View Full Version : Why should I wanna be a Terran instead of a Conglomerite?
Dead Ben
2003-01-21, 11:19 AM
I don't wanna be Vanu, I'm leaning towards the New Conglomerate...Why should I consider Terran?
Warborn
2003-01-21, 11:38 AM
Maybe you don't like playing a hippy traitor. Or, you might prefer rapid-firing weapons over thirty different variations of shotgun.
Really though, there's no need to decide now. Plenty of time left for that. Even still, it's totally up to you. Just go with whatever feels right. Or, find an Outfit that you like and go whatever they go, if you really can't decide.
Sputty
2003-01-21, 12:29 PM
Look at the weapons, the outfits available, the vehicles, and if that fails decide by the "statement" of each empire. NC: All lies. VS: Purple people eaters that can't eat the people.
http://members.vol.at/thoeni/smilies/suckers.gif
http://members.vol.at/thoeni/smilies/vanu_rulez.gif
:nod:
Sputty
2003-01-21, 12:56 PM
:no:
I believe, sir, that you are mistaken once again!
to me its all about the gameplay. I chose tr because i know i kill better when i have a faster rate of fire. That and CDL is TR so its gotta be the right team >:]
who cares about the role play, its an FPS =P
Sputty
2003-01-21, 01:52 PM
If it was a pure FPS then we'd all lose interest after a few months and that would be bad. It's a good combo. Skill learning and empire 'building' but you peronally go out and build it. Not send out some army that mathematically wins or loses.
SpaceDrake
2003-01-21, 02:25 PM
Originally posted by Maus
who cares about the role play, its an FPS =P
Quiet you. There's plenty of room for roleplay here - it's what gives PlanetSide life, frankly.
Originally posted by SpaceDrake
Quiet you. There's plenty of room for roleplay here - it's what gives PlanetSide life, frankly.
i hope you dont expect alot of RP ingame.
chances are you'll be sorely disappointed
Sputty
2003-01-21, 03:18 PM
Just enough to make it a goal to get the new certificate I guess. Also, events will be nice.
Tsunami49
2003-01-21, 03:31 PM
Events would make the game more intresting and encourage alot more tactics and the such. Good idea m8.
Sputty
2003-01-21, 03:33 PM
Well, hard to say what events exist. hat'd be really cool if there were things like maybe offensives or even something that just "popped" into my head: Weather conditions. Like a long running storm.
Warborn
2003-01-21, 03:53 PM
It's not "role play" to like the side you're playing for. I don't ever really feel comfortable playing a side for a long duration unless I personally like what that side stands for. Doesn't mean I'm going to walk the walk and talk the talk, but I am certainly not a hippy with a streak of traitor and a love of guns that make big booming noises, so I'm simply incapable of having a serious NC character.
Oh, and you're hard-pressed to find RP in MMORPGs, so I don't think a lack of RP should be surprising in PS. These games aren't really made for RP very well. But, just like in any other game, there will always be people who do RP anyway. Which is good.
Sputty
2003-01-21, 04:27 PM
There is some RP that adds some niceness to the game.
Bighoss
2003-01-21, 04:37 PM
Role Players should die. Role playing is just pretending your somone else cause your own life sucks. If your own life sucks FIX IT ! then come back and don't roleplay
Do you know how stupid you sound when you role play. Unless the person your talking to roleplays chances are the person is thinking ":lol: :rofl: :lol:"
!
Sputty
2003-01-21, 04:41 PM
.....Right, anyway, you were saying Warborn?
Bighoss
2003-01-21, 04:50 PM
I AM A HOSS AND I AM BIG
SpaceDrake
2003-01-21, 04:51 PM
Originally posted by Bighoss
Role Players should die. Role playing is just pretending your somone else cause your own life sucks. If your own life sucks FIX IT ! then come back and don't roleplay
Do you know how stupid you sound when you role play. Unless the person your talking to roleplays chances are the person is thinking ":lol: :rofl: :lol:"
!
:zzz:
DiosT
2003-01-21, 04:51 PM
I'm waiting til I'm in beta to make my final decision...
But JUST from what I'm feeling from info I've read....
