Does anyone like the New Conglomerate?

[GhettoPrince]

We all know the Vanu are the best, they have the best vehicles, the best looking armor, laser guns. In fact, don't even listen to me, just look at this guy.

http://i.imgur.com/mo7bn.jpg

Are you seeing this? Stylish gun, fashionable armor, and shades built right into his helmet. This is just amazing, he looks like a space pimp, look at his expression, he knows how cool he is.

And how does he get to work in the morning?

http://i.imgur.com/bUlhu.jpg

Yeah, Alien Hover Tank


http://i.imgur.com/mO1Nb.jpg

Next up you get the Terran Republic. They have the second best looking vehicles and armor in the game, and they have chain guns, lots and lots of chain guns, they don't even need to aim, they just send a wall of lead in your general direction. They also have the whole super patriot thing going on, to the point that I kind of want to see a crying eagle decal on that gunship. They're a pretty close second to the Vanu

Last up, you have these guys.

http://i.imgur.com/5Ya9K.jpg

They carry shotguns, they wear hillbilly armor and their special ability is to put really big guns on their vehicles. Their backstory is that they think space taxes are too high.

Who would ever want to play as these guys? Why would anyone want to play as these guys?

[Tikuto]

I likes NC tbh. Hate their new Blues theme music tho tbh.

[Roy Awesome]

Does anyone like the NC?

Yes.

[Vreki]

Who would ever want to play as these guys? Why would anyone want to play as these guys?

Because they care more about the moral questions than what fashion statements they are making?

Besides, I find the Vanguard more esthetically pleasing than a bunch of zoolanders in flowercoloured armour.

[Mister Morden]

nc is the only faction that i didn't want to play since i read about ps2.
only the vanguard looks nice.

[LordReaver]

The answer is...

About 1/3 of people like NC

[Mauser101]

<--- This guy, Sturmgrenadier and one third of the pop likes the NC, so there's us...

I think real taxes are too high, take to heart what my countries founding father's stood for and like the rough and tumble militia look. Have fun with your fancy flashlights.

[FPClark]

Noob Conglomerate

[Rago]

I Love the Vanu, but i would choose the NC over the TR !
I dont like those Red ...

[Mechlord]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/845393/armour.jpg (http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/album/mp52rz6sp6/20120601_4fc93d8fe93d9.jpg)


Their backstory is that they think the TR are thought police.

Because they are. (http://planetside.station.sony.com/howto/manual_detail.vm?handle=0.4)

The Republic had been around for more than a thousand years. It was the single most durable government Humanity had ever known and looked to last at least another thousand years. A representative government providing a stable standard of living for all its people, stabilized by a ruthless control of science and communication. Education was granted to all, but subjects furthering science were only taught by the Republic behind closed doors to students that passed specific aptitude tests. They were an elite caste that could not, upon penalty of death, fraternize with non-scientists.

Eventually, the Republic stabilized into continued, controlled growth without the masses having the knowledge or desire to forment revolution...ever.

[Boomhowser]

Last up, you have these guys.

http://i.imgur.com/5Ya9K.jpg

They carry shotguns, they wear hillbilly armor and their special ability is to put really big guns on their vehicles. Their backstory is that they think space taxes are too high.

Who would ever want to play as these guys? Why would anyone want to play as these guys?

Delicious.... you can almost see the fear radiating from this Vanu trooper as he mentally count's how many players flock to the NC banner :p

[Spiritbeast]

VS>NC>TR

but to answer your question....Higby nuff said

Edit: LOL @ FPClark ; P

[demonicale]

TR is the true and ONLY way to go, follow us or DIE :)

[LordReaver]

Noob Conglomerate

Vanub

[Furber]

Noob Conglomerate

Typical Vanoob!

[MercDT]

Empire bashing and favoritism aside, I think he makes kind of a point. From an aesthetic point of view the NC troops are the not best looking soldiers compared the other factions. Which is disappointing to be honest, I was hoping they would go with a similar look with the PS1 troops, which they did a good job with the other two factions.

I don't know man, I think that the only thing that's holding me together for the NC is their Gauss rifles,vehicles,and a leading clan vote for this faction.

[Xaine]

No. :)

[Brusi]

Does anyone like the NC?


No. Fuck them.

Fuck them up their stupid asses!

[Fab]

NC have the best looking vehicles, and most certainly the best weapons, I really love them.
I really hope they won t be underpopulated in European servers!

[Accuser]

Empire bashing and favoritism aside, I think he makes kind of a point. From an aesthetic point of view the NC troops are the not best looking soldiers compared the other factions.

Are you kidding? The NC MAX and Infiltrator are arguably the best looking in the game. And you already know that you'll be able to change out of that ridiculous blue and gold color, so you should be fine :cool:

[NoDachi]

It's a shame, because the NC concept art looks amazing.

But ingame, they are by far the least aesthetically pleasing faction. With the infantry models anyway, the vehicles still are good.

And now for the herpderp backstory, Higby said all three factions are equally 'bad'. So not even the NC get moral highground. The TR uses stick, the VS uses carrot, and the NC use lies.

[BlazingSun]

If only the NC HA class would look decent!

[zhurkov]

Am I the only one around here that choose the NC for their ideology?

