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New Forums - Tomorrow (March 19, 2004):
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SporkfirePS
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|  posted 2004-03-18 17:04:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-18 20:01:53 (CST), 68.3 months old
Hello all,I am just dropping the word that starting tomorrow, around midday, we will be starting life all over again with new forum software. Feel free to continue posting here, however keep in mind that many threads and discussions will need to be re-started over in the new world. The current UBB forums will be archived and accessible after they close tomorrow. Victor Wachter
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| posted 2004-03-18 17:22:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-18 20:01:53 (CST), 68.3 months old
Edit button and preview! And I won't have to paste my sig in anymore... | |
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Games::PlanetSide::Official Forums: Discussion
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CSRs... Devs I want you to read this:
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EmeraldVSRaige
| posted 2004-03-16 15:11:00 (CST-2)
My account got suspended for "exploiting" in the game. I have never exploited in the game before and you can look up in my record.CSR-JohnnyA said I exploited by "hiding in the wall and shooting through it." Yesterday was my first time I got into the cavern and I do not see the wall. All I see was the players floating. How am I exploiting? My account got suspended? So much for paying you guys almost an year? SmokeJumper, Sporkfire, I want to talk to you please. ASAP. I did not exploit therefore there was no wall front of me. Also, he told me I went to cavern from forsenal to ishunder just to get in the cave. Well, Frank075 globaled to get in the cavern. So did I, I figured there might be battles in the core since the patch. Then I got appealed for exploiting. I dont see any walls and when I see enemy, I shoot at them. Come on, that aint right. CSRJohnnyA wont even listen to me at all either. |
SporkfirePS
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| posted 2004-03-17 11:38:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-17 14:07:01 (CST), 68.3 months old
I can't comment on any specifics regarding the incident, but the community should be aware that there are two sides to every story. After seeing the records that Customer Service used to make its decision, I feel it was valid and can't help here.Victor Wachter
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Devs: Please tell us exactly WHY surge is getting nerfed.:
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TonyPhatts
| posted 2004-03-15 06:56:00 (CST-2)
I think it's because you can't fix a bug.Please convince me otherwise. |
SporkfirePS
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| posted 2004-03-15 13:31:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-15 16:05:23 (CST), 68.4 months old
Admittedly, the Surge warping was the issue that caused us to look into Surge overall. Yes, we still have to resolve the core issue that caused the effect and that resolution is under development. To some extent, warping of some sort will always be a problem given the nature of the Internet and the predictive needs of MMO netcode. PlanetSide is not the only game to face this limitation. It may, however, be more obvious in PlanetSide, due to its unique gameplay and combat system among MMOG's.But it also called up a design issue: given a perfect network with no warping, is it desired for functionality for this game to allow highly potent weapons to be used at super speeds? We don't feel it is, and there are plenty of gamers in PlanetSide who agree with that sentiment. Victor Wachter
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Top ten PATCH FAQ's:
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MaximGatling
| posted 2004-03-15 11:47:00 (CST-2)
1. Is the patch indeed actually live now?2. Where are the patch notes, I can't find the link. 3. What does it include? 4. Is the Lasher "gimp" now? 5. Will Force Domes replace Power Domes as DEVO's Helmet of Choice? 6. Does it "feel" like a Capitol building, or is it the same damn building with a Force Condom on it? 7. How bad is the crashing? 8. What nasty bugs did they introduce? 9. Is NasyVeal a misspelling of NastyVeal? 10. Am I going to enjoy this tonight when I get home or is it an exercise in frustration? 11. there is NO 11. Cardinal Biggles! Take it away... |
SporkfirePS
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| posted 2004-03-15 12:05:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-15 15:05:38 (CST), 68.4 months old
1. Yes.
2. http://planetside.station.sony.com/game_updates/recent_updates.jsp
3. See above.
4. I don't think so. Only change was the 5m lash restriction.
5. They'll have to pay us for the rights.
6. For this version, the Capitols use existing buildings. We are in the early exploration stage of developing new designs (meaning, it will take quite some time for the change to come to pass).
7. I haven't seen it widespread. I have seen reports of an issue with pre-patch AT weaponry, which has been reported to QA for resolution.
8. See above.
9. Umm...
10. I think you're in for a good night, but I'm biased.Victor Wachter
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| WHY does planetside install SPYWARE every time you run the game?
posted 2004-03-10 13:18:00 (CST), discovered 2004-03-10 16:01:21 (CST), 68.6 months old
In any event, I am looking into this and should have an answer by the end of the day. Some Google research suggests that the Spyware file would need to be in the Windows directory to function and not an application directory. I believe it is probably a case of similar naming. I'll know by the end of the day.The reason I am confident that we'll find it to not be spyware patched in behind my back is that someone would have found it long before now and we would have already been through the PR storm. Victor Wachter
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[b] THE LASHER HAS BEEN NERFED [/b] Please stop posting how to fix it thanks.:
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THE_TeraHertz
| posted 2004-03-09 05:37:00 (CST-2)
The lasher has had it's damage per orb reduced, its lash activation range increased to five meters, and it's orb speed reduced. Go to the test server. Now could you stop posting about it. |
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| posted 2004-03-09 10:29:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-09 13:06:27 (CST), 68.6 months old
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The lasher has had it's damage per orb reduced,
No it didn't.
