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Hamma
2011-09-25, 09:43 AM
So it appears, judging from what was said on Twitter and during the Video interview that we can expect bi-weekly occurrences of those events. Last week we got quite a bit of info from the Twitter event (even though it was like pulling a needle from a haystack.)

Anywho what do you hope to get out of this upcoming week's event?

Crator
2011-09-25, 09:45 AM
New screenshots! Game-play videos!

Senyu
2011-09-25, 10:00 AM
Little more detail or some examples of the customization for the objects in the game. Like revealing 4 upgrade/sidegrade/customize options for a single gun and the pro's and con's of each. Just so we can get a better feel for it.

And for extra fun and something that will keep the fanbase dicussing, have a "Whos that Pokemon?" bit but with vehicles. Don't reveal them, just have them blacked out and shown so we can still the general shape of the vehicle. I'm sure there would be a huge thread of guessing what each one is and its function.

FIREk
2011-09-25, 11:24 AM
Aside from moar screenshots it would be great to see a gameplay video in the form of one play session - no montage, doesn't have to be pretty, just a look of how playing the game currently looks like.
It should span two "lifetimes" (spawn, death, respawn, death) and at least one class/loadout switch (during respawn or at a terminal).

As for stuff that would be most worth seeing in my opinion:
1) MAXes in-game, ideally with varied weapons on both arms; especially the VS model, as I want to see the insanely cool concept art translated into the polygon/texture budget,
2) a comparison of the three empire-specific fighters,
3) a sneak peek of the heavy assault weapons,
4) concepts or in-game renders of NC and VS cloakers; I'm wondering whether or not they've got as much DAT ASS as the TR concept; if the concepts are male, I take this all back :p,
5) the Prowler,
6) the Sunderer.

Little more detail or some examples of the customization for the objects in the game. Like revealing 4 upgrade/sidegrade/customize options for a single gun and the pro's and con's of each. Just so we can get a better feel for it.

This. I wanted to write this, but you beat me to it. :)
I think what you meant were stats, but I'm also very interested about visual changes that would, most likely, accompany these customizations.
The weapons we've been able to see the most were the Cycler, and afterwards the Gauss rifle.
It would be great to see some of the changes that can be made to their looks. Stuff like shorter/longer barrels, quick draw mag attachments, vertical front grips etc.

Graywolves
2011-09-25, 12:52 PM
I want thorough information on the classes.

basti
2011-09-25, 12:52 PM
Info about the game world. Screenys of the map etc, i wanna know how a continent looks these days. :>

GTGD
2011-09-25, 01:24 PM
I really am dying to see the new HUDs. They said they would be a little different for each faction/class, and I'm itching for a peek at the views.

SgtMAD
2011-09-25, 01:56 PM
I think we should get as much info on the driver/gunner turmoil that is all over the forums

we should look at the top 4 or 5 threads on the day of the twitter feed and determine which topics are the most talked about and start there with the questions,it would also help Higby and crew,they could take a quick look at the forum and know what questions are coming first and be able to prep for them.

bjorntju1
2011-09-25, 02:02 PM
Ingame screenshots, gameplay footage et cetera. And also some information about the weapons and vehicles would be nice. So you get 1 or more screenshot(s) of a weapon/vehicle with some (background)information and stats.

Also information about the bases, towers and stuff. I also like to see the vehicle pads.

LZachariah
2011-09-25, 04:14 PM
Screenshots of the Vanu empire, including (please!) the suits of armor, from Infiltrator to Standard to Heavy.

Also, I would love a list of the combat demolitions/engineering devices. Not the turrets so much, but the tactical devices; high explosive remote mine, anti-armor mine, and any others.


~Zachariah

IceyCold
2011-09-25, 04:29 PM
I would like to see some gameplay, as well as some screenshots of the map and territory system.

Talek Krell
2011-09-25, 05:05 PM
I'd like to see and/or hear the Liberator. I always liked the distinctive engine noise it had.

NewSith
2011-09-25, 05:54 PM
I would like to see a sniper rifle. I will always like to see it.

FIREk
2011-09-25, 06:09 PM
I would like to see a sniper rifle. I will always like to see it.

