Totalbiscuit and Matt Higby Live Stream Discussion!

[GunslingerX]

Per TotalBiscuit - "Oh, surprise announcement. We're gonna do a Planetside 2 livestream tomorrow at 4pm PDT/7pm EDT/12am BST with @mhigby...We will have new gameplay streaming live from the studio with myself and Higby dual-commentating on http://www.twitch.tv/totalbiscuit"

[SKYeXile]

funky

[Graywolves]

Thank you for being clear it isn't beta in the title. This thread would have turned out nasty otherwise.

[Kaw]

Awesome news, can't wait to check it out tomorrow. Glad we will have some new footage to hold us over until E3.

[frigamache]

got the channel open and I'm gonna meditate until it starts

[NCLynx]

Awesome, wonder if we'll see any gameplay or if it'll be like the previous livestreams we've seen.

[CrystalViolet]

love the trash talking on Twitter. :D I'll back an elmo before I back a smurf any day.

[SKYeXile]

Awesome, wonder if we'll see any gameplay or if it'll be like the previous livestreams we've seen.

oh the SOE tv deal things..hrmm...nah would have to be gameplay me thinks.

[GunslingerX]

Awesome time slot! Plenty of time to get home without road rage. I've never dealt with twitch tv is it pretty reliable? I know there'll be tons of traffic.

[Burnzblood]

Sounds interesting, wondering if they will show more of this "Internal Beta Server" Higby referred to with the Air Combat video.

[SKYeXile]

Sounds interesting, wondering if they will show more of this "Internal Beta Server" Higby referred to with the Air Combat video.

pretty sure that was the same server that TB was playing on, it was jsut empty, when there is a play test it will fillup. 4pm PDT sounds like a good time for a playtest.

[JPalmer]

Awesome time slot! Plenty of time to get home without road rage. I've never dealt with twitch tv is it pretty reliable? I know there'll be tons of traffic.

Twitch.tv is awesome.

[Toppopia]

Does this mean that the thing won't be posted on Planetside Universe so all can enjoy it? Or am i going to miss out?

[JPalmer]

Does this mean that the thing won't be posted on Planetside Universe so all can enjoy it? Or am i going to miss out?

TB said it will end up on his channel. Most likely the day after.

[Hamma]

We will link it on here when it is up :)

And yea Twitch should be solid.

[Toppopia]

We will link it on here when it is up :)

And yea Twitch should be solid.

:D Oh boy.

And i have a bone to pick with you? Do you want the drumstick or the wishbone?

But seriously, when you were asking Higby those questions and stuff. It appears mine didn't show up. Is that because you only asked important questions or that mine were too cool to be asked? ;)

[Brusi]

hey exile... is that 9am? PDT = PST?

[SKYeXile]

hey exile... is that 9am? PDT = PST?

blerg dont ask me, i thought the P mean pacific, aka: US west coast...and that SOE would all still be in the office at 4pm...im from Australia and all these whacky time zone codes confuse me been on the pacific coast too :/

[Hamma]

:D Oh boy.

And i have a bone to pick with you? Do you want the drumstick or the wishbone?

But seriously, when you were asking Higby those questions and stuff. It appears mine didn't show up. Is that because you only asked important questions or that mine were too cool to be asked? ;)

Which ones were yours? We widdled down the question list quite a bit so it wouldnt be 5 hours long. :lol:

By the way guys - please do not derail this thread tonight with the same shenanigans as other recent threads. This is good news for PlanetSide 2 and we should embrace it.

Down with the shenanigans!

[Toppopia]

blerg dont ask me, i thought the P mean pacific, aka: US west coast...and that SOE would all still be in the office at 4pm...im from Australia and all these whacky time zone codes confuse me been on the pacific coast too :/

Tell me about it, why can't everyone use GMT. Sounds much easier than all this other stuff.

[Toppopia]

Which ones were yours? We widdled down the question list quite a bit so it wouldnt be 5 hours long. :lol:

By the way guys - please do not derail this thread tonight with the same shenanigans as other recent threads. This is good news for PlanetSide 2 and we should embrace it.

Down with the shenanigans!

I was the second person to post in the thread. So i thought i would be on the front foot to get them answered. Oh well. We can't get cake, eat it, then throw the crumbs at people. :lol:

And these were my questions, i had requests, but they arn't important.:lol:

Will lights be toggable on guns/vehicles etc?
Will engineers beable to place spot lights on the ground to set up awesome ambushes at night by blinding/illuminating the enemy so you can gun them down while they stagger around blindidly.

Can infitrators kill the lights in a base/tower/building by hacking a terminal? And if they can't then could you add it so an infiltrator could kill the lights in a base/tower/building?

Oh who am i kidding, i can't be mad at you. Or else i will get hit by the Ban hammer :eek:

[SKYeXile]

Tell me about it, why can't everyone use GMT. Sounds much easier than all this other stuff.

yea i still dont even understand what day it is cause their tomorrow could be my today or it could be 2 days for me.

somebody make a world time and date link or countdown timer :/

[Serpent]

I'll be my normal pessimistic self and be concerned as to whether or not the stream will be gameplay...

But I'll still hope, as TB usually does deliver, and I can't ignore that.

[Brusi]

yea i still dont even understand what day it is cause their tomorrow could be my today or it could be 2 days for me.

somebody make a world time and date link or countdown timer :/

lol, i feel you bro...

I have extra timezones set up on my W7 clock using the additional clocks tab, but even then i can only add two more.

I googled it, PDT = pacific daylight time = PST = GMT -7

so i think it's like 9am our time. Now, if i could only figure out which day it is ;)

[KTNApollo]

I'm American and I don't even know what PDT vs PST is...Maybe it represents Daily Savings times? Dunno. America should stop being stubborn and adopt Metric and GMT...

[Crazyduckling]

I believe this is correct. I made a countdown timer. Hopefully this works:

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?msg=Planetside+2+Stream+with+TB %21&month=05&day=31&year=2012&hour=19&min=00&sec=00&p0=179

[SKYeXile]

I believe this is correct. I made a countdown timer. Hopefully this works:

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?msg=Planetside+2+Stream+with+TB %21&month=05&day=31&year=2012&hour=19&min=00&sec=00&p0=179

you're a boss.

9am for meh.

[Kaw]

I'm American and I don't even know what PDT vs PST is...Maybe it represents Daily Savings times? Dunno. America should stop being stubborn and adopt Metric and GMT...

And Australians should stop being stubborn and start speaking English. :D
PDT is Pacific Daylight Time and PST is Pacific Standard Time. During the summer people use them pretty much interchangeably. I believe PDT is GMT -7 for those confused.

[KTNApollo]

And Australians should stop being stubborn and start speaking English. :D
PDT is Pacific Daylight Time and PST is Pacific Standard Time. During the summer people use them pretty much interchangeably. I believe PDT is GMT -7 for those confused.

And that's another thing....Does GMT reflect Daylight Savings? Dumb America and its need to be different from everyone else...

[SKYeXile]

And that's another thing....Does GMT reflect Daylight Savings? Dumb America and its need to be different from everyone else...
http://www3.obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/entries/1128409-litre-o-cola.gif

[Kaw]

And that's another thing....Does GMT reflect Daylight Savings? Dumb America and its need to be different from everyone else...

GMT is a reference time that never changes. That means when the US is off daylight savings time, PST is GMT -8 while right now PDT is GMT -7. PST and PDT aren't really supposed to be used interchangeably but inside the US it doesn't matter because people know what you are talking about regardless.