Vanu seem like they might be a tad under-powered, weaker weapons & less armor for mobility... but almost no mobility gain I've really seen outside the MAX's (tanks still sink over rivers, no mobility increases for any units other then MAX)...
NC.. are ok, but i personally dont like shotguns... and lots of their power is in the slow-moving tank(or at least, i expect to be slow moving, if it zooms around at near-MAX speeds then I'd quickly change my reasoning on this)...
TR... Rate of fire is always nice, if you dont hit em with the first bullet, the 2nd bullets just a fraction of a second away, allows for spraying large numbers of people also, so can act 'kinda' like a shotgun in terms of 'spraying'... the ROF makes up for the lack of 'spread'...
I personally have no problems with any of the colors chosen, i mean, they all look fine, I've built web pages using all the colors they mentioned, and dount think 'yellow' is worse then 'red' or 'purple'...
All the colors will stand out, no one color is better then another......
the key if your looking to hide is defusion of the colors, in which case i think Vanu are best, there are more 'lines' and less "solid" states of color which shout out to the eye, more lines generate more diffusion and end up looking closer to a 'blur' of purple-black rather then a 'blur' or yellow or red...
Just my 2cp from my little bit of study on camoflauge =p
Unknown
2003-01-21, 04:52 PM
Just do what I'm gonna do: Be all 3 empires :D. If it's going to be like they've said, and you have access to all the servers, then you could be a different empire on 3 different servers. When you decide on a favorite empire, switch to that empire on your home server. So far I like NC the best so I'll make it my home server empire (US East), then maybe Vanu for US Central, and TR for US West. If when I play the game I like Vanu or TR better then I'll make that my empire on my home server instead. I honestly don't know what the big fuss is about. I personally wanna try all 3 empires out, and even possibly play each empire regularly all the time. I for one would like to experience as much of the game as possible :D.
*shrugs*
Struggle to keep playing this game for a few months with no RP? i dont think i evne need to give examples, but i will, FPS games such as Quake 1,2 and 3 are still going strong, as is CS, people have played those for years, and as u should know, theres no rp in those. I think its more a factor of 'if u find the game enjoyable, you keep playing' with FPS games, wheras it differs slightly with MMORPG, as alot of mmorpgs ive played, UO for example, i never really enjoyed, i just became addicted.
Thats the point to look at when ppl say "theres not much room for development of my character, why should i keep coming back", main answer being, its an fps game, come back for whatever part of it being an fps game you enjoy.
As for this obscession with the NC being obscessed with shotguns, god knows where thats come from, mainly due to the fact that the NC have more anti vehicular missle weapons than they have shotguns. Also, having one of probably the best rifles in the game is always an advantage. There is also the fact that Dave's said that the spread on shotguns is going to be alot less than in other FPS's out atm, thank god for that, bout time they had some realism in shotguns, look at the one in natural selection for gods sake, thats just comical. Also the presence of solid shot rounds for anti armour, and a 3 barrelled shot 'just to make sure', really do give us a big advantage in prolonged "oh crap im out of primary ammo" firefights.
Laters =P
2 shot burst 6 hit kill over spray and pray any day =P
DiosT
2003-01-21, 05:02 PM
Role Players should die. Role playing is just pretending your somone else cause your own life sucks. If your own life sucks FIX IT ! then come back and don't roleplay
Do you know how stupid you sound when you role play. Unless the person your talking to roleplays chances are the person is thinking
you sir, need a life ;-P rawr
Role-Playing is great, not everyone takes it to the extremes, hell, fps's are all role-playing games in the most basic sense... YOU are a PLAYER in the WORLD of the Game =) just like an RPG...
very, very few role-players actually play games saying stuff like "Hail, m'Lady, I am Sir Gareth of Ubersville, Would you like to accomany me and my traveling companions on a raid of a nearby bandit force?"
bleh lol.. In my 10 years playing Role playing games, table top and online, I've only met -1- person who took that to that extreme, and over 50 who dont...
