Anything I should know before buying?

[Hahjzul]

Any heads ups? Is the pop. really THAAAT low?
What's a good server?

[Farfle]

I can't speak for how things are right at this moment, but back in April, before the reserves ended, population was always decent enough to support 1 or 2 major battles per empire. By major, I mean your computer would choke on the FPS :P. 100-200 people per battle is quite large.

I still expect there to be huge battles like that, especially during primetime, but probably only 1 per empire. But, like I said, I havn't played since April so I couldn't tell you if it's declined considerably since then. My instinct tells me no, and if I had the money I'd certainly buy the game.

[Artsfalcon]

I've heard from the official forum the population now is still good but I think the player numbers will drop a bit after summer holiday.

[hvezdosvit]

PS is three side conflict... isnt PS reduced to two side conflict because of the low population last months? Isnt one of empires deserted now?

[Hamma]

Populations fluctuate quite a bit depending on the time of day and the flow of battle.

[b357]

Pop might have lowered after reserves ended but theres still plenty of action IMO. And if reserves does come back (fingers crossed) it'll be even better.

[MerryGoRound]

Agreed B357. The pops are a tad lower than reserves, but still quite playable (and enjoyable) as it was pre-April.

Hvez,
PS will never be just a "two" sided conflic as long as there's 3 empires. People will always want to play the underdog, or have their specific preference of an empire. Take me, for example, I'm a diehard VS guy. I'll play them over any of the other two empires even if all they had were threshers and beamers. It would be utterly impossible to win, but it would still be a challenge i'd be up to!

And I don't see the Devs eliminating one of the empires. For one there'd be too much of a collective outcry for the empire being wiped out, and second, it would ruin the complexity of the battles and strategy. However, it would finally introduce some ability to possible "win" if they did have only 2 empires. I dunno, I really like the 3 empire concept, but soemthing should be done to try and at least make continents winnable. Something in this game needs to be winnable again...and not just because of the zerg.

[Hessy17]

I think they need to combine the servers if reserves doesnt get teh job done with the pop issues

[soadconnor]

I think they need to combine the servers if reserves doesnt get teh job done with the pop issues

1) The dev team made it clear that they are working on bringing the reserves program back in one form or another.

2) High population is required why? I like focused battles over massive battles. Maybe you have a different preference.

[shytty]

PLanetside is one of the best games I have ever played. I would reccomend trying it out for yourself:D.

[Kayless]

I'm hoping too! :)

That's good to hear about the server pops.

[Mikon]

And is the any events in PlanetSide Universe, like in other online games?

[korin]

can anyone post about european server? is he alive?

[r8z3r]

there are special event some 1 else will have to tell you what they are like, but PS is 1 of the best games ive ever played until i found EVE lol. 1 of the best this about the game is that you can get into the thick of it practically straight away!!! and not be bored sh*tless like on WoW

[siXR]

Good to hear the above. I'm wondering about the Euro server population too as I get +100ms ping on the US servers which isn't good. Guess I'll find out soon enough...

[trix33]

have the devs ever mentioned making planetside free and going the in game advertising route like anarchy online? that would probably solve alot of the low pop issues if they are having any... ( i havent played the game yet so not sure how it is, i hear its fun tho.) my friend said its not worth the money per month cause of low pop

[Scow2]

I hope reserves come back and soon. A higher pop is always a good thing. Also, if vets didn't keep quitting whenever something new is introduced to keep the game from getting too stale over time (A big complaint I've heard), then the pop problems would be fixed easier.

[joconnor]

I believe they should implement the reserves before the black ops. thats going to kill the population even more.

[Vaersyth]

Pffff quite being so negative, BO might be alright even though, yes, it does sound dodgy.

[GeneralRazor]

The guys that post on the OF generally have their heads inside a box. Same for the general PS gaming population.

Yes, pops are lower than they were a year ago. There are usually about 30-50 people per side on average. That's 3-5 times the amount you would have in a normal fps.

I look at it like this: me and my squad are able to have a greater impact on battles with the pops are like this. The only real problem is that the general population can only zerg. But that's not to say that they don't do well. I guess their just used to fighting head-on battles, when they could look at the map and change things.


dunno :\ just my .02

:love:

[cowcow2831]

The pop is a bit low but still fun

[Ravenfear]

Hey everybody,

I Just signed up and wondering the same thing this guy is, is it worth buying can some people make a list of MMo they have played and rate them compared to PS
and if anyone could get me a Trail Code so i can test it first would be great...
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Cheers Raven