Customization Woes

[ITOS]

I always wondered why VS would care about camouflage. Actually I find it funny how in many sci fi games (eg Crysis and Halo) military gear has these glowing bits on them. Not very practical. :S

[DayOne]

Originally Posted by ITOS

I always wondered why VS would care about camouflage. Actually I find it funny how in many sci fi games (eg Crysis and Halo) military gear has these glowing bits on them. Not very practical. :S

Things like this confuse me. It's like how in splinter cell Sam Fisher is somehow completely invisible even with the three bright green lamps stuck to his forehead.

[Sledgecrushr]

Well guys I was hoping this subject would come up. The outfit I am with is a warhammer 40k gaming community, and truthfully we intend on doing a slight rewrite of PS2 history and going with an alternate RP experience. But for immersion we are going to need some pretty incredible customisation. Im not talking adding a infrared heat seeking red dot sight on your sniper rifle either, we need skins.

[Pozidriv]

Originally Posted by Sledgecrushr

Well guys I was hoping this subject would come up. The outfit I am with is a warhammer 40k gaming community, and truthfully we intend on doing a slight rewrite of PS2 history and going with an alternate RP experience. But for immersion we are going to need some pretty incredible customisation. Im not talking adding a infrared heat seeking red dot sight on your sniper rifle either, we need skins.

This right here got me thinking... What about mercenary subfactions in PS2 as lore explanation for new skins for soldiers?

Tribes: Ascend had a new patch called, Raid and Pillage that added 2 new skins for a class called Raider.

This is how the old raider looks like



And here are the new skins that were added, the lad on the forefront is ye olde mercenary for hire and the guy on the back is more of a freelance hooligan.



Your thoughts about this type of customization?

[Hamma]

Got to say I am not a huge fan of customization either in any game but alas these are the cards we are dealt in modern gaming. Is what it is

As long as people can't buy the PWNSAUCE MKII ASSAULT RIFLE WITH RPG ATTACHMENT then I am ok with it.

[Kipper]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Got to say I am not a huge fan of customization either in any game

I like to customise, but only where it makes sense. Same goes for product placement and advertising etc too. I don't think its such a sad state of affairs if it brings down the cost of buying games or playing online; or puts the spending on your terms at least.

It also helps provide some depth and uniqueness then that's a good thing. I might spend a little bit of cash on some cool looking camoflage, or scope for my gun - but I really don't want to see people running around in indian style feather head garments or dressed as a giant hot dog, at least not in PS2 anyway.

I used to play PotBS. That was good for the fact that you could design your own logos, but they had to be in keeping with the theme to get into the game.

[ThirdCross]

I personally don't like the camo patterns. They seem out of place for Planetside and clash with the faction colors. I'm fine most any other customization though as long as it fits Planetside's style. Think of how they did the armor system in halo reach. Link

[Mod]

Probably worth bearing in mind too, that the limited camo patterns we have seen so far are probably not final like almost everything else we have seen.

[RawketLawnchair]

They promised they wouldn't do that.

Also, those camo patterns will blend perfectly with the terrain they are meant to be used in. Plus, we haven't gotten in beta to test any of this stuff yet to give official feedback of what it looks like from your perspective in game.

They could even eventually take it out.

[Sledgecrushr]

Im willing to spend at least 20 dollars US for a Vanu skull to hang from my belt. The same for a skull faced helmet. Im not asking for for the BFG pwnser, we just want to achieve a certain look.

[RadarX]

Customization is truly about making a gaming experience your own. Customization will be as much about looks as it will be playstyle. Maybe you won't want the camo pattern, but a different type of scope. More options is never a bad thing!

[SniperSteve]

Red and Black. As long as everything I own/wear is Red and Black, I am happy.


Edit.. I think this post was the 100,000th post on the PS2 Discussion.

[Graywolves]

I love character customization, like appearance.

[PlaceboCyanide]

As long as it isn't lore/immersion breaking or unbalancing in a pay to win kind of fashion then I say sky's the limit.

[headcrab13]

Originally Posted by PlaceboCyanide

As long as it isn't lore/immersion breaking or unbalancing in a pay to win kind of fashion then I say sky's the limit.

I agree, I don't want to see someone in rainbow camo and giant red clown shoes just because they wanted to stand out and had some extra station cash, but I feel that the devs have approached this very thoughtfully.

The camo we've seen thus far is quite appropriate for the environments and offers a great deal of customization while still maintaining empire themes. Depending on how easy it is to swap camo patterns that you've purchased, I expect to use it only when tactically necessary. Most of the time I plan to be rocking the good old red and black.