If you could change/add/remove one thing in Planetside...

Dharkbayne · 2003-10-31, 09:52 PM

What would it be?

Javenn · 2003-10-31, 10:00 PM

I would add water or space combat!

Black · 2003-10-31, 10:05 PM

I would add: The meeting place (again)
I would remove: HART
I would Change: The REavers missle capacity to 42 again

Incompetent · 2003-10-31, 10:11 PM

Axe the HART.

Javenn · 2003-10-31, 10:30 PM

y do u guys want to remove the hart its so easy to move around in it?

EarlyDawn · 2003-10-31, 10:30 PM

Add: "Littlebird" style exposed transport aircraft, no weapons, but passengers can be hit and use their weapons independently of the craft.
Remove: Yeah sure, the HART. I can see why.
Change: The way bases are taken over. Instead of all systems locking down as soon as a hack on a base begins, make sequential shutdown sequences.

I.E:
Non-Critical (15 minute mark): Cert, Implant Terminals
Priority (12 minute mark): Matrix terminals, equipment terminals.
Critical (7 minute mark): Spawn tubes
(0 Mark, base switches)

But here's the BIG CHANGE... Give hackers a set number of points (Higher for certed and Advanced hacking) and let them spend these points to "program" hacking sequences for bases. They could use points to either switch what phase a given terminal type locks down in, or spend points to make each phase occur earlier in the cap time. Or both.

You could regulate this by taking up huge amnounts of points to push a terminal type with high priority (spawn tubes) to a lower priority classification (non-critical). Likewise, if you wanted to make the priority level systems lock down 14 minutes into the hack (faster), it would take most of your points. Hackers could mix and match these two preferences as they saw fit. You would be able to save them a la favorates, and would pick the one you wanted when the hack bar begins to fill.