News: PlanetSide 2 Backstory Part 1 – Jake Duffy, Terran Republic Quartermaster

[MgFalcon]

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Next story will be from TR side because it's pre-auraxis. Everyone was TR then.

I love sarcasm! Cause clearly they are sticking to the original PS story haha!

Seriously though... if I don;t get a NC or VS oersoective tomorrow and next day I'll be mad?

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by MgFalcon

I love sarcasm! Cause clearly they are sticking to the original PS story haha!

Seriously though... if I don;t get a NC or VS oersoective tomorrow and next day I'll be mad?

Well, don't get too mad bro but...

Originally Posted by Higby

Lots of answers in tomorrow and Friday's updates!

This is part 1 of chapter 1 of the backstory and is more "modern" history. After this chapter we're going WAY BACK into the pre-auraxis history. I'm glad you guys are enjoying!

If it's going "way back" then it's probably not going to tell us much about the current VS or NC. Actually, I'm pretty curious as to what it will tell us.

I can totally understand that a good number of people could give 2 craps about the story, especially in an fps. However, some people do want an answer to the question "why". Personally, I like a game that is like a symphony, with all kinds of instruments working together in harmony. It just adds depth. Sure the Ramones were great with nothing but 3 chords and the truth, but they don't have the same depth as Beethoven.

Planetside 2 is all about epic scale, so it deserves to have this kind of depth. You can take it or leave it. When launch happens, all this backstory will just be part of the decoration anyways.

[Traak]

Editing needs some polish. Not Polish, polish.

"Billy Pelz, a recent recruit no older that eighteen unless he had lied about his age."

It should read "Billy Pelz, a recent recruit no older THAN eighteen unless he lied about his age."

etc.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by Graywolves

The whole scene just feels dreadfully pointless to me.

-edit- especially after hearing the next part is distant past from today's story.

It isn't entirely pointless. Some people may want to choose their empire depending on how they like a certain empire's viewpoint.

And I imagine a lot of PS fans find the back-story entertaining. The scenario that story lays down could, in fact, make the game more entertaining.

[Captain B]

I think tomorrow and Friday will continue being the "modern" perspective, since Higby said it wouldn't be until later Chapters (this week is one chapter, it seems) that we go further back, probably learning about arriving on Auraxis, what "our ancestors" went through terraforming and colonizing the planet, and of course discovery of Vanu and their technology.

[Lonehunter]

I honestly was surprised at reading this. It seems like a high school kid wrote it, I still want more lol. But I guess my expectations where too high

[Higby]

Originally Posted by Captain B

I think tomorrow and Friday will continue being the "modern" perspective, since Higby said it wouldn't be until later Chapters (this week is one chapter, it seems) that we go further back, probably learning about arriving on Auraxis, what "our ancestors" went through terraforming and colonizing the planet, and of course discovery of Vanu and their technology.

seems like a good plan..

[Bags]

You know, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Just sayin'.

[Captain B]

Originally Posted by Bags

You know, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Just sayin'.

CHALLENGE. Step up team!

[Graywolves]

I was actually one of the few people that were excited about the backstory and defended this week's theme upon anouncement a bit.


But I have heavy dissapointment so far. I showed this story to my friend who was also really hoping that PS2 would have a greater setting/story and he said "it looks like it was written by a high schooler.... or a very intelligent elementary school kid that just saw Starship Stroopers."

So far I don't feel like anything has been portrayed well and I'm really hoping that it picks up in the next two days.


I also hope that when/if they update their site overall; That the story section is introduced and presented differently.

[xSlideShow]

Originally Posted by Graywolves

I was actually one of the few people that were excited about the backstory and defended this week's theme upon anouncement a bit.


But I have heavy dissapointment so far. I showed this story to my friend who was also really hoping that PS2 would have a greater setting/story and he said "it looks like it was written by a high schooler.... or a very intelligent elementary school kid that just saw Starship Stroopers."

I'm pretty sure that was on purpose. The Narrator is probably just a normal person. At least that what it appears to be from the interview.

[Raymac]

So Marv Wolfman, apart from having a supercool name, has a resume most people can only dream about. I can understand not liking something because everyone has different tastes especially when it comes to art. I just think some of the criticism is a bit over the top. I mean we've seen 1 page which would barely count as an essay let alone a short story. It's being released as a serial instead of a wall of text which I personally kind of dig. Some of this thread just totally reminds me of this:

[Graywolves]

From my understanding he did mostly comic books, I actually felt like if it was in a comic book, everything he wrote would've looked alright and played out fine.

[Captain B]

Great movie. And do we have a place on the forums for user-created stories? Reading the story got my creative juices flowing.

[Graywolves]

Originally Posted by Captain B

Great movie. And do we have a place on the forums for user-created stories? Reading the story got my creative juices flowing.

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