Goodbye

[SandTrout]

I cannot stand playing Planetside any more. The repetativeness of the battles didn't realy get to me so much as the lack of support that the game has recieved from the devs.

I'm sick an tired of dieing to bugs with the infiltrator suit and warping because my computer thinks that they just ran through the wall while theirs this they are behind me with a gun jammed where the sun don't shine.

Bugs and gameplay issues that have been here since release have been pretty blatently ignored while reletively balanced parts of the game got fucked in the ass. Many patches have in fact added bugs. Meanwhile the devs shit out a patch at about 1 per month, and the patch only removes chrismas decorations or some random server glitch.

I hope the game remains fun for the rest of you, but it just cant stand it any more. I'll still lerk around the forum waiting for any patch that may make it fun again, but at the rate its goeing, my accout will have expired by then(and that's in july, stupid me bought the 1 year subscripion :mad: )

Goodbye,
SandTrout out.

[FraudulentBob]

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[Warborn]

I agree with most of that. The number of patches this game has recieved is disgraceful. They're milking PS for all its worth, obviously using a skeleton crew of staff to improve the game, and laughing all the way to the bank about it. God damn it I hate SOE.

[Arkitan]

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why ban him, he is not being rude, he is just stating his opinion ... and he is being nice about it.

just because someones opinion is different from yours does not mean they should be banned.

[Biohazzard56]

I only agree that there should be more patches, but honestly no one cares if your leaving Planetside so dont feel compeleted to post and bitch. That was a little harsh but i dont see why people feel compelled to post and bitch about why their leaving Planetside just say goodbye not this game sucks and the devs dont care, cause they do. When i played SWG the devs in that game dont care, so be thankfull that our favorite MMOG has a dev team that supports the game and cares enough to be on IRC everyday and to do two monthly interviews.

[VashTheStamped]

I only agree that there should be more patches, but honestly no one cares if your leaving Planetside so dont feel compeleted to post and @&%*#.
Ohh......not something i wouldve said... = /

[SecondRaven]

Have a nice trip....See ya ......bye......who are you again...nvm :)

[Black]

these threads are pointless :rolleyes:

[Madcow]

so be thankfull that our favorite MMOG has a dev team that supports the game and cares enough to be on IRC everyday and to do two monthly interviews.

While that's nice public relations, and something I appreciate, it certainly doesn't mean they're doing everything they should be doing. "Caring enough" to be on IRC doesn't mean they're acting in the best interests of the game, it just means they're accessible. That's a nice quality, but don't overstate it.

[Rbstr]

This is me not caring.

If you don't like the game quit, its simple.
No need to burden us with your reasons.

[Kikinchikin]

Guys dont be so damn harsh on him. He's just saying goodbye. I think someone whos been playing since near release or at release (thats nearing a year now), has the right to at least say goodbye and give their final analysis of the game.

Personally I'm canceling when my account runs out in March. When that day comes you'll have another one of these threads. I agree with you on all of it sand.

[Incompetent]

Sorry to see you go man, apparently some people haven't been around long enough to remember you and just shouldn't have posted.

[Ait'al]

Well that was a waste of a potentially fruitful thread! :ugh:


I know i dont play yet, but good luck. And if they fix it and teach the dumb side of the community to play nice and stop pushing there ideas on everyone, youll know it when you see me jumping up and down for joy!

[Hamma]

:boohoo:

[Doop]

Ehh, bye, but you dropped a full gal in the water once. ;[

[Dharkbayne]

And if they fix it and teach the dumb side of the community to play nice and stop pushing there ideas on everyone

... Do I even have to say anything?

[UncleDynamite]

:lol:

Dark has a point. Ahh, the irony.

Sorry to see you go, Trout. Wish I could have gotten to know you. :(

[BDMJ]

Those that posted flames haven't been with this community long enough to appreciate your presence here Sandtrout. The next post by Veteran just won't be the same without you there, quenching the fires of the balance thread with cool reason. You will be missed.

[SandTrout]

About that galaxy... I was haveing a realy bad day and the passengers were asking repetative questions that I had already answered. Only time I've ever done that too...

[Goldfox2020]

Sorry to see you go sandtrout. It was fun while ND was still up and going =) (if you remember me that is lol) I was hoping id find some of the old members, billah, aryeh, stale etc, but to no avail :( but anyways Ill miss ya. (Jebus, i didnt know this forum was home to so many rude people, sheesh)

[Ghryphen]

http://www.alliedtribalforces.com/forum/images/smilies/gryphwave.gif

[ObnoxiousFrog]

Sorry to see you go sandtrout. It was fun while ND was still up and going =) (if you remember me that is lol) I was hoping id find some of the old members, billah, aryeh, stale etc, but to no avail :( but anyways Ill miss ya. (Jebus, i didnt know this forum was home to so many rude people, sheesh)


Do I count?


