Mini Games

LordReaver · 2011-06-09, 01:40 AM

Would be nice to get some mini games to help with downtime.

One thing that would be widely used, is a "duel mode". The mode would allow you to fight a friendly and you wouldn't actually have either person die from it. It would just be a mock fight. I hope I don't need to explain why this would be wanted.

Firefly · 2011-06-09, 07:45 AM

You can duel now. If one of you dies, who cares? Bust out your med-gun and rez them.

Vancha · 2011-06-09, 08:54 AM

I didn't realize everyone got adv med by default these days...

Firefly · 2011-06-09, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

I didn't realize everyone got adv med by default these days...

HUR HUR HUR DERP DE DERP... You're being pedantic. Cert the fucking skill, damn! This isn't fucking rocket science. If you can't figure that shit out for yourself, go play Farmville for fuck's sake.

LordReaver · 2011-06-09, 09:16 PM

That's a terrible idea, people shouldn't have to put down cert points, just so they can entertain themselves during down time.

This isn't about PlanetSide Now, this is about PlanetSide Next. Cert points will probably be limited again.

Vancha · 2011-06-10, 05:40 PM

Not to mention a lengthier cert timer perhaps.

But Firefly is of course correct. Why implement a useful game function when there's a more annoying, cumbersome way to do it? After all, who doesn't want to go recerting just so they can duel a friend? There's not much use for certification terminals otherwise, right?

Raymac · 2011-06-10, 06:40 PM

There's a great mini game I play when waiting for a hack to go through. All you need is some pictures of Jennifer Love Hewitt and a towel.

Firefly · 2011-06-11, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

Why implement a useful game function when there's a more annoying, cumbersome way to do it? After all, who doesn't want to go recerting just so they can duel a friend? There's not much use for certification terminals otherwise, right?

Because Planetside doesn't have any coders. It has an intern employee who they trained on how to turn events on and off. So you work around the system. Now, for Planetside 2, naturally they should consider some means of easily doing a duel.

Senyu · 2011-06-11, 02:31 AM

Don't really think there should be mini games, but if there are and there is still a Sanctuary then add it there as you wait for things.

Vancha · 2011-06-11, 09:06 AM

Originally Posted by Firefly

Because Planetside doesn't have any coders. It has an intern employee who they trained on how to turn events on and off. So you work around the system. Now, for Planetside 2, naturally they should consider some means of easily doing a duel.

Damn. Now I wish this thread had been in the Planetside NEXT forum.

Firefly · 2011-06-11, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Vancha

Damn. Now I wish this thread had been in the Planetside NEXT forum.

It *IS* in the NEXT forum...

Lonehunter · 2011-06-11, 01:44 PM

Or if there wasn't down time, there wouldn't be a need for mini games in the MMOFPS

Firefly · 2011-06-11, 03:18 PM

The only downtime I experience is waiting for a hack. Or in the rare event of a Sanc lock back in the day, at which point we'd just have ANT demolition derbies or deep-sea Galaxy fishing cruises.

Vancha · 2011-06-11, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Firefly

It *IS* in the NEXT forum...

You don't say?!

LordReaver · 2011-06-11, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Senyu

Don't really think there should be mini games, but if there are and there is still a Sanctuary then add it there as you wait for things.

Why would you want mini games to be only in the sanctuary?

That doesn't make any sense. It would be stupid to add mini games and then restrict them to an area where you spend a tiny fraction of your time.
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Downtime isn't always during hacks, maybe the flight slowed down, maybe you are waiting on somebody, maybe you are guarding some little backwater area.