new empire?

[Super_Ryu7]

hmm well my idea (really old and stupid) was like the old inhabitants went scrounging aroung old battle fields and reassembled the weapons=weapon splices like a vangaurd with hover capability and the prowler main gun and shit like that with a few of there own things, but it is a stupid idea i guess

[CassH]

I think the 4th Empire should be More seperatents like the NC but they also care about Tech like the VanuS so all the not so harxdcore VS will go and all the NC that kinda think the Tech should be studed and not just that they should seperate from the TR.

[Warborn]

Originally Posted by Ghandi90

1st-Um if i remember correctly ... a worm hole closed...thus rendering the old republic inable to travel to auraxis.
2nd- The worm hole closed b4 the bending so the old republic has no idea where we are.

No old republic for teh win!

It's fiction, so they can do whatever they want. They've already illustrated that the old TR has no interest in keeping the current TR, VS, and NC around. If the Ancients don't provide a fourth side, eventually the old TR will. And the BFR plans were sent through the micro-wormhole to each of the three warring sides, too. I see no reason why they couldn't, say, transmit an AI through that conjures up a fourth faction of robots or something like that.

[JetRaiden]

there wont be a new empire. ever.

not until like 2009 anyway, when planetside 2 comes out.

[Lonehunter]

Originally Posted by Cauldron Borne

9 factions.....9 planets....one victor.....who side are you on? PlanetSide II, coming fall of 2000never

The bold part contains the most trueth

[Warborn]

Originally Posted by JetRaiden

there wont be a new empire. ever.

not until like 2009 anyway, when planetside 2 comes out.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. SOE loves making expansions for their games. Lot's and lot's of expansions. And expansions need strong selling points, like a cool new side to play as with their own new vehicles and weapons and stuff. I'm not saying that such an expansion is imminent, only that I don't think Planetside will go through its lifespan having a bunch of expansions, and not ever having a new side. It just defies SOE's history.

[Lartnev]

It's a lot easier to add expansions to a MMORPG than it is to add them to Planetside. I'm sure SOE will add another expansion to Planetside, but I doubt it would be in the same magnitude as EverQuest or Star Wars Galaxies.

[Queensidecastle]

It's a lot easier to add expansions to a MMORPG than it is to add them to Planetside.

I disagree. RPGMMOs have economies, trade crafts, and loot. 3 things that Planetside doesnt have, on top of the same type of balance concerns

I agree with Warborn. Planetside is a very very successful MMO. With that much money to be made I can almost guarantee a Planetside 2 and in the very least, another expansion. An MMO FPS was an experiment and as it turns out a very successful one. It is clear now that there is a very large market for MMOFPS and as Planetside ages; Sony is going to have to address it with sequels and expansions

[Warborn]

PS2 will be a long time coming. EQ2, I believe, was spawned primarily because EQ1 is so inundated with mudflation and so on that they really don't have much left to work with. That, and EQ1 is very dated compared to other games, and without EQ2, it wouldn't have a chance of remaining extremely successful in the wake of World of Warcraft (though given how good WoW is, let's see how well EQ2 really does).

SOE likes money. They aren't going to finance a sequel to Planetside until Planetside stops being very popular, or has some serious competition coming at it (like, say, in 5 years we get a Starcraft MMOFPS game by Blizzard). If they make a PS2 within the next couple years, for instance, PS1 will still probably be as popular as it is now, if not more popular, and PS2 will end up being competition with PS1. That isn't good business at all.

You can do pretty much anything with expansions. Adding new sides, new vehicles, weapons, areas, and even new graphics engines to make the game look better. There are lot's of things they could add with expansions, and because of how comparatively simplistic PS is as a MMOFPS, there isn't really a ceiling for what they can do. Although Planetside's expansions may be weak sauce given how many people currently subscribe to the game, I really don't believe we're going to see a shortage of expansions.

[Jekz]

I'm sure the next expansion will add the Terran Empire, the Dragon Horde, and the Old Republic Machina Force.

[Queensidecastle]

I wager the BFRs will give Sony the momentum (and money) it needs to plan for a Planetside expansion

[Lartnev]

Originally Posted by Queensidecastle

I disagree. RPGMMOs have economies, trade crafts, and loot. 3 things that Planetside doesnt have, on top of the same type of balance concerns

Well normally such games are PvE, which makes it easier on the balance concerns. Also levels come into play so it's expected to see powerful spells for higher players etc. Also I think if you add a new weapon to a MMORPG the art and animation assets are far less demanding than those employed in Planetside.

And I'd wager that they've probably already got it in mind to do a naval expansion, they're just getting things out of the development queue.

[CassH]

I hope not.

New expanstions = alot new content

Alot new content = more bugs

More bugs = shit

[Jekz]

Originally Posted by CassH

I hope not.

New expanstions = alot new content

Alot new content = more bugs

More bugs = shit

You are the future.

[SniperDude]

I'd like to see, not really a 4th empire, but rather a mercenary type "empire". Have same max BR but no CR. Also they have no Sanc, but simply work for what ever empire they want to for the day. They'll have to choose on log in who they want to fight for and have to follow the 12 hour rule. Ya it's kinda cheap and exploitable, but without CR being a factor, I think it could be pretty fun.