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Other Projects => Other Games => Topic started by: Imperial Guardsman on June 19, 2014, 05:27:54 pm
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muh childhood
So, guys, heres the download link. The game that started it all, the only TRUE mmofps, Introducing Planetside. https://account.station.sony.com/digitalDownloads.vm
the much HATED Core Combat expansion was disabled.
I really don't know what else to say but bring friends and play!
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The only MMOFPS I've ever played was WWII: Online, up until PLantetside 2 came out. I like Planetside 2, so I might give this one a shot since... it's free.
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Huh. I used to play Planetside for a bit, when I came back some... event happened and the world map was split up into like a dozen smaller planets which I found downright stupid. Is this the "original" Planetside or the one that was bended and split? If it's the latter, I'd rather just play Planetside 2 :(
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The bending happened but Core Combat is off.
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I'd been waiting two years for Sony to make this F2P after the sequel had no chance in hell of running on my old laptop. Of course, I traded up a month ago. Oh well, I'll probably enjoy this until the makers of WW2 Online get off their asses and add Intel HD support.
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You may very well be able to run this at top settings with Intel.
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Well I have been playing this a bit and it runs quite well, but it player base needs help. (Very low population maybe 10-20 at the highest) so go and let people know about to help out the player count. Anyway I would be interested in having a bay12 meet up in this.
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The player count is indeed very low. I couldn't really find anything to do. There was no actual large scale combat happening, and the only times I got into firefights was when I went to enemy facilities.
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The player count is indeed very low. I couldn't really find anything to do. There was no actual large scale combat happening, and the only times I got into firefights was when I went to enemy facilities.
Considering the fact that SOE doesnt tell anyone its F2P and this game has a fluctuating amount of players due to time, I understand that low playercount. Invite friiiends.
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Well I will be on around 11:00-2:00 PST if anyone would like to join me. I figure that if enough bay12 members are interested I will create a outfit for us. ( minimally 10 for a outfit)
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My question is, what faction should we pick? I suggest a poll.
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It doesn't really matter, if it's a low playercount it's probably even better to spread out.
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Ahh finally I was waiting for this! Will give this a whirl.
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I suggest trying each faction to enjoy the general features of each of them. I would however like it if we could get a teamspeak or mumble server to chat with. Anyway I like NC myself but I have also have tried VS. So if you need so starting tips/someone to play with I will be on in 8-10 hours from now.
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Aside from the low playercount, does it still play decently well?
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As when Planetside 2 came out, I'd like to suggest that we all pick one faction if we're going to be a presence at all. There just aren't enough bay12'ers to spread around. And, it WOULD be really cool to be one of few organized groups on there right now.
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I've given it a quick taste for myself. I have to say, the flight mechanics are notably easier than 2, since you don't have to learn how to hover for yourself, among other things.
Not that it's prevented me from being terrible.
One thing I do like about it is that you have multi-crewed vehicles. Single-crew tanks always felt a bit cheap to me.
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On Hossin right now I'm Vanu and we are doing awesome. Two bases so far from this push.
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Aside from the low playercount, does it still play decently well?
It play very well due to it being a game released in 2003. As for picking an outfit I like NC, but I would like everyone to try each of the factions before we decide.
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I'd prefer Vanu, if we're making an outfit.
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I got on as TC because they had abysmally low player count, tooled around taking two bases with no resistance, quit due to boredom.
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So would everyone please pm with their in game names, so I can send out the friend requests in 4-5 hours.
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So, I went to see if changing the settings did much, and the resolution selection seems to not do a thing on the menu. Bit odd, but works fine ingame.
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So would everyone please pm with their in game names, so I can send out the friend requests in 4-5 hours.
ImperialGuardsmanBay12
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Xelotia - TC character name
KaitolEx - account name
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Steelmagic- TC character
Thisisagoodidea- account.
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getting on now as NC. so what is this TC? do you mean TR?
