News: Weapons webcast 24.2

[ThGlump]

http://forums.station.sony.com/stati...id=11500038823
February 24, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time on Twitch TV!
For anyone interested in PS2 weapons and have chance to ask something.


Although given latest news i would like different theme for a webcast

[RadarX]

The folks on the webcast can't answer any questions about Prosieben. They can just talk about some of the amazing weaponry in PlanetSide 2.

[Mordicant]

Can we ask questions here to be passed on? I'll either be stuck driving at that point or stuck in a trailer on a factory floor with no net...

[WiteBeam]

Originally Posted by RadarX

The folks on the webcast can't answer any questions about Prosieben. They can just talk about some of the amazing weaponry in PlanetSide 2.

Like the MAX right?

[Duddy]

Originally Posted by WiteBeam

Like the MAX right?

Good point, I'd like to hear about MAX weaponry and how it works, including if they have some form of melee attack.

[BigBossMonkey]

Some questions (in no real order):

1) The flamethrower that Tramell posted on twitter not long ago, is it for MAXs? Because I can't see how a regular soldier can use it.
2) WHERE IS MY TR KNIFE?!?!?!
3) What kind of grenades will we be seeing?
a) Will Jammers be coming back?
b) What kind of fun new types are there?
4) Will each faction have its own shotgun now that the Sweeper is NC only?
5) Any chance of a reveal (or at least some details!) on the TR/VS sniper rifles?
6) Assuming the Flamethrower up in question #1 is infact a MAX weapon, will we be seeing other NS weapons for them?
7) Matt tweeted 3 images a while back of some turrets on a base wall, few questions on those:
a) Will there be empire specific weapons for these turrets?
b) Are these the only commonpool weapons for them, or are there others not yet shown off?
8) Not really a weapon, but what kind of tools will Medics be getting? Mainly how will they be healing others?
9) Word on any fun Engineering deployables (shields, gun turrets, etc)?
10) Will sidearms be customizable? The screenshot of the Engineer loadout didn't show any modifications on it.
11) C4 has been mentioned several times, are these the new Boomers or is it separate from them?
a) What classes can use C4/Boomers
12) Do MAXs have melee weapons? It was mentioned they have a charge... MAXKnight please!

I'll think up more later.

[stordito]

do explosive weaponry count in?
if so:

-what is the max number of c4/boomers one can expect to deploy?
-do grenades or other kind of weapons triggers other explosives like c4/boomers or they just "break"?
-do c4/boomer need a player to have physical contact with the target surface or i can trow them and they will stick (Bfbc2 style),even from great distances (while hot dropping,for example)

i'm asking so because actually a lot of people used those deployables as an direct-attack offensive weapon...i used to stick boomers under other people's camping asses while cloacked,back in the days..
and the good ol' boomerd-behind-the-corner trick never gets old.

[Cobalt]

I hope I can watch this in the UK, ROHOHO.

[Mirror]

Originally Posted by RadarX

The folks on the webcast can't answer any questions about Prosieben.

Any word on when we are likely to get answers?

[DayOne]

This is about 11:30 GMT? I'd like to hear about the ES grenades.

[Aurmanite]

It's funny, because I'm hardcore Republic, but I'm most interested in information on the Lancer, should it be making a return.

[Canaris]

Hope you guys have some very nice new weapon surprises in store for us

[Johari]

I'd like to know:
-What's status of the Vanu MAX special ability right now?
-Is the Lancer still a charge-shot direct fire weapon? (I hope so)
-Does the Vanu HA's Lasher (if it still is called that) still have the lash effect?
-Any brand new weapons? Commonpool or otherwise.
-What are the training times like to start out with and how high do they go? If it's somewhat similar to EVE I'm expection minutes to months
-The other ES sniper rifles, shotguns, and whatever else we haven't seen.

Can't wait till Friday. Glad I have that day off.

[Biohazard]

I am interested in the sound of the weapons:

1) Will I be able to tell which weapon I have switched to from the sound it makes?
2) Will the weapons sound deadly and shake the walls apart, or sound like nerf guns?
3) Will the weapons make ambient noise? like vanu weapons humming, nc weapons rattling while I run, etc
4) on that note: Will my armor change the sound I make while running?

[Kaotc]

Originally Posted by Biohazard

4) on that note: Will my armor change the sound I make while running?

4a) will there be footstep sound?