Originally posted by wookiee Originally posted by hercules
Originally posted by wookiee The zones have a que if they are filled.... I belive its 166 players per zone but I could be wrong so you have to wait in line to get into the action.... if you pay, you get priority over reservists. Also if you pay you get more certs for equipment but even their BFRs which is the "ultamit" tank that you actualy have to earn the right to use is really crap. Thank you SOE for the trial but I won't be giving you my money.
I can tell you a few things i can complain about planetside and had a post recently over it.
But this points you make are invalid.
Let me see you download the game free and play free.Yet you want to have same as ppl who bought the software and pay $15 a month!
Excuse me dude!If it was so do you not think everyone will stop paying for the game!
SoE is using the reserve program as a way to make people convery to pay to play.They let people experience the game and then see if they like it.If they do then they get priority in queues,then the get better choice of weapons to die less frequently.
Reserve program is a marketting scheme pure and simple.Want premium services such as queue priority and more certs then pay and you get it.
Wow, no thats not my point at all. I am well aware of the limitations of the reserve program. I am saying that PAYING FOR AN ACCOUNT DOES NOT GIVE YOU ANYTHING SO MUCH BETTER... its not worth paying for In my opinion my dear. Thats my point.
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You don't feel it's worth paying for. That's fine. Others do. I personally agree with you. Planetside is a good game but it doesn't really offer anything that makes me want to pay $13 a month to play.
I do like the Reserves account, however and I picked one up specifically because I LIKE PS... just not enough to pay a monthly fee. Now I get to play for free. At BR6 I have a 1-1 kill to death ratio most nights. With my implant, certs and the equipment I carry I have enough versatility to be a threat in any situation. I do miss being able to be a 'jack of all trades' but that, in and of itself, just isn't enough to get me to pay a monthly fee again. My BR18 toon will remain cancelled unless SOE adds significant changes to the game to make it worth a monthly fee.
What those changes are? I have no idea... I just know that right now the game *is* fun... just not fun enough that I feel justified sinking $13 a month into it. They don't provide nearly enough updates/support for the game for me to be willing to sink any money in it.
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Wow, no thats not my point at all. I am well aware of the limitations of the reserve program. I am saying that PAYING FOR AN ACCOUNT DOES NOT GIVE YOU ANYTHING SO MUCH BETTER... its not worth paying for my dear. Thats my point.
I usualy play PS for a month then cancel it. Then after several weeks, I start missing it again, but not sure if I want to pay for it so I play on a free account. Then when im defending a tower, and I get killed so many times and me and my team are unable to break their siege I think to myself "Dang, I wish i had my good old Thumper/Rocklet/Deci/Lasher/Rubber bear". And thats when I buy another month of PS. Being reservist is great becuase you get the taste of what PS is like, but having limited arsenal u r much less independant then if u were BR 20. Being able to compete succesfully in all situations IS one of the reasons I resubscry to PS.
Originally posted by Anageth I played the trial before game went free, and it started fun, but it quickly became too repetitive for me. If there was more to do than capture cities (been too long, can't remember the proper name), then it may be funner. All I did was attack attack, defend, die and then start all over again.
And how is that much different than hack, slash, level... most MMOs are repetitive... you just have to find which doesn't make you want to kill yourself in the first 5 levels
Originally posted by towani Originally posted by Anageth I played the trial before game went free, and it started fun, but it quickly became too repetitive for me. If there was more to do than capture cities (been too long, can't remember the proper name), then it may be funner. All I did was attack attack, defend, die and then start all over again.
And how is that much different than hack, slash, level... most MMOs are repetitive... you just have to find which doesn't make you want to kill yourself in the first 5 levels
Mmorpg's have content such as quests, missions, storylines etc, Planetside does not, it's pure pvp and it's very limited in what you can do. Take a few bases, defend a few bases, take a few towers, defend a few towers, have a few open-field zerg battles, wander around the caves for a few minutes and thats about all there is to do.
Not a bad game for a freebie, but no way is it worth paying for.
Planetside is a MMOFPS now if you dont like FPS and get bored of fighting quick its not for you. It has some RPG elements but its a tactical shooter.
