News: Higby tweets Mosquito Picture - Page 8

SuperMorto · 2011-10-27, 05:28 PM

Another thing you can see a full tower at the back of the picture sweet!

Missundaztood · 2011-10-27, 10:42 PM

Jesus, given the size of the bases and the continents SOE are really going to have to nail getting people from A-B quickly and into battle to keep people interested! 15 min per hack will almost certainly be gone!

Also, a massive marketing campaign is needed to fill the servers! It'd be a great shame for PS2 to fall flat on its arse! By the looks of things, it really could be up there with the triple A's, but it really needs the commitment from Sony to succeed!

Vash02 · 2011-10-27, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by Missundaztood

Jesus, given the size of the bases and the continents SOE are really going to have to nail getting people from A-B quickly and into battle to keep people interested! 15 min per hack will almost certainly be gone!

I dont know, 15 min hack was useful since it allowed defenders to retake a base before it flipped. Maybe the attackers have to take each tower in the base before being able to move in on the base proper?

Also, a massive marketing campaign is needed to fill the servers! It'd be a great shame for PS2 to fall flat on its arse! By the looks of things, it really could be up there with the triple A's, but it really needs the commitment from Sony to succeed!

Seeing as each individual server could take up to 7-8+ thousand players at the same time they will need a ton of marketing

But SOE marketing has needed a carjack to open its wallet in the past. not too hopeful on that front.

sylphaen · 2011-10-27, 11:05 PM

wow... Very impressive...

With such a scale, I understand the Free-2-play part of things. We will need a lot of players and it will hopefully become a game with unmatched fun !

wow...

Marth Koopa · 2011-10-27, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Missundaztood

Also, a massive marketing campaign is needed to fill the servers! It'd be a great shame for PS2 to fall flat on its arse! By the looks of things, it really could be up there with the triple A's, but it really needs the commitment from Sony to succeed!

That's easy: front page coverage on Steam. 3 Million people log in after getting home from school/work, see it on their news popup that's it FREE and READY TO PLAY, BLAM, instant success.

Bruttal · 2011-10-27, 11:16 PM

This week even though it's TR is still been really cool. I know its only thursday night and we got friday left just wonder if there gonna give us another hint to next weeks topic

HELLFISH88 · 2011-10-27, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by Missundaztood

Jesus, given the size of the bases and the continents SOE are really going to have to nail getting people from A-B quickly and into battle to keep people interested! 15 min per hack will almost certainly be gone!

Also, a massive marketing campaign is needed to fill the servers! It'd be a great shame for PS2 to fall flat on its arse! By the looks of things, it really could be up there with the triple A's, but it really needs the commitment from Sony to succeed!

If SOE Blow's this it's over. This is their shot to capitalize on a fresh and exciting genre which SOE itself essentially created. WoW,Aion,Rift (lol) and that Star Wars MMO have pretty much crushed them in the RPG market. Even a prettier and newer EQ probably wouldn't be a big hit unless it involves some serious MMORPG innovations. If SOE know's what they are doing (And for once it appears they do)they will sink everything they have into Planetside 2. It REALLY DOES have a chance of being this Decades World of Warcraft. That all being said: I'm riding this ship until it sinks...Smed forbid it ever does.

Bags · 2011-10-27, 11:24 PM

People love shooters.
People love MMOs.

Sony would be dumber than usual to not market the shit out of this.

HELLFISH88 · 2011-10-27, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Bags

People love shooters.
People love MMOs.

Sony would be dumber than usual to not market the shit out of this.

This. Both markets have exploded since Planetside 1.

BuzzCutPsycho · 2011-10-28, 02:03 AM

Is this from the PC or PS3 version of the game? Also, how much money does that Mosquito cost? Just curious. Thanks.

Bags · 2011-10-28, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by BuzzCutPsycho

Is this from the PC or PS3 version of the game? Also, how much money does that Mosquito cost? Just curious. Thanks.

Marth Koopa · 2011-10-28, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by BuzzCutPsycho

Is this from the PC or PS3 version of the game? Also, how much money does that Mosquito cost? Just curious. Thanks.

It's actually from the SNES version.

SKYeXile · 2011-10-28, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Vash02

I dont know, 15 min hack was useful since it allowed defenders to retake a base before it flipped. Maybe the attackers have to take each tower in the base before being able to move in on the base proper?

Seeing as each individual server could take up to 7-8+ thousand players at the same time they will need a ton of marketing

But SOE marketing has needed a carjack to open its wallet in the past. not too hopeful on that front.

its been said because of the hex system cap times will vary, while now you wont have to drain to backhack a base(a good change) backhacking a base surrounded my enemy hexes will take say 30min while taking a base surrounded by friendly hexes would take say 2 min. (I cant remember if he quoted times previously, but its something like that)

my overlay, for the visual experience of the hex grid.

so i believe it would work like. nc to take acan would take say 7 min. but for them to take Naum it would take them 30min since lattice plays no role anymore and they have no hex near naum.

Graywolves · 2011-10-28, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Bags

That's not a pony.....

Crator · 2011-10-28, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by SKYeXile

its been said because of the hex system cap times will vary, while now you wont have to drain to backhack a base(a good change) backhacking a base surrounded my enemy hexes will take say 30min while taking a base surrounded by friendly hexes would take say 2 min. (I cant remember if he quoted times previously, but its something like that)

Hmmm, I wasn't aware of this. If this is the case then that's excellent! I always wanted a way to vary the hack times.