Platoon size?

Akadios · 2012-06-26, 06:42 PM

Smedley says that Platoons will be 100 people (10 squads of 10). This is an official announcement, source below. What I am wondering is if anyone has heard anything else (with a source please) that would show this may have just been Smedley mis-speaking.

SOURCE OF CONFIRMED STATEMENT OF 100 MAN PLATOONS

GamesBeat: Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa was more like the last big sci-fi MMO effort, and that failed. [Trion's Defiance hasn't launched yet.

Smedley: Yeah. The difference between that game and this is: This is a shooter; this is an FPS; that’s all this is. It’s all playver versus player. There is no player versus environment in this. We’ve built in these very deep features for coordinated gameplay. Much deeper than you’ll see in any other game. We’ve got platoons that let you form together squads of 10, and you can get 10 squads of 10 together, you have a platoon of 100 people playing together. Then you have an outfit of 500 to 1000 people, which is like a large clan. It really is taking what’s traditional FPS gameplay and expanding it to a very large level. We think gamers are going to like that.

Source: http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/18/so...view/view-all/

Edit: Source of recent video saying 30 was provided, Thank you Billybob

Originally Posted by BillyBob

It's actually all mentioned in detail in the very latest official PS2 video from SOE:

PlanetSide 2 - E3 Theater Presentation

1 Squad = 10 Players.

1 Platoon = 3 Squads = 30 Players.

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Greeniegriz · 2012-06-26, 06:44 PM

Most recent videos have said thirty.

I may be mistaken.

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BigBossMonkey · 2012-06-26, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Greeniegriz

Most recent videos have said thirty.

I may be mistaken.

Cheers,

GG

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Smedley and ... someone else, have said as recently as E3 that Platoons are up to 100 people.

IMMentat · 2012-06-26, 06:46 PM

3 squads of 10 in PS1, this will probably hold true for PS2 also.

Aparently outfit members may be visible on the map/minimap regardless of if they are squadded or not.

Nemeses · 2012-06-26, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Greeniegriz

Most recent videos have said thirty.

I may be mistaken.

Cheers,

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Yes pretty sure it's this, well thats what was said in the devs vid.

Xyntech · 2012-06-26, 06:49 PM

Smed said 10 squads in a platoon (100 players), put pretty much everywhere else, even more recent stuff post Smedterview, have said 3 squads in a platoon (30 players).

Considering how much we have heard the latter, and that it's what PS1 had, I'm going to assume it will be the same as PS1 until we see for certain otherwise.

I wouldn't mind 100 man platoons though.

Ratstomper · 2012-06-26, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Xyntech

I wouldn't mind 100 man platoons though.

That's a LOT of people to keep focused and make sure aren't effing everything up (in a bad way).

TaintedPaladin · 2012-06-26, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Xyntech

I wouldn't mind 100 man platoons though.

My only problem with a 100 man platoon is its no longer a platoon but a company sized element. This is the vet in me coming out I guess.

Akadios · 2012-06-26, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by Ratstomper

That's a LOT of people to keep focused and make sure aren't effing everything up (in a bad way).

Ya we were talking about it in outfit command forums and were like

Does anyone have a link to a video where it says 30 ( not that I don't believe you saw it, but I saw a video that said 100 straight from Smeds mouth)

The Kush · 2012-06-26, 06:57 PM

100 is too much. 40 or 50 max would be okay though. Since they change the galaxy to hold two squads (20 soldiers) I think the platoon size should increase as well

ChookWantan · 2012-06-26, 07:02 PM

It's three squads of ten from what I've read and seen.

Top Sgt · 2012-06-26, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Akadios

I heard on an old video that the platoon size was 100 people (10 squads of 10) is that actually still the case?

100+ we should call it a Company

Platoon should to me be 30-50 or so people fill up to and call it a Company.

IMMentat · 2012-06-26, 07:04 PM

"a company" = subsection of an outfit possibly?
something to ponder.

Akadios · 2012-06-26, 07:07 PM

I agree 100 is too much, not a thread about what it should be tho

Does anyone have the video where they say 3 of 10 since the video where smed says 10 of 10 is common knowledge?

Sledgecrushr · 2012-06-26, 07:09 PM

I guess you can form a platoon with as little as thirty people, but you can have as many as 100 in your platoon. Thats kind if the way Im reading it.