Edit: For clarification, the event is at 4pm PDT = 4pm GMT -7.

[capiqu]

People please! Don't start another war. Just think of Grease.

[RNFB]

I am so hyped right now

[cellinaire]

Oh my tomorrow cannot come soon enough!

[Johari]

Oh thank god I get off work at 3pm pst/

[Vetto]

Oh thank god I get off work at 3pm pst/

I had the exact same thought over my job XD.

[LtCarman]

Oh...my gawd.

I'm really glad that SoE is teaming up with TB. Great publicity and marketing. I think this is something that devs really should consider more often as long as everything remains objective and no one is paying off anyone. *cough*ign*cough*

[Bags]

I hope this will be recorded, I can't get home till 7:15.

[LtCarman]

I hope this will be recorded, I can't get home till 7:15.

It'll be VOD'd. Don't worry.

[Ragnafrak]

I'm totally going to wake up at 7AM just to watch this stream live.


Stuck in Taiwan until mid July. ><

[MacXXcaM]

Thank you for the countdown timer. I couldn't make out what these codes meant. I only know of GMT or UTC (don't know the differences though)

[TrenchcoatNinja]

Guhhh exciting news! Sounds like a sweet commentary duo as well.

[KingArty]

Probably won't be able to watch this live, and waiting a day for the repeat is torture, so I hope someone posts a few highlights from the cast!

[Purple]

I am going to be disappointed if Higby is not wearing a safari hat.

[DarkApothecary]

Dammit I'm Australian

[bjorntju1]

Meh, that is at 1 o'clock at night here in Holland, will watch it the next day since I can't stay up because I have to work tomorrow.

[Logri]

Meh, that is at 1 o'clock at night here in Holland, will watch it the next day since I can't stay up because I have to work tomorrow.

Ditto, only Belgium here.
Strange to think there are still things that take priority over Planetsise 2 :rolleyes:
Luckily I have a desk job so I can watch during work. :groovy:

[sylphaen]

Thanks Duckling for the countdown.

For those wondering, "tomorrow" is 31st of May at 4 PM PST.

For convenience:
Australia (Sydney): Friday, 1 June 2012, 9:00 AM
China (Shanghai): Friday, 1 June 2012, 7:00 AM
Russia (Moscow): Friday, 1 June 2012, 3:00 AM
France/Germany/Poland: Friday, 1 June 2012, 1:00 AM
UK: Friday, 1 June 2012, 00:00 AM
USA/Canada (East Coast): Thursday, 31 May 2012, 7:00 PM

Salutations to everyone east of Europe and hardcore enough to stay up late/wake up early/watch before work.

[Aaramus]

12am? Yeah I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to watch this live *sad faic*, I was looking forward to the twitch chat.

[xIIDeAdLyIIx]

People please! Don't start another war. Just think of Grease.

*Greece*, unless you meant the musical.

[Satexios]

It will be recorded I hope? If not.. someone tape that shit.

[Dale]

It will be recorded I hope? If not.. someone tape that shit.

From Twitter:

Fear not Europeans, this is getting vodded to my Youtube channel

Sauce. (https://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/status/208017114160836608)

[Alderego]

but but, those vods are always so spread out :(

1) I need my PS2 fix with my breakfast
2) there will be spoilers all over these boards! Or is there a spoiler tag? :o

[Mod]

To stay up or not to stay up, that is the question...

[Brusi]

To stay up or not to stay up, that is the question...

if it's even a question...

[DirtyBird]

Thx sylphaen, (AU)

[LZachariah]

Will it be recorded? I'll be at work until 10pm Eastern! GAH! >.<

[Hamma]

Yes that was answered several times here already.. :lol:

[Xyntech]

And here I was thinking that after Hamma's interviews were posted and with TB's video series being concluded, I'd have to wait a week until E3 to get my next Planetside 2 fix.

The only thing that could possibly bum me out now is if beta isn't announced at E3 (or if it's announced but is like 5 months away still). Because otherwise, I'm set through till E3, E3 is going to be awesome, and then I'll have a finite date to know how long until beta, at which point a few new screens and videos every few weeks would probably be enough to hold me over during that wait.

[TrenchcoatNinja]

Handy list there sylphaen, thanks.

[Hamma]

Just FYI to talk in TotalBiscuit's chat channel on Twitch.tv you need to pay a subscription. So if you want to interact live you will have to do that. We will also be talking about it live on our IRC! :)

http://www.planetside-universe.com/girchat.php

[Bags]

Is there a link to his stream so I can have it up before hand?

[Graywolves]

Just FYI to talk in TotalBiscuit's chat channel on Twitch.tv you need to pay a subscription. So if you want to interact live you will have to do that. We will also be talking about it live on our IRC! :)

http://www.planetside-universe.com/girchat.php

NOOOO!!!!! That makes me so mad!!!!!

Trolling Chatting in chat is the best part of Twitch!!!!!

[Zebasiz]

I believe the first post has the link.
Here it is:
http://www.twitch.tv/totalbiscuit

[NewSith]

So when is it? (GMT)

[Bags]

So when is it? (GMT)

It's in about 6 hours.

[CuddleMeLoki]

The only time ive wished i was American.

[NewSith]

It's in about 6 hours.

Bring forth the drinks of enegry!

[Top Sgt]

Just FYI to talk in TotalBiscuit's chat channel on Twitch.tv you need to pay a subscription. So if you want to interact live you will have to do that. We will also be talking about it live on our IRC! :)

http://www.planetside-universe.com/girchat.php


I'll be on the IRC chatting

[Timealude]

cant wait!

[Zenben]

The only time ive wished i was American.

He said on Twitter he'll be VODing it, either to Twitch or his Youtube or possibly both.

[Top Sgt]

He said on Twitter he'll be VODing it, either to Twitch or his Youtube or possibly both.

twitch.tv auto records your streams and makes them available to view later... unless the streamer purposly in his setting turns off the save video feature etc as he doesn't want others to view it on there for free later after it's broadcasted live.

[Coreldan]

Oh dear.. Wonder if I should go out there and get another 0,5l of energy drink. My fiancee just called that she's gonna stay over night at her parents cos she has to get up early and make these cakes for a party, so I might as well now stay up...

[CuddleMeLoki]

He said on Twitter he'll be VODing it, either to Twitch or his Youtube or possibly both.
I know, but i wanted to watch it live :(
Damn timezones :mad:

[Thomas]

4 more hours!

[MrBloodworth]

Some of us have 5+ years of history with those PS1 names.

[Purple]

Some of us have 5+ years of history with those PS1 names.

wrong post for this discussion.

[MrBloodworth]

Not sure how that happened. At all.

[deltase]

Tell me about it, why can't everyone use GMT. Sounds much easier than all this other stuff.

Yep. I've asked myself the same question over and over again. The only solution for the problem is to seek google :D

Oh crap! I've realized that it will be 2 am for me when the steam starts... Will it be recorded for later viewing?
http://i.imgur.com/bWeDA.png

[Tallon]

tb's twitch account is going to go down...in 3:03

[Coreldan]

Meh, I was hoping that TBs twitch would allow to switch to lower quality, but seems like not.

My connection can't really handle most streams :/ Well, if its too choppy, I'll just watch it later on from YouTube.

[RSphil]

is this 12am tonight for me in the uk? little confused lol

( ok went on to his twitch channel. looks like tonight for me :) )

[Bags]

It's in 2 hrs 10 mins.

