PS1 Veterans - What would you like as a reward? [Archive]

Kipper

2012-05-10, 08:24 AM

I know many people played PS1 for a long time, and some people still do. I myself played it for about a year while I had an active outfit, and had some great times with it.

I believe its already been stated that PS1 vets will get some sort of reward (aside from priority beta access) - so, post-release, what would you like to see as your reward?

For me:
* I think it probably has to be something cosmetic, not power giving.
* It has to be something other people can see if you want them to (not just a medal graphic on an obscure screen that only you see)
* It has to be something you aren't going to replace immediately because there's something else for sale that's way cooler. (Or maybe something like an arm-patch that takes a slot that you can't otherwise upgrade so that displaying your vet status isn't a tradeoff for buying other cool things.)

I mean, that's just my opinion - but if there's to be an item reward, what would you appreciate?

Sabrak

2012-05-10, 08:33 AM

A BFR.

...

Just kidding.

A free access to some "classic armor pack", with PS1 skins, would be nice though.

Death2All

2012-05-10, 08:36 AM

A free access to some "classic armor pack", with PS1 skins, would be nice though.

I would like that very much! New skins are amazing, but I'd love to have the classic skins just to pay homage to a game that I sacrificed thousands of hours of my life playing over the years.

CardiffGreens

2012-05-10, 08:42 AM

As a VS player and judging from the screenshots shown so far, I'd have to plump for an orange visor =D

Hmr85

2012-05-10, 08:56 AM

My Ps1 name and a badge for my uniform identifying me as a PS1 Vet. That's all I need for a reward.

Pozidriv

2012-05-10, 08:58 AM

/cabbagepatch :cool:

Old ES Medium assault guns remastered would be nice too :).

Death2All

2012-05-10, 09:01 AM

/cabbagepatch :cool:

Old ES Medium assault guns remastered would be nice too :).

This too! I wanted re-skinned variants of all the original weapons, but then I got to thinking about how some weapons aren't going to perform exactly how they did in PS1, namely the HA's which are supposed to be carried like huge under barrell weapons, or at least to my understanding that's what they're going for.

MA remakes would suffice though!

Pozidriv

2012-05-10, 09:08 AM

This too! I wanted re-skinned variants of all the original weapons, but then I got to thinking about how some weapons aren't going to perform exactly how they did in PS1, namely the HA's which are supposed to be carried like huge under barrell weapons, or at least to my understanding that's what they're going for.

MA remakes would suffice though!

It could also make sense lore wise, yes they might be old and replaced by newer gear but they still kill people just as good! Just might need some more oil... spare parts.... constant cleaning.... but gosh darn it!! I grew up with this gun :D

CollinBRTD

2012-05-10, 09:49 AM

I´ll take a double whopper with cheese and bacon or a bottle of JimBeam or give me the 9000 packs of cigarrets back i smoked while playing

SniperSteve

2012-05-10, 10:10 AM

Something like a '1' painted on our backpacks would be cool, or perhaps the original PS1 logo painted on our equipment.

EVILPIG

2012-05-10, 10:24 AM

Nothing, people who played Planetside 1 are no better than other players of Planetside 2.

sylphaen

2012-05-10, 10:39 AM

10 year merit ?
:rolleyes:

I remember people asking for golden jackhammers... Now golden weapons are in PS2, we heard complaints.

Hard crowd.
:cool:

If anything, we should get a free "AMS cert" in PS2.
:rofl:

Kipper

2012-05-10, 10:44 AM

Nothing, people who played Planetside 1 are no better than other players of Planetside 2.

It doesn't make them better, it just says they fought on the original Auraxis.

Immigrant

2012-05-10, 11:07 AM

They should be given access to special veteran set of armor decals unavailable to everyone else. Nothing more, nothing less.

ringring

2012-05-10, 11:07 AM

1. To be able to keep my name.
2. Same for outfit
3. Cometic. To be able to wear tiger stripes (or an option to buy in teh shop).

Purple

2012-05-10, 11:23 AM

i would be happy with an PS1 voice pack.

Zhane

2012-05-10, 11:31 AM

What should PS1 vets get?

An incredible game that finally lives up to the promise of Planetside and what it could be.

Unforgiven

2012-05-10, 12:26 PM

DxC

2012-05-10, 12:54 PM

Id quite like to see some sort of armour or anything like that id be quite happy with anything a diffrent skin for my gun or say a badge I am not fussy

ArmedZealot

2012-05-10, 12:57 PM

A good game.

Zekeen

2012-05-10, 01:04 PM

Just some reused PS1 stuff, or some armor and weapon sets.

Personally, it's not possible... but even so, I'd like to be able to use the old Vanguard as an alternate tank model.

JPalmer

2012-05-10, 01:25 PM

Classic paint jobs on the vehicles.

The classic voice commands is a cool idea.

A few special helmets and a tacpack would be cool too.

But, I don't need any of this. The game is enough everything else is a bonus.

Neurotoxin

2012-05-10, 01:28 PM

Just some small aesthetic option, all I'd want. Being a veteran in PS1 has no bearing on PS2 other than deep-seated factional hatred. :P

Zekeen

2012-05-10, 01:39 PM

Just some small aesthetic option, all I'd want. Being a veteran in PS1 has no bearing on PS2 other than deep-seated factional hatred. :P

I completely agree you pink, flower sniffing, laser bot. We got a lot out of PS1. Something minor but showy would be best.

TheRagingGerbil

2012-05-10, 01:43 PM

A fancy beret?

Lonehunter

2012-05-10, 01:46 PM

A PA system with a selection of various rock songs that we can broadcast from any vehicle

Xyntech

2012-05-10, 02:30 PM

A cosmetic that says "I played the first Planetside and all I got was this lousy T-shirt"

DDSHADE

2012-05-10, 02:34 PM

-A different, unique helmet you can wear

-The beret's, hats, sunglasses and command earpiece

-CR5 Backpacks (for CR5 vets?)

-Old ES weapon skins

Atheosim

2012-05-10, 02:34 PM

I want a term of service merit that starts from my first character and continues to update every year. So I'd have an 8 or 9 on my shoulder next year, or something denoting those years.

DDSHADE

2012-05-10, 02:34 PM

A PA system with a selection of various rock songs that we can broadcast from any vehicle

lmao awesome. YES.

headcrab13

2012-05-10, 03:03 PM

Planetside 2, baby!

That's all I want.

aceshigh

2012-05-10, 03:14 PM

1. To be able to keep my name.
2. Same for outfit
3. Cometic. To be able to wear tiger stripes (or an option to buy in teh shop).

Doubt that they will reserve names. How many servers are left for ps1? What if there was a "Bob" on both server a and server b for ps1. On ps2, both players are on the same server, who gets to keep "Bob"?