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I'm Aklyon ingame, of course. VS
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Joemoben ingame, in VS. Good platoon going right now, about three squads strong.
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Joemoben ingame, in VS. Good platoon going right now, about three squads strong.
Hey, I saw you. We killed each other at the same time.
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Oh, I'm TR I guess then? The red guys who always seem to be undermanned.
Gave up my heavy armor for medic certs. I'm kind of bad in one on one fights but for medium range squad work its decent. Plus I move faster.
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I'm TR as well, got confused there.
I don't seem to be particularly good. Though that could be because I started literally 3 hours ago. I do seem to be a decent driver, I think.
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I've played this game on and off since 2005 and I don't think I've gotten out of the bad-decent range. My favorite thing will always be jacking heavy vehicles and then taking control of them to kill the former crew, almost succeeded with a magrider earlier.
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well i play with joe for an hour or so as VS and it was pretty fun. we still need to pick a faction though.
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Had great fun with choppy. Game is awesome when you get involved in big squad battles. Also, Magrider is pretty cool. Ramming is my favorite murder method with it.
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Protip: You can get up to BR6 just by going into VR and looking at stuff
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NC for life! Willing to play other faction to of course. Wich one is usually underpopped? atm it's telling me TR is majorly overpopped, but I don't know if that's total or just currently online.
Damn all the male faces are so butch. Shows it's from a different decade I suppose, when action man military tough guys were more popular. Guess I'll make a female character, even if they look pretty darn butch to. I swear some of those faces look more masculine than mine. :o
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Okay, the corpse looting thing can get pretty weird. I just had an enemy max turn into a box of donuts on death. Funnily enough it was packed with medkits wich patched me right back up. :P
Pretty fun so far, if a bit confuzzling.
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Personally i do prefer PS1 over PS2 and i was still playing PS1 which is why i got into PS2 so long before release. BFRs is what killed the game for most people, not Core Combat which is quite cool in places.
NC is still n00bhammer 3 hit kill easymode, TR spray and pray but MCG will drop you in seconds, VS you just laugh as Lasher orbs dribble past you ;p
My locker is prolly still full of Pheonix's/Strikers/JHs
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My lockers are full of Malestromes and Radiators and Spikers... which I can no longer use :'(
Anyone remember when people used to do blackmarket arms trading of faction weapons to other factions?
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Well, given that my computer is a toaster and PS2 doesn't work at all, I'll give this a try.
Terran Republic and New Conglomerate.
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I will say this I have no idea what people are on about saying ps1 TTK is a lot longer than ps2. In fact so far I've found I get instagibbed faster and more often than I ever did in ps2.
Alright this just doesn't seem right. Is there supposed to be a huge difference in weapon performance? I grabbed a rifle from the default heavy loadout, got the jump on someone and unloaded an entire clip in his back, the guy finally turns around and mows me down in under 2 seconds. I don't think I've actually managed to kill anyone yet so far, this is really boggling.
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If you get the jump on someone you should probably either Shotgun him, or knife him. Rifles really are meant for long range engagements and severely underpreform in close quarters. Or you can take a 10 mm pistol and use its alt fire. From my shooting range tests it seems to instagib infantry if you can land all the shots. Of course you only get one chance and it drains all your stamina for some reason.
If you're not too good at shooty bits you can always cert into medic and/or engineer and support other people.
Also if the guy was in a huge bulky armor suit that was a MAX and it basically gives one guy a vehicles armor pool and access to an energy shield so yeah, one rifle clip is just gonna make him feel a bit ticklish.
In your factions sanctuary, look for the training building and play around in VR for a bit.
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muh nostalgia
Yo, man. Core Combat is entirely disabled. No content from it for anyone. Also, we voted VS. my character is VS.
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The game won't let me make a VS because Apparently you're not allowed to make characters of all 3 factions and I made characters from the other two T_T What do?
