Planet Side

[Cask]

Don't think stability is much of an issue anymore. The server seems nice and lag free, decent pings and hardly any packet loss. I've crashed a couple of times but I've got a feeling that I'm pressing a certain combination of keys that's doing something in windows so might not even be the games fault.

Game is still a bit annoying at times for loners like me, can see it being better with an organised squad. Also there's still a fair bit of waiting around time with so many artificial timers. I don't understand why they need some of these completely artificial timers like 15 minute base hacks, 24 hour wait between selling certs, 5 minute vehicle and max timers and others. Well OK I can understand why they need them but surely there's a better way of implementing them other than having a clock countdown.

 

[mank!]

Stability isn't much of an issue, but if you've got less than 512mb RAM don't bother playing. I just upgraded to 1gig and PlanetSide runs perfectly now, still get a big of graphics lag in huge battles but my ping is usually between 30-60 depending on where I am.

Cask: The game is much better if you're in an organised outfit who use Teamspeak. So don't join Barrys Squad

 

[GekuL]

Oh before I forget IF you remember your char's name battle rank and command rank you can get them back. Do an appeal ingame.

Thanks! I had a BR20 deleted, playing with no implants and 2 certs is not quite the same. I'll give this a go when I play

 

[mank!]

If anyone wants to shoot me in game my name is Jynueythek.

 

[mr.Blacky]

Thanks! I had a BR20 deleted, playing with no implants and 2 certs is not quite the same. I'll give this a go when I play

I should have said that there is a large chance, I never had that trouble. But according to a forum post on the PS website it took one guy 5 minutes.

Oh and don't shoot Mank, half of the time he is gunning for me or trying to caus I often yell at my gunners

 

[Dillinja]

Some bastard has taken my old character's name. Does this mean that I cannot get it back?

 

[mank!]

Oh and don't shoot Mank, half of the time he is gunning for me or trying to caus I often yell at my gunners

Your bad driving and my erratic gunning make us the perfect combination.

I dropped my Thunderer for a Lightning on your advice, if I suck it's your fault!

 

[SoWat]

Had a bit of a runaround today, and it wasn't half bad.

I didn't notice any lag to speak of, even in the midst of some full-on fighting.

The first 10 minutes or so wasn't much fun, as the only place with any fighting was locked, but the place I was exploring suddenly turned into the place to be... with some cracking battles.

 

[Yoni]

I'm still playing after over a year. I run with 768 RAM and have no issues with lag at all. I guess if i have a gig it would be even better but it works just fine for me.

The game is still fresh imo the game is constantly being updated even though sometimes they could be quicker and sometimes they make dreadful mistakes like the uber lasher and the mag mower, but they sort issues like that now much more quickly.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes fps and a bit of teamplay some of the battles are just astounding and the laugh we have on ts at times can not be beaten by any of the other games I own.

If you decide to come back for a while and you play NC please give me a /tell in game and ill invite you back to BS for the duration

 

[Summo]

They're running a 30-day free trial to celebrate the anniversary. Now nobody has an excuse not to play this.

http://planetside.station.sony.com/

 

[SoWat]

Exisiting players who have a lapsed subscription, like myself, have a 10 day 'free' period.

I would echo Yoni's sentiments, it's a real blast and is certainly more stable than the last time I played.

btw, I'm Werner/Vanu faction (I think it's the purple slacks ).

 

[Ukle]

Another one of the lapsed fold adding to the sentiment that this is a damn good FPS (if you have the cash)

Played it on release for a few months but now it has really improved. Retried it a few months ago and it was similar to now but I am more hooked now, don't know conclusively why, maybe its the more people playing due to the free period...

Although I believe its the new addition of the kills counter that shows you how you doing this session that has added a personal focus to it

 

[Cdr]

They're running a 30-day free trial to celebrate the anniversary. Now nobody has an excuse not to play this.

http://planetside.station.sony.com/

Free as in $9.99...?

 

[Cdr]

Bah the edit button :|

Anyways, just reinstalled it, downloaded the huge patches, played it for about 45 mins.

I basically did the training (to get some BR points), got myself a Reaver cert and headed into battle...

'Come fly with me let's fly, let's fly away...dum de da dum......something something do daaaa'

MISSILE LOCK!! wtf!?

No amount of watching Top Gun could prepare you for this. I pull as much G as my little body could take, in order to avoid the missile...does it work? Does it feck. I get slammed by stuff I cant even see, shot by aircraft thats there then isnt, and finally crash into a tree.