And those of you who are bored or sick of dying i understand But you get better, its a game of skill not mashing the Auto Attack button. So you have to get used to it or go back to other more rpg like games that arent fast paced.
This is a tactical shooter.
And as for paying players having an advantage?? No.... Because the only thing gaining a BR (or level) is that u get cert points, So more variety.
This means that even a newb at level 2 can take down a vet at 25, if he has skill. The 25 might be able to ride atvs, and use snipers and have a bfr.
But he cant use them all at once. The level 2 might only be able to use snipers but could still have a reasonable chance at killing the 25 its a game of skill, and the paying players dont have any advantage.
Paying allows you to unlock a larger variety of places and Certs. thats all
I DO play Bf2 all the time, I can tell you this game has little/No relation to bf2.
Heres My opinion on it anyway, In PlanetSide, As people have said, The only elements of a MMO are the Ranks and getting exp/ leveling etc etc. But some major difference between this and Bf2 is, Size, and also, Weps/Vehicles. In bf2, As long as theres no one in a vehicle, Hell - Jump in, Dont matter whether its the Clones/ the CIS's, You can still get in, It can be a flying, Tank, Rocket shooter thing, etc, In PS, You have the people flying around in Reavers, And you have the poeple who are using low quality vehicles, who All in all, Get pwned.
Yeah noobs can kill a vet, But tell me, Its VERY hard not to get frustrated from the constant deaths, And from getting 0 exp. Unless youve played a game like this, Its gonna be a pain to l2p and not get angry at the game. I wouldnt compare this game to BF2, I'd compare it more to Call of Duty multiplayer.
bf2 is sickly simplistic, its a kids game PS is a mmorpg because it takes time and is fun and takes time however bf2 is more for players who dont want to have a challenge.
Originally posted by NagelFire I DO play Bf2 all the time, I can tell you this game has little/No relation to bf2.
Heres My opinion on it anyway, In PlanetSide, As people have said, The only elements of a MMO are the Ranks and getting exp/ leveling etc etc. But some major difference between this and Bf2 is, Size, and also, Weps/Vehicles. In bf2, As long as theres no one in a vehicle, Hell - Jump in, Dont matter whether its the Clones/ the CIS's, You can still get in, It can be a flying, Tank, Rocket shooter thing, etc, In PS, You have the people flying around in Reavers, And you have the poeple who are using low quality vehicles, who All in all, Get pwned.
Yeah noobs can kill a vet, But tell me, Its VERY hard not to get frustrated from the constant deaths, And from getting 0 exp. Unless youve played a game like this, Its gonna be a pain to l2p and not get angry at the game. I wouldnt compare this game to BF2, I'd compare it more to Call of Duty multiplayer.
Yes, I often get pissed myself when a cloaker sneaks through our defencive lines, and kills me when i leas expect it. But after I cool off, I gotta give respects to the skill and patience of that person who did that. PS depends HEAVILY on your personal skill, if you are a noob, you will die more then you kill, if u r a vet, you will do much more killing then dying. I like that. Makes me feel Im actually worth something at times.
Originally posted by JigsawJesus jimmyman99 that sounded so sad you are worht something haha. jeeezuz.
You sir just wait when I release a nuclear weapon on everyone! then whos gonna be laughing? huh?huh? you just wait sir.. you just wait! *evil scientist laugh* BUAHAHAHAHAHA ...then Im gonna be worthy something, even though there will be nobody alive to appreciate my worthieness, but i wont care, ill be the king of the world! Ill build a house the size of cyssor, and my tennis cort on oshur, ill build a ski resort on ceryshen and ill be doing a lot of hunting on amerish. Ill blast the hell out of ishundar, because its a desert anyway, and I will populate solsar with ewoks, sand people etcetc and have my own SWG style planetside game WOOOOO
i can understand that it can get very boring if you are totally new to this game and playing it solo every time you log on. You can make the game more fun by joining a well organized outfit. I've been playing this game for 2 years already and my outfit has kept me playing this game. if it wasn't for my outfit i would've quit this game a year ago. I agree that this game can sometimes be boring doing the same shit every time but being in an outfit, somehow it changes the gameplay a lot. especially if your outfit is pretty organized you can have a lot of fun playing with them.. this game can be boring if you lonewolf a lot, try joining an outfit for a change.. not a random outfit but a well organized outfit.
