Planetside 2

[Brennik]

There's a clock counting down at www.planetside2.com. We'll have something in 14 hours... 

[Mrbloodworth]

Uh oh!

12 hours to go.

[UnSub]

We'll have something in 14 hours... 

I'm guessing... a sense of disappointment.

[Typhon]

that's just the vast majority of your past experience talking - what the hell does it know?! 

I'm willing to suspend my disbelief (yet again!) and cherish the few remaining hours of anticipation of the coming of fps robot jesus!

[Speedy Cerviche]

When the timer ends, they will launch their promotional facebook page and if 10 million people "like" it they will release a trailer of current alpha stage gameplay footage.

[Lantyssa]

It'll be "Psyche!  We're doing SWG2."

[01101010]

Planetside 2: electric boogaloo. I fully agree that this will be some sorta website/facebook fan site opening up. On the other hand, they could announce they are closing shop on it due to SOE troubles. 

[Tearofsoul]

Way too many trolls at f13.net

[tmp]

It's not trolling when you're right.

[Sky]

It's not trolling when you're right.

[Mrbloodworth]

When the timer ends, they will launch their promotional facebook page and if 10 million people "like" it they will release a trailer of current alpha stage gameplay footage.

There is already a facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/PlanetSide2


EDIT: I completely forgot the SOE fanfare was going on.

Also: Metatag = "PlanetSide 2 is the only first person shooter that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking detail. Be a part of explosive action in a futuristic world with forces ranging from tactical squads to thousand player armies all taking place in real-time on enormous open-world continents."

[HaemishM]

Open-world continents? Methinks someone used the buzzword-a-tron to write up that meta description.

[Ratman_tf]

Shut the fuck up, you fuckers! I want this to be decent! 

[01101010]

I got a feeling it's probably another set of screenshots of a game that will never be. 

[Mrbloodworth]

Shut the fuck up, you fuckers! I want this to be decent! 

[Ghambit]

Twer I designing this game I meta all you bastards into thinking the game was pre-alpha marketing likely-to-be-cancelled shite, put up a few of these countdown things wherein they ultimately lead to utter sadness, then one day put one up that expires into a giant "Play Now" button revealing a completely ready-to-play game.... then I'd sit back and revel in the salty shower of your anti-tears.

But, that wont happen here.   

[Lantyssa]

That'd actually be superb marketing.  But it'll never happen.

[01101010]

Twer I designing this game I meta all you bastards into thinking the game was pre-alpha marketing likely-to-be-cancelled shite, put up a few of these countdown things wherein they ultimately lead to utter sadness, then one day put one up that expires into a giant "Play Now" button revealing a completely ready-to-play game.... then I'd sit back and revel in the salty shower of your anti-tears.

But, that wont happen here.   

Ya know I thought about what would happen if a company just released a game instead of doing the marketing dance first. PC only of course...  

[Demonix]

Shut the fuck up, you fuckers! I want this to be decent! 

[JWIV]

Also: Metatag = "PlanetSide 2 is the only first person shooter that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking detail. Be a part of explosive action in a futuristic world with forces ranging from tactical squads to thousand player armies all taking place in real-time on enormous open-world continents."

But but but, what about CAVES?   

[01101010]

Also: Metatag = "PlanetSide 2 is the only first person shooter that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking detail. Be a part of explosive action in a futuristic world with forces ranging from tactical squads to thousand player armies all taking place in real-time on enormous open-world continents."

But but but, what about CAVES?   

no

[UnSub]

40 minutes to go...

[Ratman_tf]

Also: Metatag = "PlanetSide 2 is the only first person shooter that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking detail. Be a part of explosive action in a futuristic world with forces ranging from tactical squads to thousand player armies all taking place in real-time on enormous open-world continents."

But but but, what about CAVES?   

"No caves!"

[UnSub]

And it's live.

Obviously getting pounded by players, but there is a trailer, FAQ and media page, plus a sign-up box (for what is probably a newsletter)

[Malakili]

Site is down, looks like ps2 is starting out in true mmo fashioned.

[UnSub]

I tried a few times and got through, although I couldnt' sign up for the newsletter.

The FAQ contains the usual buzzwords and nothing really concrete, so I'm guessing the 'launch Q2 2011' from Smedley a while back was 'we launch the website sometime around then'.

[slog]

The trailer doesn't tell you much.  Sparse graphics,  can't tell if it's instanced.

I'm pretty sure that just going to that website gives lulsec your credit card info.

[Ratman_tf]

Gameplay footage was at least hopeful. Pew pew!

[slog]

What is the business model for Planetside 2?

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[Mrbloodworth]

*squee*

[Surlyboi]

[Speedy Cerviche]

looks ok, gonna have to have really good mass/persistant elements to give it appeal over BF3 though, which looks to have much better FPS mechanics.

[Surlyboi]

I will say I like the new uniforms and the more gritty look and feel.

[UnSub]

I will say I like the new uniforms and the more gritty look and feel.

Felt appropriately Halo-like, didn't it?


 

[Surlyboi]

Somewhat Halo like. Nothing wrong with that.

Barneys still look like tools though.