So Platoons in the expansion?

[Valcron]

http://boards.station.sony.com/ubb/planetside/Forum8/HTML/008867.html

It's in the new GameInformer....

Remeber, don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger

[Navaron]

Link or scan?

[Valcron]

http://boards.station.sony.com/ubb/planetside/Forum7/HTML/010965.html


I originally got it from this post. Granted, I could be totally falling for a hoax from this guy. BUT, knowing SOE's past, would this honestly suprise you?

[Valcron]

I'm not near a bookstore, I'm going to Barnes and Nobles in 3 hours..... Will check tonight

[Navaron]

I don't want to believe anything until I see it printed.

[Eliaas_Demens]

"I can't believe we have to pay for Platoons!!!!11"

As if these people weren't planning on buying the expansion?

[Navaron]

There's thousands of members here, someone has to have a subscription to GI.

[gunner_uk2000]

if the money we pay goes to new content, then....


WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY MAKING EXPANSION PACKS

[Valcron]

This is notorius from SOE. IN EQ there were supposedly supposed to be more free zones, unfortunately they abrely cranked out 5-6 of em and most of them sucked

[Madcow]

I don't believe it, personally. While I have little doubt that they hope for PS expansion packs down the road, I think they realize that the populations are not high enough right now to think that they could sneak that by and survive. Right now the populations are low enough at certain times of the day that platoons aren't even feasible, trying to force them into an expansion (which will further lower the player pool) would be foolishness at an extreme.

[Happy lil Elf]

Umm no offense but "hear" isn't "will be". Hell I could look at some of the other idiotic posts on the official boards and say I "heard" platoons will never be out.

[nonentity]

Yeah, it's journo bullshit by the look of it (nick random stuff of web, re-type in own words, print and never, ever verify)

[Sandman]

i think its total crap, when sony goes along with it then ill believe it

[Navaron]

This seems to confirm the existance of an expansion pack. There seems to be little doubt here that it is in the works.

"SporkfirePS
Developer posted 07-22-2003 03:07 PM user search report post
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Purchasing the expansion will not be a requirement to continue playing the game. The expansion will be a large addition for those who choose to buy it but will not take anything away from those who do not.
Victor Wachter
Community Relations Representative
Many questions can be answered by reading the PlanetSide Game Info and FAQ"

[Valcron]

My thread wasn't even responded to. I will be at barnes and nobles in 45 minutes to check it out.

[PeregineDive]

Please do... I don't feel like running to my store at stealing one


-PD

[Searo]

I've got GI, it's in there.

BUT,

It's in the super-rumor section, not even in the preview or new stuff section.
Actually I welcome a CD add-on, instead of a 20+ hour DL...

[Navaron]

Great, so they aren't confirming it's fact or fiction, and you know SOE won't give us a straight answer, so now we get to wonder what the hell is going on. Great. Just great.

[qbert2]

I just checked my GI and that's all it says. It�s just a few lines in some random section of the magazine. There's no mention of it in the review of planetside in their previous issue.

[MuadDib]

I put this one with the same credibility as the National Enquier, Word of Mouth, and "leaked" reports until I get a scan Valcron. Even then considering it's a 3 sentance RUMOR, it still won't really make me a believer of this pitchfork and fire "BURN TEH DEV!" army you seem to have riled up at the official fourms. Come on it's a fricking rumor! Considering how webster defines rumor I'm taking anything regarding this with a pound of salt.


1 : talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source
2 : a statement or report current without known authority for its truth

[Everay]

im gonna go pick up a GI mag and check this out

[EineBeBoP]

.... /me sits in corner in fetal position, and begins to rock back and forth...

"plz god, no god. plz god, no god.plz god, no god. plz god, no god.plz god, no god. plz god, no god.plz god, no god. plz god, no god.plz god, no god. plz god, no god.plz god, no god. plz god, no god....."

I hope not. i dont wanna buy an expansion for another 6 months... at least

[Navaron]

Now, I could be entirely confused, but didn't Spork confirm that an expansion is in the works right now? I know no one has said anything about platoons or what would be in it officially. I'm tired.

[Revolver]

Man that's tempting to believe...new vehicles (Lodestar), weapons (no clue), new maps (no clue), and new features (platoons and more). But it seems waaaaaaaay too good to believe.

