Planetside 2

darkstarcow said:
I want to slap all the people who stand outside the base shields instead of finding the actual unshielded entrances.
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the game has very little guidelines for new players bro.

also the base we were stuck outside of was a bio lab which apparently is only enter able using surrounding towers
 
dremic said:
What's your guys performance like ? I'm noticing like 45-60 everything maxed with one exception and that's shadows on low. Any suggestions on settings to improve my fps a bit ?



i actually just saw this

http://www.ge force.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-310-61-beta-drivers-released


so i think im going to get the beta drivers
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Go back a page or two and see my post. You can set shadows to off along with several other options in the user options file
 
Loving the game. Playing with an outfit, log on and pew pew, log off. Night battles from the air are amazing to be in. Massive armor columns, tracers and AA streaming in the air, watching tanks exchange fire and explosions. If PS2 can only do one thing right, it's the scale of the battles. Was in a battle last night and my air superiority squadron was called in for armor support because they were getting hammered. About 15 of us fly in and engage 20+ air targets that were engaged vs friendly ground and a few non outfit air assets. We're all at altitude ceiling and do a coordinated dive killing half a dozen scythes before they even know we are there. During the dive, there are around 50 tanks on the ground engaged with about the same number of enemy tanks all plugging away at eachother with infantry support. Was probably the most epic FPS session I've had...well...ever.
 
SilverSliver said:
Loving the game. Playing with an outfit, log on and pew pew, log off. Night battles from the air are amazing to be in. Massive armor columns, tracers and AA streaming in the air, watching tanks exchange fire and explosions. If PS2 can only do one thing right, it's the scale of the battles. Was in a battle last night and my air superiority squadron was called in for armor support because they were getting hammered. About 15 of us fly in and engage 20+ air targets that were engaged vs friendly ground and a few non outfit air assets. We're all at altitude ceiling and do a coordinated dive killing half a dozen scythes before they even know we are there. During the dive, there are around 50 tanks on the ground engaged with about the same number of enemy tanks all plugging away at eachother with infantry support. Was probably the most epic FPS session I've had...well...ever.
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What server are you on, and what outfit? That sounds amazing.
 
SilverSliver said:
I'm on Matheson, NC, outfit is Sturmgrenadier
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Matherson rocks. Server is pretty much full as it is, and a whole bunch of good outfits from all 3 sides.

I love that dive bombing tactic you mentioned, I do the same thing with my Mosquito. I just can't get a handle on the kb/m dogfighting, so I don't get in dogfights since there isn't a way for me to pull the same maneuvers with my joystick. I hit and run and pick off the guys who are alone or on the edge of the fighting. Rinse and repeat. The Vanu Scythes are especially fun to shoot down because they can turn really well, but are slow as molasses while accelerating. If I don't kill them with a missile and a short blast from my guns on the first pass, then I just pop afterburners and leave. They never catch me.

And I've probably fired quite a few AA missiles at you from the ground. I remember because your outfit was unique enough for me to remember doing specifically that. You better keep those flares equipped, because I will definitely be gunning for you first now that I know your handle.:p
 
Any other TRs on Genudine? I am loving the game but think it would be better if I could find some others to roll out with on a regular basis. I've got about 20 hours into my character and don't really want to start over :).
 
dremic said:
the game has very little guidelines for new players bro.

also the base we were stuck outside of was a bio lab which apparently is only enter able using surrounding towers
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I should of clarified been more specific, I want to slap everyone who after being told in chat to go to position "x" to get inside but don't.
 
i subbed and i bought a bunch of station cash. now my guy looks bad ass, he has a new gun that suits me too
 
How do you guys setup your joystick in the game? When I try to assign directions, is shows up as a gamepad in the game, so i only have 4 directions, up, down, roll right, roll left. I want to be able to fly with my joystick like I do in flight sims. Not have to use the keyboard to yaw. Same problem with the throttle on my stick, I can't assign it as an analog throttle.

Im using the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro with windows 7 64bit.

Thanks!!
 
If you're on TR and want the most effective camo for each continent: Esamir(rocky tundra) Indar(sandy scrub) and Amerish(African forest). I spent a lot of SC on 50 one time camos to come to this conclusion. BTW African forest camo looks sick on TR.
 
SOE can choke on a dick and wont be getting another dime from me after this Lasher bullshit. It took me a couple hours to fully understand just how shitty the gun is. I asked for the SC to be refunded and the gun taken out of my inventory and was told no, so they basically ripped me off of $4 since the weapon description is really inaccurate and misleading.

If nothing else, do yourselves a favor and learn from my mistake, don't buy the Lasher.
 
VRMan said:
How do you guys setup your joystick in the game? When I try to assign directions, is shows up as a gamepad in the game, so i only have 4 directions, up, down, roll right, roll left. I want to be able to fly with my joystick like I do in flight sims. Not have to use the keyboard to yaw. Same problem with the throttle on my stick, I can't assign it as an analog throttle.

Im using the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro with windows 7 64bit.

