PS1 CR5 backpack as a vet reward?

[SztEltviz]

Originally Posted by Vreki

...I would much rather have a skin that makes your armour look like it has been through a decade of warfare.

That's nice idea.

Originally Posted by Spoof

...Maybe we just get a unique emote: a thousand yard stare accompanied by a croaky voice "I was there, man. The horror. The horror..."

with Marlon Brando

I'm a "half-vet" as i started with trials at the game start. i have an old character that started as trial then i played with him as reserve. He has the 5 years merit, but older than. I didn't have the money to buy a decent comp. so i didn't buy the game. But now i'm ready to pay for my sins I badly need my old vanu rexo armor.
What do you think? Real subscription vets gets item free, reserves get the right to buy it from shop?

[Snipefrag]

I think the command backpack should make a return in PS2 based on your cert level in the command tree. Same with the arms pads, It was a nice touch. It easily let you identify what command rank someone was visually. As someone with 2 TR CR5's i will feel naked without it at first, but this is a new game.

Maybe there could be a slightly different texture if you manage to get the highest cert rank for commanding in PS2 and CR5 from the original game, would be a nice nod to those people who were here from the start. Failing that, some sort of merit or something.

[EVILoHOMER]

Yeh but then what about people like me who played for a couple years but never gained CR because they didn't want to lead squads? I was quite happy playing solo most the time and just tagging along.

[Xyntech]

Originally Posted by EVILoHOMER

Yeh but then what about people like me who played for a couple years but never gained CR because they didn't want to lead squads? I was quite happy playing solo most the time and just tagging along.

Just think of it as an honorary promotion for your years of service

[Azovyr]

I am a planetside vet and I voted no. I have a couple of reasons, first this creates a sort of elitist divide among players. I'd like to believe that the community simply doesn't care if you have a backpack and non veterans will not be looked down upon but they will be as we've seen in countless other games.

Second GW2 is doing something similar and as such as a person who did not like and barely played the first game I feel left out by all the cool rewards veterans of GW1 are getting. The last thing you want to do as a sequel is make players feel excluded for not playing titles in the series. It's not good business especially if your target audience is going to be way larger than the previous game.

[JesNC]

No backpack, but PS1-esque shoulderpins or a beret with the PS1 emblem would be cool

[Ironside]

Backpack and beret isnt a bad idea but i'd prefer the original armour as a vet

[JxP]

A veteran ribbon would be nice or access to the classic uniforms. It is a new game though so I don't think it should be anything too fancy because technically we will all be new players.

Granted I wasn't in the trenches nearly as much as some people here. I am a 2003 vet by account age mostly

[kertvon]

I like it.

[Xyntech]

Originally Posted by JxP

A veteran ribbon would be nice or access to the classic uniforms. It is a new game though so I don't think it should be anything too fancy because technically we will all be new players.

Granted I wasn't in the trenches nearly as much as some people here. I am a 2003 vet by account age mostly

I'm largely in the same boat, and I'd mostly like the same things. Giving vets a free classic armor cosmetic of their choice would be an ideal solution, because it would still be a nice gesture while not being anything exclusive. New players could still purchase it in the cash shop.

[Taru]

It shouldn't be tiered. If you played Planetside, you get a cosmetic item that is the same as every other veteran (not counting empire variants).

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Taru

It shouldn't be tiered. If you played Planetside, you get a cosmetic item that is the same as every other veteran (not counting empire variants).

Just for fun... why shouldn't it also demarcate time served?

[Eyeklops]

Just gimme a damn special dogtag with my number of PS1 years of service on it for the people who knife me and when I kill somebody they see a cool PS1 vet icon on the death screen. I have no need for something like a backpack.

[bigcracker]

Originally Posted by Electrofreak

There wouldn't be any PS2 without the dedication of the PS1 community. Their (our!) continued passion for the game even years after it's prime is what convinced SOE to produce PS2.

I don't think it hurts anyone for SOE to show their appreciation for that with something in-game that shows off the player's dedication to the franchise.

And, frankly, you sound bitter. Afraid someone's epeen might be longer than yours?

Nope cause if you get something for the vets so do I, I finally let my sub run out this year cause of planetside 2, but begging for items like this thread is a problem. SOE has shown more appreciation then any other video game community out there. They already giving you beta access do you really need more?

[Xyntech]

The devs have previously asked us for input on what sort of things the vets would like to have for being PS1 vets in PS2. That doesn't mean that we will get any of it, but there is nothing wrong with mentioning things that we think would be cool.

Demanding it, or thinking that we're entitled to anything other than getting to play PS2 is ridiculous and selfish, but there is nothing wrong with wanting something, or asking for it nicely knowing you may or may not get it.