News: Death is No Excuse Full Length Trailer

[Arkanor]

Wow of all the things they showed off in that trailer, you can do maybe 2 in the game.

(drop pod and stab people)

[Harasus]

Originally Posted by Timealude

and they were nice but the thing is its not going to grab peoples attention, im just saying these kind of trailers generate sales and sales are what is needed to keep a company running. look at swtor granted the game failed but look how much money it generated and how much hype it was giving because of that trailer.

This is a F2P game, longevity is important. Your example was not very good.

[Boogster]

It's great, and I can't really believe I'm pissed off at the lack of TR but I am. I agree with all of those who are saying that it feels generic as well. I fear nobody spent enough time thinking of ways to highlight the things that will make PS different.
Ah well, it doesn't matter in the long run, and it was pretty ace.

[Ratstomper]

Originally Posted by Timealude

and they were nice but the thing is its not going to grab peoples attention, im just saying these kind of trailers generate sales and sales are what is needed to keep a company running. look at swtor granted the game failed but look how much money it generated and how much hype it was giving because of that trailer.

I'm saying misrepresenting what your product is won't get you sales ANYWAY. That's bad form in business. Especially with a f2p game. They're best bet would have been to target people who are into the multi-player aspect, the diversity of classes and equipment and/or the premise of the game. They didn't really make any of those things clear.

This may likely be a reason SWTOR failed.

[MGP]

Would anyone want to play TR after watching this?

[Harasus]

Originally Posted by Arkanor

Wow of all the things they showed off in that trailer, you can do maybe 2 in the game.

(drop pod and stab people)

Jump, jetpack, fire guns, set up squad spawns, drive tanks, MAXes and GALs.

You got a few seconds showing a shitload of people at the same time, but they were too short and most viewers would dismiss it as trailer nonsense, nothing that would be in the game.
That is a shame, in my opinion. It IS a nice trailer, I agree, but it does not show what PS2 is all about when they could "easily" (Alright, I have no idea how easy it would be, but you get what I am saying) been showing people true, unique Planetside things.

[Rivenshield]

Originally Posted by LZachariah

it doesn't matter who you're rooting for or what your favorite unit is; every person watching gets a moment of awesomeness.

That was what I was hoping for. The view in the trailer swoops inside the TR Gal and I thought yeah! Now I get to see THE PROFESSIONALS do something awesome for ten seconds...! It's what the teaser promised me!

And instead they all got shot to shit and did nothing.

The people who directed this, whether at SOE or the company that did the damn work, swung and... got to first base. It might have been a home run.

[Fara]

Honest fan reaction? Wow nice Trailer I can appreciate the artwork and hype this will generate. But... in my gut I feel heavily disappointed at the direction this movie took. (lack of TR representation).

You can imagine the briefing the Dev's gave the cinematic crew.
Higby: oo OO yeah Light Assault!, NC, kicking TR commy ass *nerdgasm*
T_Ray: But the VS kicks yo ass in the end *aww yeah.
Random employee: what about the TR?
Higby & T_ray: who?



Anyhow, butthurt feelings aside, kudos I guess.
Fara.

[SenorVandal]

Wow! Nice! I didn't realize SOE was releasing a Planetside Single Player Spin-off.

Also, as Bittermen pointed out:

[Rivenshield]

Originally Posted by Kemeros

Now how about we recreate this

Can we give ten seconds to a single TR squad acting disciplined and holding its own?

Can we show the NC guy respawning?

[MGP]

Originally Posted by Fara

You can imagine the briefing the Dev's gave the cinematic crew.
Higby: oo OO yeah Light Assault!, NC, kicking TR commy ass *nerdgasm*
T_Ray: But the VS kicks yo ass in the end *aww yeah.
Random employee: what about the TR?
Higby & T_ray: who?

My thoughts exactly. Is there a single person within SOE who favors TR?

[Ruffdog]

Yes it will get people to look deeper into the game, but I bet you 9 times out of 10 they will be thinking they are looking up a single game until they get there.

I'm slightly disappointed. I think they could have done an audience grab without being ludicrously one-sided. The TR don't even seem like a faction. When I show my mates, they'll ask "what team are you?" "um, the read guys."

The TR could have been the existing bully boys kicking ass and taking names and you could still have had your "hero" come along and be all "freedomy". The VS phase at the end is pretty nice.

Ah well more players, more targets. Kill em all

[Phazed]

Im actually pissed at this ... i dont care TR are misrepresented, i care than they misrepresented the Game. When a LA goes gun hoe like that he dies... and respons as in the Name of the damn trailer but that doesnt seem to matter as noone respawns in the trailer, So when we see this trailer we see 1 guy flying through the air killing an army yes its eye catching and yes you are going to get a crowd in and attracted who want to be a solo light assualt who can kill 20 guys and once they get in and see they cant they move on.

I will put it this way , this trailer will NOT hurt the game it is going to be a great game and i will enjoy it, what it will hurt is SOE and there profits not in the fact of a true hurt but rather a huge missed oppurtunity, this trailer could have been just as epic while showing a much more accurate representation of what this game is all about.


Is an epic trailer with more than one faction and truly conveys what the game is about no I`m not mad because of the TR misrepresentation I`m mad due to the lost opportunity for this game and thats all there is to it.

If your going to sell a bicycle sell a damn bicycle not a motorbike because you think that more people will come into your store if you advertise that you have motorbikes in the end they will all walk out upset because they didn't want to buy a damn bicycle.

Sorry for the long winded post.

[Naz The Eternal]

A change of pants is necessary after watching that trailer...

[OnexBigxHebrew]

Originally Posted by Timealude

and they were nice but the thing is its not going to grab peoples attention, im just saying these kind of trailers generate sales and sales are what is needed to keep a company running. look at swtor granted the game failed but look how much money it generated and how much hype it was giving because of that trailer.

Won't grab attention...but will generate sales? Do you understand how advertising works at all?


wtf?


Kids, its a fun trailer meant to look cool. That's all. Lets grow up and realize this faster. Its not even the game's launch trailer for crying out loud.