[Xaine]

Am I the only one around here that choose the NC for their ideology?

Too obvious :p

[Electrofreak]

Who would ever want to play as these guys? Why would anyone want to play as these guys?

Better than the laser-humping metro guys in purple, or the military despots that think it's cool to maintain order by slapping around anyone who disagrees with them.

:rolleyes:

[cBselfmonkey]

Wassup?

[Crator]

Why is this even a question? While you're drooling over the looks I'll be shooting your face off!

[infected]

No. Fuck them.

Fuck them up their stupid asses!
tell us how you really feel!

Are you kidding? The NC MAX and Infiltrator are arguably the best looking in the game. And you already know that you'll be able to change out of that ridiculous blue and gold color, so you should be fine :cool:
actually, you'll still be in blue and gold. if you add camo it will only cover 1/2 the surface of your gear.

[GhettoPrince]

It's a shame, because the NC concept art looks amazing.

But ingame, they are by far the least aesthetically pleasing faction. With the infantry models anyway, the vehicles still are good.

And now for the herpderp backstory, Higby said all three factions are equally 'bad'. So not even the NC get moral highground. The TR uses stick, the VS uses carrot, and the NC use lies.

Yes, they're all bad, but that doesn't explain why the NC have to suck too.
Alternate thread title "Why is the New Conglomerate so terrible?"

I don't even hate the NC, I just feel bad that they will never be nearly as cool as the Vanu So-
http://i.imgur.com/YgLTI.png
-ohGod

[Electrofreak]

Yes, they're all bad, but that doesn't explain why the NC have to suck too.
Alternate thread title "Why is the New Conglomerate so terrible?"

I don't even hate the NC, I just feel bad that they will never be nearly as cool as the Vanu So-
http://i.imgur.com/YgLTI.png
-ohGod

lmao!

[HeatLegend]

The NC and TR have something the Vanu don't- Solidarity and comraderie.

The Vanu just have fashionable armour and different ( perhaps better ) technology, but they don't fight for some honourable goal. Their only trait is technology- but we all love technology- that does not mean we need to rush it.

The Vanu don't belong in this war. They're just the nuisiance that is in the way of what really matters- What the TR and NC are fighting about.

[NoDachi]

^ Someone better tell him everything he just said is meaningless because this is just a video game.

[Vancha]

Their backstory is that they think the TR are thought police.

Because they are. (http://planetside.station.sony.com/howto/manual_detail.vm?handle=0.4)
That was their backstory, but this is a different game with different lore. PS1 backstory no longer applies.

[HeatLegend]

^ Someone better tell him everything he just said is meaningless because this is just a video game.


^Someone needs to tell him that I'm flattered to be spoken of in 2nd person.

Despite being a fictional world, all sides have 3 very distinct ideologies- which can easily be related to political struggles in the real world. Discussing such things is a lot more meaningful than playing this game- something I'm assuming you will do.

[Sledgecrushr]

Freedom Forever

[Dart]

I've never understood why some people get so into the 'lore' and bashing all of the different Empires. One is red, one is purple, one is blue. To me it's all about the people who're on each Empire. My VS character had about a 60/40% split in TR/NC kills because TR had Dagda and KOTOR and I liked fighting in one against the other.

...but then I never enjoyed WoW, so I guess I'm missing the point.

[Baneblade]

At the end of the day, your 'cool' ass is still a pancake after my Vanguard sees you.

[Infernalis]

In term of aesthetic I actually like the NC infantry, I'm just not a fan of the blue/yellow combo (I wish it was blue/white or black/yellow). TR is close second and I like Vanu the least and it was the same in PS1. To each its own.

[Taru]

They also have the whole super patriot thing going on, to the point that I kind of want to see a crying eagle decal on that gunship.



My gunship callsign is going to be 'Papa Dragon' :groovy:

[Vancha]

I've never understood why some people get so into the 'lore' and bashing all of the different Empires. One is red, one is purple, one is blue. To me it's all about the people who're on each Empire. My VS character had about a 60/40% split in TR/NC kills because TR had Dagda and KOTOR and I liked fighting in one against the other.

...but then I never enjoyed WoW, so I guess I'm missing the point.
Role playing is fun.

Or if role-play is a dirty term to you, then pretending is fun.

[XxAxMayxX]

VS are the best but if theirs a good thing about NC it is that they are rebels other tha that for me not much. TR are better in my book because of TB

[Dart]

Role playing is fun.

Or if role-play is a dirty term to you, then pretending is fun.

I do my fair share of pretending! Just don't use gaming for it.

[RSphil]

i like the Nc and that is why i have chosen them for planetside 2 as the guys i will enter this franchise as. i like the look of their gear and the reaver is sexy imo lol

[XxAxMayxX]

The NC and TR have something the Vanu don't- Solidarity and comraderie.

The Vanu just have fashionable armour and different ( perhaps better ) technology, but they don't fight for some honourable goal. Their only trait is technology- but we all love technology- that does not mean we need to rush it.

The Vanu don't belong in this war. They're just the nuisiance that is in the way of what really matters- What the TR and NC are fighting about.

