Corner camping was a big part of the reason why indoor fights devolved into spamfests, because you could never approach any corner unless you had thoroughly spammed it first. And even then you risked just finding a dented MAX ready to greet you with its arm(s) of doom. The entire indoor fighting part was terribly trite and stale, and it was mainly because of third person view. It's galling that the developers refused to just ADMIT that it was a ###### mistake and remove it.
What do we think of the "used" look of the vehicles. Having paint chips and what not. Aren't these things supposed to be manufactured basically on the spot? Have the sides grown so decadent that they now manufacture new products to look old and fight in a war without much of a meaning?
It was pretty cool to be able to gauge at a glance whether you had seen serious combat or not. It was also pretty fun when one side of your tank was completely shot up and the other was pristine - "this side towards enemy" indeed.
<a href="http://www.planetside2.com/media.html" target="_blank">http://www.planetside2.com/media.html</a> More screenies! Good look on NC and TR armours, and what appears to be a shielded base courtyard entrance. EDIT: in fact, as PSU pointed out, there seems to be a small man standing near the entrance... which means bases are huge now
I dunno about the TR armour. Needs a little more red and a lot more black. They're the red and black empire, not the brown-and-grey-with-red-details empire! The one I like best right now is the fishheads, at least they look like they belong in a future shooty game.
Good on the base size, hope that's reliable. PS2 is going to have less bases than PS1, but if that means they're also twice as big, I call that an improvement. Planetside is all about the large scale.
If cloaking is still in the game, I hope they stick to PS1's paradigms: Useless in a straight firefight. You were vulnerable as hell and your weapons, while certainly capable of killing anything up to and including a rexo if you had surprise on your side (preferably a distraction too, like your victim being busy shooting someone else), but you simply couldn't mix it up in a normal fight. I think too many games with cloaking in them allow you to have your cake and eat it too, giving cloakers a fighting chance if they're discovered before they strike. I think that's a big part of the reason why stealth is often so overplayed.
This looks silly, really. They could have gone with a darker purple to "man it up" a bit. I'll be expecting a full throttle fan response explaining the background of the color choice in minute detail. Something like when GW2 fans pointed out that the new plant people had belly buttons and the devs just went and "this is why and it totally makes sense for the general person as well" on their collective faces.
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yah, TR needs to be much bolder. Hell, the costume choices were why I initially played TR (I stuck with them b/c I love their MAXes). I like the armor design, I just wish it was, you know, black, and red (and the red bits were a bit more prominent).
Of the new ones, I actually thing that NC looks really damn good. Their colour scheme is displayed well, and the boxy armor looks nice (and fits with how they should look). That said, I now can't help but think of them as ToyCo (bonus geek points for any one that gets it :P). Was there anything said about having personalized logos/decals/whatever? Nicking the ToyCo happy cat and slapping it on TNC stuff would be priceless.
VS? Well, VS are supposed to look silly, right? I mean, that's why they have always worn light purple and had funny looking armor and stuff, right? So I'm fairly happy with how they look.
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The VS armour needs to be bright pink, have "I <3 LASHER SPAM" written across the chest and "LAG LOVER" on the helmet, and anyone using a VS AA max should have "CHEAP" written on every part of the MAX and it should make the sound of a guy yelling "nerf" whenever it fires.
The VS ARE a bit silly. They're essentially Scientology on overdrive - a crazy cult that worships future space aliens and has highly dubious policies towards its own members, not to mention outsiders. Except the VS have a lot more guns.
The VS are supposed to be the most futuresque-looking. They're the super future space vision soldierfaces. I think their design is spot-on, and the most faithful to the first game. It's a bit evocative of alien soldiers in camp-scifi, and that's exactly what they're supposed to look like.
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<!--quoteo(post=1878111:date=Oct 5 2011, 02:34 AM:name=Scythe)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scythe @ Oct 5 2011, 02:34 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878111"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I don't care what the lore says they should look like. That design is <b>rotten awful</b>.
--Scythe--<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> It's awful because it's silly, which is what the VS ARE. Ergo, it's wonderful, not awful!
I imagine like NS1 the peeps who played the first PS are in their mid to late 20's now and like me (30 next year) have far less time on their hands...but...have had a look at <a href="http://www.planetside2.com/news.html" target="_blank"> <a href="http://www.planetside2.com/news.html" target="_blank">http://www.planetside2.com/news.html</a></a> and I'm well up for it!
They started putting up back stories from Auraxis this week to get people in the mood and lay the foundations, as its not a sequel they say but a "re-envisioning" of PS, (hopefully without the BFRs). The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XBCp_rgAkfc" target="_blank">PS2 Official Trailer</a> needs to be bigger but certainly wets the appetite.
<!--quoteo(post=1878840:date=Oct 9 2011, 01:10 AM:name=LV426-Colonist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LV426-Colonist @ Oct 9 2011, 01:10 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878840"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I've just begun researching this so called 'sequel'. I'll have to read through this thread in detail...
This game looks promising.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know! I think we all know this supposed 'sequel' is actually a prequel to a the game they're going to release in 2018.
