What do you miss?

[vVRedOctoberVv]

I'll miss the poor netcode and lack of proper hit boxes. And don't forget the crappy 2003 graphics! Oh and the "fire a whole clip to take someone down" TTK.




NOT

On a serious note....

Most the cooler aspects of the game are carrying over. It's hard to be very specific, having not played the game yet, and not knowing precisely what will and will not be there.

[Accuser]

Magrider top gun, and dedicated driver.
Oh the glorious memories of being the bane of aircraft and tanks alike...

[Galzus]

I will miss indoor rumbles the most, all of the bases look pretty much 90% outdoor with the indoor portions being very exposed and easy to penetrate. I really liked how the CC in most PS1 bases was tucked deep inside, made it difficult to get to. Now all the points are within a few steps after a gal drop

PlanetOutSide 2 FTL

E/E animations second most

I'll also miss visor/tank zooms
multi-level sniper zoom
MAX run mode (sprint is slow and the special boost is too bursty from what I've seen)
MAX Jump Jets
being able to see enemy HP/Armor levels
the Lancer
MAXes with great ammo capacity
being able to see my laser beams from my pulsar
seeing the tracers from enemy weapons clearly. I could hardly tell when Higby was getting shot in the streams.
dedicated hacking
AMSs

[Roidster]

biggest thing for me i will miss the most,is auto run

[fod]

dedicated (separate) drivers and gunners
because doing it all aint fun (for me)

[Stew]

Originally Posted by NichyC

Personally I'm going to miss the Galaxy Gunship and all of the buggies. Why are there no buggies???

That's what I'll miss, but what about you?

I dont think their sill be no buggy the nanites systhems will go deep i think we already saw some concept of incoming smaller APC so i will not suprise to see buggys comming but SOE have so much stuff to do they cant be focus on thing like buggy yet they have 3 continents to finish up and tons of stuff to do !
this is the NS APC i was talking about we did not see any screen in game yet but pretty sure many more vehicules will come

[Wakken]

I miss AMSs

[Rivenshield]

Originally Posted by Wakken

I miss AMSs

Me too.

I think they'll need to bring them back eventually, though.

[fvdham]

I will miss:
- Vehicle entry/exit animations.
- The entire Empire in a massive drop pod rain. (Though happened only twice)
- The Deliverer / Sound of the Deliverer guns. (Though Deliverer got useless 6 years ago).
- Lightning having 2 weapons instead of 1.

I will not miss:
- Lightning being a paper tank.
- AMP station defense, which was camping the door.
- Orbital Strike spam.
- BFR's. Should have been 4 person land tanks.
- 3rd person looking around the corner.
- Monthly payments.

Looking forward to:
- Medics getting a suit.

Slightly worried about:
- Maps being instance instead of one connected world.
- No Galaxy drops seen in PS2 video's.
- Ugly shield on infantry.

[BlueSkies]

Originally Posted by fvdham

Slightly worried about:
- Maps being instance instead of one connected world.
- No Galaxy drops seen in PS2 video's.
- Ugly shield on infantry.

• No instances. This has been established.
• Yes there were. I can't remember if it was TB's E3 footage or something else but there were gal drops occurring (though, the animation was broken and people were just teleporting from the gal to the ground)
• It is... rather obvious, but that is the trade off for having the shield

[fvdham]

Originally Posted by BlueSkies

• No instances. This has been established.

Let me re-phrase that: no global meta game unlike PS1.
For example losing Oshur meant no vehicle repair on Cyssor.
In PS2 each map a self-contained world.

[Galzus]

Originally Posted by fvdham

I will not miss:
- Lightning being a paper tank.

It's too bad that all tanks are worse than paper now.

[NichyC]

Originally Posted by Galzus

It's too bad that all tanks are worse than paper now.

That's not true! I actually like the balance of power better from what I've seen.

[SirDart]

I will miss:
- Vehicle Enter/Exit Animations
- Sunderer Horn
- Cloakers reviving me
- Buggies/Thresher
- Max w/ Jump Jets
- Doors open/close

Yes, doors that open and shut really was good to defend against vehicle fire, and could really cut down on the spamming vehicle shots coming in. Also, it made it easier to tell if cloakers were coming in or out of a base/tower. I know, cloakers will be easier to pick out than before, I just think it will force a change in tactics, that's about it.

[NichyC]

Originally Posted by SirDart

I will miss:
- Vehicle Enter/Exit Animations

Yes, doors that open and shut really was good to defend against vehicle fire, and could really cut down on the spamming vehicle shots coming in. Also, it made it easier to tell if cloakers were coming in or out of a base/tower. I know, cloakers will be easier to pick out than before, I just think it will force a change in tactics, that's about it.

I agree that it won't be the same without those animations, but from a gameplay standpoint, it's probably better if you don't have to wait 5 secs before being able to drive the vehicle.

Likewise, it won't be the same without the vehicle bay animations, but it will be nice knowing that you're safe from the d*****bag with a Skyguard who blows your plane out of the sky before you are even allowed to gain control over it. I am more than okay without that.

As for your second point, I agree completely.