"Role-Playing" in PS can be as simple as your style of play, Such as, Choosing to snipe, actually sneaking around behind enemy lines, getting cover behind a tree, thinking the best way to approach the situation of 3-4 guys ourside a base, lining up shots, and taking fire, hiding, taking another shot, hiding, etc.... You just role-played... Just in a more visual sense... you played the role of a solo sniper, as he -might- actually do it... as with all role-playing games theres often more then 1 way to accomplish the same goal...
Anyway... RPG'ers are NOT simply people who overobses with the game and take on a 1st person persona in game, and sometimes out ... =p
Almost everyone role players, the degree is all that matters...
and in PS, i doubt they'll be many 'obsessive' role-players... cant communicate fast & safely enough to do so in a FPS....
but there will be a LOT of people who take on the 'roles' of transport pilots, tank pilots, jet pilots, Snipers, Front-line grunts, commanders....
There would be almost no good games w/o some level Role-playing... The Sims---you play the 'mayor' in many of them(sim City), or the farmer(sim Farm), or the Owner (Sim Tower, etc.), a 'grunt' for some force(most FPS's), the 'racer' (Any racing game), the WW2 soldier (bf1942)... We'd have things like Tetris and MS Paint w/o Role-Playing
Sputty
2003-01-21, 05:08 PM
Heh, yeah. RP is in basically every game in varying levels.
actually, ok, 3 shotguns, 3 missle launchers, ok, maybe they are abit obscessed =P
Sputty
2003-01-21, 05:17 PM
Yep, that's becuase theyre hicks. They don't understand how to use a real weapon :P~:lol:
pff, shotties rock =P
CS 1.3 bunny hop benalli power, haha, unbeatable =)
Sputty
2003-01-21, 05:22 PM
Try doing that in PS. You'd be killed in seconds. The devs are trying to make strategies like that useless.
Warborn
2003-01-21, 05:32 PM
Originally posted by Bighoss
Role Players should die. Role playing is just pretending your somone else cause your own life sucks. If your own life sucks FIX IT ! then come back and don't roleplay
Do you know how stupid you sound when you role play. Unless the person your talking to roleplays chances are the person is thinking ":lol: :rofl: :lol:"
!
Naw, man, you just a) have no imagination whatsoever, or b) have repressed your imagination so heavily that you blindly chew and swallow whatever l33t bullshit someone throws your way. I bet you just regurgitated the exact words of some other greasy little hatemonger, too.
Sputty
2003-01-21, 05:35 PM
Exactly, it's hard to imagine how broken your home is...sad...sad...very sad...:tear:
we'll see sputty, they said that about firearms, thing is, the rushers who fast weapon swapped and just went in gung ho tended to do a damned sight better than the ppl who laid about prone all game =) And FA had its own damage system, and probably roughly the same amount of hp as PS would offer, maybe a little less. Best way is to take em totally by suprise =P
Sputty
2003-01-21, 05:49 PM
I'll always trust the slower, more effective run and crouch.
ABRAXAAS
2003-01-21, 10:49 PM
Originally posted by Dead Ben
I don't wanna be Vanu, I'm leaning towards the New Conglomerate...Why should I consider Terran?
If you have to think about what side you want to be on The NC doesnt want you ! we dont need soldiers doubting there aliegence .:D
Dead Ben
2003-01-22, 12:04 AM
Originally posted by ABRAXAAS
If you have to think about what side you want to be on The NC doesnt want you ! we dont need soldiers doubting there aliegence .:D
too late my brother in arms.
Validuz
2003-01-22, 12:19 AM
If i wasnt already hooked on Vanu, then Id be joining TR NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. Besides shoutgun=powerful, but the overall color rocks, PLUS... the more BEPs youll get becuase TR has the least ppl.
Bighoss
2003-01-22, 02:53 PM
Originally posted by Warborn
Naw, man, you just a) have no imagination whatsoever, or b) have repressed your imagination so heavily that you blindly chew and swallow whatever l33t bullshit someone throws your way. I bet you just regurgitated the exact words of some other greasy little hatemonger, too.
HEY Don't DIS TV BITCH !
