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NivexQ · 2012-02-16, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by basti

Its sand, in both pictures.

We have not yet seen snow, simple as that.

No, the other picture is absolutely, positively snow. You can see it in the dead trees, especially.

DayOne · 2012-02-16, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by NivexQ

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Except we can't see the rest of the top of the mesas. Looks alot like snow to me.

But even if that isn't snow, the other picture is absolutely snow.

They are both it deserts!

Raymac · 2012-02-16, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Graywolves

It doesn't snow in those types of environments.

If it was snow it would be on top of the mesas as well because it fell from the sky.

FALSE.

1. Ironically, the first place I ever touched snow was in Palm Springs, and if you don't know then I'll save you the effort of googling it...it's a desert.

2. Snow will only stick to a slope that is at most 70 degrees steep, which is still steep as hell. But that's why you don't see vertical snow very often like how you can't pile a stack of salt grains vertically.

Having said all that, it could just be light colored dust. I personally think we still have only seen Indar this whole time. Just different parts of it.

basti · 2012-02-16, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by NivexQ

No, the other picture is absolutely, positively snow. You can see it in the dead trees, especially.

Dude, trust me, its sand.

NivexQ · 2012-02-16, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by basti

Dude, trust me, its sand.

I could say the same thing.

Dude, trust me, it's snow.

Edit :: You know what, fine. If it's snow, then the trees look stupid. Dear Planetside 2 team, please get rid of dead snowy, Ceryshen looking trees in deserts immediately.

Casual · 2012-02-16, 02:32 PM

Thanks for the replies.

Tikuto · 2012-02-16, 02:33 PM

Us regulars here know this is sand because we know Indar will be the only continent available at launch, maybe.

Raymac · 2012-02-16, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by basti

Dude, trust me, its sand.

Hey Basti. Welcome to America, the land of wonder where it can snow in the desert.

UnknownDT · 2012-02-16, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Raymac

FALSE.

1. Ironically, the first place I ever touched snow was in Palm Springs, and if you don't know then I'll save you the effort of googling it...it's a desert

Palm Springs??? I grew up there and moved when I was 18. You still live there? and How old are you? lol

Raymac · 2012-02-16, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by UnknownDT

Palm Springs??? I grew up there and moved when I was 18. You still live there? and How old are you? lol

I was there on vacation and maybe 3 years old at the time and we took the tram up the mountain. My parents still have the picture somewhere.

UnknownDT · 2012-02-16, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

Internet date commencing!

At least I lightened the mood on this dumb snow discussion :P

We haven't seen a snow continent, but guys there will be one out I'm sure. They'd be dumb to not include a snow cont in this game.

But cool cool Ray.. The tram is a big attraction for some odd reason... I just guess living there I never saw the "appeal".. still don't :P

Great place to live though. At least was when I was there.

BigBossMonkey · 2012-02-16, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Tikuto

Us regulars here know this is sand because we know Indar will be the only continent available at launch, maybe.

They've said there are several conts available at launch. They just keep showing (pretty much) only Indar. I think when Higby was showing off those trees and what not recently that was another cont.

basti · 2012-02-16, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Raymac

Hey Basti. Welcome to America, the land of wonder where it can snow in the desert.

MADNESS!

Anyway, to get to the "one continent at lauch" thing: Im pretty sure this is for beta, as it seems like that only indar is somewhat done so far (we have not yet seen or heard of any other continent)

basti · 2012-02-16, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

This place
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...hp?img_id=1853

and this place are not the same continent.
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...hp?img_id=1819

Usually, i would agree.
But this talk about different biomes on continents got me thinking. It clearly wont be all the same as in planetside. Means, im not entierly sure if that is indeed a different continent in that night shot, or just a certain area on Indar.

Firefly · 2012-02-16, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Raymac

Hey Basti. Welcome to America, the land of wonder where it can snow in the desert.

Anyone who doesn't think it snows in the desert should probably go back to high school.

When I was stationed in West Texas, which wasn't a mountainous region, we had snow in the winter. And it was a shitty nasty desert.

When I was stationed in Arizona down on the border with Mexico, where it was desert country, we had snow in the fall (freakish, but it was there) and in the winter. And it was, as I said, desert country.

Oh hey. Afghanistan. The goddamned fucking desert. SNOW.

So yeah. Whatever the pix show, there's fucking snow in fucking deserts. THE END.