Probable Scythe in recent art

[TRex]

Originally Posted by basti

Is is a scythe

http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/131474437353639936

Gotta check facts, gotta check them all.

I stand corrected

New to the whole twitter thing .It feels like a mass emporium to be a stalker . Strange how my followers seem to either have a link to some scam site , or XXXf-buddy . Babylon online

[Traak]

I hope the new combat motorbike from the VS is called the sickle.

[Tikuto]

Originally Posted by Gandhi

I just hope it doesn't end up looking *too* alien.

Doesn't bother me much at all.

Homo-Erectus - This is what we looked like many years ago.

What we can't determine is how we'll look in the future, and so in PlanetSide the VS may still look very Homo-Sapien though the 'evolution' factor could be of their appearance and design which fits well in my idea of substituting what we may look like in the future.


Besides, it's just 'the future' and it's just awesomely futuristic of the VS's Scythe.

[SKYeXile]

Originally Posted by Tikuto

Doesn't bother me much at all.

Homo-Erectus - This is what we looked like many years ago.

What we can't determine is how we'll look in the future, and so in PlanetSide the VS may still look very Homo-Sapien though the 'evolution' factor could be of their appearance and design which fits well in my idea of substituting what we may look like in the future.


Besides, it's just 'the future' and it's just awesomely futuristic of the VS's Scythe.

its all lies Darwin.

[FastAndFree]

I'm still concerned about those wings obstructing the field of view
Come on, I want a flying triangle

[SKYeXile]

Originally Posted by FastAndFree

I'm still concerned about those wings obstructing the field of view
Come on, I want a flying triangle

I imagine the flight camera would be mounted further forward than the cockpit.

[Canaris]

does it have roller ball action? cos that could be a deal breaker

looks good .... from a distance

[Hamma]

I think it really fits the VS theme - cool looking aircraft can't wait to see in game shots

[Xaine]

Originally Posted by Hamma

I think it really fits the VS theme - cool looking aircraft can't wait to see in game shots

That was pretty much my feeling as well. In the last game the VS armour just looked like standard tanks with some advanced alien tech bolted onto the side of it. Where as here, it looks like they've been built from the ground up with Alien tech.

Originally Posted by basti

Is is a scythe

http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/131474437353639936

Gotta check facts, gotta check them all.

Basti is all over those facts. Thanks for confirming

[Gandhi]

Originally Posted by Tikuto

What we can't determine is how we'll look in the future, and so in PlanetSide the VS may still look very Homo-Sapien though the 'evolution' factor could be of their appearance and design which fits well in my idea of substituting what we may look like in the future.

It's not a huge deal, but I'd just rather not have it feel like the Scrin in Command & Conquer 4. I'd rather lean toward the Vanu simply being people with a different mindset than the TR or NC. Like if I had to choose between the Scythe looking like a Cylon Raider or something like this, I'd choose the something like this. Railguns, not pew pew lasers

[Xyntech]

Oh how long I have waited for you, VS ES fighter.

I shalt pilot thee and I shalt forsaketh the Reaver and I shalt lay waste to a great legion of Mosquitos and Reavers and cause much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Originally Posted by Gandhi

It's not a huge deal, but I'd just rather not have it feel like the Scrin in Command & Conquer 4. I'd rather lean toward the Vanu simply being people with a different mindset than the TR or NC. Like if I had to choose between the Scythe looking like a Cylon Raider or something like this, I'd choose the something like this. Railguns, not pew pew lasers

VS are humans, but they are using alien technology. That alien technology was designed by aliens who may look very little like humans and their technology certainly doesn't line up with traditional human tech.

I think that the scythe having a more alien, cylon looking design is appropriate. Just so long as it has room for a human VS pilot inside, it can look like whatever, as long as it has a nice Vanu sense of style.

[Xaine]

Originally Posted by Tikuto

Doesn't bother me much at all.




What we can't determine is how we'll look in the future, and so in PlanetSide the VS may still look very Homo-Sapien though the 'evolution' factor could be of their appearance and design which fits well in my idea of substituting what we may look like in the future.


Besides, it's just 'the future' and it's just awesomely futuristic of the VS's Scythe.

The humans have only been on the ground here for just shy of a thousand years, if i'm not mistaken? So the VS wouldn't have changed much, at least physically, in that time.

However, 1000 years ago in England we were still sitting in castles, running around murdering the French (Oh nostalgia.... :P) . So with the influence of Vanu, their culture would have changed alot in that time from the other two Human factions, which again, would really influence their design theory.

I could be wrong, we might draw our secondary weapons with our brand new tentacles that have appeared on our shoulder blades. Which would be amazing.

Higby?

Please?

[Talek Krell]

Originally Posted by Thoreaux

For shame, devs. Clearly stolen from Supreme Commander.

I was actually going to say it looked like the Corsair.
I don't hate this. ^_^

Originally Posted by Xyntech

VS are humans, but they are using alien technology. That alien technology was designed by aliens who may look very little like humans and their technology certainly doesn't line up with traditional human tech.

In the first game at least they were reverse engineering alien tech and incorporating it into their own designs. I thought SOE did a decent job of making their stuff look alien while making it obvious that it was still meant to be used by humans.

[SKYeXile]

I better be able to bomb nagas with auora salvos.

[Raymac]

Why you gotta be racist?