competition pressure

Shogun · 2011-12-02, 06:05 AM

now planetside 2´s competitors call for arms!

i just got a beta invite for the new version of the only game that was compared to planetside 1 in the old times.

haven´t checked how massive and persistent tribes ascend will be, but it´s a franchise everybody knows and it´s already going beta. so if tribes can deliver real mmo feeling, planetside2 may loose it´s claim to be the very first real next gen mmofps!

Sabrak · 2011-12-02, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by Shogun

haven´t checked how massive and persistent tribes ascend will be

Simply not massive at all.

32v32 isn't massive, is it ?

Coreldan · 2011-12-02, 07:23 AM

Not to mention little to no persistancy, from what I've gathered.

Perhaps if you enjoy the Quake kinda online shooting, but other than the general futuristic setting I don't see Tribes Ascend share much with with PS.

Shogun · 2011-12-02, 07:34 AM

ok then ;-)

i did not gather any information on tribes ascend. but before ps2 was announced i registered for any beta of scifi online shooters. and i assumed that the next tribes would aim for massive multiplayer.

by the way what happened to huxley ;-) ?
wasn´t that a game, promising planetside-like epicness, several years ago but then took the road of vaporware?

Coreldan · 2011-12-02, 07:48 AM

Wikipedia says Huxley went Open Beta in 2010 and that Webzen would be hosting it in US. Webzen sucks, though.

Hamma · 2011-12-02, 07:58 AM

I think there is going to be another Tribes after Ascend that will be an MMO. It has been talked about so you aren't losing it.

Graywolves · 2011-12-02, 08:17 AM

Planetside has no competition.

The veterans are gods and Auraxis is our Olympus. No one can fuck with this.

Fara · 2011-12-02, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Planetside has no competition.

The veterans are gods and Auraxis is our Olympus. No one can fuck with this.

+1

TheRagingGerbil · 2011-12-02, 10:05 AM

Yup, Tribes Ascend is just another tribes game. And a fun one at that. Hi-Rez is creating Tribes Universe that will be an MMOFPS. They wanted to get the feel of tribes right so they are baby stepping into it with the free to play Tribes Ascend.

RedKnights · 2011-12-02, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Graywolves

Planetside has no competition.

The veterans are gods and Auraxis is our Olympus. No one can fuck with this.

Isn't it rumored the game Bungie is slowly spending away it's entire fortune on is an MMOFPS too? That would be some competition...

SOURCE! http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02...named-destiny/

FastAndFree · 2011-12-02, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by RedKnights

Isn't it rumored the game Bungie is slowly spending away it's entire fortune on is an MMOFPS too? That would be some competition...

SOURCE! http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02...named-destiny/

Blizzard's upcoming project codenamed Titan will also be an MMOFPS though Blizzard being Blizzard I doubt we will see that game before 2030

Tigersmith · 2011-12-02, 10:36 AM

its 16vs16 been playing a fair amount. add tigersmith to your friends list

FIREk · 2011-12-02, 10:40 AM

PS2 has no competition. I'm extremely glad I can play Tribes: Ascend, though. It's a truly EPIC game that will keep me alive until PS2's release.

It's amazing that they kept it pretty hardcore and haven't really dumbed it down for the casual peasant scum. This could translate into a low playerbase in the long run, though...

Tigersmith · 2011-12-02, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by FIREk

PS2 has no competition. I'm extremely glad I can play Tribes: Ascend, though. It's a truly EPIC game that will keep me alive until PS2's release.

It's amazing that they kept it pretty hardcore and haven't really dumbed it down for the casual peasant scum. This could translate into a low playerbase in the long run, though...

I still dont like HP regen but i will get used to it

Graywolves · 2011-12-02, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by RedKnights

Isn't it rumored the game Bungie is slowly spending away it's entire fortune on is an MMOFPS too? That would be some competition...

SOURCE! http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02...named-destiny/

They call it a WoW in space. I'd anticipate more RPG elements than not with that angle. Were it anything like Planetside's scale I'm sure they'd say "It's like Halo....but bigger..."

But there's little to no information on it. All we know is they plan to do something that's like WoW in space as their projected intent and that it will be by bungie and probably activision.

Planetside 2 is practically around the corner at the end of the block.