VS investigated for improper gameplay...

[[PS]Mung]

This was posted yesterday by one of the DEVS.

For those of you behind a firewall...

posted 06-12-2003 03:39 PM user search report post
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I wanted to let you know that although I do not have specific information to share with you on the subject, the Vanu Sovereignty are being actively investigated to try and resolve any balance issues or technical issues that may exist, making them seem less effective than other Empires.
Please note that the word "seem" does not mean that we do not believe that the VS is underpowered. At the same time, I can't just post that we agree on the subject before the designers have analyzed the situation and made a decision. It is not my judgement to make and I only say "seem" to respect their area of expertise.

At any rate, I want to make sure you all know that it is a topic of investigation and I hope to have more to tell you in the next week or two on the subject.

Victor Wachter
Community Relations Representative
Many questions can be answered by reading the PlanetSide Game Info and FAQ

 

[Jonaldo]

Anywhere we can reply? as we all know, VS are overpowered not underpowered!

 

[Deadmanwalking]

VS are underpowered is well known. Saying that what they lack in firepower they make up in vast numbers. Their like rabbits.

 

[Sibanac]

Originally posted by Deadmanwalking.
VS are underpowered is well known. Saying that what they lack in firepower they make up in vast numbers. Their like rabbits.

yeah their huge number is why all servers had Vanu as needed lastnight and even on werner we had +1% xp bonus

 

[Sibanac]

Originally posted by Sibanac
yeah their huge number is why all servers had Vanu as needed last night and even on werner we had +1% xp bonus

 

[Jonaldo]

Quoting yourself for no reason could be deemed as spam and as a result you could get some kind of bizarre BW style punishment type thing!!

 

[Deadmanwalking]

Brain. First. Engage

Posts like your are what give DAOC players a bad name.. they really do. But for the unretarded ill explain. Those empire needed may say VS but thats only like a 2% dif in empire population. And it doesn't matter the overall number at all in any way. As NC could have 90% of their ppl sitting at sanc while VS have 2 3rds of ther army charging around cyssor.

 

[Jonaldo]

Originally posted by Omniscieous
Quoting yourself for no reason could be deemed as spam and as a result you could get some kind of bizarre BW style punishment type thing!!

He's right y'know!

 

[Sibanac]

i wanted to hit edit hit quote instead pls dont hate me

deadmanwalking :
ok its only ~2% but it does indicate that TR as NC could field atleast equal if not larger numbers then VS.
Add to that the population lock on continents and there is verry little reason to be out numbered by any side.
As for your 90% at sanc, we all know that nobody logged in is at sanc, unless its to sort out squads or take a hart/gal.

 

[[PS]Mung]

Not true.
The NC are famous for their reckless Tank Jousting events held every night at 8pm.
These may go on for hours and involve the majority of NC players.

 

[Sibanac]

Originally posted by [PS]Mung
Not true.
The NC are famous for their reckless Tank Jousting events held every night at 8pm.
These may go on for hours and involve the majority of NC players.

I stand corrected

 

[Jupitus]

Indeed!

And, [PS]Mung, I hereby challenge thee! Thus shall thy fair maiden's hand be mine, and you shall be banished from the land!

Forsooth!

 

[[PS]Mung]

Ooo arse.
I aint got a tank cert, just a wraith.

Would be a short fight I think.

 

[Sibanac]

Originally posted by [PS]Mung
Ooo arse.
I aint got a tank cert, just a wraith.

Would be a short fight I think.

just gat an ANT both

 

[Faeldawn]

Originally posted by [PS]Mung
Not true.
The NC are famous for their reckless Tank Jousting events held every night at 8pm.
These may go on for hours and involve the majority of NC players.

Thats not an official joust tho, only Deady ramming friendlies and using it as an excuse for aggro accumulation

 

[Deadmanwalking]

Or friendlies ramming deady as they think they are in the jousting but forgot their tank?

 

[.Cask]

The three sides are pretty well balanced in numbers considering how one sided it could have become. Specific numbers all depend on the area you're in. Sure if you spawn into the middle of a VS zerg then all you're gonna see is our huge numbers but this works both ways.

I don't find VS all that underpowered. Lasher is a good weapon and I'd say superior to TR chaingun. Pulsar could use a little help to bring it up to par with its equivalents. Can't say I've ever really tried the thresher but I don't really see how one bad vehicle could make a side underpowered, don't really see the thresher equivalents very often.

Perhaps the AI Max could use some lovin. Only used that for a day or two before I realised I could get more kills without the suit.

And as for the jackhammer, I hope they don't nerf it. I've got a locker full of them for those tower defences.

 

[karienal]

Play on 56k dial-up, absolutely no way you can join "Teh Zerg" then, just like me!


Then again, dont.


Opium

 

[SilverHood]

the empire need has no bearing on how many there are playing of each empire currently

its the amount of hours logged by each empire over the last 24 hours

 

[Deady]

from [Lemming]: THAKNS FOR RANNING ME OVER
to [Lemming]: np

 

[Gekul]

I don't think the VS maxes compare to the NC and TR equivalents well, although I have been enjoying the AI config recently. The pulsar certainly needs a boost. I haven't tried the lasher, but I will when I get the certs - the jackhammer doesn't kill me from range after all.
We're not as bad off as the americans make out, but VS could do with some minor improvements imo.

 

[bone_idle]

It only seems to be the Vanu that think their weapons are underpowered. I'm always on the receiving end i dont think they are.

But then its the f***ing yanks with their big mouths that think because their gun doesnt kill in one shot its broken. I honestly give up sometimes.

 

[Tenko]

Don't matter how many times you go on record but I still think this game is very, very well balanced.

One side has better maxes than others, others have better close fighting weapons. So what?

Personally I think that the VS are completly top dogs at open warfare away from towers, especially when we blitzrieg with half a dozen magriders

I rarely see more than two enemy heavy tanks at once but our magriders hunt in packs

See? Fact is if VS are so underpowered why do they do so well on Werner?
I bet its because yanks are stupid.

All of them.

(except maybe Hugh Heffner, he's a frickin genius and maybe Larry Flint too).

 

[Uncle Sick(tm)]

Originally posted by Deady
from [Lemming]: THAKNS FOR RANNING ME OVER
to [Lemming]: np

That one made me laugh lots...

I feel like a very sad person now.

 

[mid_Efour]

i ran a a guy over on purporse once cos he was shooting up my tank after my random gunner shelled him
hes shouted something at me in Dutch as the vanguard crushed him into laggy little paste. its my first "real" TK

 

[SilverHood]

efour is heading to the dark side...

 

[Deadmanwalking]

When i logged on today at about 2 ish i had 100 gp down alot from my previous. Now i have well over 1 thousend

I think im ill...

 

[SilverHood]

lol

I blew a generator on a VS facility that NC were capping
(desperation)

and while the GP didn't seem that great....

it was 500 all told

ouchies

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

Originally posted by bone_idle
It only seems to be the Vanu that think their weapons are underpowered. I'm always on the receiving end i dont think they are.

But then its the f***ing yanks with their big mouths that think because their gun doesnt kill in one shot its broken. I honestly give up sometimes.

The only VS weap that needs a 'fix' is the Pulsar. Making it a little less inaccurate would be all it takes to bring it more into line with the other weaps.

The only other change I'd like to see made is upgrading the Prowler, as it stands it's embarrasingly bad, took out 3 in a row earlier with my gunner and took maybe half a bar's damage tops. At least facing a vanguard you know you'lll take a bit of an armour beating.

 

[Teh Krypt]

I usualy get GP from well.. just killing the hell out of people that missfire at me in combat