Everyone's missing the new mobile PS2 app!

[Razicator]

Planetside 2 iOS Demo With SOE***39;s Josh Hackney - YouTube

Imagine the possibilities! Especially when we customize every aspect of it!

Also, during the TB stream, Clegg said that it woiuld be possible to join the in-game chat via mobile device. Jesus christ is that the 21st century or what!

[NewSith]

I want it to work with PS Vita. Afterall SOE is Sony, so make that happen neeaow!

[maskedskull]

Not sure how useful it will be for me personally (hell, all it will probably do is make me realise that my faction is losing and bring up the desire to jump in and help) but I'm not against mobile apps to enhance games if they are done right

[Patek]

i like how you can just join in and talk to them whenever lol

[DirtyBird]

There will never be any down time! :D

[Dreamcast]

Awesome......Im glad SOE is trying new things like this.

[FastAndFree]

I want to run this/a similar app on my PC so I can see on my second display what's going on on Auraxis when I'm logged out

[Razicator]

I want to run this/a similar app on my PC so I can see on my second display what's going on on Auraxis when I'm logged out

Every morning when you wake up, have your computer wake up while linked to the alarm. First thing it does: say to you, in Iron Man's AI Jarvis's-voice, good morning FastAndFree, it's currently 65 outside. Quite a lovely day to battle some VS and NC. It seems as if we currently hold 25% of Indar; you're needed at this base.

Then BOOM it logs you in automatically!

[GreatMazinkaise]

The old CR5s will never stop playing the game (old CR5s, not the fuckwits that finally ground enough CEP to spam Orbital Strikes).

[rekefant]

I want to run this/a similar app on my PC so I can see on my second display what's going on on Auraxis when I'm logged out

You see this SOE? This is what to do Higby.
btw, does anyone know if higby has a script that alerts higby to a thread every time someone says higby?

[Razicator]

You see this SOE? This is what to do Higby.
btw, does anyone know if higby has a script that alerts higby to a thread every time someone says higby?

Let's see.

HIGBY HIGBY HIGBY HIGBY HIGBY!!!


Hodor!!

[Knightwyvern]

Looking forward to this, especially the map feature. :)

[Hmr85]

I will own this app. I think it is very cool and being a PS Junkie what a better way to keep a eye on what is going on in game along with communicating with outfit mates while sitting at work. Its like never really being out of the game.

[Hamma]

This just looks amazing.

[Goku]

I'm hoping this is coming to Android. I just sold my iPhone for a Galaxy S3 and I have an Android tablet.

[Duddy]

I'm hoping this is coming to Android. I just sold my iPhone for a Galaxy S3 and I have an Android tablet.

Fairly certain they said it would be; I too look forward to getting my hands on this.

[KALU]

We will all be living and breathing Planetside 24hrs a day!

This is brilliant i am so happy they have decided to go down this path!

[RSphil]

looks class. will be good to have on my iphone. also when playing on my pc would love a map to be on my second screen while playing or other info.

[Bravix]

I'm hoping this is coming to Android. I just sold my iPhone for a Galaxy S3 and I have an Android tablet.

It is...sadly, no Windows phone.

I can publish an app on windows market, but I have no clue how to make it. It'd be possible, since the API will be available, I just don't have the know-how.

[darknessofpie]

Let's see.

HIGBY HIGBY HIGBY HIGBY HIGBY!!!


Hodor!!

I made a account just to ask where in the world did you get you sig, its awesome!

[Miir]

Glad they made something like this. It will definitely be an asset.

Please incorporate an Orbital strike option to the app please. :)

[Greeniegriz]

Very cool. Can't wait to try it out!

Cheers,

GG

[Top Sgt]

Loggin in to voip in game from work

"TRG what the fuck ya'll doin.. Quit campin and move up dammit"

"Don't make me have to leave work"

Top Out

[Kurtz]

The old CR5s will never stop playing the game (old CR5s, not the fuckwits that finally ground enough CEP to spam Orbital Strikes).

To global "get off Esamir, you punishing waving greyvies" from an Ipad app would have been my greatest thrill in a game.

I'm hoping this is coming to Android. I just sold my iPhone for a Galaxy S3 and I have an Android tablet.

Once we get the API the community will crank out clones for the different platforms. Just hope they give us the same hooks they have in our API.

It is...sadly, no Windows phone.

