I'm concerned about the popularity of the New Conglomerate...

[mikkyT]

I think u can make a differnt faction char on a differnt server though.

True. U can have a different faction on a different server.

I like that since you can't really have spys on your side since they wouldn't be able to benefit from spying.

Thats the idea. But u can buy a new account

[quiet]

For the purely vain perspective;

I think at lot of people are influenced by the screenshots they see of each faction. The thing is at rank one the NC look great but at rank 20 all that yellow looks , meanwhile the TR at rank 20 get all evil red (royal gaurd from return of the jedi syle), and what can I say about teal? It's not as bad as purple.

[NeoTassadar]

I'm actually somewhat hoping we Vanu are outnumbered. Quickest way to gain skill is to go headlong into a challenging situation. Besides, quality/quantity.

[Mauser101]

Originally posted by quiet
The thing is at rank one the NC look great but at rank 20 all that yellow looks

They do?
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...php?img_id=364

[quiet]

That pic has funky colors cause that aint rubber ducky yellow it's orange. Here is recent NC shot for comparison,
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...php?img_id=592

Subtle tweaks can make a big difference so maybe on release it will look better to me. I do like the older, golder NC more;
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...php?img_id=269

http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...php?img_id=179

It was the gamespot vids where reinforced armor looked like it was wearing thigh high yellow latex boots that really made me .

Edit, added pic links

[Warborn]

I think the NC look really good at higher ranks. Not as cool as the loyalists, of course, but still good for sure.

[mr_luc]

I like the Vanu for a lot of reasons.

First, they're different. Even if you think the design is ugly, even if you think purple is gay, even if you think that energy-based weapons aren't as cool as 'normal guns' -- that difference plays right into my court. I'm different, and you can't understand me. I'm the unexplained quantity, the idea that you can't put your finger on, the opponent whose motives you just don't get.

And then there are the other things.

Their MAX -- hell, with those jumpjets, if I get you your base you can bet your ass I'm staying a while. I can get out of danger, jet to places you can't reach (or it would take you a while to reach). You can't keep me out, and if I'm getting my ass kicked, you can't keep me in. Even if I can do less damage than a comparable armor in another faction, those things make me powerful.

Plus, I like the design. Their MAX actually looks COOL, sexy, not just a big ol' chunk of metal with legs.

And purple can be really, really cool -- look at HALO. Same for energy weapons.

But the biggest thing is that they have an alien vibe, whereas the other two are basically "same old, same old". Go Vanu!

[Mauser101]

Originally posted by mr_luc
I'm different, and you can't understand me. I'm the unexplained quantity, the idea that you can't put your finger on, the opponent whose motives you just don't get.

You mean your one of those so called artist/non-conformists that all shop at second hand stores and wear clothes left over from the 70's?


What is the color change on Vanu when they rank up? They already start out purple so do the eventually turn into a mostly aquamarine soldier?

The most recent screencaps from Planetside Shuttle made me like the Vanu a little more. The last few pics show the energy ricochettes off of walls. Very very dope indeed.
Pic1
Pic2
Having that come off the walls is going to be very dissorienting in a battle and will serve as an asset to the Vanu.

BTW: Hamma...for the next batch of beta screen shots. If you can pull it off I'd love to see a BR20 soldier in reinforced armor from each faction. (I find it doubtful anybody has gotten that high yet except the Devs)

[quiet]

The press demo on the weekend of the 12-8 let everybody start at rank 20 so if you look in the previews section the first 4 are of mostly rank 20 folks.
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...x.php?cat_id=4

Some quick picks;
evil TR babe
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m....php?img_id=32

vanu reinforced:
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m....php?img_id=97

vanu max:
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...php?img_id=104

I couldn't find any NC pics but the gamespot complete vids show alot of NC.

[LesserShade]

man br20 TR look sweet. I'm wondering about the BR20 TR MAX though, at first I thought the NC MAX was pretty lame, but the more I look at it, the TR MAX looks bunk. I'm hoping by BR20 it would look better.

[Mauser101]

The Vanu Reinforced looks pretty sweet at BR20. Much better than I thought it would look. I can't say as I'm partial to the MAX, but it's not like I'll be playing as a Vanu MAX anyway....just shooting my Pheonix at them.

The only MAX I like is the TR one. That design is stinking dope! The Vanu one comes in a far off second place, but it's mostly just aesthetics. The NC MAX is fairly boring, but I never planned on playing in MAX armor anyway.

"You can please all of the people some of the time..." and I don't really expect SOE to cater to my personal tastes specificially.

[ShadowLurk]

TR DOMINATES ALL the TR colors look kinda like assassin colors, since they got black and there armor looks rad. Vanu's colors suck but the armor looks pretty cool, NC's armor is cool looking but the yellow looks too bright, over all TR will have best camoflauge

[mr_luc]

Originally posted by Mauser101
You mean your one of those so called artist/non-conformists that all shop at second hand stores and wear clothes left over from the 70's?

DOH.

NO.

Those people are fucking conformists. By and large, they don't understand a goddamn thing about the world around them. If you go up to one and push him, and say "What?!? Wanna fight about it, bitch???" he will almost never take you up on it. Whereas I'll fight anyone, even if they outweigh me by a Nelly or two. (me == concussion boy, so its prolly not the best policy, but its a lot of fun).

Those are the kind of people I would dedicate my life to 0wning, if there was anything worth dedicating one's life to (besides perhaps mathematics).

I know you were kidding, but DAAAAAMN, you play mean man.

[mr_luc]

Originally posted by ShadowLurk
TR DOMINATES ALL the TR colors look kinda like assassin colors, since they got black and there armor looks rad. Vanu's colors suck but the armor looks pretty cool, NC's armor is cool looking but the yellow looks too bright, over all TR will have best camoflauge

Don't be too sure about that.

You might mistake us for a floral arrangement, and then *POW!*

[Tobias]

We Vanu use Pansy Detectors our to make sure that it is indeed an N C and not a flower.