As usual, a huge thank you to everyone here! - Page 12

Electrofreak · 2012-06-08, 11:24 PM

Higby, I was a huge PS fan (even went to Orlando with Hamma and Jenny and a bunch of others to ride on coasters with devs!) and I'll be straight honest with you, when I heard that PS2 was going to be coming out F2P, my heart sank.

I thought, how in hell can they make a sequel to PlanetSide that's free to play and will actually be any good? It'll feel cheap, they'll dumb it down or do something really stupid... I mean look at what's happened to FPS gaming over the last few years?!

But I gritted my teeth and waited. The media began to trickle in, and the graphics and artwork looked good. Knowing that T-Ray (whom I'd met in Orlando) was handling the artwork was a relief. I knew that my beloved faction wasn't going to be turned into something unrecognizable. In fact, it was starting to become even a little more unique.

Videos started to reveal something that looked like what I enjoyed so much, but with some new tweaks and changes that at first felt a little scary (You're making my Mossie a TR-only aircraft?!) but started to make sense, and helped define roles a little bit more.

The more I've watched and read, the more confident I've become that my old PlanetSide is coming back and will be better than ever. Sometimes I still worry that the TTK is too low, but I'll be in Beta and I'll voice my concerns if it doesn't feel right. Part of me is looking forward to having a chance in situations where a few well-placed shots will score me a kill against a much-better equipped opponent. Part of me mourns the loss of my Special Assault weapons, but the other half thinks greedily of how I'll be able to build a weapon that fits my style like a glove. Part of me thinks I'll miss being a Rexo Sniper, while part thinks with anticipation the things I could do with an infil suit and my rifle.

In short, thank you Higby, and to everyone else on the team over there. You guys have got the flavor of PlanetSide 2 right, and I'm yearning for a taste of the action!

Nabeshin · 2012-06-09, 12:03 AM

When I heard PS2 was actually being worked on I kind of ignored it. Played PS1 since release and over 9 years watched it deteriorate and be destroyed by horrid support, and even worse decissions. Needless to say my expectations for PS2 being even remotely as good as PS1 was when it first came out was right around 0.

Now however, after being shown otherwise, I am scouring the forums every day to read up on anything that has to do with PS2, watch every video, even if it has shit I have read about 15 times already. I even made a twitter account and used FB to follow PS2 and the devs. And I HATE social media of all kinds with a passion, yet this game, and the people working on it got me to tollerate them.

The work you are doing is amazing as is keeping in touch with the community. Been playing MMO's since 2000 and this is the most interaction with the community by Dev's I have ever seen and it makes PS2 even more special.

However Higby, if the Lancer is screwed up I will be forced to go Dev hunting during beta and chain-kill the lot of you.

Xyntech · 2012-06-09, 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by Nabeshin

However Higby, if the Lancer is screwed up I will be forced to go Dev hunting during beta and chain-kill the lot of you.

I'm not sure if the Lancer is returning or not, but I heard talk of the new Fission being given a dumb fire variant. If it's slow dumbfire rockets, it won't be any replacement for the Lancer at all, but if it's fast pulses like the Lancer, I'll settle for the name change. Maybe the variant will even be called the Lancer.

But I would much prefer to have the old Lancer back as it's own entirely separate weapon line.

RNFB · 2012-06-09, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by Xyntech

I'm not sure if the Lancer is returning or not, but I heard talk of the new Fission being given a dumb fire variant. If it's slow dumbfire rockets, it won't be any replacement for the Lancer at all, but if it's fast pulses like the Lancer, I'll settle for the name change. Maybe the variant will even be called the Lancer.

But I would much prefer to have the old Lancer back as it's own entirely separate weapon line.

Someone posted pics of the cert tree, which had "Lancer - Anti-Material Plasma Rifle" as an HA cert.

I too will be very mad if the Lancer isn't recreated almost perfectly. I expect the same general shape of its model to return, and have the same amazing charge-up "whoop pew" action. It's the greatest gun in any FPS, ever.

Xyntech · 2012-06-09, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by RNFB

Someone posted pics of the cert tree, which had "Lancer - Anti-Material Plasma Rifle" as an HA cert.

I too will be very mad if the Lancer isn't recreated almost perfectly. I expect the same general shape of its model to return, and have the same amazing charge-up "whoop pew" action. It's the greatest gun in any FPS, ever.

Sweet.

Yes. My favorite infantry gun from Planetside. I don't usually miss overpowered things, but I certainly miss the overpowered Lancer that could kill infantry in, I think it was 3 shots. Still fun to snipe infantry with it even after it was nerfed into balance.