Now that I have played Planetside, I'm not sure PS2 can work. - Page 4

Graywolves · 2011-08-22, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Infektion

This game will work, and I justify it with blind faith, just like any other person with religious views

. But anyways, I hardly believe that wow ever had this "PVP" you speak of. lol, Asheron's Call has some real PK shiiiiit yo.

"STFU or go RED!"

If it's not red, it's dead.

MasterChief096 · 2011-08-23, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Malorn

Enclave made a funny parody of that Sturmgrenadier vid, at least the beginning.

The Enclave TR Recruitment Video - YouTube

They were a large outfit also, bigger as NC I believe but not uncommon to see 3 full gal drops on any location in a continent.

Woot, glad to see that this video got re-uploaded. I went to look for it like 6 months ago and it wasn't there. Tragic, tragic day.

Redshift · 2011-08-23, 05:26 PM

You missed the party by 8 years mate, ofc there's fuck all going on now,

Tatwi · 2011-08-23, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by Redshift

You missed the party by 8 years mate, ofc there's fuck all going on now,

That's not the point.

Planetside stands alone as a 100% player generated content MMO. Even the other PvP oriented MMOs out now and on the horizon have PvE aspects to them. Planetside 2 will not have any PvE (and it shouldn't). Can it work? Can it last?

I guess we will find out in the next few years.

Planetside 2 is a huge risk for SOE to take. No other game depends so heavily on fostering a co-operative, inclusive player base that encourages player retention. WoW is 7 years old and still going strong with 10 million players. Planetside has perhaps 5,000 players and it's only 8 years old. Heck, EQ1 likely has more players than Planetside. Age is the least important factor to consider here. Compelling, rewarding game play that does not get dull and is not full of cheaters are the most important things Planetside 2 needs to deliver upon. Otherwise it's just going to end up being as successful as Planetside - not awful by any means, but a very niche market game.

Bags · 2011-08-23, 07:02 PM

PS didn't die due to its concept, it died due to piss poor developmental choices and SOE not giving a damn.

As long as they don't leave PS2 to rot it will work fine.

p0intman · 2011-08-23, 07:02 PM

Back in the day...

Tatwi · 2011-08-23, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by p0intman

Back in the day...

Back in the now,

www.mmo-champion.com/

Like Bags said, as long as SOE doesn't leave PS2 to rot it, 7 years later it could also have fan site that billows forth update after update, video after video, etc. every single week with no end in sight.

MasterChief096 · 2011-08-23, 07:21 PM

Tatwi I don't think you're fully realizing the drastic difference between the "now" PlanetSide and the "then PlanetSide. The two are almost different games. The concept is not what was wrong with PS, it was as Bags said, the development choices and the abandonment (for lack of a better word) of the game. PS2 can easily work without horrid development choices.

Tatwi · 2011-08-23, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by MasterChief096

Tatwi I don't think you're fully realizing the drastic difference between the "now" PlanetSide and the "then PlanetSide. The two are almost different games. The concept is not what was wrong with PS, it was as Bags said, the development choices and the abandonment (for lack of a better word) of the game. PS2 can easily work without horrid development choices.

I hope so. I really do. It's such a cool concept.

Raymac · 2011-08-23, 07:31 PM

Yeah, Tatwi, I don't want it to feel like I'm piling on here, but 8 years is an eternity in terms of MMOs. It's like looking back at the Wright Brothers' plane and saying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner isn't going to work. Planetside is pre-WoW, which really tells you everything you need to know right there.

It's a new world, so if Planetside 1 survived (barely) for 8 years, hell Planetside 2 is going to live FOREVER.

Crator · 2011-08-23, 07:31 PM

No hoping necessary. SOE did not support PS1 very well after launch. Hardly any advertising for it either.

Graywolves · 2011-08-23, 08:14 PM

Even if only the players playing PS right now went to PS2 it would be successful enough to be fun.

Krowe · 2011-08-23, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Even if only the players playing PS right now went to PS2 it would be successful enough to be fun.

Depends. i'm not sure if I'm the only one who is running out of time on the 45 days free thing.

Graywolves · 2011-08-23, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by Krowe

Depends. i'm not sure if I'm the only one who is running out of time on the 45 days free thing.

I'm at 40

Redshift · 2011-08-24, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by Mastachief

LOL, i'm sure we will be fine. Note the 'a'

plus i'll be playing Europe naturally.

It will be interesting how the names thing is handled though

Hopefully they'll just reserve the names of all BR25+ chars currently on gemini