Are solo players gonna be screwed?

[Dreamcast]

I was just wondering, with the squad spawns, even mentions of squad buffs....Seems like being solo could hurt you in this game.


I know this game is meant for teamwork but I loved playing solo, sniping and doing whatever I want behind enemy lines.


So are solo players screwed in this game?.....Or did I miss some news that says otherwise or even worst news....thanks

[Vancha]

Obviously there's going to be benefits to being in a squad, but hopefully they won't make solo-play too detrimental. Certain styles of sniper and cloaker certainly work better by themselves.

[Sirisian]

Yeah they're killing of solo players for better or for worse. The outfit skill tree system seems to enforce that idea. Though I doubt it's going to stop you from sitting and sniping by yourself unless you can't heal yourself. Still reading information myself so I'm looking for clarification. [source]

[DviddLeff]

Its war; Rambo has his place but even he needs the rebels or Troutman to save his ass every time.

[CutterJohn]

Seems to me they are certainly adding some hardcoded benefits to squads and outfits. Who knows how much of an effect it will have. Hopefully solo play is still viable. Some days I do not want to deal with people, and just want to camp a hill with a starfire.

[Bags]

I think it's a bit too early to worry about this.

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by DviddLeff

Its war; Rambo has his place but even he needs the rebels or Troutman to save his ass every time.

^ THIS!!! Perfect metaphor.

[Aractain]

I hope not, solo players = large casual player base. I want it to be fun for even crap players. The bigger the game gets the more we win in the long run.

[Sifer2]

Honestly I always get a little annoyed when the solo crowd are quick to chime in an complain whenever something doesn't go their way. The whole point of MMO's really is to interact with other players. If you ask me the solo whine crowd has ruined a lot of MMO's in recent years.

That said I doubt anything is stopping you from running solo in Planetside 2. Even though it would make far more sense to squad up. They even said there will be an auto-join feature. Will you miss out on Outfit bonus's? Maybe we will see how it goes. Though honestly I don't think anyone is entitled to it. If you want it join an Outfit. I think what they are doing is interesting an cool having Outfits that specialize in different combat roles. We don't need whiners tearing it down cause they feel they deserve everything.

[CutterJohn]

Originally Posted by Sifer2

Honestly I always get a little annoyed when the solo crowd are quick to chime in an complain whenever something doesn't go their way. The whole point of MMO's really is to interact with other players. If you ask me the solo whine crowd has ruined a lot of MMO's in recent years.

That said I doubt anything is stopping you from running solo in Planetside 2. Even though it would make far more sense to squad up. They even said there will be an auto-join feature. Will you miss out on Outfit bonus's? Maybe we will see how it goes. Though honestly I don't think anyone is entitled to it. If you want it join an Outfit. I think what they are doing is interesting an cool having Outfits that specialize in different combat roles. We don't need whiners tearing it down cause they feel they deserve everything.

In most games, teams already have the advantage merely by virtue of having more bodies. It is somewhat annoying that they get advantages above and beyond this. Teamwork rewards itself quite enough already.

[Dreamcast]

Originally Posted by Sifer2

Honestly I always get a little annoyed when the solo crowd are quick to chime in an complain whenever something doesn't go their way. The whole point of MMO's really is to interact with other players. If you ask me the solo whine crowd has ruined a lot of MMO's in recent years.

That said I doubt anything is stopping you from running solo in Planetside 2. Even though it would make far more sense to squad up. They even said there will be an auto-join feature. Will you miss out on Outfit bonus's? Maybe we will see how it goes. Though honestly I don't think anyone is entitled to it. If you want it join an Outfit. I think what they are doing is interesting an cool having Outfits that specialize in different combat roles. We don't need whiners tearing it down cause they feel they deserve everything.

Thats another think I didn't really like......Outfits/squads giving you missions?



It sounds cool but sometimes you just want to be solo and do what you want...I guess is going to depend on how strict your outfit is.

[Sifer2]

So don't join an outfit an ignore the missions. But don't complain if you don't get the rewards. That's the mentality that ruins things for everyone else in MMO's these days.

Granted if it does become a big balance issue with Outfits having too much advantage I could see toning it down or removing it then. But definitely not just because you don't want to join an Outfit.

[DviddLeff]

All these teamwork incentives are there to encourage people to play together, get to know each other and form outfits... which play the game for longer than most solo players and keep a large portion of the player base engaged in the game.

[Dreamcast]

I said it was cool, just that I hope there is an ignore/accept feature like you said.

[basti]

IF you dont join up with a squad once in a while, you propably lack some benefits, but it most likley wont be that drastic.

But if you dont want to ever join a outfit and dont want to ever join a squad, then MMOs in general are the wrong game for you.