Whole new game - Page 3

Ghryphen · 02-04-2005, 10:02 AM

Your sig is breaking my lovely layout!

SilverTalon · 02-04-2005, 10:24 AM

My only comment about the merits is they are very much in the traditions of the MMO grind. They're re-evaluating them to make them less "OMG...I still need to kill 2000 people to get my sniper merit" and more "Well, that was a challenge but certainly manageable".

For those WoW freaks out there...they're toning them down from level 65 elites to more like level 50...which is good news for those of you at level 48. :P

They're also shuffling the lattice about (to make it more likely to produce more than boring three-ways) and including a new scripting engine that will allow them to attach certain events to the game. For instance, say the TR capture both of the NC home continents, the TR could pull NC weapons (not vehicles I don't think...). Or if you capture the Battle Islands, everyone on that empire gets +10 health. This would make it a much more strategic game as there'd be actual reasons to hit one target over another. Oooooo, aaaaaaah.

Also going unmentioned is the fix for the broken squad XP system and a "forced bind" command for a SL/PL. The XP system is being altered so that you cannot make more XP solo (current flaw) and the "forced bind" allows the SL/PL to go into a base and bind everyone in that squad to that base (obviously a friendly base) and, as another option, recall everyone in the squad to that base once every set amount of time (following the normal 10-20-30 second delay for recalls and logouts now).

So Sam is finally getting underway and it at least appears he has some ideas for addressing PS's shortcomings. All of these changes, and deep in the background they're working on new base layouts......

To say PS is dead is a bold, flat-out lie. :P

RocketMad · 02-04-2005, 10:44 AM

Gryphon fixed my sig, Btw my sig is so gay with those colors and ugly to :P

PS is far from dead indeed, I see empire population lockes every day. And if some of you are planing to play some ps or something, let me know, I want to TK you

Ghryphen · 02-04-2005, 11:05 AM

The pop locks are because they lowered the pop cap on continents from 166 per empire to 133 per empire

RocketMad · 02-04-2005, 11:09 AM

Thats not helping with getting you back on PS!! All lies!

SilverTalon · 02-04-2005, 11:50 AM

Actually Gryph, that was done because there was always a pop-lock, about 20-30 people running around in the caves and about 60 people per empire who were just screwed on a variety of continents.

Erego, they lowered it to provide more fights for people to join in on, and the game is slightly less bizarre since they did that (with the random lag and such)...so all in all a good change.

For PvP...PS >>>> WoW

Ghryphen · 02-04-2005, 12:40 PM

Yeah, I know why they did that, but they had to do that because of low pops

They said they will put it back to 166 when/if the pop rises.

xenophex · 02-08-2005, 03:14 PM

I renewed last night. Spent a while trying to decide how to spend my certs and had to bail for dinner.
Back to:
Medium Assault
Heavy Assualt
Armored Assault 1
Armored Assault 2
BFR
BFR Anti inftantry
Engineering
Medical

- I did nail my advanced BFR with Duel-J before dropping in December

Might give up HA to get some air support though.

Ardamir · 02-08-2005, 03:48 PM

Ill look into renewing PS....only if Torque and Duel are there :P

Stang · 02-08-2005, 04:05 PM

Torque has been sucked into WoW

.

Caithann · 02-08-2005, 04:20 PM

Duel still plays

and so does cathy

xenophex · 02-08-2005, 04:21 PM

Sweeeeeet

RocketMad · 02-09-2005, 04:39 AM

RocketMaz
RocketMad
iCookie

We play every day now, give me a tell when you are online!

RocketMaz · 02-09-2005, 08:07 AM

yeah, it is true. i am still aducted too ps only because we don't have wow. But in 2 days we will have it

Caithann · 02-09-2005, 09:19 AM

Yup, i can definetly see that the rockets are into playin PS, they must be so deep into it they run right past me soo many times and Ignore my V-V-H :P or V-V-W

02-04-2005, 10:02 AM	#31
Ghryphen Officer PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: WA, USA Posts: 4,733 WoW Characters	Your sig is breaking my lovely layout! __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

02-04-2005, 10:44 AM	#33
RocketMad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Teh Netherlands Age: 37 Posts: 437	Gryphon fixed my sig, Btw my sig is so gay with those colors and ugly to :P PS is far from dead indeed, I see empire population lockes every day. And if some of you are planing to play some ps or something, let me know, I want to TK you Last edited by RocketMad; 02-04-2005 at 10:50 AM.

