Test Server Launching Today

[SporkfirePS]

Hello all,

For those who haven't visited the Official Forums or the PlanetSide Web Site today, I wanted to let you know that the Test Server will be available today, featuring the debut of the Liberator.

In the future, you'll see all fixes and content additions on this server first. Instructions for accessing Test Server can be found at the PlanetSide Web Site (http://www.planetside.com).

We also announced these two adjustments coming soon:

1) Heavy Assault: The Mini-Chaingun and the Lasher will both be enhanced to help them meet the power of the Jackhammer. The Jackhammer's properties will not be altered. We'll announce more details on the enhancements as they get closer to implementation.

2) Thresher: The Thresher will see its armor brought up to be equal to the Marauder and the Enforcer. Its weapon will also see some enhancements as well. We are also planning to resolve the terrain damage issues that the hover vehicles may suffer, as well as their difficulties leaving the vehicle pads.

You will be able to preview both of these adjustments on the Test Server before they go live.

[BUGGER]

YEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW!!! WOOHOO!!!!




now that i got fist post, finally, the mcg and lasher wont be useless! wahowaho. plus the lib will b on display, wahowaho! and the thresher is more usefull......like i care but as i said with the others, wahowaho.

will those things be like the only things that will be in the upcoming patch?

[MilitantB0B]

1) Heavy Assault: The Mini-Chaingun and the Lasher will both be enhanced to help them meet the power of the Jackhammer. The Jackhammer's properties will not be altered. We'll announce more details on the enhancements as they get closer to implementation. THANK YOU SPORK!!!! I thought a nerf was comming for sure. Thank all the Planetside team for not caving to all the nerf pressaure, hehehehe, can't wait to go home!

[Lonehunter]

CHAINGUN SQUUUUUAAAAAAAD!!!!!!!!!!

[MilitantB0B]

You are saving the lightning boost for the last minute, right? :D

[Valcron]

Spork reads these fourms?

Don't tell me I have to hide from him over here now .......

[Happy lil Elf]

And you know what the sad part is? People will still bitch about the Dev team not doing anything :p

Awesome stuff Spork. Nothing else to say really.

[Valcron]

I've never seen a sad little elf before.

Where'd you get that name Elf, it makes me chuckle everytime I see it.

[Hamma]

Figures, when I close the news page spork throws a curve ball :)

[Squeeky]

Originally posted by Hamma
Figures, when I close the news page spork throws a curve ball :)

Darn Dev's :mad:

:lol:

Thanks for the update SporkFire

Err, Darn Community Relations Manager's....:)

[Hamma]

btw thanks for posting this Spork hehe :D

[BUGGER]

yea cause i never read thos damn forums since for som gay ass reason i can post there....

[Hamma]

Get banned? :D

[BUGGER]

no i think i gave hem food poisoning from my bugger burgers.

[Lonehunter]

I expect to see more chaingun usage now.

[Hamma]

Hmm i suspect the PlanetSide Test executable hasnt been patched in yet?

Anyone get it yet?

[Squeeky]

Originally posted by Hamma
Hmm i suspect the PlanetSide Test executable hasnt been patched in yet?

Nope, not yet.

He just put up the directions and will put up the patch later. :)

[BUGGER]

ho will the server be up, cause i usually get on round 7pm......o wait.....damnit i gota do sumtin then......will it be on all night?

[Airlift]

Thank you for posting that here. We appreciate it.

[krayons]

thx 4 posting here spork :)

[starrider]

Originally posted by Squeeky
Nope, not yet.

He just put up the directions and will put up the patch later. :)


:sigh of relif:

for amoment i thought my comp was screw'd again.

[Hamma]

Im sure the test server will always be up. Dont see why they would shut it down?

Just guessing however :p

[SumYungGui]

OMG, thresher AND lasher fixes!?
(I'm sorry, doing anything to the lasher isn't a tweak it's a fix)

wooticus maximus!

[Biohazzard56]

its probably the right thing to do , but the Jackhammer still has to do more dmg. shot per shot its part of the NC theme. Maybe a lil bit more damage or less warm up time for mini-chaingun and lasher , or better accuracy , since the Jackhammer doesnt really have to be accurate (run up to someone boom boom *enemy death*) i really hope that the other guns will be balanced along with the jackhammer. the guns need to be balanced after all no one wants 3 guns that need to be nerfed. I didnt see any problem with the Jackhammer but i guess its for the good of the community.

[starrider]

EDIT: nevermind question answered.

[Knuckles]

Great Scott!!!

Da Sporkman posting on PSU??

... :huh:

Welcome to PSU, man. Hope You'll like it here. I really like this community. Lotsa good posts about the game, friendly atmosphere - very seldom as frenzy inflicted as the Official Forums.

Compared to that nuthouse, this is a soothing oasis.

Again - Welcome!

For myself, I'm eagerly awaiting the Lasher upgrade, and pray (yes - pray) for an orb speed increase, hopefully coupled with increased damage output.

[mikkyT]

its probably the right thing to do , but the Jackhammer still has to do more dmg. shot per shot its part of the NC theme. Maybe a lil bit more damage or less warm up time for mini-chaingun and lasher , or better accuracy , since the Jackhammer doesnt really have to be accurate (run up to someone boom boom *enemy death*) i really hope that the other guns will be balanced along with the jackhammer. the guns need to be balanced after all no one wants 3 guns that need to be nerfed. I didnt see any problem with the Jackhammer but i guess its for the good of the community.

Where you saying that when they nerfed the TR DC MAX?

Point is, the NC weapons should be powerful, but slow. TR weapons should be a fast rate of fire.

Over time, each weapon should prove to give the same amount of damage.

Currently, that is not the case. Which was the same situation with the MAX. They decided the MAX was OVERpowered, and in relation to the other MAXes, was out of balance. So they lowered the amount of dmg per shot so that over time, all MAXes would produce the same damage when used correctly. So the MAX got a nerf.

IMO the Jackhammer IS where it should be in terms of power. Its an upgrade to the standard shotgun. But, the other 2 weapons are not, in comparasion, balanced. These are HEAVY weapons, and therefore are meant to be better than the standard weapons they upgrade from. So the MCG and lasher will get a boost. This is what I posted on the OF and they listened to me!! (And the other minions who all agreed :D )

[mikkyT]

Great Scott!!!

Da Sporkman posting on PSU??


The dev team used to be on IRC a lot, and here, before beta, and before the community grew expontentially. :D

Look at the date of sporks registration, 25-4...

[Sputty]

Spork, if you are in need of a child bearer I'm available.

[SumYungGui]

nuh-uh, get in line. I'm having spork's children first.

[Sp3ctre]

Hurray, the improvement of the HA weapons is great news for the AWD! Whats the Lib like anyone?!

[Hamma]

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[MilitantB0B]

Originally posted by Hamma
. indeed