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

Wow. I just had an NC heavy assault drop from the sky to the ground in an open field, landing on his feet and killing me. Fucking Felix Baumgartner!

[QUOTE=Mindfuck 2;38050519]Wow. I just had an NC heavy assault drop from the sky to the ground in an open field, landing on his feet and killing me. Fucking Felix Baumgartner![/QUOTE]the command told us that since going through warpgates is deemed too mainstream, they're looking into deploying infantry straight from the orbit without drop pods

[QUOTE=Joazzz;38050011]strangely changing the graphics settings doesn't have that huge of an impact on my FPS except if i start putting everything to High. think i'll blame this on my insufficient RAM and crappy triple core[/QUOTE] I have 8gb of ram and a 7870. Medium runs best for me and seems to be because it's the least CPU intensive setting and my CPU is a crappy Athlon ii x4 so the CPU is probably the weakest link in most people's systems.

Holy shit shotguns are fucking fantastic.

[QUOTE=The golden;38051678]They're fucking bullshit.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmsxmpHf9sc[/media] Earlier I was hiding under one of the NC Sundybuses as an Infiltrator, shooting at the legs of people spawning. They got [I]very[/I] mad at me. [editline]15th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Framperton;38051436]Holy shit shotguns are fucking fantastic.[/QUOTE] They're going to get nerfed to hell; you can basically instantly kill a MAX with any of the shotguns if you get at least one headshot in the magazine. I was running around with my buddy, both of us were Infiltrators with the TR's AS16 Nighthawk. We would run up behind VS MAXes, and uncloak while holding down the trigger. We'd pop into sight for a split second, then the MAX would die instantly under a dozen buckshot shells at point blank.

[QUOTE=darkrei9n;38048380]High standards for internet connections? I should give up playing games because I can't download a two gigabyte file in less than two hours?[/QUOTE] I don't have a great internet connection but not a bad one (15/mbs) and a 2gb file takes about 45min-1hr to download. 30 minutes if its using the max speed of my connection. He'd have to have a rather slow internet connection for it to take more than 2 hours, which probably isn't ideal for a bandwidth intensive game like PS2. Doable, but not ideal. However if it takes him 2 days? That's probably not more than 0.5-1/mbs internet, which is the type of internet that would likely struggle in a full game of CSS, let alone an MMOFPS like PS2. [editline]16th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Joazzz;38049981]not the download itself but i have other stuff to do, and when i have other stuff to do i usually keep my PC shut down anyway, in the past 5-ish hours it downloaded approx 20% of the patch so ehhh my connection is sort of bipolar anyway; other times it works like a charm, other times it's really super slow. this is somewhere in between. the provider is one of the worst in the country but i can't switch without moving away welcome to the working class[/QUOTE] I guess I just live in an area that offers average speeds for an average price. $50/mo (on top of all my other bills, which isn't much more than rent/utilities since I avoid debt) is a price I'm willing to pay for decent-but-not-great internet, and I don't make more than $1k-1.2K a month. So I'm pretty much "working class". However some areas I know are literally shit and the only way you get above 5mb/s is to pay $75-$100+ which just isn't worth it. Benefits of living in cheap suburbia I guess.

[QUOTE=Saber15;38052517][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=p4iEpgSWjDE[/media] Earlier I was hiding under one of the NC Sundybuses as an Infiltrator, shooting at the legs of people spawning. They got [I]very[/I] mad at me. [editline]15th October 2012[/editline] They're going to get nerfed to hell; you can basically instantly kill a MAX with any of the shotguns if you get at least one headshot in the magazine. I was running around with my buddy, both of us were Infiltrators with the TR's AS16 Nighthawk. We would run up behind VS MAXes, and uncloak while holding down the trigger. We'd pop into sight for a split second, then the MAX would die instantly under a dozen buckshot shells at point blank.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I figured as much. I was using the NC shotgun and we were defending Regent rock from a MASSIVE VS assault. We got forced into the second floor/spawn room and just held out. I must have gotten at least 100 kills with that shotgun. The hip firing crosshair is WAAAY too tight, making it a much more viable option than ADS. I'm trying to use it with slugs to get more of a challenge, but the sight on the NC shotgun isn't that great. And I fucking HATE the 3.4x scope.

[QUOTE=Framperton;38051436]Holy shit shotguns are fucking fantastic.[/QUOTE] No shit, you can easily kill a full HP max with a shotgun.

How many pellets does the NC shotty put out? The VS one puts out six that are seem to hit everything but an enemy even at point blank.

[QUOTE=darkrei9n;38053619]How many pellets does the NC shotty put out? The VS one puts out six that are seem to hit everything but an enemy even at point blank.[/QUOTE] 6 or 8, I think.

With different weapon unlocks, I can see infiltrators becoming pretty scary. That shotgun video showcased the potential.

[QUOTE=LeeMelvin;38053718]With different weapon unlocks, I can see infiltrators becoming pretty scary. That shotgun video showcased the potential.[/QUOTE] Being an infiltrator killer.

So do you need to log out and back in for the S-AMS cert to take effect? I can not deploy my sunderer, even after certing to that ability.

Light assault with shotgun is just ridiculous. I shouldn't be able to take on ten people and win.

I just ordered a new computer, hella excited since now I'll be able to play this again :v: Has the game been better optimized since the beta opened to the twitter keys and whatnot? I remember it playing like a power point presentation.

I've noticed it to be better optimized for me since the tech tests/early early beta. My computer isn't even incredibly high-end anymore but I still get very playable fps while keeping the graphics at medium/high.

