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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 | 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 a player of '''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. | ||