PlanetSide is going to hell....

NightWalker XI · 2003-07-22, 07:31 AM

These new changes suck overall, the thign is, its not the changes themselves, its the stupid devs, they do NOT listen to the community!

Theres a fucking wishlist forum, more than most I see there is the "We want Platoons! they promised Platoons back in BETA, its great and still nothing, and now its not in future plans either, WTF?

They jsut seem to do the game how they want, its a community game, they are meant to put in content the majority wants right? that will make the players happy, not this CTF shit, if I want that I can get it for free!

Bah I'm pissed..what you guys think?

Navaron · 2003-07-22, 07:40 AM

I think they're trying. However, either DG or some suit is pushing them in another direction. These guys have to know that people don't want this. There's a litany of great ideas on the OF about ways to improve gameplay and combat, and bring people out of bases into the open. There must be over 20 pages of *good* ideas alone.

What bothers me is the apparent communication gap between the community and the dev team. Even though there was not any reason leading up to this decision, they made it anyway. No one in the community asked for it, and it was never an option anyone discussed. Personally, I feel like the DT is in trouble and they are trying to find a band aid for this game. They keep using words like, "inject life" and what not.

Furthermore, it seems like they don't even have a specific vision they are aiming for. Spork said something along the lines of, we'll try this, and if you guys don't like it, we'll try something else. That's not a confidence builder, especially since this last idea is evidence that they might not know what the community really does want. I think this was a bad time in PS's lifespan to pull a stunt like this.

edit: and to further the problem, there's a whole new crop of people telling others to "Quit playing, leave the game if you don't like it". Newsflash guys, how fun will PS be with only 1 circle?

Aegis · 2003-07-22, 07:56 AM

I like the game at the moment. The Lasher thing bugs me, but i have a 150mm cannon so its not a huge problem

As for CTF, i think it will benefit us outdoor fighters. Not having medium assault i'm not the most useful guy to fight alongside indoors (although i think the suppressor is hugely underrated) so as far as i am concerned anything that brings more of the fighting into my territory is good. Having recently organized a 10 vanguard force i know the huge tank battles these plans will create will be huge fun for everyone.

OutlawSZ · 2003-07-22, 08:57 AM

w/e man...go play a new game then. This game ownz and it keeps getting better. i had the pleasure of getting this game on during the beta stages and all the way up til now..and i am not disappointed at all. perhaps people are expecting the year 2020's technology today or something...its still the most innovative game to date.

Cease · 2003-07-22, 09:21 AM

Im not going to pass judgement on the CTF thing right now. It seems they want to make outdoor fighting more crucial to the game. I'm all for that since I'm medium assualt and most effective outside. Way too little info to pass judgement at this point.

I DO like the outfits claiming bases idea. I've been hoping they would implement something like that for a while now.

OutlawSZ · 2003-07-22, 09:25 AM

Fabulous idea. Adding new measures of tactical warfare will definalty help keep this game fresh and interesting. Sure alot of ppl might leave the game now..but we just end up with the more stratigical players in turn. worth the trade off i think. im looking forward to this very much.

Sandman · 2003-07-22, 09:25 AM

Since did when Sony listen to customers? They think they know what we want, but we know what we want. And they dont listen.

OutlawSZ · 2003-07-22, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by Sandman
Since did when Sony listen to customers? They think they know what we want, but we know what we want. And they dont listen.

I think they listen more than you may imagine. Try playing something from EAgames..watch them totally unsupport a game thats number one in sales for 8 straight months only to become the most hacked up piece of crap this side of counter strike. hell, at least cs has punk buster. mohaa has nothing. ea dont give two craps...you want rapege....go buy mohaa and ask for help from ea with patches, updates or support. than come back to this game and appreciate what you have

i know i do.

Aegis · 2003-07-22, 09:42 AM

Yeah but MOHAA isnt MO, so you arent paying for your support. And its still a cracking game.

pauljar1 · 2003-07-22, 09:48 AM

OutlawSZ, I couldn't agree more. I LOVE this game and really like the outfit that I'm with. SOE will continue to get my money. I know there are going to be bugs and other crap to deal with, but it's not enough to make me leave the game all together.

I know there are some people that will leave because of the bugs and "lack of content" (in quotes because I think it's NOT true). The game has been out for about 2 months. GIVE IT SOME TIME!

Think about it from SOE's perspective. THey have a game that 1,000's of people are playing. All with different ideas on how to make it better. If they implement one, they make someone mad. If they implement another, they make someone else mad and start getting posts like "SOE SUX!". It's a no win situation for them, but just be happy that you have this game to play and they ARE making efforts to add more content. It may not be exactly what you want, but be thankful it has some new content.

I say give it more time and see what happens. I'm sure you'll be happy with something that SOE does...

OutlawSZ · 2003-07-22, 10:26 AM

Originally posted by Aegis
Yeah but MOHAA isnt MO, so you arent paying for your support. And its still a cracking game.

true that...but i pay 70 a month for a game server to run mohaa...my decision...bad decision..i pay more for this game on a monthly basis than i do for planetside by far.

Happy lil Elf · 2003-07-22, 10:55 AM

They jsut seem to do the game how they want, its a community game, they are meant to put in content the majority wants right?

No. Maybe in an ideal world, but what the majority wants and what the Dev team does will generally have nothing to do with with one another. Any other questions?

OutlawSZ · 2003-07-22, 10:56 AM

I have yet to be disappointed with anything the devs have done.

Aegis · 2003-07-22, 10:57 AM

What the Devs do is mainly covered by time and budget contraints. They run Planetside to make $$$s, nto for our enjoyment, but since they need us to enjoy it to get us to pay $$$ the two need to have a vague relationship.

And if people were half as unhappy as most forums suggest then there would be nobody playing, and there are plenty from what i see each night.

pauljar1 · 2003-07-22, 10:58 AM

The only problems I had were the Spawn Tube Doors and the MCG CoF. Now that they are both fixed, I'm a happy little camper!