While your point is slightly valid VS are rebels as well just smarter ones. They wish to take over and persue a government in which achedemics (creativity) and technology are valued as well as persued. They fight for a govermnent of inteligent uncorrupted scholars who will lead them with their brains not guns. Actually VS are the only ones really fighting for more than just control.

[DerFurst]

The world of Auraxis has the ability to repair objects completely via nanites. Why oh why do the NC still have chipped armor and faded paint jobs then?

[Creezey]

I like the rough rebel look of the NC Troopers.

No matter - purple, blue, and gold will fit in quite nicely with the vegetation on the ground. :cool:

[Grapes]

You are like the Stew of Vanu with better grammar.

[Infernalis]

The Vanu can also completely modify humankind in some very bad ways, deliberately or not. Not to forget there's some kind of religion thing with their fanatism.

They can also activate some sort of device and the real Vanu will come back to cleanse the galaxy Supreme Commander Style

And only an alliance of the TR, NC and human Vanu could repel them :D

[Landtank]

The Vanu don't believe in the power of humanity and that just makes me sick. I don't mind the TR, but the VS is the ugliest faction, with the worst vehicles, and the worst weaponry.

[Boothie]

Their backstory is that they think space taxes are too high.
This made me chuckle ^^

[IHateMMOs]

Yeah, I feel like so much more care and logic was put into the armor and weapons of the two lesser factions. They all have armor on, while we have turtlenecks with some armor stuck to them. And the helmets feel really weak too, the other factions have masks over their faces looking like proper soldiers, and we have turtlenecks. But as ugly as we might be, were still going to dominate.

[Grognard]

Fuck it, Im going to splinter off, and create my own damn faction... Pirates. Our colors will be brown, and gray, like poop, and decay. Our special ability will be to steal shit, as in... all yer shit. Our smack-taunts will sound like a drunk Johnny Depp. Our faction tank will be the "Arrg", its made of wood... but it warps all over, and fires broadsides from multiple side mounted guns. Our motto will be "Rumncoke aint no joke..."

Fear the MF'n Skull and Crossbones bitchz.

[Vancha]

Edit: As far as the NC aesthetics go, I think some of their troops have gotten the short end of the stick. Infil, rexo and MAX are good, but I do think the light assault and engineer could be improved, while the NC medic is simply hideous.

I do my fair share of pretending! Just don't use gaming for it.
Then you should be able to understand the fun of it for those who do. :p

[Kriegson]

New Conglomerate:

Best bang for your buck; Low RoF and high power weapons reward skilled play by making sure you place your shots.

Ragtag rebels; Originally founded by a corporation on the concepts of free market, being far removed from any setting where corporations hold any kind of significance and under the tyranny of the offworld TR (Who I might add, orchestrated an attack of "Terrorists" on one of their few ships, killing 70 something people, followed by assassinating the much beloved president and founder of the expedition along with 200 something people by blowing up their other battleship in order to assume control of the fleet).
And the Vanu who desire to mutate humanity into something befitting their own vision of an ascended humanity, greedily hoarding knowledge and shunning the rest of the human race as an inferior species.

Under the circumstance, the new conglomerate's desires shifted more towards freedom in general rather than free markets.

AMURICA F**K YEAH!; A mix of mercenaries, pirates, citizens and workers, the new conglomerate accepts anyone into their ranks, with their diversity providing their strengths. A mix of minds, skills and resources allows them to think outside the box and create some deadly, if unorthodox, tactics and weaponry.

So yes, a number of people like the NC. Usually for reasons deeper than "Omg, purple and scalloped crab people are so awsome looking!" and "red and black bad guys! Woo! I r so bad ass!".:groovy:

[NoDachi]

New Conglomerate:

Best bang for your buck; Low RoF and high power weapons reward skilled play by making sure you place your shots.

Ragtag rebels; Originally founded by a corporation on the concepts of free market, being far removed from any setting where corporations hold any kind of significance and under the tyranny of the offworld TR (Who I might add, orchestrated an attack of "Terrorists" on one of their few ships, killing 70 something people, followed by assassinating the much beloved president and founder of the expedition along with 200 something people by blowing up their other battleship in order to assume control of the fleet).
And the Vanu who desire to mutate humanity into something befitting their own vision of an ascended humanity, greedily hoarding knowledge and shunning the rest of the human race as an inferior species.

Under the circumstance, the new conglomerate's desires shifted more towards freedom in general rather than free markets.

AMURICA F**K YEAH!; A mix of mercenaries, pirates, citizens and workers, the new conglomerate accepts anyone into their ranks, with their diversity providing their strengths. A mix of minds, skills and resources allows them to think outside the box and create some deadly, if unorthodox, tactics and weaponry.

So yes, a number of people like the NC. Usually for reasons deeper than "Omg, purple and scalloped crab people are so awsome looking!" and "red and black bad guys! Woo! I r so bad ass!".:groovy:

It's a shame higby said the NC are just as bad as the other factions. I.e. They're just lying to gullible people to fight for their interests. Not freedom :V

[Gonefshn]

NC are more fun to shoot at than TR

[Mechlord]

That was their backstory, but this is a different game with different lore. PS1 backstory no longer applies.p
Yes. In PS2 they are corrupt. (http://www.planetside2.com/news/may102012story) Great

[Ratstomper]

It's a shame higby said the NC are just as bad as the other factions. I.e. They're just lying to gullible people to fight for their interests. Not freedom :V

Higby HAS to say that. As a matter of community representation of the dev team and SoE, he can't say one faction is the good guys and the others are assholes and lunatics.

