Planetside \o>

[NikonL]

I re-subbed to this last night after talking about it in another thread. I find it pretty amazing that I still love this game. It's not something you can play "full-time" but it's the perfect game to kill an hour or so, when it's raining outside and there's nothing else to do, which is pretty much all I use games for these days.

ANYWHO. Anyone from off-topic playing this at the moment? You'll find me tearing it up on VS under the name NikonTC

 

[Bahumat]

You got any good video's of it as it always intrigued me.

I wouldn't know a good youtube clip if it hit me in the face!

 

[Cozak]

Play Euro server as TR - Cozak, just became semi-active again also

Dont play anywhere as much as I did when I started playing last year, but as you say the perfect game for killing an hour.

http://www.planetsidestats.net/players.php?world_id=21&char_id=714861

 

[NikonL]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdzKFSfClGI&mode=related&search=

This is a fairly good example of what your typical fight will be like as a noobie. Planetside is better than any game i've known at not letting the level divide totally cripple a noob who's just started playing the game. The game mechanics do take some getting used to, like any game, but once you've acheived that, it's simply a case of finding your niche. (i.e, flying, support, hacking, engineering etc)

 

[Bahumat]

I think i'd quite like the stealth/spy side of thing.

Gonna have a read

thx for links

 

[Thadius]

I think i'd quite like the stealth/spy side of thing.

Gonna have a read

thx for links

I loved planetside, my sniping skills are r0x!

Shame you cant one shot people with your sniper rifle, makes it a little pointless when you are blowing peoples head offs and not killing them! :<

My crowning achievment would be blowing up a BFR with my bolt rifle, two shots and it went bang!

 

[Wonk]

are there still lots of active players on the PS servers?

 

[Laddey]

are there still lots of active players on the PS servers?

Enough for a good fight. Not quite sure on the exact pop but many of my mates still play.

 

[Vladamir]

Never played this. What's the general story/aim with it?

 

[Laddey]

Never played this. What's the general story/aim with it?

Personally i couldn't get right into it. To put a long story short, you port to bases and either protect them or capture them. Shoot shit, hack shit, revive shit.

 

[Cylian]

did the Mechs/Battlegears get taken out, or some worthwhile counter to them now ?

was pretty annoying last time I played PS

 

[NikonL]

Never played this. What's the general story/aim with it?

Three factions, Terren Republic, Vanu Sovrenity, New Conglomerate. All battling on a world called Auraxis. The world is divided up into several continents, and on each continent is a number of facilities. These facilities can be captured by any faction, and each facility will provide bonuses to the faction on that continent. For example, if you take a Technology Plant facility, then your faction will be able to produce the vehicles and weapons that rely on having a tech plant.

There isn't much of an "official" storyline to the game. And I'm far from an expert on Pside currently, as it takes quite a while to get to grips with everything. So I'm sure someone can provide a better overview than this. I did make a short video a while ago of me just messing about soloing. It's nothing special but for anyone who wants to see what combat is like it's worth a look. youtube is being really slow uploading it at the moment but i'll post the url in a while.

As for the populations, the euro server is still fine. If you log on at primetime there is always going to be a three-way skirmish on a continent. And at the weekends I imagine there will be even better ones.


Vid url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8V-SgLQXR0

 

[Corran]

something i used to go back to now and again. Usual tactic was to get a spawn truck thing, go for a drive into the hills near a base being attacked/defended. Set it up then start sniping everyone off. Always good fun

not played it in awhile though so dunno what it like now

 

[Cylian]

pfft, the Mobile Base was there to clear minefields and cause havoc and mayhem in the enemy base!

too bad those Battlegears are too big to be driven over :/

 

[Dreamor]

Play Planetside here also, am on Werner, TR.
The Infiltrator suit is amazing fun, go find a hill with some sniping campers... take the complete hill out

Its worth buying as its so cheap now, with a months free play as well. Like someone said earlier, its not an all dayer (well, depends on the action) but you can spend hours on there.

Great game and pretty much runs on everything out there, so its not going to force you to upgrade like so many games do.

 

[megadave]

Making me tempted to play it again.

Got some great memories of it. Best bit is blatently getting an organised squad or a group of squads dropping in from a galaxy on to the roof of a base where a massive seige is taking place and basically winning the fight for your team

 

[Overdriven]

Heard good things about this, really want to check it out; just can't be bothered.

 

[Andrilyn]

Looks too much like Unreal with a 3rd person view to me but then with worse graphics

 

[NikonL]

Looks too much like Unreal with a 3rd person view to me but then with worse graphics

That's definately not a description anyone who'd played it would ever use For starters it's an MMO, not just "kill to get a good score" like unreal. You gather Battle experiance points as you kill people/capture points. battle points lead to improved battle ranks, which in turn gives points that you can spend on new "certifications" for example, Air Cavalry. Which lets you fly various aircraft etc. The graphics aren't awesome compared to some of todays fps's. That's true, but what it lacks in gfx it makes up in gameplay and atmosphere.

 

[Solo]

The video doesn't do it justice. And ofc its not gonna have true fps graphics its a mmorpg. I'd imagine theres a heck load more calculations flying in a fpsmmorpg than a standard mmo. Plus judging it on utube qual vid (Y)

 

[Chronictank]

judging from the video it looks pretty crappy tbh, is it a monthly fee one?

 

[Laddey]

judging from the video it looks pretty crappy tbh, is it a monthly fee one?

Ye i think it is. I'm pretty sure its free until BR6 - Won't gain anymore BR EXP after that. Can still play though.

 

[Gamah]

judging from the video it looks pretty crappy tbh, is it a monthly fee one?

Its quality!

 

[Chronictank]

Its quality!

you said that about SWG heathen!

 

[Gamah]

you said that about SWG heathen!

No I bloody well did not.

 

[Chronictank]

No I bloody well did not.

lies

actually thinking about it might not have been you

 

[Dudley52]

did the Mechs/Battlegears get taken out, or some worthwhile counter to them now ?

was pretty annoying last time I played PS

you mean BFR's?

They have been downgraded a bit. Shield isn't as good, nowhere near as good as they used to be.

 

[Thadius]

you mean BFR's?

They have been downgraded a bit. Shield isn't as good, nowhere near as good as they used to be.

Good isnt the word, BFRS used to be stupidly overpowered, made a lot of people pissed off and /quit!

 

[Cozak]

Good isnt the word, BFRS used to be stupidly overpowered, made a lot of people pissed off and /quit!

They are pretty shitty now, alright if you got a nice gunner on a colossus..

 

[Thadius]

They are pretty shitty now, alright if you got a nice gunner on a colossus..

I liked gunning for a guy I met a few times on the server

Shame Im not high enough BR to get the BFR skills :<

But I prefer sniping, even if you cant hurt people realisticly