Well its been 4 months and I don't play anymore at all. This game is not worth paying a monthy fee for. Its a really bad deal. I think the only people who pay to play this game have never really enjoyed any real mmo or good game. This game stinks. Its old. At one time, I could see this as being leading edge and worth the price but not anymore.
Originally posted by wookiee Well its been 4 months and I don't play anymore at all. This game is not worth paying a monthy fee for. Its a really bad deal. I think the only people who pay to play this game have never really enjoyed any real mmo or good game. This game stinks. Its old. At one time, I could see this as being leading edge and worth the price but not anymore.
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Please name a game that you liked.
Also, please name a game that is actually out that has all of PS's elements?
Now, if Huxley actually makes it to market...then you can say this game is old
Originally posted by grinreaper Originally posted by wookiee Well its been 4 months and I don't play anymore at all. This game is not worth paying a monthy fee for. Its a really bad deal. I think the only people who pay to play this game have never really enjoyed any real mmo or good game. This game stinks. Its old. At one time, I could see this as being leading edge and worth the price but not anymore.
Game Over
Please name a game that you liked.
Also, please name a game that is actually out that has all of PS's elements?
Now, if Huxley actually makes it to market...then you can say this game is old
Well, I did enjoy very much SWG before the craptacular disaster of the first combat upgrade...only followed by the even worse second "upgrade" only 6 months later. Im really still waiting for another open ended sandbox game with lots of versitility, nice crafting, player economey and lots of room to role play and have real fun... like we used to . sure there were problems with SWG major balance issues and people whined... but rather they really adjust what was needed, they just copied crap from other games. idiots... lazy idiots....
Originally posted by wookiee (this was my first few weeks impression, it has since changed)
yeah so ive been playing as a reservist and ive been open minded, paitent and got to know some fine people in my outfit. I can sum up my experince in one word....BORING... Its an underwhelming game that SOE has nearly forgotten about. Oh well they did add a new hat and make some nerf/buff adjustments recently.
uh, yeah....
Either you roam around with your platoon taking control of bases nearly unchallenged or you die a thousand times defending or invading bases when there is a decent number of the enemy on. Everyone dies pretty fast, its just the way it is.
And other FPS are slower? Skill = How fast you do, or do not die.
The zones have a que if they are filled.... I belive its 166 players per zone but I could be wrong so you have to wait in line to get into the action.... if you pay, you get priority over reservists.
Thats 166 per side there bucko. And well yes, if you pay you get into another QUE ahead of reservists... Whats wrong with that?
Also if you pay you get more certs for equipment but even their BFRs which is the "ultamit" tank that you actualy have to earn the right to use is really crap.
Your gated to Battle Rank 6 (or is it 8? *cant recall*). I dont understand your BFR statement, yes you do have to fufill some requirements inorder to beable to use one... whats the issue here?
Thank you SOE for the trial but I won't be giving you my money.
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Originally posted by Anageth I played the trial before game went free, and it started fun, but it quickly became too repetitive for me. If there was more to do than capture cities (been too long, can't remember the proper name), then it may be funner. All I did was attack attack, defend, die and then start all over again.
Sounds like BF2 lol.
PS is WAY more complcated than that, and there is ALOT more to do.
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I liked this game when I played it, the only problem I had with it was that you couldnt develop your character deep enough.
Also some sort of housing ( appartments ) was missing ( they did advertise appartments before launch ).
Anyway, it was a good game, just not deep enough, not enough RPG elements imho.
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yup...I really want to play the game they were going to make before the team got pulled to start on EQ2. You were more mercs able to switch sides between the 3 sides and you bought your equip with money and even some PvE content.
But I think the OP still has not come to grips with the game.
