Hamma and Jennyboo's PS2 tweets - Page 2

Saintlycow · 2012-05-21, 09:23 PM

looks like the shield on the deployable turrets will be faction colors, seeing as we have seen red and blue already

Mastachief · 2012-05-21, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by Saintlycow

looks like the shield on the deployable turrets will be faction colors, seeing as we have seen red and blue already

Yeh, it's a great idea really much like being shot illuminates your faction colours as your shield flares. It's all good for target recognition.

FireStormNova · 2012-05-21, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by The Kush

Hopefully
I'm rather disappointed courtyards will be lacking in this game. It was fun once you breached an enemy's perimeter wall and the walls were fun to defend. Especially with the addition of jump jets. Oh well hopefully they realize their mistake. This game needs walls around some bases at least.

There will be some bases with walls from what i have heard in the forms. Stilll some of the bases or open and i think i understand why. Remember in planet side 1 when people did have the 4 wall setup? Yes it was fun at time, but some times it was !@#$ crazy like shooting fish in a barrel. Cannon fodder fun for artillary and bomber attacks!

Being more open and haveing more capture points should cause players to use more tactical game play.

Myself I am one for varity and only haveing 2 or 3 mods for bases will get old real quick but from what i have seen it looks like alot of varity will be in the game.

Baron · 2012-05-21, 09:45 PM

I like the fact that not all AMP stations (or any base for that matter) are created equal. Some may have walls, others might be more open ...both will have strategic advantages and disadvantages so base assault/defense doesn't become "rinse-and-repeat"

my .02

Toppopia · 2012-05-21, 09:49 PM

Oh boy oh boy, i hope my questions get asked, i was the first to post questions on the thread about them going to SOE so they should get asked

brickbuster · 2012-05-21, 10:27 PM

I'm not quite sure that full around PS1 walls are really necessary, and I think that it might add to the gameplay to be without them. Walls are a barrier that create two generic choke points and cause stalemates. Overall, they are bland and make the fighting around every base the same. Instead of a boring courtyard system, the bases in Planetside 2 have outlying perimeter defenses (those buildings on the outskirts of the base), then an area closer to the base, and finally an infantry-only area mostly inside. This makes base defense more about the placement of armor, use of air superiority to move forward, and daring flanking assaults on attackers. In short, the lack of walls will make combat more dependent on tactics and use of the terrain. I am basing this off of the AMP station, being the only base type we have seen in detail. The style of the bases seem much more realistic, instead of a medieval "Defend the walls!" type of combat.

Tatwi · 2012-05-21, 10:35 PM

Whoah. Smed, if you're not going to let Higby out of the office can you at least bring in a razor and pillow for the poor guy?

Also,

I saw one in the office there. Makes me wonder what Smed has to say about PS2 beta.

Brusi · 2012-05-21, 10:36 PM

I had a dream that i broke into the PS2 Dev teams office building in San Diego. If Hamma an JB don't post some more tweets soon, i might have to actually do it!

Ieyasu · 2012-05-21, 10:49 PM

I had a feeling with Hamma we would be seeing alot of red and black.

Pyreal · 2012-05-21, 11:12 PM

Anyone else notice the line of April issues of PC GAMER on the counter top?

What could it mean? /e rubs chin

The Kush · 2012-05-21, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by AlienTwentyFour

Some do? Hmm. If you guys see any, can ya drop a link. I looked through the pictures, and the only base I found with walls was the one with the Mosquito over it.

For me it's not an issue of having a wall I want a base completely enclosed by walls

The Kush · 2012-05-21, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by FireStormNova

There will be some bases with walls from what i have heard in the forms. Stilll some of the bases or open and i think i understand why. Remember in planet side 1 when people did have the 4 wall setup? Yes it was fun at time, but some times it was !@#$ crazy like shooting fish in a barrel. Cannon fodder fun for artillary and bomber attacks!

Being more open and haveing more capture points should cause players to use more tactical game play.

Myself I am one for varity and only haveing 2 or 3 mods for bases will get old real quick but from what i have seen it looks like alot of varity will be in the game.

Yea I feel ya on the variety but I still would like to see a base completely surrounded by walls. Those were some fun battles and courtyards gave you protection to stage counterattacks and pull vehicles ect