Now if it said it had cruisers (http://boards.station.sony.com/ubb/planetside/Forum10/HTML/000432-10.html)... I woulda shot a load in mah shorts :p

[EineBeBoP]

how are they gunna include new maps? new world some *insert your faction's name here* scientist "discovered"? or, are they just gunna say

"Oh, wow! we found an island in the middle of the ocean thats bigger than cyssor, but we couldnt see before!"

now, THATs stupid! i cant wait to see how they pull this one off.. *sigh*

[Revolver]

Volcanic Eruptions perhaps?

Rapid Continental formation caused by accelerated tectonic movement?

Not a clue man. Pretty funny tho. Or who says it has to be on Auraxis...or for that matter who says it has to be on Auraxis?
note the italics if you're wondering why I said the same thing 2ce

[EineBeBoP]

Originally posted by Revolver
Volcanic Eruptions perhaps?
Rapid Continental formation caused by accelerated tectonic movement?
lol better than my ideas. hope its at least plausible.

[Vis Armata]

New maps = the two moons in the skydome.

edit: just a guess, really - I don't really have a clue, but it's my bet.

[Revolver]

Thing with my ideas is that if it was caused by a Volcanic eruption, to be able to create a continent in this timeframe, it would have to be so violent it would Not only Obliterate half the world, it would blanket the planet in a cloud of dust, much like the nuclear winter scenario. And if it was plate movement, then something like that would probably be followed by accelerated crust deconstruction, and would basically eat away all the crust untill Auraxis was just a big ball of lava...which would eventually turn into a new crust and restart the cycle over billions of years, but it would definetely kill everything on the surface during its cataclysmic metamorphosis.

[Agathon]

Hello,

Any SOE gamer should know this WILL happen. We all know this is coming. SOE always does this. They put out minor upgrades and fixes for free, and then they take the most wanted items from players and sell them in expansion packs.

Do you really think they don't see the same problems with the game as we do? Sure they do! They play the game.

They know things like platoons and better outfit support are greatly desired. Those things are well know as wants, so they take the best of our desires and put them in expansions. This is how expansions milk us for money.

<cough> <cough>

Have you all forgotten EQ's model already?! This is Marketing 101 for the gaming business folks. Expect expansions. Expect things in expansions that make you think, "Gawd, that rocks! I have to go buy it now! Wooo hooo, SOE ROXORS!!! <cheer>"

Yep, we are sheep...

Baaaahhhaaaaaaahhhh,

[Jounar]

Originally posted by Valcron
This is notorius from SOE. IN EQ there were supposedly supposed to be more free zones, unfortunately they abrely cranked out 5-6 of em and most of them sucked

Altough I have no reasion to belive that Platoons will only be available from the expansion, I do know that SoE pulled this stunt before with the Planes of Power expansion for EQ. They brought in raid exp, where every member in the raid got the exp from all kills made by the raid. But you only got it if you bought the PoP expansion. To make matters worse if you didnt have the expansion, you couldnt join a Raid group.

This isolated so many players due to not having the PoP expansion is was sickning.

While i have never has a problem buying an expansion pack for a game, I honestly feel that PS is far to new to be even thinking of an expansion for it. Also if any of the items that were promised to be added to the game like the Lodestar, platoons and various other extra's, I will quit the game.

I have no problem buying a PS expansion in generial for new content, but I will hold the devs to their word on what they have promised us via free download so far.

[Navaron]

Yeah, it's a confirmed fact a exp pack is in the works. Nice to see they have they're priorities straight. This game isn't worth the 13 bucks a month alone, much less another 30-40 dollar expansion. Let's look at their track record, hmm 3 months and 2 vehicles, 134 new bugs, and a BS CTF system that proves they don't have a goal for PS. GG, here's my mastercard.

[AcidCat]

If platoons end up restricted to whoever purchases the expansion, I'm done with the game. If I'm still playing by the time it comes out of course.

[Madcow]

Originally posted by AcidCat
If platoons end up restricted to whoever purchases the expansion, I'm done with the game. If I'm still playing by the time it comes out of course.

Yep. I'm already on the absolute verge of deciding the game isn't worth another monthly $13 to play, they're on crack if they think I'm dishing for an expansion no matter what they put into it right now.

[Nixon]

I think the idea for new continents was discussed in bit back in the official forums, with something along the lines of that map we're seeing isn't exactly all of the planet... but only half of it. What explanation they'll offer as to why we're restricted on this side only? Who knows. Perhaps there're no connecting warp gates, and those valiant souls who cough up the cash can ride a HART to the other side and do battle over there...

Bah... way to isolate the casual gamer. At least with a SWG expanation, it'll take the game into a totally different mode of game play that isn't already available.