First he seems to complain about dying a lot.Yes all fPS you die a lot but he might have a higher then normal ratio becaue
he is new to the game.You are pitted against vets who understand the game far more then you do.I for once have held without dying a tower against over 10 people for more then 15 mins till a fellow long time vet appeared and killed me.I probably was fighting reservist who have far less certs at their disposal (i could use heavy assault,AV,Combat engineering for boomers,medic,normal engineering,rexo all at same time and a fodder will not have enough certs to even come close to this) and is still learning.
Hell,i can honestly say it took me playing other empires to BR20 to fully understand their weapons and best way to fight against them.
Sadly only way to avoid this is to be a paying client and get the more certs avaliable .Sure its playable and you can even become good at just br6 but its terribly hard.And you need time to learn the game properly.
Now i am not saying this game has no problems.Its major setback is lack of support.It is the red haired stepchild of SoE and has very little CSR and development.Also every new addition to the game is met with one empire or other moaning about it.When it is a generic weapon you have some group who the weapon it pitted against moan too.Catch 22 .
I played PS for a year and a half, then I came back to standard FPS like BF2 then I tried the free year offer and then I came back to BF2.
It is just my opinion but something is wrong with PS's gameplay. It's hard to say why but I just find BF2 funnier than PS. BF2 has an Xp system (with grade and weapon unlocks), it has some decent scale battle on 64 players servers, it has not the Massively Multiplayer aspect but that doesn't dim its interest. Possible reasons :
- on BF2 you die quickly. you avoid moving in large groups because it is so easy to be mass killed by a single grenade for example. You don't run to your death but rather take cover.
- on BF2 vehicles are deadly for troopers but they are extremely weak to trooper's antiV weapon (on that point I don't know if it has been banlanced on PS)
- on BF2 you can't switch your fitting until you die therefore roles are more present in the gameplay. That's so easy on PS to adapt your fitt to the situation by switching it at the nearest terminal.
- on BF2 maps are smaller, therefore there is action everywhere not just around a couple of bases.
- Most important one, on BF2 you have little control on your respawn point (a friendly base or your squad leader's position), you can't just put an AMS in front of a door and respawn nearly at the point where your ennemy shot you. Therefore, unless your squad leader is alive next to your objective, you will have to regroup to the nearest base and travel all the way to your objective. That way, it becomes possible to encounter an ennemy squad, it is possible to prepare an ambush, battles can happen everywhere.
I really enjoyed PS, it is great if people are still enjoying it but IMHO this game is boring because it has been reduced to a single tactic : follow the zerg and respawn until you outnumber your ennemy.
Anyway PS has been the pionneer of a new game genre, Huxley will maybe be the next step or a Planetside 2, who knows ?
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Originally posted by citizen059 I played for a while.
I have to say, playing on my own was brutal.
But then I joined a good outfit. Totally different game.
You haven't played PS until you and your squad capture a control room or generator and hold it against an enemy onslaught.
Totally. This game is so incredibly different when playing with a large group.
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I can tell you a few things i can complain about planetside and had a post recently over it.
But this points you make are invalid.
Let me see you download the game free and play free.Yet you want to have same as ppl who bought the software and pay $15 a month!
Excuse me dude!If it was so do you not think everyone will stop paying for the game!
SoE is using the reserve program as a way to make people convery to pay to play.They let people experience the game and then see if they like it.If they do then they get priority in queues,then the get better choice of weapons to die less frequently.
Reserve program is a marketting scheme pure and simple.Want premium services such as queue priority and more certs then pay and you get it.
Wow, no thats not my point at all. I am well aware of the limitations of the reserve program. I am saying that PAYING FOR AN ACCOUNT DOES NOT GIVE YOU ANYTHING SO MUCH BETTER... its not worth paying for In my opinion my dear. Thats my point.
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You don't feel it's worth paying for. That's fine. Others do. I personally agree with you. Planetside is a good game but it doesn't really offer anything that makes me want to pay $13 a month to play.
I do like the Reserves account, however and I picked one up specifically because I LIKE PS... just not enough to pay a monthly fee. Now I get to play for free. At BR6 I have a 1-1 kill to death ratio most nights. With my implant, certs and the equipment I carry I have enough versatility to be a threat in any situation. I do miss being able to be a 'jack of all trades' but that, in and of itself, just isn't enough to get me to pay a monthly fee again. My BR18 toon will remain cancelled unless SOE adds significant changes to the game to make it worth a monthly fee.
