News: RPS interview with Higby

[Aractain]

Originally Posted by Bags

What the fuck. So much for empire diversity.

I dont uderstand? he menations 30% of guns is shared wihch is okay but only 30% of vehicles being Empire Specific is a bit disapointing.

Im the sort of person that would by empire specific stuff from the cash shop btw smed/higby/money horder.
*bends over and offers wallet*

[Bags]

Originally Posted by Aractain

I dont uderstand? he menations 30% of guns is shared wihch is okay but only 30% of vehicles being Empire Specific is a bit disapointing.

Im the sort of person that would by empire specific stuff from the cash shop btw smed/higby/money horder.
*bends over and offers wallet*

Every empire will have MCG. MCG is TR weapon. That's so lame.

[p0intman]

Higby probably played planetside for fifteen minutes. Betting he was some low-br pubbie who got murdered by TRx or DT or whoever one too many times. While the rest of us know how to deal with this stuff.

[Draep]

Originally Posted by p0intman

If you like this method of streamlined, braindead, zombie-friendly gameplay, go throw your money at blizzard with WoW and D3.

No, I'll play Planetside 2 when it comes out, hopefully I'll get into beta. Why don't you just stick to your original plan and play with PS1 if that stays around lol. I hardly think forcing people to specialize in something rather than every player being a jack of all trades and a master of everything is dumbing the game down.

[Goku]

Originally Posted by Aractain

I dont uderstand? he menations 30% of guns is shared wihch is okay but only 30% of vehicles being Empire Specific is a bit disapointing.

Lets see here. Currently in PS you only have four ES Vehicles (not including BFRs here). That is the buggy, deli, sundy, and tank. We have the ATV, SG, Harasser, Deli, GG, Galaxy, Loady, Skeet, Wasp, Lib, Reaver, Flail, AMS, and an ANT. That is roughly the same ratio we have in PS currently (not including variants). I wouldn't mind having more ES vehicles or aircraft, but that becomes more of a balancing nightmare/time. I already see people complaining about how much more a NC type reaver does so much more damage then the TR one (Particle Cannon on NC bfr anyone?).

@ Draep

The best part of the original was the huge customization. You yourself can create your own role suited to what you like best. The majority of players in my outfit enjoyed having their own unique style with the certs alloted to them. There was never a need for a class system as a result in PS. Look at the added CE and hacking certs that were added in. That is one way to allow people to have even more specialization without the need to have specific classes. I honestly wished the devs had more time to expand on these to medics mostly and other type classes that could be specialized.

[Tigersmith]

Originally Posted by Bags

Really? PS1 would have been stupid if all three empires had an MCG. What's the point of one empire over another?

If I had to guess why they are doing this is because of balance. It was always soo hard to balance all 3 HA Weapons in Planetside 1. In my opinion after 8 years still not even close.

They will just look different and maybe have different fire rates/reload times ect. Maybe down the road they would be open to having exclusive empire weapons.

[Bags]

Originally Posted by Tigersmith

If I had to guess why they are doing this is because of balance. It was always soo hard to balance all 3 HA Weapons in Planetside 1. In my opinion after 8 years still not even close.

They will just look different and maybe have different fire rates/reload times ect. Maybe down the road they would be open to having exclusive empire weapons.

I'd take variability of weapons over perfect balance any day. When everyone has the same weapons it's BOOORING.

Originally Posted by Draep

master of everything

[Bags]

whoops double post

[SgtMAD]

Originally Posted by Goku

I personally see no issues with it at all. But again in PS2 they could always limit what certain suits can use. Just bar pilot suits from using heavy weapons, problem solved. I mainly like the personal inventory for being to put what nades, ammo, med packs, and so on that I wanted. I dislike having a specified load out that game developers think is the best. Besides back when it was BR20 as the cap you did have air cav HA droppers, but many did not have med/av with them due wanting other support certs. There was major trade offs then. That is not the case anymore.

in Ht we required everyone to cert either adv med or adv hack plus a mossie, anything else was up to you and if you got caught without a rek you were shot and if it kept happening you got kicked,its the perfect build for a hotdropping outfit and we used this set up for years,long before others started 'pioneering rapid response tactics",shit Ht used to get accused of cheating every day on the forums because we refused to use the ground floor doors long before ppl started CEing the tops of towers.

the sad thing is that all the vid we recorded of those drops back in the beginning are "lost" and the original forums are long gone so all that priceless whining is lost to history LOL

[Draep]

Originally Posted by Goku

I will await you crying saying pilot suits need pistol only when those guys are you killing you with rifles .

Your name is Goku, I can hardly take you seriously. Maybe I should join your outfit under the name: Ernest Goes to Planetside. Sorry I hurt your feelings.

[Goku]

That would be been a entertaining read. I never went without a rek in any of my load outs. Even my higher ranked members would still sometimes not have a rek to have a extra med pack or boomer. Total whores lol. Maybe the class system will not be that bad once I see it for myself, but I still have doubts about it.

[nathanebht]

Argh, give us a beta already. It doesn't have to start with all of the weapons or vehicles. I'm worried about their claim of 2000 person battles not working out. It would be good to test and confirm that they have a high functioning MMOFPS.

[Logit]

Originally Posted by Bags

Every empire will have MCG. MCG is TR weapon. That's so lame.

This.

Lame indeed.

[Goku]

Originally Posted by Draep

Your name is Goku, I can hardly take you seriously. Maybe I should join your outfit under the name: Ernest Goes to Planetside. Sorry I hurt your feelings.

Uh someone finally pulled the name card on me . Its been awhile. Just another way of admitting defeat.

[Aractain]

Oh I see the chaingun comment, I thought he just ment "HA" but maybe Vanu gets a plasma chaingun and the NC get an overpowered chaingun afterall.

I agree btw, Chaingun TR only PLZ!