Thanks!!
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the flying controls are setup for keyboard and mouse or double joy stick controls due to the way they fly, even if you got it to work they don't fly all that well with a joystick. now if you had a game pad like the xbox 360 controller that is a different story.
 
darkstarcow said:
SOE can choke on a dick and wont be getting another dime from me after this Lasher bullshit. It took me a couple hours to fully understand just how shitty the gun is. I asked for the SC to be refunded and the gun taken out of my inventory and was told no, so they basically ripped me off of $4 since the weapon description is really inaccurate and misleading.

If nothing else, do yourselves a favor and learn from my mistake, don't buy the Lasher.
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what was wrong with gun description? I'm curious. Also, did you try the gun before buying it?
 
almalino said:
what was wrong with gun description? I'm curious. Also, did you try the gun before buying it?
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It says it is long range and high damage. You cant buy scopes, the "bullets travel so slow that you can see them coming and dodge them, the damage is all over the place. What the description doesn't tell you is that it does splash damage and that the splash damage deals more damage to you then enemies. The splash damage also hurts teammates, so if someone runs in front of you, you damage everyone around you.

I didn't know you could preview guns, and don't remember seeing the option when I bought it. It really took about 4 hours of play to realize just how bad the gun is though.
 
darkstarcow said:
It says it is long range and high damage. You cant buy scopes, the "bullets travel so slow that you can see them coming and dodge them, the damage is all over the place. What the description doesn't tell you is that it does splash damage and that the splash damage deals more damage to you then enemies. The splash damage also hurts teammates, so if someone runs in front of you, you damage everyone around you.

I didn't know you could preview guns, and don't remember seeing the option when I bought it. It really took about 4 hours of play to realize just how bad the gun is though.
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I'm sorry for your experience but since thing does splash damage and Friendly Fire is activated in PlanetSide it is pretty obvious why it does damage to teammates aswel. Like grenades and other explosive shit. right?
 
we are TR on Connery which is a west server if anybody wants to play with us. i have a vent server and an outfit
 
darkstarcow said:
SOE can choke on a dick and wont be getting another dime from me after this Lasher bullshit. It took me a couple hours to fully understand just how shitty the gun is. I asked for the SC to be refunded and the gun taken out of my inventory and was told no, so they basically ripped me off of $4 since the weapon description is really inaccurate and misleading.

If nothing else, do yourselves a favor and learn from my mistake, don't buy the Lasher.
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This is a general problem with F2P games honestly heard the same complaints on lots of games I have seen. You gotta do your research because TBH the devs who make these games are not good players and they get what they wanted a weapon to do wrong more often then they get it right. You also have to watch out for release buffed then nerf cycles which surely will piss you off too.

It was never a problem in other games because well you did not pay for weapons so you did not care if they didn't have a clue how it would actually pan out.

And just like in other games you probably will not understand a gun fully in 30 minutes or training modes or any of that.
 
darkstarcow said:
It says it is long range and high damage. You cant buy scopes, the "bullets travel so slow that you can see them coming and dodge them, the damage is all over the place. What the description doesn't tell you is that it does splash damage and that the splash damage deals more damage to you then enemies. The splash damage also hurts teammates, so if someone runs in front of you, you damage everyone around you.

I didn't know you could preview guns, and don't remember seeing the option when I bought it. It really took about 4 hours of play to realize just how bad the gun is though.
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I LOVE the Lasher!!! It made me dump into my Heavy. It literally is a spray and pray gun that is effective with almost zero recoil.

When using the gun, just remember that you are shooting BALLS of...whatever. Those will splash if you are right up against something.

It's not meant to kill people one on one. Matter fact you will lose every single time. But have a group of people hiding around a corner? You will get a metric fuckton of assists and kills. People WILL need to move. Follow that up with a rocket if you wish.

Get the clip upgrade. It allows you to continue firing 150 lashes at people. NON STOP! It rocks!
 
rudy said:
This is a general problem with F2P games honestly heard the same complaints on lots of games I have seen. You gotta do your research because TBH the devs who make these games are not good players and they get what they wanted a weapon to do wrong more often then they get it right. You also have to watch out for release buffed then nerf cycles which surely will piss you off too.

It was never a problem in other games because well you did not pay for weapons so you did not care if they didn't have a clue how it would actually pan out.

And just like in other games you probably will not understand a gun fully in 30 minutes or training modes or any of that.
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do you really think the developers only spent 30 minutes with each gun??


also its more likely that the gun is fine and just doesnt fit his play style..

the announcement for weapon trials in directly on the launcher showing up as news.

i have been trying a gun every time the cooldown is up so i know what to buy when i decide to snag one. decked out my combat medic first and i can tell you the high damage gun is what i prefer. it mows people down
 
You are not getting what I said, I am saying most players are not going to understand how well and in what situation a gun works best in a mere 30 minutes, the meta game evolves over time.

The point of his post is he though the gun would be for one thing based on the description but it was not and I am suggesting he remember this mistake from here on out and think about doing good research because the devs are not going to ever learn to describe weapons and meta strats better.


and ya I could easily see developers only spending 30 minutes with a gun as well as just setting up mock game situations where what they wanted it to do works.

