PlanetSide Impressions, Screenshots

3rd person is lame. Everquest is first person. Everquest is the most sucessful MMORPG..gee these guys at Verant are smart. In my opinion first person has alot more immersion than 3rd person.

This game was being made in mid 2000 and screenshots were being released then too (they were similar to EQ's gfx), and well, the game has been in development for over 3 years now and the first beta is just now getting off the ground. Is there some reason this game is taking so long? Was there something that happened during the development process that hindered this game's development? I'm just curious, because the screens that Steve has here on his site are nothing like the ones in the preview. This just makes me suspicious as to what has happened with this game.

Everquest with GUNS

" In Tribes or Renegade, each map had a pre-defined time limit. Either the objective was met or the clock ran out and then you were whisked away to a new setting. While the games were fun, the knowledge that the round was ending and all your hard work was ultimately for naught, left you wanting more somehow."

I couldn't disagree more. If there's one thing I'm concerned about with Planetside, it's a reason to continue playing. Since nobody ever really "wins", THAT sounds like something that is "for naught"... I mean, you can take a base and man the turrets or whatever... but do you really win anything? Chances are it will just be taken back while you're sleeping.

With the traditional map time limit for FPS games (Tribes, Renegade, BF42), I DO feel a sense of accomplishment. Because at the end of the battle, a clear winner and loser are defined. Can the same be said for the persistant world of Planetside?

And once you've upgraded your character to max stats... what's the point of playing after that? I mean, yeah, you can play it just like another FPS game... but, where's the "persistant" part after your stats are maxed? I guess the game probably keeps track of your kills and so forth... but I don't really want to enlarge my epenis with silly game stats... I want abilities and more skills.

Those screenshots look like the graphic detail levels I have set for my GF2. I wonder what hardware those guys are using.

they never shoulda released those initial screens that looked so so so much better than these.... thats really going to hurt them...

I had a hunch they were going to have to reduce the detail levels on everything just to make it playable for the masses...

As for talking me into paying $10-15 a month for a game, i don't know about that...

this game looks worse every time they release new shots.

I've been thinking about what I liked in mmorpg type games and why I used to play them (I played everquest for a while).

I think a big part of it is just the exploration. My favourite part of the game was to start a new character, learn about their abilities, and then go wandering around the zones with no particular goal in mind.

I'm curious if something like this would be possible in Planetside, would be interesting if you could wander around as a mercenary of sorts.