I can publish an app on windows market, but I have no clue how to make it. It'd be possible, since the API will be available, I just don't have the know-how.

Im sure someone will make a windows clone. I know Malorn mentioned doing a windows app. Again, we need to see what they give us access to in the API before we can tell you what features teh community apps will have.

[FireStormNova]

Very cool can't wait to get my hands on this game! Hope in the next few weeks or month they get more PS2 app's for different types of systems?
:father:

[Raymac]

I know this feature has been hinted at before, but this is going to be incredible. Plus the possibilites for this integration are quite literally limitless.

[Notser]

very cool app, already miles ahead of blizzard's wow app. would be cool to have links to planetside 2 streamers and get the chance to preview skins/armor addons through the app.

[Graywolves]

Every morning when you wake up, have your computer wake up while linked to the alarm. First thing it does: say to you, in Iron Man's AI Jarvis's-voice, good morning FastAndFree, it's currently 65 outside. Quite a lovely day to battle some VS and NC. It seems as if we currently hold 25% of Indar; you're needed at this base.

Then BOOM it logs you in automatically!

I would absolutely love that. Wake up, be briefed, log in.

[CuddlyChud]

I don't think the community could make an app that could push info to PS2 servers. I feel like apps will be limited to receiving information from the data feeds.

[Tarconus]

Droid please, I want it so I can chat in game to people while I am on the road it will be nice to keep up on the hotspots too.

[Razicator]

Guys, guys, guys...

What if... at the end of every message you send to anybody via PS2 mobile app, it adds "Sent from my iPhone 5S" or Sent from my Galaxy S3," either via text or computerized voice?

Wouldn't it be great? Then everyone knows you're offline!!!!!

[Red Beard]

I would absolutely love that. Wake up, be briefed, log in.

What would be AMAZING is if you were briefed with a basic map animation of how the zones of control changed and a custom set of stats going over data from the last time you logged in (or if it had been a while, for that day or something).

[Arkanakaz]

He confirmed the announcement of beta "in the next few weeks" at 1:42 if you listen carefully.

[proxy]

I want to run this/a similar app on my PC so I can see on my second display what's going on on Auraxis when I'm logged out

^^ THIS FFS

[RSphil]

Droid please, I want it so I can chat in game to people while I am on the road it will be nice to keep up on the hotspots too.

he has said for iso and andriod so everyone will be able to see what going on anywhere which is epic. cant wait

[Red Beard]

He confirmed the announcement of beta "in the next few weeks" at 1:42 if you listen carefully.

My estimation is somewhere between 2 and 6 weeks based on that comment.

[FPClark]

This is gonna get me in so much trouble at work :rofl:

[Coreldan]

I just hope the in-game outfit chat works without these apps. As in just through the website. That way you can actually use it with just about any device, instead of being pigeonholed into some god damn Apple product.

[Red Beard]

^^What he said.

[Malorn]

If they're publishing their own apps I don't see much point for us fans to continue working on apps.

[Canaris]

If they're publishing their own apps I don't see much point for us fans to continue working on apps.

why? the ingenuity of regular app programmers is pretty amazing. People come up with all sorts of improvements all the time and even unique breakthrough ideas.

Going to be hilarious when peeps start getting M.A.S.K. style messages from their outfits. "Can't stay for dessert I'm needed on Auraxis, there's been a break out of Smurfs on the north Indar peninsula!"

[xXGumpXX]

I think this app looks pretty cool , how ever i don't own any apple products and don't wish to do so , so is this coming to Android too ?

[ringring]

If they're publishing their own apps I don't see much point for us fans to continue working on apps.
I'd suugest something outfit specific and filter stats by outfit.

Something that we can embed without our own outfit websites, for example compatible with Joomla. :D

Also, there is apparently going to be a whole lot of data available that ios not on these apps, perhaps there will be something interesting not already shown.

[MrBloodworth]

None of us will be able to escape Planetside again.

This does however, make me want to be able to put the map and such data on my second screen as well though.

[Kipper]

If they're publishing their own apps I don't see much point for us fans to continue working on apps.

I concur. App looks great, and its expected that SOE would want to have an official one... I'm just a little concerned at this moment that they're not actually going to leave much for us to do that isn't already done (and worth doing).

Hope I'm wrong tho, I've got a whole website set up and everything :mad:

[Khrusky]

I hope that this app also allows you to send text messages to your outfit friends, and not just use VoIP.

