several things I liked in Smedley's AMA...

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(I know that to many mmo veterans -especially from exSWG veterans and EQ2flames, MMOfringe- Jsmedley is known as a 'liar', but I think, in many occasions, he's a cool guy, too. So, it's free to take these with a grain of salt.)


Q : Do you plan on working on bases in PS2 that outfits can deploy?

J_Smedley : hell yes. That's in a 3 year plan we have. By the end of year 1 is my goal.



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Q : Have you given any thoughts about space/naval combat? Is it part of your 3-year plan that you guys are employing?


J_Smedley : it is part of the plan. Seamless continents. not saying it's technically feasible yet but it's part of the plan.

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J_Smedley : I see World of Tanks and World of Warplanes and World of Warships and I say we can do 2 of those right now in the same world and I want all 3


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Q : Do you think SOE will ever venture into a sandbox style MMO? Personally my favorite gaming memories we getting a group of friends and just doing whatever we felt (I know this is somewhat achieved in PS2).

J_Smedley : hell yes we will.


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Q : Is the NC soldier in the Planetside 2 CG trailer supposed to look like Higby?

J_Smedley : Higby is better looking

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Q : Are weather patterns going to be in the game?(Rain, Lightning , Fog, Snowstorms, Sandstorms, Some wierd plasma storm) Is there going to be any wildlife to play with(shoot)?

J_Smedley : yes but not for launch. I hope we have wildlife. I love the idea of shooting wildlife. I'm not what you would call a classic nature lover. I hate the outdoors actually. I'm pretty pale.
(hmm... I wanna know how he thinks about 'Non-attackable wildlife')

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Q : How likely will there be new weapons / classes in expansions?

How will the beta work? Is it like GW2 where you can play 2-3 days. Or more like Blizzard betas, like where you can play as long as the beta is going on?

J_Smedley : we don't intend to do expansions in the classic sense. Our goal (and I say it's a goal) - is not to charge for future content. We want it to be like LoL.. where new continents (maps) are free.

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Q : Will there be locks on team vehicles preventing a random player from taking your vehicle? (if they are certified to use it)

J_Smedley : yes. actually going in right now.

LasOm : yes, you'll be able to set each seat to squad, outfit, open or locked.

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Q : Any plans to provide an API for third party applications to hit, similar to EVE Online?

J_Smedley : yes. big big plans on this. Stay tuned soon.

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Q : Have you considered making a steam-workshop-like feature where the community can model and submit cosmetic items for the developers to review and add to the cash shop?

Less work for the devs, more items in the shop, lots of money made/saved.


J_Smedley : stay tuned very soon. very soon indeed.
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Q : When can we expect to see a creative use of the LucasArts license? Star Wars + Planetside = It Prints Money

J_Smedley : that would be an awesome game wouldn't it!

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These above Qs triggered my interest...

but weapon sound pack ? What the....