So, Now that most of us have played

[Plato]

Why don't they lower the initial cost to lure more gamers so they can become addicted? Do they not want too many new players all at once?

I have not payed $50 for a new game in a long time. Last time I did was Ghost Recon...big mistake. Now I refuse to pay more than $30...After playing beta this will have to be an exception

[NewmanOnIsland]

I will not for the first few months be playing this game.
My reason being that communication and lack of RPG elements.
After a month of paying people having had a chance to populate the world. I can hope that the level of quality of the players will increase and the overall communication will be honed to a usefull state.

I also realize that there are no strong commanders present because of the current Beta setup. This, I am going to look forward to with great intrest. The ability to have a structured command in place will make or break this game.

Yes as a FPS it is good. It is visually stunning taking into consideration the scope and size of the maps, but this is no substitute for the lack of leadership found right now.

Right now I feel as if I am taking an active part of a large crazy rioting mob that happens to be VERY well armed. And as with all riots they fall apart without leadership. I hope that Planetside does not fall into a perpetual state of players just running around
shooting each other for the sake of shooting each other.

Which will bring me to the goals. Painly, there are too many bases. each land mass has everything you need. We as an army are just too well fed. Make us hungry for something unique, not just the landscape that surrounds our fourth Bio Lab.
Sollution ( I'm gonna catch hell for this one :-)) Take the Galaxy station away from the home Sancturaries. Plus have a unique station or weapon or vehicle on each continent. That device only works on that one land because blah blah blah..whatever.
This may make us really WANT to acheive a goal because if we had this "wigit" we could make a new armor or weapon or whatever.

Yes I will be playing this game; in September and hoping I see changes that could really make this the great game it could be.
NewmanOnIsland

[Hamma]

A month or two after release this game will be totally different, people will have command rank, and start getting more involved in large scale attacks. Everyone misses that fact right now, we are in beta, people are just messing around. There is no real coordination at all

[xuur]

In all honesty, I havent decided yet.

Anymore I only have a very limited budget as far as gaming and the like. PS is definitely on the list but I have one other "beta" I recently was admitted to...or that is, will be if the UPS idiot decides to actually deliver the thing like he was supposed to last week. I just want to check that out with as much ferocity as I entered PS and give it the long awaited shot its due.

I'll decide from there. PS is very high on the list right now however. In fact its in the #1 spot.

We'll see how well the much touted (removed due to NDA restriction) turns out in comparison. Either way, even if I decide I can't afford PS AND something else right now...doesn't mean I'll be leaving this place. If anything I'll be watching both of them closely to see what changes come in after release and the response from the rest of the planet in as far as fun factor.

Translation: a definite maybe

[BomBer]

I acturally haven't had a chance to play the game. Due to the firewall at my Uni in the way. Personally I am a FPS lover. I have been searching for a game that need co operation to achieve targets. But so far, most of them, ppl just wonder off to do what ever they want. Thanks to PS. I will have a chance to play a great team playing game. (once I got out of this shit hole).

I don't really mind paying for a little for a monthly subscribtion. Atleast I know that someone is taking care of server, ping, and anticheat for me. I hate the most of FPS game, is when someone is really good,farged alot of ppl, and don't die a lot. It is being called cheater (or he really is cheating). And ping is another very important issue for all gaming. I hate bad ping sever to play on. just hope that SOE will make a good effort to maintain as minnum ping as possible for Europe player as well as USA.

[Omicron]

Pre-Ordered from the Station.... playing for sure. I am with Hamma, this game has not even begun to flex it's muscles. Once we get some good commanders in place and things get more organized, the game will really shine. First few weeks or so I will be building my characters up, then start to look for a very well disciplined, fun, smart outfit to join. Makes me smile just thinking about the carnage to come

[AcidCat]

I'm still undecided. There are still a lot of things about the game I like, and there are still things that tend to make me lose interest.

I definitely want to see more coordinated attacks. Unfortunately, the community of gamers that I came into Beta with have all lost interest and don't play anymore, so when I get on I just hook up with random squads. And all these squads are really just experience collectives, with the only coordination being what base to attack. Then as soon as the action starts, it always degenerates into an every-man-for-himself mob battle.

Maybe if I can find a decent outfit, I'll stick around for longer. I'm definitely not addicted to the game anymore, but I still enjoy the basics of the gameplay, even though there is a lack of variety in your objectives.

[Jarlo]

LMAO what a great description of beta PS.

Right now I feel as if I am taking an active part of a large crazy rioting mob that happens to be VERY well armed. And as with all riots they fall apart without leadership.

Very well said.

[Hamma]

I have to agree, right now that is a good descript

I took part in an AGO event this weekend however. It was several outfit launching a combined effort on amerish, we managed to lock it.

It was an amazing event, some incredebly epic battles. We will see that allot more on release, right now its a bit rare

[CptRugged]

I have to say after playing for the last few weeks.. and then pretty much literally all this weekend. I have to say that it was initially tons of fun. But I just don't think capping the same five bases over and over and over vs the same opponents on different continents is gonna hold my intrest past beta. I mean, its a great team game, and fun. But Locking doesn't really make a difference as it is lost as soon as it is gained and really no matter how many battles you win, the war doesn't seem to go anywhere.

Of course HAMMA had it right, and that this game will most likely be very different in a couple of months. Most people will be in the High BRs and not caring as much about jumping to the next hack for cap xp and more concerned with the overall campaign.

But I'm just not seeing this game being worth the monthly fee for me.. just my opinion tho.

[Hamma]

Whats the difference between capping the same base over and over, and playing the same CS, or Tribes level over and over?

Capping bases here has an effect for your entire empire, and your enemies. People are just thinking of it as some kind of solo experience. Think of it on the global/empire level.

[Deadlock]

definatly gonna keep playing... money might get tight but thats why god game me plasma...

well ok, thats probably not why he gave me plasma but never look a gift horse in the mouth

[AcidCat]

Originally posted by Hamma
Whats the difference between capping the same base over and over, and playing the same CS, or Tribes level over and over?

A better example would be Battlefield 1942, where there are a lot of maps with a great deal of variety between them. This is a variety that IMO is sorely lacking in PlanetSide ... of course the game compensates in other areas ... but I guess I just want more!

[Matuse]

Yea it did. Or at least thats what the mom thinks.

The mom is nearly as much of a looney tune as her kid was (no surprise). Since she is on a lawsuit, she has made a big point of not mentioning the fact that her son was neurotic, depressed, borderline schizophrenic (which is NOT MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES), and didn't take his meds.

But sure, the game made him kill himself.

[PlasticGEAR]

well on May 15th im going to be getting Enter the Matrix so ill be pretty busy with that but again with PlanetSide, it doesnt seem to hold my interest at most times, it takes about an hour to get to a fight but it may end fast, ill probably buy planetside later on when there is an expansion pack out with it and an online community is formed so im going to beat Enter the Matrix and then check on PlanetSide unless a more interesting game comes out, but most of the ones that seem good are coming out in Q3 or Q4...