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

[QUOTE=Grahul1;37578904]Where is EU1 TR?Should i create one?[/QUOTE] Ehm? [img]http://i.imgur.com/CveHG.png[/img]

[QUOTE=Leo Leonardo;37578928]What time did the keys go out?[/QUOTE] Around 2 hours ago, but I hear they went fast despite twitter saying IGN had unlimited keys.

Just message me on steam or something and I'll get ya guys in, playing right now. Also, I found this earlier: [IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4249868/screenies/2012-09-07_00008.jpg[/IMG] [I]HAS SCIENCE GONE TOO FAR?[/I]

I've been looking at that $40 Alpha Squad pack to get into the beta and get some perks. [url]http://www.planetside2.com/alpha-squad[/url] Is it worth it?

I'm loving how easy it is to shoot down reavers now. NC got all cushy with the earlier reavers and high pop counts, now it shows as they're easily the least skilled pilots. No joke, so many are still literally flying in a straight line and they're not newbs either since I can see the A2A mounted on them.

I wanted to play NC, but all of my friends are playing TR. Didn't have a choice. The Cycler is fucking [I]terrible.[/I]

[QUOTE=-Chief-;37579171]I've been looking at that $40 Alpha Squad pack to get into the beta and get some perks. [url]http://www.planetside2.com/alpha-squad[/url] Is it worth it?[/QUOTE] 40$ is pretty steep for a f2p game. Besides, I think earning the weapons I'll be using gives more satisfaction than just getting them instantly. But that's just my opinion, personally I wouldn't go for it.

I'm going to resist paying for as long as I can after I dumped over 150 dollars into APB.

Friend suggested this game, will try to get beta key

[QUOTE=Lamar;37579199]I'm loving how easy it is to shoot down reavers now compared to other aircraft. NC got all cushy with the earlier reavers and high pop counts, now it shows as they're easily the least skilled pilots. No joke, so many are still literally flying in a straight line and they're not newbs either since I can see the A2A mounted on them.[/QUOTE] This is so true The buff AA got is a godsend for me, and I primarily like to fly scythes Sure I can no longer just solo dive-bomb a tower or base anymore, and I can't really handle attacking all by myself a single glob of people. But you are still excellent at picking off stragglers, and you now actually have to work with your armies/air force to survive against a hard threat (like a main base or tower, or a fully manned gal). It also is VERY useful for me since I can now retreat at low health to a tower/base our empire owns, and make my escape. Before if you were being tailed, you were fucked. Now you can draw (dumb) enemies into your own territory to get them shredded by your AA units (of course you need to be somewhere where the front line is - doesn't work so well if you retreat into an abandoned tower). So now I can't just go anywhere and laugh of attacks. Reavers also don't totally dominate, so I feel like I'm not screwed by the "swarm". What I find works really well as an A2G pilot is picking of idle enemies/strays, making hit and run attacks across a main force, and attacking only with a larger force (so not all the attention is on you). I've yet to die when doing the above things. It's the idiots who think they can solo/fly into a main base and survive on the way out that are bitching about the change. Most of these are (surprise!!) reaver pilots. Especially since you are still REALLY effective when making fast hit and runs - if you try and hover and make all the kills you'll die. Keeping your speed up, and softening the main army - A2G is REALLY good for that now.. almost their primary role. You still get XP most of the time too as long as you did decent enough damage. It's like the AA dominance they had before, except now Anti-Air units don't have the super range they did either. Before when AA was dominant, you literally had no chance in the air since a single max unit could target about just anything in the sky, or a single turret and dominant. RIght now the spread and bullet drop are far too large to engage any air targets past a certain distance without missing many of your shots. Making AA killer when they come in low, but better as a way to "soften" or "deter" air at a distance (instead of just outright gibbing them there). This also has a side benefit of making Gal Drops REALLY useful, since you can't afford to just land your gal into a base as a spawn point - you'll get killed. Quick flybys can still do wonders though.

[QUOTE=-Chief-;37579171]I've been looking at that $40 Alpha Squad pack to get into the beta and get some perks. [URL]http://www.planetside2.com/alpha-squad[/URL] Is it worth it?[/QUOTE] I decided to purchase this, I'll probably play enough hours on it to make it worth it. Are there any NDA's still active or is it all fair game?

Is there any way to change server?

[QUOTE=Simplemac3;37579232]I wanted to play NC, but all of my friends are playing TR. Didn't have a choice. The Cycler is fucking [I]terrible.[/I][/QUOTE] cry about it pleb [sp]i'm his friend[/sp]

[QUOTE=Lamar;37579199]I'm loving how easy it is to shoot down reavers now. NC got all cushy with the earlier reavers and high pop counts, now it shows as they're easily the least skilled pilots. No joke, so many are still literally flying in a straight line and they're not newbs either since I can see the A2A mounted on them.[/QUOTE] just a heads up, if you were getting killed by reavers flying in a straight line in the first place, you fucking sucked [editline]7th September 2012[/editline] unless they had A2A but everyone has A2A

A2A or A2G with the current patch?

[QUOTE=Contag;37579572]A2A or A2G with the current patch?[/QUOTE] well, I don't wanna get A2A because it makes dogfighting cheap, but I don't know what they've done to hellfires in this current patch yet [editline]7th September 2012[/editline] I want to know too

So they finally put the patch notes up... And I don't have the permissions to view them.

