I Just Noticed...

Manitou · 2011-07-09, 05:57 PM

In the trailer the tower has LANDING GEAR!!! Did anyone else notice this detail? What does this mean???

Zulthus · 2011-07-09, 06:02 PM

OP flying towers...

Manitou · 2011-07-09, 06:02 PM

See attached...

Fishsticks · 2011-07-09, 06:02 PM

I'm not so sure that is landing gear, but it would make a lot of sense to have some sort of installation for a futuristic army to rapidly deploy foward operating bases, or even watch towers.

Perhaps it really is landing gear but is just to make it look more convincing for the art side of things.

I guess we'll have to see. Looks good!

Zulthus · 2011-07-09, 06:03 PM

Kind of what I was thinking too... that's probably just how the building was made. Doesn't really look like any sort of "landing" gear to me.

snowballd green · 2011-07-09, 06:05 PM

Looks similar to how terran buildings in starcraft can move around. might be left over from "colonization" considering this is a "reimagining" of the original planetside story

Vancha · 2011-07-09, 06:08 PM

During the Q&A on GameTrailers it was either Smedley or Higby who said "take note of the landing struts", so there's definitely some relevance to them.

Gwartham · 2011-07-09, 06:08 PM

Could just be stabilizers.

Kinda like the tower was dropped there from another ship and stabilizers were then deployed so it was rigid in on the terrain.

Manitou · 2011-07-09, 06:09 PM

Oh, it's landing gear...

Think how a faction would hold the territory without some type of fortress? Hide behind trees or scrabble in the rocks? No, you establish a COP, just like the military does in Afghanistan. That is what this is, a COP flown in for defensive purposes and possibly resource mining.

klu · 2011-07-09, 06:09 PM

in one of the qna's smed mentioned the tower landing gears. he didnt say what they were for, i got the impression they had something to do with the 'future sandbox plans'

Gwartham · 2011-07-09, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Manitou

Oh, it's landing gear...

Think how a faction would hold the territory without some type of fortress? Hide behind trees or scrabble in the rocks? No, you establish a COP, just like the military does in Afghanistan. That is what this is, a COP flown in for defensive purposes and possibly resource mining.

Yah same thing as I was mentioning.

Sorry but when you said landing gear it made me think that maybe the thing had it own flight system.

DviddLeff · 2011-07-09, 06:13 PM

Flown in?

Nah.

Dropped in from orbit

Gwartham · 2011-07-09, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by DviddLeff

Flown in?

Nah.

Dropped in from orbit

Great.

I can see it now. Squad forming up vehicles all lined up, orders being handed out.

SPLAT!!

Squad respawning at the tower that just landed on them

Volw · 2011-07-09, 06:21 PM

If you look at the game they seem to be partially inspiring on - EVE - it makes sense.

People fight over systems in eve, often spend a lot of time/money to defend them. So I'd assume, maybe not straight away, but that's the plan for PS2. Outfits essentially equipping 'thier' sectors with towers like this one and more. It enhances the sense of 'belonging' -> keeps people engaged.

After all, what are you going to care more for, a random facility being hacked or your outfits tower you've spent a week farming materials for, being blown up?

This should make fights more dramatic, instead of calling a mass recall and hopping over to another cont.

On a side note - I remember back in PS1, shortly after release, it was mentioned outfits will be able to own facilities and upgrade them with better turrets etc.

Raymac · 2011-07-09, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by DviddLeff

Flown in?

Nah.

Dropped in from orbit

Yeah, made me think of what they have planned for Starhawk which would be pretty cool in PS2.