Updated Live Command Center Notes new Vanu Concept

[Hamma]

https://twitter.com/mhigby/status/322358816991744000

http://www.twitch.tv/planetside2

MAX Abilities

NC Ability - Shield ability for NC Max they cannot use weapons - used to break the lines
TR Ability - Lockdown siege mode
VS Ability - move faster and fire faster but will take more damage.
Max transport modes - speed run coming back so they can run like vehicles.


Misc
Buggies in GU08, rumble seat that will fit MAX units.
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Concept Screenshot, likely Thresher

http://www.planetside-universe.com/media/album/q4q5tnh4w8/20130411_51674ccf56565.jpg (http://www.planetside-universe.com/media.php?view=2344)

http://www.planetside-universe.com/media.php?view=2344

[bpostal]

Cool, and then we can all go play on the Test server!

EDIT: For the time zone challenged, that's in about an hour and a half OR round about midnight GMT by my reckoning.

[Hamma]

This is the current time in San Diego (http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc?zone=America/Los_Angeles&tozone=America/Los_Angeles). That should help ;)

[Whiteagle]

So its in 44 minutes of this post!

[bpostal]

I may have accidentally gotten banned in twitch chat but I'll say it here, SOE you gotta sell those hoodies and shit!

EDIT: Also, thanks for bringing back autorun for the MAX.

[Hamma]

On now - they are dev hoodies you won't see them for sale. :)

[Hamma]

Updating OP with new stuff.

[Hamma]

There have been several flashed screenshots I haven't been able to get.

[SturmovikDrakon]

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

[Hamma]

Nice - was that the only one?

[SturmovikDrakon]

Nice - was that the only one?

Yeap

[KaskaMatej]

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

It's like Magrider and a Scythe had a baby! How sweet!

[Kail]

Also some clarification on the Vanu Max Ability: Zealot Overdrive Engine

http://i.imgur.com/Lou7tD0.jpg

[DirtyBird]

MAX Abilities


Max transport modes - speed run coming back so they can run like vehicles.




I like it!!
I hope we can also run over people in that mode as well :evil:

[Whiteagle]

Also some clarification on the Vanu Max Ability: Zealot Overdrive Engine

http://i.imgur.com/Lou7tD0.jpg
More like Trans-Am:
Gundam 00- Trans-Am - YouTube

[ComerEste]

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

It's like Magrider and a Scythe had a baby! How sweet!

Looks more like a PS1 Switchblade + Thresher hybrid.
http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/index.php?title=Switchblade
http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/index.php?title=Thresher

[maradine]

I hope it's not too fast - I'd like traditional MAX transport to still be viable. Not a lot of reasons to load up a Sundie if everyone can just hit the road.

[SturmovikDrakon]

I don't know about that VS MAX ability. I'd still like to try and see how a jump jet might have worked out in this game. We got a test server, what's there to worry about?

[p0intman]

Misc
rumble seat that will fit MAX units.
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wtf!

[Phaden]

Lol AA buggies WILL return! Albeit with MAXs on the backs, but who cares!

[Zulthus]

Mother of god, that Thresher concept looks amazing. I hope they make it (and the other buggies) open cockpit though.

[Kail]

More like Trans-Am:

Heh, I was just going off of this quote from the CC (http://www.twitch.tv/planetside2/b/389639957?t=7m50s)

Edit. Can we have the MAX yell "OVER 9000" when you turn on the ability?

[Assist]

The VS MAX movement speed sounds really underwhelming. "They'll be able to keep up with a group of infantry, maybe slightly faster"

[GreyFu]

I wonder who redeemed that Station Cash code on the side of the Thresher concept art

[bpostal]

I wonder who redeemed that Station Cash code on the side of the Thresher concept art

I didn't even notice it until I saw some guy on reddit talking about how he got some free SC outta that pic.

[Methonius]

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

The swag that emanates off of this pic is over 9000.

[WSNeo]

The VS MAX movement speed sounds really underwhelming. "They'll be able to keep up with a group of infantry, maybe slightly faster"

Not at all. Considering we can move AND shoot faster than the other two empires (something that both empires have to sacrifice to use their abilities), I'm actually pretty satisfied with this.