[Tallon]

through the glory of fox clocks, yes it is 12am in the uk

[Xyntech]

is this 12am tonight for me in the uk? little confused lol

It's going to broadcast just over 2 hours from now.

[Fuse]

Meh, I was hoping that TBs twitch would allow to switch to lower quality, but seems like not.

My connection can't really handle most streams :/ Well, if its too choppy, I'll just watch it later on from YouTube.

Your connetion barely matters. Twitch seems to have fixed it so their streams kind of work now, but I anticipate more viewers than Twitch can handle for this stream. I'm likely going to wait for the YouTube upload.

[RSphil]

cool cheers. roll on 12am :) good job im not working tomorrow :) happy days

[capiqu]

7 PM NY, 12 AM London

[Biohazard]

Less than 30 minutes!!! :rock::rock::rock::rock:

[RSphil]

nearly time. ok, go get a drink and ice cream before start then im happy :)

[polywomple]

ok so is this a livestream of the game with TB and higby in it, or is the an interview with higgs?


edit: got it i cant read

[DxC]

curious enough while waiting for the thing to start in the suggested channels there was a passworded stream called Planetside 2 Demo

user name was PlanetSide2Dev not sure what that was about

[RNFB]

lol delayed

[Xyntech]

Damn it...

[DarknessOne]

I'm a little disappointed that we have to PAY to be able to chat on the stream.

You're showing a FREE TO PLAY game, yet you have to PAY to talk about it lol. Cmon man!

[Turdicus]

thats how they get ya

[Masahiko]

Some people make a living from streaming and videos. We have these forums to chat if we really want.

[Taru]

I'm a little disappointed that we have to PAY to be able to chat on the stream.

You're showing a FREE TO PLAY game, yet you have to PAY to talk about it lol. Cmon man!

irc.planetside-universe.com (irc://irc.planetside-universe.com)

[cBselfmonkey]

I'm a little disappointed that we have to PAY to be able to chat on the stream.

You're showing a FREE TO PLAY game, yet you have to PAY to talk about it lol. Cmon man!

He mostly does it to stop trolling. Most internet idiots won't bother paying just to get smacked with the chat banhammer 5 mins later.

[DarknessOne]

Not trying to be a Cynical American, just seems kinda funny imo. He has every right to charge. Just doesn't seem appropriate when others have provided it for free. To each their own, I still respect TotalBiscuit.

[polywomple]

"nivexq: Higby, if you're in here, show wang."


ahahah

[Xyntech]

Just said they are going live soon.

[Kurtz]

okaaaaaay...

[duck]

Why is it that EVERY live stream for any event I encountered always gets delayed/technical issues?
Don't they test it out to make sure it works before the event starts?:mad:

/end rant

[Xyntech]

Perhaps their definition of "soon" is similar to beta being "soon."

So the live stream will start sometime in the next 6 months. ;)

[Gonefshn]

I also find it strange how often streams don't work out as planned lol

I'm sure this one will work out better than the last stream though lol

[sylphaen]

If you just logged in from Eastern Europe, congratulations, you are one of the few !
:p

[Toppopia]

When will it show up on PSU?

[Taru]

Perhaps their definition of "soon" is similar to beta being "soon."

So the live stream will start sometime in the next 6 months. ;)

Soon is trademarked by SoE.

[JPalmer]

curious enough while waiting for the thing to start in the suggested channels there was a passworded stream called Planetside 2 Demo

user name was PlanetSide2Dev not sure what that was about

That is how you professionally test a Stream.

[Biscuit]

i think we got a pulse

[Xyntech]

It's live

[Biscuit]

Its on!!!!!

[polywomple]

ITS UP OOOOOOH MAN

[Saintlycow]

specs!!!

[Fuse]

Chat is subscriber only, so you can't ask Qs unless you're a TB subscriber.
VOD will be up on youtube in high quality and without lag, so it looks like that's the way to go.

I will say, I don't know what they changed, but I'm so glad Twitch.TV finally works again. Hasn't streamed properly for me in months, lol.

EDIT: Never mind, there's the lag. I don't get why even at 720+ Twitch is giving me 30Kbps down half the time... Ofc it still lags at 240.

[Gonefshn]

Awesomeeee!!! This stuff looks great too!

[Razicator]

stream so laggy for me at all levels, sighhh twitch.tv.......

[Bags]

mnini map is colored :D

Dat dash panel with free look

[Fuse]

And it becomes un-watchable. Thanks, Twitch.

[kaffis]

That Sunderer driver's seat is glorious.

"Smoke ready" *dies of joy*

[Gonefshn]

LOVE that sundy cockpit view omg sweet. damn this game looks so amazing

[RSphil]

looking class. not sure about eventually ulocking and having everything but i'll have to see how it will come into gameplay.

also like the degrees for the turrets not like bf where you see a tank and turret

[Biscuit]

Lightning Rate of Fire , wow.. Boom boom boom Triple Tap!

[SgtMAD]

And it becomes un-watchable. Thanks, Twitch.

yea, same thing for me

[Bags]

"we're gonna be letting people in the beta really really quick"

[Biscuit]

Total Biscuit: okay..i am now turning off Subscribe-only mode.

*Chat goes into total meltdown*

lol

[RSphil]

lol ye i tried asking a question but got drowned quickly lol

[sylphaen]

I'd love to see grief points show up... Havent seen any pop up yet.

[Fuse]

Total Biscuit: okay..i am now turning off Subscribe-only mode.

*Chat goes into total meltdown*

lol

That's a shame. Most of the questions I saw the subscribers asking were ones that have already been answered. I don't think most of the subs are PS fans.

[Biscuit]

3d full view in air combat!....
*tears and standing ovation*

[RSphil]

wish they would tell us how the aircraft control.

[Serpent]

Is TB going to upload it?

[Fuse]

Is TB going to upload it?

Yeah, full quality video will be on TB's YouTube. (Hopefully a little clearer than the current stream, according to someone in the chat.)

[RSphil]

ye think so. they said at the beginning

[Coreldan]

Free look in vehicles looks nice, WTB TrackIR compatibility! :D

[RSphil]

is looking epic inside the vehicles. loving the cockpits

[KALU]

My twitch is twitchy im hoping PSU team will get the video up in 720p after the stream is done so i can view it without lag at work :)

[Bags]

OSOK on infil/LA with sniper HS and ceritifcations

[Fuse]

WTB TrackIR compatibility! :D

This, so many times. From what we've heard it doesn't sound like Higby has personal experience with it, but there have been so many people asking about it that I really hope it's something we see added post-launch.

[Stardouser]

Definitely worried about what Higby had to say about how he wants spec ops teams to fly over contested areas. That's not quite alarming by itself but I must say, Planetside 2's scale is supposed to give you an option to go around that(literally and figuratively). Definitely a worry.

Also, the presence of 1 hit kill rifles definitely brings elite quickscopers to mind.

[Fuse]

Definitely worried about what Higby had to say about how he wants spec ops teams to fly over contested areas. That's not quite alarming by itself but I must say, Planetside 2's scale is supposed to give you an option to go around that(literally and figuratively). Definitely a worry.

Glad TB did ask about that. Can't say I like the sounds of you post, tho. Maybe in beta we can convince him to let us fly a few km off the coast. I don't want to be able to fly off the map and hide, I just want to be able to fly the coasts.

[Stardouser]

Glad TB did ask about that. Can't say I like the sounds of you post, tho. Maybe in beta we can convince him to let us fly a few km off the coast. I don't want to be able to fly off the map and hide, I just want to be able to fly the coasts.

