In Planetside 2, everything is made of Dust.

[IHateMMOs]

Deserts are filled with dust, FYI.

[AvacadoEight]

I wanna dogfight in a dust storm....That would be awesome...

Talk about squad work and friendly fire in those situations

[codylee]

My Desert homeland Demands Dust and i demand more Dust for indar!!

[Juturna]

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

^ That's what any sane person would get from my post.

In many shots, I really feel they went overboard with the particle effects. Namely, dust.

dude its a f****** desert gtfo

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by Juturna

dude its a f****** desert gtfo

It's not just in the desert. It's everywhere. Everytime a tank, or a Lib fires its main gun, there is a huge plume of smoke that basically obscures the target. I'd like to see the particle effects turned down just a bit so I can still see my target after I hit it once. Otherwise, every tank fight will be "Fire! Where did he go?......Oh there he is. Fire! Where did he go?...."

Save the big smokey explosion for when I actually destroy my target.

[RoninOni]

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

^ That's what any sane person would get from my post.

In many shots, I really feel they went overboard with the particle effects. Namely, dust.

Desert Continent.

Desert.

Deserts are dusty... VERY dusty. In fact it's 1 of the tell tale signs of a moving convoy... the smoke trail rising from their tail.

Dust is a BIATCH.... it gets in your eyes, it obscures objects at distance, it's bloody EVERYWHERE. Wind kicks up and you can't see.

If you don't like it... there is a forest and a tundra continent... they should have much MUCH lower dust levels.

[Sabot]

Ahhh, the joy of being VS... no dirty gunpowder that polutes and obscures targets...

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by RoninOni

If you don't like it... there is a forest and a tundra continent... they should have much MUCH lower dust levels.

That's the problem. The smoke from tank shells and Lib rounds are EVERYWHERE, not just in the desert parts. It's just a bit much and there is room to turn it down slightly while still keeping it looking cool.

[ShowNoMercy]

Enjoy the dust, it's going to add volumes of complexity and immersion to fights on Indar and abroad.

[AvacadoEight]

Again, I for one, like the dust. After all, its a bloody desert. It adds quite a bit of immersion, not to mention, big guns DO kick up a lot.

Its like shooting a tank, and asking " Why the hell is there so much dust and smoke?! "
Its a tank. (Or a gunship) Big weapons = a lot of smoke.

[Brigand]

Yeah having a lot of dust kicked up in a dusty plains/desert continent is not only realistic, it adds to gameplay, since it adds one more thing you can use to your advantage or you have to work around, it changes the tactics of a fight having to deal with things like obscuring dust, it can give someone being hammered in a tank a chance to move around obscured, it might make people more carefully consider their shots with tanks or large explosives. It adds a layer of depth and that kind of thing is always good.

[SixShooter]

Originally Posted by RoninOni

Desert Continent.

If you don't like it... there is a forest and a tundra continent... they should have much MUCH lower dust levels.

I can't wait to see the dust that kicks up from the snow

[Sephirex]

.... 514 called. It want its Dust back.

[yonman]

PS2 should ship with a packet of dust that you can pour on yourself and chew so as to increase immersion

[Dloan]

Originally Posted by Raymac

It's not just in the desert. It's everywhere. Everytime a tank, or a Lib fires its main gun, there is a huge plume of smoke that basically obscures the target.

Move out of the way of the dust/smoke.