Poll: No more sanctuary?

[Atuday]

With the announcement that there would be no more sanc in game I was wondering how the majority of people felt about this. So far there have been mixed post both for the new system and against so I thought I would poll what people thought.

[Timmy]

The sanc really did feel like a hinderance or otherwise waste of time to getting into battle. Games already waste enough real life time, do I really need to stare at a HART timer on top of that?
One of the minuscule benefits was the ability to get a galaxy without needing a Dropship Facility, but since they are removing the limitation of having certain vehicles only available at certain facility types then that's no longer a concern.

[Crator]

Hate to specualte on something like this since I have no idea how they plan to implement the game flow. I voted "No opinion"

[Logit]

Originally Posted by Timmy

The sanc really did feel like a hinderance or otherwise waste of time to getting into battle. Games already waste enough real life time, do I really need to stare at a HART timer on top of that?
One of the minuscule benefits was the ability to get a galaxy without needing a Dropship Facility, but since they are removing the limitation of having certain vehicles only available at certain facility types then that's no longer a concern.

There is a HART I believe, and it doesn't have a timer.

[Raymac]

The Sanc is basically a lobby. As long as we still have a place to assemble for raids, then I say good riddence.

[Kouza]

Originally Posted by Atuday

With the announcement that there would be no more sanc in game I was wondering how the majority of people felt about this. So far there have been mixed post both for the new system and against so I thought I would poll what people thought.

I`m Sure Sony wont be stupid with this. I am not worried about it, beta will tell us if its ok or not.

[Zulthus]

Originally Posted by Timmy

but since they are removing the limitation of having certain vehicles only available at certain facility types then that's no longer a concern.

Wait, what? Link the source please.

[Timmy]

Can we expect more varied base layouts?
Currently we are coming up with a way on how interiors are going to work, we are working on predictability vs randomness and we are leaning towards more standard base layouts rather than random. But this time around combat will be less centralized on bases. There will not be specific purpose built facilities such as drop ship etc (ie you won't require a dropship center to build dropships)

From the FAQ sticky, Scroll down to "Part 2"

http://www.planetside-universe.com/p...2011-qa-70.htm

[MasterChief096]

IMO - keep sanctuary. It gives outfits and the empire a place to form up that's not directly related to any of the continents that we can fight for.

If you think it slows down the game then don't use it. Instant action or use one of the other methods SOE implements to get into battle.

Removing something that people can choose to use or ignore is unnecessary.

[Zulthus]

I agree for the same reasons as MasterChief096. The sanctuary is a convinience, and can be used to form massive raids, or simply a place to safely AFK for a while. If you don't want to use it, as above, you can simply choose to ignore it. It shouldn't be removed and make it harder for larger outfits to do their thing.

This is, of course, not the case if the "uncaps" on each continent serve the same purpose. Enemies can't see what you're doing and you've 100% safe in the environment.

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by MasterChief096

IMO - keep sanctuary. It gives outfits and the empire a place to form up that's not directly related to any of the continents that we can fight for.

If you think it slows down the game then don't use it. Instant action or use one of the other methods SOE implements to get into battle.

Removing something that people can choose to use or ignore is unnecessary.

But the catch is, you CAN'T just ignore it. When you log in, you are immediately sent there. You don't have a choice.

I agree with you 100% that outfits need a place to form up. I just don't think the game needs a whole separate continent for that purpose. It's like the Construct Program from the Matrix. We don't need a big empty place so we can say "I need guns, lots of guns, dude."

[Zulthus]

Originally Posted by Raymac

But the catch is, you CAN'T just ignore it. When you log in, you are immediately sent there. You don't have a choice.

I agree with you 100% that outfits need a place to form up. I just don't think the game needs a whole separate continent for that purpose. It's like the Construct Program from the Matrix. We don't need a big empty place so we can say "I need guns, lots of guns, dude."

I remember them saying something about you choosing where to spawn in when you log in, be it an uncap, so this wouldn't be an issue.

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by Zulthus

I remember them saying something about you choosing where to spawn in when you log in, be it an uncap, so this wouldn't be an issue.

But if you have an uncapable base that has a warpgate and an area to rally a raid, then why would you need a whole separate continent for that? Just because you miss the Sanctuary?

[Zulthus]

Originally Posted by Raymac

But if you have an uncapable base that has a warpgate and an area to rally a raid, then why would you need a whole separate continent for that? Just because you miss the Sanctuary?

Because I never heard anything about the uncaps being massive in any way. Maybe they're the size of a tech plant. Who knows at this point? I'm giving an idea based on what we know right now.

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by Zulthus

Because I never heard anything about the uncaps being massive in any way. Maybe they're the size of a tech plant. Who knows at this point? I'm giving an idea based on what we know right now.

Very true. We havn't heard they would be small either. But since "scale" is one of the key pillars to Planetside, I think it's a safe bet to think they will have areas for us to organize large groups.