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1: NC

2: NC and TR

3: NC, TR and Vanu

[OREOSOME]

I'm assuming you've never heard the horror stories about command from Planetside 1.

I know I havent. Elaborate, then.

[Flying Carcass]

This game is great; I love the scale of the battles, the visuals, the sound, the gunplay, and the sci fi theme... it's hitting all the right notes with me.

[Lectorog]

I just had my first experience with the queue. This is the worst. It reminds me of amusement parks. It wouldn't be as bad if characters weren't server bound.

[Flying Carcass]

Eh, it's a MMO that just launched. Queues are par for the course (heck, I'd be concerned if there weren't any queues).

[Darkening Kaos]

What I find harsh is logging on and then being dropped straight into battle, as a new LA with no experience, getting killed within 5 seconds was a bit of a shock.  But it happens every time - one crash so far - arrive on Amerish the second time hot-dropped in front of a dozen Vanu, what chance does an engineer have?

[Paul]

It did that to me the first time, but subsequent logins put me at the warp gate as expected.

Dropping in as an LA right on top of a whole platoon or more of TR was fun though. I maneuvered my pod onto a building and flew around building to building shooting people. By the time some of them got over the shock of me just appearing on a roof top among 50 or so of them I had killed enough to get a few certs and was able to immediately buy some of the cheap upgrades.

I can definitely see it going bad for a newbie though. I've had a few occasions where I saw a drop pod coming down and shot the light infantry standing there the second he landed, so I assume I kind of screwed up some people's first steps in the game lol.

[Darkening Kaos]

Maybe it did it to me twice cause I crashed out of the game.

[Toaster]

Well, I made a NC on Mattherson (ToasterTheAwesome), but I won't be playing until the end of the year when I get a new PC and can actually run the game.

Sony says I have 45 days of time for PS1- I might see if it's not lying to me and screw around there.

[Cthulhu]

Is continent-switching not working for anyone else?  I'm stuck on Esamir which is basically bullshit right now.

Also, how important are the new guns?  Because right now I'm losing about 9/10 straight firefights and I know I'm not that bad at shooters.

[Toaster]

FYI:  Planetside 1 is almost completely empty.  Like, two people empty.

[Moghjubar]

Tried it earlier today.  Instant action is fun at least.  Doesn't give you any time to sort your shit though.

[bucket]

FYI:  Planetside 1 is almost completely empty.  Like, two people empty.

They need to hurry up and make it F2P then.

[Gamerboy4life]

Is continent-switching not working for anyone else?  I'm stuck on Esamir which is basically bullshit right now.

Also, how important are the new guns?  Because right now I'm losing about 9/10 straight firefights and I know I'm not that bad at shooters.

Don't know what you're doing wrong.

Earlier today, I ramboed a small outpost as a medic. First try.

Then again, I ramboed a small outpost. They probably never expected an attack.

[Knight of Fools]

Is continent-switching not working for anyone else?  I'm stuck on Esamir which is basically bullshit right now.

Also, how important are the new guns?  Because right now I'm losing about 9/10 straight firefights and I know I'm not that bad at shooters.

In order to switch continents, you have to either be alive and use an instant action area in the map screen or go to the warp gate and use a world terminal.

I've found that recoil is poorly done, but at the same time it's impossible to hit anything without going full auto. The beginning scopes are also pure rubish - Get one with a zoom you're comfortable with and it gets a little better. Flanking and hiding are also extremely important.

I'm still getting killed a lot, too, though. It's gotten to the point where I can't see how I lose so many fights where the odds are stacked in my favor.

Infiltrator helps a lot with that, since it's the only class that can perform with finesse at medium to long ranges. Everything else is just a spray and pray fest, which I find boring. I wish there were more guns that didn't feel so ineffective. The fact that it's impossible for a newbie to get any new guns doesn't help.

Still having a load of fun, though.


Edit: Also don't forget to play with the mouse sensitivity. The default is mindbogglingly high.

[Lectorog]

Edit: Also don't forget to play with the mouse sensitivity. The default is mindbogglingly high.

I find it to be a good amount. I also play with max sensitivity on consoles, so. But turning fast is good.

The tutorials state this*, but mouse acceleration should be turned off. It's better that way. And default.

*I'm probably the only one here who watched the tutorial videos.