Plan with Hossin and Nexus/other battle islands in, talking about Nexus/battle islands at first:

From http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=32672

Resources, talking about competitive matches a bit here as well:

From http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=32672&storypage=2


From http://www.planetside-universe.com/show ... post935482

All sounds VERY promising to me.

Am I missing something here? What he's describing cannot work. There would be issues with 2 factions having access to the same warpgate in either scenario I can picture that matches what he described there. I made very advanced diagrams* of both scenarios. Anyone picking up what he's laying down? 'Cause I'm not.

edit: * For anyone interested in making complex diagrams of their own, I used an advanced visual design tool called 'MS Paint'

When I read "capture a warpgate" I get a little confused as well. It'll be in interesting to see what they can do with only 3 WGs instead of 4 like on each PS1 map.

Phunk, I think maybe the neutral warpgates will work like they were in the first game; meaning they won't have the spawns/terminals and just be used to warp from cont to cont, which would solve the multiple empires in the same WG deal.

This sounds very interesting to me; though I see some possible problems having two fonts linked to the same WG, would be very frustrating to have an entire assault on Hossin cut off because someone cut your link through a (presumably small) BI..

By two factions having access to it, this is what I meant. Two factions having access to it simultaneously. Using the config1 diagram, say the VS push in to the NC home through BI2 at the same time the TR push into the NC home through BI3. Both the TR and the VS could warp from the gates they arrive at in the NC home to the same Hossin warpgate simultaneously. That seems disastrously messy. Wouldn't work.

As what I believe them to be: Whiteboard discussion, these ideas just can't get here fast enough. (thus Phunk's obvious logistical errors in these ideas)

Going to Lattice over Hex severely limited Strategic maneuvering in favor of only small unit Tactical maneuvers. This game NEEDS strategy to be interesting to anyone beyond zerglings, IMHO. LOTS of players are only interested in logging in and shooting people, don't care for/about anything else. That is fine with me, as long as they give the thinking man something to do, too.

I just fear how much longer we have to deal with Planetside 2: Live Beta GU1x for...this better not wait for some showmanship "ExPac" for the one year anniversary or I'ma be PISSED!

Do love logging in still, even look forward to it...it just HAS to have something more than shooting to keep me playing in the long-run. And I don't put in half the hours some of you do!

I would imagine the warpgate would be a neutral safe zone. In PS1, you'd have multiple factions within the same warpgate playing shield peekaboo. They didn't have the safe zone auto-kill area.. just a weapon lock area. It wasn't horrible and you'd either get warpgate camping, or a huge push out of the warpgate depending on numbers.

Maybe the Hossin link would only go to the warpgate that links with the BI and It would cause the other link to be dead? Thereby limiting the number of factions fighting over the warpgate to only the 2.

IE, TR would only ever be able to enter NC's home cont from 1 particular warpgate, VS would only be able to enter via the other particular warpgate. (However, they can activate that warpgate link via either the battle island or hossin, but it's the same warpgate)

For example:



I'm not sure really. Definitely something that would need to be played with on the PTS.

Having lived through the "development" cycle of PS1 (ie, ... built a game that was already old looking 4 months after release, with 1 horrible expansion and a few tweaks here and there.. then nothing for 7 more years...)

As long as they are moving forwards with PS2, I'll be happy. As painful as individual changes (ie, resource change) can be, it's still refreshing to know they are actively working towards a goal. (whether they succeed or not)

I will say, that the way they are trying to incorporate the battle islands into the main game is a good idea. It's in essence giving us 4 new continents for the price of 2, allowing them to open up continent locking with less amount of dev time needed. I also think we don't need huge full continent maps in order to get to PS1's level of strategy. Half the time most of the conts were empty anyway, having smaller gateway conts will probably be sufficient.

Letting them try to drum up interest via MLG is secondary for my personal taste, but I understand the need for marketing. It sucked in PS1 and having no advertising or attempts to bring new players to a great game.

It also allows for some 2v2 faction fights which were rare on PS1 (especially later years) but very fun fights. It'll definitely give ya some options.


Any way I look at it, if they can get this up and going by end of year 1 (still 4 months away), i'll be happy. I look at it like this. I never thought they were going to attempt to do a sequel of PS1. So living through a year of beta-like experience, with maybe another 4 months to go... I'm still a happy camper.

I have gotten my money's worth so far... and the longer it goes on, the less money i'll be spending. (There will be a point at which I will stop membership & boosts because I won't need it anymore)

Some more details:

• All other warpgates can now change hands like regular territory (details here still being worked out, so let us know if you have ideas)

• Each of our current continents (Indar, Esamir, Amerish) becomes a home continent for an Empire
• Each empire has a single “Home Warpgate” on their home continent that can never be taken from them
• By taking control of a warpgate, your empire can now advance along any continental lattice connected to it
• Hossin is given three warpgates, one connected to Indar, one to Esamir, and one to Amerish. There is no home warpgate on Hossin.
• Battle Islands fall between continents on all the links not leading to Hossin