Planetside 2 Information Thread

[megamold]

thanks man , you're the best

[Bags]

Updated the Higby QandA with the new questions.

[Bags]

Updated with the new article. Also updated the what we know section with new information from said article.

Big point was PS2 is faster than PS1, but not as fast as BFBC2 in terms of TTK.

[megamold]

i would say this is the biggest point :
". AMSes aren’t going back in, but Galaxies are going to be mobile spawn points."

i remember him saying a while ago that ams's were in the game. imho this could be a brilliant idea or a disaster

and i think the ttk decrease is a good thing , i would make the gunplay more strategic then it is now since you cant just sprint around corners. making the gunplay less "gung-ho" then it is now.
but i geuss we will have to wait and see

[Bags]

Never thought I'd hear a COD like TTK described as "Strategic".

Oh well, if it's slower than BFBC2 I can live.

[megamold]

i didnt reference cod did i?
the ttk in cod isnt "strategic" because the maps arent designed for it and the game isnt designed to be played that way
think of it like this: if you die faster you are gonna think twice about running for that piece of cover thats 20m away when the bullets are flying
(pretty much like in real life right? and there the ttk is pretty much 1 bullet )

which is what you do when you play battlefield , now the ttk for ps2 will be slower then bfbc so you will have some more freedom but not so much that you would think it a good idea to just run out of the front door of a besieged tower wielding a chaingun spraying like a maniac

basicly a lower ttk = more combat strategy realism
its all about finding the balance

i'm actually more worried about the lack of an ams

[Traak]

• Are AMS returning? Yes.

My favorite part.

"The AMS is my weapon, and soldiers are my ammo" was coined by me.

[Crator]

Why was everyone at the AGN shoutcast saying last night they weren't returning then? Someone showed in an article that Higby said it wasn't. Couldn't see it well though.

[Hamma]

They aren't coming back, just needs to be updated.

[Bags]

Sorry, I updated it in my "what we know" section but I forgot to edit the FAQ.

Fixed now.

[megamold]

Originally Posted by Traak

• Are AMS returning? Yes.

My favorite part.

"The AMS is my weapon, and soldiers are my ammo" was coined by me.

well looks like its gonna be
"The galaxy is my weapon, and soldiers are my ammo"

[Bags]

Updated with a write-up of the PSU higby interview.

[Aractain]

Your really awesome at this consolidationalz stuff btw.

[Briq]

Small error in the what we know section, 11th line:

Prowlers, Liberators, Vanguards, ATVs, Galaxies, Mossies, Reavers and AMS are returning

[FIREk]

Bags, as far as I can tell you didn't mention Higby saying something about the Mosquito looking noticeably different now than it did on the screenshot and trailer, if that's relevant enough.