What those changes are? I have no idea... I just know that right now the game *is* fun... just not fun enough that I feel justified sinking $13 a month into it. They don't provide nearly enough updates/support for the game for me to be willing to sink any money in it.
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Mmorpg's have content such as quests, missions, storylines etc, Planetside does not, it's pure pvp and it's very limited in what you can do. Take a few bases, defend a few bases, take a few towers, defend a few towers, have a few open-field zerg battles, wander around the caves for a few minutes and thats about all there is to do.
Not a bad game for a freebie, but no way is it worth paying for.
Planetside is a MMOFPS
now if you dont like FPS and get bored of fighting quick its not for you.
It has some RPG elements but its a tactical shooter.
And those of you who are bored or sick of dying i understand
But you get better, its a game of skill not mashing the Auto Attack button.
So you have to get used to it or go back to other more rpg like games that arent fast paced.
This is a tactical shooter.
And as for paying players having an advantage??
No....
Because the only thing gaining a BR (or level) is that u get cert points,
So more variety.
This means that even a newb at level 2 can take down a vet at 25, if he has skill.
The 25 might be able to ride atvs, and use snipers and have a bfr.
But he cant use them all at once.
The level 2 might only be able to use snipers but could still have a reasonable chance at killing the 25
its a game of skill, and the paying players dont have any advantage.
Paying allows you to unlock a larger variety of places and Certs.
thats all
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I DO play Bf2 all the time, I can tell you this game has little/No relation to bf2.
Heres My opinion on it anyway, In PlanetSide, As people have said, The only elements of a MMO are the Ranks and getting exp/ leveling etc etc. But some major difference between this and Bf2 is, Size, and also, Weps/Vehicles. In bf2, As long as theres no one in a vehicle, Hell - Jump in, Dont matter whether its the Clones/ the CIS's, You can still get in, It can be a flying, Tank, Rocket shooter thing, etc, In PS, You have the people flying around in Reavers, And you have the poeple who are using low quality vehicles, who All in all, Get pwned.
Yeah noobs can kill a vet, But tell me, Its VERY hard not to get frustrated from the constant deaths, And from getting 0 exp. Unless youve played a game like this, Its gonna be a pain to l2p and not get angry at the game. I wouldnt compare this game to BF2, I'd compare it more to Call of Duty multiplayer.
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bf2 is sickly simplistic, its a kids game
PS is a mmorpg because it takes time and is fun and takes time
however bf2 is more for players who dont want to have a challenge.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor - pre-WW2 genocide.
jimmyman99
that sounded so sad
you are worht something haha.
jeeezuz.
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...then Im gonna be worthy something, even though there will be nobody alive to appreciate my worthieness, but i wont care, ill be the king of the world! Ill build a house the size of cyssor, and my tennis cort on oshur, ill build a ski resort on ceryshen and ill be doing a lot of hunting on amerish. Ill blast the hell out of ishundar, because its a desert anyway, and I will populate solsar with ewoks, sand people etcetc and have my own SWG style planetside game WOOOOO
I am the type of player where I like to do everything and anything from time to time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor - pre-WW2 genocide.
I agree that this game can sometimes be boring doing the same shit every time but being in an outfit, somehow it changes the gameplay a lot. especially if your outfit is pretty organized you can have a lot of fun playing with them.. this game can be boring if you lonewolf a lot, try joining an outfit for a change.. not a random outfit but a well organized outfit.
Banzai!
This game is not worth paying a monthy fee for. Its a really bad deal.
I think the only people who pay to play this game have never really enjoyed any real mmo or good game.
This game stinks. Its old.
At one time, I could see this as being leading edge and worth the price but not anymore.
Game Over
Please name a game that you liked.
Also, please name a game that is actually out that has all of PS's elements?
Now, if Huxley actually makes it to market...then you can say this game is old
Please name a game that you liked.
Also, please name a game that is actually out that has all of PS's elements?