I do want to be fair, he didn't say anything IMMEDIATELY problematic, but I think it's something to be watched. I don't even know that we need to fly kilometers off the coast, 500m would be enough.

[SgtMAD]

Definitely worried about what Higby had to say about how he wants spec ops teams to fly over contested areas. That's not quite alarming by itself but I must say, Planetside 2's scale is supposed to give you an option to go around that(literally and figuratively). Definitely a worry.

Also, the presence of 1 hit kill rifles definitely brings elite quickscopers to mind.

you have got to be fucking kidding me

that flying over fights is the goddamn dumbest thing I have heard today(so far)

[Stardouser]

Hate restrictive boundaries! I am not looking to be forced into limited approach vectors.

[duck]

Major pts (for those who missed it)

- 10 minutes of gameplay = 1 cert point. Cert pts earned offline as well (not sure how that works)
- No need to restart certs, it's possible to get every cert in game
- To prevent "boosting" like in CoD, there is 24/7 game master actively looking for cheaters. In addition, each player has a cheater rating in the backend and repetitive action increases the cheater rating.
- XP accelerators in the cash store
- Resources from capturing towers/hexagons are used to purchase vehicles from terminals
- Even when you throw a grenade purchased from a weapon bay uses up resources
- There's a cooldown on MAXes and vehicles, like in PS1.
- Footage of Sunderer, Magrider, Prowler, Reaver and Scythe shown
- Can switch seats in vehicles without leaving vehicle
- No lodestar, no transportation of vehicles but some plan on mobile vehicle spawn points
- One customization of galaxy is a cloaking ability
- Resources are not general, they are specific for certain things. Your empire may have a resource in surplus of one thing, but lacking resources in one area.
- Currently, attachments on vehicles/weapons do not affect the resource consumption. This might change
- Outposts outside of main bases. Strategy to take these before you go for the base, because it gives you a spawn point and decreases time to capture the base
- 4km draw distance, 1000m max air height
- Out of bound region enforced unlike in PS1, main reason to prevent idlers on the edges of map near ocean.
- Difficult for a one-man show. The game prevents trolls who go in mosquitos and capture one base by himself by the hex-territory system, it takes forever to capture that base if surrounding hexes is not owned by your empire. However, the game welcomes outfits who may want to take a random base but it has to be organized
- Customization of design: No ridiculous designs like Hello Kitty. Camo patterns available (i.e. Zebra skin). These camos actually have functionality to them (White camo for Esamir continent (snowy))
- Two customizable weapons for MAX, one on the left and one on the right. Can both be anti-infantry if you want, mix-and-match
- No customizable feature to make you look like another empire color
- Silhouettes of each infantry unit, MAX, vehicles are very distinct from each empire
- No difference between male/female MAX suits
- Signature heavy assault weapons (i.e. Lasher, Chaingun) not yet in game
- Reaver for NC only, Mosquito for TR only, Scythe for VS only. Each has strengths/weaknesses
- No hijacking of vehicles (mainly due to customizations), but it possibly might be implemented in the future.
- Infiltrator cloaks are temporary. There are certs to increase this time, but the downside is that you can't equip bigger weapons. Cloak is essentially a camo, anyone can see outlines of the infiltrator.
- One shot-One kill rifles possible in this game, mostly possible against infiltrators/light assault units
- Bullet speeds enabled, bullets do drop as distance increases
- Continents aren't exclusive to one type of biome. One part of a continent can be desolate and arid, while another part can be grassy and tropical.
- Post launch: Weather will be added. i.e. Thunderstorms, and smoke from bases can affect visibility
- Air vehicle resupplies at air towers

[RSphil]

cracking stream and a psu plug at the end. nice one TB

[Gogita]

One problem that occurred in PS1 is the fact that BR40 players had access to all certs. Even though they could not gear up each item simultaneously, it still gave them arguably a too big of an advantage.
The fact that in PS2 players have to limit with regards to earning certs, is concerning to me. I'm worried that we are going to have jack-of-all-traits players in PS2 again...

[Fanglord]

Dat engine, looks god damn beautiful.

[Top Sgt]

game looks beautiful

Is alarming that they want you to mostly fly over combat areas which defeats the purpose of dropping spec ops teams behind enemy lines

Even tho i've been hard on biscuit.. he did a good job with this.....impressive.

I fraps recorded that gameplay and dayum 1 hr and 7 mins long footage wise wow

[Kurtz]

Thanks TB and Higby.

TB, great questions, thanks for asking to take a look at the ceiling and inside the tower, also travel time from a to b.

Boomer runs behind enemy lines. The question is, without generators, what will we blow up?

awesome stuff.

[none]

T'was quite gewd!

[sylphaen]

Well... That was quite an awesome streaming session... Many thanks to Higby, Kevin, TB and other dev guest appearances.

I was so mesmerized by the way the game looks that I had trouble thinking about what I would have liked to hear about next. Only remembered about outfit menus at the end.

I really enjoyed this and look forward for more. Gonna show this footage to all my gamer friends ASAP !
:)

Edit: I can't help but feel slightly... disturbed ? by how PS2 tank gameplay works. It feels wrong to me. Waiting for beta to have a final opinion.

[NewSith]

mirc when the lib went down, all at one time:

<n0ne> OOOOOOHHHHHHH
<Thatonenoob> damn
<metziih> lol
<Johari> NICE SHOT!
<HMR85> nice shot
<n0ne> TAKE EM DOWN!!
<KanyeWest> OWNS
<+MgFalcon> damnnn
<MacTruckuLes> nice shot
<DayOne> OH SHIT
<UKSwiFT> Beast mode
<Brusi> haha
<DayOne> :L
<Brusi> lol
<DayOne> epic

[RNFB]

One problem that occurred in PS1 is the fact that BR40 players had access to all certs. Even though they could not gear up each item simultaneously, it still gave them arguably a too big of an advantage.
The fact that in PS2 players have to limit with regards to earning certs, is concerning to me. I'm worried that we are going to have jack-of-all-traits players in PS2 again...

Classes will prevent this. A heavy assault won't have medic abilities

[bigcracker]

I believe I have a erection.

[The Kush]

Wow good to hear about the boosting

[JPalmer]

Also, the presence of 1 hit kill rifles definitely brings elite quickscopers to mind.

For Light Assaults and Infiltrators. If those two classes were 2 shot kills on all snipers then medic and engie would be 3. Heavy would be 4 or 5. Then MAX 6...

No one would want to be sniper with those number of hits needed to kill someone.

[kaffis]

My twitch is twitchy im hoping PSU team will get the video up in 720p after the stream is done so i can view it without lag at work :)
Just to point out, TotalBiscuit is not part of PSU, so PSU has no ability to speed up or slow down how fast TB is able to process and upload his content.

[Xyntech]

Wow. Very impressive stuff.

I believe this is my favorite coverage ever. I love how it had tons of exciting new stuff to show off, but also showed some of the more mundane stuff like walking through the inside of a base. I love that kind of detail.

Everything looks amazing. I'm going to have to sit down and watch the youtube video later to examine each thing point by point, but I'm sure others will delve into a lot of discussions as well and help refocus my thoughts.

Very awesome. Great job TB, thank you very much Higby and team.

Beta may be coming quickly, but it can never come quick enough. I can't wait.

[Fuse]

The fact that in PS2 players have to limit with regards to earning certs, is concerning to me. I'm worried that we are going to have jack-of-all-traits players in PS2 again...

