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Mogling
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 Posted: 05/13/03 - 08:56 Post subject: Planetside
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Is this a letdown for any one else? I have been playing the beta for a few days and so far I dont like it much, It looks good and all but its missing some thing to make it a real FPS... and that cone of fire shit sucks ass
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Filamil
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 09:03 Post subject:
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I think it's pretty good actually but I agree it's missing a few things.
First, it needs more people, game is very boring at non-peak hours. Second and most important, it needs a reason to want to conquer base, and even more importantly a reason for wanting to keep them. Right now the base are essentially just a meeting point to justify the fighting, not a goal by themselves, and once conquered you have reason to stay and keep them, again unless attack but then the goal isn't as much as keeping the base as to just be fighting.
In resume, why is it permanent setting? Why pay for that game, when so many FPS are out there. It's damn fun, but it's missing a reason for being permanent setting and shelling out 10$ a month for it.
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Mogling
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 09:16 Post subject:
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I think there are tomany people, and also the weapon selection dosent do much for me. Have i mentioned the cone of fire? I f****n hate it, I can sit there aiming dead at some one and miss every shot, reload and miss every shot again. They do say why you should try to keep bases, but as there is no real win/lose after a while it will get boring.
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Paco
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 09:38 Post subject:
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I'm having fun with it. It's just like Tribes/2. If there's too many folks, play Tribes then...
PS was made to have a shitload of folks in it..that's the whole point..a game like Tribes2 with 2k peeps...weeee fun
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Buntz
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Location: Banner Elk, N.C.
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 09:51 Post subject:
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Paco! I shall come to planetside and we can be bunker buddies! whatcha say!!..Friend!!
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Mogling
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 10:08 Post subject:
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No tribes was alot more fun, and yes Planetside can have tomany people "ONG! its designed for lots of people so it can never have tomany!" The only time I have fun in PS is when I get into a good squad that works together. Fat chance on that tho, every one just runs off and leeches xp from the squad.
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Paco
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 10:09 Post subject:
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| Buntz wrote: | | Paco! I shall come to planetside and we can be bunker buddies! whatcha say!!..Friend!! |
Paco[killed]Buntz
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Tlaloc
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Joined: 14 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 10:11 Post subject:
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It needs tweeking but over all I like the game. My brother and I play with a regular sqaud from our outfit and sometimes 2 squads. The game is much more enjoyable when working with a team.
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goatface
Sir Postalot
Joined: 12 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 11:31 Post subject:
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i am mixed on liking it or not, it is missing alot in a way
the cone of fire can be okay, but it makes some guns pointless, take the chaingun, it can really only be used for 3-5 round bursts before shit starts hitting the floor/roof.
they did seem to tighten it up a little,but
the single hit box bites too, they said "we don't want 1 shot kills" via headshot, but 2 shots anywhere hits from a mile off are fine.
i really dislike the respawn timers, hell i disliked the wait before they added the timers.
also isn;t it odd with only a few days before release and they have not said how much the month fee is going to be
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Paco
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 11:44 Post subject:
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I agree, they could stand to tighten the cone of fire on some weapons, specially the chaingun..that should be a lead stream, not a lead cone
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Mogling
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 12:36 Post subject:
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Headshots from a sniper rifle I dont mind, IF they increace foot speed. You run to god damn slow in that game yeah I can get a basilisk but that thing is so week I died trying to run some one over with it. Chain gun is overpowered I think, and the cone of fire on the sniper rifle is gimp.
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GruntingCod
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 12:42 Post subject: Re: Planetside
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| Mogling wrote: | | Is this a letdown for any one else? |
Yes very much so. I deleted the beta off my harddrive a week ago 8o)
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goatface
Sir Postalot
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 12:43 Post subject:
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i found "run speed" is one of the best things about a MAX suit
when i was playing just a foot grunt and trying to go across a map, i found it easier to /suicide from tower to tower 
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Mogling
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 12:50 Post subject:
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Im getting cert for lightning next BR, maby i can kill some shit then, Vanguard is nice but I allways get idiots gunning for me
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Paco
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 12:53 Post subject:
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| goatface wrote: | i found "run speed" is one of the best things about a MAX suit
when i was playing just a foot grunt and trying to go across a map, i found it easier to /suicide from tower to tower |
They "fixed" that.
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Mogling
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 13:13 Post subject:
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fixed what? I still /suicied to get an ant when we are about to cap a base
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Kurel
RealPoor Sensei
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Cali
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 14:08 Post subject:
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The game is alot of fun, cept they just nerfed the shit out of base cap xp. You'd be lucky to get 200 xp off a base cap now, no matter how many baddies you kill in the SOI.
Oh, and lighting sucks. I certed it for a while then dropped it and picked up hacking instead. Reaver > all.
Best max in the game = TR pounder, anchored down in a CC with an engineer, I must of killed over 40 NC just mindlessly zerging through the hallway and into my grenade spam. Have to be somewhat skilled with it though, because it can rack up grief and lock your weapons fast if you're not careful.
If anyone's interested in a good outfit on Johari, let me know, I can get ya into the 2nd highest point earning outfit on the server (would be first, but the other outfit mindlessly invites people like crazy), /tell cHaM and I'll hook you up.
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Mogling
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 17:00 Post subject:
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the xp nerf is gimp, but they did need to change the fact you had to stay back at a base or have one person stay back to get cap xp, and you could just sit around a base after most of the fighting and get 3500 xp. Altho now you can get an infiltration suit, sit behind a tree near the edge of the SOI and get xp if no one with darklight walks by. Go go solo afk xp farming!
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Harkov
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Joined: 15 Oct 2002
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 17:17 Post subject:
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You can just walk back to the tubes where you spawn from and hit G and it will deconstruct you instead of having to suicide.
I think it's fun at times, but off peak there aren't enough people at off peak hours. Vehical code needs work.. kinda sucks that you can be between two trees and if a tank drives by the trees even 10 feet away he still runs you over.
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Mogling
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 17:19 Post subject:
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hard to use the tubes on a base that isent captured yet and needs an ant :\
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Nictathan
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: here... where I am... not with you
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 19:05 Post subject:
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I like it, enjoy the game alot, but it does have it's problems.
My biggest issue is like someone said, there's not enough to go back for to be paying a montly fee.
Rare as hell weapons that are avail only to BR 20+ or something, balanced, but something with a bit more punch vs max/tanks and people... or an upgrade to the punisher that loads multiple grenades/rockets with a higher clip capacity.
Ammo Capacity upgrades for higher Battle Ranks would be cool to.
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goatface
Sir Postalot
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 19:34 Post subject:
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| Harkov wrote: | | off peak there aren't enough people. |
i think is going to be a big issue with the game
atleast with other mmogames you have do other stuff when there arn't a bunch or poeople on.
but their claim of a war 24/7 is going to very thin in the daytime with few hundred peeps across 10 maps
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Mental_Hernia
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 19:37 Post subject:
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maybe cut the amount of bases in half and hte continent count in half
and shrink the overall continent square footage in half
good fun
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compusmack
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Posted: 05/13/03 - 22:12 Post subject:
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| Mental_Hernia wrote: | maybe cut the amount of bases in half and hte continent count in half
and shrink the overall continent square footage in half
good fun |
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