Yelling at your mates to get their arses moving and secure the base before the enemy come back for another attack, might attract some odd looks in coffee shops and at work.

I'm fairly sure that this is already a feature but they haven't explicitly confirmed this yet so I'd like an official comment on this.

[MrBloodworth]

Yelling at your mates to get their arses moving and secure the base before the enemy come back for another attack, might attract some odd looks in coffee shops and at work.

lol

[Hamma]

I think there will still be room for Fan Made Apps.

[McWrath]

What would be AMAZING is if you were briefed with a basic map animation of how the zones of control changed and a custom set of stats going over data from the last time you logged in (or if it had been a while, for that day or something).

Fantastic idea. Scrub through the last 24h of hex/zone captures, maybe a kill/death count, and high-tension zone data.

[McWrath]

I want to run this/a similar app on my PC so I can see on my second display what's going on on Auraxis when I'm logged out

Adding a full, configurable, second-screen would bring logistical- and situation-awareness to a whole new level. If in-game second screen support isn't an option, even a browser-based app (ie. Chrome) with real-time map updates would be huge.

And of course an Android app to encourage the addiction. ;)

[Snipefrag]

If they're publishing their own apps I don't see much point for us fans to continue working on apps.

Yeah... Exactly my thinking, think I'm going to park up what I have already done and reassess what road to take my app at a later date :(.

[Bazilx]

Yeah... Exactly my thinking, think I'm going to park up what I have already done and reassess what road to take my app at a later date :(.

*Comforting pat on back*

[Darthkorr]

MUst....Have....now!

[Craftyatom]

I am going to end up using this a lot, if only to look up map statistics.

[indirect]

Is it going to be iOS only?

[Pennybagz]

No, they mentioned Android as well.

[CutterJohn]

I own nothing that can run this program, therefore it holds no interest for me.


I am a technological neophyte. My phone makes phone calls, nothing else. Also, yay for battery life!

[SztEltviz]

...
Yelling at your mates to get their arses moving and secure the base before the enemy come back for another attack, might attract some odd looks in coffee shops and at work.
...

That's not problem! You just stare back and ask them if he know PS2?
Advertisement FTW :D

[LampShade]

Are there any details as to what data/info the public will have access to in their App Development? Are they going to give out protocols, procedures, info required to access information to make the apps possible? I'm an IOS developer and very interested in this.

[Vencher]

Why is this an ios only app. Is there andriod versions?

[Morsong]

Why is this an ios only app. Is there andriod versions?

I believe I saw in one of the community vids that the dev team plans to release both an ios and android version. I think they said they aren't making the actual app but another company is, the devs just give them the info. All in all I think both version will be supported.

[Lord Paladin]

Every morning when you wake up, have your computer wake up while linked to the alarm. First thing it does: say to you, in Iron Man's AI Jarvis's-voice, good morning FastAndFree, it's currently 65 outside. Quite a lovely day to battle some VS and NC. It seems as if we currently hold 25% of Indar; you're needed at this base.

Then BOOM it logs you in automatically!

OMG! THIS!!!! YES PLEASE!

If we look into a mirror and say Higby 3 times, will he appear? Cause he needs to know this idea is gold!

Even just being able to have a function of the app so I can look at my phone when I get off work and see if my friends are on (or have something alert me that they're logging in) would be epic too.

But yea, having it give me a mission summary on boot would be a dream come true :P (especially if it had a phonetic annunciation setup so I could get it to say my name).

[Hosp]

Will be waiting for an Android App. Will then Launch Airstrikes via my Tablet. Mwahaha.

[Salad Snake]

Every morning when you wake up, have your computer wake up while linked to the alarm. First thing it does: say to you, in Iron Man's AI Jarvis's-voice, good morning FastAndFree, it's currently 65 outside. Quite a lovely day to battle some VS and NC. It seems as if we currently hold 25% of Indar; you're needed at this base.

Then BOOM it logs you in automatically!
YES. :cool:


It is...sadly, no Windows phone.

I can publish an app on windows market, but I have no clue how to make it. It'd be possible, since the API will be available, I just don't have the know-how.
Would really like if they looked into a Windows Mobile app. :(

[SixShooter]

Would really like if they looked into a Windows Mobile app. :(

More than 5 people would have to own one of things before anyone would consider making it.
:rofl:
Sorry, I couldn't help it :).
It sounds like with the data that they'll be providing, this should be totally do-able.

