I want names for upgrades. not just numbers.

krnasaur · 2011-08-12, 09:36 PM

For PS2 I think it would be a good idea to have something like

OptimX increased magazine

rather than

+20 magazine ammo

and

reinforced dragonskin armor

instead of

+50 armor

now I'm not saying dont have the numbers, i think that unique upgrade names would add more depth to the game. Numbers would still be there, but not the main focus.(off to the side/rollover etc)

What do you guys think?

Talek Krell · 2011-08-12, 09:49 PM

I'm expecting them to run more along the lines of "Scope" and then it applies your personal bonus, rather than having a scope for every level of the associated skill.

HawkEye · 2011-08-13, 05:25 AM

This is not WoW. I think the numbers for increases are just fine.

exLupo · 2011-08-13, 05:38 AM

More like "This is not Borderlands". While I do like a fruity name for a weapon augmentation there I don't think it fits PS's style. I assume gear and mods will have names it will be more functional or simply short.

Cycler w/ High Power Scope and Extended Magazine
Vanguard w/ Anti-Aircraft Miniturret

PS names stuff already. Simply calling mods +20 blah is probably out but I don't see them going overboard with the frills.

Sentrosi · 2011-08-13, 08:48 AM

I want my +5 Voporal Chainblade damnit!

Dorest0rm · 2011-08-13, 09:02 AM

I want dragonskin armor on my Reaver.

LZachariah · 2011-08-13, 10:54 AM

I am totally in support of the OP here. Adding a sense of depth to the upgrades will deepen our love of the game. Additionally, this could be used to further differentiate and add nuance to the three factions. For instance:

Terran Republic: "High-caliber Osmium rounds - Extremely high-density, toxic ammunition replacing the standard cartridge of the Terran miniaturized, man-portable chaingun. Increased weight of the round reduces accuracy and muzzle-velocity, in exchange for superior stopping power and organic trauma due to contact with Osmium toxins."

+10% Recoil, -10% Range, +15% Armor Penetration, +15% Damage
This upgrade requires 100 units of Osmium

Vanu Sovereignty: "Auraxium-Fission Core - By replacing the standard high-explosive [Boomer] charge with 30 micrograms of Auraxium seated within a 10 centimeter fission reactor, the standard anti-personnel explosive greatly increases it's destructive yield."

+15% Blast Radius, +20% Damage, +15% Knockback.
This upgrade requires 10 units of Auraxium.

It would deepen the game significantly. An excellent consideration, OP.

~Zachariah

dachlatte · 2011-08-13, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by LZachariah

I am totally in support of the OP here. Adding a sense of depth to the upgrades will deepen our love of the game. Additionally, this could be used to further differentiate and add nuance to the three factions. For instance:

Terran Republic: "High-caliber Osmium rounds - Extremely high-density, toxic ammunition replacing the standard cartridge of the Terran miniaturized, man-portable chaingun. Increased weight of the round reduces accuracy and muzzle-velocity, in exchange for superior stopping power and organic trauma due to contact with Osmium toxins."

+10% Recoil, -10% Range, +15% Armor Penetration, +15% Damage
This upgrade requires 100 units of Osmium

Vanu Sovereignty: "Auraxium-Fission Core - By replacing the standard high-explosive [Boomer] charge with 30 micrograms of Auraxium seated within a 10 centimeter fission reactor, the standard anti-personnel explosive greatly increases it's destructive yield."

+15% Blast Radius, +20% Damage, +15% Knockback.
This upgrade requires 10 units of Auraxium.

It would deepen the game significantly. An excellent consideration, OP.

~Zachariah

doesnt sound too bad but no fantasy stuff dragonskin please

Sirisian · 2011-08-13, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by dachlatte

doesnt sound too bad but no fantasy stuff dragonskin please

What if we have dragons?

Rbstr · 2011-08-13, 01:42 PM

+20 magazine is silly, but there's no reason to invent stupid "brand" naming, especially if there's no real economy, and thus no reason to add that kind of thing.

Descriptive names like "extended magazine" "upgraded plating" or "red dot sight" are just better.

Tatwi · 2011-08-13, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by dachlatte

doesnt sound too bad but no fantasy stuff dragonskin please

Pretty sure the dragon skin was a joke.

OP is right, even when the actual benefit is just some numbers, most people form an attachment to an item based upon its "lore", its name, its looks, and what they went through to get it. The "bigger picture" is that all of those little achievements form the player's attachment to the game itself and the gear is a reminder of the good times they've had. Translating that to a skill tree system like Planetside 2's, it would be easier for a person to remember the circumstances involved when they earned their Superduper Megaman Scope of Awesomeness than it would be to remember when they got at +2x to the zoom stat. It's just the way the brain is conditioned to work from a young age (everything in our lives have names).

MasterChief096 · 2011-08-13, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by LZachariah

I am totally in support of the OP here. Adding a sense of depth to the upgrades will deepen our love of the game. Additionally, this could be used to further differentiate and add nuance to the three factions. For instance:

Terran Republic: "High-caliber Osmium rounds - Extremely high-density, toxic ammunition replacing the standard cartridge of the Terran miniaturized, man-portable chaingun. Increased weight of the round reduces accuracy and muzzle-velocity, in exchange for superior stopping power and organic trauma due to contact with Osmium toxins."

+10% Recoil, -10% Range, +15% Armor Penetration, +15% Damage
This upgrade requires 100 units of Osmium

Vanu Sovereignty: "Auraxium-Fission Core - By replacing the standard high-explosive [Boomer] charge with 30 micrograms of Auraxium seated within a 10 centimeter fission reactor, the standard anti-personnel explosive greatly increases it's destructive yield."

+15% Blast Radius, +20% Damage, +15% Knockback.
This upgrade requires 10 units of Auraxium.

It would deepen the game significantly. An excellent consideration, OP.

~Zachariah

Those percentages are way to high. Essentially the upgrades that are going to be in the game are useless. It'd be more like 1% increase to damage, 1% increase to blast radius, and 1% increase to knockback. The numbers up there are just overpowered as hell and I hope its never that way in the game.

Sirisian · 2011-08-13, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by MasterChief096

Those percentages are way to high. Essentially the upgrades that are going to be in the game are useless. It'd be more like 1% increase to damage, 1% increase to blast radius, and 1% increase to knockback. The numbers up there are just overpowered as hell and I hope its never that way in the game.

There's a thread you made for that discussion already. I think he was just giving random examples. You feel very strongly about this though it seems.