Noivad

2012-05-10, 03:22 PM

It would be nice to see the PS1 vets distinguished from new players who have never played before. Always more fun to kill a vet then a FNG. A small round circular patch with PS1 in the middle is enough. Give it an orange background so it will stand out an be non empire specfic.

If it was not for the vets who kept playing PS1 through the lean times or when hackers were rampant - they may not have been a PS2 now. I'm sure the Active Players who spent 180 dollars every year had some signifigent role in deciding that the Planetside game would continue to be profitable for SOE. After all SOE wants to make Profit. You have to see an interest in a game, and a continued flow of income, before spending the ammount of money it takes SOE to produce a game like PS2.

Does SOE owe us anything, no probally not, I for one have been very entertained with the game. Its why I subed all these years. :evil:

But it would be a very nice gesture on their part to recognize in some non game breaking way the veterens who paid their dues to the game.

There are a lot of games that come and go. People stop playing. Communities for those games disolve, and they die completely. Planetsdie 1 never really died. You could always log in even after being idle for years and find a fight like no other in any other game.

Its the Vets who continued to play the game, even though most of you quit for pathetic games like ___________ (insert pathetic game here that you no longer play) and never came back to ps2, that there is going to be a PS2.

So you lame Dick, and Harry, Sally and Sue who stoped playing, and say, Gee PS1 was such a fun game when I used to sub it, it was so cool, it was awsome, but I had to play a pathetic game to stay you know, up to date and cool to have new fun. You should thank the Vets too.......

Baron

2012-05-10, 03:22 PM

I want a magrider that transforms, using the Sunderer as legs and feet, Scythe as pincher arms and Lightnings as shoulders

Infektion

2012-05-10, 03:54 PM

I wouldn't mind having higher polygon classic skins :D with a beret, sunglasses and earpiece.

Geist

2012-05-10, 03:59 PM

1. Name Reservation

2. Beret

TBH, I don't think we need anything, but if they insist, these would be perfect imho.

Senyu

2012-05-10, 04:02 PM

Definitly classic skins. Most of all the Medium Infantry and Rexo armor, Classic Lighting Tank, and Classic Magrider.

Think classic magrider would look beast with todays graphics

NCLynx

2012-05-10, 04:07 PM

Nothing, people who played Planetside 1 are no better than other players of Planetside 2.

It's not about being better :rolleyes:

It's about keeping a small memento of a game that we previously played (some of us for a very long time, I've had my character for 2/5ths of my life) and taking it into the new game with us.

Be it the right to keep our old name/outfit name or a skin resembling the armor of old Auraxis or something along those lines.

Personally I wanted to keep all the old merits I had accumulated (with the assumption that they would all be given a prefix of "Veteran" or "Vintage" like how TF2 did it. I doubt that will happen but it would be cool to have a beret & glasses option or the ability to keep my backpack (especially since Command Ranks won't exist anymore).

Robert089

2012-05-10, 04:29 PM

Being able to keep my beret would be awesome. I doubt helmets are much help when the bad guys are shooting lazers anyway!

Khrusky

2012-05-10, 04:34 PM

i would have to ask for somthing cosmetic that makes me instantly recognizeable as a "veteran"

Perhaps the terms of service hash marks you find on the fore-arms of a modern day Marine's dress uniform.

That would be pretty cool. Make it a badge that describes the old PlanetSide as some distinguished campaign; maybe it should say veteran of [one of the removed continents] campaign on an armbadge, with a little stitched picture of the planet and the original logo.

I personally think different models for the weapons or vehicles would be too much work but maybe some retired decals from PlanetSide could be left for veterans to use?

sylphaen

2012-05-10, 04:44 PM

Think classic magrider would look beast with todays graphics

Ooooh yeah... I'm not a fan of the new Mag so I would love the old one to make a comeback.
:)

IMMentat

2012-05-10, 05:31 PM

For PS2 to be good.

Retro armour or shoulderplate for each class.

Gonefshn

2012-05-10, 05:40 PM

I'd love access to an old PS1 weapon skin like the original pulsar that has been seen in screenshots.

But more realistically just something small cosmetic that shows I was there.

Lonehunter

2012-05-10, 05:55 PM

On a serious note, a name reservation is the perfect thing to do for vets.

vampyro

2012-05-10, 06:31 PM

A medal that stands out and a different icon showing above your head. The icon that shows above players in ps2.

The Kush

2012-05-10, 07:43 PM

I want my merits from planetside 1 and more advanced command options

That one noob

2012-05-10, 07:59 PM

i would be happy with an PS1 voice pack.

"Well met."
"Your best is my worst."

Mastachief

2012-05-10, 08:44 PM

My Ps1 name and a badge for my uniform identifying me as a PS1 Vet. That's all I need for a reward.

I'd be happy at this and maybe my old skool gauss rifle model.

Edit: For all those "vets deserve nothing" people, how quick are you to forget the crap SOE subjected the player base to over the years in return for those £7.50 subs (by the way mine total in excess of $2000) i would hope that this customer loyalty will be rewarding as any good company would.

Atheosim

2012-05-10, 08:47 PM

"Well met."
"Your best is my worst."

vvfvvfvvf

CutterJohn

2012-05-10, 09:36 PM

I want nothing for a reward, because I deserve nothing. I am not special because I played PS1, and the fact that I did should not confer some special advantage or status on me.

Always more fun to kill a vet then a FNG.

An ex PS1 player is the FNG when they start playing PS2.

Papscal

2012-05-10, 09:49 PM

Things like vet rewards are for posers. Give me a product as good or better than PS1 and im all set.

stonelizard

2012-05-10, 09:55 PM

free everything
maximum resource baby
cowboy costume
black and red shades
474

duomaxwl

2012-05-10, 09:59 PM

I'm not going to lie, classic voicepacks/classic armor would be amazing.

CutterJohn

2012-05-10, 10:09 PM

How about a return for that investment?

That's not an investment. That's paying for a service you are being provided.

ArbitraryDemise

2012-05-10, 10:21 PM

RawketLawnchair

2012-05-10, 10:30 PM

A lot of people in here are managing to come across as feeling very self-entitled to something that is akin to being given a pat on the back for existing.

IMO, the only thing PS1 players should be given is a hell of an end of game event for PS1(for those still active), and a minor cosmetic item(I've seen a beret mentioned a few times). Beyond that, asking for more begins to take on a very whiny, self-entitled sort of tone.

Pretty much this. Iv'e been very loyal to a few game companies and only asked for fixes/updates in return.

Yall got your Planetside 2. Maybe a handshake and a medal would suffice.
Its all our service members get.

