Mini Games

LordReaver · 2011-06-09, 01:40 AM

Would be nice to get some mini games to help with downtime.

One thing that would be widely used, is a "duel mode". The mode would allow you to fight a friendly and you wouldn't actually have either person die from it. It would just be a mock fight. I hope I don't need to explain why this would be wanted.

Firefly · 2011-06-09, 07:45 AM

You can duel now. If one of you dies, who cares? Bust out your med-gun and rez them.

Vancha · 2011-06-09, 08:54 AM

I didn't realize everyone got adv med by default these days...

Firefly · 2011-06-09, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

I didn't realize everyone got adv med by default these days...

HUR HUR HUR DERP DE DERP... You're being pedantic. Cert the fucking skill, damn! This isn't fucking rocket science. If you can't figure that shit out for yourself, go play Farmville for fuck's sake.

LordReaver · 2011-06-09, 09:16 PM

That's a terrible idea, people shouldn't have to put down cert points, just so they can entertain themselves during down time.

This isn't about PlanetSide Now, this is about PlanetSide Next. Cert points will probably be limited again.

Vancha · 2011-06-10, 05:40 PM

Not to mention a lengthier cert timer perhaps.

But Firefly is of course correct. Why implement a useful game function when there's a more annoying, cumbersome way to do it? After all, who doesn't want to go recerting just so they can duel a friend? There's not much use for certification terminals otherwise, right?

Firefly · 2011-06-11, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

Why implement a useful game function when there's a more annoying, cumbersome way to do it? After all, who doesn't want to go recerting just so they can duel a friend? There's not much use for certification terminals otherwise, right?

Because Planetside doesn't have any coders. It has an intern employee who they trained on how to turn events on and off. So you work around the system. Now, for Planetside 2, naturally they should consider some means of easily doing a duel.

Senyu · 2011-06-11, 02:31 AM

Don't really think there should be mini games, but if there are and there is still a Sanctuary then add it there as you wait for things.

LordReaver · 2011-06-11, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Senyu

Don't really think there should be mini games, but if there are and there is still a Sanctuary then add it there as you wait for things.

Why would you want mini games to be only in the sanctuary?

That doesn't make any sense. It would be stupid to add mini games and then restrict them to an area where you spend a tiny fraction of your time.
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Downtime isn't always during hacks, maybe the flight slowed down, maybe you are waiting on somebody, maybe you are guarding some little backwater area.

Senyu · 2011-06-13, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by LordReaver

Why would you want mini games to be only in the sanctuary?

That doesn't make any sense. It would be stupid to add mini games and then restrict them to an area where you spend a tiny fraction of your time.
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Downtime isn't always during hacks, maybe the flight slowed down, maybe you are waiting on somebody, maybe you are guarding some little backwater area.

Because I dont think minigames should really be in the game. Ya downtimes suck but they happen and I dont want to have the devs try to make every single second on the game cater the player so their not "bored" during downtimes. Planetside has the most epic moments and that is traded off for some boring sit around do nothings. Hopefully with more players it this will be less like for hacks because people will be trying to take it back.

Vancha · 2011-06-11, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by Firefly

Because Planetside doesn't have any coders. It has an intern employee who they trained on how to turn events on and off. So you work around the system. Now, for Planetside 2, naturally they should consider some means of easily doing a duel.

Damn. Now I wish this thread had been in the Planetside NEXT forum.