Before you all blowout this forum..

[EVILPIG]

Planetside 2 is a different game with different mechanics. Wait for Beta and feel how things interact before you panic or start whining about something you haven't played. That's the point of the Test. Things can and will evolved based on applied feedback.

[Knightwyvern]

Very true. Wisdom from T-Ray.

[Hmr85]

Originally Posted by EVILPIG

Planetside 2 is a different game with different mechanics. Wait for Beta and feel how things interact before you panic or start whining about something you haven't played. That's the point of the Test. Things can and will evolved based on applied feedback.

I completely agree.

However, that not gonna stop the bulk majority of the people on here form freaking out about something they are testing out. Example the shotgun for cloakers thread is up already.

[FHMathew]

Exactly it's pointless to whine and moan over something you have not tested yet, You heard the dev's they are leaving a lot of stuff open for change so if it don't work they will change it. Pointless biting their heads off at this stage it's ok to speculate but dont bitch and whine.

[NewSith]

No, they are break zee geim, stopdeveloping neeaaow!

[NEWSKIS]

Originally Posted by EVILPIG

Planetside 2 is a different game with different mechanics. Wait for Beta and feel how things interact before you panic or start whining about something you haven't played. That's the point of the Test. Things can and will evolved based on applied feedback.

More people need to keep this in mind in the time before beta starts. No one knows how any of the mechanics in the game will work. Wait to complain and whine until you try it.

[dsi]

If we just sit and wait the devs will wonder why we didn't respond to news releases when the whine-storm hits after we start playing.

At least now we can say "See, we tried to tell you!"

[DaddyTickles]

Absolutely. But the fun about where we are now in the dev cycle is the guessing, assumptions and the wildly inaccurate theories and accusations.

Let people have their fun. It will all wash out in the rinse.

[ThGlump]

They all blame it on faster gameplay, that we cannot take new mechanics and imagine them in ps1 to yell its broken. I only fear that they dont overdo it, so it doesnt lose that feel, off thoughtful battle, and dont turn it into reflex instakill masacre, to to satisfy that weird (for us used to ps1) stuff.

[EVILPIG]

Originally Posted by dsi

If we just sit and wait the devs will wonder why we didn't respond to news releases when the whine-storm hits after we start playing.

At least now we can say "See, we tried to tell you!"

Oh no, you can discuss things. It's the "OMG WTF I'M QUITTING BEFORE IT EVEN HITS BETA THEYZ ALREADY BROKEZ IT" threads. Discuss what you believe will be pros and cons (as you don't really know yet), but keep it mature and civil.

[Knightwyvern]

There are many ways they could balance this. Hold tight guys Though to be very honest.. I like the sound of the occasional heal AoE grenade but I'm a little skeptical of the revive grenade.

[ThGlump]

And besides what we can do actually? There is nothing to do about ps2, than speculating, imagining how it will work (when they dont give enough information so we know for sure), praising new stuff, whining about anything we feel its broken.

Thats what fansites and fans do. Without it you can close this forum, most of the hype will be gone etc. They want us to speculate, whine etc. If they didnt they wouldnt give us partial information to make our own (wrong) assumptions about it.

[Crator]

Most things talked about here is speculation. The devs do read these forums though. And it's good to voice opinions on what we think about what they are doing with the game. But also before you post keep this in mind. In a recent article Higby explained how they had built all the automatic mechanic for base turrets and such. And as they play tested he felt that it wasn't in the spirit of Planetside to have automated anything. So they ripped those mechanics out. I have faith that they are making sure the mechanics of the game are going to be fun.

Also, wanted to say that there are classes in PS2. Some with long cert skill trees. Not everyone is going to have these abilities like you think. It was like that in PS1, but not PS2.

[Sighpolice]

You can discuss things, the reason there is a lot of things being discussed in this game is quite frankly many of us would play it if it was a planetside 1 re-modelling, we actually liked all its features because it was different, they just said it was a flop after 0 advertising (that's like saying you can't swim and providing no water)

and we CAN accept changes, hell I even like a few such squad spawning (if done through a drop pod) and less downtime etc. but there are some things being discussed that are just being added because current fps's have them with the thoughts of creating lots more money by appealing to a dumber/casual audience

A lot of people have dreamed about planetside 2, and I think a lot of them didn't imagine it a lot different to planetside 1 at all.

[MooK]

Originally Posted by Sighpolice

You can discuss things, the reason there is a lot of things being discussed in this game is quite frankly many of us would play it if it was a planetside 1 re-modelling, we actually liked all its features because it was different, they just said it was a flop after 0 advertising (that's like saying you can't swim and providing no water)

and we CAN accept changes, hell I even like a few such squad spawning (if done through a drop pod) and less downtime etc. but there are some things being discussed that are just being added because current fps's have them with the thoughts of creating lots more money by appealing to a dumber/casual audience

A lot of people have dreamed about planetside 2, and I think a lot of them didn't imagine it a lot different to planetside 1 at all.

This.

The reason why there are so many diehard fans for PlanetSide 1, was because it was so unique and interesting to play. The only downside was the lack of direction, content and support in the long run. Sure, now-a-days many would gawk at even playing a game with such dated graphics--but when it comes to gameplay mechanic, modifying it into a modern shooter is just not going to appeal because it ends up killing the reason why we loved the first one. Why would I play PlanetSide 2, if it were designed to be drastically different than PlanetSide 1? Why not call it something else?

I'm not against adding in a lot of cool features. I like new weapons, customization, vehicles, etc. I like cooler bases, better technology and everything that comes with that. However, I think it prudent that if PlanetSide 2 is to come to fruition, the primary goal for launch to be modeling itself after the first--to really pull all of that unique gameplay into this decade.

Edit: I don't like squad spawn. Rawr!