And actually getting back to your mis interpretting my statement it could really be that devs only spent 30 minutes on a weapon. Heck I would not be at all surprised if devs sometimes never even played more than 2 minutes to make sure it fired and reloaded. Look at the most basic example, high powered rifles in many games were meant to be sniper weapons, but tons of players figured out through tricks like quick scoping they worked just as well and maybe better up close. The devs didnt think this through, the evidence is in their attempts to change that behavior. Had they thought it through it would be in the description.

That is not say a weapon is not good, lots of weapons work well or are effective but they do so in a manor that is nothing like the devs original intent.
 
rudy said:
You are not getting what I said, I am saying most players are not going to understand how well and in what situation a gun works best in a mere 30 minutes, the meta game evolves over time.

The point of his post is he though the gun would be for one thing based on the description but it was not and I am suggesting he remember this mistake from here on out and think about doing good research because the devs are not going to ever learn to describe weapons and meta strats better.


and ya I could easily see developers only spending 30 minutes with a gun as well as just setting up mock game situations where what they wanted it to do works.

And actually getting back to your mis interpretting my statement it could really be that devs only spent 30 minutes on a weapon. Heck I would not be at all surprised if devs sometimes never even played more than 2 minutes to make sure it fired and reloaded. Look at the most basic example, high powered rifles in many games were meant to be sniper weapons, but tons of players figured out through tricks like quick scoping they worked just as well and maybe better up close. The devs didnt think this through, the evidence is in their attempts to change that behavior. Had they thought it through it would be in the description.

That is not say a weapon is not good, lots of weapons work well or are effective but they do so in a manor that is nothing like the devs original intent.
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i think its silly to think they spent that little time on the guns. not ruling it out just doesnt seem very likely.

he did say he spent four hours with the gun before he came to the conclusion that he hated it and it was garbage. maybe thats why i misunderstood.


but anyways..i do think the trial of the gun thing is cool and a direct prevention of problems like this.
 
I did not say devs for sure are there only spending a short time, but at the end of the day I only know one thing for sure, in half the games I play the devs have not a freaking clue how the actual use of a weapon will pan out half the time, so either they are not spending any time playing with it, or they are so stupid they cannot figure that out when they do spend alot of time using it.

It is certainly good to trial any gun before you buy but its also equally important to hit up the forums and hear how well it works, especially from players who you know are good.
 
rudy said:
This is a general problem with F2P games honestly heard the same complaints on lots of games I have seen. You gotta do your research because TBH the devs who make these games are not good players and they get what they wanted a weapon to do wrong more often then they get it right. You also have to watch out for release buffed then nerf cycles which surely will piss you off too.

It was never a problem in other games because well you did not pay for weapons so you did not care if they didn't have a clue how it would actually pan out.

And just like in other games you probably will not understand a gun fully in 30 minutes or training modes or any of that.
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This one pretty much was all on him though. Even if he did not know about the try before you buy. He can click certs. Find his class, that gun, and see what attachments it can use. (pretty much none).

The gun is exactly as described. Long range. Zero recoil. Splash damage. I'm not sure what he was expecting? A sniper rifle with massive splash damage?

Top it off..he's mad that splash damage from the weapon hurts even his team if they get hit? EVERY gun does that.

How dare he get mad at.....THE LASHER!!!
 
how is your guys flying? cause mine is shit. hahaha

personally i like infantry battles the best right now. and i always stock grenades... they are very strong in this game hah and they bounce like 100 feet
 
dremic said:
we are TR on Connery which is a west server if anybody wants to play with us. i have a vent server and an outfit
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You guys are always beating up us Vanu on that server. :mad:

Last night before the servers shut down, I believe TR pretty much took over Amerish. Esamir is the only continent Vanu seems to have a good amount of control of, where as Indar we sometimes roll through some area, but Amerish just feels like a lost cause for the Vanu.

Of course we have the least population on Connery, where as the other two west servers seem to be dominated by Vanu. I started a NC character on Helios (either them or TR has the lowest population there).

I like playing as the underdog!
 
blade52x said:
You guys are always beating up us Vanu on that server. :mad:

Last night before the servers shut down, I believe TR pretty much took over Amerish. Esamir is the only continent Vanu seems to have a good amount of control of, where as Indar we sometimes roll through some area, but Amerish just feels like a lost cause for the Vanu.

Of course we have the least population on Connery, where as the other two west servers seem to be dominated by Vanu. I started a NC character on Helios (either them or TR has the lowest population there).

I like playing as the underdog!
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dude i was hella on amerish last night before servers went down. you guys were holding us off at the bio lab though.. so epic.
 
Not new to MMOs and I loved PS from the beta, PS2 is looking good, I'm liking it a lot. I'm looking for an outfit to get into... I would prefer a group that is at least partially [H]... do we have one?
 
dremic said:
we are TR on Connery which is a west server if anybody wants to play with us. i have a vent server and an outfit
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I believe this is where me and my buddy rolled. I'll double-check when i get home, and if we are--we're in for sure!
 
dremic said:
we are TR on Connery which is a west server if anybody wants to play with us. i have a vent server and an outfit
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Wait, what? There's not just 1 big server? Haha.

I'm down to play with you guys since i'm in AZ.

ps -- what's an outfit?
 
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