[RoninOni]

I want to run this/a similar app on my PC so I can see on my second display what's going on on Auraxis when I'm logged out

It'll have a web browser client as well. Have no fear.

[Salad Snake]

More than 5 people would have to own one of things before anyone would consider making it.
:rofl:
Sorry, I couldn't help it :).
It sounds like with the data that they'll be providing, this should be totally do-able.

I do really like my WM phone, but the lack of support in the app market is extremely inconvenient. My next phone will probably be an Droid (since I really don't like Apple).

[sameer]

Not impressed until I see spectator mod while talking to that person.

[Masterr]

Not impressed until I see spectator mod while talking to that person.

Never Impressed.

[RoninOni]

Not impressed until I see spectator mod while talking to that person.

You DO know that spectator modes, broadcast support, etc is also all in the plans (post launch additions, unlike the tablet support I believe, but still, all in due time ;) )

[sameer]

You DO know that spectator modes, broadcast support, etc is also all in the plans (post launch additions, unlike the tablet support I believe, but still, all in due time ;) )

Oh I heard there will be spec mode but I wanted it in an ap. Like you are talking to the person and watching over their back.

[RoninOni]

Oh I heard there will be spec mode but I wanted it in an ap. Like you are talking to the person and watching over their back.

Well, I know you will be able to talk to people (in your outfit at least) using the tablet.

And the Stream service is supposed to work with all PS2 metagame platforms (web/tablet)

So I imagine this is quite likely.... though you'll probably be locked to his view (ie; not able to watch his back)

[BlackOriOn]

I am going to love this. My wife, she will be ready to shoot me. Bring it on.

[Dkamanus]

Android please? Not everyone is an apple lover.

[SevenHand]

There's got to be some crazy possibilities here with running the game on your PC and your IPad next to it. Just having an open continent map all the time would be cool for the CR5 types. I wonder if you could use it as an espionage device. Possibly as an NC outfit commander fighting the TR for instance you could look up a certain problematic TR outfit commander and find where he is presently and change your battle plans accordingly.

Or assassination missions randomly generated by the server. Picking a player and giving his approximate whereabouts on the map. If you accept the mission you must find him and take him out. Maybe targets are CR3 and above. And you are locked into Sniper gear until you liquidate the target or choose to quit the mission.

Sounds fun whatever they do with it.
:eek:

[RoninOni]

Android please? Not everyone is an apple lover.

There will be Android too

Only Windows is unconfirmed I know of...

[exLupo]

So it's an overlay for web stats and it runs a vivox plugin. I'm curious how it'll compare to the potentially identical Dust514 vita app of the same vein.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice and all but not a technological marvel.

[Lord Paladin]

So it's an overlay for web stats and it runs a vivox plugin. I'm curious how it'll compare to the potentially identical Dust514 vita app of the same vein.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice and all but not a technological marvel.

Maybe not a technological one, but it is a gaming one.

And considering it's all going to be propritary, it's still a pretty impressive feat for SOE (especially considering your voice chat changes based on your location, what vehicle your'e in, etc..).

[exLupo]

Not even a gaming one. Battlefield's let you look at loadouts and stats online for years. EVE's global influence map, while slower, is a web asset and you can access corporate comm channels via the EVE Gate site. SOE's been doing chat linking with the launchpad for even longer. The video says guild (outfit) chat, not local or anything. Which, without having a presence in game, only makes sense.

From everything I can tell, this is a web page with a pre-packaged vivox plugin all stuck in one of a number of mobile app wrappers.

Let players manage in-game assets via the app (read: more complicated security layers) and I'll be impressed.

[Firearms]

Let players manage in-game assets via the app (read: more complicated security layers) and I'll be impressed.

It will allow you to co-ordinate drone strikes and possibly give orders/missions.*



I might have made the last one up as I can't remember where I heard it....

[Warruz]

Just as an odd note i wondered why they showed it on an ipad first, it has been my experience that PC gamers and techies tend to be on the android side of things.

[Infektion]

Just as an odd note i wondered why they showed it on an ipad first, it has been my experience that PC gamers and techies tend to be on the android side of things.

