News: IG Extended: Planetside 2 Interview w/ Tramell Isaac

[Eyeklops]

Dunno if this was posted or not. Not any really new info, T-ray confirms 8km sq. map sizes again. He also says the beta is coming soon. The usual stuff. TBH, the Planetside 1 video footage they used is horrid. I would have expected better from a professional website.

[texico]

Gotta love TRay

How big is 8km sq compare to a PS1 map? Still don't have that perception. Is it the same size?

[Eyeklops]

Originally Posted by texico

Gotta love TRay

How big is 8km sq compare to a PS1 map? Still don't have that perception. Is it the same size?

I think PS2's maps are the same size, or slightly bigger than Amerish, but smaller than Cyssor. Probably wrong on that though.

[cellinaire]

Originally Posted by Eyeklops

I think PS2's maps are the same size, or slightly bigger than Amerish, but smaller than Cyssor. Probably wrong on that though.

Oh plz not another 'continent size comparison/assumption'. I've already seen so many inaccurate speculations about it on this forum, my brain hurts...

[Eyeklops]

Originally Posted by cellinaire

Oh plz not another 'continent size comparison/assumption'. I've already seen so many inaccurate speculations about it on this forum, my brain hurts...

LOL, but at least I state I am probably wrong.

[Zenben]

Originally Posted by Eyeklops

LOL, but at least I state I am probably wrong.

OH.... I thought your sig was part of your post. I was like "wtf does this have to do with that video?"

[Erendil]

Originally Posted by cellinaire

Oh plz not another 'continent size comparison/assumption'. I've already seen so many inaccurate speculations about it on this forum, my brain hurts...

Well then, how about some accurate speculation?

In PS1, each grid square on a cont map measures 400m x 400m, so each 20x20 cont map measures 8km x 8km from edge to edge - which is the same size as we've been told the PS2 maps will be. So at first glance PS1 and PS2 conts sound like they might be about the same size.

HOWEVER, one big factor that is still unknown is whether they got the perceived scale right this time. In PS1, 1 meter looked to the eye to be about half the length of an actual meter perceptually-speaking. So the question becomes, "how long is 1m perceived to be in PS2?" If meters "look" to be closer in scale to actual meters within the PS2 gameworld, then PS2 maps could in fact be much larger than they are in PS1.

[xSquirtle]

Originally Posted by texico

Gotta love TRay

How big is 8km sq compare to a PS1 map? Still don't have that perception. Is it the same size?

I've wounder this too. I suspect there around cyssor size, since they are shooting for large population per-map.

[Hamma]

Cool nice find hadn't seen this before.

[Bags]

T-Ray looked like he wanted to smack a bitch in that interview.

We got some new game footage there too, like the reaver on fire.

[RNFB]

Originally Posted by Bags

T-Ray looked like he wanted to smack a bitch in that interview.

He's probably frustrated that Higby doesn't let him go all-out on the Vanu armor, gundam style.

[bigcracker]

[That one noob]

Originally Posted by bigcracker

Da fuq does this mean?

[SniperSteve]

Soon (TM)

(lol, had to)

[NCLynx]

"Soon"

I enjoyed the interview despite that, though.