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Are you sure you can't?
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Downloading now, looks fun and all...
Currently, my Username is: IceblasterPS(Because both Iceblaster and Iceblaster98 were taken.)
And in-game name? Eh. I'll get to that when it finishes installing.
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The game won't let me make a VS because Apparently you're not allowed to make characters of all 3 factions and I made characters from the other two T_T What do?
You delete the TR character.
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Maybe If I delete my other two characters....
/ninja'd
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Ima play right now, every VS, friend ImperialGuardsmanBay12.
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Just checking in. I figure tomorrow I will look at the votes and start a outfit based on them. ( but please feel free to play the other factions)
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Remember when playing to press P and go to find squad. It just helps with directing where your gonna go and provides organization.
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Installed it, clicked play, got a runtime error.
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Installed it, clicked play, got a runtime error.
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Turn on compatibility mode.
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Installed it, clicked play, got a runtime error.
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Turn on compatibility mode.
Still get the error. I put both the launcher and the application itself on compatibility mode(Windows XP) and that didn't work either.
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Are you using Win7 or Win8.1?
Also, run as admin?
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Installed it, clicked play, got a runtime error.
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Turn on compatibility mode.
Still get the error. I put both the launcher and the application itself on compatibility mode(Windows XP) and that didn't work either.
Google it or make a post on planetside syndicate or planetside universe, because compatiblity mode fixed it for me.
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snipsnopsnoopitybop
Found the solution, just had to run it as an Admin.
Dunno why it works it just does.
EDIT:Should probably say my name and such, Char name is BojaxMgee of the Terrans.
Username is Cthulufaic
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PS1 doesn't like my setup apparently. I have two monitors and if I change the resolution to fit my monitor, the game stays at its low resolution and only my second monitor's resolution changes. If I try running it in windowed mode instead, changing the resolution has no effect whatsoever. Does anyone know how to fix it, or for that matter the horrible mouse acceleration?
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PS1 doesn't like my setup apparently. I have two monitors and if I change the resolution to fit my monitor, the game stays at its low resolution and only my second monitor's resolution changes. If I try running it in windowed mode instead, changing the resolution has no effect whatsoever. Does anyone know how to fix it, or for that matter the horrible mouse acceleration?
If its low resolution at the MENU, then go into the game and the res will auto adjust. If its low res in the game, SOL my friend. Also, turn the mouse acceleration all the way down and work your way up by intervals of your choice until you see what is right for you.
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Default mouse acceleration seems really fast in the menu, which also has low res, but it's fine in game.
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Sniper rifles seem kinda naff in a game where no one ever really has a reason to stay still and the majority of infantry combat happens indoors.
Maybe if an infiltrator suit could carry one.
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In game name is Iceblaster98.
Terran Republic sounded fun :3
Plus it had nine percent of the players.... Sooo yeah.
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So few people voting for NC despite the broken shotguns being so much better at close quarters.
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TR had a massive percentage this morning, Iceblaster. As in, VS had 3% and NC had the remainder. The percents aren't really a stable place to base your char creation on.
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TR had a massive percentage this morning, Iceblaster. As in, VS had 3% and NC had the remainder. The percents aren't really a stable place to base your char creation on.
Eeeeeeh...
I don't care much.
I liked the fast but weak thing regardless. Wasn't that clear honestly when I put that up :/
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Wasn't really expecting you too ;)
I'd mostly just wanted somewhere I could mention that in, since it was so surprising to me it could get so low.
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The revolvers alt fire may be impractical a lot of the time, but damn if it doesn't fuck up snipers and hackers in one shot. Also knife kills are the most satisfying kills. Especially when you kill multiple people in one go.
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II
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Edit: Christ, the highest level of melee commendation requires you to get seven melee kills in one life? Dear mother of god thats kind of asking a lot. I think my record is two. And that was mostly sheer dumb luck and utter incompetance on the enemies part.
