I am deeply saddened the Lancer will no longer be with us.

[Aurmanite]

That sucks.

I'm sure it will make a come back eventually. The Lancer was the best outdoor AV in the game.

[Johari]

Calm down I think we've just had a mix up.

http://www.twitch.tv/sonyonlinetv/b/309653892
skip to ~36:35

"We're bringing back all the Planetside 1 mechanics but we took the lock on mechanic is nowgiven to everybody. So everybody can have, hold it, point at an aircraft and just lock on over time. And then we're bringing back the Lancer still works like it did it Planetside 1..."

[ThGlump]

All those tweets was made after that webcast. And i trust them more as u easily can say something wrong in a hurry than to write it when you have time to think about it.

[RedKnights]

The V.S.’s standard anti-vehicle weapon uses the same battery-powered ammunition system as the Pulsar and Beamer. Unlike the faster firing and unguided Lancer, the Fission features a slower plasma projectile guided by lock-on technology.[RadarX]

From Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlanetSide2


I think this means 2 AV weapons per side?

[SurgeonX]

It's all a bit confusing, as there's conflicting info between the webcast and twitter, and from different sources too.

[Lonehunter]

I'm pretty sure during the weapon podcast they specifically mentioned the Lancer, and that it's coming back, original mechanics and all. Hope the video comes up on youtube soon

[The Desert Fox]

You'l be fine, I promise.

God all these threads are starting to annoy me.

[Talek Krell]

Something just occurred to me. They've given us very specific details for how the new phoenix works (laser guided so you can guide it in flight) and they made no mention of it being a lock on weapon or having a lock on mode. So maybe the Lancer is in there somewhere after all.

Just when I was starting to make progress in the mourning process. >_>

[Firefly]

There's this thing... I dunno if some of you have heard about it... it's called Reading Comprehension.

The Vanu's standard anti-vehicle weapon uses the same battery-powered ammunition system as the Pulsar and Beamer. Unlike the faster firing and unguided Lancer, the Fission features a slower plasma projectile guided by lock-on technology.

Bold emphasis is mine. It's mentioned in the product fluff. The bold-text part implies inclusion at some point, even if notional or conceptual. So the Fission would be guided, the Lancer would be unguided. Whether it will be in-game at launch is up for debate, given T-Ray's tweet (I doubt it's a lie or misinformation or a joke). But the fact that it's mentioned at all means it's in some sort of stage, even if a notional post-launch stage. If they're stating that each empire gets two AV, one guided/lock-on and one unguided/no-lock, kinda makes it a strong possibility that for the VS it's Fission and Lancer, respectively.

[Neurotoxin]

If only the Fission is provided... Just use fast-firing dumbfire energy rounds in the Fission. I'm fairly sure it'll be provided as an option that can be earned / unlocked.

I really hope that the Lancer has substantial charge-up features, holding a charge to increase damage, preserving a fully-charged shot instead of having it discharge automatically, etc. That would be a good way to differentiate the two weapons.

[Shotokanguy]

Removing the Lancer and only having the Fission seems like changing things for the sake of changing things.

There should be as many PS1 weapons in this game as possible.

[DayOne]

-Statement of pure rage retracted-

[Vash02]

You're missing the point DayOne, its not in the game at the start. Its like giving the Magrider wheels, just plain wrong.

[DayOne]

Wow, really? I loved that thing

[PrISM]

Lancer FTW