Where the people at?

Huzzman · 2013-08-01, 09:41 AM

I was excited to hear about PS2 players getting 6 months of PS1. Figuring there must be tons of people taking advantage of this deal I logged on Gemini and made a TR soldier. Once I got through the tutorial (note this is my first time with PS1) and hit Instant action I was greeted with...

Nothing. There were no players I could see, no groups to find. I captured a NC base hoping to attract someone but noone came. Does anyone play?

Atheosim · 2013-08-01, 06:57 PM

Died because a bug where an interceptor aircraft which was intended to do very little damage to ground targets was capable of taking out main battle tanks in about 2 seconds, which is something nothing except an OS is capable of doing. Mysteriously popped up right around when the 6 months started, and when unfixed for weeks, which caused a massive amount of population hemorrhaging.

Also, all of the content from the expansion Core Combat was mysteriously disabled, and as far as I know, was never fixed.

So it's unsurprising that so many new players left immediately, despite the fact that most that I talked to said they greatly preferred it to PS2.

Minigun · 2013-08-02, 01:36 AM

I apparently showed up 2 months late for the party, that's unfortunate, does anybody still play anymore?

Wahooo · 2013-08-02, 03:09 PM

Minigun,

Question: how and when did you hear about the free time?

Minigun · 2013-08-02, 03:39 PM

I didn't, I stopped browsing these forums after the embarrassment that is PS2, didn't even make it through beta.

Nostalgia made me want to come back and browse the Tech and off topic subforums when I happened to click up here and saw the free time sticky. I remember coming by early in May and there being all sorts of F2P petitions for PS1 but they had been ongoing for months, I even signed it, but didn't think they would actually get any support from SOE.

Seems as though i missed my final chance to play, the game is terribly glitchy for me, I can't even set my sensitivity for my mouse or set any keybinds.

Funny the only way they can keep us from playing PS1 is to break it.

Baneblade · 2013-08-02, 07:28 PM

PS1 is SOE's Anne Boleyn. Murdered because someone people imagined having fun with her.

Wahooo · 2013-08-04, 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by Minigun

I didn't.

That's too bad, but not unexpected as almost nobody did.

Pretty much why absolutely no one is in there. It went free but at the same weekend as a big PS2 patch and double XP weekend.

You didn't really miss anything because there was nothing to miss. I don't think it hit 200 total online since it went free.

Koadster · 2013-09-14, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Atheosim

Died because a bug where an interceptor aircraft which was intended to do very little damage to ground targets was capable of taking out main battle tanks in about 2 seconds, which is something nothing except an OS is capable of doing. Mysteriously popped up right around when the 6 months started, and when unfixed for weeks, which caused a massive amount of population hemorrhaging.

Also, all of the content from the expansion Core Combat was mysteriously disabled, and as far as I know, was never fixed.

So it's unsurprising that so many new players left immediately, despite the fact that most that I talked to said they greatly preferred it to PS2.

Whenever I logged on, it was general inf combat so I doubt the interceptor aircraft caused people to not play again. If your a new player like me, you wouldnt have known how to access Core Combat anyway unless asking a vet, but there would be maybe 2 people in that content anyway.

I preferred things like the touches to bases to make them feel like bases (mess room, sleeping quarters) When vets talk about making characters unique because of the cert system, I was freely changing between cert loadouts and even being BR10.. Still felt like I was a mash of HA, Medic, Eng rolled into 1 class.. Very little uniqueness that was always praised by the vets. It has some great features but hopefully they will be implemented into PS2.

Also the shooting mechanics were god awful. I enjoy playing old school games, but damn it was a joke.

Atheosim · 2013-09-14, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Koadster

Whenever I logged on, it was general inf combat so I doubt the interceptor aircraft caused people to not play again. If your a new player like me, you wouldnt have known how to access Core Combat anyway unless asking a vet, but there would be maybe 2 people in that content anyway.

I preferred things like the touches to bases to make them feel like bases (mess room, sleeping quarters) When vets talk about making characters unique because of the cert system, I was freely changing between cert loadouts and even being BR10.. Still felt like I was a mash of HA, Medic, Eng rolled into 1 class.. Very little uniqueness that was always praised by the vets. It has some great features but hopefully they will be implemented into PS2.

Also the shooting mechanics were god awful. I enjoy playing old school games, but damn it was a joke.

All outdoor combat was impossible due to constant interceptor exploitation. So half of the game was broken.

Also, I believe for the first 7(?) days of a new character, you're free to learn and unlearn certs as often as you please. After that period of time, you must wait 6 hours before unlearning another, which makes it nigh impossible to do nearly everything at br25, let alone 10.

SgtMAD · 2013-09-14, 04:05 PM

I logged in last thurs. nite PDT prime time and I was the only person ingame.

LeilaniRock · 2013-09-14, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by SgtMAD

I logged in last thurs. nite PDT prime time and I was the only person ingame.

Obvious troll

(if not you probably logged into another game)

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OpolE · 2013-08-03, 06:54 AM

In all honesty. Theres just not enough people playing it. Enclave outfit logged on 1 night and fucked off within hours and it still wasn't a big fight with an organised platoon.

Essentially I dnt think anyone can be bothered to play unless the masses are told and it welcomes any new people in as well.

Mastachief · 2013-08-03, 09:40 AM

It's old and past it let it die in peace.

Huntsab · 2013-08-19, 12:43 PM

People log in and see that one empire has hacked everything and then log out again. Usually the NC. Well done NC, I don't see what enjoyment you get from having no one to fight. Each to their own.

basti · 2013-09-04, 06:39 PM

I say it loud now: when the free time ends, his forum will get the usual folks posting again that Smed promised to make the game F2P, and that it would really make PS1 big again, if they would just try.

Then the theorys start that they just wont do it as that would eat players away from PS2, all logic will be cast aside and we once again have a small mob of fools yelling crap.

Then after a few months everything will die down again. Maybe, in a few years, even the last guy will understand a simple fact: Planetside 1 died the day Planetside 2 went into beta, and there is absolutly nothing ANYONE (not you, not SOE) can do to make it big again. Its dead, thats a fact. Remember the good times, forget the bad times, and enjoy your memories.