Since I am going to have the time now, and the money...

MrVicchio · 2003-10-22, 10:05 AM

Give me your unadulterated view of PS today.

When I left, it was getting DULL due to many issue, namely NO ONE DEFENDED BASES. Talk about dull, spend 30 min putting together a leet strike team only to end up taking emtpy bases...

BBBBOOORRRIIINNNNGGG

Thus when money time and family issues forced me away from the game, it didn't really bug me.

Basically, WHY should I come back?

Cider_Ownz · 2003-10-22, 10:38 AM

Firstly, just going around to epmty continents is stupid.

Secondly Instant Action is fixed.

Thirdly, following the zerg is a sure way to get action.

Fourthly, there are loads of new stuff to relax the soul.

Hope I helped

JakeLogan · 2003-10-22, 10:55 AM

that and bases are defended a good amount of the time just make the 2 zergs clash

Indecisive · 2003-10-22, 11:59 AM

Defence isnt a problem. People want to keep bases now, due to Linked facility benifits, and the 2x exp you get for killing in a friendly soi

Weapons are a lot more balanced, vehicles ect.

You should come back because PlanetSide r0x0rs

Nitsch · 2003-10-22, 12:28 PM

Because PS is much more fun than time, money and Family issues.

SandTrout · 2003-10-22, 12:33 PM

Planetside is realy more fun now, especialy since the balance pass and Facility Link benifits. Platoons aren't hurting anything either. If you play an infiltrator, you will want to avoid any base linked to an ILF, but towers are pretty well the same.

Vis Armata · 2003-10-22, 12:39 PM

If you fly Reaver, Vic (and I thought you did), air towers are fantastic. Platoons have really helped outfit play out, and the FLBs make continents more of a chessboard (give or take a few pawns). Defense xp has slowed down the big fights, too.

Incompetent · 2003-10-22, 01:57 PM

Yesteryday we (TR) held Thoth through almost five hours of constant fighting, so i'd say people are willing to defend what they take. But your never going to see people standing around at bases linked off cont waiting if thats what you were expecting.

Hamma · 2003-10-22, 02:35 PM

^^

We spent many hours at stalemate on Solsar. We owned the same bases for many hours - thoth was the main point of attack but there was plenty of fighting along all our frontlines. Not to mention the specops taking out the tech plant gens so there could be no more heavy tanks.

To sum it up, PS is now what I had hoped it would be on release. There are HUGE battles outside, tanks everywhere, lots of combined arms. The past few days I have played we have barley capped any bases, becaues its so hard now to get to them with people defending.

Happy lil Elf · 2003-10-22, 02:49 PM

The game you playted is very little like what planetside is now. I strongly suggest activating for a month assuming you bought the release, can't remember if you were playing post release or not, and give it a try. If you don't own it, and again I can't remember if you bought retail or not, then I'd strongly suggest picking up a 7 day trial and giving it a go

MrVicchio · 2003-10-22, 02:51 PM

Yes yes yes, I played release, and this is all very good news to my ears. I really have been dealing with many issues beyond PS, and now, I ma thinking I will get it back going. Be a week or two but I will

And yes, I might be rusty a day or two, but I was and will again be, the best damned Reaver pilot in the game.

Eldanesh · 2003-10-22, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

The past few days I have played we have barley capped any bases, becaues its so hard now to get to them with people defending.

But when you do cap bases... oh boy.

usually you get a few stale caps of about 500-1K cxp and then, if you can keep getting them it goes up fast rather than going down. I got a full bubble of br 3-4 fighting for about 4 bases on cyssor a night ago, each was about 3.5 - 4K!

Also, nothing is more gratifying than blowing up a prowler and getting as much as a small(ish) base cap. One prowler, friendly SOI, almost 600 exp per person!

MilqueToast · 2003-10-22, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by Vis Armata

If you fly Reaver, Vic (and I thought you did), air towers are fantastic. Platoons have really helped outfit play out, and the FLBs make continents more of a chessboard (give or take a few pawns). Defense xp has slowed down the big fights, too.

Man, that was an awesome fight. I thought we would be good with the tower, but someone snuck in and took it. I played in that fight for a good 2 hours before I left, wish I could have stayed.

EDIT-Doh, wrong post, I meant to quote Incompetent, sorry

Lise · 2003-10-22, 03:46 PM

Another thing is the passage of time and Battle Rank, Vic. A lot of people who have stayed on don't care EITHER WAY about BR anymore, so they'll defend just because they can.

(I'm not like that on my Emerald character because she's still just BR12.

)

But yeah, Vic, different freakin' game. Now if only the BOHICA guys would get their heads out of their rears and realize that too the game'd be perfect again.