News: Screenshots and Concept Art

[Captain B]

Nice shotgun on that TR. Either that or it's a modded Cycler.

[DviddLeff]

The Mossies have a VS colour scheme; Scythe isn't ready yet?

The concept art shows the structure that was being modelled in this picture:
http://www.planetside-universe.com/m...hp?img_id=1693

TR Cycler variant; no barrel out the end of the casing so perhaps less accurate but higher ROF? Higher damage?

[Captain B]

Looks like the front end of the classic Cycler; maybe a drum magazine for extra bullets to make it the SMG and spray-and-pray variant? Either way, nice to see more than rifle and pistol from them.

[IceyCold]

I like the Carbine Cycler, definitely.

Also, it looks like one of those soldiers has the ammo for a Medical Applicator.

[HELLFISH88]

That Scythe looks more like a dramiel.



OH FUCK SPACE PIRATES.

[Trolltaxi]

The guy on the 2nd pic on the left has a real 'WTF is it in my hand' look on his face.

But TR still looks great!

[FIREk]

Originally Posted by Baron

The first pic, gun farthest on right, seems like the Cycler - Carbine?

Yeah, they did mention "Carbine" weapons, though we have yet to see if it's a weapon type, or the effect of regular Cycler customization.

Originally Posted by CViolet

Are those flares on the belt of the guy second from the left in the 2nd pic?

Flares, maybe - light is supposed to play a bigger role in PS2.

They may be something else though, and my money is on something health-related. It might be a pouch with 3 medkits, or a med-gun ammo. Even if the guy isn't equipped with these, it may just be a customization item, available to anyone.


Also, did the Mossies have that additional stabilizer, below the tip of the tail, before?


Furthermore, on the second screen. the guy on the right has got some weird, poor man's armor. Looks like what the second guy from the left is wearing, but he's also got a proper chest plate and proper shoulder pads on top of that.

[2coolforu]

Scythe looks like a Cylon raider

[FIREk]

mhigby Matthew Higby
@FirekGOG Carbine, medics and engineers use carbine or SMG variants of the assault rifles. Glad you're enjoying the new stuff!

So now we know. This also semi-confirms that the guys with heavier-looking armor (with forearm and leg armor) will probably be the Engineers.

I wonder how the Pulsar carbine will look, if what we saw on the trailer was the regular version. It looked pretty petite in the first place. It suits the puny VS overall, but I don't know what they can chop off to make it into a carbine...

[Baron]

Thanks for the clarification Firek

[Levente]

Originally Posted by Trolltaxi

The guy on the 2nd pic on the left has a real 'WTF is it in my hand' look on his face.

But TR still looks great!

LOL

[FIREk]

I also asked Higby if that's a comm/radar outpost or a radar tower. His response was that "it's a lot bigger than you think."

So if it's supposed to be big, then maybe the horizontal pads are meant for Galaxies? That may even be a dropship center and they may be used for spawning even the biggest of air vessels...

[Raymac]

I figured you VS scum were just a bunch of fraking cylon toasters. (cue All Along the Watchtower)

I know it's concept art, but it it looks anything like that, I'll be very very happy.

[CrystalViolet]

Originally Posted by FIREk

Flares, maybe - light is supposed to play a bigger role in PS2.

They may be something else though, and my money is on something health-related. It might be a pouch with 3 medkits, or a med-gun ammo. Even if the guy isn't equipped with these, it may just be a customization item, available to anyone.

hmm, they also appear on one of the NC concept sketches. Similar armor layout to the TR soldier which makes me think it's a class specific item.

[SavageB]

New "Scythe" looks like the protoss unit coming out for HotS.