I have to admit, for the very first time I am extremely bored, so little to do.

[Valcron]

As I wandered around last night I got into some heavy thinking. The game design/system isn't the problem, it's the fact that there isn't really anyhing else to do or see. To me, sometimes it's the little things that really attract me to a particular game, the atmosphere, the landscapes and other odds and ends.

For instance, what essentially irks me are the sanctuaries. There's no resmblence that this is your home. All it is are some bland buildings thrown together for your vehicles, HART, training, and respawn. There isn't anything that shows off your empire. No overly disgusting propaganda, no buildings that represent govermental ownership, nothing.

Then we have continents, with bases on them, nothing else. Where is anything that even remotely represented a war in the past? No destroyed buildings, no burnt out towers, no craters from bomb shellings, nothing. It's all perfectly flat land. Even in EQ there were ruins from past empires, destroyed buildings, decayed wood, etc. I can't quite understand what their initial goals were, to me the only thing they concentrated on were "How many players can we get into one area without choking systems." Which is actually understandable.

Aside from the things I said, they need to improve on the things you can do, I understand now they're enhancing defense, but there is more that needs to be done. The original idea of empire missions was really fantastic, I wish it were in. It would be great to goto your empire headquarters, receive a mission from an NPC and wham you start it. Even something as simple as, "Escort A general from one warpgate to another, his safety is crucial as he is your top commander of X empire".

Lastly, it took me 2 years to finally get bored of Everquest. A month and a half for Planetside, that worries me. Will there be enough content and changes within the next 3-4 months? Only time will tell, I have ideas and ways to improve the game, lets hope they churn these out as fast as possible.

-Valcron


*EDIT FOR THE ASSHOLES OUT THERE THAT THINK IM COMPARING THIS GAME TO EQ. I'M NOT SO CLEAN THE CRAP OUT OF YOUR EARS*