So I figure - hmmm perhaps I'm not cut out for this Air Support lark. I ditch my Reaver cert and swap it for an Infil one.

Sneaky sneaky catchy monkey.

Donning my Infiltration suit I set off back to war, determined to have my revenge. 'Aha' I proclaim as I come upon an unsuspecting infantry man. 'Aha' I shout as I pull out my pistol to pop some hot lead in the back of his head. 'Argh' I scream as he turns round to shoot me square in the face, killing me instantly.

10 seconds to log out.

5 seconds to log out.

You have logged out.

So ends my reintroduction to PlanetSide. I now have back 3GBs of space on my HDD, and some lovely blue coasters for my coffee cups.

 

[GekuL]

They reinstated my character, complete with weapons loadouts Known as Gekulx because I'd already made another Gekul. Had quite a bit of fun speeding about in a lightning, a much more useful vehicle now than it was

 

[mr.Blacky]

Well Cdr ask for advice next time
A good way to avoid getting killed by lock-on is afterburning and watch where the missiles are coming from (you were not killed by a plane but by SA missiles)
As an infiltrator you really got to know what to do, lots of people have a way to counter an infiltrator...

 

[Cask]

I really hate the kills counter. Can clock up a crap score so easily as a grunt.

Instant action - spawn in tower with a jackhammer user standing right in front of you. 0/1

HART drop into the action - get 1 shotted by a thunderer. 0/2

Spawn at AMS just in time to catch the obital strike. 0/3

Spawn at base, gear up, run up the stairs to the roof and get blitzed by a liberator. 0/4

Spawn at tower, gear up, run outside and get rocketed by a reaver hovering outside the door. 0/5

My favourite is the simultaneous twin-sniper blast that I can never tell whether it's just ridiculous bad luck or incredible enemy coordination. 0/6

Must be even worse as an infiltrator but people who play them must be insane anyway.

But when I finally make it into the action that's worth all the dying 1/7

 

[FuzzyLogic]

Cure for those gruntish ills

1) Insta action in a max, kill ze JH whore before they can whip out their decimator..then die to his friends who do have them handy. 1/1

2) HART onto continents, get oneshotted by Thundererer/Aurora or pelted with loads of slugs from whatever vehicle happens to be patrolling past at the time, proceed to create post on psforums to nerf said vehicle. 1/2

3) Spawn at ams, crap oneself and run to the respawn terminal before os hits. 1/2

4)Spawn at base, become agrophobic, stay in base for duration of fight. 1/2

5)Spawn at tower, see reaver avatar outside tower, respawn elsewhere. 1/2

6) Get sniped, make post on psforums requesting that snipers be nerfed using as many caps and explitives as possible, hyperbole is also a plus. 1/3

7) Watch friendly Inf jack Thundererer, jump in gunner seat, go for a spin. 3236253283424326/3


See, it all works out in the end

 

[mr.Blacky]

Step one drive in a vehicle, surfive 3 runs with just a little bit of armor left.
Step two go into a VS base, lag up because of all the lasher orbs and die 5 seconds after you entered the base. (5 seconds is being positive)
Step three go to the forum thinking about whining, see all the VS whine and decide that I have a larger chance surfiving the lasher orbs.

 

[WPKenny]

Downloading now! 11hrs to go. Looks like I'll be joining the fray tomorrow night!

 

[Jupitus]

Downloading now! 11hrs to go. Looks like I'll be joining the fray tomorrow night!

Eeeeeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek2:

 

[WPKenny]

I'm keen to find out how much it's changed actually. It used to be a good laugh and I love my Inf character I had. Helped win a lot of bases.

 

[mank!]

All these new people make me feel comforted. I'm no longer the n00b in Barrys Squad \o/

 

[WPKenny]

All these new people make me feel comforted. I'm no longer the n00b in Barrys Squad \o/

Your middle name's n00b, ma "n00b" nk.

 

[Cask]

it's jyn00bthek now just to be annoying

 

[mank!]

fuk u guyz!

 

[Summo]

What's your in-game name, mank?

 

[mank!]

Jynueythek

 

[Summo]

What-ev-ah!

Ok, I'll track you down. Are you in an outfit yet?

ALSO

All you peeps on Werner who are NOT Vanu, we need to sort out a quiet little corner of a continent at an agreed time so we can meet and jack each others vehicles. I fancy a Marauder, Enforcer, Vanguard or Prowler and am willing to exchange a Magrider or Thresher.

Let's do business, yeah?

 

[mank!]

I'm in Barrys Squad. I deserted the Vanu ages ago because I got fed up of being Jackhammer'ed.