Well, for a start there's the TR sniper rifle in the trailer, at least. :)

On a related note, it's cool that sniper rifles are empire-specific in PS2. :)

Raymac
2011-09-25, 06:57 PM
EVERYTHING :)

Aractain
2011-09-25, 07:24 PM
Mainly I want to see how the world looks in motion with deaths and explosions and the like. Probably not ready to show that until Novemeberish time though.

Papscal
2011-09-25, 07:57 PM
SC's of gear and weapon selections. I knows its early and the standard answer is ASAP, but beta info always is welcome. And i would love to hear the developers chime in here more often, that always boosts moral a bit.

Brusi
2011-09-25, 09:10 PM
Bases!

cellinaire
2011-09-25, 10:23 PM
I think we should get as much info on the driver/gunner turmoil that is all over the forums

we should look at the top 4 or 5 threads on the day of the twitter feed and determine which topics are the most talked about and start there with the questions,it would also help Higby and crew,they could take a quick look at the forum and know what questions are coming first and be able to prep for them.


+1


In addition, gameplay footages and continent map would be awesome :groovy:

FastAndFree
2011-09-25, 10:27 PM
Moar aircav

Preferably in motion ^^

Sirisian
2011-09-25, 10:41 PM
Bases!
I was going to say liberator, but I assume that is going to be epic. So bases. That would be cool to see the layouts and what they look like now.

NCLynx
2011-09-26, 12:02 AM
Honestly anything that ISN'T "Meet the crew" this time around should be awesome to hear :D

NapalmEnima
2011-09-26, 01:16 AM
I'm confident we'll see some new screenshots, based on the tweets from T-Ray. IIRC, he responded favorably to a request for MAXes and a Vanguard.

Marth Koopa
2011-09-26, 03:06 AM
I just want pictures of Vanu MAX, Rexo, and Lancer

Malorn
2011-09-26, 03:18 AM
Id like them to cover a different topic each time with in-depth design principles and logic behind why they made the decisions they did and what their vision is for each topic.

For example, some good topics would be tanks, implants, area-affect weaons, medics, support, ES fighters, MAX, etc.

I much prefer good information and design insight on a specific topic over random ambiguous one-line answers to questions. That also means twitter is terrible for what im after. I think a podcast or article on PS2.com would be better. With screenshots and concept art of course.

FIREk
2011-09-26, 04:44 AM
I'm confident we'll see some new screenshots, based on the tweets from T-Ray. IIRC, he responded favorably to a request for MAXes and a Vanguard.

You already got a Vanguard. :( The only MBT yet to be seen is the Prowler. :)

LostSoul
2011-09-26, 04:45 AM
Its probably to early to show classes of, but I would like some more VS screenshots (with helmets) and some vehicles (maybe even ingame- to show some of the handling).

2coolforu
2011-09-26, 05:28 AM
I would like to see a sniper rifle. I will always like to see it.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-410r0NGCPZc/Thscy2L-kUI/AAAAAAAAADg/g_-Ngrvg3-I/s1152/TERRANREPUBLIC.jpg

circle 5

Aractain
2011-09-26, 05:50 AM
Thats no sniper rifle, thats just his new hand gun (show him bubba).

Hamma
2011-09-26, 10:15 AM
:lol:

Miir
2011-09-26, 11:20 AM
At this stage the only thing I want to see is screen shots and video footage.

NewSith
2011-09-26, 11:43 AM
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-410r0NGCPZc/Thscy2L-kUI/AAAAAAAAADg/g_-Ngrvg3-I/s1152/TERRANREPUBLIC.jpg

circle 5

I've seen it already, I mean THE REAL sniper rifle. The thing from your pic just resembles HSR. In the trailer it fires 2 shots without reloading. Doesn't feel like bolt at all. But if it is, then it's imba. I mean automatic OHSOK sniper rifle? Bullspam!

SurgeonX
2011-09-29, 05:13 AM
I'd love to hear some detailed explanation, or a description, of some battle flow and base captures, involving pulling vehicles and how resources work.

So basically a scenario of x happens, allowing y to occurr, then z.
That sort of thing.

Hamma
2011-10-08, 11:15 AM
Here we are another week coming up.. last time we learned quite a bit of info about the air vehicles as well as some new screens. What theme do you guys hope for/think will happen this time around?

