News: PS2 PC gamer preview - Page 3

ringring · 2011-12-04, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by Rarntogo

I absolutely agree that it would be a bonus. WE all play PS for the PVP. This goes without saying. However... It's nice to have a change of pace now and then. I played City of Heroes and some of the most fun I had in that game was the Hamidon raids. AI even 20% of the time would be too much imo but every now and then would be alot of fun I think. All three factions working together against an overpowered foe. The reason I dont care for AI is they are predictable. But when it is way overpowered and difficult to defeat, predictability doesnt matter as much and there is fun in it. Who doesnt enjoy a huge fight to the death?

Yea, but it is not planetside. It is the same as every other game ......

Raid! We need healers, DPS and tanks, looting is FFA ...... if I want this, and I don't, there are plenty other games to choose from.

LZachariah · 2011-12-04, 11:42 AM

Fantastic article; great find, you guys. Love it.

~Zachariah

basti · 2011-12-04, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by FIREk

Basti's words were "your wonderfull wall of text stays on top of the threat". Coreldan's post was below that, so maybe basti considers Coreldan a threat? :P
It's "wonderful", not "wonderfull", though.

Im having it with the typos lately.

Originally Posted by ringring

Yea, but it is not planetside. It is the same as every other game ......

Raid! We need healers, DPS and tanks, looting is FFA ...... if I want this, and I don't, there are plenty other games to choose from.

Err, i think you misunderstand the idea. Think about the usual bots from other FPS games, thats what we are talking about here.
And yes, that can be fun, if done right.

Revanant · 2011-12-04, 11:51 AM

This is how the light assault class was described in the article:

“Light assault is basically the ‘glass cannon’ character. He can do the most damage the quickest. He’s very agile, but it’s also very vulnerable. Because he can get to places very quickly, he can overextend himself very easily and if he doesn’t have support backing him up he can get crushed.”

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/04/pl...2-preview-2/2/

The quote comes around midpage, about a paragraph after the photo where the three NC soldiers are doing a remarkable job of looking conspicuous.

Wizkid45 · 2011-12-04, 12:15 PM

I still don't like the idea of classes. I like the open customization system of Planetside and not having limits forced upon me (like to heal people I HAVE to be a medic which means I cant use a heavy weapon sort of thing).

On a side note, I think wildlife in the game would be cool. Like birds and alien creatures. They don't do anything, but are there and add another level of depth to the game. Something to squish while driving around :P

Shogun · 2011-12-04, 01:28 PM

so nobody even noticed, that there is something very wrong on this screenie?

blue and gold mossies?

wasn´t the mossie supposed to be tr only, and didn´t higby tell us that there is no vehicle hacking in ps2?

so what´s the deal with those nc mossies?

basti · 2011-12-04, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Shogun

so nobody even noticed, that there is something very wrong on this screenie?

blue and gold mossies?

wasn´t the mossie supposed to be tr only, and didn´t higby tell us that there is no vehicle hacking in ps2?

so what´s the deal with those nc mossies?

http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2011/...-preview-4.jpg

Yea, thanks for pointing that out. Lemme annoy higby for a sec, because now im confused. :>

edit: wtf? The mossy has the TR logo on the wings, but it clearly is Blue and gold.
What the hell is going on? :o

Zulthus · 2011-12-04, 01:42 PM

Ok. Passive AI such as creatures, I'm fine with. An AI faction or enemies I am COMPLETELY against.

I hate AI. I don't play BF3, UT, Planetside, or any other multiplayer game to play against AI. I do it for MultiPLAYER. It isn't even a "nice change of pace". You know you're fighting an AI when they have linear and boring pathing patterns, they can't hit you for shit, and they have a name such as "Tom" or "Bob". If the game does actually have a AI Faction, I don't think I'll be playing very long. It wouldn't feel like the Planetside I love.

dachlatte · 2011-12-04, 01:52 PM

one of the best things about ps1 is that its 100% PVP. PVE has absolutly no value in an MMO imho. it gets very old very fast! if i want to fight an AI i rather play a single player game.

if they start some kind of PVE they will just split up the player base.

EVILoHOMER · 2011-12-04, 01:54 PM

I hope there will be an AMS or some way to deploy a Galaxy and it goes invisible to act as the new AMS.

sylphaen · 2011-12-04, 02:07 PM

Mmm... Those mossies have red on them and a lot of metal gray. The blue you see is the grey/white metal under shade, not really blue.

Concerning the AI stuff: no automated turrets but automated enemies ?

This sounds like a zerg of black ops without the OP health/armor and with no brains.

dsi · 2011-12-04, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Zulthus

Ok. Passive AI such as creatures, I'm fine with. An AI faction or enemies I am COMPLETELY against.

I hate AI. I don't play BF3, UT, Planetside, or any other multiplayer game to play against AI. I do it for MultiPLAYER. It isn't even a "nice change of pace". You know you're fighting an AI when they have linear and boring pathing patterns, they can't hit you for shit, and they have a name such as "Tom" or "Bob". If the game does actually have a AI Faction, I don't think I'll be playing very long. It wouldn't feel like the Planetside I love.

This.

Roaming herds of giant alien creatures would be cool.

Roaming herds of pretend players is not.

sylphaen · 2011-12-04, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by ringring

Yea, but it is not planetside. It is the same as every other game ......

Raid! We need healers, DPS and tanks, looting is FFA ...... if I want this, and I don't, there are plenty other games to choose from.

Yes... It's one of my gripes... Raids can be fun but the kind of raids you would get in Planetside were a very different kind and much much more fun.

And at least, in PS, you weren't stuck into being a victim healbot that had to rely on others to survive any kind of decent PvP action.

ShinSpitfire · 2011-12-04, 02:14 PM

"PlanetSide 2 succeeds on that account, and then some – but does it play like an FPS, too? The old PlanetSide’s combat was muddied by unseen dice-rolls..."

unseen dice-rolls? can someone explain?

sylphaen · 2011-12-04, 02:34 PM

I think he means the cone of fire and how shots would randomly land inside that cone.