Noone is perfect, but anyone who isn't a mouth-breathing retard can see NC are on a higher moral ground than TR or VS.

Yes. In PS2 they are corrupt. (http://www.planetside2.com/news/may102012story) Great

Not only corrupt, but are willing to have young girls brutalized if people don't do what they want.

[NoDachi]

Higby HAS to say that. As a matter of community representation of the dev team and SoE, he can't say one faction is the good guys and the others are assholes and lunatics.

Noone is perfect, but anyone who isn't a mouth-breathing retard can see NC are on a higher moral ground than TR or VS.

Every tyrant in the making think they have the moral high ground.

[Vreki]

Yes. In PS2 they are corrupt. (http://www.planetside2.com/news/may102012story) Great

Thats a blatant retcon by those in power. But real NC vets know the truth.
Dont trust The Man!

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5254/stalin121.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/stalin121.jpg/)

[Ratstomper]

Every tyrant in the making think they have the moral high ground.

But no tyrant in history has fought for the freedoms of people.

[Vancha]

Not only corrupt, but are willing to have young girls brutalized if people don't do what they want.
I must be missing something. What didn't she do that they wanted her to? Also, Waterson is TR, so what about that story shows the NC to be corrupt?

[Airanuva]

Higby HAS to say that. As a matter of community representation of the dev team and SoE, he can't say one faction is the good guys and the others are assholes and lunatics.

Noone is perfect, but anyone who isn't a mouth-breathing retard can see NC are on a higher moral ground than TR or VS.



Not only corrupt, but are willing to have young girls brutalized if people don't do what they want.

NC doesn't exactly have a moral high ground when they are being financed by big business looking for freedom from taxes.
The Vanu don't exactly have a moral high ground either, but are only really fighting because they are being forced to. If they had the choice they'd just continue their experimentation with the vanu technology and just let NC and TR have at it.

[Ratstomper]

I must be missing something. What didn't she do that they wanted her to? Also, Waterson is TR, so what about that story shows the NC to be corrupt?

We're talking about the TR. :D




Their backstory is that they think the TR are thought police.

Because they are.[/URL]

That was their backstory, but this is a different game with different lore. PS1 backstory no longer applies.


Yes. In PS2 they are corrupt.Great

[Vreki]

But no tyrant in history has fought for the freedoms of people.

Sure they have, thats how they get the popular support in the beginning.
And then when they have power, they start to protect people against themselves.

[Bags]

About a third of the playerbase, yeah.

[Ratstomper]

NC doesn't exactly have a moral high ground when they are being financed by big business looking for freedom from taxes.
The Vanu don't exactly have a moral high ground either, but are only really fighting because they are being forced to. If they had the choice they'd just continue their experimentation with the vanu technology and just let NC and TR have at it.

Freedom from taxes? Oh my god, what fucking assholes! That's it, I'm changing my faction. :mad:

Now, do I want to be part of a brutal power-grabbing regime who attacks it's defenseless civillians in the name of "peace" (:huh:) or a lunatic cult that wouldn't be so bad if they would just spend a little more time figuring Vanu tech out before declaring them gods and forcing everyone to either assimilate or die. I'm not sure, I just....HEY WAIT A MINUTE!

Also, Vanu shot first.

Sure they have, thats how they get the popular support in the beginning.
And then when they have power, they start to protect people against themselves.

And what exactly is there to lose? As if the TR weren't ALREADY "protecting" the people against themselves (through violence and propaganda of course)?

[NoDachi]

But no tyrant in history has fought for the freedoms of people.

You're kidding right?

Nearly all of them have piggy-backed on revolution movements.

[Vancha]

We're talking about the TR. :D
"Their backstory" refers to NC in the first two quotes, so I'm not sure why it got switched to TR in the third.

Some corruption certainly wouldn't hurt NC. They need some shadiness to keep them interesting.

[Kriegson]

NC doesn't exactly have a moral high ground when they are being financed by big business looking for freedom from taxes.
That New Conglomerate is light years away and decades long since dead. The original NC and their intent basically died the moment the wormhole shut early and threw everything into catastrophic survival mode.

Much like the TR on earth is relatively more decent than the one on auraxis, the NC has changed from desiring free market by exploiting whatever technology Tom found, to freedom from the increasingly tyrannic terran republic.
The situation they are in simply doesn't support the misconception of them still being financed from big business (When they are entirely cut off from earth and have been for years) and simply wanting free market (When people are living under an iron fist with enforced curfew).

The Vanu don't exactly have a moral high ground either, but are only really fighting because they are being forced to. If they had the choice they'd just continue their experimentation with the vanu technology and just let NC and TR have at it.
True, but Vanu has always been sneering down their noses at the other factions, and by extension, the rest of the "lesser" human race. Just because they didn't intend to get into the war doesn't mean they haven't taken to it with wild zealotry and racial supremacy.




