new screenshot

[Mastachief]

http://a.yfrog.com/img860/5940/uxdtd.jpg

[Bittermen]

Oh that's purdyyy

[Raymac]

Looks great. New gun?

Also, I like the cow cammo, but I wonder how somebody is supposed to get up the that Mosquito. I don't see any steps.

[Bags]

Weird looking gun still.

[Vancha]

TR SMG Cycler variant?

[AncientVanu]

I know it's the enemy but damn that Mosquito looks sexy! Still not up to the Scythe's sexiness but way better than the Reaver.

[Nobel]

Looks like this (as well as the vehicle term) is at the air tower.

[ringring]

Hmmm
I know we've seen Indar continent but in the last few shots have we seen another cont? Cyssor or Forseral?

[Mordicant]

I am assuming that vehicle terms will allow multiple users at once.

[Graywolves]

Interesting.

I'm wondering if it'll just warp you into the vehicle when it's created.

Don't see any way on the platform either. Could it just be used for spawning the vehicle and leaving?

[Hmr85]

The vehicle terminal looks awesome. Also, this looks like it might be at a air tower? Very cool, can't wait to get in there.

[BigBossMonkey]

Looks great. New gun?

Also, I like the cow cammo, but I wonder how somebody is supposed to get up the that Mosquito. I don't see any steps.

Probably where the vehicle is spawned at, and you get put in it like in PS1

[Hmr85]

Probably where the vehicle is spawned at, and you get put in it?

It will probably warp you into it similar to PS1.

[BigBossMonkey]

It will probably warp you into it similar to PS1.

Yeah, edited my post to add in that. It has to be what they're planning. Because that terminal on the side looks a LOT like a vehicle term.

[Xaine]

Also, is it me? Or does that Mossie look pretty huge.

Think about how far away it is, and how far the soldiers point of view is from the ground (rough height).

By the looks of it, i think the soldier won't even be as tall/wide as one of the engine bays (what i'm assuming the rectangular black thing.

I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks on me, maybe they are...

[Hamma]

http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/viewer.php?img_id=1883

http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/main/psnext/twitter/20120213_4f3972c97fa1f.jpg

[Xaine]

The sky also looks amazing. I was to kiss T-Rays sexy face.

I'd also pay money to know what the 'Dead Turkey' short-cut is.

[Hamma]

This image reminds me more of PlanetSide 1 than probably any image we have seen to date for some reason. Good stuff! :D

[Lonehunter]

I'm really loving the new vehicle terminals. I wonder if, as a close by spectator, I could see/read what proficiencies/perks a vehicle has as they're spawning one. It would be a cloaked enemy spectator of course.

[SuperMorto]

Also, is it me? Or does that Mossie look pretty huge.

Think about how far away it is, and how far the soldiers point of view is from the ground (rough height).

By the looks of it, i think the soldier won't even be as tall/wide as one of the engine bays (what i'm assuming the rectangular black thing.

I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks on me, maybe they are...

In this video you see a mossie and Higby getting in one, also you see him standing to the left side of one.

Planetside 2 gameplay preview FULL HD - YouTube

[Miir]

This image reminds me more of PlanetSide 1 than probably any image we have seen to date for some reason. Good stuff! :D

They need to have 30 people standing around the terminal waiting and than it'll feel more like PS1 ;)

Picture looks awesome!

[Raymac]

I'm really loving the new vehicle terminals. I wonder if, as a close by spectator, I could see/read what proficiencies/perks a vehicle has as they're spawning one. It would be a cloaked enemy spectator of course.

Well, we are assuming that we can see what other people are doing at a terminal, which may make using the terminal kind of tricky since this would mean you would need to wait until someone was done making their selection before you could make yours.

I'd guess that it is likely to be more like PS1 terminals where multiple people can use it at the same time, but once you make your selection you are placed in the queue. So this would mean the deisplay that you see would just be for you and not what the person using the terminal is actually doing.

[Ailos]

Kinda reminds me of the view from Searhu's South Iva Airtower.

[Trolltaxi]

There is not much cover around that terminal and the top level is under the surrounding terrain again. (I hope this strange habit of building bases into holes will be explained in the backstory :) )

It will be a pain to pull an air veichle when enemy air is around.

[Canaris]

anyone else a little disturbed that with all the nice new icons on Higbys desktop one of them is called "Dead Turkey", I wonder what he did and who's next....... :o

Also modern camo is digitalized I know we TR love our retro stuff but even we can move with the times when it's a must, digitize up that camo I say! ;)

[WiteBeam]

Looks great. New gun?

