Text macros -- in or out?

[Rivenshield]

Greetings. Rivenshield here, Markov TR fuck yeah, driver of Teh Raider Of D00M.... and amidst all the excitement over graphics and weapons and big colorful important splody stuff one question seems to have gone unasked: What about text macros? How do you tell people outside of your squad not to tap out, so you can rez them? or not to move, so you can fix them? or even shout encouraging slogans in the midst of battle without stopping to type things out?

I recall creating one hotkeyed macro that told nearby damaged TR to STOP MOVING so I can FIX you, you ARMORED FREAK! That got plenty of LOLs back in the day, and also achieved the object. My all time fave, though, had to be the advanced medic who -- while he was rezzing you -- would utter the immortal words: Rise, my undead minion! Rise, and KILL!

We could do it in original PS. We could do it in SWG, which they seem to be importing the resource system from. I want to know if we can hotkey our own pet slogans/wisecracks/whatever in the *new* model MMORPS.

Am I the only one?

[FIREk]

Among other things PlanetSide 2 will be an MMO, so there will definitely be a chat window, and that typically means test macros, too. ;) Maybe not colored this time, but I would be really surprised if macros themselves didn't make it into the sequel.

Who knows, maybe PS2 will display your text above your head as well?

[Bravix]

V - S - A - M?!?!?

[Crator]

Don't see why they wouldn't be in.... They are giving us voice macros... A better interface with nice syntax and some more utility in the text macros would be great though....

From: Planetside 2 Information Thread v2.0 (http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37350&highlight=Macros)

• Will voice macros return? Yes, there will be more voice macros than in Planetside; some activatable, some automatic.

Community thread on the subject: Additional voice macros (http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37349&highlight=Macros)

[Talek Krell]

My all time fave, though, had to be the advanced medic who -- while he was rezzing you -- would utter the immortal words: Rise, my undead minion! Rise, and KILL!Hehe. I think the adv. medics always had the best macroes.

[RedKnights]

I certainly hope this is preserved! I loved Macros, good for recruiting too =P

[FIREk]

V - S - A - M?!?!?

I don't like your tone, mister. Go Man a Turret!

[Redshift]

my favourite one said "get out of the way i have ebola" i used to spam it while running over friendlies on bridges

[Bravix]

I don't like your tone, mister. Go Man a Turret!

V V N

followed of course by the ever so sarcastic V V S

hope I got those right...

[Sirisian]

I liked them. I had a bunch of colorful ones. They were all nonsensical.
"We won! (>'.')> <('.'<) Kirby Dance!"
"We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish, without a fight! We're going to live on, we're going to survive. Today, we celebrate our Independence Day! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRGQycHZWQ#t=1m10s)"

Among others.

[Talek Krell]

"Please keep your arms, legs, and young children inside the Gal at all times."