Planetside 2 Thread v2 - Beta floodgates open GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY - Games

I've shot down a couple aircraft as an infiltrator. People never seem to have the small-arms-fireproofing thing certed.

I was almost destroyed once and a single burst from an assault rifle managed to finish me off

[QUOTE=Anonymuzz;37890422] i love how people think they can actually do damage to aircraft with small arms, makes them easy needler targets[/QUOTE] They do actually hurt quite a lot if you don't have the protective armor.

Yeah I've shot down a few aircraft with the LMG.

[QUOTE=Anonymuzz;37890422]i love how people think they can actually do damage to aircraft with small arms, makes them easy needler targets[/QUOTE] I love when pilots think my LMG isn't doing any damage to them and just hover there. I've killed at least three scythes that way. EDIT: [quote="Rodney Gates (Sound Guy)"]The NC infantry weapons were just revised this week - we added a little more gun element to them. - Rodney[/quote] Thank Higby, no more "GLUG GLUG GLUG".

I wonder if there will be a patch today/tomorrow. I guessing not. And even if they tried introducing an entire new continent and performance update in the same patch we all know most things are going to break and be taken down for 24-48 hours.

[QUOTE=Jimesu_Evil;37894161] Thank Higby, no more "GLUG GLUG GLUG".[/QUOTE] it's gonna be "GLUGgun GLUGgun GLUGgun" now

[QUOTE=NoDachi;37894188]I wonder if there will be a patch today/tomorrow. I guessing not. And even if they tried introducing an entire new continent and performance update in the same patch we all know most things are going to break and be taken down for 24-48 hours.[/QUOTE] Esamir is confirmed for the next patch, my guess is Saturday so they can still have that 12v12 for FNO without interruption.

I guess all certs that are 999999 are not implemented/don't work.

[QUOTE=Jimesu_Evil;37894161]I love when pilots think my LMG isn't doing any damage to them and just hover there. I've killed at least three scythes that way. EDIT: Thank Higby, no more "GLUG GLUG GLUG".[/QUOTE] Honestly, that's one of the two reasons I don't play NC. That and they don't get a Mosquito

[QUOTE=Daniellynet;37893240]They do actually hurt quite a lot if you don't have the protective armor.[/QUOTE] now that i think about it i'm probably using that

Holy shit. I never would've thought that Sonys Support could apologize properly. After them banning my Planetside 2 account accidently, or for any other reason they did not tell me, with all my purchased stuff. (2000 station points and Alpha Squad) After contacting support and some chatting with that support lady they unbanned my account and added 500 station point as compensation for me being unable to play. :v:

Higby just had a stream showing off the new patch, showing some new features such as: -New shield generator mechanic where attackers plant charges that defenders can disarm, sort of like the rush gamemode in Battlefield. Defenders can still repair shield generators after they get destroyed. -New weapon sidegrades, 2 carbines, 2 assault rifles, 2 lmgs and 2 sniper rifles for each empire. (No shotguns and no new pistols yet but Higby said they will come Soon™) -And of course, Esamir [img]http://i.imgur.com/5iZhU.jpg[/img] Also more optimization. Higby said patch will drop Thursday at midnight (PDT). In the patch, characters are getting wiped and there will only be two servers up, one US and one EU. They're really wanting to stress test the servers.

is there any easy way to find (ground) vehicle resupply points, i can't really seem to figure out a pattern as to their locations

[QUOTE=SPESS MEHRINE;37902982][img]http://i.imgur.com/5iZhU.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] I like that there's fewer small annoying outposts, means the frontlines will be a lot more focused.

also i really wish they'd make commonpool vehicles more distinct for each faction, if it's out of ID range in a base turret i have no way of telling whether it's a friendly or enemy without shooting

Just my luck, Esamir drops as soon as I go camping.