I like being able to do it all. All it means is that I don't have to switch characters mid fight if my team fails to counter something. Why force vets willing to put in the time to switch characters?

It doesn't sound like it's going to take long to get back to the fight, and once you had your mains all at the relevant facility logging to and from chars and the battle called for it was pretty easy. Seems like an unnecessary hassle. Besides, if there is any sort of levelling curve it will keep players hooked longer than re-rolls would.

[Bags]

For Light Assaults and Infiltrators. If those two classes were 2 shot kills on all snipers then medic and engie would be 3. Heavy would be 4 or 5. Then MAX 6...

No one would want to be sniper with those number of hits needed to kill someone.

Yeah, you could one shot cloakers in PS with a body sniper shot.

[headcrab13]

Thanks TB and Higby. That was very well done!

I swear this game looks more and more incredible with each gameplay demo. Completely psyched for E3!

[Masahiko]

For Light Assaults and Infiltrators. If those two classes were 2 shot kills on all snipers then medic and engie would be 3. Heavy would be 4 or 5. Then MAX 6...

No one would want to be sniper with those number of hits needed to kill someone.

Infs were one shot from a Driver. Ask anyone who killed an inf at range by aiming at another person.

[RSphil]

love the fact they have bullet time and drop in the game. sniping will require a little skill. love that in bf3 just hate the stupid bright glare of the scope.

[Aractain]

Goodly stream. I love this game.

[Zekeen]

I have had all my problems with PS2 taken away and replaced with awesome

[DDSHADE]

Can't wait!! :)

[Hatchak]

Very nice job!, now on to the long wait for E3 :(

[Evil Redrum]

3d full view in air combat!....
*tears and standing ovation*

Oh yeah haha :rofl:

[Dangerdog]

Best news of course is that the Beta will be starting soon™

:D

[raykor]

For those of us that live on the West Coast and have jobs, is there any way to view what we missed?

[kaffis]

One problem that occurred in PS1 is the fact that BR40 players had access to all certs. Even though they could not gear up each item simultaneously, it still gave them arguably a too big of an advantage.
The fact that in PS2 players have to limit with regards to earning certs, is concerning to me. I'm worried that we are going to have jack-of-all-traits players in PS2 again...
Jack of all trades characters won't exist even with all certs -- classes put role restrictions in that can't be circumvented. You get to be the infantry killing machine of doom OR heal yourself and others OR fly, etc.

Even if you put cert limits in, you'd still get jack of all trades players if they played long enough to max out multiple accounts for different classes. So that doesn't work in a free to play game, anyways.


I'll say it again: that Sunderer dashboard is sexy. Poor tank drivers -- they don't get a dashboard.

Loving the interiors of the tower and tech plant. Large open spaces with staircases and balconies for chokepoints and visibility advantages suggest some excellent indoor play. Especially compared to Corridorside.

[Bags]

He's gonna upload it.

[lolroflroflcake]

I love the Scythe's cockpit it reminds me of the new vipers on Battlestar, kind of ironic all things considered :P

[QuantumMechanic]

I am impressed with how Higby was so accomodating with every single request made by TB.

I have one! Please please please don't remove ctrl-F2.

[Cam]

do you know if they will post this on youtube . i just off from work and mist it.:(

[Hmr85]

Great stream Totalbiscuit and Matt. I really enjoyed watching it and seeing all the new goodies.

[Greeniegriz]

For those of us that live on the West Coast and have jobs, is there any way to view what we missed?

If you go to http://www.twitch.tv/totalbiscuit/b/319971991 you'll see, about half way down, an info tab.. to the left of that is videos, click that and select the top video (tonight's livestream). I'm watching it right now :love:

Cheers,

GG

[Ghryphen]

The original news post has the recording embedded

http://www.planetside-universe.com/news-planetside-2-live-stream-2784.htm

[Shotokanguy]

I don't have time to watch it right now.

Did anyone see a Jackhammer?

[Bags]

I don't have time to watch it right now.

Did anyone see a Jackhammer?

No HA is in atm due to needing unique animations.

[Kriegson]

I don't have time to watch it right now.

Did anyone see a Jackhammer?

Damn ninja'd

I hate all this ambiguous remarks to beta...but really what else can they say? From the looks of things, the game could easily be in a beta state within the month (of june) but that depends on how complete they want the game to be when people start testing it.

If they want a proper beta (plenty of bugs, issues, maybe a missing item, feature or two) it could be weeks. If they want a "beta" (read, demo in which any issues can be excused as "beta") then it could be months. =/

[2coolforu]

This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! Its burning grip TELLS ME TO RELEASE BETA! TAKE THIS! My love, my anger, and ALL MY HYPE! SHINING BETA RELEASE! GO! GO! GO!


With the help of HIGBY!!

[Robotix]

Gotta say, I got a little excited when he shot off a round from that Pounder.

I love that grenades in PS2 actually explode like grenades this time around. Planetside grenades were more like cheap firecrackers in comparison.

[Notser]

Gotta say, I got a little excited when he shot off a round from that Pounder.

I love that grenades in PS2 actually explode like grenades this time around. Planetside grenades were more like cheap firecrackers in comparison.

Anyone else feel like the anti vehicle maxes will destroy even more than original tr pounder max. The explosives look AMAZING and DEADLY, I winced everytime a nade hit.

[Brusi]

Yeah! How freaken badddd ass did the NC and TR AV look :D

[onwee]

I'm so hyped for this game. This stream is going to make it difficult to fall asleep tonight.

[Timealude]

Only thing I wish we could have seen was the 3d view of the galaxy cockpit, and the other ES sniper rifles (assuming they are finished.)

[Baron]

Hopefully it was just for Alpha ...but those tanks died waaaaaaaay too fast (even taking into account location damage)

[SKYeXile]

Hopefully it was just for Alpha ...but those tanks died waaaaaaaay too fast (even taking into account location damage)

umm yea considering the amount of people and tanks is gonna be amplified to whats in a normal battlefield game..i think TTKs should be higher...a tank would like popout from cover and get hit from like 5 infantry rockets and die instantly here it seems.

[Burnzblood]

That was awesome!! Anyone else yell out "Nice Shot!" along side the guys when he took out that Mossy with the Magrider front cannon?

[Greeniegriz]

That was awesome!! Anyone else yell out "Nice Shot!" along side the guys when he took out that Mossy with the Magrider front cannon?

:lol: I sure did.

I also enjoyed the NC vs. TR jabs between John and Matt. Higby always seem to get the last word. Wife kept asking me, "what is so funny?"

Cheers,

GG

[kaffis]

All combat vehicles are one-man driver/gunner things now (the Liberator and Galaxy/Galaxy Gunship excluded)... They're glorified infantry armor with a different control scheme.

Such things SHOULD die quickly, especially when struck from behind (like the Magrider, which I'm assuming is what prompted this).

Take away the drivers' guns, and we'll talk about beefing it up to feel like armor. This is the reason I'm against driver-gunned vehicles.

There's a reason the Lightning wasn't scarily armored in PS1. It's the same reason tanks and fighters are blowing up at a sneeze. ;)

[Virulence]

The prowler-on-prowler bit was interesting; it took quite a good beating from the side, but when we saw the Mag get hit from behind it just evaporated, which was pretty cool.

[EVILoHOMER]

Looks so amazing but I'm worried about the whole unlock system being so complex, have to wait and see how it works out but there looked like far too many things to customize lol.

