If SOE told you these things about PS2 Months ago...

[p0intman]

Originally Posted by Brusi

I'm really going to miss free form inventorys...

lol. you and me both, i pretty much wont play planetside without it.

[SgtMAD]

Originally Posted by Mirror

A PS1 server can support somewhere between 2500 and 5000 people so I would expect that a single cont in PS2 must be able to hold somewhere around the 1500/2000 limit.

Those sorts of numbers will make the game tons of fun and with no lattice means that no base will be safe

there wasn't any lattice in the beginning of PS either, that lasted about 3 months,then we started punching the matrix panels so you could drain a base in 10 minutes until that got fixed.

I do agree with the numbers making the game tons of fun tho and if there isn't any lattice then there is going to be a shitload of crying in the forums LOL

[Goku]

Originally Posted by Mirror

A PS1 server can support somewhere between 2500 and 5000 people so I would expect that a single cont in PS2 must be able to hold somewhere around the 1500/2000 limit.

Those sorts of numbers will make the game tons of fun and with no lattice means that no base will be safe

Lol. What will you guys do now trying to farm if 300 troops come to steamroll your platoon .

[Graywolves]

Why would you have a sweeper and a Jackhammer in the same loadout...

[p0intman]

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Why would you have a sweeper and a Jackhammer in the same loadout...

im trying to figure out if that was a moments notice loadout from ingame right then and there, or if its just a shit loadout a noob might have that he found on google.

I'll get back to you when I figure it out, if he doesn't explain one or the other before I do.

[Senyu]

Skimming this cant beleive everyone is riding all that is Planetside on the certs and inventory loadout. Ya they were a big part, they were cool, and I'll miss them. But they weren't what made planetside for me at least. PS1 was about the massive battles, being the cog in a great machine working together, driving my mag around in the middle of nowhere and finding that enemy lone soldier and smiling gleefully. Oh, and Planetside 1 was also the music. Thanks Don Ferrone.

Guys, stop being so close minded and at least give the dam game a try. From what it sounds like I can still be what ever the fuck I want, just not all at the same time which is just plain simple balance.


EDIT:For the people who just keep griping and griping and saying "Iz aint gona playz dis shit cus it saux" At least be constructive on other solutions. Or just simply state your case and stop bringing it up over and over and over again.

[Brusi]

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Why would you have a sweeper and a Jackhammer in the same loadout...

Thats my regular loadout.

I put the sweeper in there, in case i run out of ammo for the Jackhammer.

[Graywolves]

Originally Posted by Brusi

Thats my regular loadout.

I put the sweeper in there, in case i run out of ammo for the Jackhammer.

Don't they both use the same ammo? I don't have HA certed so I wouldn't know.

[p0intman]

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Don't they both use the same ammo? I don't have HA certed so I wouldn't know.

they do...

heres me being unnaturally nice and helpful and giving you a better loadout

[Kalbuth]

Mmmh, I don't get all the fuss.
Isn't "class" just defined by the armor you wear, and you can switch at some sort of terminals (ie, like you change your loadouts in current PS1). Which means it really doesn't change much from current system, apart from the inventory micromanagement (sad, but I won't cry too much about it), and a few limitations.
That means also that in a 15 minutes span, I'll still be able to play as Medic, Engi, Pilot, Soldier indifferently (and depending on my cert tree, ofc).

The very big change is going to be the inability to have heavy weapons, heal and repair at the same time. You're going to have to rely on squadmates to do some of these jobs for you.
My biggest fear is if you'll be forced to use sub-par weaponry, no AV, when being Engie or Medic support. That may be too much of a PITA for me. Unless there's some "automatic" ability by support to heal/repair their mates around them, because from experience in PS1, support people are not going to only repair and heal people, it'd go boring very fast. They have to be usefull in combat

[Mirror]

Originally Posted by Goku

Lol. What will you guys do now trying to farm if 300 troops come to steamroll your platoon .

40 vs 300..I like those odds. Just means there will be plenty to shoot at.

[Mirror]

Originally Posted by HtSgtMAD

there wasn't any lattice in the beginning of PS either, that lasted about 3 months,then we started punching the matrix panels so you could drain a base in 10 minutes until that got fixed.

I do agree with the numbers making the game tons of fun tho and if there isn't any lattice then there is going to be a shitload of crying in the forums LOL

I hope they leave it without lattice as hitting the same bases over and over gets boring and it will be impossible for defenders to guard all the bases.

Should make resecuring fun as well.

[Crator]

Pretty sure they stated the lattice is gone in PS2. They are using the hexagons now. Think they said this in the dev panel video.

[NapalmEnima]

Originally Posted by Crator

Pretty sure they stated the lattice is gone in PS2. They are using the hexagons now. Think they said this in the dev panel video.

IIRC, hack time will be defined by how close a base is to the front line, how much territory your side controls nearby. Hacking something way the hell in the rear might take you 20 minutes to hack, and be recovered in 1 minute. Those are brown numbers, butt you get the idea.

And with no lattice, there's no way to interrupt base benefits, so the value of hacking a base in the rear drops a bit.

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by Crator

Pretty sure they stated the lattice is gone in PS2. They are using the hexagons now. Think they said this in the dev panel video.

Yeah, the new land capture hexagon system sounds a million times better than the old lattice system. Now we will actually use the whole map instead of just jumping from one SOI to the next. It may be the new feature that I am most excited about because I love outdoor battles.