A "Newbie" look at PS2

[MrVicchio]

My First impressions.

Last night, I jumped on to find NC territory greatly diminished. I spawn main base and hopped into a reaver and just hit insert to get into the action. Since the wife was playing WoW behind me I threw on my headset... woah. Tactical speak almost in a language I couldn't understand as players were organizing and planning an offensive. Of course, I was also trying to relean to fly in Planetside, something I used to take much pride in. I gotta tweak the controls and sensitivity... So after stopping and just listening I start getting what they are saying, understanding that "D7 move to the gen and fix" meant and other such things. We ended up taking a few smaller outposts trying to move the battle lines then went after a Biodome.

Now, since I am still figuring things out I just play as Light Infantry, kinda addicted to the jet pack thing for getting around and not dying cause I jumped off something with a long drop. I really like that. I haven't spent any cert points, but I did pay for a month of premium and slapped a 7 day xp booster on. Hey, I gotta catch up

Side note, when I last played the grphx glitched out on me, the ground would appear and disappear like a strobe light. So when I logged in this time I was getting a rapid white flashing screen. Solution? Reduced resolution by 5%. All good! Gonna tweak the graphics later tonight see if I can find a sweet spot of looks and versatility.

Overall I was very impressed, I've played a lot of BF3 (look me up MrVicchio there too ) and one thing I've never enjoyed about FPS games is the lack of strategy and purpose, it's just spawn, kill spawn kill, map ends, wash, rinse, repeat. While one could argue that the tug of war in PS is no different, it's just the same thing but with a different coat of paint... here losing has a consequence, and winning has rewards. This sets PS2 above the competition.
Sure, it's not as pretty as BF3, maybe the enemies further away lose detail... I can live with that. The big picture is there, and the battles are just as intense.

My new goal is to start trying the other classes, figure out which one fits my personal play style and rock it. i will say I do have an issue with Sunderer's being mobile spawn points to the extent that they are. Makes base D very difficult. I haven't played enough to offer a good solution, but once I have one I'll let ya'll know.

I knew if I started PS2, I'd be hooked on the mass battles. Seeing tanks rumble by as large aircraft land to pick up troops or drop them off, explosions everywhere. It kinda feels like being in a movie. I know that might sound cheesy to some but that's how it feels to me. I like to mentally role-play in game. Sink into the experience and embrace it. I don't have the time I used too to play games, but when I play I give it my all.