News: Nexus Battle Island Revealed - Page 2

Climhazzard · 2013-06-29, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Chewy

@ 1:23 what is the back Prowlers main weapon?

It's an new primary weapon. It's been known about for at least a month. I think it's on the Test Server now, but I could be wrong.

Originally Posted by poxon

I look at that then Esamir and just think we need some forests.

Esamir is getting some trees along with the lattice update.

capiqu · 2013-06-29, 07:06 PM

It will be on the live servers also. Since they can not be linked via lattice yet, I think that the 2 empires with the largest amount of territory on all 3 Esamir,Amerish and Indar should each have access to a warpgate on Nexus.
So if the TR, NC and VS have 50%, 30% and 20% land respectively then the Tr and NC get to play at Nexus.
In the meantime the Vs have the chance to grab more territory and if they pass the NC then the warpgate switches from NC to VS.

Sledgecrushr · 2013-06-29, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Assist

k, no longer thrilled with the Nexus. It sounds like they're making a CoD/BF style map with 48v48 or whatever, everyone starts on equal footing not with their normal character. So basically it's completely disconnected from the regular game. /sadface

Ive heard higb say that there is going to be an mmo feature in these MLG maps. You basically build your character as you move across the map. If it ever makes it to the general populace Im sure that feature would be disabled for us.

capiqu · 2013-06-29, 07:20 PM

Game has to be on the live servers so that players can practice on the map. The only Difference between the battle Island and the other 3 conts its that Nexus will hold only 2 empires. you can play your normal character same battlerank same loadouts on the live server nexus. On the MLG nexus the rules will be different.

GeoGnome · 2013-06-29, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Assist

k, no longer thrilled with the Nexus. It sounds like they're making a CoD/BF style map with 48v48 or whatever, everyone starts on equal footing not with their normal character. So basically it's completely disconnected from the regular game. /sadface

Your mixing up MLG with what they will do with the battle islands.

The battle islands, according to Higby at E3, would be between warpgates in continental lattice. So you capture the battle island to get a hold of a larger real warpgate on a large continent

The battle islands are not JUST instanced for MLG, they will be available, and be part of the larger continental lattice

Calista · 2013-06-29, 08:14 PM

I can just see it now... The Bending Part 2. Amerish, Indar and Esamir get bent into 4 parts each and all we have going forward are these islands.

ChipMHazard · 2013-06-29, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by GeoGnome

Your mixing up MLG with what they will do with the battle islands.

The battle islands, according to Higby at E3, would be between warpgates in continental lattice. So you capture the battle island to get a hold of a larger real warpgate on a large continent

The battle islands are not JUST instanced for MLG, they will be available, and be part of the larger continental lattice

Indeed. I'm sure that it will be able to support more than 96 players (Design wise), although I obviously have no idea if that's true or not. I don't know just how many players it would be able to support before just becoming a huge cluster fuck.

Carbon Copied · 2013-06-29, 08:18 PM

What it's for aside (MLG) it's nice to see that they came up with something that looks to be vehicle restricted infantry areas.. without having to resort to fucking space umbrellas...

Assist · 2013-06-29, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by ChipMHazard

Indeed. I'm sure that it will be able to support more than 96 players (Design wise), although I obviously have no idea if that's true or not. I don't know just how many players it would be able to support before just becoming a huge cluster fuck.

From listening to the stream it's 48v48, on the live servers as well. They don't know how they're going to implement it on live yet, but the only thing they have said is that there will be a cert pool for everyone on Nexus to build their characters. Which sounds to me that as of now it's that intention for the live servers as well, especially considering that the Nexus on live is used for determining ranking of outfits. You wouldn't have a ladder with BR100 outfit playing against a BR20 outfit to determine their ranking for a ladder with equal BR outfits playing against each other, it wouldn't make sense from a math point or competitive point.

ChipMHazard · 2013-06-29, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Assist

From listening to the stream it's 48v48, on the live servers as well. They don't know how they're going to implement it on live yet, but the only thing they have said is that there will be a cert pool for everyone on Nexus to build their characters. Which sounds to me that as of now it's that intention for the live servers as well, especially considering that the Nexus on live is used for determining ranking of outfits. You wouldn't have a ladder with BR100 outfit playing against a BR20 outfit to determine their ranking for a ladder with equal BR outfits playing against each other, it wouldn't make sense from a math point or competitive point.

I thought the ranking system would be based entirely on normal day-to-day playing.
I see your point, but if this ends up being the only function behind the battle islands (Besides serving as MLG grounds) then I can't help but feel like it will have been a squandered opportunity.

poxon · 2013-06-29, 06:34 PM

I look at that then Esamir and just think we need some forests.

@Chewy, yes thats one of the models that was found in the game files. don't forget the black camo in there as well!

Chewy · 2013-06-29, 06:34 PM

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/2...9222230449.png

Found it!. I think this is what Im looking at in 1:23. It has the huge holes in it just like the model.

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poxon-
I wonder what else it hidden in the video. Didn't see anything odd on the NC tanks or what the infantry had.

Maidere · 2013-06-29, 06:44 PM

I if it wont be MLG only, it will be avalible like few hours per week. Otherwise openworld can lose a lot of players.

ShadoViper · 2013-06-29, 07:05 PM

Looks interesting, but also a bit generic. Hopefully it works out for them in the MLG circuit,

Not going to lie though, they really need to hire a new team for the video marketing in Planetside. That or give those people more time to work on them.

ChipMHazard · 2013-06-29, 07:10 PM

With regards to tying it into the normal day to day gameplay... I could see the devs making Nexus a place for factions to fight over in order to actually get a chance to conquer the island. Have factions fight over who gets to take it and then have the winner try and defend the island from another invading faction (Which of the other two factions get to invade would also need to be decided).
Basicly just have control of the island be about two factions fighting it out, not a threesome as we always have now.

Also glad to see some new indoor areas, hopefully we will be seeing more of then outside of the Nexus.