Some corruption certainly wouldn't hurt NC. They need some shadiness to keep them interesting.
That could easily lie in their underhanded techniques (Guerrilla warfare initially, probably fight dirty using tactics TR wouldn't think of or VS wouldn't "lower themselves" to using) and some of their more unsavory allies (pirates and mercenaries).
While their overall goal is the most altruistic, I imagine individuals within the organization could end giving it sinister elements..

[Vreki]

And what exactly is there to lose? As if the TR weren't ALREADY "protecting" the people against themselves (through violence and propaganda of course)?

You missed the context, we were discussing tyrants in general.

The NC are just trying to avoid being oppressed by the TR or turned into alien-hybrids by the Vanu.
Loss of freedom or loss of humanity? The NC choose option C, "None of the above".

[Ratstomper]

You're kidding right?

I'm not. A tyrant who goes on to rule with an iron fist was never fighting for the people's freedom in the first place. The NC haven't shown any indicators (as of yet) of being bad people, just shrewd business men and women. I would even go so far as to say NC are converse to the TR and VS and look bad from the outside, but are actually pretty good when you dig into whats going on.

Let's look at the events so far...

TR
-Part of a stable government on Earth that allowed some basic freedoms to it's people
-Brought by Connery on the voyage when the disaster struck
-Used blackmail and threats on innocent people to organize a coup
-Killed the TR president (and a TON of innocent people) in order to wrest power and initiate a violent crackdown on all civillians
-Spread propaganda blaming the NC for the deaths

VS
-Scientists and researches brought along with the voyage who discovered alien tech
-Start researching Vanu tech as a way to inprove humanity
-Start seeing Vanu as gods and become paranoid that the TR or NC may take or destroy Vanu tech
-Start killing people unprovoked

NC
-A conglomerate of corporations on earth who has a stated desire to allow people the freedoms of thought, speech, etc
-Funded Connery's mission through the wormhole and provided him with hired laborers and mercenaries, and a few execs to keep an eye on things
-After the wormhole collapse, food starts to go short and unrest starts to occur among people
-TR initiate their attack and crackdown, NC is left holding the bag
-laborers and mercenaries form a faction to stop martial law and take back what rights they deserve as citizens


NOWHERE (so far, at least) is ther any indication that the NC are evil. In fact, all indications point them to being better for civil liberty than the TR.

You missed the context, we were discussing tyrants in general.

The NC are just trying to avoid being oppressed by the TR or turned into alien-hybrids by the Vanu.
Loss of freedom or loss of humanity? The NC choose option C, "None of the above".

So, we're saying on a long enough time line, someone at some point will be a tyrant.

Yes, yes you're probably right. :rolleyes:

EDIT: and it would take a faction like the New Conglomerate to stop it.

[Dagron]

NC is the lesser of 3 evils. Cthulhu will consume us all in the end, but i'm not going down without a fight.

[sunzen]

The NC are just trying to avoid being oppressed by the TR or turned into alien-hybrids by the Vanu.
Loss of freedom or loss of humanity? The NC choose option C, "None of the above".

Therefore the free-minded find themselves among the NC.

[Jonny]

NC are the best. TR are oppressive dictators. Vanu are....a joke!

[ScreamingRooste]

You can't go wrong with their genre of music. Rock music.. Pretty sure more people are fans of Rock music, than Orchestra's or Techno. :cool:

To think I care what I look like in my Reaver as I volley a round of rockets at your base walls and start hearing the combat music kick in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAZp0hAfyY

[Maticus]

You can't go wrong with their genre of music. Rock music.. Pretty sure more people are fans of Rock music, than Orchestra's or Techno. :cool:

To think I care what I look like in my Reaver as I volley a round of rockets at your base walls and start hearing the combat music kick in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbAZp0hAfyY

Actually all NC will be forced to wear leopard print cammie and dance for the TR who are working in our auraxium mines.. much more fitting for that style of music.

[Mr DeCastellac]

The people who play NC are the ones who haven't played TR or VS.

And those who play TR haven't played the VS.

[LordReaver]

The people who play NC are the ones who haven't played TR or VS.

And those who play TR haven't played the VS.

There's a reason for that...

Also...

<---First faction = VS
<---Current faction = NC

[Plunkies]

Their backstory is that they think space taxes are too high.

No space taxation without space representation!

[Kran De Loy]

Che Guevara would have been NC.

[StumpyTheOzzie]

The people who play NC are the ones who haven't played TR or VS.

And those who play TR haven't played the VS.

OMG, so true. That's how I did it. NC character is BR4, TR character is 12? my 3 Vanu characters are 22+

[StoneRhino]

CAN I HAZ +1 POAST SPAM??? YeESS I THINK I CAN.

[Zalmoxis]

I am going to be VS when PS2 starts, but NC would have been my second choice because I'd prefer higher dmg and slow RPM than massive RPM and puny dmg.

[Fragmagnet]

New Comglomerate deals and takes a lot of damage.
Both of which I like and need.
And the Slow RPM is awesome too.

It's also awesome because blue/gold were the colors of my highschool when I was there.

[Nemeses]

After a long poll (http://mmo-guild.co.uk/addons/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?7681.0)The Immortals will roll as the New Conglomerate!

