Peaceful Server

[EnderGraff]

I'm not saying it would be permanent, but I have a query. Do you think it is possible, even for a few days, to have peace on a continent? Evenly space out the land and then have all the players cease fire. It would be incredible.

Tension would build, the boundaries would slowly line up with tanks and infantry, paranoid for an attack or intrusion. Then it would happen. Some random soldier would kill one of a different faction. Hell would break lose, tank columns would move into enemy territory while people across the continent learned of the new spark of war and then combat would again erupt!

It just seems like a cool thing to have in a game but I can only imagine it in a game like Planetside.

Thoughts?

[Radant-J]

I tried to get 20 people of all three factions together to film a movie, and even with all of them in teamspeak they couldn't go 5 minutes without killing each other, so I doubt it!

[SgtExo]

The only reason you would have that is if you needed to recover in a way, but that is not necessary in this game so the answer is no to happening and no to it being cool. If you could build stuff, had out of combat gameplay and had things to lose, then that could be possible, but I highly that will ever happen in this game.

Your scenario seems more probable in a EVE online type of game.

[JoeDragon]

I'd say that right now, we are in a Cold War.(Which is essentially what you are talking about) Once those beta servers go live and everyone is invited... The real war commences. There will be no peace!

[EnderGraff]

The only reason you would have that is if you needed to recover in a way, but that is not necessary in this game so the answer is no to happening and no to it being cool. If you could build stuff, had out of combat gameplay and had things to lose, then that could be possible, but I highly that will ever happen in this game.

Your scenario seems more probable in a EVE online type of game.

Oh I agree with you, there is no point at all to do this. I just feel like the rising tensions would be very intense until the pot boils over and war starts.

And Joe Dragon, you are very right, this is totally a cold war!

[Mr Underbeard]

Peace is possible after everyone loses to the NC. :groovy:

[JoeDragon]

Peace is possible after everyone loses to the NC. :groovy:

Let's be realistic. If the NC ever won outright, they would tear themselves apart. One group's freedom isn't in line with another group's vision of freedom... Splintering would occur and a civil war would be imminent.

If the Vanu won outright they would focus on technology to the point where they would destroy the entire human race just like the ancients did.

Only the TR have the sense of Order necessary to properly rule Auraxis and bring a lasting peace. Would it be perfect? Probably not, but it would be the foundation that would eventually lead to the Prosperity of the entire planet, just like their namesake had accomplished.

[Mr Underbeard]

Yeah cause Stalin worked out so well.....

[Warborn]

You can rarely get people on the same team to sit still for more than a few minutes without someone TK'ing someone else for fun. Just look at any base capture in PS1 where the fighting is over after the tubes/gen are blown. People who have to wait around for 10 minutes like to kill each other.

[EnderGraff]

You can rarely get people on the same team to sit still for more than a few minutes without someone TK'ing someone else for fun.

Maybe on TR, we NC enjoy our teamates alive.

[Azren]

I'm not saying it would be permanent, but I have a query. Do you think it is possible, even for a few days, to have peace on a continent? Evenly space out the land and then have all the players cease fire. It would be incredible.

Tension would build, the boundaries would slowly line up with tanks and infantry, paranoid for an attack or intrusion. Then it would happen. Some random soldier would kill one of a different faction. Hell would break lose, tank columns would move into enemy territory while people across the continent learned of the new spark of war and then combat would again erupt!

It just seems like a cool thing to have in a game but I can only imagine it in a game like Planetside.

Thoughts?

Only if your empire captures the continetnt, or in PS2 terms "foothold camps" it

[Yasuo]

Maybe on TR, we NC enjoy our teamates alive.

I play both NC and TR on PS1, same amount of TKing happens :p

Only difference is, TR looks cool doing it.

[n2q0_matrix]

NC bring the philosophy of freedom through individual rights.

VS will make the technology that will allow individual freedom through protection from those that wish to impede it.

TR look cool thus will provide the aesthetic.

[proxy]

I'll just leave this here:

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/truce.asp

[Darthkorr]

I'll just leave this here:

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/truce.asp

WOW you learn somethin new everyday!

[Warborn]

Maybe on TR, we NC enjoy our teamates alive.

Don't kid yourself into thinking there's any practical difference between the people playing each faction.

[fvdham]

There were New Year gathering's on Cyssor mountain on Werner
each year with cease fire on the mountain.

[The Kush]

This thread sucks

[Canaris]

Sorry to sound mean but this is one of the stupidest things I've heard, you want it so people log in to not play the game

[Firearms]

I'll just leave this here:

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/truce.asp

Christmas snowball cannons where always cool in EVE. And good for griefing after too :D

[Flaropri]

Thoughts?

I'm sure some "NC terrorist"* would no doubt attack "innocent civilians"** somewhere and bring a violent end to the 8-9 minutes of peace.


*(50/50 chance it's a TR false flag operation or actually NC "freedom fighters")
**(Note that civilians don't exist in the game at this time except in background lore, let alone innocent ones.)

[Kupo]

doubt it would happen

[MayPeX]

Yeah cause Stalin worked out so well.....