Xyntech
2011-10-08, 11:24 AM
I'm hoping for some information on the VS empire specific sniper rifle, aka the Hoover.

Bags
2011-10-08, 11:31 AM
I want to see more information on the various classes.

BorisBlade
2011-10-08, 11:32 AM
Somethin interesting, new or exciting pics/info, would be cool to see a video clip, even if its fairly short, they need a good adrenaline shot for marketing cause its been awhile. Somethin that actually says PS for once, not more announcements of PS ideas they scrapped, we got enough of that. I'm hoping for somethin to help me bring back the friends who bailed after the solo-vehicles blunder and other non-ps stuff. I'm tryin to get the friends interested, but i'd like to have somethin to back up saying "its really not Battlefield 2.0, i swear, you'll like it!". (honestly i dont hardly believe that line myself anymore)

Papscal
2011-10-08, 11:34 AM
BETA BETA BETA info. Thats where speculation ends.

Xyntech
2011-10-08, 12:12 PM
VS helmets. Seriously, I can't wait any longer. I need to see our agile helmet.

I'd like some more information on the gunner turrets for tanks. How powerful will they be. What will the types be? Can we expect an AV turret for the gunner?

I'd also like to see some pictures of a gunners turret on a tank. We've seen a shot of the Magrider with no gunner turret and we saw that Planetside Next version of the Vanguard, but I'd like some visual idea of how those turrets will look. Maybe we could get a picture of a Prowler with a gunner turret? Kill two birds with one stone?

I guess we will have to wait and see what the theme of the week is. On a more broad stroke like that, I'd like to maybe see a theme about mapping.

We could learn a little more about bases, base layouts, towers, the different biomes we will be fighting in, more information on environmental hazards (I'd love to see snow and ice be really arduous to fight in and on).

Crator
2011-10-08, 12:50 PM
I'm guessing they are probably going to start showing us some weapons/vehicles and more about what you can do with them. Then I suppose they will probably start talking about the classes.

xSlideShow
2011-10-08, 01:35 PM
Screen shot of the Dyson yo and anything else VS. Screw TR and NC for this one they get everything QQQQQQQQ.

For serious though Dyson screen shot would be cool as well as information on specific classes and in depth look at some of the customization.

FIREk
2011-10-08, 02:02 PM
Here we are another week coming up.. last time we learned quite a bit of info about the air vehicles as well as some new screens. What theme do you guys hope for/think will happen this time around?

1) Finally a glimpse of the Prowler! Depending on whether it's ridiculous and ugly (PS1) or actually looks like a tank (fingers crossed!), I will either stay TR or give up and go play NC. :P

2) Some more info about empire-specific sniper rifles and AV weapons. I want to know if the sniper rifles will have identical stats (they should) and if AV weapons will use the same mechanic across all empires, or if they'll be vastly different from each other, for the sake of being vastly different from each other.

3) Pics of the Dyson, by popular demand,

4) An update on tank driving/gunning and buggies. I'm wondering if there were any new developments here.

Raymac
2011-10-08, 02:11 PM
It may be just a coincidence, but Higby did ask us what weapons we would like to see on twitter. So if I had to guess, I'd say it's related to this week's theme.

Bags
2011-10-08, 02:25 PM
It may be just a coincidence, but Higby did ask us what weapons we would like to see on twitter. So if I had to guess, I'd say it's related to this week's theme.

T-Ray asked the same thing 2 - 3 weeks ago and when I followed up on it he said he had screenshots of the things I asked for but marketing wouldn't let him release them yet.

Miir
2011-10-08, 05:51 PM
Video of the Dyson in 3rd person view flying through the volumetric cloud system. :)

or anything VS.

T-Ray please help!

Sirisian
2011-10-08, 05:53 PM
Not much really. I would like to see some more base screenshots. Looks like they're getting rather creative with them.

Graywolves
2011-10-08, 06:19 PM
1) Classes

2) Weapons/Vehicles (not just 2 or 3...)

3) Bases

4) Vanu

5) Graywolves' unique Death Machine Party Van of Destruction. Oh and it's a Transformer.

Traak
2011-10-08, 10:42 PM
5) Graywolves' unique Death Machine Party Van of Destruction. Oh and it's a Transformer.