New Conglomerate Votes: 32 | 45.71%

Terran Republic Votes: 16 | 22.86%

Vanu Sovereignty Votes: 22 | 31.43%

You can find us on any of the following links www.ps-outfit.co.uk, www.ps2-outfit.co.uk or www.ps2-mmo.co.uk, they all go to the same site, which main address is www.mmo-guild.co.uk ..yeah I'm a bit of a domain name whore :D

[fod]

NC would be my second choice after VS
not a fan of anything about the TR their look and weapons dont interest me in any way and i prefer rock over orchestra

[Vancha]

After a long poll (http://mmo-guild.co.uk/addons/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?7681.0)The Immortals will roll as the New Conglomerate!

New Conglomerate Votes: 32 | 45.71%

Terran Republic Votes: 16 | 22.86%

Vanu Sovereignty Votes: 22 | 31.43%

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Doesn't that mean that 54.29% don't want to be NC?

[NoDachi]

Doesn't that mean that 54.29% don't want to be NC?

Welcome to democracy.

[Nemeses]

Welcome to democracy.

Just means they don't know any better :rofl:

[Vancha]

You should re-do the poll with an STV system. :p

[HenchAnt]

The people who play NC are the ones who haven't played TR or VS.


Wrong. :D

But in Planetside1, the VS are so ... solo-playerish. They have the only tank that it's driver-gunned, and their weaponry is being easier to use and multi-functional (anti-infantry also doing some moderate damage on vehicles and vice versa).

They simply lack specialisation, and apparently the VS zerg isn't as used to working together like the other two factions have to, in my opinion. Doesn't mean that jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none is a bad thing in itself.

The really fun thing about VS in Planetside1 is mobility. Tanks and MAXes being able to go to positions other factions can't. It will be interessting how VS will feel when they lose some of that in Planetside2.

Even though I don't intend to play them as main, I hope they won't feel too bland. "Lazers" and funky visors aren't everything. :p

[NoDachi]

Any magrider that leaves a base without a gunner is a dead magrider.

So that point is moot.

[Nemeses]

You should re-do the poll with an STV system. :p

Hell no, think I'm gonna back to what I say goes :p

[TRex]

I like dead NC , does that count ?

[Nemeses]

I like dead NC , does that count ?

No such thing, you lie :p

[Murkie]

I don't like the NC. I fracking love them!

[TRex]

No such thing, you lie :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSNyiSetZ8Y

[Nemeses]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSNyiSetZ8Y
That poor kid seeing the scum TR and low life VS .... :cry:

[thegreekboy]

You are like the Stew of Vanu with better grammar.

You take that back! Noone-not even the dirty Vanu scum- should be compared to Stew!

[Nemeses]

You are like the Stew of Vanu with better grammar.

O man thats harsh, being compared to stew, I feel for you :eek:

[p0intman]

NC don't die. We go to the volcanic core of auraxis to regroup.
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Blue, Black And Gold for life.

[Baneblade]

No space taxation without space representation!

Believe me, there is plenty of space representation in the NC.

[Reefpirate]

I like the New Conglomerate.

[Carnage]

I fail to see why anyone would be satisfied with primary colours that do not cradle my bulge with skin tight leathery textured spandex allowing me to go on an epic grinding spree... If only I was not a sheep...
http://moblog.net/media/m/i/n/minkey/spandex-2.jpg

[Nemeses]

I fail to see why anyone would be satisfied with primary colours that do not cradle my bulge with skin tight leathery textured spandex allowing me to go on an epic grinding spree... If only I was not a sheep...
http://moblog.net/media/m/i/n/minkey/spandex-2.jpg

But you are so shut it :lol:

[archaonn]

I dont know if you are saying that the united states are becoming "socialist" or if the oppression that their citizens are suffering its like a "socialist" state.

[Ratstomper]

The US government is becoming so oppresive and gradually gaining a stronghold to become a socialist nation just like the Terran Republic we are and intend on being dead set toward a economic collapse and the US government doesn't give a damn as long as they have power.

If I said I didn't choose NC partly for the same correlation, I'd be lying.

Strangely enough, there are a lot of people who honestly believe the U.S. isn't becoming a surveillance state and that the government hasn't been overreaching it's bounds for the past 60 years. Boggles my mind. I'm not sure "socialist" is the right word as much as "generally corrupt".

Anyway, tangent over. Back to the topic at hand.

[Dalmaska]

i love the NC. from their weapons which is not all shotguns btw. their Vanguard Tank god its soooo nice. i dont know. the path to freedom and what they have to work with is what brings them more i dont know more real than that of Vanu or Terran. Vanu is like a Japanese man took an Intel and an AMD processor and mashed it together and decided that Japan is the leading technology and Purple is the color. Terran Republic is like China Russia and America decided to band together and play the military police nations for the world and put away the differences and fight to keep wars out and peace in even with Military as the Police Force. the New Conglomerate is more of the European and some American Freedom fighters from WW2 striving to make a stand against Oppression and Tyranny. sure their armor is warn and squared but lets think about this. you fight everything that is against freedom so you work with what you got. i personally love the New Conglomerate and from what ive seen and how i still feel about them is driving me more to stick with them. NC for Life.

