Boarding and Exiting animations in Planetside 2

[IceyCold]

After finding out that the animations for getting into and out of vehicles has been canned for Planetside 2 I figured why not start a poll up to see what people think about it.

Although not a game breaker for me personally I would like to hear other opinions and hopefully let the devs see how the current player base feels about one of what I always thought was an interesting feature of the original game.

[Bags]

Not a deal breaker but a nice touch that sets planetside above some other games.

[moosepoop]

i found it really added to the atmosphere of the game, defeinitely yes.

maybe the animations can be faster this time since the game is faster paced, but i stil lwould like them to be there.

[2coolforu]

I only want them in if SOE can afford to put them in, and if the time and resources exist to put anims in without cutting back gameplay.

[Forsaken One]

I enjoy them. and hope they stay or at least will be added later.

BUT it will be gamebreakingly stupid if you port in and out of vehicles like in battlefield games. vehicles will become disposable and people will just port out right before they die /run and magically port into a vehicle while he's being shot at and almost dead.

[IceyCold]

Originally Posted by Bags

Not a deal breaker but a nice touch that sets planetside above some other games.

By no means a deal breaker for me either, I just would be sad to see them go.

My biggest concern related to the topic is seat hopping inside a vehicle to be honest. that I really would prefer NOT have.

[Coyote]

I will need more information before i make my Nay or Yay judgement, but coming from other games that don't have getting in/out animations, I can say it is truly annoying to be driving at full speed and just get off like a boss. If this is possible in PS2 problems will mount.

I believe they will keep the eject while moving and the disembark while standing still mechanic. I do fear that people repairing their tanks could now just hop-in at the first sign of trouble and start blasting. As long as they make it so you at least have to go to the cockpit/hatch to get in, I will be okay with it. I hate being able to enter a vehicle from underneath it's wing/tread or through the trunk of a buggy.

[Vancha]

I'd be sad to see this go, and really don't want to see instant mounting/dismounting.

I'd argue that the boarding animations were one of the major steps forward in vehicle gameplay in FPS', as well as being very atmospheric (as has been mentioned already), seeing everyone load up into the vehicle before it set off gave some added anticipation of what was to come.

[Hamma]

I think it should be in the game, it was a really cool aspect of PlanetSide that wasn't in other games.

[morf]

If its a budget/technical issue, at the very least I hope they will account for the time it takes to get in/out of the vehicle. If they could at least not allow you to operate the vehicle while getting in, and show a progress indicator or something. I mean you'll be staring at the cockpit or whatever but it will say "entering vehicle" or something of that nature, just for a moment. Same thing with hopping out, at least give a small delay before you port out. This way it would at least be functionally identical to what we have now.

[CutterJohn]

It was a nice touch imo. I'm not pissed its not there, but it would be nice to have, and is something few games have done.

I can understand why its low on the priority list though.

[Vancha]

Like others have said. The animation isn't quite as important as the delay in getting in and out. Morf's idea seems like a pretty good solution if the problem is art resources.

[THrONeBeaST]

I always liked them also and would like to see them stay in-game

[Death2All]

It should be in the game for two reasons

1. It looked cool

2.It keeps players from instantly getting a vehicle and driving off. Imagine shooting at a guy whose repping his Lightning and he instantly hops in, turns and kills you.

I'm not sure whether or not you can instantly start driving your vehicle the second you enter it, but it's still lame none the less.

[INIDominus]

Really should be kept, not because of its aethetic, but for its influence on gamplay. As has been stated: instant vehicle control would have a negative effect.