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one year free.... its been craptacular so far
wookiee
Member Posts: 151
in Planetside
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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As far as combat goes. There are a lot of other aspects in PS. On a paying account you can get to Command Rank 5 and go into the command aspect, or get a BFR, join an AirCav division.
But once again, something for everyone.
What certs did you try? full-on Infantry is a very hard way to start out, especially if you don't have outfit armour/transport people to help. i'd advise trying out either Armoured Assault, Assault Buggy or Air Assault. the first two aren't going to give you huge numbers of kills yourself, but a decent gunner will bring in a LOT of assists, and Buggy especially can be outragious fun, plus you will suddenly have lots of new friends
It's not funny, it's not clever, and it WILL break if you play with it.
-Zeke
but.. game play and world sux. I have more fun playing BattleFront 1 and 2... and you dont need a subscription...
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I respect everyone opinion but how is this game boring? You have to be doing somehtign wrong becuase the only bring part of the game is traveling and even that is short. This game is just like BF, but a larger scale and the rounds never end. you just have to pick the righgt time and right server thats all. BUt I do agree this game is very hard on new people, coming form liek CS or BF, you get owned trying to play the same why. this game acually requires tactics and skill which I like about it.
But this is only my opinion
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It also isn't just an oversized game of capture the flag. It is a never ending war to take control of bases and towers. In principle it may have similar concepts to CTF, but you aren't trying to see how many times you can get the flag from here to there, you are an invading army or a defending army. The lone wolf gets killed FAR FAR FAR more often then the team player here. You need to learn how to take cover and when you should not be in the front of the line.
Try spending some time in serious battles, or even playing an infiltrator the fun way. Sneak down into a tower, hack the equipment terminal, then suddenly lay waste to everyone down there in a MAX suit. It is just so satisfying. If it takes too long to get anywhere change your trial build so you can spend the entire ONE point for your choice of 3 ATV's to get you around at like 89kph.
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Theres nothing to do except count kills and work up to higher levels and commmand rank.
If you want perfectly even fights, D&DO is all instanced. if if has to be a FPS, you'll have to wait for Huxley in 6-8 months i'm afraid. the repetitiveness, however, is likely to follow you whichever MMO you choose.
It's not funny, it's not clever, and it WILL break if you play with it.
-Zeke
PS is not about questing or PvE, PS is all about fighting, both tactical and strategical elements. CS is mostly tactics, you analyze situation and act on it. Not much strategy becuase you dont really plan beyond the current round. PS is beyond that, you plan ahead, what cont to apture, who to attack, what base to go for, what gen to drop.
Too bad you didnt last longer, PS does have a steep learning curve, my buddy who tried PS for the first time was very confused and didnt last long as well. But once u get into the details, join a good outfit, and i do mean GOOD outfit, not just any outfit that only groups together and zerg enemy bases on foot.
And about dying fast.. thats why I like PS. I think its a good thing u die first, that way not one person will be able to kill 100 enemy troops without dying. Its easy to die, but its easy to kill too. If you fight 3 enemy troops alone, you will most likely die (although I do manage to kill 3 troops alone once or twice per month). Unfair combat ends fairly quickly, but then again, it all depends on your personal skill. Elite squads can hold attack of regular squads twice their size - happens all the time.
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 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.
Um Actually it's an MMORPFPS.... MMO is "Massively Multiplayer Online" The elements you talk about are the *few* "roleplay" elements in the game
It's an MMO because thousands of people play it together, online 
But yes, there isn't much to do besides kill or be killed. That's the nature of an FPS game.
LOL. If you don't enjoy first person shooter combat then this game isn't for you.
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true, i quit cuz i met some ppl that were immature and didnt play fairly, not as in cheating, but would be camping a spot every single time, and it was hard to kill them, sure, u get kill, u get exp, u get ranks, BUT MOVE ON.....one day i killed a guy on the ground and came back in a raver and blasted me to death then bragged bout how he "owned" me :
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.
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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.
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 my dear. Thats my point.
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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.
You don't believe it's worth playing for free, as you keep telling us.
And you're still here.
but... weren't you complaining how paying players had so many massive advantages over non-payers, only a week or so ago?
It's not funny, it's not clever, and it WILL break if you play with it.
-Zeke
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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.
You don't believe it's worth playing for free, as you keep telling us.
And you're still here.
but... weren't you complaining how paying players had so many massive advantages over non-payers, only a week or so ago?
i never said it was "massive advantages" i think you just interpreted it that way. I re-read it and I dont see that in there. Yeah im still playing... and just commenting on the game. Ill play till somthing better comes along, gosh its free so why not?
lol true...i have little patience...so if something keeps going wrong for more than 10 minutes....-throws game away-...