[Vancha]

i love the NC. from their weapons which is not all shotguns btw. their Vanguard Tank god its soooo nice. i dont know. the path to freedom and what they have to work with is what brings them more i dont know more real than that of Vanu or Terran. Vanu is like a Japanese man took an Intel and an AMD processor and mashed it together and decided that Japan is the leading technology and Purple is the color. Terran Republic is like China Russia and America decided to band together and play the military police nations for the world and put away the differences and fight to keep wars out and peace in even with Military as the Police Force. the New Conglomerate is more of the European and some American Freedom fighters from WW2 striving to make a stand against Oppression and Tyranny. sure their armor is warn and squared but lets think about this. you fight everything that is against freedom so you work with what you got. i personally love the New Conglomerate and from what ive seen and how i still feel about them is driving me more to stick with them. NC for Life.
http://www.planetside2.com/news/nov092011backstory

Don't forget the formation of the NC was triggered by all the corporation CEOs wanting to profit from whatever space-stuff Connery had discovered.

[Geist]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/845393/armour.jpg (http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/album/mp52rz6sp6/20120601_4fc93d8fe93d9.jpg)


Their backstory is that they think the TR are thought police.

Because they are. (http://planetside.station.sony.com/howto/manual_detail.vm?handle=0.4)

Old Lore, Earth TR are implied to be much nicer. ;)

[Greeniegriz]

Yes, I like the New Conglomerate...

Cheers,

GG

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[Ratstomper]

http://www.planetside2.com/news/nov092011backstory

Don't forget the formation of the NC was triggered by all the corporation CEOs wanting to profit from whatever space-stuff Connery had discovered.

Nothing wrong with profit so long as the intention is correct. Think Elon Musk and SpaceX.

MEMO: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Date: July 28, 2630

From: Geraldo Pérez, Founder Freeman Institute

To: (list undisclosed)

Terry, as long as we don’t lose focus on our needs and goals, which are to get the TR policies of strict controls and draconian laws off the backs of the people and business, I can agree with you

[Vancha]

A new conglomerate, Terry? You had this all figured out even before your first memo. You’re a crafty old bastard, but that’s why we love you.

If you quote things out of context, I'm sure you could make all the empires look like the most lovely people. Perez displays concern about the people, but he's the only one. Mattherson is the driving force behind the creation of the NC and he, Sasha and Woodman are clearly more interested in the profit and/or political power.

[The Loverator]

Does anyone like the New Conglomerate?


I, honestly, like the New Conglomerate in most of it's Ways.


It's just, that since i luv' Alien/Sci-Fi Technology very much 'AND' was long a deep Fan of Halo,
that i will choose the Vanu as my favourite Facion 'cause they remind me on the Covenant.

But no Matter how much some People may want to whip or beat me for it,
if i see a Group of Terran's or Conglomerats - i know i will shoot the Terran's. :D

Please don't misunderstand. I'm not a "Hugger" between Factions,
it's just that i don't have anything against the N.C. , while i despise the T.R. from all my Heart.


Damn ;__; xD my favourite Color was Red since i am small... ... x'D
And now i have to shoot the Guys wearing my favourite Color all the Time, lawl.

But i can't help it. Since the T.R.'s Society is a gi~gan~tic Turd of Sh*PEEP* :D ...




greetings, LV. :wave:

[Higbys Hair]

New Conglomerate? Nobody likes those treasonous bastards!

:evil:

[vipjerry]

I likes NC tbh. Hate their new Blues theme music tho tbh.

Couldn't agree more. Something is wrong with new NC music.

[Vancha]

Couldn't agree more. Something is wrong with new NC music.
No one's heard NC's music yet. It's the equivalent of people seeing the Mona Lisa before the face was painted and going "christ, that's a shit picture isn't it?"

[TheDAWinz]

I, honestly, like the New Conglomerate in most of it's Ways.


It's just, that since i luv' Alien/Sci-Fi Technology very much 'AND' was long a deep Fan of Halo,
that i will choose the Vanu as my favourite Facion 'cause they remind me on the Covenant.

But no Matter how much some People may want to whip or beat me for it,
if i see a Group of Terran's or Conglomerats - i know i will shoot the Terran's. :D

Please don't misunderstand. I'm not a "Hugger" between Factions,
it's just that i don't have anything against the N.C. , while i despise the T.R. from all my Heart.


Damn ;__; xD my favourite Color was Red since i am small... ... x'D
And now i have to shoot the Guys wearing my favourite Color all the Time, lawl.

But i can't help it. Since the T.R.'s Society is a gi~gan~tic Turd of Sh*PEEP* :D ...




greetings, LV. :wave:

N.C. are the embodiment of corruption and people who want to be held by the incentive of space money. I rather have a strong army who has a stable goverment where quality of life is good, compared to splitting off for the good of coorperations. I have nothing against Vanu because i love technology.

[WCBenzo]

The gauss rifle was the best rifle in PS1, that's pretty much why for me.

[The Loverator]

N.C. are the embodiment of corruption and people who want to be held by the incentive of space money.



Sorry for don't understanding and i srsly don't want to offend' anyone, b~uut...

Money? Space Money? Umm, when People talk about "Money" in War's, it always sounds so american...
I really cannot understand how People can talk about Money as if it holds ANY Form of Importance,

when talking about Wars at the same Time.
Should there not be talked about the 'Cause of why People fight a War in the first Place?
And Money - by all Honesty - cannot be the Reason. Not even close. Maybe it's an american thing.
Maybe, in America, People constantly get "hammered into their Heads" that in War's, Money is important.