[Harkounen]

Wow good to hear about the boosting

How would you even boost in this game?

[SKYeXile]

How would you even boost in this game?

get on an alt account, get a gal...park it somewhere, make a macro to keep respawning constantly...then go over there on a light assault with your main, drop a box of ammo...kill the same guy over and over with headshots for bonus XP...repeat.

[Skorne]

Really enjoyed the stream it gave a pretty in depth look at most areas of the game, I love the fact they did not shy away from unpolished or unfinished areas too. This has become far and away my most anticipated game of this year, hell probably the next few years. It's looking amazing, with each new vid I just become more excited.

Signed for the beta the day it was available, cannot wait to play!

[HELLFISH88]

get on an alt account, get a gal...park it somewhere, make a macro to keep respawning constantly...then go over there on a light assault with your main, drop a box of ammo...kill the same guy over and over with headshots for bonus XP...repeat.

A Vanu would know.

[Graywolves]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onvySU5NkFo&feature=youtu.be

Footage uploaded to youtube.

[WellWisherELF]

Very disappointed in giving players the ability to switch vehicle seats without actually leaving the vehicle. It encourages solo play, and was a terrible mechanic in the Battlefield series as well.

[SKYeXile]

A Vanu would know.

Power gamer thinks of these things :)

[SKYeXile]

Very disappointed in giving players the ability to switch vehicle seats without actually leaving the vehicle. It encourages solo play, and was terrible in the Battlefield series as well.

there's a thread for discussion on this.

[Vetto]

:lol: I sure did.

I also enjoyed the NC vs. TR jabs between John and Matt. Higby always seem to get the last word. Wife kept asking me, "what is so funny?"

Cheers,

GG

It was a pretty pro shot.. probably 80% luck but still the "DANG!" of it was epic.

[Shade Millith]

Running thoughts as I watch.

1) Pfft, so much for that whole 'Side Grades' bollocks they were touting. I'm seeing a lot of 'Upgrade your Accuracy and Damage' Certs. Not good.
2) 8:00 That is a huge area of land not covered by hex's. Not sure why.
3) 12:03 Instant changing of position within a vehicle. I really don't like the idea of this, a driver shouldn't be able to suddenly change to a gunner's position. Basically this is a solo tank buff. Secondary weapon as an AA weapon, when ever there's an aircraft attacking, just swap. Makes it too easy.
4) 15:24 Loadstars to be added eventually? Sounds good, liked flying them.
5) Galaxy Gunship, nice.
6) I like the new flight max altitude. Think that's higher than the original.
7) The whole boarder's thing is rather vague atm. I'm hoping that there are no limits to where a player can go. Hopfuly, this will be made to a few KM's from the coast line.
8) Love the look of the day/night cycle and lighting engine.
9) 46:30 Giraffe neck on the infiltrator?
10) 47:20 Is that VS attacking with a rifle butt? Instant Melee in?
11) 51:13 I'm not a fan of these different colour skins, TBH. I'm finding it very difficult to figure out the faction of the guy running there.
12) I'm happy they're thinking about adding Hijacking. Was a pretty big thing in the original.
13) I... think they may wish to fix that drop pod. I have a feeling they're not supposed to kill their user.
14) I'm curious as to how useful prolonged base infiltration will be, if the cloaking device can run out like that.
15) Terrain is beautiful. Really gorgeous.

[Ghryphen]

Running thoughts as I watch.

1) Pfft, so much for that whole 'Side Grades' bollocks they were touting. I'm seeing a lot of 'Upgrade your Accuracy and Damage' Certs. Not good

Side grades is in reference to micro transaction purchases. Upgrading via certs is different than purchasing upgrades via cash.

[Toppopia]

Running thoughts as I watch.

1) Pfft, so much for that whole 'Side Grades' bollocks they were touting. I'm seeing a lot of 'Upgrade your Accuracy and Damage' Certs. Not good.


But when you buy those upgrades, you get lower damage for higher accuracy or higher damage for lower accuracy, there is always a trade off for choosing something.

[Red Beard]

2) 8:00 That is a huge area of land not covered by hex's. Not sure why.


This...even with a big map it's going to feel closed in if you have less freedom than you did in the last game, especially if you can't even fly over the water. Not a big deal to me, but the feeling of "huge open world" will definitely be diminished.

Whether the increase in the quality of game play that results is worth it or not is yet to be seen I guess.

[Bags]

This...even with a big map it's going to feel closed in if you have less freedom than you did in the last game, especially if you can't even fly over the water. Not a big deal to me, but the feeling of "huge open world" will definitely be diminished.

Whether the increase in the quality of game play that results is worth it or not is yet to be seen I guess.

He did say no ever bit of land was un-blocked for play yet. Probably isn't finished.

[Gandhi]

Something I noticed right away: The color minimap is back! :clap::clap::clap:

[Malorn]

Not only is the map color a lot better but the HUD is also flatter. It used to be sort of angled and the one we saw in this stream was flat. I much prefer the flat version as opposed to the more 3D look.

Flat also means they might be enabling customization to move the HUD around. I'm excited about that. HUD customization is quite important and I'm happy to see the recent improvements.


I was a bit concerned at how much the Scythe seemed to feel like a floating camera. I get the impression that thing can ravage whatever it wants to with ease, particularly ground targets.

Although I also noticed a few other notable features of the scythe...

1) It was noticeably slower than the reaver, though I am not certain if that was because Kevmo set the throttle low. It looked like it was around 185 kph, while the Reaver was in the 205-220 range. For comparison the Mosquito in one of Total Biscuit's videos was easily cruising at around 245 kph. The slower speed of the Scythe makes sense to counteract the extreme maneuverability. Slower will mean it's an easier target and so it will be forced to utilize that maneuverability.

2) It's acceleration was extremely abrupt, both when using the afterburner and after the afterburner was disabled. It quickly shot up to afterburner speed and then immediately dropped back to the 185 kph. By comparison the reaver took a bit longer to get up to speed but also coasted a bit on the speed boost which the scythe didn't do.


Aircraft speeds are much higher than in PS1 and that might make the game world seem smaller. Clearly the facilities are larger than PS1 and the area looks bigger, but it doesn't seem all that big to me, which is a bit disappointing if we're expecting > 1500 people crammed into that continent. I roughly expected Indar to be at least 2x the size that it is.


Also I see Total Biscuit is like me and absolutely loves Ceryshen. Perhaps they are holding back on Ceryshen because it really needs snow storms and a good weather system to truly capture the awesomeness of the gloomy, rocky, dark wintery greatness. Esamir must retain its Norse theme and names, and I expect to see northern lights, which I imagine will look quite spectacular with Forgelight. I'd also like to see a fjord in part of Esamir. Howling Fjord in WoW was a really cool zone and it would make a great environment for Planetside combat. I could actually see an entire continent that was a Fjord, so perhaps you should save that for another continent idea. It's a good one.

[UKSwiFT]

Looks like they're really polishing that UI. It's really looking good. I wonder if there is an ability to increase/decrease the UI somewhere in the options.

[Graywolves]

Esamir was my favorite continent in PS1, I can't wait wait to see it reimagined, personally.

And the idea of seeing Ceryshen with similar harsh terrain and harsh wheather piled on top it is just a really awesome thing to see in the possible future.

[Levente]

i dont like the out of bounds shit. also there are spaces where it could use some hexes.

[Malorn]

When Ceryshen appears I hope she is a brutal unforgiving mistress with gloomy days and very dark nights. And storms. Lots and lots of storms. But there should be occasional clear nights illuminated by the northern lights.

