Hamma
2012-11-28, 11:52 AM
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/13xa2a/so_higby_answered_a_ton_of_our_questions_about/
1) Will exp be continent based instead of server? Probably going to change it to be continent based.
2) Will resources gained go back to being global? No.
3) What classes need the most love and have the most features coming? All of them, but especially the Light Assault and close second the MAX.
4) Sticky grenades for Light Assault? Probably not. We are thinking of designing the Light Assault to be more of a lone wolf player/1v1 assassin. We are thinking of making them have ammo scavenging tools. Like gaining ammo after each kill.
5) Will the Light Assault get recon tools like real light infantry? We've thought about that a lot, but right now, all the new recon tools are going to go to the infiltrator, like spotting for artillery (he might be referring to orbital strike).
6) Will Maxes be able to spec to be tankier but lower DPS? Probably, or other interesting customization options.
7) Will the other factions' tanks be brought down to match the prowler's weak level? No. We are going to buff the prowler.
8) What faction's guns are the weakest? NC, by a considerable amount (there was a chance he was being sarcastic).
9) Will there be camo bundles so we can just buy one camo and apply it to everything? In the future, yes.
10) Will the mission system allow for specific missions like "overload this generator." Yes. It will have broad and specific mission capabilities. There will be rewards for completing missions, but not necessarily cert rewards.
11) Will mission system objectives have distance and direction markers on the screen to guide new players? Higby didn't actually answer this one, but someone else in the room (not affiliated with SOE) laughed it off saying it is a noobie idea and a clone of Halo UI. Higby didn't respond.
12) Will Auraxium be coming back? Maybe. Or maybe something similar. There will be big changes coming to resources in the future. No ETA.
13) Will other classes besides HA and MAXes be able to deal with vehicles? Yes. We will add tools so that more classes can deal with vehicles.
14) Will infantry be able to deal with liberators? Yes. Right now only air can kill liberators effectively. We want to add tools to allow infantry to stay infantry and still be able to combat libs.
15) Will there be larger group units than the platoon? Yes. No ETA.
16) Will commanders be able to draw on the map? That feature was built into the game, but not ready.
Thanks a bunch Higby! Beef Noodles
http://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/13xa2a/so_higby_answered_a_ton_of_our_questions_about/
1) Will exp be continent based instead of server? Probably going to change it to be continent based.
2) Will resources gained go back to being global? No.
3) What classes need the most love and have the most features coming? All of them, but especially the Light Assault and close second the MAX.
4) Sticky grenades for Light Assault? Probably not. We are thinking of designing the Light Assault to be more of a lone wolf player/1v1 assassin. We are thinking of making them have ammo scavenging tools. Like gaining ammo after each kill.
5) Will the Light Assault get recon tools like real light infantry? We've thought about that a lot, but right now, all the new recon tools are going to go to the infiltrator, like spotting for artillery (he might be referring to orbital strike).
6) Will Maxes be able to spec to be tankier but lower DPS? Probably, or other interesting customization options.
7) Will the other factions' tanks be brought down to match the prowler's weak level? No. We are going to buff the prowler.
8) What faction's guns are the weakest? NC, by a considerable amount (there was a chance he was being sarcastic).
9) Will there be camo bundles so we can just buy one camo and apply it to everything? In the future, yes.
10) Will the mission system allow for specific missions like "overload this generator." Yes. It will have broad and specific mission capabilities. There will be rewards for completing missions, but not necessarily cert rewards.
11) Will mission system objectives have distance and direction markers on the screen to guide new players? Higby didn't actually answer this one, but someone else in the room (not affiliated with SOE) laughed it off saying it is a noobie idea and a clone of Halo UI. Higby didn't respond.
12) Will Auraxium be coming back? Maybe. Or maybe something similar. There will be big changes coming to resources in the future. No ETA.
13) Will other classes besides HA and MAXes be able to deal with vehicles? Yes. We will add tools so that more classes can deal with vehicles.
14) Will infantry be able to deal with liberators? Yes. Right now only air can kill liberators effectively. We want to add tools to allow infantry to stay infantry and still be able to combat libs.
15) Will there be larger group units than the platoon? Yes. No ETA.
16) Will commanders be able to draw on the map? That feature was built into the game, but not ready.
Thanks a bunch Higby! Beef Noodles