[Megathread] Planetside 2

[Nirawen]

I'm going wherever TB goes which I believe is the Terran Republic. So depending on how binding your choice is, I think I'll be trying out all 3. Which are yal thinking?

Played as TR throughout Planetside and will be returning to my beloved Republic for #2 .

[TedPhilkerson]

Hello Forum, I never played the first Planetside, honestly never heard of it, but a friend mentioned Planetside 2 to me and I've done some research and its caught my attention but sadly there is not much info available at the moment. I have a question though that I would love someone to answer, it looks like there are shields (similar to halo ) which is not a problem but I was wondering if the 1st Planetside was one of those games were players can take ridiculous amounts of damage, like a rocket or a headshot from a sniper or a full clip from a AR to the head? There are so many positive features that this would not disuade me from playing and I understand that this is a sci-fi game but some things should be kept in the realm of reality, thats all. Much appreciate any and all answers that aren't flaming, thanks

Yeah, it's a bit like Halo as far as that goes.

Which is necessary - when you have 100 people, and tanks, choppers, jets, mechs laying down fire constantly something like BF3 or CoD's damage model wouldn't work; you would die constantly.

PS2 is going to be the greatest shooter of all time, just like PS1 back in the day; so many legendary moments in that game, with friends it's the best. Nothing like it.

[Eternal Champion]

I did the whole magazine code for Beta a while back and now keeping my fingers crossed for an invite.

I tried singing up on their site, it gives me error when choosing Serbia. Worked with every other country I tried.

I'm going wherever TB goes which I believe is the Terran Republic. So depending on how binding your choice is, I think I'll be trying out all 3. Which are yal thinking?

I like The Vanu Sovereignty for their superior technology.

[looopy]

what exactly is the appeal of the New Conglomerate? In the first were the faction populations pretty balanced

[Drdigit]

what exactly is the appeal of the New Conglomerate? In the first were the faction populations pretty balanced

The New Conglomerate are all about heavy hitting weapons and vehicles that can stay in the fight longest. Though the trade-off for this is that their weapons fire slower compared to the other factions and their vehicles are some of the slowest in the game. As of now in the game the NC weapons do the most damage per shot. Plus they're the "rebel" faction in a sense, so some people like that. As far as the populations in the first Planetside, they were actually fairly well balanced; with all empires being within 3% population of each other.

So for the 3 faction the appeal/play-style is something like:
Terran: Fast firing weapons and high Mobility. They do less damage per shot, but make that up with the sheer amount of lead they can shoot.
New Conglomerate: Heavy hitting and durable, but the slowest vehicles and fire rates.
Vanu Sovereignty: Great Maneuverability and their infantry weapons have no bullet drop (Not sure about vehicles), but their energy weapons suffer damage degradation quicker due to their no bullet drop.

[looopy]

The New Conglomerate are all about heavy hitting weapons and vehicles that can stay in the fight longest. Though the trade-off for this is that their weapons fire slower compared to the other factions and their vehicles are some of the slowest in the game. As of now in the game the NC weapons do the most damage per shot. Plus they're the "rebel" faction in a sense, so some people like that. As far as the populations in the first Planetside, they were actually fairly well balanced; with all empires being within 3% population of each other.

So for the 3 faction the appeal/play-style is something like:
Terran: Fast firing weapons and high Mobility. They do less damage per shot, but make that up with the sheer amount of lead they can shoot.
New Conglomerate: Heavy hitting and durable, but the slowest vehicles and fire rates.
Vanu Sovereignty: Great Maneuverability and their infantry weapons have no bullet drop (Not sure about vehicles), but their energy weapons suffer damage degradation quicker due to their no bullet drop.

Mhm, well that actually helps alot. I can't wait haha

[wombinator04]

TB has partnered with SOE to bring massive amounts of Planetside 2 content. Streams, ect. Also he will be commentating Planetside 2 battles at E3.

[Nirawen]

TB has partnered with SOE to bring massive amounts of Planetside 2 content. Streams, ect. Also he will be commentating Planetside 2 battles at E3.

That's awesome news , I talk about the original Planetside and how much i'm looking forward to #2 with my gaming friends so often that they've gotten bored of me mentioning it so it was great to hear TB feeling as much excitement over them as much as I do hehe.

[Deleted]

This is the game a look most forward to atm.
Reading everything I can about it. Played sick amout of hours on Werner server back in the days.

NC for life!

[looopy]

This is good to hear

[Jager]

I so can't wait for this game, waiting to buy a new computer for when it is released. Vanu forever!

[SirRobin]

Crossing my fingers, and toes, for this game.

[Deleted]

This game looks quite promising. I signed up for the beta. This might end up being a purchase.

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TB has partnered with SOE to bring massive amounts of Planetside 2 content. Streams, ect. Also he will be commentating Planetside 2 battles at E3.

Oh how I wish someone else then him did it. I can't stand him or his voice.
Do you know anyone else that does Planetside 2 videos?

[Deleted]

I'm getting rid of my laptop and finally buying a desktop again specifically for this game. That, and SimCity 5, Mechwarrior Online, MoP and Skyrim.

[Krekko]

My only disappointment is no native Mac Client.

[Nirawen]

This might end up being a purchase.

Free to play .

[Jager]

Free to play .

Will prob still need to purchase the game code, then instead of subs it is free to play from there onwards.

[Deleted]

really cant wait for this one roll on E3

[Deleted]

It's funny how a mate and i we're talking about this few months back. We said, i realy hope they'd make a second part.

And now they do.

Awesome.

[Nirawen]

Will prob still need to purchase the game code, then instead of subs it is free to play from there onwards.

That's not free to play, that's buy to play. They've stated that people will be able to play the game without paying anything, referencing LoL's business model on several occasions.