Important Concept Taken out from PS1 (REK)

[Kouza]

This is more of a LOL post.

I remember the greatness of PS1, pulling out a rek, and pointlessly lasering each other.... I feel the downfall of PS1, was the removal of this.



We DEMAND THE RETURN OF THIS IMPORTANT CONCEPT.

[SKYeXile]

I guess they dont want people running up to a door and not been able to get through it on account of them been n00bs.

[MgFalcon]

Originally Posted by SKYeXile

I guess they dont want people running up to a door and not been able to get through it on account of them been n00bs.

Weed out the weak!!!

But I guess for a numbers game in PS2 we need the weak to prey on. Cheers to all the noobs I kill come release!

[Justaman]

That, and hacking something, took much more time and effort (esspecially if your an Infiltrator) compared to just blowing it up.

[CutterJohn]

Originally Posted by Justaman

That, and hacking something, took much more time and effort (esspecially if your an Infiltrator) compared to just blowing it up.

As it should be.

Doors/panels/etc should be able to be blown up to open the door. This of course would raise an alarm. Hacking wouldn't.

[Ailos]

Originally Posted by CutterJohn

As it should be.

Doors/panels/etc should be able to be blown up to open the door. This of course would raise an alarm. Hacking wouldn't.

Even though we havne't heard anything specific, I don't think any developer is stupid enough to change that part of the game. They've confirmed there's going to be more objectives to tackle, and I understand that to mean that there'll be more stuff that's hackable too.

[Sirisian]

Heh, I think you missed his point. Ah good hacking enemy infantry. Good times.

[FoxBait]

Perhaps I'm missing out on something here. Has there been any word on a system or game mechanic replacing the REK?

I always wondered why the REK was handled as a separate item at all. Why not just give players a hotkey (like they did with the knife) that whips out the REK and uses it on what you're pointing at? (yes, even people :P)

[DviddLeff]

No news on hackers and hacking in general, we are pretty sure its not a discreet class like medic or engineer though.

[xSquirtle]

This game is sounding super lame. There's practically nothing similar to the original. I feel the old timers are not going to be too happy with this game, as it's a joke to even call it a sequel. This in reality needs a new name, distancing it self from the planetside brand.

[Coreldan]

Too similar to the original and we are sporting 200 people at prime times again

[Kouza]

This is a joke guys! When the game released you could pointlessly point your rek at anything with a hitbox and have a pointless laser come out.

[Xyntech]

Originally Posted by Kouza

This is a joke guys! When the game released you could pointlessly point your rek at anything with a hitbox and have a pointless laser come out.

Don't worry about it. PSU just gets intense sometimes.

Stupid shit like that can be fun though. I loved all of the quirky parts of Planetside that weren't quite right, but didn't actually hurt gameplay or balance.

[Shogun]

yeah! another great function on ps1 was spicing up the basecap hack time after enemys have left, by forming congo lines and do a big flashmoplike dance with everybody ;-)

waiting sucked, and stupid things like that helped a lot ;-)

[Xyntech]

Originally Posted by Shogun

yeah! another great function on ps1 was spicing up the basecap hack time after enemys have left, by forming congo lines and do a big flashmoplike dance with everybody ;-)

waiting sucked, and stupid things like that helped a lot ;-)

Luckily for us VS, we had built in fireworks in most of our guns. Hours of fun watching the shiny sparkles.