Do you want enter/exit vehicle animations?

[Shade Millith]

Originally Posted by RadarX

We absolutely want folks feedback on it and as Higby has stated, it's not completely out of the question in the future. At this point and time it's a safe bet you will not see it in at launch. We'll obviously let everyone know if that changes.

While I will say it's not a BIG thing, it's definitely awesome to have.

Vehicles, I feel, should not be 'Jump in, blast off' like BF vehicles. There should be a period of time between starting to enter the vehicle, and actually moving the vehicle.

Whether that's a enter animation, or a timer before the engine starts, I don't really mind.

[Kitsune]

Yes! Please add this, as pretty much no other game since Ps1 has done this outside of single player.

[Xaine]

Really want to see this back.

Its not so much that having it makes it more immersive, its that NOT having it is just weird.

Always hated the Battlefield was of doing it.

Animations ftw.

[Anderz]

The problem with this poll is that it doesn't take into account the man hours required to create and implement all those additional animations and interactions. It could take a big chunk of the development team weeks to add such a change to the engine this late in development.

So what the poll is really asking is this: would you rather the developers forgo weeks of work on other content and fixes in favour of adding animations?

And to that, my answer is a resounding NO!

[Holodoctor]

I definitely want the entry and exit animations for vehicles back in Planetside 2.
Those animations made Planetside very very special to me, since I love such details.

Also I want weapons and equipment to display on the soldiers bodies again.

[RandomNPC]

Originally Posted by Anderz

The problem with this poll is that it doesn't take into account the man hours required to create and implement all those additional animations and interactions. It could take a big chunk of the development team weeks to add such a change to the engine this late in development.

So what the poll is really asking is this: would you rather the developers forgo weeks of work on other content and fixes in favour of adding animations?

And to that, my answer is a resounding NO!

If you had read the thread you would know that everyone is already taking that into account. Most saying "Yes, but not a high priority".

[Anderz]

Originally Posted by RandomNPC

If you had read the thread you would know that everyone is already taking that into account. Most saying "Yes, but not a high priority".

That's great and all, but I'm answering the question as presented in the poll, and speaking purely for myself, not on behalf of "most people".

[Froglicker]

Originally Posted by Anderz

The problem with this poll is that it doesn't take into account the man hours required to create and implement all those additional animations and interactions. It could take a big chunk of the development team weeks to add such a change to the engine this late in development.

It's still in alpha. This is exactly the time to add in changes. Closed beta hasn't even started yet. Yeah it's rumored to be this week, but for all we know this week's announcement is just to say beta begins next month. There's also only 11 different vehicles at launch, where quite a few animations can probably (at least partially) be recycled.

[Wayside]

Originally Posted by Anderz

That's great and all, but I'm answering the question as presented in the poll, and speaking purely for myself, not on behalf of "most people".

The ACTUAL question posed by the OP is at the top of every page in this thread.

Do you want enter/exit vehicle animations?

Do you want it. Yes or no. Thats it.

I dig that you're highlighting the importance of the COST of implementing this feature. But you're kinda stepping out of line by correcting other participants who are correctly responding to the OP's original question. x_x

For the record I agree that cost is a critical consideration. And as RandomNPC pointed out, its been brought up and discussed. I think people get that. But you're wrong to attempt to supplant the OP's original question what your own preconception of the core issue at hand. You're WRONG man. So wrong. Why you gotta do everyone like that. >_<

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[Edited again for even less soapboxing. Evidently I need to get some sleep as I'm getting grouchy and more than a little delirious. I just wanna punch someone in the head. And then hug them.]

[Vydofnir]

I think one of the great aspects of the F2P model is that we as players have the ability to vote with our pocketbooks. Adding in these animations will take man-hours, and man-hours cost SOE money. If you want to see animations added in later on, be sure that you are spending money in the shop. After launch, the continuing quality of the game is going to be directly effected by our willingness to pay for that quality. If we all do are part to contribute, we can expect more and more from PS2; If we don't, we can expect less and less.

[Otleaz]

How bout the middle ground for all those naysayers:

Instead of having the entire team somehow work on the animations, how bout we get just the animation team to work on it? Did I just blow your mind, or did I blow your mind?

[Grimshad]

Yeah, hey Higby, we are talking to you man. Every poll on this subject has been a landslide YES, we want animations! The people want animations! This is one of the defining elements of Planetside, DON'T LEAVE IT OUT (It's ok if it comes in after launch, but at least confirm it so we're not sitting around wondering about it).

This needs to be added to the game, period. I don't care if i have to wait another 6 months to play it.

[Anderz]

Originally Posted by Wayside

No, I don't think you are. You're answering what YOU think the poll is about. But personal interpretation isn't neccesary. I think the OP was quite clear in the question they were asking. Again, here's the title of the thread and the poll, as the OP worded it:

"Do you want enter/exit vehicle animations?"

Thats it. Do you want them. Not "Do you think the devs should drop everything and do this now." or "Do you think this is more important than X, Y, or Z?". Just "Do you want it".

You're kinda just ignoring that and injecting what YOU think the question is, or should be. Which is fine if you're just establishing talking points for yourself, except that you're now correcting other people who already understood both the poll and the OP's question. Furthermore, as was pointed out by RandomNPC, the issue you're presenting as "THE issue" has already been covered in this discussion. Even by the OP to a certain extent, in their original post, where he touched on the matter of priorities.

Personally I always found the animations added an extra element of immersion to the game and it also shows how much effort the devs really put into planetside 1. I'd love to see them make a return. I think right now there aren't any plans for them in the works as there are far more Important things to work on [which is understandable] but I'd be thrilled to see them patched in in the future. Thoughts?

So again, groovy to share your opinion. And you clearly stated you're speaking for yourself alone, which I totally respect. But you're completely off the mark in trying to correct others or supplant the topic.

All I tried to do was give the poll some much-needed context, which is important in any decision making process. Unfortunately, despite skimming the thread, I missed the fact that this had already been raised previously. Judging from the tone of your post, you appear grievously offended by the this. I could now go and scan every post of yours, making a small scene when you happen to echo someone else's opinion as previously stated in the thread, but I simply don't have the time nor inclination.

Originally Posted by Froglicker

It's still in alpha. This is exactly the time to add in changes. Closed beta hasn't even started yet. Yeah it's rumored to be this week, but for all we know this week's announcement is just to say beta begins next month. There's also only 11 different vehicles at launch, where quite a few animations can probably (at least partially) be recycled.

Let me point you to a relevant tweet:
https://twitter.com/mhigby/status/217068339388891136

So according to Higby, it would take months to make these changes, Alpha or not.

[Wayside]

Originally Posted by Anderz

All I tried to do was give the poll some much-needed context, which is important in any decision making process. Unfortunately, despite skimming the thread, I missed the fact that this had already been raised previously. Judging from the tone of your post, you appear grievously offended by the this. I could now go and scan every post of yours, making a small scene when you happen to echo someone else's opinion as previously stated in the thread, but I simply don't have the time nor inclination.



Let me point you to a relevant tweet:
https://twitter.com/mhigby/status/217068339388891136

So according to Higby, it would take months to make these changes, Alpha or not.

No no no no. You're supposed to wait until I edit my response for the 14th time.

[RNFB]

Higby said "3 to 4 months" on twitter as a guess for how long it would take. Seems like a perfect thing to start on after launch for the first major content patch (and before they start making new vehicles, as each vehicle made without them is just going to make things take even longer!)

HIGGLES, WE WANT ANIMATIONS. Don't cheap out on the vehicle experience with BF3's shitty warping.