Gore Pack Idea

Masterr · 2012-08-03, 07:23 PM

I like Gore, some people don't care for gore. SOE wants to keep the rating low to make the game available for the most players possible. However, for the adults, who would be interested in purchasing a client-based gore pack? I would. Gears of War had this option, you shoot someone in the face, their head explodes, but on their screen, they just fall over. Yes its impractical, yes blood doesnt spray like that irl but, it makes kills more satisfying. Icing on top of the cake.

Obviously this doesnt really apply to vehicles, but I think when people hit someone with a tank shell, they shouldnt look like they are sleeping on the floor, bits and pieces should just be everywhere.....or just a blood stain on the floor, lol.

So....client-based gore pack available with station cash....if it's released down the line, in a year or two...would you get it?

Sephirex · 2012-08-03, 07:24 PM

Not something that falls in my tastes.

But to be honest, it's not a bad monetization idea.

Probably won't happen though. SOE's never really been into that kind of mature content.

dafuq · 2012-08-03, 07:25 PM

no..

Masterr · 2012-08-03, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Sephirex

Not something that falls in my tastes.

But to be honest, it's not a bad monetization idea.

exactly. if u dont want gore, dont get it, but those who do...could spend some station cash for it. again this is like after the game releases and the team goes on vacation, lol.

Neurotoxin · 2012-08-03, 07:31 PM

I thought this had something to do with the late Gore Vidal.

Maybe this would be something we see later on, maybe not. I know it would be pointless in terms of the Chinese market, gore and decapitation and such are not allowed in games there IIRC.

There is a lot of other stuff I want in the game before I'd want this. For the same time and effort to add a cool blood and gore system, they could feasibly put in vehicle enter / exit animations, or at least have made a lot of progress into it.

Flaropri · 2012-08-03, 07:33 PM

The problems:

1. It would likely need to be nation specific, as some nations have strict regulation of gore/blood/giblets.
1a. Where applicable, it is difficult to reliably distinguish between an adult and someone who is under age on the internet. And if the XBOX has taught us anything, it is that children have no problems racking up debt on their parents credit cards.

2. Due to the nature of it, it can't be wholly client-side, since there's a need for triggers. It's not like it's a skin that can just overwrite the clients texture/model packs.

haticK · 2012-08-03, 07:40 PM

I like gore but based off of gameplay that I've seen I don't feel like it really needs to be in this game.

Gugabalog · 2012-08-03, 07:50 PM

I don't want to attack people for holding their opinions about gore, but for the sake of the financial sustainability of the game I say by all means include this as a purchasable.

But only after other things that are in demand are completed I.E. E/E animations.

Littleman · 2012-08-03, 07:52 PM

You'll see blood spurts where bullets impact an unshielded player character, and really that's just to show a successful hit. Beyond that, Planetside wasn't much for gritty reality of war.

And just to state for the record, being a completely free to play game that will never see copies on store shelves (not likely to, anyway) it needn't be rated by the ESRB.

F2P's don't need to be rated. The ESRB is entirely in place for brick and mortar retailers and to keep the government out of managing our video game content.

opticalshadow · 2012-08-03, 08:00 PM

i would love the option, but im not going to really let it bother me either way.

Bittermen · 2012-08-03, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

There is absolutely ZERO reason to have gore in games. It is uncalled for, it desesitizes kids AND adults who are playing and it is ALWAYS completely inaccurate.

If you want to see gore, join the army and volunteer for a high-risk Afghanistan mission. You will see all the gore you want.

SOE, keep it out of the damn games. It's just completely uncalled for... in a purchasable or otherwise.

Your right instead let just shoot in each-other and not show what happens.

I'm all for gore in video games. This is what happens when you shoot people. Don't fool yourself.

Sephirex · 2012-08-03, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Bittermen

Your right instead let just shoot in each-other and not show what happens.

I'm all for gore in video games. This is what happens when you shoot people. Don't fool yourself.

While I don't disagree with your point, I suddenly had an image of a father coming upon children and playing cops and robbers, and pouring buckets of blood on the kids that had been 'shot', screaming "This what happens!"

The thought alone gave me the chuckles.

Trafalgar · 2012-08-03, 08:08 PM

So this Gore Pack... It will let you use an Al Gore skin, right?

Right?

No?

Flaropri · 2012-08-03, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

This is changing, it may be changed already. The ESRB is getting involved in indie games as well as F2P. Companies that are F2P or Indie that have the rating have paid to have that rating for PR.

Edit: I don't want my "F2P" to be pink damnit!

Doesn't ESRB not apply to online play anyway?

Littleman · 2012-08-03, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

This is changing, it may be changed already. The ESRB is getting involved in indie games as well as F2P. Companies that are F2P or Indie that have the rating have paid to have that rating for PR.

Edit: I don't want my "F2P" to be pink damnit!

So far I haven't found any news that this is being forced onto publishers. Let me clarify: publishers/developers that aren't required to get a rating to put their game out there through another party, like indie games through Xbox LIVE, or Steam. I know F2P's CAN be rated if the publisher wishes to do so, and yeah, it's mostly for PR, such as ads. Many parents do like to know the rating of the game they're buying for their children.