Okay, Impressions - Page 2

Sprocket · 2003-05-20, 09:43 PM

It's funny, but MyPlanetside.com is what is going to keep Planetside alive. They did the right thing by tapping into the ego of players. The game in and of itself has little or no point after 1-2 weeks of play. You do the same thing over and over with a little bit of variety. With the old XP system is was more fun because you could level up a new char quickly and have fun exploring other types of play in the game, but with the new XP system you have to work hard on one char just to get him anywhere.

MyPlanetside.com gives people something to aim for: their name on the leaderboard, their clans ranking, or their empires position on the global map. Being able to show your friends how you influenced the movement of the game over the past 8-24 hours is brillient.

The game starts as an 8-9, and depending on your love for it stays there for a while, and then decreases at different rates for different people. Personally I think I would play for 1-2 months. I plan on sharing an account with a guy at work who can afford to buy it/set up a station account. I will not buy and pay for this game on my own. If they haven't fixed the lag issues then this game will lose impetus quickly.

Seer · 2003-05-20, 10:04 PM

The game experience you can have in PS is still something you can't get anywhere else. Personally, I say good riddance to the folks who aren't willing to pay for it, but I hope, on the same token, there are enough people like me to sustain it.

It's probably a 7--it could have a been designed a little better from concept, but it's still the best mmofps in existence.

Gwartham · 2003-05-20, 10:53 PM

"I say good riddance to the folks who aren't willing to pay for it, but I hope, on the same token, there are enough people like me to sustain it."

Heh classic.

Wonder how long it takes for PS to start spamming my email with "come back to ps" emails like EQ does heh.

Gammit10 · 2003-05-20, 11:28 PM

I give it a 10. My reasons:
1.) three empires all fighting against each other
2.) HUGE world map
3.) empire-specific weapons
4.) command features
5.) squads
6.) TONS of weapons
7.) TONS of vehicals
8.) outfits
9.) AWESOME graphics for a MMO game
10.) did I mention HUGE world map
11.) there will be updates

after playing beta for awhile, the initial shock value wore off. But this is still a GREAT game.