News: New Screenshot Quad in Action - Page 3

Tasorin · 2012-02-03, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by RadarX

In time... In time. The team is working really hard on the mechanics and if you've been following Twitter enough you can see they aren't shy sharing things.

We know screenshots and lore stories aren't as exciting as understanding how a Galaxy will fly is but we want to give you a taste of what you can expect visually.

That is great for the fanatics who frequent the community sites like it was there religion. I am one of those PS fanatics myself. Where we are finding a problem is the rest of our multi-gaming clan that is riding the fence on if they are going to play PS2 or not. 90% of there questions are game mechanics or pay structure based, and not "How does the Vanu look".

I fully understand you (PS2 Dev/Marketing teams)are working under the restrain of a defined business case that only allows you to release certain aspects of the game at this point in your development cycle. I am not faulting you for only being able to give us screen shots and back story, what I am saying is it doesn't help us "sell" this game to our core members who can't decide on if they are going to play or not based on the current lack of defined game mechanics.

Canaris · 2012-02-03, 12:26 PM

We're willing to send wave after wave of men against them

Shamrock · 2012-02-03, 01:00 PM

Looks great! reminds me of the valley approaching Sobek dropship centre from the west. ATV's in numbers can be very annoying to armour as long as they keep up the speed and keep circling round.

SuperMorto · 2012-02-03, 01:06 PM

Looks like Halo!

Hamma · 2012-02-03, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by acosmo

hamma, please stay away from the lightbox stuff.

We have been using lightbox on the front page for probably 6 months now in addition to hosting it in the media library. Seems to work pretty well haven't heard any complaints about it

Baron · 2012-02-03, 01:29 PM

*sigh*

Looks like the ATV can't carry someone on the back, using their hand held weapon *cry*

That would have been awesome

acosmo · 2012-02-03, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

We have been using lightbox on the front page for probably 6 months now in addition to hosting it in the media library. Seems to work pretty well haven't heard any complaints about it

i suppose it's personal preference, but i'm not fan of the shiny animations or focus effects. i'm not saying ps2 screenshots aren't fine art but this is something that works much better on more minimalistic portfolio websites than on powerhouse community super-websites where resources become critical.

EDIT: btw, this was the first time i saw lightbox fx

Atheosim · 2012-02-03, 01:38 PM

You know what? This looks horrible. None of the soldiers have any gear. They look like they're heading into battle completely naked. At least have backpacks, and jesus christ would it look so much fucking better if they had their weapons holstered on their backs or hips.

BlazingSun · 2012-02-03, 01:41 PM

Woah .. is this Dune or what? The flora looks like fauna! Bloody sandworms ...

Brokinarrow · 2012-02-03, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Atheosim

You know what? This looks horrible. None of the soldiers have any gear. They look like they're heading into battle completely naked. At least have backpacks, and jesus christ would it look so much fucking better if they had their weapons holstered on their backs or hips.

You're making that judgment off of the 4 or 5 people you can see with any meaningful detail in this screen shot?

SniperSteve · 2012-02-03, 01:45 PM

that looks like a really cool choke-point. I wonder how hard it is to get up onto those rocks.

SniperSteve · 2012-02-03, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Atheosim

You know what? This looks horrible. None of the soldiers have any gear. They look like they're heading into battle completely naked. At least have backpacks, and jesus christ would it look so much fucking better if they had their weapons holstered on their backs or hips.

They said somewhere that weapons displayed on backs equated to like 20% less players on the screen. I would rather have more people.

Atheosim · 2012-02-03, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Brokinarrow

You're making that judgment off of the 4 or 5 people you can see with any meaningful detail in this screen shot?

So have you seen any screenshots of soldiers that actually look like they're prepared for full-scale battle, and not just mindless chickens running into battle in PJs and a rifle with an extra clip riding close on their dick?

None of these soldiers look utilitarian at all. They all just look like fodder.

edit: oh i'm sorry, there are side pouches where i can put those jammers i bought.

Atheosim · 2012-02-03, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by SniperSteve

They said somewhere that weapons displayed on backs equated to like 20% less players on the screen. I would rather have more people.

Then I don't see how backpacks can't fix this problem. They're already doing jumpjets and it seems like backpacks for medics according to concept art, so why not incorporate a backpack into every non-max (possibly rexo) class so that they actually look like they have some self sufficiency and staying power, whether they balance the game that way or not...*sigh*

polywomple · 2012-02-03, 01:54 PM

does this mean I can't flaunt double MCGs on my back now?

Though I have to agree, they seem pretty bare. Not only that, but seeing weapons on backs and weapons being unsheathed from the backs of others was pretty cool looking, and immersive.