It's sad and sounds so incredible corrupt. When People are ready to risk their Life's,
should Moral not be the main Essence why someone fights and for how long?



And last but not least:

When the N.C. is the Embodiment of Corruption, then the T.R. is the Embodiment of Malignity and Inhumanity.
If you look enough into the Planetside 2-Lore, you can easily guess the demonical Inhumanity and Unscrupulousness the T.R. holds.

In the Eyes of that Society, a Human Life is worth nothing. Obey or Die. (Slave/Property)
As soon as a Individual doesn't act mechanical anymore, it's Right to Live is canceled.


I only say: " The Pilot who discovered the Function of the Warpgates... !"


That is pretty much the PEAK of Viciousness of what was done to that Pilot.
I wonder what the s~oo loyal Soldiers of the T.R. would think,
"IF" they would really think about what happened there that in the first Place.

How quickly a Comrade in Arms - a Person like a Family-Member for a proper Soldiers,
was stripped of all his Rights as a Human with the Right to Live - and murdered off 'several Times'.


I wonder: Is it pathetic Cowardice?
Or something else that makes a Soldier blind for the 'badness' of it's own System?

Any Person who would quickly abandon this Pilot as fellow Human, as Acquaintance and/or as Friend,
is not a decent, proper Human - but the Product of a inhuman, arrogant Machinery.

A Machinery only worth of being destroyed.



With Planetside 2 - i am REALLY glad that this is only a fictional Story.
Actually, you could see this as Warn-Story, similar like the "Mankind" in the Movie Equilibrium.

And i have just enough of demoniac, human Rancorousness. ; 3
Maybe i take only to much Stuff to direct to Heart, but really. I'm filled with it.

It's sad when you slowly draw near of the End of your Twenties in Life,
and stop to read the Newspaper at least partially on a daily Basis, only because you are
not in the Mood any longer of reading about how pathetic, execrable and abominable some Human's are. ^^;"


And since i see with T.R. in Planetside 2 pretty much everything i hate about what for Ugliness can lurk in Humans,

i know exactly what i have to fight. A better Reason than all People who deny thinking so insistent.



When i read some Posts here, i feel a bit Sorry for those People,
'cause some People seem to despise the Vanu's or the New Conglomerate the same Way,
like m~any stupid People despise homosexual People, or Dissenters, or whoever is different from them anyhow.


This People surely can't come even close to how heavy my Reason for fighting can be. ; 3
Sorry for sounding so conceitedly confident - but yes. Think long enough about what is important in Life.

If there would be e.v.e.r. a Society which is hostile to Humanness and free Thinking,
this Society would CLEARLY be Mankind's greatest Foe of all Times.


'cause Mankind never developed to what it grew over the Millennium's by People being forbidden to think Independent.





greetings, LV. :wave:

[vVRedOctoberVv]

@Thread title

No.

[Aberdash]

When the N.C. is the Embodiment of Corruption, then the T.R. is the Embodiment of Malignity and Inhumanity.
If you look enough into the Planetside 2-Lore, you can easily guess the demonical Inhumanity and Unscrupulousness the T.R. holds.

In the Eyes of that Society, a Human Life is worth nothing. Obey or Die. (Slave/Property)
As soon as a Individual doesn't act mechanical anymore, it's Right to Live is canceled.Nah, the TR see peoples lives as being more important than their freedom and will do anything to keep their people safe. If that requires them to be the "bad guy" then so be it.

That is pretty much the PEAK of Viciousness of what was done to that Pilot.
I wonder what the s~oo loyal Soldiers of the T.R. would think,
"IF" they would really think about what happened there that in the first Place.

How quickly a Comrade in Arms - a Person like a Family-Member for a proper Soldiers,
was stripped of all his Rights as a Human with the Right to Live - and murdered off 'several Times'.He had no idea what would happen and could have endangered many lives. Was the punishment excessive? That is up for debate.

[Ratstomper]

Nah, the TR see peoples lives as being more important than their freedom and will do anything to keep their people safe. If that requires them to be the "bad guy" then so be it.

Unless they're the one being violent, of course.

"Terran Republic: Killing people for their own good since 2465!"

[Aberdash]

"Terran Republic: Killing people for their own good since 2465!"Good to see you understand.

[Ratstomper]

Good to see you understand.

:rolleyes:

Good to know I'll still have targets in game. :D

[Roidster]

i would rather smell the stinky feet of the TR and the B.O. from the NC,over the racid VS smell they have,man it takes weeks to get rid of that smell in the base after you take it from the VS

[Zidane]

TR is the true and ONLY way to go, follow us or DIE :)

Pretty much lol

[Ratstomper]

i would rather smell the stinky feet of the TR and the B.O. from the NC,over the racid VS smell they have,man it takes weeks to get rid of that smell in the base after you take it from the VS

Blackops! Kill him and take his sword!!

[StumpyTheOzzie]

They simply lack specialisation, and apparently the VS zerg isn't as used to working together like the other two factions have to, in my opinion.


you mean the TR and NC gang up on us AGAIN?