Mr.Vicchio's TOP 10 things WRONG with PS, and Sporks reply.

[MrVicchio]

Author Topic: What is currently "wrong" with PS gameplay
MrVicchio
Station Member
Registered: Nov 2002

posted 04-15-2003 04:23 AM user search report post
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1. I think, after a few days with the Beta, I found the first issue, solo play can be very dull. Going out just by yourself just... it gets boring, atleast for me. Course, when you only have an hour at best... its kinda fun to working on a certain area.. like flying skillz.
2. Grief Point System... oh wait, thast being worked on as we speak.... Hope they make it so if you hit a bad guy, and a good guy with the same shot/volley you don't incur GP....

3. The solo hacker taking that base back.. agian.... oh that too is being worked on... hmmm... good.

4. CEP is way slow to gain... nm, that too is being worked on....

5. No artillary or bombers! That is a legitimate complaint I have. I would like to see that in game.

6. Reaver gun sights... Can you move em a bit closer to gether? PLEASE? I have to get WAY too close to hose down infintry, and when you are flying against NC thats just suicide....

7. Pheonix Missiles... uhm... thats a bit unbalancing to give them a human guided missile... cmon, thats a bit over powered yes?

8. HART timer is WAY too long, but thats just me....

9. Instant Action, kinda screwy sometimes... you go to a continent that has like one little battle, not what you were looking for, so you hit again, and end up in teh same respawn tube... thats just annoying.

10. People. People do STUPID things. I watched a guy drop and crash his galaxy loaded with people into 3 Galaxies on the ground last night in sanctuary, and its AMAZING how many vehicle induced deaths scroll across your screen while you are there... Can we get a people free version of the game? Thanks.

Wow, unexpected, but cool!

SporkfirePS
Station Admin
Registered: Jan 2003 posted 04-15-2003 11:47 AM user search report post
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1. I think, after a few days with the Beta, I found the first issue, solo play can be very dull. Going out just by yourself just... it gets boring, atleast for me. Course, when you only have an hour at best... its kinda fun to working on a certain area.. like flying skillz.
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The lone-wolf experience is a difficult one to address because people go solo for more than one reason, whether to try and subtly cap unguarded bases or to just participate in the action however they want without having to be managed by a commander. What would you like to do as a loner? What could be improved.

Items 2-7 are all under review. I'll hold off comment until the systems that address these are in place.


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8. HART timer is WAY too long, but thats just me....
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This is a difficult balance to find. We want to keep HART shuttles and warpgates equally useful without making one overwhelmingly dominant. This is an item that the team is continuing to spend time on.


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9. Instant Action, kinda screwy sometimes... you go to a continent that has like one little battle, not what you were looking for, so you hit again, and end up in teh same respawn tube... thats just annoying.
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The system behind Instant Action is still being tweaked to put greater consideration on the weight of the battle. It's not enough that battles have occurred there. It will be more important to also consider how heavy the combat is before selecting an Instant Action drop site.


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10. People. People do STUPID things. I watched a guy drop and crash his galaxy loaded with people into 3 Galaxies on the ground last night in sanctuary, and its AMAZING how many vehicle induced deaths scroll across your screen while you are there... Can we get a people free version of the game? Thanks.
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It's a constant struggle, particularly in MMO's to have to deal with the mistakes of others. The possible range of inconveniences that others can cause is pretty vast. If there are any particulars you'd like to share (Galaxy crash noted), go ahead and spell them out for us. Keep in mind that many of the Grief-related scenarios will be addressed along with the entire Grief system.

Victor Wachter
Community Relations Representative
Many questions can be answered by reading the PlanetSide Game Info and FAQ

http://boards.station.sony.com/ubb/p...ML/005934.html