Planetside 2...

[FuzzyLogic]

Two pop locked continents last night, full platoons, gal drops all over the show, tank columns rolling over the hills, loads of air combat. Felt just like the good old days.

 

[Aada]

Well after spending about 6 hours in game in total so far and playing as a MAX here's what i feel when i'm playing as anyone of those units.

FUCKING USELESS, i forgot just how bad they nerfed them into the ground, any infantry worth his salt will kill you flat out. You literally die in seconds in these suits.

Just a total feeling of useless and fraustration.

Making me think Planetside 2 will be exactly the same.

Remember now exactly why I quit Planetside.

 

[svartalf]

 

[- English -]

Well after spending about 6 hours in game in total so far and playing as a MAX here's what i feel when i'm playing as anyone of those units.

FUCKING USELESS, i forgot just how bad they nerfed them into the ground, any infantry worth his salt will kill you flat out. You literally die in seconds in these suits.

Just a total feeling of useless and fraustration.

Making me think Planetside 2 will be exactly the same.

Remember now exactly why I quit Planetside.

I remember on release, a MAX could take about 10 infantry out if they didn't have a grenade or something

 

[Aada]

I just got an email with an invitation

 

[Cyradix]

Same here

 

[Aada]

Downloaded the client looking forward to play this later tonight

 

[Cyradix]

Bah, servers are only up from 2:00 PM PT - 10:00 PM PT
2PM PT = 22:00 UK - 23:00 CET?

 

[Poag]

Really? Got PCG beta key and no email....

 

[Mabs]

Really? Got PCG beta key and no email....

same

 

[Poag]

I can't help but think that after the SIZE MATTERS part of the trailer, it should say "Buy our new Army enlargement pills from pharmacy.ru!"

 

[Cyradix]

Really? Got PCG beta key and no email....

It's not the proper beta yet...
It's the "can you get the client to install and can you logon to the servers test"

You have been selected to participate in the Technical Testing phase of Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming game PlanetSide 2. This phase includes testing our server bandwidth and performance and will allow us to further optimize the game in preparation for External Beta.

 

[Coldbeard]

If I dont get in beta i'm gonna riot!

 

[Aada]

Beta servers are up in an hour will report back later.

Will be playing as Vanu

 

[Aada]

Had a lot of fun tonight at the moment it's still a very basic shooter, certs aren't in yet so can't progress your character really you can gain xp though, graphics are nice i wouldn't say they are better than say BF3 but they are nice all the same.

Explosions look really nice saw a Galaxy get shot down over enemy base earlier and i have to say the huge fireball looked awesome as it smashed into the ground killing everyone on board, even people in general chat were typing omfg at that fireball.

The maps are gigantic in size and buildings are pretty big as well.

 

[Cyradix]

Loads of snipers.... if you can't beat them join them!!

 

[BloodOmen]

I love factions with loads of snipers because they contribute virtually fuck all to their team when attacking because they all just camp outside and never attack.

 

[Aada]

Heh most bases are surrounded by huge mountains so the snipers sit up top

It's a cool game though i can't wait for them to start adding the certs.

 

[BloodOmen]

aye, was like that in PS1 you'd just get recons sitting on mountain sides basically epeening over the 1 kill every 5-10 minutes they're contributing to the team ¬_¬ played good old assault myself, used to love getting into enemy bases and annoying the fuck out of them.

 

[Aada]

I was playing MAX they are still as useless as ever put hey ho ;/

Put some suggestions on the beta forums and got some positive support from other MAX players.

 

[Ctuchik]

aye, was like that in PS1 you'd just get recons sitting on mountain sides basically epeening over the 1 kill every 5-10 minutes they're contributing to the team

Bad snipers sure...

But the good snipers gets kills every few seconds and more importantly they know when to stop using the sniper rifle. They are a big contributor in taking the courtyard, because the infantry can't find any safe spots to defend from on the walls which makes it possible to sneak in AMS's or help tanks mount an effective charge that won't end up in mass jammer + decimator spam.

Luckily you're not seeing that many bad snipers in PS1 because even though you're in a squad and share a bit of XP, your own personal kills is what matters most. And bad snipers won't get any kills so they generally give up after a while and become useful cannon fodder again.

I was playing MAX they are still as useless as ever put hey ho ;/

Put some suggestions on the beta forums and got some positive support from other MAX players.

MAX units are not useless, they never were. How are you playing a MAX to come to this conclusion?

 

[Aada]

Bad snipers sure...

But the good snipers gets kills every few seconds and more importantly they know when to stop using the sniper rifle. They are a big contributor in taking the courtyard, because the infantry can't find any safe spots to defend from on the walls which makes it possible to sneak in AMS's or help tanks mount an effective charge that won't end up in mass jammer + decimator spam.

Luckily you're not seeing that many bad snipers in PS1 because even though you're in a squad and share a bit of XP, your own personal kills is what matters most. And bad snipers won't get any kills so they generally give up after a while and become useful cannon fodder again.



MAX units are not useless, they never were. How are you playing a MAX to come to this conclusion?

Sorry but what a load of absolute horse shit any infantry worth his damn salt will take on a MAX unit and kill it, i played MAX only in PS1 so i know how the hell to play them, but jesus it's just so damn easy for infantry to take on a MAX and kill it with ease.

PS2 beta forums are the same from people who play MAX it's the same story.

 

[Aada]

First server crashes tonight, not bad 4 days without a crash and Smed very active!

 

[Poag]

I want to drop a burning galaxy on you.

 

[Aada]

I flew one full of people into the ground last night it didn't go down well.

 

[Poag]

Did you land BOF?

Ball-o-Fire!

 

[Cyradix]

Us Terrans got pushed hard yesterday. Brutal base defense.
Fun fun fun

 

[Aada]

I found the server really unstable last night kept spawning in like a virtual reality zone with other players who couldn't get out unless you made a new character.

Squad members not showing on the map and hotspots not showing either. I did group with Smed a couple of times though seems hr likes Vanu!

Vanu were battering the Terran dogs last night when server went up then the server crashed!

 

[LordjOX]

Sorry but what a load of absolute horse shit any infantry worth his damn salt will take on a MAX unit and kill it, i played MAX only in PS1 so i know how the hell to play them, but jesus it's just so damn easy for infantry to take on a MAX and kill it with ease.

PS2 beta forums are the same from people who play MAX it's the same story.

Isn't the whole point of those MAX suits being a heavy infantry support role? (with squadmembers close) Not a solo wtfbbq machine...

 

[Aada]

The problem is MAX have less armour then heavy infantry wtf? Infantry can also hide behind a rock and self heal.

Weapons don't do enough damage and are not even close to accurate.

Last night I went toe to toe with multiple heavy infantry and lost due to their LMG doing way more damage then me it was that simple every time.

I'm not the only MAX player complaining the beta forums have multiple threads on them and even people who play infantry have said that MAX is too squishy.