Memories - Page 2

Robert089 · 2011-02-01, 08:57 PM

Me and 0Strudder0 are chilling in the tower right next to our sanc warp on Forseral, waiting for our good friend 2coolforu to come through the warp with his deliverer. He arrives picks us up and being the glorious floating machine it is 2cool decided to go straight over the lake.

About half way across however a horde of reavers and mosquitoes emerged from over the hill, I couldn't tell you how many exactly but we had one of the most memorable battles I've had in PS on that lake.

With some amazing driving (boating?) from 2cool and some solid anti air power from the 20mm cannons we managed to fight off the air patrol.

Firefly · 2011-02-01, 09:13 PM

I have so many great memories from playing Planetside... I have fond memories of beta (remember that outfit "HIM" or something, they got banned for cheating, and then Crystal Dragons, a beta zergfit). I have fond pre-bending memories. I have fond post-bending memories. Outfit Wars, which was an idea a few people pitched to SOE after we organized a similar event in ULTRA (BWC versus TDC!). Shit, what else?

Oh yeah. An outfit duel with Sturmgrenadier which was awesome bragging rights. The so-called NC Halloween Invasion which came to a crushing halt on a bridge in Cyssor. An Emerald Alliance event, first one that I know of, where we had so much crap lined up in TR Sanc that it crashed the server. Shortly after launch we went to Cyssor to that central island tower and set up so much CE on a tower that it crashed that zone.

Man. I can't even list 'em all.

Sentrosi · 2011-02-02, 02:06 PM

Dragonwolf Ops nights. Thunder Runs especially. The entire Dragonwolf outfit in Prowlers and Lightnings followed by air cover and Lodestars spearheading invasions.

Running with the likes of KAAOS, TDC, BWC and the founding members of ULTRA. You guys made Planetside more fun because you saw that, while having fun within your outfit was fun, having fun with other outfits made Planetside.

But probably my greatest memory of Planetside was when KaozReign, IvantheTerrible and myself decided to take old school Oshur, back when it was a Vanu linked continent. Dropping gens, tubes, and towers to drain the NTUs out of the entire continent. Up until that time it had never been done by anyone on any server. The Dragonwolves were the first outfit to completely drain Oshur. And only three of us did it with one AMS parked right in the center of the continent.

Raymac · 2011-02-02, 06:13 PM

3) OK last story I'll bore you guys with. This one was actually kind of funny because I never thought it could really happen.

Was fighting on Ishundar, in my reaver as usual. We were defending Dagon, but I had spawned down in Akkan so I could pull my reaver fairly easily. As I'm flying on over to Dagon, I'm just relaxed, leaning back in my chair. I hear the sound of another reaver next to me so I take a quick glance. Sure enough, there is another reaver flying next to me towards Dagon.

Literally a comedic pause later, I do a double-take and realize the other reaver is TR. Before I have time to 'oh crap' make some quick manuevers to get the drop on him, I hear something else. This time it's not just 1 reaver, but many. I had inadvertantly flown right into the middle of a whole squadron of about 7-8 TR reavers. The funniest thing is, they must have all had their heads buried in the map because nobody noticed me.

So a real slyly slip back to the back of the group and lined up a shot on the trailing reaver. I fire off a quick burst from my guns. He reacted too late so he started to turn just in time to blow up.

No reaction from the rest of the TR so I pull in behind the next reaver in line and it was a carbon copy from the last kill. The TR pilot starts to turn then, boom, splash 2.

Still no reaction from the group. so I line up behind the 3rd one, and they finally noticed something was wrong. As soon as I fire a burst from my guns at him, he makes evasive manuevers and I can see the rest of the group start to do the same, all of them looking to kill me. I knew that if I got into a turret fight, I'd be toast, so I kept my speed up and since I was in a 'target rich environment', I just kept turning and firing my guns at everything in my way.

After finally taking out a 3rd TR with still only minimal damage to myself, I was full of over confidence. I had thought about hitting the deck and afterburning away since I was still outnumbered, but when was I going to get another chance like this again? So I kept flying and shooting in just a crazy intense dogfight that still had me outnumbered by about 4 to 1.

Just then, I heard the unmistakable sound of a gunship arrive at the fight and figured with that much lead flying around, I wouldn't make it much longer. But just like in the movies, the cavalry arrived and 2 NC reavers saw what was going on and joined the fray. So I took a position above and behind the gunship and switched to rockets and rained down hell until it finally blew up.

After all was said and done, I realized I almost single handedly stopped a minor air cav assault before it ever reached Dagon...thanks to ALOT of luck.

Sentrosi · 2011-02-02, 09:03 PM

Raymac, how you described that fight reminded me of a Discovery Channel show Dogfights. Could literally see the computer simulation in my head.

Firefly · 2011-02-02, 11:05 PM

FML, Raymac had the best story so far.

Evilmp · 2011-02-03, 02:56 AM

when i was about to hit cr5, my outfit was crowded around. it was a big event. people were recording it, and talking excitedly while one guy stood at the CC and counted down through ventrilo. everybody wanted to see the turtle shell appear on my back.

the last second a buddy of mine tk'd me

everyone got pissed, but laughed about it later

but the most memorable moment of Planetside, for me, was my first second of combat.

there must have been 30 or so infantry beside me, rushing up the hill towards Girru from the tower. i pulled out my plasma grenade when I saw these NC bastards right in front of me..

and I dropped it at my feet. thus, I learned, after a few more tries and a grizzly death, how to throw grenades properly.

Hamma · 2011-02-03, 06:13 AM

That's one way to learn.