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It was easier back in the days of large scale battles of tons of shit happening and people looking all in one direction.
Doesnt help that cloakers are really easy to see past WinXP due to how Direct3D is handled on modern systems.
Protip: Melee booster and with your knife OFF will usually allow you to get two of the three hits in before they even realise they're getting knifed, whereas if they're attentive they're going to realise before you even make the first strike - especially true if you're TR where they're going to hear the frikken loud as fuck CHAINSAW sound. But not so true of the NC - their really really quiet undistinctive low hum will usually have people confused long enough to not realise what it is before you start knifing them.
Yes - even the NC's melee weapon is better than the other factions - gotta love being the dev faction eh smurfs?
Also if you're going to knife someone, do it from the 4 or 8 o'clock. The 4 is best.
Most people when they realise they're getting knifed are going to spin 180 and spray and pray.
Because most people are right handed, and its far easier to move your arm inwards, the majority of people are going to spin counter clockwise.
Yep, meleeing really does have a strategy beyond sticking the pointy end in them
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Playing now, user name Krevsin, faction NC, character name Soldiertoast
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Should we make a list with all the player and character names so we can find each other?
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well looking at the votes, VS and TR are the faction that we should make outfits on. i am willing to create and manage one of them, if someone one like to take over the other.
Should we make a list with all the player and character names so we can find each other?
i think that is a great idea.
here is my copy and paste of the posted player names.
ImperialGuardsmanBay12-VS
Kaitol-Xelotia-TR
Steelmagic-Steelmagic-TR
Aklyon-Aklyon-VS
Joemoben-Joemoben-VS
Iceblaster-IceblasterPS-unknown
Iceblaster-Iceblaster98-TR
Krevsin-Soldiertoast-NC
i think that is everyone who has posted their in game names. please let me know if i missed anyone char names. (account names do not matter)
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well looking at the votes, VS and TR are the faction that we should make outfits on. i am willing to create and manage one of them, if someone one like to take over the other.
Should we make a list with all the player and character names so we can find each other?
i think that is a great idea.
here is my copy and paste of the posted player names.
ImperialGuardsmanBay12-VS
Kaitol-Xelotia-TR
Steelmagic-Steelmagic-TR
Aklyon-Aklyon-VS
Joemoben-Joemoben-VS
Iceblaster-IceblasterPS-unknown
IceblasterPS-Iceblaster98-TR
Krevsin-Soldiertoast-NC
i think that is everyone who has posted their in game names. please let me know if i missed anyone char names. (account names do not matter)
Fixed that for you~
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I'm Rakonas on TR.
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actually I remade Xelotia as VS
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I'm BojaxMgee with the TR.
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Alright I have to ask, what's the deal with the TR chaingun. Every fight against TR I see players toting chain guns (wich is pretty much every TR player I see) blazing around mowing everyone down getting kills left and right. It kills so freaking quickly. I give this guy a face full of shotgun, doesn't take him down, I take one second of chaingun fire I'm dead. The difference in power is staggering.
Seriously this game looks like it isn't balanced for shit. Sorry but I'm out. Doesn't look like many are playing anyway.
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Unfortunately, undisguised blatant hacking is fairly rife in the game now, which spoils the few times a good fight starts going. As there are pretty much no GM's any more, it's unusual for them to get banned.
I still hop on occasionally, and it can still be fun if you find one of the fights without a hacker.
Characters
Metalax, NC
XR42 , TR
XR43, VS
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You're complaining about the shotguns? pretty much every NC goes around with a jackhammer and kills everything. It takes like three VS soldiers to kill one NC with a jackhammer. And its not unusual to see the NC still win that fight.
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The hacking I'm talking about is the instant kill any enemy in a wide area without needing to see them, teleport between bases while carrying LLU, ROF being set to 10x standard and so on. A quick Google search pulls up the code injector that they are using, and that it's been around since 2011 so unlikely that it will ever be defended against.