[QUOTE=evilweazel;38054386]I just ordered a new computer, hella excited since now I'll be able to play this again :v: Has the game been better optimized since the beta opened to the twitter keys and whatnot? I remember it playing like a power point presentation.[/QUOTE] I run it just fine, better since the last patch. Can run it on high now with very minor hiccups They definitely have been making strides.

My PC can run the game alright at low-medium graphics, it is the dam network lag and close quarters clusterfucks that kills my systems performance. Hopefully SOE will actually honor it's word and put a server in Australia on release.

Ok I'm a little confused about how I can get C4/remote detonated charges. I invested into one point of the remote charges for the Medic Tree, but do I need to unlock it from the engineer branch? And that said, do I need to be an engineer to use them, or can I be another class, like an infiltrator? Also do the bonuses from the medic tree stack with those of the engineer? As in the medic tree getting to carry more remote charges, whereas the engineer tree specifically mentions c4?

[QUOTE=Framperton;38055724]Ok I'm a little confused about how I can get C4/remote detonated charges. I invested into one point of the remote charges for the Medic Tree, but do I need to unlock it from the engineer branch? And that said, do I need to be an engineer to use them, or can I be another class, like an infiltrator? Also do the bonuses from the medic tree stack with those of the engineer? As in the medic tree getting to carry more remote charges, whereas the engineer tree specifically mentions c4?[/QUOTE] TO get the C4/other unlocks from certs, you need to equip them in the loadout page for that class and then buy charges for them with the Infantry resource. The certs are class locked and will not stack with each other.

I am not sure if this is late, but if you are losing all your fire fights, it might be your FPS. [video=youtube;EgZQnEaKmGw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgZQnEaKmGw&[/video] [video=youtube;2R7Y_KVo81k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7Y_KVo81k[/video]

[QUOTE=Cthulhu170;38055908]I am not sure if this is late, but if you are losing all your fire fights, it might be your FPS. [video=youtube;EgZQnEaKmGw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgZQnEaKmGw&[/video] [video=youtube;2R7Y_KVo81k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7Y_KVo81k[/video][/QUOTE] I remember wondering if this was an issue a while ago when people on the forums were talking about people with lower framerates turning slower in tanks. [QUOTE=LittleDogX;37823030]Another possible problem (but I'm not sure) is that there is currently an issue that people with low framerates can't turn their tank as fast others because of the way the input commands work (frame by frame). If this issue persists to weapon firing, then that means any NC player with a low framerate is basically screwed.[/QUOTE] As people said afterwords, a low framerate in a firefight usually results in death anyways, but the fact that you're also at a disadvantage because your weapon is firing slower is (in my opinion) a major issue.

[QUOTE=Cthulhu170;38055908]I am not sure if this is late, but if you are losing all your fire fights, it might be your FPS. [video=youtube;EgZQnEaKmGw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgZQnEaKmGw&[/video] [video=youtube;2R7Y_KVo81k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7Y_KVo81k[/video][/QUOTE] I've noticed this myself too. Mostly while on the top turret of a tank while driving through heavily populated areas. When the framerate really dips, it takes ages to empty a Basilisk's magazine with the gun firing only once a frame. [editline]16th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=LittleDogX;38055965]I remember wondering if this was an issue a while ago when people on the forums were talking about people with lower framerates turning slower in tanks.[/QUOTE] Oh and this too. To the point where it can take about half a minute just to turn around in my Magrider.

I guess I should go and play in low just to get a better chance in battles :v:

I don't know what they did, but the gameplay feels awful now. As a VS player, I'm getting slaughtered by NC in almost every 1v1 fight, even when I'm fighting Light Assaults as a Heavy Assault. Am I missing something? Aren't heavy rifles supposed to be more powerful than lighter rifles, especially in close quarters? It seems like I'll die to a NC in five shots, where I have to unload nearly a full magazine to kill one. Getting killed by NC isn't my only problem, though. The TTK and shield recharge delay are fucking ridiculous now. With a ten second recharge delay, taking cover isn't even an option anymore, because the enemy can charge right in and kill you before your shields are halfway up again. The time-to-kill feels like two seconds to kill an enemy now, when before it was more like three seconds to drop the enemy's shields. Gunfights are fucking difficult with huge laser beams obscuring my target and my FPS dropping by half while shooting because of all the damn lights. I might have to play as a dirty rebel just to have fun... /rant

typical VS players blaming their gear :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Bi0hazard;38056243]I don't know what they did, but the gameplay feels awful now. As a VS player, I'm getting slaughtered by NC in almost every 1v1 fight, even when I'm fighting Light Assaults as a Heavy Assault. Am I missing something? Aren't heavy rifles supposed to be more powerful than lighter rifles, especially in close quarters? It seems like I'll die to a NC in five shots, where I have to unload nearly a full magazine to kill one. Getting killed by NC isn't my only problem, though. The TTK and shield recharge delay are fucking ridiculous now. With a ten second recharge delay, taking cover isn't even an option anymore, because the enemy can charge right in and kill you before your shields are halfway up again. The time-to-kill feels like two seconds to kill an enemy now, when before it was more like three seconds to drop the enemy's shields. Gunfights are fucking difficult with huge laser beams obscuring my target and my FPS dropping by half while shooting because of all the damn lights. I might have to play as a dirty rebel just to have fun... /rant[/QUOTE] Check this out [url]http://forums.station.sony.com/ps2/index.php?threads/the-truth-behind-balance.32189/[/url]

that's what you get for being a little tech zealot bitch

[QUOTE=Joazzz;38056462]that's what you get for being a little tech zealot bitch[/QUOTE] Says the faction who's after our tech.

[QUOTE=Gum;38056545]Says the faction who's after our tech.[/QUOTE] Hey, you take what you can get. And if the best you can get comes from the interstellar equivalent of the third wheel, you don't tend to respect the people you take from.