Here's that stream of the new update, if anyone missed it. [url]http://www.twitch.tv/las0m/b/334355361[/url] [B]EDIT:[/B] Go to 17:30 for a laugh.

the new tr battle rifle looks so fucking cool i cant wait to see the other weapon models

[QUOTE=Uesrname;37904562]Here's that stream of the new update, if anyone missed it. [url]http://www.twitch.tv/las0m/b/334355361[/url] [B]EDIT:[/B] Go to 17:30 for a laugh.[/QUOTE] That was a really cool link. He also sucks ass at dogfighting. I do love the idea of all snipers starting equal.

So this next patch is either going to be one of the biggest since the launch of the beta, or follow the trend of the previous two patches and become the biggest clusterfuck of all time. One of the things I don't like that I'm seeing from the devs is that they're confirming more features as "Definitely something we want to do eventually, but not before launch" then they are actual features that we'll be seeing anytime soon. It makes me think that they really need to rethink their release schedule to get some more interesting features into the game to make the best first impression. [editline]4th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=kenji;37904962]That was a really cool link. He also sucks ass at dogfighting. I do love the idea of all snipers starting equal.[/QUOTE] Heh, he didn't actually see the guy that was shooting him the entire time he was flying in circles until he crashed into the dome. It'll be interesting in the case of sniper rifles to see them starting equal, because as far as I'm aware the TR auto-sniper is already a two-shot kill from a distance. I wonder how the NC rifle will compare to it?

[QUOTE=Uesrname;37904981]One of the things I don't like that I'm seeing from the devs is that they're confirming more features as "Definitely something we want to do eventually, but not before launch" then they are actual features that we'll be seeing anytime soon. It makes me think that they really need to rethink their release schedule to get some more interesting features into the game to make the best first impression.[/QUOTE] a lot of those features are things that won't have a huge impact on core gameplay, i think it's for the best they get the game out before they try to put things in like naval combat and flight between continents, especially so players can start working on their characters. naval combat itself already seems like addon/expansion content

[QUOTE=Anonymuzz;37905103]a lot of those features are things that won't have a huge impact on core gameplay, i think it's for the best they get the game out before they try to put things in like naval combat and flight between continents, especially so players can start working on their characters. naval combat itself already seems like addon/expansion content[/QUOTE] My opinion on Naval combat is that it seems like it could be a feature that dices up the linearity of how combat works at the moment. Nearly every Planetside 1 video that I've watched (never played it myself, though) has contained some portion of water combat, which looked like it would fit the whole "MASSIVE BATTLES ON A MASSIVE SCALE" theme they're always pushing. It would be pretty cool to see an entire armada just roll up onto a beach D-day style and rush a base. That, and I see it being asked about constantly, so it's clearly a feature people want them to build continents with and around.

I can't really tell because people/Higby were throwing out "Thursday night/Friday morning" which I assume means around this time, but the patch IS coming tonight, right? Not next week for some dumb reason [editline]4th October 2012[/editline] Also since the servers are being merged into 1 US east, 1 US west, and 1 EU, which servers are we all moving to?

[QUOTE=Shuzup;37906341]Also since the servers are being merged into 1 US east, 1 US west, and 1 EU, which servers are we all moving to?[/QUOTE] Didn't he say 1 US and 1 EU?

I think it was, actually. If things are being stresstested, that makes more sense.

Just saw the video. I'm excited, especially since we'll only have a total of two servers now. Hopefully we'll see a lot more combat now. Esamir looks great too. I like all of the changes he mentioned, and I really do hope that the optimization will make me able to play as I used to before.

Yeah I just finished watching the video. Esamir looks more like a true planetside cont. Big walled bases separated by larger distances of mostly open ground. The server reduction and increased pop cap is going to be nice as well. [editline]4th October 2012[/editline] Also HA battlerifles are coming hnnngh, sadly not in the next patch though.

[quote="Higby's Twitter"]@mhigby Mr Higby will you guys do a pass through Indar with your lessons learned that appear in Esamir? For instance fewer facilities? @demonicking08 yes, we're looking forward to seeing how Esamir plays, if it's more fun, we'll adjust accordingly.[/quote] I like where this might be going.

So far I've been quite happy with SOE. But surely they can't fuck it up more than PS1.