Anywho, sorry o see you go Sand...I personally hope that they put in something to make the game better for you, cause seeing a vet like you leave is always a somewhat sad testement to the game and what it offers.

[Veteran]

The game will be the less for lack of your 'cool reason'.

[SecondRaven]

y r they buffing up tr? they already own with their chainguns ahhh! and dont even get me startedon that pounder max


What the heck does that have to do with sandtrout leaving... :banplz:

[SilverLord]

A vet leaves and you guys flame him, jebus.

[Queensidecastle]

I remember seeing Sandtrout on the battlefield many times. Sorry to see you go man

[Hamma]

Dont mind my violin, I just like that Icon.

You will be missed SandTrout, just dont be a stranger :)

[Firefly]

didn't realy get to me so much as the lack of support that the game has recieved from the devs.
This is the most jumped-up garbage-filled statement I have ever heard. In the last two months we've had MORE out of the Developers than we have had since Beta, which was patched so much it got to be a pain to log in and play.

[Queensidecastle]

His complaints about Patches are valid. I also would like to see more patches. For example, putting in a destroyed graphic for spawn tubes does not have to wait for balance changes like Rexo.

[BDMJ]

Words aren't support. We have heard more from the devs, not had more.

[Madcow]

Words aren't support. We have heard more from the devs, not had more.

:nod:

[OneManArmy]

hi sand!!! :wave: um bye sand :wave: you sohuld stop by the sundown saints and see what we're up to. Sundown Saints (http://sundown.undead.net/phpBB2/)

[BadAsh]

I agree with some of the things said here. I�ve considered retiring out from PS on more than one occasion. The game is revolutionary to be sure and SOE pulled off a major technical achievement. However, the game does have it�s shortcomings.

There is a mini-plague of persistent nagging bugs that simply have not been addressed or have been addressed and never really fixed for a long time now. Just review the half dozen of so lethal bugs with the cloaker or take a look at the Surge �warping� problem and you�ll see what I mean. Cloakers have been playing with �one arm behind their back� forever now and the surge warping situation is just sad.

More recently I and many others have been hit with a horrific lag problem that has not been corrected in about 6-8 weeks now. The game is virtually unplayable for me in about 40% of the situations I get into because of this. When my FPS hits 12 or lower combat is reduced to �spray and pray�. Oh, and my system is more than twice the �recommended� specs to play the game and I have a full GIG of DDR RAM and a top end video card.

Apart from bugs and lag problems there are numerous persistent game balance problems and game play issues. The balance problems have been beaten to death here in the PSU forums so not point in bringing up the specifics here. We all know there are serious balance issues and some, but not enough has actually been done to correct them. The game play problems are somewhat inevitable with this type of game. Some specific examples are vast numerical disparities between fighting teams in typical battles (i.e. Zergs) resulting in a complete blow out for one side and a too easy victory for the other side. No one in that whole fiasco has a really prime gaming experience.

Another peeve of mine is I find that I spend too much time waiting for one thing or another. I�m waiting for the HART, then waiting for a ride, or waiting in the vehicle queue, waiting for action because I�m �in transit�, etc. Nothing is more annoying than catching a Sunderer ride on a hilly continent. At times it�s actually faster to get out and walk.

Mass transportation and walking both suck so you better have your own vehicle certification. Thus you have so many people getting a Mossy or ATV just to not have to walk or wait for a ride. Why deal with the hassle of all the coordination just to cover the basics like movement? Then there is the dilemma of do I squad with my buddies and enjoy the fun and strength of teamwork or do I solo and actually get enough BEP to level up? Teamwork seems to be encouraged and discouraged at the same time. It�s easier to level up and move around if you just do it yourself.

Another joke about the game is the leader boards. I started playing in November and I checked out the boards. The top player had 48k kills and I found out they never reset the boards. So for me to catch up with someone who has a full year head start I�d have to get over 500 kills per day for over 3 full months just to break even and this assumes that player stops and waits. And the Outfit leader board is just as much of a joke. The Outfits on the top just have vast hordes of players and have been around for a long time. They have massed so many outfit points any relatively new outfit has no chance of ever getting a listing unless one of the old giants atrophies to the point of virtually stopping all outfit point gains. These are not leader boards these are simply listings of players that have been in the game since beta.

All in all, the game is fun to play. But, it could and should be much more fun.