You are high as a kite, from my experience... All the techies (professional) I know use iPhone, and gamers too. For afew reasons, iOS is a smoother OS, haven't tried gingerbread on dual cores though, and the actual "techie" Apps such as: ping(ping, tracert, telnet, subnetping), winadmin(best RDP I've used for iPhone),zaTelnet(fantastic for VNC). There isn't a respectable equivalent in Android, so I don't understand why your "techie" friends would prefer a subpar platform....

[zomg]

You are high as a kite, from my experience... All the techies (professional) I know use iPhone, and gamers too. For afew reasons, iOS is a smoother OS, haven't tried gingerbread on dual cores though, and the actual "techie" Apps such as: ping(ping, tracert, telnet, subnetping), winadmin(best RDP I've used for iPhone),zaTelnet(fantastic for VNC). There isn't a respectable equivalent in Android, so I don't understand why your "techie" friends would prefer a subpar platform....

Yeah almost all tech people I've met IRL use iPhones. I have yet to meet a stereotypical raging Apple hater as you tend to see much online.

Some do have other phones for fiddling with (I had a Palm Pre 2 for that for example), but in the "it just works without having to mess with it" department, iPhone is pretty good.

[Arcsilver]

If I'm able to send in droke strikes to locations of the map, (hopefully a long cooldown to prevent spam, say a day or so), hell I will bring it to geometry every day just to fire it on TR and NC territory.

[Infektion]

Yeah almost all tech people I've met IRL use iPhones. I have yet to meet a stereotypical raging Apple hater as you tend to see much online.

Some do have other phones for fiddling with (I had a Palm Pre 2 for that for example), but in the "it just works without having to mess with it" department, iPhone is pretty good.

I must admit, I'm a hardcore hater of apple, and their poor excuse for a "genius" bar tech side of things... Their mediocre community, and sad dumb down bourgeois product sponge market. Let me stop, LOL, They do make awesome phones though! :groovy:

[exLupo]

It will allow you to co-ordinate drone strikes and possibly give orders/missions.*



I might have made the last one up as I can't remember where I heard it....

Impressed!

[RoninOni]

Let players manage in-game assets via the app (read: more complicated security layers) and I'll be impressed.

how you mean that?

If you mean spend your points and customize, all that's confirmed.

If your talking about issuing missions, I'm pretty sure that's been hinted at.

Yeah almost all tech people I've met IRL use iPhones. I have yet to meet a stereotypical raging Apple hater as you tend to see much online.

Some do have other phones for fiddling with (I had a Palm Pre 2 for that for example), but in the "it just works without having to mess with it" department, iPhone is pretty good.

Techs I know all use android O.o

I do know some apple techs, but their all apple.

iPhone is better for your avg user easily, but most techs I talk to agree android wins hands down for it's customization.

Most people just want their phone to work though... and stock androids are kinda meh. If you know what you're doing on android though, you'll spend a lot less on apps (legitimately).

The one thing iPhone really had for a while was touch response time... iPhone was just faster. New androids I've seen though are up to par. Can't say anything about windows but I'd tend to be apprehensive.

[Rago]

I wish there would be a Pc Port of this.For the Second Monitor.

[julfo]

All the poor techs I know use android.

All the normal techs I know use iPhones.

All the sensible techs I know use jailbroken iPhones.

[exLupo]

Julfo's pretty much nailed it. I'm progressing away from "poor tech" but will probably stick with android as I'm comfortable with the apps I've been using. Serious love for swiftkey. That and Ouya will probably expand my stable of android (native or friendly) apps in time, too.

[Raka Maru]

Is there any more news on this? API release so I can start pulling in data and building interfaces etc...

[TanknSpank]

About half the guys in my department have been using androids since the beginning. The other half started off on iPhones and have slowly been trickling over, including my boss (die-hard apple fan) who finally bought an Android about 2 weeks ago and has been raving about it since.

[Piper]

The old CR5s will never stop playing the game (old CR5s, not the fuckwits that finally ground enough CEP to spam Orbital Strikes).

Just a bit of a shame there's nothing for them to actually do in Ps2 (with three brain dead three-way cluster fudges) and no tools for them to do said nothing with, at launch. ;)

[Sledgecrushr]

I want the app NOW!

[RSphil]

smed was asked on last agn show and he said very soon after release. waiting on apple to clear it. i assume android app will be out the same time as ios one.

[Rolfski]

Would love this for my Windows Phone. Probably not going to happen so at least a browser version would be nice.

[Hamma]

The API is still somewhat incomplete, I've seen it in the wild and it needs more loving before it's public.