | ||