The look of the Scythe.

[Xaine]

Does anyone else feel like the Scythe just looks a little out of place in the Air?

I think the Mossie and Reaver look great, proper gunships with a gorgeous design. Long and thin. I particularly like the tails of both of them, it gives them a very 'fighter jet' type look.

Now, to me, the Scythe just seems a bit weird. Its pretty much a flying rectangle with horns on the front. It doesn't look fast, or agile, or even like it should fly at all. I'm not saying it looks bad, i'm just saying it doesn't really fit in when put next to the other two Fighters, apart from the obvious alien differences.

When i was thinking of the Vanu AirCav, i had things like this in my mind.

http://archive.propworx.com/btnf/c7adcdc28d8aa1b339b34e8286598485

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT82kuIAxxfKVMzYPNAxShpm5UuiRQbo UXSfiR9kEs2ynzGd2Ph5l5oY8lGRg

They're sleek, flat, tiered, and look very agile. Everything i think the current Scythe isn't.

Anyone else feel the same?

[Gonefshn]

When i was thinking of the Vanu AirCav, i had things like this in my mind.

http://archive.propworx.com/btnf/c7adcdc28d8aa1b339b34e8286598485

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT82kuIAxxfKVMzYPNAxShpm5UuiRQbo UXSfiR9kEs2ynzGd2Ph5l5oY8lGRg

They're sleek, flat, tiered, and look very agile. Everything i think the current Scythe isn't.

I'm confused, that second ship looks almost exactly like the scythe :doh:

I think it looks fine.

[LostAlgorithm]

I think a lot of the unique Vanu stuff looks like kids toys this time around. It's one of the main things keeping me from going VS.

[Patek]

i like the look of them they are pretty badass imo, and besides i need something cool to look at and shoot down at the same time :)

[Baneblade]

I think the VS in general should be more Cylon like and less human.

[Tatwi]

I think a lot of the unique Vanu stuff looks like kids toys this time around. It's one of the main things keeping me from going VS.

I like em. I wouldn't say that they look like kids toys. They look sci-fi, which is the point of this faction. The NC vehicles look like modern real life vehicles, which is the point of them. And the TR seem to look like GI Joe / Cobra vehicles circa the 1980s, which may or may not be intended...

Anyhow, I am all for SOE/Sony swinging a deal with Matel to actually make Planetside 2 based kids toys. Totally would spend money on them! :)

[RSphil]

i think it looks cool. on TB's vid they look great and Alien, which is how they should look. i think they fit quiet well.

[SniperSteve]

VS have a great style that fit their story, and the Scythe fits right in.

[Mechzz]

The scythe looks great. Nice and floaty, smooth, nimble, quick-turning. Everything a Vanu vehicle should be.

It also explodes beautifully in the TB vid - a sort of death-star style of explosion, so that should keep the other factions entertained as we steal their bases from under them.

[Purple]

i dident like the scythe at first but now i love it. it looks like a hybrid between alien and human tech.

[sylphaen]

I was not entirely convinced by the back shape of the scythe but seeing it in action, it looks great !

Did you notice how there are forward and backwards jets ? And they burn between the side-arms !

Looking nice.
:D

Now the biggest issue I see is that the mosquito looks very much gorgeous... I'm jealous.

[Graywolves]

The scythe is supposed to have an alien appearance to it.

[The Kush]

It looks amazing the vanu have alien tech so it is fitting

[ringring]

While I am not particularly eager to try out the Scythe I think it does loo wierd/alien and fits the VS perfectly.

[Bruttal]

was the first image a dirt from Stargate Atlantis

[Thomas]

A Wraith dart yep

[ArbitraryDemise]

I'll be honest, the scythe looks like the combination of human and alien designs that it is supposed to be.

You have that sort of clunkiness towards the back, combined together with a very organic, pointed front. You also have an overall design that is very alien over-all, when compared to the more conventional Terran, NC, and NS aircraft designs.

[DOUBLEXBAUGH]

I don't like the look of the scythe either, and I think the PS1 mag looks better than the new one. I'm not VS though, so I don't really care.

[Shamrock]

I think it looks great, and yea it does bear a slight resemblance to a cylon raider, and all the better for it, technology equals might! :)

[Hamma]

I agree with the OP it looks odd flying around.. like its just floating awkwardly. Honestly it needs juuuust a bit more flare and it will look sweet flying around.

[Xyntech]

I love the Scythe and the new Magrider. The devs outdid themselves with the art design. Makes me happy to already have been a member of the VS.

While it's apparently a bit overpowered, I loved the slightly flying saucerish motion it had in TB's video.

I think I'll just fly it inverted all of the time.

[Tatwi]

I agree with the OP it looks odd flying around.. like its just floating awkwardly. Honestly it needs juuuust a bit more flare and it will look sweet flying around.

http://www.tpot.ca/jpg/ship.png

"Flair" like the wings and shapes on this slapped together drawing? The bottle neck fuselage and cockpit design are "Human", as is the sort of stealth bomber shape and the rear most wings, but the front and the rounded scooped down-around-to-the-front wing is more alien.

[Baneblade]

I still think the Mag Rider was inspired by Independence Day.

[Hamma]

I was thinking more in terms of some more FX similar to what the Reaver and Mossie have. Obviously it has no engines but some waves coming off of it or something would be neat.

[Tatwi]

I was thinking more in terms of some more FX similar to what the Reaver and Mossie have. Obviously it has no engines but some waves coming off of it or something would be neat.

ooohhh.... well yes, I have to agree with that. The sound and effects from the afterburner on that one vehicle in the TB video were awesome.

[Purple]

I agree with the OP it looks odd flying around.. like its just floating awkwardly. Honestly it needs juuuust a bit more flare and it will look sweet flying around.

It will "flare" nicely after it meets my Reaver.

[Timealude]

I was thinking more in terms of some more FX similar to what the Reaver and Mossie have. Obviously it has no engines but some waves coming off of it or something would be neat.

You can tell us all about it when you and jenny go to SOE Hamma. :D

[Ailos]

Vanu stuff in general looks batshit crazy, as it is supposed to. I don't see a problem. And the whole not supposed to fly thing isn't that futuristic, most modern fighter jets aren't meant to fly within the standard laws of physics, they are kept afloat by the computers inside.

[The Kush]

It will "flare" nicely after it meets my Reaver.
:rofl: very true

[DarkApothecary]

I think they need to completely redesign the sycthe from scratch.

[Grimster]

I think they need to completely redesign the sycthe from scratch.


That probably will be very unlikely when they got as a far as they have with it.

Besides in my opinion it doesn't need a redesign. :)

[SGTalon]

They will all die to the TR superiority, just like the NC.

[Erendil]

My only real issue w/ the Scythe's design is the two huge bar magnets shooting out of the back of it. They look kind of awkward at their current length. IMO they should be about half as long as they are now. And they should point more inwards towards each other to give them more of a triangular shape. Right now they look a little too square/blocky for VS design

Otherwise I think the Scythe looks great. :cool: It has the feel of a bit of alien influence without going too off the chart. And it looks like something that could literally fly circles around more conventional craft. :p

[capiqu]

I like em. I wouldn't say that they look like kids toys. They look sci-fi, which is the point of this faction. The NC vehicles look like modern real life vehicles, which is the point of them. And the TR seem to look like GI Joe / Cobra vehicles circa the 1980s, which may or may not be intended...

Anyhow, I am all for SOE/Sony swinging a deal with Matel to actually make Planetside 2 based kids toys. Totally would spend money on them! :)


Oh yes I would too. All classes all factions all vehicles. Matel Planetside collections.

[Troscus]

The Scythe looks amazing to me. In all honesty, I cannot WAIT to get into the cockpit of that thing. In fact, I daydream about it when I finish my work in class. THAT is how hyped I am about the Scythe.

[SKYeXile]

the front half is good, the rear just doesn't fit, it needs to be more smooth or form into a single rear end...looking like a vanu symbol and not a H.

[Erendil]

the front half is good, the rear just doesn't fit, it needs to be more smooth or form into a single rear end...looking like a vanu symbol and not a H.

Pretty much. It's exceptionally apparent when you view it as the pilot from 3rdPV:

http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/album/mp52rz6sp6/20120507_4fa831d95b11b.jpg

[KTNApollo]

The end pieces sticking out of the back of the Scythe are a tad too long imo, but other than that I love the Cylon Raider....I mean Vanu Scythe.

[Xaine]

I think if the back two pieces came together and formed a long tail.. that would be awesome.

[Serpent]

I like them, my only problem is how the jets (thrusters) are set up... They're in a ridiculous spot, they look clunky compared to the rest of the plane, and could easily have been put near the tail wings... I'll see if I can show you:
EDIT: USED ERENDIL'S PICTURE FOR REFERENCE, AS THIS ONE ISN'T AS GOOD- NOTICE WHERE THE JETS ARE AND COMPARE BETWEEN THE PICTURES, THANKS.
(And I agree with Erendil... the back portion in general looks square/rectangle like for a Vanu vehicle.)

ANYWAY:

http://i.imgur.com/XEBEz.png

^The thruster will go BELOW the plane, but it will be hidden inside it. What I'm trying to convey is to make sure the thruster isn't using stilts or legs to function/stand up, that just makes it silly.

http://i.imgur.com/6TlwI.png

^Here you can see it will be in between the two large glowing lights, so that it is forced in between and can't be sticking out. It looks a little cartoonish now, which ruins (for me) part of the "War Machine" idea.

[Sirisian]

I've mentioned this before, but I'm personally not a fan of the Vanu art direction as a whole. I would have preferred that the designs looked like the TR and NC, but with that added technological look and carapace design. I feel the designers went a bit overboard in the design of both the fighter and the tank to make the Vanu too different from the other factions. I mean the TR and NC can basically trade weapons, but the Vanu is a hundred miles away in an alien design. It's unfortunate since the VS could have looked really cool.

[Serpent]

How do they not look "cool"... I don't get it lol.

You don't think the Magrider looks cool? (Granted the main gun is in a ridiculous place, but still.)