Also hopefully the MAX Run will be closer to the PS1 ability? No weapons but you move faster than anything that's not a vehicle. Hopefully this will bring back MAX herds! :D

[AThreatToYou]

Waklnfsgn
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THAT THRESHER IS ORGASMIC

[Whiteagle]

The VS MAX movement speed sounds really underwhelming. "They'll be able to keep up with a group of infantry, maybe slightly faster"
Dude you are getting Lazer Swords and Trans Am...
Cheer up Vanu, you Exia now!

[bpostal]

I'm actually going to get one. Fuck it, Imma get one. And I'm gonna call it Kitt. And we will go on adventures.
I could probably already bitch about it because it looks like it'd be a cast iron bitch to take down outside of a striker team.
VROOM

[AThreatToYou]

I might play Vanu just for that thing. Seriously... so... so orgasmic...

*jizz* aaaeeeuuugghh...

[WSNeo]

Just finished watching the Command Center, hilarious. From Higby asking if it's okay to say "HymenRipper" to T-Ray flipping out at a bug in the room and wanting Rule 34 images posted in the fan spam. That stuff kept catching me off guard lol.

[GraniteRok]

Reserving judgement on the Maxes but as TR, wasn't a fan of lockdown in PS1. Will have to see what lockdown does this time.

But... Rumble seat buggy that can seat a Max. If this Max can fire from the buggy, wonder it it can be a Flak Buggy with a Burster Max.... Just thinking out loud kinda... And I know, if so, more AA. Or AV Buggy or AI Buggy, all dependant on what Max you have in that seat... Interesting possibilities if he'd be able to fire along with the secondary gunner.

[bpostal]

Reserving judgement on the Maxes but as TR, wasn't a fan of lockdown in PS1. Will have to see what lockdown does this time....

If it's anything like I remember lockdown to be then I've just got two words: MAX Thumpers.
Gonna make it rain

[Brusi]

The VS MAX movement speed sounds really underwhelming. "They'll be able to keep up with a group of infantry, maybe slightly faster"

Don't be a spaz... it should mean max units will be able to strafe while they attack.

[Carbon Copied]

Vanu thresher concept looks great - will be good to see the end product as well as any other vehicles on the horizon.

I think whats more exciting though (that is content for all to not only see added but get involved with) is confirmation from T-Ray that the Station Player Studio will hopefully be here as soon as the summer time this year.. I reckon that obviously player and vehicle decals are going to be the main thing however it would be fantastic if they allow reskins to the default models - would imagine anything like a model re-skin will work similarly to equpping a camo. In addition to hopefully new vehicle, helmet and armor modelling.

Hopefully outfits will have thier own decals available separate from the public player store.

As abit of info before anyone jumps on the ignorant "so lets just make bright pink glow skins/clown masks" bandwagon; anything in the player studio has to be approved by SOE to get added to the store.

https://player-studio.soe.com/

[Assist]

Don't be a spaz... it should mean max units will be able to strafe while they attack.

How did I spaz ? Does it sound impressive to you? They also said nothing about strafing, not sure why you'd assume that. He said it would make the MAX move as fast, or slightly faster then infantry.
The attack speed could be nice, but it's not going to be anywhere near what the TR lockdown MAX is and it's probably not going to change TTK because it won't be that fast. Also, it's an ability, not a passive from what I understood. Not sure I'd choose the VS version over charge as he stated it.

Guess I'm just looking at it objectively? TR get increased attack speed (at the cost of movement). NC get a CQC shield for pushing (at the cost of damage), and VS get a slight buff to the MAX speed/damage (at the cost of survivability).

Give a new player those options and which do you think he's going to choose? The high powered offense, the shutdown defense, or the mundane average that keeps pace? If I had the choice I'd take the lockdown TR MAX with the new dual rocket launchers/grenade launchers attacking at superspeed, because that sounds way more bad ass. I'm fairly sure most new players would be choosing the same way, as people usually choose the fancy sports car over the long lasting, more efficient/effective automobiles.


That buggy/thresher/whatever will do good for the VS though. It'll certainly get people to try it out from other factions. It looks more like the VS should look, technologically advanced. Hopefully it's a good sign of things to come for the VS.

[HiroshiChugi]

So wait a minute, these are out on the test server NOW?!? ALL of these abilities and the transport mode?!?!? :D! :'D!

[bpostal]

So wait a minute, these are out on the test server NOW?!? ALL of these abilities and the transport mode?!?!? :D! :'D!

I don't think they are, only that they were discussed during yesterday's CC.

[HiroshiChugi]

I don't think they are, only that they were discussed during yesterday's CC.

Dammit! D':