Planetside 2 Punisher Concept

Saieno · 2012-04-22, 08:29 PM

Back when I played Planetside there was one weapon I loved that didn't seem to get much attention: The Punisher. Having been a huge fan of the Punisher I was hoping to see it return for Planetside 2. There was a possible concept floating around a few months ago, but as you can see its somewhat awkward looking and the reception wasn't great in the thread.

So I decided to come up with my own idea of what the Punisher might look like in Planetside 2. Because of weapon customization, the Punisher in Planetside 2 would basically be a low resource mod-locked weapon. Check Takealot Specials and Woolworths Specials. This means that to balance out the low resource cost you wouldn't be able to modify the Punisher with new sights or upgraded attachments, though visual customization would fully be supported. Anyway let me know what you think!

Edit: The response has been fantastic! To say thanks I quickly threw together some possible skin options just so everyone could get some ideas about the customization. These were done very quickly so I apologize if you don't like a particular empire specific skin.

Desert Camo

Forest Camo

Snow Camo

New Conglomerate

Terran Republic

Vanu Sovereignty

Sledgecrushr · 2012-04-22, 08:32 PM

Your concept looks absolutely beautiful.

Bags · 2012-04-22, 08:32 PM

cool reminds me of an a 91

Death2All · 2012-04-22, 08:33 PM

Neat.

I like your concept better than SOE's. It retains a lot of the old look of the Punisher from PS1.

Mastachief · 2012-04-22, 08:35 PM

I like it but the barrel could be fatter.

ArmedZealot · 2012-04-22, 08:37 PM

Tbh I really don't see the point of the punisher being in game. Can't the medium assault weapons mount grenades?

I do like your concept though.

Death2All · 2012-04-22, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by ArmedZealot

Tbh I really don't see the point of the punisher being in game. Can't the medium assault weapons mount grenades?

I do like your concept though.

Maybe the benefit of the Punisher is that it starts off with a grenade launcher right from the get go instead of having to unlock the attachment like the other guns?

Saieno · 2012-04-22, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mastachief

I like it but the barrel could be fatter.

I wanted to keep it small as a part of the balance aspect. It's a low resource weapon so it should be slightly weaker that other weapons.

Originally Posted by Death2All

Maybe the benefit of the Punisher is that it starts off with a grenade launcher right from the get go instead of having to unlock the attachment like the other guns?

Exactly! Thank you Death2All.

And thanks everyone for the awesome comments

Pollo Jack · 2012-04-22, 08:53 PM

I like it.

headcrab13 · 2012-04-22, 09:02 PM

Really nice work Saieno; true to the original but with some nice new concepts. I never got very good with the Punisher in PS1, but I'd like to see it make a comeback sometime.

Sirisian · 2012-04-22, 09:04 PM

Really like this concept. Like I said in IRC it takes the best parts of the Punisher and fuses them with the p90 and Famas rifles for a really clean look.

Lokster · 2012-04-22, 10:58 PM

Great concept, and superior to PS2's version for sure.

Whalenator · 2012-04-22, 11:36 PM

Like the concept.
I could whip up a quick 3D model of that in Blender if you'd let me

Grognard · 2012-04-22, 11:41 PM

Damn good lookin rifle.

deltase · 2012-04-22, 11:55 PM

Cool! Can i haz it?