Ghost capping zergs - air domination everywhere else - wordt 2x event ever.

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Originally Posted by igster

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Summary Fur Coat and No Underpants
PS2 is the game of the year. The graphics, the mechanics, the weapons, the vehicles and to some extent the maps and bases are stunning. Without the deep rich long game that we can still be playing in 10 years time it will lose population to the next big game.

PS1 graphics and mechanics were bad (not at the time) but people played for a long time despite this. It wasn't because of the meta game that it lost population. We still had great times for 10 years.

Put a meta game of equivalent depth into PS2 and it'll be the game of the decade and I'll buy all of the cuban hats, 6 inch heels, tiger print leotards and studded codpieces that you put into the PS2 Shop for the next ten years.

With only a Shallow meta game as it is now hardcore players will be bored and move on. The shop is gonna have full shelves and empty tills within the year. Along with many others I'll probably be looking for my fashion accessories elsewhere.

I agree with your points, not as much with the resources hampering the gameplay, but that's probably a matter of perspective as my cooldowns and resources are generally available unless we're WG'd. I especially agree that rapid response isn't viable and seems to exist only for frustrating and burning out players who wish to try it.

The real problem I have though, is that so few played Planetside, real proper Planetside, that the majority of players are satisfied with the game we have now, regardless of it's hollowness and it's lack of long term sustainability. I can't fault them for not knowing better, as most have not played PS1 and as such don't have a yearning for a deep, strategic, tactical game that one can play for years.