:lol:

duomaxwl

2012-05-10, 10:31 PM

A lot of people in here are managing to come across as feeling very self-entitled to something that is akin to being given a pat on the back for existing.

I see where you are coming from on that. I'm not demanding anything personally, but the old Planetside 1 voicepacks and armor would be pretty awesome to have.

RawketLawnchair

2012-05-10, 10:32 PM

I see where you are coming from on that. I'm not demanding anything personally, but the old Planetside 1 voicepacks and armor would be pretty awesome to have.

Tbh, I'm down to see that for you guys.
Its not gamebreaking.

FPClark

2012-05-10, 10:35 PM

Secretly use the PS1 Launcher to distribute the PS2 Beta so when its released there is no download time and vets can jump in and play as soon as the switch is flipped ;)

SixShooter

2012-05-10, 10:38 PM

What would you like as a reward?

Old Oshur for PS1 vets to gather at and have picnics and ice cream socials and knife fights...

The best reward will be to finally get to play the game.

RawketLawnchair

2012-05-10, 10:41 PM

What would you like as a reward?

Old Oshur for PS1 vets to gather at and have picnics and ice cream socials and knife fights...

The best reward will be to finally get to play the game.

I'm guessing that was a joke.
What ever movie/story it was attached to, flew right over my head. (if it was one, seemed like it was)

But yeah.

A zone that only PS1 vets can enter breaks the society in half.
Either your part of the in-crowd or the newb crowd?
I hate when development teams do stuff like that.

:lol:

BloodySoul

2012-05-10, 10:48 PM

I think we can all agree on PS1 vets getting the ability to run around in costumes.

TR = Po from the tellitubbies. Or however those are spelled.

NC = Smurf

VS = Barney

RawketLawnchair

2012-05-10, 10:51 PM

I think we can all agree on PS1 vets getting the ability to run around in costumes.

TR = Po from the tellitubbies. Or however those are spelled.

NC = Smurf

VS = Barney

:rofl:

/signed

:lol:

Virulence

2012-05-10, 10:56 PM

One thing.

"Greets!"

SixShooter

2012-05-10, 11:05 PM

I'm guessing that was a joke.
What ever movie/story it was attached to, flew right over my head. (if it was one, seemed like it was)

But yeah.

A zone that only PS1 vets can enter breaks the society in half.
Either your part of the in-crowd or the newb crowd?
I hate when development teams do stuff like that.

:lol:

I guess I should have thrown a 'just kidding' in there. Being serious though, anything more than something cosmetic on your armor like an emblem would probably be too much.

SixShooter

2012-05-10, 11:06 PM

One thing.

"Greets!"

or this :rofl:

stordito

2012-05-11, 04:13 AM

best reward for any veteran is a non-crippled, solid planetside experience.
I don't need anything else :)

Kipper

2012-05-11, 04:59 AM

When I started the thread I thought it should be fairly obvious that - as with any other sequel - veteran rewards would be limited to an icon by your name and a minor cosmetic piece that you can't otherwise buy. I think we ALL want an amazing sequel, and we'd all be happy with just that, but a minor freebie cosmetic is just a 'thanks for playing' thing - that's all.

With that in mind and having thought about it a little myself... A beret, rank insignia or helmet with a uniquely coloured visor all sound like good options.

KiddParK

2012-05-11, 09:13 AM

I don't think we 'deserve' anything, however if they wanted to throw the vets 10 bucks worth of in game shwag then I'd certainly accept it, lol.

or a Pentacorn... unicorns are so 10 min ago.

kp

Xyntech

2012-05-11, 02:41 PM

I don't think we 'deserve' anything, however if they wanted to throw the vets 10 bucks worth of in game shwag then I'd certainly accept it, lol.

This.

Vets don't deserve anything, like, nothing is owed to us. At the same time, it wouldn't be unfair to give vets something nice (assuming it didn't mess with game balance in any way).

My vote is classic armor/weapons.

Maybe not even all of them, but like two free tickets, one for any classic armor of your choosing and one for any classic weapon model of your choosing.

Maybe the tickets could stay valid indefinitely, in case they didn't have the specific classic armor/weapon you wanted at launch, but planned to add them later.

sylphaen

2012-05-11, 03:06 PM

Vets sure don't deserve anything.

On the other hand, they stuck with PS and SOE for years. In addition, some would also point that PS players have felt neglected over years and years.

And yet, here they are... Ready to jump back into PS2, ready to reform the old alliances, ready to fight for their empires !

It's a given that PS2 actually being in development is already a dream come true for vets but what all this thread really is about is this simple yet very meaningful thing:
a little recognition from SOE.

Vets are emotionally attached to PS. They spent a large amount of time playing that game and this game was intense. Playing PS with an outfit meant a lot of dedication and involvement. Living through those victories and defeats with your team added depth to what may look like just a game. All the frustration from no development and what looked like a lack of consideration marked a lot of the player base. If you stuck around for so long, your involvement must have been like one of a love/hate relationship.

A little recognition for all those players who stuck with SOE through those 10 years and their attachment to PS means a lot. It's also why they are "vets".

And they don't ask for anything. They want meaning.

Kipper

2012-05-11, 03:14 PM

Stop making this thread something it isn't supposed to be.

It's just sort of traditional in online games that players get recognised for having played other online games in the same series - it costs the publisher little-to-nothing, does no harm, and makes people feel valued.

It isn't an arselicking competition. If people get nothing, they get nothing - and it's fine - but assuming there is a little freebie gift, what would you enjoy?

Gonefshn

2012-05-11, 03:26 PM

Honestly, do I need something, no. If I don't get anything I wont complain it's not really important.

But something cosmetic is always welcome and appreciated. A ton of games do that in some form when they create sequels or things like that. Maybe a simple thing would be a badge you can show on your profile online similar to how BF3 profiles on Origin show which previous Battlefield games you played.

It doesn't need to be crazy but I think it would be really awesome to see the Devs do something.

Name Reservation. Now thats an idea.

Xyntech

2012-05-11, 03:30 PM

It isn't an arselicking competition. If people get nothing, they get nothing - and it's fine - but assuming there is a little freebie gift, what would you enjoy?

Yep, this is what I agree with. It's really not too big a deal either way, but it would be nice.

Transferring medals or some other aspect of past characters is a fun idea also. Like a little bit of shared history, despite PS2 being a reboot.

I just want my classic orange tinted visor for my Agile/Light Assault armor though. I don't even mind if the rest of the Light Assault armor looks more like PS1 or PS2, but that orange tint was perfection. That's why the classic armor idea appeals to me personally.

That visor was probably 20% of the reason why I decided to play VS in the first place :p

sylphaen

2012-05-11, 05:46 PM

I'd enjoy a merit or a little icon next to the name on the stats menu that people will see when they look at your profile. Nothing too fancy or obnoxious necessary.

The main drawback I see with cosmetic bonuses is that you need to equip them for others to see you're a vet and this may prevent you from using other cosmetic items if you are really attached to equipping your <insert vet cosmetic item here>.

Concerning customization packs offering "classic" PS1 items, I definitely love the idea but not as a vet reward.

raidyr

2012-05-11, 08:08 PM

A small cosmetic reward, like a badge or something

Papscal

2012-05-11, 09:00 PM

I think we can all agree on PS1 vets getting the ability to run around in costumes.

No your wrong.

Mastachief

2012-05-11, 09:01 PM

No your wrong.

http://learnyourdamnhomophones.com/

Papscal

2012-05-11, 09:05 PM

http://learnyourdamnhomophones.com/
Oh know teh grammer piloce have arived.

Raka Maru

2012-05-11, 10:03 PM

A lot of us are/were attached to what is the fading away PS1.

Set up a museum we can visit after beta and launch. Haha. :)

Ok, beret cap is cool too...

NCLynx

2012-05-11, 10:13 PM

No your wrong.
No you are. All the PS1 vets will indeed have the ability to run around in costumes should they allow it. As will every other player because something like that would likely be in the cash shop.

Oh know teh grammer piloce have arived.
0/10

On-Topic:

It's super selfish but I still say the coolest thing they could do (for me at least) is allow me to somehow keep my merits. Merits/Achievements however useless they may be I always end up enjoying getting them no matter what game.

(Excluding some of the ones in WoW that actually gave you a reward, although I got a lot of those too lol)

Troscus

2012-05-21, 07:23 PM

I can understand the sentiment, but it leaves quite the bitter taste in my mouth that if vets get something, I'll be kept away from it by virtue of the fact I didn't know about PS1. If I HAD, I'd have been all over that game.

I know it's just a personal reason, but it really starts to get to you when you keep being excluded from things by virtue of the fact you didn't know about it or were too young to play it. If I was to say anything, I'd say don't do it. Even if I WAS a vet, I'd still disagree with it.

Regardless of how innocent it may be, it still creates a rift in the community of some kind. And I'm 110% against the idea of keeping your old names, that's just denying new players. It might have been YOUR name, but it's a new game. You wouldn't expect to keep your WoW name when moving to TOR, why do that here?

Zulthus

2012-05-21, 07:27 PM

Regardless of how innocent it may be, it still creates a rift in the community of some kind. And I'm 110% against the idea of keeping your old names, that's just denying new players. It might have been YOUR name, but it's a new game. You wouldn't expect to keep your WoW name when moving to TOR, why do that here?

I don't want any sort of reward either, but this... come on. Names actually mean something to people in PS1. We know each other as friends, rivals, etc. They're not just a throwaway item like they are in RPGs.

The new players can deal with it. I highly doubt making my character's name ZulthusVS will piss off the newbs.

Purple

2012-05-21, 07:32 PM

i hated my ps1 name. i dont think they need to save them. new game new names!

Troscus

2012-05-21, 07:38 PM

I don't want any sort of reward either, but this... come on. Names actually mean something to people in PS1. We know each other as friends, rivals, etc. They're not just a throwaway item like they are in RPGs.

The new players can deal with it. I highly doubt making my character's name ZulthusVS will piss off the newbs.

Names mean something to a lot of people. I've played plenty of games, and a grand total of once has my preferred name been taken. I just moved on and picked a new one.

I'm sure PS1 had a great, somewhat (given the scale) close-knit community. But why do you think that it's okay to completely remove someone's chance of getting a name they want?

They literally have no chance. Say someone wanted to be, I don't know, sniper777. But that guy from PS1 gets his name reserved. Will the would-be sniper777 be angry about it? Probably not. But why should he not even get the CHANCE? Because he missed out on PS1, a game a very small portion of the population knew about?

I'm sure I sound like a whiny new guy, but the idea just doesn't sit well with me.

Zulthus

2012-05-21, 07:45 PM

Names mean something to a lot of people. I've played plenty of games, and a grand total of once has my preferred name been taken. I just moved on and picked a new one.

I'm sure PS1 had a great, somewhat (given the scale) close-knit community. But why do you think that it's okay to completely remove someone's chance of getting a name they want?

They literally have no chance. Say someone wanted to be, I don't know, sniper777. But that guy from PS1 gets his name reserved. Will the would-be sniper777 be angry about it? Probably not. But why should he not even get the CHANCE? Because he missed out on PS1, a game a very small portion of the population knew about?

I'm sure I sound like a whiny new guy, but the idea just doesn't sit well with me.

Yes, I do. First come, first serve. We've been waiting for this game for a long time, and it's only fair that us who have stayed with it should get the small token of keeping our name. Some new guy shouldn't be able to waltz in and take it. It may be easy for you to pick a new name but for many of us it means a lot.

Mastachief

2012-05-21, 07:47 PM

Naturally name reservation will not sit well with new players. However some of us have used our games names for the for the past 9 years and this has led to relationships (friends and foes) being built up, communications built up in outfits etc.

Planetside 2 is indeed a new game how ever it is also a sequel, and should in my opinion have some continuity in terms of community relationships.

Lots of the new guys (by the way i love new guys) lack the understanding of how much of a relationship you build up over 9 years in planetside. Through no fault of there own, i'm sure there will be planetside 2 players that hadn't been conceived when the original was released even your current 15 year old cod kiddie would have been a mere 6 years old.

To add: we do not know how the naming system will work but it is likely to be only on the server you join and there are likely to be lots of servers, personally i'd like a server called werner so the Euro VETs have a home to naturally flock to should they wish.

Troscus

2012-05-21, 08:02 PM

Yes, I do. First come, first serve. We've been waiting for this game for a long time, and it's only fair that us who have stayed with it should get the small token of keeping our name. Some new guy shouldn't be able to waltz in and take it. It may be easy for you to pick a new name but for many of us it means a lot.

I don't think I understand. It feels like you're trying to say I don't care about names. I do. I think people deserve to make their own memories with the names that may or may not have been used by someone they've never met, and someone they probably never WILL meet.

It's a token of appreciation between the company and loyal fans. I'm not saying it isn't. But it's a bit of a kick in the teeth to new guys who want to have a name they had no idea someone else had. I'm not saying that you mean "tough luck for new guys", I'm saying that's what I'm getting out of it, and, to me at least, it comes off as almost hostile.

Naturally name reservation will not sit well with new players. However some of us have used our games names for the for the past 9 years and this has led to relationships (friends and foes) being built up, communications built up in outfits etc.

Planetside 2 is indeed a new game how ever it is also a sequel, and should in my opinion have some continuity in terms of community relationships.