Also, I like the cow cammo, but I wonder how somebody is supposed to get up the that Mosquito. I don't see any steps.

You can see the platform that the mossie is on has a walk way that goes off the screen to the right. In other photos and videos you can see how they have them set up. Just a long catwalk out to them.

[Mastachief]

There is not much cover around that terminal and the top level is under the surrounding terrain again. (I hope this strange habit of building bases into holes will be explained in the backstory :) )

It will be a pain to pull an air veichle when enemy air is around.

I am under the impression that all bases now have shields until the shields gen is taken. This should help protect you against random aircraft.

[ThGlump]

Isnt this tower? They wont have shields (only at doors)

[Atheosim]

I'd say that weapon is the TR shotgun.

[alienmoose]

Can you holster your weapon in PS2? Sorry if it's been brought up before, my excuse is that I am very lazy.

[Vancha]

Can you holster your weapon in PS2? Sorry if it's been brought up before, my excuse is that I am very lazy.
They won't show up on your back/waist like they did in PS1, if that's what you mean.

[AncientVanu]

So no shiny Vanu stuff this week? :tear:

[Canaris]

So no shiny Vanu stuff this week? :tear:

no they decided to axe the whole faction, to many jokes ;)

[Tikuto]

Can I has? :groovy:

[AncientVanu]

no they decided to axe the whole faction, to many jokes ;)

lol they axed the faction and resurrected the Vanu alien race... woohoo works for me :D

[Erendil]

Also, is it me? Or does that Mossie look pretty huge.

Think about how far away it is, and how far the soldiers point of view is from the ground (rough height).

By the looks of it, i think the soldier won't even be as tall/wide as one of the engine bays (what i'm assuming the rectangular black thing.

I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks on me, maybe they are...


PS2 ES fighters dwarf their PS1 counterparts. If memory serves the Mossie is about 10-12ft tall and maybe 30ft+ long.

I'd say that weapon is the TR shotgun.

Yep. It looks a lot like the NC Sweeper, but with a TR logo.

I see what ppl mean by it being reminiscent of Searhus. Bright, sunny, hilly savannah. Yep, Searhus. Or the east side of it anyway. :cool: Looks kinda like the hills around Onatha on Amerish, too.

I do hope the vehicle selection screen shows up on the actual in-game screen at the terminal instead of filling up your whole monitor, though. It's little things like that where it feels like you're actually interacting with things in the game world that really add to the immersion factor. Luv it! :cool:

I also hope we get control of the aircraft immediately to cut down on pad camping a bit.

[alienmoose]

They won't show up on your back/waist like they did in PS1, if that's what you mean.

I mean can you run around unequipped or do you always have to have a weapon drawn?

[texico]

Yeah, this screenshot feels a lot like PlanetSide. Firstly the trees above the base's walkways, secondly the whole sunny-day temperature feel like Cyssor or Searhus, then we've got a mossie parked on a spawn/landing pad like it's waiting patiently for its owner.

That's classic PS1, like when at a base that's reasonably near the action (has a few people wandering around getting ready to go in to battle) but is fairly quiet and not in the battle.

[texico]

I mean can you run around unequipped or do you always have to have a weapon drawn?

They're murdering free-form inventory, so my guess is you'll always have a weapon drawn.

[DayOne]

So no shiny Vanu stuff this week? :tear:

TR week - skip week - NC week - skip week - VS week. Probably.

[AncientVanu]

TR week - skip week - NC week - skip week - VS week - skip week - Beta launch

It looks better this way :D

[DayOne]

TR week - skip week - NC week - skip week - VS week - skip week - Beta launch

It looks better this way :D

Lines it all up nicely for GDC too :D

[Sabrak]

TR week - skip week - NC week - skip week - VS week - skip week - Beta launch

It looks better this way :D

Naaaah.

Well, yes it would look better.

But that'd be forgetting the MAX week.
Then will come the classes week.
...Customisation week.
......Continents week.
.........Get ready for beta week.
.............Easter vacations couple of weeks.
..................."So, where were we?" week.
.............................."Oh right, beta!" week.
.......................................Nevermind, more background week.

And so on :p

[AncientVanu]

You forgot M.A.X week.

well I thought it's gonna be a Max day, not a week.

[headcrab13]

That screenshot is the balls. I'd pay $10 for a HD version of that for my desktop background.

-HC13