Some vans that came to mind

Zoiks, Scoob!
Twisted Metal
Anonymous white abductionmobile

Imagine kidnapping enemy players. Like THAT would do any good.

NapalmEnima
2011-10-09, 01:59 AM
Anonymous white abductionmobile

Imagine kidnapping enemy players. Like THAT would do any good.

Are you kidding? Kill'em and they just respawn. Lock 'em up somewhere and they're lost to their empire. Ha!


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I don't much care what kind of information we get as long as there's a LOT OF IT. I'm an info gourmand, not a gourmet. There's so much we don't know about. Lots of general information about one large topic (class list with some info on class-specific abilities/gear/skills), or scads of details on something specific (here's the New and Improved Punisher, it's skill tree, and all the attachments available for it, both common pool and empire specific).

Whatever. Don't much care. Just want.

Helwyr
2011-10-09, 02:21 AM
The complete cert tree, and details about one or two specific things as Malorn wrote bellow. Yes I know I'm asking for more than is likely, but that's what I'd like to see.


Id like them to cover a different topic each time with in-depth design principles and logic behind why they made the decisions they did and what their vision is for each topic.

For example, some good topics would be tanks, implants, area-affect weaons, medics, support, ES fighters, MAX, etc.

Talek Krell
2011-10-09, 03:25 PM
I'm hoping for some information on the VS empire specific sniper rifle, aka the Hoover.Rather than firing projectiles, it simply sucks out chunks of the target.










Got your nose!

Xyntech
2011-10-10, 01:05 AM
Rather than firing projectiles, it simply sucks out chunks of the target.

Got your nose!

I'm sure the TR and NC will be praying they don't include crotch shots.

NapalmEnima
2011-10-10, 01:04 PM
Damn kids!

Last week they announce the theme Monday at ten AM (pacific) precisely. No such luck this time around. Gah!

Hamma
2011-10-10, 02:09 PM
Chicanery Indeed!

Crator
2011-10-10, 02:17 PM
Dey be slackin'

Tigersmith
2011-10-10, 02:24 PM
I really want to see Gameplay footage. Thats it

Raka Maru
2011-10-10, 02:42 PM
I want to see stealth suits and stealth vehicles.

NapalmEnima
2011-10-10, 04:45 PM
Slacking indeed! NERD RAGE!

Raymac
2011-10-10, 04:53 PM
A friend of a friend told me they overheard an SOE intern say this week's theme will be about the new Dyson varient...The Flowbee
Flowbee Funny commercial - YouTube

Geist
2011-10-10, 05:19 PM
Would definitely love to see some some shots of the Urban environments and what combat will look like within them. Also, inside of towers and bases would be cool too.

Also, SCREENSHOTS AND VIDEOS!!!!!! I need something I can look at and watch a million times before PS2 actually comes out.

Bags
2011-10-10, 05:21 PM
The # thing we need are videos of game play, preferably of a big fight. That way I can link it to people to show them instead of having to say, "but trust me it will be huge and awesome!"

Graywolves
2011-10-10, 05:57 PM
They're discussing the story....

Raymac
2011-10-10, 06:04 PM
They're discussing the story....

...of a lovely lady...

Bags
2011-10-10, 06:41 PM
OH GOD I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN ABOUT THE STORY OF AN MMOFPS.

Damn you sony marketing.

Graywolves
2011-10-10, 06:46 PM
OH GOD I CAN'T WAIT TO LEARN ABOUT THE STORY OF AN MMOFPS.

Damn you sony marketing.

You were supposed to quote raymac and continue the story.........

Bags
2011-10-10, 06:51 PM
You were supposed to quote raymac and continue the story.........

But I don't like the B-bunch.

NapalmEnima
2011-10-10, 08:00 PM
But I don't like the B-bunch.

Now you'll never be a teen model.

Raymac
2011-10-10, 08:24 PM
Now you'll never be a teen model.

Most of the time when I type "lol" I don't actually laugh. But that quote right there had me laughing hard. :rofl:

Graywolves
2011-10-10, 08:33 PM
Most of the time when I type "lol" I don't actually laugh.

That makes you a bad person and a liar.

SKYeXile
2011-10-10, 09:25 PM
i would like to see the class specilisation trees certs implanets and whatever else along those lines, ..and explain them in great detail with flash.