Lots of the new guys (by the way i love new guys) lack the understanding of how much of a relationship you build up over 9 years in planetside. Through no fault of there own, i'm sure there will be planetside 2 players that hadn't been conceived when the original was released even your current 15 year old cod kiddie would have been a mere 6 years old.

To add: we do not know how the naming system will work but it is likely to be only on the server you join and there are likely to be lots of servers, personally i'd like a server called werner so the Euro VETs have a home to naturally flock to should they wish.

With all due respect, that feels like a cop-out. We can't understand connection to a title you have by virtue of the fact we didn't form that connection in this particular game?

I don't mean to come off as aggressive or a troll. All I'm trying to do is play a little bit of Devil's advocate and point out that reserving names might be unfair to new players.

Soothsayer

2012-05-21, 08:39 PM

Name reservation without a doubt, whoever has the name on emerald right now (priority was given based on creation date I believe) is the only fair way to do it.

People have reputations that have been developing over the lifetime of Planetside, they need that name because they had it first.

If that name isn't claimed within the pre-launch timeframe, then by all means, they didn't take steps to guarantee that they secured the name. What I'm suggesting is a statute of limitations on the time that you can claim the name you had back on the PS1 servers.

This is not a carte blanche name reservation, it's more like a retention of a name you currently control. If it were an all out name reservation with no control over the name historically the reservation system could be used for griefing.

In terms of what I personally would like to see has been mentioned earlier, a couple of veteran exclusive cosmetic items that are only available to PS1 players and will remain exclusive to PS1 players. I wasn't all that keen on lowres throwback armour, I'm not saying it's not a cool idea, but it's not something I'm interested in. I'd rather have stuff that references Planetside meta-history and locations that do not exist in PS2 that were big in PS1.

Troscus

2012-05-21, 08:40 PM

You mean to tell me that some of these people have paid thousands of dollars to this game over the past 9 years, you have a problem with them simply keeping their names? I don't even know if they plan to allow that but it seems reasonable to me. Doesn't really matter our opinion anyway (especially your's lol), SOE is going to do what they want but Smed and Higby said the vets would be taken care of.

I'm sorry? Especially mine? It's obvious that if I continue any sort of conversation with you, I'll be shafted by "lul, u weren't here when i wuz". Good job, you've been very welcoming. At least the other two had the decency to address my opinion in a mature manner, you just write it off as invalid because I didn't play PS1.

Vets getting things by virtue of the fact they're vets would be much more agreeable if people like you didn't feel the need to alienate those of us that DIDN'T get to enjoy the original.

As for your other points, they've paid thousands for Planetside. This is Planetside 2.

They've paid the company for PS1, what the company did was up to them, and they decided on PS2. I feel infinitely more grateful to SOE and those vets that take the time to address new player concerns than I do to you.

Opinions often can change how a game will turn out, even a beta or alpha game. TOR had several changes made to balancing post-release because people acknowledged it. And there are plenty of ways to take care of vets that doesn't directly affect new players.

Blackwolf

2012-05-21, 08:41 PM

Beta invite.

I don't need in game shinies if I could just get IN the game.

Frankly I don't see a reason why I should get a shiny toy for having played PS1. I didn't even LIKE my main name, xXBlackWolfXx? BlackWolf was taken though so I was screwed.

Vets getting rewards like free weapon certs and crap was a kick in the crotch to the rest of us in PS1. Don't much care for it. I liked the scout rifle but I had to keep sniper certed just to use it? If I wanted a sniper rifle I would have used the BD, but it would have been REALLY handy sometimes just having that scout rifle on non-sniper characters...

If vets do get rewards, and I'm speaking AS a "vet", it should be purely cosmetic.

ArmedZealot

2012-05-21, 08:43 PM

While at first impressions name reservations don't sound unreasonable you have to think about the massive amount of characters created in Planetside. If all of them are considered "veterans" then that is a ton of names that new players can't have for their own.

The money players spent on Planetside allowed for veterans to have fun and enjoy THAT game, not entitle themselves to benefits in Planetside 2. The developers aren't obliged to give veterans anything.

The only hope that the veterans have is that their early access to beta gets them the names that they want.

KiddParK

2012-05-21, 08:51 PM

If vets do get rewards, and I'm speaking AS a "vet", it should be purely cosmetic.

The greatest thing about PS1 that i would brag to EVERY other MMO player was you could load up the game, day one, and kill a guy who's been in the game for over a year... i can't think of any other MMO you can do that.

ArmedZealot

2012-05-21, 08:53 PM

The greatest thing about PS1 that i would brag to EVERY other MMO player was you could load up the game, day one, and kill a guy who's been in the game for over a year... i can't think of any other MMO you can do that.

It would be nice to see that you killed a veteran though. I bet it would make those new players feel even more empowered.

RavenUSC3

2012-05-21, 10:42 PM

I'd like to see my jersey hanging from the rafters in one of the bases

Mr DeCastellac

2012-05-22, 12:46 AM

It's a bit sickening to hear all these "Vets deserve nothing" posts.

We shouldn't gain an advantage over another player, but considering the amount of customization that will be available, we should get SOMETHING to let people know that we shelled out hundreds or even thousands of dollars to SOE.

It really disappoints me to think of the possibility that we wouldn't get any veteran-specific rewards. It doesn't have to be anything huge, just a piece of flair on your vehicle/armor that is recognizable from the first game (original logo, for example).
Though, to be honest, I would like something a little more noticable, like throwback weapons and armors.

I'm not even that stoked about name reservation. Not just because I had a stupid name I would change anyways, but because if you're a true Planetside fan, you'll be playing on day one. If your name is going to be taken on day one, you should probably pick another name; a less common one.

At minimum, I'd enjoy having, like I said, a piece of flair. Any less would be nauseatingly disappointing. As a minimum example, take Team Fortress 2. Alpha, Beta, and Pre-F2P players all get little badges you can equip that have a chance to show up when you kill someone, and that accentuate the fact that you helped form the game.

I dunno, sorry for the rant, but veterans payed good money for PS1, the least SOE could do it commemorate it.

Purple

2012-05-22, 02:36 AM

the issue i see with saving all the names is that thousands of names will be already taken at launch! on my account alone i have 10 people thats 10 names no one will ever be able to use. and what about the players who dont come to PS2 those names will be lost forever. the only names that should be saved are outfit names and that needs to be by request.

Raka Maru

2012-05-22, 02:40 AM

How about names reserved for 30 days after beta starts, then all are up for grabs?

RawketLawnchair

2012-05-22, 02:56 AM

I know a lot of people who aren't playing Guild Wars 2 because of how much transfers over from the first game. I spent 6 years finishing my characters, 2 of those were in prep for GW2.

The amount of stuff we get that "newbs" won't get is astounding.

I definitely don't agree with vets getting cosmetic items in PS2 that no one else has, because it creates an elitist atmosphere.
Just like in City of Heroes, when the guys who had been playing the longest got tons of shit no one else could ever get, they were the most popular.

You know, like the cool kids in school who make fun of everyone who isn't like them because they think they are perfect. Like it has been said before, if I had known about PS I would have been all over it too.

Give veterans something early/free that everyone else has to earn/pay for.
IMHO

ArmedZealot

2012-05-22, 09:44 AM

How about names reserved for 30 days after beta starts, then all are up for grabs?

What about the newcomers that make it into beta from they magazine keys? What happens when they grab a vets name before he even gets a chance to play the game?

Kipper

2012-05-22, 10:22 AM

I think name reservation is fine at first come, first served - with those who are fortunate enough to get into Beta getting the jump on everyone else anyway.

Its just a fact of online gaming that sometimes, you don't get the handle that you want - its not the end of the world. I almost never get 'Kipper' in any game, but I can usually come up with a variation thats acceptable to me. Not the end of the world tbh.

I also agree that a vet reward should be cosmetic; something like an insignia on the shoulder of your armour with the original PS logo perhaps, or a beret in an otherwise unavailable colour (though I suspect green, black and red would be quite popular so left for sale... orange, anyone?). I don't think you should be able to buy the 'vet' item; but it also shouldn't be the coolest item you can get (resentment) and it shouldn't be completely shitty (nobody will use it). Just a unique variation (colour) on something anyone can buy. Definitately no 'power' items or items that function differently tho.

Along with cosmetic; a little tag next to the name or something on the killed / killed by screen to let you know you killed or were killed by a PS1 player would be fun and not game-breaking. I think new players would get a little smile out of killing PS1 vets; and likewise PS1 vets would get a smile out of killing each other - and it hurts nobody.

And to those who say there should be nothing - there is no sense of entitlement, but if you can give people a little gift and the level of appreciation is greater than how much work you had to do to create it, then its good feeling all around. I always go the extra mile for people when I can do so without inconveniencing myself.

MrBloodworth

2012-05-22, 10:43 AM

PS1 Veterans - What would you like as a reward?

A Game that embodies the things that made PS1 great, and less focus on what made another series great.

.

Raka Maru

2012-05-22, 12:29 PM

What about the newcomers that make it into beta from they magazine keys? What happens when they grab a vets name before he even gets a chance to play the game?

I meant that Vet names should be reserved for 30 days for the current vets. Then if they don't claim the names, then it goes free. All vets can get into beta right? At some point the unclaimed name should be released shouldn't it? I would imagine that if they were interested at all, they would be lining up for beta to get their handle or outfit name.

Should it be 30 days after launch? I was just throwing out numbers.

Kurtz

2012-05-22, 01:00 PM

To be invited to beta based on the order of which people attained CR5.
First ever 5 CR5's get into Alpha playtests. ;)

Novacane

2012-05-22, 01:10 PM

I'd like SOE support to give me my old PS1 account back.
I don't remember the password or secret question answer.
SOE support refuses to let me reset the password because I don't have the original CC # I used 9 years ago..
Even though I have the CD key, phone number, address, name on the card, and email address.

<3 SOE

Raka Maru

2012-05-22, 01:50 PM

To be invited to beta based on the order of which people attained CR5.
First ever 5 CR5's get into Alpha playtests. ;)

Haha, tho I get what you're saying, been a vet a long time but didn't go for CR, so it's about play style. I think you should be able to keep your outfit name tho.

Electrofreak

2012-05-22, 02:02 PM

I just want to keep my Planetside Universe Mobilization Alpha (PSUMA) badge...

One of just a dozen or so that spent a weekend in Orlando with Hamma and Jennyboo going on rides and having meetings with PS Devs! I remember it fondly (except maybe for the Beverly (http://www.alexloveseverything.com/2006/03/most-disgusting-soda-known-to-man.html)!)

There was a picture of me posted after PSUMA with me basically dry-wretching after a cup of that stuff.

xSquirtle

2012-05-22, 11:08 PM

I would like a slightly more powerful weapon than everyone else.

SgtMAD

2012-05-22, 11:11 PM

I want my Char names and Outfit name,thats something SOE should do for us.

SKYeXile

2012-05-22, 11:13 PM

The ability to have my armour this colour. I'v earned it.

Mastachief

2012-05-23, 08:55 AM

Any business worth it's salt will always reward loyal returning customers. Simply making a new product available is not a reward.

Providing a service such as name reservation and perhaps some sort of cosmetic such as a merit is the least they should do. The should NOT provide anything exclusive in the flavour of weapons or armour that cannot be earned through resources/xp.

Name reservation should be server based not global.

So for all those bitching... if there are 4+ euro servers and 8+ U.S server what do you really have to complain about?

VET's have handed over $100's to $1000's for a game which for the past 6 years has had no development, no support, full of hackers, bad pings. So despite massive and overwhelming competition for our time and most importantly money we VET's have stayed loyal. (personally i have played for perhaps 60hrs in the past 4 years, but SOE have still been getting their $ from me and i have 2 accounts).

Do i feel entitled? not really, do i want a reward? of course.

I run a business and i reward my loyal and repeat customers as a result they recommend me. It is in my experience the only way to have a successful business.

ArmedZealot

2012-05-23, 09:18 AM

VET's have handed over $100's to $1000's for a game which for the past 6 years has had no development, no support, full of hackers, bad pings. So despite massive and overwhelming competition for our time and most importantly money we VET's have stayed loyal. (personally i have played for perhaps 60hrs in the past 4 years, but SOE have still been getting their $ from me and i have 2 accounts).

Do i feel entitled? YES

You believe you have a right to a reward simply because you payed to play a different game, just because it was a chore to you doesn't change that. This is what entitlement means.

You can't even say you did it to stay loyal. Loyal to what, SOE? Then why do you trash them and Planetside? Loyal to the PS community? Why should SOE reward you for that?

If SOE is going to give out rewards, then it should be on their terms and by what they feel is right, not dictated by some vet circlejerk.

Especially under the guise of "We payed our money for PS1!" like you didn't already get your moneys worth.

Mastachief

2012-05-23, 09:30 AM

You believe you have a right to a reward simply because you payed to play a different game, just because it was a chore to you doesn't change that. This is what entitlement means.

You can't even say you did it to stay loyal. Loyal to what, SOE? Then why do you trash them and Planetside? Loyal to the PS community? Why should SOE reward you for that?

So by your definition a customer who hands over $x repeatedly for years is not a loyal customer?

As for why they should reward the VET's, I believe I answered that.

Also yes I think SOE have some bridges to mend and I feel they know this (see smedley stating BFR's will not feature)

Also this is a sequel to the product that has been loyally subscribed to and will be out of production/use come the release of the new and improved product. We are not asking for a reward for playing a different game like........ DCUO

Canaris

2012-05-23, 09:32 AM

I would like a slightly more powerful weapon than everyone else.

may you NEVER get that wish

Mastachief

2012-05-23, 09:35 AM

If SOE is going to give out rewards, then it should be on their terms and by what they feel is right, not dictated by some vet circlejerk.

Go read the first post.

This is not a we want X or we are not playing, it is a :

PS1 Veterans - What would you like as a reward?

We have been told by smedley that "veteran players would be taken care of"

This thread is merely an extension of that

Mastachief

2012-05-23, 09:46 AM

Well considering this zealot guy considered himself a vet in another thread and now he whines like a noob. Ah well whatever, stop quoting him. I have him on ignore for a reason. :lol:

That good huh?

ArmedZealot

2012-05-23, 10:07 AM

Go read the first post.

This is not a we want X or we are not playing, it is a :

We have been told by smedley that "veteran players would be taken care of"

This thread is merely an extension of that

And you will, I don't doubt that. But if SOE doesn't give what players here are requesting "At a minimum" then the developers will come off as the bad guys. Its one thing to want a gift but another to expect one. Its like a kid telling his parents what to get him for christmas, rather than asking.

Canaris

2012-05-23, 10:12 AM

I still think a free suit of Planetside 1 armour would be all I need

Troscus

2012-05-23, 01:50 PM

Do i feel entitled? not really, do i want a reward? of course.

I'd just like to point out that this statement makes no sense to me.

Xyntech

2012-05-23, 02:05 PM

I'd just like to point out that this statement makes no sense to me.

He's saying that he would appreciate and enjoy getting some kind of reward, but that he doesn't feel like the devs are under any kind of obligation to provide one.

ArmedZealot

2012-05-23, 02:07 PM

He's saying that he would appreciate and enjoy getting some kind of reward, but that he doesn't feel like the devs are under any kind of obligation to provide one.

Why didn't he just say that rather than the shpiel about how much he paid for a broken game?

MrBloodworth

2012-05-23, 02:10 PM

ArmedZealot, stop trolling man. Stop white knighting the game. No one here needs to convince YOU.

Kipper

2012-05-23, 02:37 PM

Y'know... the whole point of this thread was to find out whether you're more of a hat, unique armour, pair of sunglasses or faction specific trousers sort of person.

Maybe if someone from SoE was looking in and saw that the community had an overwhelming preference for empire specific Hawaiian shirts, or "I played planetside 1 and all I got was this bumper sticker" bumper stickers, then that's what the community would get, rather than leaving it to chance.

All of this other nonsense is just nonsense.

The Janitor

2012-05-23, 02:45 PM

Let vets keep the original voice macros from PS1. Same voice actors, too.

HAIL! HAIL! WE NEED A GUNNER! FANTASTIC!

I know you guys hear what I'm talking about as you read that. ;)

Xyntech

2012-05-23, 02:46 PM

Classic VS Agile armor! Give it to me!

ShadoViper

2012-05-23, 02:48 PM

Planetside 1 classic skin pack for free would be really cool or name reservations for known vets would be great as well.

As long as vets gain nothing that gives them an advantage over the playerbase.

I think giving these players anything is a great gesture of respect because without the people that stayed loyal and played through the good and bad. Hell, you possily wouldn't even be sitting on these forums talking about a second game or about how jelly you are that you might not be included in the elite "circle jerk" :p

MMO's live and die by the community. Good thing ours rocks!

Kipper

2012-05-23, 02:51 PM

Can't we all just get along? :)

I see it now... the worlds first MMOFPS "Massively Multiplayer First Person Summit"

Take your virtual seats and get on teamspeak to negotiate peacefully as to which faction should own what hex.

If a faction steps out of line, negotiate with the other faction to pass a resolution to demand they step back into line, under threat of passing further, more strongly worded resolutions if they do not.

Troscus

2012-05-23, 03:04 PM

He's saying that he would appreciate and enjoy getting some kind of reward, but that he doesn't feel like the devs are under any kind of obligation to provide one.

Oh. I can understand that. If there's a vet reward, I'd just prefer it not to directly affect new players. Some people will get jealous of an exclusive hat or whatever, but they can get over that fairly easily.

I stand by my opinion of there not being one, but if there is, at least make it not directly affect the newbies.

ArmedZealot

2012-05-23, 03:08 PM

It's pretty evident that any topic involving the words "PS1 Vets" brings out a few select people and it ends up being a flame fest. Why I have no idea. Can't we all just get along? :)

I love how you play the high road when you aren't calling people jackasses.

Planetside 1 classic skin pack for free would be really cool or name reservations for known vets would be great as well.

As long as vets gain nothing that gives them an advantage over the playerbase.

I think giving these players anything is a great gesture of respect because without the people that stayed loyal and played through the good and bad. Hell, you possily wouldn't even be sitting on these forums talking about a second game or about how jelly you are that you might not be included in the elite "circle jerk" :p

MMO's live and die by the community. Good thing ours rocks!

A skin pack would be great, name reservations however aren't fair at all to new players, nor would it be fair to veterans who come in after the cut off date.

I'm not arguing that it wouldn't be nice to get something as a veteran. I paid for Planetside as well. But I'm not going to say that I "At a minimum require name reservations" or "Because I dealt with Planetside I should to get more service awards,or special weapons, or special armor than I already recieved in Planetside"

You are right that MMO's live and die by the community, but how that community treats it's developers and how it treats new members is just as important. The language used in this thread indicates a deep seated prejudice against both of these. Just look at Mr.BloodWorth's signature. Dude likens the direction the devs are going with PS2 to being in a physically abusive relationship while at the same time defending people who expect free stuff from those same devs.

Talek Krell

2012-05-23, 03:10 PM

An early name reserve would be nice.

The Kush

2012-05-23, 03:26 PM

Name reservations wouldn't be fair to everyone. It's a name get over it.

I would be fine with a simple cosmetic "vet" item such as a command hat. Or something to show how many years have passed since we originally signed up. I liked the merits they had in the old game including how many years you have played. Maybe there is a way to continue this on to this game.

Nabeshin

2012-05-31, 02:26 PM

Name and outfit name reservation with the option of putting your old server initial at the end of your name, just like what was done in PS1 after the merges (if you choose). This way someone can still take your standard name but the -J, -K, -M, -W, -G or whatever would only be available to vets.