Skyrim and Howling Fjord of WoW are awesome environments. Can't wait to see one or more continents designed after them. In fact I think Esamir would be quite well suited for it. I could really get behind that. Then release Ceryshen as the brutal unforgiving wintery hell after weather gets added in post-launch. Hossin would be another great jungle/swamp continent that would be particularly enhanced by weather. I could see those continents coming along post-aunch to highlight the great things a weather system can do.

[Notser]

Looks like they're really polishing that UI. It's really looking good. I wonder if there is an ability to increase/decrease the UI somewhere in the options.

You will like your micro ui thank you very much! Just squint when you're locked in a fight to the death to see your cloak energy or jumppack fuel.

[UKSwiFT]

You will like your micro ui thank you very much! Just squint when you're locked in a fight to the death to see your cloak energy or jumppack fuel.

I have a fairly large screen so the the UI being too small isn't an issue for me. Not to mention, if I'm locked in a fight to the death I'm likely not looking anywhere but my surroundings and enemy.

Regardless though, was why I asked if you could increase/decrease the size of it.

[Notser]

I don't believe there has been any screenshots of the options but they must have it in for launch.

[ringring]

I do want to be fair, he didn't say anything IMMEDIATELY problematic, but I think it's something to be watched. I don't even know that we need to fly kilometers off the coast, 500m would be enough.
That was pretty much all you could do in PS1 ... but it is useful. If you have your platoon in gals you don't want to be interrupted by rude reavers and shot down before you get to your target. :p

[Malorn]

Side grades is in reference to micro transaction purchases. Upgrading via certs is different than purchasing upgrades via cash.

The cert system looked a lot like EVE Online to me with flat power increases. More damage. More control. More speed. Shorter acquisition timers.

All of these things are pure advantage to a veteran and punish new players who don't have them by comparison.

I don't like that much at all.

I also think upgrades should cost resources. Management of resources is supposed to be an important part of PS2. So far the only resource management I see is...

- grenades / consumables
- vehicle purchases

I also have a hard time seeing how people will be motivated to go after certain territories due to resources when they just give people resources simply for fighting anywhere. If fighting -> resources then specific territories becomes completely irrelevant. If I don't have to make meaningful loadout choices then resources also become irrelevant.

Also, by the look of the resources and the little bar below them, I estimate that the current resource caps are 5000 for each of the 3 (non-Auraxium) resources

Costs:
- Flash 10 (resource 1)
- Sunderer 150 (resource 1)
- Lightning 80 (resource 2)
- MBT 100 (resource 3)

So if there is resource deprivation it is targeted at specific vehicle sets, like transportation (sunderer/flash), the lightning (AA), or the MBTs. Usure where aircraft come in. I expect Galaxy is probably the same resource as Flash/Sunderer, with the Lib/ESA each matching to either the lightning or the MBTs, hard to say which.

Grenades were 10 resources.


The resource cap of 5000 seems high given those numbers. I can pull 50 MBTs before I'm drained, assuming no incoming resources. It seems at that rate I would care little about fighting for resources on the continent if I had a healthy surplus. Losing a territory that provides my tank resource is unlikely to motivate me if I can pull 50 tanks without any income whatsoever. That's many hours of entertainment before I actually start caring. And even then if even a small amount of resources is trickling in I might never care.

Based on all this I'm not much feeling that the resource system is set up for success. The caps seem high, and the fact that we get lots of resources by fighting lowers the value of territory. And even then I can fight for a good long time without risk of running low on any resources, especially if fighting nets you a significant sum. Making matters worse is that if I run out of my Prowler resource I can then go pull over 60 lightnings while I let some passive income restore my prowler resources. I might not ever care about any specific territory if I juggled between different resources.

If you want resources to matter that cap needs to be probably 1/5 of what it is now, or at least half. I'm not sure how to balance out the fighting resources vs the territory resources. The territory resources need to matter and be a significant factor or nobody will ever fight for them. Perhaps if you only got the resource provided by the territory when fighting over it would be a step in the right direction. However that would limit the things that could be done in that territory to mostly the vehicles/consumables that use that territory's resource.

[UKSwiFT]

Resource costs and cap still need to be tested. Pretty much the majority of systems still need to be balanced in an actual play-tested environment above the usual in-house numbers. Don't expect the numbers to stick at all, so basing any theories or estimates off of those numbers is a bit fruitless right now.

[ringring]

For those of us that live on the West Coast and have jobs, is there any way to view what we missed?
Check the totalhalibut channel on Youtube, tb will be putting it up there.

[Coreldan]

Planetside 2 - Dual Commentary with Matt Higby and TotalBiscuit - YouTube

[Alderego]

What I do wonder is, once they implement the weather system: will we get some sort of weather-prediction system? Visibility can be quite important if you plan an action: covert wouldn't mind going in in a big rain/sandstorm where as a big vehicle action might prefer clear skies.

I'm not saying that it would have to be accurate, heck if the system "gets it wrong" it might even be funny :p

But some sort of meteo might be nice.

[Jonny]

Incredible.... lost for words really!

[Baron]

One of My Issues:

Matt (and the PS2 team) are going great lengths to give people the options to "play the game how WE want to play it" ....yet they force us to remain in contestable zones and not be able to skirt around the edges of conflict.

What if that's how I want/like to play? Please don't limit a certain game play style and feed me a "this is what's better for you" line.

I started playing PS1 on day one of retail release. At that time my computer was.... less than optimal. I couldn't go anywhere NEAR a base battle (of any size). Flying galaxy for transport, random isolated tower fights and battles "in the middle of nowhere" were all I could do...and I loved every second of it.

I hope we can get at least a little wiggle room (½ - 1 km perhaps) to enjoy the waves off the coast

[MadPenguin]

Does anyone know what resources can get you other than vehicles and grenades? Higby seemed to say only auraxium will be used for getting new guns. But as a grunt i just don't see myself being able to spend the rest of my 3 resources on grenades only. Has anything else been mentioned with regard to resource purchases?

Edit: Forgot to mention that the games looking awesome :). I really liked how to tower interior looked, will be some nice fights in there.

[Wolfhound]

Was anyone else disappointed that there's only going to be three continents? And that they're all going to have a sactuary warp gate from every empire?

One of the most fun things about Planetside 1 was that when you log in you could be fighting on an entirely different continent. And it was actually a challenge to take an Empire's home continents.

It seems to me that depending on server population you're going to have the same battle in the same place most days because even if you push someone all the way back to the warp gate, unlike in ps1 where there is the potential for you to push on to the next continent (unless it is a link to sanc) and secure the ground you've made, in ps2 there will be much less reason for people to leave a continent as they can just rearm in the warp gate an push out as soon as the defenders have left.

In planetside 1 at least the attackers would have to regroup in the sanctuary and at that stage they could chose to make an offensive on a different continent. I just feel like there aren't enough attack options, there's only 3 conts to launch an assault on so I can see it getting stale quite quickly...

[Spoof]

Was anyone else disappointed that there's only going to be three continents?

Pretty sure that's just an evolutionary thing, and only the beginning. They have plans that cover several years, and I'd expect the world to expand along with that.

[HEISTT]

Hi all! This game seems amazing. The video made by TB and Matt Higby got me hooked! Combat and logistics are just my thing! Looking forward to the E3 stream.

[Spoof]

Not only is the map color a lot better but the HUD is also flatter. It used to be sort of angled and the one we saw in this stream was flat.