Now, if Huxley actually makes it to market...then you can say this game is old
Well, I did enjoy very much SWG before the craptacular disaster of the first combat upgrade...only followed by the even worse second "upgrade" only 6 months later.
Im really still waiting for another open ended sandbox game with lots of versitility, nice crafting, player economey and lots of room to role play and have real fun... like we used to . sure there were problems with SWG major balance issues and people whined... but rather they really adjust what was needed, they just copied crap from other games. idiots... lazy idiots....
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PS is WAY more complcated than that, and there is ALOT more to do.
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I liked this game when I played it, the only problem I had with it was that you couldnt develop your character deep enough.
Also some sort of housing ( appartments ) was missing ( they did advertise appartments before launch ).
Anyway, it was a good game, just not deep enough, not enough RPG elements imho.
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Like any FPS it does get boring.
But I think the OP still has not come to grips with the game.
First he seems to complain about dying a lot.Yes all fPS you die a lot but he might have a higher then normal ratio becaue
he is new to the game.You are pitted against vets who understand the game far more then you do.I for once have held without dying a tower against over 10 people for more then 15 mins till a fellow long time vet appeared and killed me.I probably was fighting reservist who have far less certs at their disposal (i could use heavy assault,AV,Combat engineering for boomers,medic,normal engineering,rexo all at same time and a fodder will not have enough certs to even come close to this) and is still learning.
Hell,i can honestly say it took me playing other empires to BR20 to fully understand their weapons and best way to fight against them.
Sadly only way to avoid this is to be a paying client and get the more certs avaliable .Sure its playable and you can even become good at just br6 but its terribly hard.And you need time to learn the game properly.
Now i am not saying this game has no problems.Its major setback is lack of support.It is the red haired stepchild of SoE and has very little CSR and development.Also every new addition to the game is met with one empire or other moaning about it.When it is a generic weapon you have some group who the weapon it pitted against moan too.Catch 22 .
I played PS for a year and a half, then I came back to standard FPS like BF2 then I tried the free year offer and then I came back to BF2.
It is just my opinion but something is wrong with PS's gameplay. It's hard to say why but I just find BF2 funnier than PS. BF2 has an Xp system (with grade and weapon unlocks), it has some decent scale battle on 64 players servers, it has not the Massively Multiplayer aspect but that doesn't dim its interest. Possible reasons :
- on BF2 you die quickly. you avoid moving in large groups because it is so easy to be mass killed by a single grenade for example. You don't run to your death but rather take cover.
- on BF2 vehicles are deadly for troopers but they are extremely weak to trooper's antiV weapon (on that point I don't know if it has been banlanced on PS)
- on BF2 you can't switch your fitting until you die therefore roles are more present in the gameplay. That's so easy on PS to adapt your fitt to the situation by switching it at the nearest terminal.
- on BF2 maps are smaller, therefore there is action everywhere not just around a couple of bases.
- Most important one, on BF2 you have little control on your respawn point (a friendly base or your squad leader's position), you can't just put an AMS in front of a door and respawn nearly at the point where your ennemy shot you. Therefore, unless your squad leader is alive next to your objective, you will have to regroup to the nearest base and travel all the way to your objective. That way, it becomes possible to encounter an ennemy squad, it is possible to prepare an ambush, battles can happen everywhere.
I really enjoyed PS, it is great if people are still enjoying it but IMHO this game is boring because it has been reduced to a single tactic : follow the zerg and respawn until you outnumber your ennemy.
Anyway PS has been the pionneer of a new game genre, Huxley will maybe be the next step or a Planetside 2, who knows ?
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You see, every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You spread to an area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.-Mr.Smith
I played for a while.
I have to say, playing on my own was brutal.
But then I joined a good outfit. Totally different game.
You haven't played PS until you and your squad capture a control room or generator and hold it against an enemy onslaught.
MMO games played or tested: EQ, DAoC, Archlord, Auto Assault, CoH, CoV, EQ2, EVE, Guild Wars, Hellgate: London, Linneage II, LOTRO, MxO, Planetside, SWG, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard, WWIIOL, WOW, Age of Conan