Anyone interested in trading? You get me Alpha Squad and I'll gift you something on steam that is worth the same amount. I can't get the Alpha squad thingy since I only have a debit card and not a credit card... I would appreciate if anybody wants to do this.

I seriously came back from school only to find out i missed my one big chance at getting an IGN key... Does anyone have an extra they picked up that i could have?

Patch notes [quote=RadarX]The Beta servers have been updated with a number of changes to enhance gameplay. Players may not the following: Known Issues: There are a few issues with base shielding which may prevent them from coming up or down as expected. These issues will be resolved as soon as possible. General: A few crash bugs and stability tweaks have been made to provide a more stable gameplay environment. Iron Sights on all weapons have been tuned. Link Dead members will now pass squad leadership to the next available member. New certifications have been added for aircraft. Zurvan and Dahaka capture mechanics have been adjusted head to the World Design here to learn more. Notable Bug Fixes: Switching to a weapon with a scope while aimed down sights will no longer cause players to see their weapon through their weapon's scope. Proximity mines will now explode when an enemy is near or they are shot. Voice Chat HUD should now be correctly labeled for Squad, Platoon and Outfit. The gunner seat in a vehicle is no longer inverted when inverted flight controls are selected. “Invert Vertical Look” is now the authority for vehicle turret controls. Vehicles: The following Certifications have been added to the Galaxy, Liberator, Scythe, Mosquito, and Reaver: Speed Turn Rate Vertical Thrust Braking Force The Quad has been tweaked to provide better handling. The fire rate of the Scythe and Reaver has been adjusted to be closer to the Mosquito. The cone of fire on the Scythe, Reaver, and Mosquito has been increased. Aircraft have had the following changes made: Rocket Pods will now do reduced damage to infantry. Rocket Pods will now need to hit a tank directly to inflict damage. Direct hits on tanks will now inflict more damage. Scythe Rocket Pods now have an increased fire rate. Reaver rocket explosion radius has been reduced. The following changes have been made to Air to Air Missles: Damage has been reduced on all missles. AoE Damage has been reduced on all missles. Lock on range for missles has been reduced. The lock on timer has been increased by a half second. The lose lock on timer has been decreased by one second. The lock on angle has been decreased. Interface: Tank Mines, Spawn Beacons, C4, and mines can now be spotted and seen on the mini-map. Player whispers should now be functioning correctly. The Vehicle Managment Window now allows players to set vehicle permissions and remove people from their vehicle. World: Seabed Listening Post now has an additional spawn room and terminals. Indar Communications Array now has an additional spawn room and terminals. Ti Alloys now has a Spawn Control Unit, turrets, and an additional spawn room. The Palisade now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit. The Blackshard Iridum Mine now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit. Lost end Outlook now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit. NS Research Labs now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit. Snake Ravine Look out now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and Spawn Control Unit. Phalanx turret flak damage has been increased. Skyguard turret flak damage has been increasd. Burster MAX damage has been increased. Infantry: The Nanoweave Armor, Advanced Shield Capacitro and Flak Armor certifications are now available. Weapons: Rocket Launcher speed and acceleration has been increased. Heavy Assault Anti-air rocket lock on has been increased by a half second. [/quote] [editline]7th September 2012[/editline] so rocket pods are now not as great against infantry, but should be even better against tanks if you're accurate

[QUOTE=Raijin;37579404]Is there any way to change server?[/QUOTE]

Ahahaha the image in the error redirect page [img]http://www-cdn.planetside2.com/images/ps2_error_bkgd.jpg[/img] [sub][sub][sp]I'm Commander Shepard and Vanu is my favorite faction in auraxis[/sp][/sub][/sub]

"The gunner seat in a vehicle is no longer inverted when inverted flight controls are selected. “Invert Vertical Look” is now the authority for vehicle turret controls." One of the best changes. The changes for rocket pods seem okay. Already used to clearing out infantry with my main gun. "The Vehicle Managment Window now allows players to set vehicle permissions and remove people from their vehicle." Hope the removing from vehicle is on the ground only. Would suck if you were high up in the air, and some guy wanted to grief you. [editline]7th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Raijin;37580089].[/QUOTE] Create a new character. No other way at the moment.

what is the best config to get max prettiness?

[url]http://www.planetside2.com/alpha-squad[/url] Wow when did this happen?

How do you switch to squadchat in game, and any pointers? I just got my key and played for a bit. Im NC by the way.

[QUOTE=mogey5101;37580619]How do you switch to squadchat in game, and any pointers? I just got my key and played for a bit. Im NC by the way.[/QUOTE] Alt and click the squad tab or /s (text).

why do implants run for 30 minutes instead of 24 hours now who thought this was a good idea SMEDLEY

VS on EU1 is homesick. [t]http://i.imgur.com/5XRhv.jpg[/t] Also, did anyone else get booted off? Relogged and it said the pop was 0% in every faction, but once I was in-game there were tons of people. Well, more like every faction is homesick. Edit: [img]http://i.imgur.com/JM2Tp.png[/img]

[QUOTE=Turnips5;37580931]why do implants run for 30 minutes instead of 24 hours now who thought this was a good idea SMEDLEY[/QUOTE] Thirty minutes in a game where battles take about two hours to win.