Bighoss
2003-01-22, 02:56 PM
Originally posted by DiosT
you sir, need a life ;-P rawr
Role-Playing is great, not everyone takes it to the extremes, hell, fps's are all role-playing games in the most basic sense... YOU are a PLAYER in the WORLD of the Game =) just like an RPG...
very, very few role-players actually play games saying stuff like "Hail, m'Lady, I am Sir Gareth of Ubersville, Would you like to accomany me and my traveling companions on a raid of a nearby bandit force?"
bleh lol.. In my 10 years playing Role playing games, table top and online, I've only met -1- person who took that to that extreme, and over 50 who dont...
"Role-Playing" in PS can be as simple as your style of play, Such as, Choosing to snipe, actually sneaking around behind enemy lines, getting cover behind a tree, thinking the best way to approach the situation of 3-4 guys ourside a base, lining up shots, and taking fire, hiding, taking another shot, hiding, etc.... You just role-played... Just in a more visual sense... you played the role of a solo sniper, as he -might- actually do it... as with all role-playing games theres often more then 1 way to accomplish the same goal...
Anyway... RPG'ers are NOT simply people who overobses with the game and take on a 1st person persona in game, and sometimes out ... =p
Almost everyone role players, the degree is all that matters...
and in PS, i doubt they'll be many 'obsessive' role-players... cant communicate fast & safely enough to do so in a FPS....
but there will be a LOT of people who take on the 'roles' of transport pilots, tank pilots, jet pilots, Snipers, Front-line grunts, commanders....
There would be almost no good games w/o some level Role-playing... The Sims---you play the 'mayor' in many of them(sim City), or the farmer(sim Farm), or the Owner (Sim Tower, etc.), a 'grunt' for some force(most FPS's), the 'racer' (Any racing game), the WW2 soldier (bf1942)... We'd have things like Tetris and MS Paint w/o Role-Playing
When I say role players I mean the people in everquest that say, "Hail good sire I am in search of the pixie springs for my great guild leader althalda of the forest. The dark tides of orcs have slain her and only water from the enchanted spring will restore her life force to bless this land again" and your like "you could just say where is the lake"
Qanamil_Rafiki
2003-01-22, 03:02 PM
Role players like that are the vast minority in Everquest =P
<-- Resident EQ advisor
And go TR, all the cool people are. Don't you want to be cool?
Dead Ben
2003-01-22, 03:13 PM
Originally posted by Bighoss
"Hail good sire I am in search of the pixie springs for my great guild leader althalda of the forest. The dark tides of orcs have slain her and only water from the enchanted spring will restore her life force to bless this land again"
pretty good at it...
so where is the lake?
Zatrais
2003-01-22, 03:40 PM
I'd love roleplayers in PS.... They'll type so much they'll be easy targets... Free BEPs! :D
SpaceDrake
2003-01-22, 04:08 PM
Originally posted by Bighoss
"Hail good sire I am in search of the pixie springs for my great guild leader althalda of the forest. The dark tides of orcs have slain her and only water from the enchanted spring will restore her life force to bless this land again"
Everyone make a promise with me right now. If I ever start talking like that, shoot me on sight and keep killing me until I stop. Even if you're NC.
As I've said, my idea of PlanetSide style roleplay is a bit of worthwhile storytelling mixed in with a generous amount of ass-kicking. That is what this game is about, the ass-kicking, and I DON'T intend to lose sight of that. But IMHO it's always fun to give your frags a little extra meaning. :D
Warborn
2003-01-22, 04:25 PM
Originally posted by Bighoss
HEY Don't DIS TV BITCH !
What?
Lexington_Steele
2003-01-22, 05:02 PM
I am not a big fan of extravegant RP, but if it floats your boat more power to you.
There are a few times I have a problem with RP, like when uber-RPers oppose game additions, that will make the game more fun and/or balanced, because "it doesn't fit in the game, RP wise."
I also don't like it when people act like an ass in the game and hide behind statements like, "Sorry, but thats my RP." I am not going to be down with anyone who TKs because they are RPing a traitor.
I am sure commanders will have little patience for players who refuse to follow orders because of their RP.
Bighoss
2003-01-23, 10:47 AM
Originally posted by Dead Ben
pretty good at it...
so where is the lake?
Its in happy land:bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy:
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