Smed Tweet, Carrier? - Page 9

VaderShake · 2012-11-30, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Serpent

Hopefully we'll be able to pilot it. I've never experienced BFRs too much, so I'm more concerned about the horrendous lag this possibly could create. Do they realize what they're getting themselves and all of us into with this? Probably half or a quarter of the population would stop playing because of how much strain this thing could cause.

I think your looking at this as comparing it to past games, obviously SOE knows they cannot afford to lose population of paying cu$tomers to drop something in the game that would lag a server so bad. I would not expect to see this thing for a year or more until the get this game really optimized and also allow server and gaming rig technology to advance a bit more. They seem to have a long term plan of implementing things as the technology can handle it.

Also it's amazing how well the game plays now out of the gate with 2,000 plus in a massive map with vehicles and such. I will give them the benifit of the doubt that they will be able to pull this off when it's time. Will it be perfect....maybe not....but at least they are trying to push the limits instead of simply wash,rinse,repeat the same content like other cash grabbing developers are doing.

Timealude · 2012-11-30, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Malorn

Haven't any of you ever wondered where the drop pods come from?

We thought they came from a place of magic and wonder were all the empires got along and cake was served every friday.

Crator · 2012-11-30, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Malorn

Haven't any of you ever wondered where the drop pods come from?

Are you insinuating that drop pods should be tied to these larger carriers? Meaning it's required you position it over a specific area for drop pods to even have the ability to drop in a given location?

Figment · 2012-11-30, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by Malorn

Haven't any of you ever wondered where the drop pods come from?

Artillery.

Serpent · 2012-11-30, 03:48 PM

@ VaderShake Agreed, it's certainly worth a try, I just agree very strongly that they cannot rush this.

Also, for those who have been mistaken, those variants on the deviantart link are NOT for the 3 different factions- they're just different ships for the TR. Like a carrier, then battleship, then cruiser. Though I guess you could interpret it that way.

Whiteagle · 2012-11-30, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Figment

Artillery.

I always thought they were eggs laid by a giant bird...

Originally Posted by Malorn

Haven't any of you ever wondered where the drop pods come from?

...So are we talking space-battles here, or simply hovering bases?

**Malorn** · 2012-11-30, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Crator

Are you insinuating that drop pods should be tied to these larger carriers? Meaning it's required you position it over a specific area for drop pods to even have the ability to drop in a given location?

It actually says so in the description here:
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/ar...RIER-340427943

The underside has a "Spawn Bay / Elevator" that "The Spawn Bay can manufacture and immediately hot-drop Medium sized airframes from four bay doors located directly beneath the Spawn Bay"

So these are in fact where drop pods come from!

Well...that's where TR drop pods come from. VS and NC drop pods come from jettisoning the sewage tanks.

Serpent · 2012-11-30, 04:04 PM

Nah bro VS don't use drop pods. We just do the ol' Star Trek Routine. BEAM ME UP SCOTTY :3

Hamma · 2012-11-30, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Malorn

Well...that's where TR drop pods come from. VS and NC drop pods come from jettisoning the sewage tanks.

Ailos · 2012-11-30, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

I thought it was something from EVE at first.. but it says Terran Republic on it.

As if the TR needs any help looking more imperialistic.

Whiteagle · 2012-11-30, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Malorn

It actually says so in the description here:
http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/ar...RIER-340427943

The underside has a "Spawn Bay / Elevator" that "The Spawn Bay can manufacture and immediately hot-drop Medium sized airframes from four bay doors located directly beneath the Spawn Bay"

So these are in fact where drop pods come from!

Well...that's where TR drop pods come from. VS and NC drop pods come from jettisoning the sewage tanks.

From the size of those doors, I figured it just drop whole aircraft...