Major items from Twitter

[Captain B]

What's funny is those buggies actually maintain the geometric feel of the empires, haha.

[MasterChief096]

MBT driver is gunner... gay.

[basti]

Just in via twitter, u guys gotta love me. :>

http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/130424672071327744

Originally Posted by Higby via twittor

our heavy assault class has access to multiple different types of weapons, several of which are exclusive to HA.

More! Literally!

http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/130425790826422272

Originally Posted by Higby via twittor²

Right now there are 3 empire specific HA weapons planned, with multiple variants of each. subject to change, ofc.

[Bags]

I must see all the HA.

[basti]

One last thing:

http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/130432382615556096

Originally Posted by Higby on Twattor

Haha, three empire specific HA weapons per empire. Cool tidbit: HA class does both anti-infantry and anti-vehicle based on loadout

[Bags]

How are you getting these tweets? they aren't on his page or mine... and I have him followed.

Makes me think

Anti-vehicle
Long range HA (Cycler)
Short range HA (MCG)

[Higby]

Originally Posted by Bags

How are you getting these tweets? they aren't on his page or mine... and I have him followed.

Makes me think

Anti-vehicle
Long range HA (Cycler)
Short range HA (MCG)

Make sure you have replies turned on - sometimes that messed up. I installed tweetdeck for this since the web interface from twitter is garbage.

[Sirisian]

Higby. You skipped my tweet during the Q&A. Is this holstering thing secret or can you only have one weapon equipped at a time? Like HA or AV and MA or HA?

[Bags]

Getting Twitter to work is so safdaffafaf

Anyone know how to turn replies on?

[Malorn]

Might be....

* MCG renamed to Heavy Cycler
* Heavy Cycler is a Cycler variant
* Heavy Cycler is a MCG variant
* "Heavy" is an ammo type

[Bags]

I doubt it, Higby keeps saying he won't show pictures of an "MCG" to torment me.

[Higby]

Originally Posted by Sirisian

Higby. You skipped my tweet during the Q&A. Is this holstering thing secret or can you only have one weapon equipped at a time? Like HA or AV and MA or HA?

We don't have back holstering right now... it has to do with the number of draw calls that out characters cost, since there is such deep customization for both weapons and armor they were getting way too expensive for us to have hundreds on the screen at once =)

[Bags]

Originally Posted by Higby

We don't have back holstering right now... it has to do with the number of draw calls that out characters cost, since there is such deep customization for both weapons and armor they were getting way too expensive for us to have hundreds on the screen at once =)

Sad to see another unique Planetside feature bite the dust in the name of bloom.

[Traak]

Quote:

Haha, three empire specific HA weapons per empire. Cool tidbit: HA class does both anti-infantry and anti-vehicle based on loadout

So, this means
A ) Heavy Assault is the class of soldier. The weapons that the HA soldier can handle include the class of weapons that, I am guessing, would be called "heavy weapons". This includes AI and AV weapons, which, for the TR would mean that the Striker, Decimator, MCG and Heavy Cycler are all classed as Heavy weapons, and
B ) The Heavy Assault class of soldier can also handle lighter-assault class weapons, such as the Repeater, Cycler, chainblade, and whatever else they dream up.
C ) Perhaps AV weapons can be handled by other classes, including Heavy Assault-class soldiers, but the Heavy Assault soldiers can handle AI weapons that the other classes can't, or

It would be so appropriate if the Heavy Assault soldier was the only one that had the ability to handle the heavy weapons, both heavy AI and heavy AV.

[EASyEightyEight]

Originally Posted by Bags

Pinkie Pie - aha, i knew it - YouTube

Sad to see another unique Planetside feature bite the dust in the name of bloom.

FPS > things we'll miss, but can live without.

At some point, we can't ask them to have a toggle option for every little thing. Not suggesting you're suggesting that, just saying. I'd still like back packs on characters, but I can live without those too.