There's a slider in the UI to adjust between angled and flat. Also three mouse sensitivity sliders for UI/Soldier/Vehicle.

I'm hoping we can also move things around, as I prefer the map to be ontop, just off of center.

[Miir]

Really enjoyed the stream. Can't wait to see it all come together for E3!

[Satexios]

Only thing I am worried about was said in the first few minutes of the game.

They have a system where they already know it will be exploited. And then you get the answer there are gm's to handle it? Looking at previous PS1 track records regarding hackers and cheaters and "today's" record with customer service in other games I do not like this answer at all.

It might be better to say "Okay we came up with a system that is flawed, how are we going to fix the holes?". Which for example can be to limit the amount certs earned in a certain time. Or perhaps redesign how certs are earned.

Other than that.. maybe a higher flight ceiling of 2K max but losing thrust at around 1700 which makes you stall at 2K.

The towers and inside of bases look a bit dull and empty, like they serve no purpose whatsoever in the world. Assume this is still in Alpha?

The rest looks all great by the way.

[Gandhi]

Was anyone else disappointed that there's only going to be three continents?
I would be if this were a boxed game, but for an MMO no, not at all. They'll add more as the game progresses, which is awesome because it'll keep things fresh.

[Hamma]

I got to see Amerish under construction - it is looking badass.

As for the Scythe maneuverability (I think Malorn mentioned) the devs are still toying with how it reacts. They said it was severely OP when they first got it in so I don't think it's quite there yet balance wise.

Kevm0 is the vehicle master in PS2 - the shot of the Scythe cockpit I took was at his desk. He is the man that makes sure they all work right and knows all of their ins and outs.

[ringring]

I forgot to say earlier, great job TB your questions were on the button and thanks to Matt and Kev.

[TrenchcoatNinja]

They're getting to be as awesome as Bohemia Interactive when it comes to war games, and the interior for the Sunderer, amazing, and with free look :D

[polywomple]

oh my god the splattermax is back

[bjorntju1]

Going to watch the video now, can't wait for what I am about to see! :D

[Vancha]

My only complaint is the silly camo. I think I'd rather see a hello-kitty logo on someone's head than be foot-to-toe in leopard-print. Silly logos/stickers are things people put on tanks/guns etc. Zebra camouflage? Not so much.

Other problems might arise, but the fact that that's my only problem with the game so far is pretty damn impressive.

[Arkanakaz]

The game is looking great, but wont MAXes having the option of choosing anti-air/anti-vehicle/anti-infantory for each arm result in the same poor balance as with the BFRs choosing a weapon for each arm in PlanetSide 1? In PlanetSide 1 it was only ever worth going exclusively for one role for various reasons - wont the balance for MAXes in PlanetSide 2 by exactly the same, therefore making choosing each arm a waste of time?

It could be made useful if only one arm could fire at one time although that would require a rethinking of a lot of balance issues I guess.

[Gonefshn]

The game is looking great, but wont MAXes having the option of choosing anti-air/anti-vehicle/anti-infantory for each arm result in the same poor balance as with the BFRs choosing a weapon for each arm in PlanetSide 1? In PlanetSide 1 it was only ever worth going exclusively for one role for various reasons - wont the balance for MAXes in PlanetSide 2 by exactly the same, therefore making choosing each arm a waste of time?

It could be made useful if only one arm could fire at one time although that would require a rethinking of a lot of balance issues I guess.

In PS1 you couldn't have a different weapon on each arm and the VS max only had one weapon so IDK what your talking about really.

Also I don't see what the issue is, it's an obvious trade off. versatility is useful just as much as having two Cannons is useful, but for different reasons. I like the added variety and I don't think it will be hard to balance. MAXs need to have that added function to make them distinct from other infantry in their role.

[Xyntech]

The game is looking great, but wont MAXes having the option of choosing anti-air/anti-vehicle/anti-infantory for each arm result in the same poor balance as with the BFRs choosing a weapon for each arm in PlanetSide 1? In PlanetSide 1 it was only ever worth going exclusively for one role for various reasons - wont the balance for MAXes in PlanetSide 2 by exactly the same, therefore making choosing each arm a waste of time?

It could be made useful if only one arm could fire at one time although that would require a rethinking of a lot of balance issues I guess.

I like to think of it as just being a good thing to have the option. A lot of people will probably take 2 of the same type of gun, but if there ends up being value in mixing and matching, you have that option too.

Nice to have as many customizations options as possible, considering that the removal of freeform inventories cuts some of our options for creativity. I'm hoping load out and other customization options will give us the chance to at least approach that freeform inventory level of options, in addition to expanding beyond it as we already know we will be able to do in some ways.

[bjorntju1]

So I watched the video and I really liked what I saw. The only thing I am dissapointed by are the very bland interiors. I don't really mind that they are more open than in PS1, but it is just a couple staircases and some walls... I hope they are going to add more props to it so it looks less bland. Things like crates etc.

[Arkanakaz]

In PS1 you couldn't have a different weapon on each arm and the VS max only had one weapon so IDK what your talking about really.

Also I don't see what the issue is, it's an obvious trade off. versatility is useful just as much as having two Cannons is useful, but for different reasons. I like the added variety and I don't think it will be hard to balance. MAXs need to have that added function to make them distinct from other infantry in their role.

I was taking about the BFRs not the MAXes in PlanetSide 1. The thing with using different weapons on the BFR is that they have different projectile speeds meaning you can't lead the shots correctly for both guns at the same time and in practice its far superior to have double the time to kill at the expense of versatility. Regardless of the arguments in practice every BFR I can remember had duel load outs (excluding armor scorpion and the NTU gun which PlanetSide 2 MAXs wont have).

Its true that it does add some options but with free 2 play I can imagine this being a trap for newbies - I think it could be rebalanced in some way to make taking two different guns worthwhile. As it stands I can't see how this is going to turn out any differently from the pointless option of having a choice to mix guns on BFRs in PlanetSide 1.

[Vancha]

So I watched the video and I really liked what I saw. The only thing I am dissapointed by are the very bland interiors. I don't really mind that they are more open than in PS1, but it is just a couple staircases and some walls... I hope they are going to add more props to it so it looks less bland. Things like crates etc.
Didn't they mention that the interiors were unfinished?

I expect they want to get more people playing before they start filling up interiors. There's no point designing a room when they have a limited number of testers and then finding out it's too cramped.

[Purple]

is this on youtube yet?

[CuddlyChud]

is this on youtube yet?

yes

http://youtu.be/onvySU5NkFo

[Gonefshn]

I was taking about the BFRs not the MAXes in PlanetSide 1. The thing with using different weapons on the BFR is that they have different projectile speeds meaning you can't lead the shots correctly for both guns at the same time and in practice its far superior to have double the time to kill at the expense of versatility. Regardless of the arguments in practice every BFR I can remember had duel load outs (excluding armor scorpion and the NTU gun which PlanetSide 2 MAXs wont have).

Its true that it does add some options but with free 2 play I can imagine this being a trap for newbies - I think it could be rebalanced in some way to make taking two different guns worthwhile. As it stands I can't see how this is going to turn out any differently from the pointless option of having a choice to mix guns on BFRs in PlanetSide 1.

Ah I see I overlooked that you said BFRs, sorry.

I think the quicker TTK will make having two different weapons more effective because even with 1 AI weapon you can still kill quite fast. In PS1 you could really feel the increased damage, but if people die quicker you get to a point where more could be simply overkill.