02-08-2005, 04:05 PM	#40
Stang THZ* - CO PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,925 Xbox Live Leaderboard: 5^th WoW Characters	Torque has been sucked into WoW . __________________

02-04-2005, 10:24 AM	#32
SilverTalon Magniloquent PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a van, down by the river Age: 43 Posts: 3,361 Xbox Live Leaderboard: 16^th WoW Characters	My only comment about the merits is they are very much in the traditions of the MMO grind. They're re-evaluating them to make them less "OMG...I still need to kill 2000 people to get my sniper merit" and more "Well, that was a challenge but certainly manageable". For those WoW freaks out there...they're toning them down from level 65 elites to more like level 50...which is good news for those of you at level 48. :P They're also shuffling the lattice about (to make it more likely to produce more than boring three-ways) and including a new scripting engine that will allow them to attach certain events to the game. For instance, say the TR capture both of the NC home continents, the TR could pull NC weapons (not vehicles I don't think...). Or if you capture the Battle Islands, everyone on that empire gets +10 health. This would make it a much more strategic game as there'd be actual reasons to hit one target over another. Oooooo, aaaaaaah. Also going unmentioned is the fix for the broken squad XP system and a "forced bind" command for a SL/PL. The XP system is being altered so that you cannot make more XP solo (current flaw) and the "forced bind" allows the SL/PL to go into a base and bind everyone in that squad to that base (obviously a friendly base) and, as another option, recall everyone in the squad to that base once every set amount of time (following the normal 10-20-30 second delay for recalls and logouts now). So Sam is finally getting underway and it at least appears he has some ideas for addressing PS's shortcomings. All of these changes, and deep in the background they're working on new base layouts...... To say PS is dead is a bold, flat-out lie. :P

02-04-2005, 11:05 AM	#34
Ghryphen Officer PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: WA, USA Posts: 4,733 WoW Characters	The pop locks are because they lowered the pop cap on continents from 166 per empire to 133 per empire

02-04-2005, 11:09 AM	#35
RocketMad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Teh Netherlands Age: 37 Posts: 437	Thats not helping with getting you back on PS!! All lies!

02-04-2005, 11:50 AM	#36
SilverTalon Magniloquent PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a van, down by the river Age: 43 Posts: 3,361 Xbox Live Leaderboard: 16^th WoW Characters	Actually Gryph, that was done because there was always a pop-lock, about 20-30 people running around in the caves and about 60 people per empire who were just screwed on a variety of continents. Erego, they lowered it to provide more fights for people to join in on, and the game is slightly less bizarre since they did that (with the random lag and such)...so all in all a good change. For PvP...PS >>>> WoW

02-04-2005, 12:40 PM	#37
Ghryphen Officer PlanetSide Characters Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: WA, USA Posts: 4,733 WoW Characters	Yeah, I know why they did that, but they had to do that because of low pops They said they will put it back to 166 when/if the pop rises.

02-08-2005, 03:14 PM	#38
xenophex Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 48 Posts: 38	I renewed last night. Spent a while trying to decide how to spend my certs and had to bail for dinner. Back to: Medium Assault Heavy Assualt Armored Assault 1 Armored Assault 2 BFR BFR Anti inftantry Engineering Medical - I did nail my advanced BFR with Duel-J before dropping in December Might give up HA to get some air support though.

02-08-2005, 03:48 PM	#39
Ardamir Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,112	Ill look into renewing PS....only if Torque and Duel are there :P

02-08-2005, 04:20 PM	#41
Caithann Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tacoma,WA Age: 36 Posts: 191 WoW Characters	Duel still plays and so does cathy

02-08-2005, 04:21 PM	#42
xenophex Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 48 Posts: 38	Sweeeeeet

02-09-2005, 04:39 AM	#43
RocketMad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Teh Netherlands Age: 37 Posts: 437	RocketMaz RocketMad iCookie We play every day now, give me a tell when you are online!

02-09-2005, 08:07 AM	#44
RocketMaz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Age: 38 Posts: 28 WoW Characters	yeah, it is true. i am still aducted too ps only because we don't have wow. But in 2 days we will have it

02-09-2005, 09:19 AM	#45
Caithann Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tacoma,WA Age: 36 Posts: 191 WoW Characters	Yup, i can definetly see that the rockets are into playin PS, they must be so deep into it they run right past me soo many times and Ignore my V-V-H :P or V-V-W