News: PlanetSide 2 at MLG Winter Championship

Hamma · 2013-03-11, 11:01 AM

The MLG Winter Championship is coming up this weekend in Dallas, TX. This will be the first MLG event since the Partnership was announced back in January at the Ultimate Empire Showdown. It's no secret that E-Sports is a growing trend in gaming and the numbers prove it. Forbes had a chance to sit down with MLG co-founder and CEO Sundance DiGiovanni to talk about MLG and he mentioned PlanetSide 2 as well.

I saw that you’re spotlighting Planetside this time around. What do you think it will take for a smaller title like that to be up on the big stage alongside more popular titles on a regular basis? Do you think it’s possible, given your experience with the game on a personal and professional level?

The first time I played PlanetSide 2, I was impressed with its scope and the approach that the devs took. One thing that was clear was that there was a solid foundation. The scale was too big for eSports but the underlying mechanics were solid. So, we are starting out by developing the competitive settings to make it work for eSports...

More:
http://www.planetside-universe.com/n...nship-2974.htm

MrBloodworth · 2013-03-11, 11:06 AM

Blind link!

Hamma · 2013-03-11, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

Blind link!

What?

Aaron · 2013-03-11, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Hamma

What?

At first the link took me to a somewhat blank page with a "Continue to Website" button. I clicked it and it worked fine, though. And the link takes me there normally now.

MrBloodworth · 2013-03-11, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Hamma

What?

Blind Link means a URL link in a forum with Zero context as to where it goes, says or is about.

I do not click those for obvious commonsense internts safety reasons.

Babyfark McGeez · 2013-03-11, 11:58 AM

There's a good chance the guy running the show here won't fuck up your comp though.

Otherwise agreed.

Hamma · 2013-03-11, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

Blind Link means a URL link in a forum with Zero context as to where it goes, says or is about.

I do not click those for obvious commonsense internts safety reasons.

The link goes to PlanetSide Universe like every other news thread in this forum. Are you just going out of your way to be difficult now?

Per the title

PlanetSide 2 at MLG Winter Championship

There's your context.

MrBloodworth · 2013-03-11, 01:47 PM

It was a subtle and jokingly way to ask you, again, to not post blind links or articles with no context. Your edit above was more than adequate, I do not see this as an unreasonable request. No need to get hostile.

Xaine · 2013-03-11, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

Blind Link means a URL link in a forum with Zero context as to where it goes, says or is about.

I do not click those for obvious commonsense internts safety reasons.

I think you need to relax.

ChipMHazard · 2013-03-11, 11:07 AM

So when it comes to PS2 they are just going to test the waters this time around.

Sonny · 2013-03-11, 12:38 PM

"...The scale was too big for eSports but the underlying mechanics were solid. So, we are starting out by developing the competitive settings to make it work for eSports. It will start with a presence on MLG: Play (formerly Gamebattles), with stations at our Pro Circuit events for fans to try out the competitive settings. Once we feel everything is working properly, we will determine next steps."

So it looks like they will be re-designing the game mechanics for much smaller-scale combat. I'm really excited about this. Not just to see how much different PS 2 could be in this small-scale team-based format, but also for the amount of exposure and therefore new players it could bring to the PS 2 servers.

Phantomdestiny · 2013-03-11, 01:11 PM

"Smedley said that the design team began plotting how to turn the MMO into an eSport, using a separate continent, after talks began with MLG. But there isn’t a working prototype yet."
source : http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/25/so...PVELKPwYuOY.99