Shogun

2012-05-31, 02:42 PM

i would like to have that admin menu ;)

Malorn

2012-05-31, 02:44 PM

I think name and outfit name reservation is sufficient reward.

Bags

2012-05-31, 02:44 PM

Name reservations wouldn't be fair to everyone. It's a name get over it.

Vet benefits are never fair to everyone.

Shogun

2012-05-31, 02:49 PM

nothing wrong with some free or even exclusive cosmetics.
almost all games have some exclusive stuff for preorders or other premiums, and most of them even gamechanging stuff.
gamechanging stuff is a bad idea for ps2, but a special berret or the golden weapon skins or whatever cosmetical item would be nice. veterans can show their pride and newcomer don´t miss out on something big.

MrBloodworth

2012-05-31, 03:35 PM

Some of us have 5+ years of history with those PS1 names, outfits as well.

Alderego

2012-05-31, 03:41 PM

name + outfit name reservation sound logical.

Next to that, some sort of extra patch on the arm/armor would be nice I guess.
It's still up to the devs though, no matter how much it's discussed here :p

Nabeshin

2012-05-31, 03:50 PM

It's still up to the devs though, no matter how much it's discussed here :p

Right, but it does not hurt to give idea's since they do actually read stuff here :)

Shogun

2012-05-31, 03:56 PM

Right, but it does not hurt to give idea's since they do actually read stuff here :)

that´s what we are doing in 90% of all threads here ;)
"it´s up to the devs" applies to everything regarding ps2.
but higby told us, that he loves our feedback, info and our flood of ideas, so we will keep doing it. and since they already stated that they want to give something to their veterans we love to speculate, give ideas and make wishes.

Zekeen

2012-05-31, 04:07 PM

The best way to do a reward for a Vet is create something for the Vets, and give it to the Vets for FREE

BUT

Allow new players to PURCHASE it in the game store as well. Vets get a freebie, but new guys aren't left out. They can buy it. This is more fair because they can make more money this way (IE - we're supporting the game by letting our "reward" be purchased by others) and we still get something out of it.

StraitDumpinSMF

2012-05-31, 06:23 PM

Knighthood

Troscus

2012-05-31, 06:54 PM

SKYeXile

2012-05-31, 06:55 PM

Knighthood

will this mean we get our own squire?

p0intman

2012-05-31, 06:57 PM

Conq

2012-05-31, 06:58 PM

A title or funny skin maybe, nothing more. PS1 players will be an extreme minority in PS2 even if every single one of them returns.

Veterans shouldn't receive anything that would irritate the main player base which will be new people.

BigBossMonkey

2012-05-31, 07:18 PM

I want an option to get an upgraded CR5 backpack on all my guys!

Irish

2012-05-31, 08:58 PM

just. my. name.

raykor

2012-05-31, 09:45 PM

1. our PS1 name(s)
2. something cosmetic (that won't be immediately be replaced by something new and better)
3. something silly like a unique emote, voice macro, or an active ability (fireworks?)

Shotokanguy

2012-05-31, 09:52 PM

I want something that lets everyone know "I was there. I'm a veteran of PlanetSide." I want people who missed out on the experiences of the first one to come up to me and show their admiration.

Kids these days, no respect.

kadrin

2012-05-31, 09:55 PM

I just want a "1" on my shoulder, back, or back of helmet. That'd be pretty neat.

Rare Raisin

2012-05-31, 10:05 PM

A PA system with a selection of various rock songs that we can broadcast from any vehicle

I'd like that to be universal. I'm sure it would destroy some peoples immersion and have horrific copyright issues though...:D

I don't think they would want to isolate people too much just because they didn't happen to get a chance to play the first game. So anything that makes people constantly get on chat and ask how someone got something and then have the same response of should have played ps1! Might make people a bit bitter. :)

Minigun

2012-05-31, 10:09 PM

PS1 Vets should get classic reskined armor patterns on the new PS2 armor. Honestly i would like the BR14+ empire color patterns matched for the new armor in PS2. I remember when you ran across someone with full color either it be red TR or the gold NC or the teal VS you knew you were going up against someone who had seen their fair share of battles and they were no rookie. Make these recolors only available to the vets and it would be more than enough for me, i would wear them proudly. :D

[EDIT]

Command Rank guards and backpacks would be EPIC!!!!!! that was really our only way of cosmetically standing out in PS1 they should totally be brought back for Vets in PS2.

Fenrys

2012-05-31, 10:10 PM

I haven't thought about it in a long time, but I'm still keen on a unique armor skin. One that looks old, and beat up.

Edit: Then again, you might not want to stand out in a crowd. Maybe just a shoulder patch.

Minigun

2012-05-31, 10:16 PM

Somebody should start a "POLL" thread so we can get votes by the masses from all the great ideas on this thread

Razicator

2012-05-31, 10:19 PM

Honestly I'd be satisfied with having the exact same infantry skin as in PS1, low texture resolution, bland colors, and all. It'll stand out in the opposite way of some flashy things people are talking about here.

hitparader

2012-05-31, 11:32 PM

Free Access to PS1 until beta starts.
Name reservation system for players and outfits

Graywolves

2012-06-01, 04:42 AM

will this mean we get our own squire?

Do want. Everyone tell Higby the vets want to be knighted.

Zekeen

2012-06-01, 04:54 AM

Do want. Everyone tell Higby the vets want to be knighted.

Wait, won't that mean we have to have some greenhorn noob following us around that we have to teach how to play the game without getting a nice big expensive tank blown up within 5 seconds?

Graywolves

2012-06-01, 05:00 AM

Wait, won't that mean we have to have some greenhorn noob following us around that we have to teach how to play the game without getting a nice big expensive tank blown up within 5 seconds?

I changed my mind on being Knighted.

Spoof

2012-09-22, 05:59 AM

1. our PS1 name(s)

For anyone else interested in supporting this, I've started a post in the official forums (http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/veteran-reward-name-reservation.22463/). IMO this is possibly the best reward they could grant... though the other stuff would be a nice bonus :)

Mox

2012-09-22, 07:26 AM

I want that ps1 vets get the game they want. They want planetside 2 and not somekind of bf/cod clone..

If planetside 2 will be a game that deserve the name planetside i am really happy.

Figment

2012-09-22, 07:27 AM

What I want for a reward? Did we win the Olympics then?

No reward needed, beyond a game I can relate to and flexibility vs specialism is balanced on long term, rather than life by life. No need for special weapons or what not. Anything more than an account badge that says something like "I was at Naum, man" is too much. But some appreciation for any game's long term subscribers by giving them some extra free time every once in a while to reward subscription loyalty would be good.

I hope they never hand out free certs, weapons or special items again that free up certs For more heavy equipment...