<!--quoteo(post=1878130:date=Oct 5 2011, 06:43 AM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lolfighter @ Oct 5 2011, 06:43 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1878130"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I don't care what the lore says either, I just think it's a design that really fits them.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I like it because I won't be playing VS, and bright purple targets are easier to hit.
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<!--quoteo(post=1880254:date=Oct 17 2011, 04:05 AM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Oct 17 2011, 04:05 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1880254"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->But purple is a dark colour...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> As the VS show their TRUE COLOUR!
<a href="http://www.planetside2.com/news/oct25empiredebriefTR.html" target="_blank">http://www.planetside2.com/news/oct25empiredebriefTR.html</a> Misc. stuff, shows a sideview of the mosquito, looking very insect-like. <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->On the vehicles side, the Terran Republic has two unique empire vehicles, the Mosquito fighter jet and the Prowler battle tank. The Mosquito is an extremely agile attack aircraft, which can be outfitted with a variety of weapon systems to suit the needs of the republic, and has the fastest top speed of any air vehicle allowing it to quickly disengage from a sticky situation and regroup. The Prowler is a medium tank that is not only the fastest empire specific tank on the field but it can be armed to the teeth with extra weapon systems beyond the other empires medium tanks, making it one of the deadliest vehicles in the game.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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'Nother interview. Pictures of vehicles! And landscape.
<img src="http://www-cdn.planetside2.com/uploads/dcsclient/000/000/000/044.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Oooohhh landscape.
I guess we do have pre-ripped jeans... Hm.
<img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/10x7wqd.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Nice.
More screenies! Good look on NC and TR armours, and what appears to be a shielded base courtyard entrance.
EDIT: in fact, as PSU pointed out, there seems to be a small man standing near the entrance... which means bases are huge now
Good on the base size, hope that's reliable. PS2 is going to have less bases than PS1, but if that means they're also twice as big, I call that an improvement. Planetside is all about the large scale.
If cloaking is still in the game, I hope they stick to PS1's paradigms: Useless in a straight firefight. You were vulnerable as hell and your weapons, while certainly capable of killing anything up to and including a rexo if you had surprise on your side (preferably a distraction too, like your victim being busy shooting someone else), but you simply couldn't mix it up in a normal fight. I think too many games with cloaking in them allow you to have your cake and eat it too, giving cloakers a fighting chance if they're discovered before they strike. I think that's a big part of the reason why stealth is often so overplayed.
This looks silly, really. They could have gone with a darker purple to "man it up" a bit. I'll be expecting a full throttle fan response explaining the background of the color choice in minute detail. Something like when GW2 fans pointed out that the new plant people had belly buttons and the devs just went and "this is why and it totally makes sense for the general person as well" on their collective faces.
That looks horrible. Horrible. Their art guys need to be dragged out back and drowned for their own sakes.
--Scythe--
Of the new ones, I actually thing that NC looks really damn good. Their colour scheme is displayed well, and the boxy armor looks nice (and fits with how they should look). That said, I now can't help but think of them as ToyCo (bonus geek points for any one that gets it :P). Was there anything said about having personalized logos/decals/whatever? Nicking the ToyCo happy cat and slapping it on TNC stuff would be priceless.
VS? Well, VS are supposed to look silly, right? I mean, that's why they have always worn light purple and had funny looking armor and stuff, right? So I'm fairly happy with how they look.
Well, our MAX concept art is anyway :(
>:(
The VS are supposed to be the most futuresque-looking. They're the super future space vision soldierfaces. I think their design is spot-on, and the most faithful to the first game. It's a bit evocative of alien soldiers in camp-scifi, and that's exactly what they're supposed to look like.
--Scythe--
--Scythe--<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's awful because it's silly, which is what the VS ARE. Ergo, it's wonderful, not awful!
This game looks promising.
They started putting up back stories from Auraxis this week to get people in the mood and lay the foundations, as its not a sequel they say but a "re-envisioning" of PS, (hopefully without the BFRs). The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XBCp_rgAkfc" target="_blank">PS2 Official Trailer</a> needs to be bigger but certainly wets the appetite.
This game looks promising.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know! I think we all know this supposed 'sequel' is actually a prequel to a the game they're going to release in 2018.
Fool me once cant fool me again fool.
I like it because I won't be playing VS, and bright purple targets are easier to hit.
As the VS show their TRUE COLOUR!
fuchsia.
Misc. stuff, shows a sideview of the mosquito, looking very insect-like.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->On the vehicles side, the Terran Republic has two unique empire vehicles, the Mosquito fighter jet and the Prowler battle tank. The Mosquito is an extremely agile attack aircraft, which can be outfitted with a variety of weapon systems to suit the needs of the republic, and has the fastest top speed of any air vehicle allowing it to quickly disengage from a sticky situation and regroup. The Prowler is a medium tank that is not only the fastest empire specific tank on the field but it can be armed to the teeth with extra weapon systems beyond the other empires medium tanks, making it one of the deadliest vehicles in the game.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->