Earth seems happy with the TR running the show, ever lasting peace? No war?

Then you hillbillys turn up with tears in your eyes for the sake of freedom and oppression?

Maybe we oppress you because you don't know what you're doing? Hence why the TR are experimenting with the new technology before hillbillys go all herp derp and think they are all Einstein? (The Vanu already accomplished this.)

The Vanu are like a cult, fanatics, worshipping an alien race long gone. (As far as we know.)

Hell, you might as well call your war against the NC and TR a glorious Crusade in the eyes your benefactors.

I vote for everlasting peace, disrupted by crying men and women who can't listen and decided that war will bring them peace.

"Nothing good ever comes from violence." - Martin Luther

Watch out NC and VS, the hammer is coming down.

[Marinealver]

No to peace servers,

Although the old NonFire areas would be a good place to start.

Think of a Tactical/Garrason enviorment, Tactical is the weapons free zone, Garrason would be the no fire zone ie the sanc.

[n2q0_matrix]

No to peace servers,

Although the old NonFire areas would be a good place to start.

Think of a Tactical/Garrason enviorment, Tactical is the weapons free zone, Garrason would be the no fire zone ie the sanc.

@ 1:15

A Sheep In The Deep (1962) - YouTube

[WiteBeam]

This is a game of war, not a role playing game. Myself and a select few others will make sure it gets carpet bombed.

[fb III IX ca IV]

I would do that so I could just enjoy how beautiful the maps are!

[Marinealver]

@ 1:15

A Sheep In The Deep (1962) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZKvuSYIykY)

Why not a little role play just to break the monosinous base and land grab, kill hogging, grind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fifItoMPTw

[ChipMHazard]

Peace? Peace? There won't be any peace until every rebel is dead, and since they will always just continue to respawn in cloning tubes...

[Kitsune]

I think it would be fun to see this happen during Christmas and stuff though. Maybe not the whole server, but a fair amount of people from the NC, TR, and VS nonetheless and video tape it. Would be a nice break from all the paranoia of shooting eachother that's for sure. Like when that ice continent comes around, during Christmas there should be random Christmas trees at outposts and stuff, I mean these people are human and Earth does exist, it's not like they don't know what it is.

I'm sure people love being mean and laughing at other people's expense though so the chances of that happening even on Christmas is kinda rare... (and people will make excuses to not be culturally sensitive) Then again during one of the community events we DID have a parade with every faction and last I heard nobody shot eachother.

[Biscuit]

This sort of thing is something thats done under the radar, at a secret location if you will.

because if word gets out, expect to see lots of Bacon.

[Marinealver]

I think it would be fun to see this happen during Christmas and stuff though. Maybe not the whole server, but a fair amount of people from the NC, TR, and VS nonetheless and video tape it. Would be a nice break from all the paranoia of shooting eachother that's for sure. Like when that ice continent comes around, during Christmas there should be random Christmas trees at outposts and stuff, I mean these people are human and Earth does exist, it's not like they don't know what it is.

I'm sure people love being mean and laughing at other people's expense though so the chances of that happening even on Christmas is kinda rare... (and people will make excuses to not be culturally sensitive) Then again during one of the community events we DID have a parade with every faction and last I heard nobody shot eachother.

I remeber those Christmas Scavenger hunts, I also remeber people camping those locations for kills. Ahh how the most innocent things in Planetside will do nothing other than get you killed.

[Pinkie Pie]

i don't think that'l be fully able to happen, as the truce'd be broken within minutes from one person shooting another.. but it'd be pretty awesome to see!

[Eyeklops]

I'm not saying it would be permanent, but I have a query. Do you think it is possible, even for a few days, to have peace on a continent?

LOL...he said "days." You would be lucky to go a few minutes before all hell broke loose.

I remeber those Christmas Scavenger hunts, I also remeber people camping those locations for kills. Ahh how the most innocent things in Planetside will do nothing other than get you killed.

I remember that. After a while some of the larger outfits started doing squad "tours" to negate the camping.

[Baneblade]

Maybe on TR, we NC enjoy our teamates alive.

The NC are terrible about this, we lose base hacks all the time because people can't stop shooting something... anything.

[Snipefrag]

Peace? In a war game?

[wasdie]

That would be a boring day.

Maybe a cease fire for like an hour.

The NC are terrible about this, we lose base hacks all the time because people can't stop shooting something... anything.

What's the point in having the biggest guns if you can't shoot them?!

[Trolltaxi]

The only time I know about when 3 empires poplocked a cont and no firing was made for a time is this.

/em salute

RIP BigOne - YouTube

This one hasn't been carpetbombed.

[Emperor]

PEACE? I hate the word.

Romeo And Juliet (1996) - Peace I hate the word - YouTube

[GuyFawkes]

Peace? In a war game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRxxfiETCv8

[AThreatToYou]

Yeah cause Stalin worked out so well.....

Actually, if we're talking about Soviet peace with other Soviets...

pretty much.

[Biscuit]

1 hour cease fire would usually be spent gathering your forces and waiting for the final seconds to commit to one big frontal assault.