Originally Posted by Firefly

FML, Raymac had the best story so far.

Indeed! Awesome story.

BicOfMarkov · 2011-02-03, 11:18 PM

My two faves. Not quite so epic.

One was my wife taking out a Galaxy with mines. I believe it was the top of an air tower.

Mine was hot dropping out of the back of a Gal mid flight in the VS AA to distract the Skeeter that had come up on us and taking him out.

I do miss the big faction challenges and the pre Platoon system coordination with the Suicidal Lemmings, BA, the earlier Warrior nation players in my sadly absent Beta era Outfit.

Okay. One more. A cohort respawned in the tower basement right behind an NC max camping the tubes who must have been just drained. Popped his pistol and one shot it.

Firefly · 2011-02-04, 03:21 AM

One time I left Teamspeak set to voice-activation, and half my outfit later heard my girlfriend and I having sex.

Canaris · 2011-02-04, 05:55 AM

While not as epic as Fireflys last story lol

I think my most vivid memory of Planetside that stuck with me was what I like to call the Grand Reaver Duel.

Have you ever met another reaver pilot thats just as skilled as you are and refuses die, I met one on a large offensive by the TR against the NC on Forseal,
I'd chosen to scout the way for our advancing troops which were just crushing NC Resistance at the first base. While I was flying recon over the next target and relaying info to the outfit commander I got strafed by an enemy reaver machine guns. Hitting the throttle and firing my afterburners and diving into a tight circle I managed to come up behind him but he jinked this way and that throwing crasy loops with very impressive set of flying skills I just couldn't keep him locked or led long enough to make a proper strafing run,

We jockeyed back and forth becoming oblivious to all others around us as we tried to kill each other. Eventually I think he ran out of ammo as suddenly while I was trying to get back on his tail he broke and ran for the nearest warp gate, he'd saved his afterburners and made me waste mine so he jumped with a nice head start, I hadn't noticed we'd drifted so far from the TR offensive. I followed him to the waygate and we passed though, he ran for one of the airbases and made it inside. I charged at him as he set down onto the repair pad and unleashed all the rockets I could, it was at this point I noticed the entire NC army on the deck with all their AA weapons pointed at me, keeping my speed full I managed to damage the reaver but not destroy it, cursing for the waste of good rockets I legged it from the base, I took my reaver over to a hill and hunkered down to play the waiting game, I took the opportunity to check the map and discovered the VS had also decided to strike at the NC and they were caught between a 2 front war with the VS making a major push. knocking off the map I was just in time to see my quarry rise again in his reaver and began scanning around. Looking for me. About a minuet went by and he flew casually out of the base. I powered on my engines and snuck in behind him guns spitting, I could almost imagine his panic as he once again began evasive maneuvers, I was getting a feel for his style and thought I got you now when suddenly a series of cannon fire and rockets pounded me. A damn VS reaver had spotted us and was out for both TR and NC blood.

Breaking off my attack I almost screamed at loosing out killing the NC and was about to be dusted by a VS, I threw my Reaver into a sharp climb and then a sheer dive. I went into a spinning dogfight with the VS pilot another worthy opponent as we battle each other. I was pretty much dead, when a hail of rockets slammed into the VS reaver from the side, the NC pilot had come back. The VS plane ran for it and the NC let him go turning his attention on me. Out of rockets and almost out of bullets and armor I was toast. I attempted to make a run for it but it was the wrong choice and I watched as the little green armor left of my plane turned red. With nothing else to do I chose the lesser of two evils and bailed out of my bird at full throttle.

Landing on the ground I thought it would be a matter of time before the pilot came back to finish me off. With one eye on the sky and the other on the ground I decided to head to the nearest airbase and steal another.

I crested the rise of a hill and to my surprise I found the VS reaver on the deck being repaired, I snuck up to the plane and waited for the pilot to finish his work before gunning him down and hijacking his bird, I was back in the sky.
and with a tell from the VS pilot "That was well played sir, you the same Elmo that was fighting that Smurf rev?"

Just as I was about to write a quick reply I caught a glimpse of something very high up, an outline of a reaver. I flew up right under him and with a final thought "I got you now" I unleashed everything I had at him. He vanished in puff of black smoke and fire.

I got 2 tells.
"Where the HELL did you get another freakin reaver so fast!?!" from the NC and "Hoo doggy you nailed him, glad my ship was put to good use at least" from the VS pilot.

I invited the 2 other guys to my voip server and we spent along time talking about piloting and crasy tactics. I could never convince them to join my TR air group but when we met in battle over the skies of Auraxis we'd always send compliments of good kills to each other.

I did get into trouble with my outfits CO for leaving the recon mission but hell it was worth it.

MgFalcon · 2011-02-04, 05:07 PM

Damnnnn Canaris, great story. Its nice to see mutual respect from other empires, instead of the usual hate /tell

Raymac · 2011-02-05, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Canaris

I flew up right under him and with a final thought "I got you now" I unleashed everything I had at him.

I totally read this part in Darth Vader's voice.

Epic dogfight, epic story. NC probably didn't finish you off because he figured it would be a long walk and you'd be out of the fight longer. Big mistake.

Baneblade · 2011-02-08, 05:40 AM

It would have to be the time that the NC actually did what I suggested. We stormed the entire map in less than 3 hours having started zero based when I logged in. The TR and VS had to coordinate to break our one hour hold.

And we did it with only 36% global pop. You couldn't switch empires back then, though.

Hamma · 2011-02-08, 03:45 PM

Those were the good old days. I hate what empire switching did to PS.