Old vets coming to Ps2 - Page 2

Talek Krell · 2011-08-12, 09:05 PM

What if we call you an old noob?

opticalshadow · 2011-08-12, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by Kouza

Why do people think we deserve free shit because we played the old game? I don`t get it.

do i think i deserve free shit? no, and id be perfectly happy if i didnt get it. but i was a player for 8 years, and i woulndt mind something saying that. i never asked for it, in fact sony brought it up in the first place that they would at the same time the released all the other info.

its just a nice gesture that we are getting anything at all.

Zulthus · 2011-08-13, 01:04 AM

That's a good point - we don't deserve anything free just for playing the game for a long time. However, I wouldn't mind getting something if it's offered to me

Baneblade · 2011-08-13, 01:11 AM

Without PS, PS2 wouldn't be possible. Without the players from PS, neither of the games would exist today.

Zulthus · 2011-08-13, 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by Sobekeus

Without PS, PS2 wouldn't be possible. Without the players from PS, neither of the games would exist today.

And without the players from Battlefield 2 there wouldn't be a Battlefield 3. Not sure where you're trying to go with that.

exLupo · 2011-08-13, 02:52 AM

I assume he means there should be some sort of gratitude. I don't think he's correct at all. Without PS and the clusterfuck that it became there may have already been another MMOFPS but the genre was burnt by PlanetSide's colossal failure.

I'm not saying it isn't a nice gesture to show appreciation to repeat customers but there's thousands of services we all use ever day that could give a squeeze if we up and died tomorrow. Do we build on the shoulders of those who came before? Sure. Should we always pay homage? There aren't enough hours in the day. Expecting a wink and a nod because you've been around shows hubris.

Would I take some kind of recognition? Sure. I kept my old BF2 account so I got the veteran tag in 2142. I won't turn it down but there should be no expectation.

Baneblade · 2011-08-13, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Zulthus

And without the players from Battlefield 2 there wouldn't be a Battlefield 3. Not sure where you're trying to go with that.

PlanetSide is essentially a future military sim. Granted it didn't do it very well, but real military units show recognition for past action.

Show the vets the respect, even if they don't deserve it.

I like how people are saying this is all about selfish needs though... especially since the only people who care most about them are the people who don't have them.

The most selfish people are the people who want.

Crator · 2011-08-13, 11:28 AM

How do PS1 vets not deserve free stuff or recognition in PS2? FFS we kept paid accounts to play and didn't get very much new development through-out the life cycle of PS1. I'd say we payed for it for sure. Not many people stuck around a paid for an account in PS1 because it is an FPS and there are many other FPS games out there that don't require a monthly fee.

SavageB · 2011-08-13, 12:13 PM

Kouza, You mad Bro XD

dachlatte · 2011-08-13, 01:00 PM

would be nice to be able to distinguish the vets in the sea of players. nothin major and purely esthetic. a different skin for the armor or something like that

Lartnev · 2011-08-13, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Sobekeus

Without PS, PS2 wouldn't be possible. Without the players from PS, neither of the games would exist today.

Without PlanetSide, PlanetSide 2 would just be called PlanetSide

I'd imagine beta access will be in order if nothing else. EQ2 gave some bits and pieces to former EQ players. I can't remember exactly what you got, think it was mainly stuff for your apartment, but I do remember a title based on your EQ server. So there is precedent for in game goodies for vets.

Mastachief · 2011-08-13, 07:55 PM

Brand loyalty should reap rewards, simple business sense really.

I would like char name retention with the option to change and some sort of visual element.

Sirisian · 2011-08-13, 08:08 PM

I don't think we should get anything. I mean I won't be expecting anything. I bought the game when it came out so it appears like I've played the game for a while when in fact I just subbed on and off.

It's a fresh game. If they're good players from PS it should be obvious in the new one.

If they did give veteran players anything I'd probably just want a free item from the item store. Simple and easy to implement on the SOE side.

Crator · 2011-08-13, 09:35 PM

So give vet rewards out based on time subbed in PS1. I subbed for a long time. So I should get more freebies.

basti · 2011-08-13, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by CViolet

Try calling me a noob, and I'll shove my 10 year term of service merit in your face. :P

Good idea, lets carry over that! Im guessing planetside 2 will have merrits again, carrying over our terms of service time would be awesome.

On top of that, what i really want are two things: name reservation, and something that makes people see that im a vet. Natural Selection 2 got black marine armor (instead of greenish) for early pre-order guys. Planetside 2 could for example have a different helmet design, or a different color for the helmet visors.