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It might if SOE started to make money off the game again, somehow. Or at least saw a chance to. Unfortunately, that's probably not going to happen unless a bunch of people step in and get the game popular enough to merit a few corporate eyes.
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Ran into my first really bad hacker. Before it was just questionable rate of fire, which is almost surmountable, but this. The guys killed everyone in the base in a matter of one second, chewed through an AMS in about five. And there was more than one.
Kind of backfired though because one teleported in right next to my spitfire and the explosion killed them when their hack shot it up automatically.
That or they were just stupid enough to shoot it point blank.
So, best way to beat hackers? Lots of engineers with lots of placeables. Their cheating didn't even to manage to win them the base. I kept the entrances locked down tight enough that they couldn't get in quickly enough before we respawned.
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So i decided to try out TR for a while, just to see how its different from VS. I like their three man battle tank. It feels beefy. Then I went after that mini chaingun. I have never felt so powerful in planetside. Nothing on VS is anything approaching the power of it. I'm used to have terrible KD ratios. Like, 8/49 kind of bad. Just went nearly positive (Nearly because you just cant fix bad.) I don't know. Maybe VS has an ace up their sleeve I am unaware of. Beyond that I noticed that TR has a lot less structure to it. Maybe a quarter of the people in the assault were in the squad which was odd.
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Vanu have mobility and versatility. They can instantly switch between armor piercing and regular ammo on their native guns, their MAXs get jump jets, and their big vehicles have hover and can strafe and cross water.
If the population was higher you'd probably have better luck with the sovereignty because when they mass their fire they can pretty much mow through anything, be it vehicle, MAX, or infantry positions. The low pop fights currently don't really favor them because they lack the short range punch of New Conglomerate and the medium range weight of fire Terran Republic can spit out.
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Vanu have mobility and versatility. They can instantly switch between armor piercing and regular ammo on their native guns, their MAXs get jump jets, and their big vehicles have hover and can strafe and cross water.
If the population was higher you'd probably have better luck with the sovereignty because when they mass their fire they can pretty much mow through anything, be it vehicle, MAX, or infantry positions. The low pop fights currently don't really favor them because they lack the short range punch of New Conglomerate and the medium range weight of fire Terran Republic can spit out.
There's the unfortunate crux of it. I doubt pops are gonna get much higher. As it is the populations of the other two tend to outnumber Vanu and I feel that if the population gets much higher, we're still going to have the lower numbers. Of course I have no proof of this so things very well could get better, but the prevailing feeling is that newcomers aren't coming. Of course this very thread is proof against that so maybe I'm just bitter and biased. Either way every time they taunt after killing me with either the chaingun or shotty is just so damn rage inducing.
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Doesnt help that the lasher got nerfed heavily in the last ever balance patch.
Used to be able to kill a max with a full clip of alt fire.
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If we were more organized it wouldn't be a problem. A couple of max teams with proper engineers would still plow through infantry with assault weapons. Good luck getting that organized though.
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PTW mostly, but for the record my old character is ToasterTheAwesome and NC.
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Blargh. Just logged on and tried to play. Only one continent where fighting was happening and us Vanu only had one base, but it was the dropship facility. Since the TR and NC were both all on that continent and only like two vanu players were on, I thought they'd go for it. So I spent like an hour setting up a complete defense grid of the base and its closest tower. Full sensor coverage, turrets and mines covering each door and TRAPS and mines and turrets covering gates to stop vehicles. I even set up and fully upgraded an Aegis in the courtyard, filled an ANT and drove it under the aegis to hide it. Cerberus' at all the landing pads, upgraded all the wall turrets with a mix of anti vehicle and anti air.
No one ever came.
The only person I ever saw was one other Vanu fly over in a mosquito.
I think the game is dead. Which is a pity because I kind of liked it and its nice to have an MMFPS that runs perfectly smoothly at all times.