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its lash activation range increased to five meters,
Yes, it did.
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and it's orb speed reduced.
No it didn't.Victor Wachter
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| posted 2004-03-09 12:35:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-09 15:05:59 (CST), 68.6 months old
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Spork mate, if this is so and that the Lasher hasn't been touched (minus the 5 meter bit), can you clear up why on the live server it takes 5 direct orb hits to kill a Rexo user (without lash's at all. It was tested on a friendly) but on the test server it takes 6 direct orbs to kill a Rexo (Same test, on a friendly in Rexo so no lashes).
I can't explain it, but I will be testing it myself today.Victor Wachter
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Sporkfire: players fell useless.:
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shelak
| posted 2004-03-08 11:01:00 (CST-2)
Sporkfire.We only have one forum room where we can discuss isssues of the game.
This makes it hard for several issues to have any feedback or attention.
It feels that the devs sometimes dont get the right idea of the community will and alot of players dont post because they fell like their post are useless in the middle of so many useless ones. I would like to see some changes to the forum in order to improve the feedback and the community happyness. -End of all the 'general chat' rooms. (wishlist, art of war, general discussion, etc etc)
-Creation of new rooms :
one for vechs
one for air vechs
one for support classes (hacking, medic, engy)
one for core systems (ui, options, tech issues, and all those general and core system issues)
one for weapons
one for max's and player armor. This would spread out the posts and filter the issues in a more organized maner for us and for you. Also, i would like to see some heavy moderation on the forums. These forums are to use in the benefit of the game, not to vent frustation (and if we want we could use planetside discussion for that like we do now). Chosing players of the comunity ( one per forum ) and giving them the ability to report posts to be moderated and help gathering data
Creating sticky posts like ' what do you feel the role of this weapon should be ?' and 'top 5 issues of this vech'. This way the feedback would be alot more organized and filtered and alot more players would post. I also would like to see the patch notes starting with something telling the players to go to the forums to voice their opinion or even a 'tip of the day'.
Adding a ' do you wish to order core combat' pop up that doesnt open every time you log in but just once or twice when important issues are on the forums would also help. Please insure that we players have the ability to discuss issues and fell that we are beeing usefull and that our requests have your and the devs attention. |
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| posted 2004-03-08 11:37:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-08 14:06:36 (CST), 68.6 months old
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-End of all the 'general chat' rooms. (wishlist, art of war, general discussion, etc etc)
Not on your life. Some players do not view the sole purpose of forums as being a development discussion.However, having a single development forums (and technically, we have several) allows all sides to be represented in issues. I think the melting pot model is the right one to go with. If I ever did open forums for each playstyle, they would not likely be development oriented, but rather just more 'General Chat' types. Victor Wachter
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Sporkfire or Smoke: Bug or undocumented change?:
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Kumacho
| posted 2004-03-05 12:56:00 (CST-2)
I have tried to find an answer on this one with the search function and dev tracker and can't find where a Dev has addressed it. I know the topic has been brought up several times but still I can't find an official response.CR4 OS's rarely kill AMS's anymore. Open field and no obstructions over the top of the AMS. Waypoint dead center on the AMS and still they rarely die. In fact they don't seem to show any damage at all. Please let us know what's up here. Thanks guys. |
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| posted 2004-03-05 15:21:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-05 18:06:10 (CST), 68.7 months old
This is a bug, which I have made the Programming Team aware of. I will let you know when it is scheduled to be fixed when I have more info.Victor Wachter
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I'm sorry i have to ask:
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CowPolice
| posted 2004-03-05 14:26:00 (CST)
Is there going to be another playtest?I MUST KNOW!! They've all been really cool and i want to have another one before the weekend starts... so are we? Thx. |
SmokeJumperPS
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| posted 2004-03-05 14:42:00 (CST), discovered 2004-03-05 17:16:23 (CST), 68.7 months old
I think we're going to hold off until we get a new build with bug fixes and a few of the gameplay tweaks we've discussed here on the boards.Glad you liked it well enough to want more though.  | |
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An interesting question.:
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Robotix00
| posted 2004-03-05 13:55:00 (CST)
Has any CR4-5s tried firing on OS on a shielded capitol? I haven't seen it tried, so I wonder what the result would be. |
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| posted 2004-03-05 14:42:00 (CST), discovered 2004-03-05 17:16:23 (CST), 68.7 months old
The result *should* be that the OS stops at the Dome periphery. It works...but doesn't penetrate the dome. | |
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First you dont tell us about the grenades, and now we find out about the burster.:
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CFG
| posted 2004-03-05 03:43:00 (CST)
Well im still steaming over the fact that you think grenades can be used better than a thumper. But thats not why i am typing this. I am typing this for 2 reasons. #1 is to ask you WHY you insist on leaving things out of the patch notes. And #2 which is the TR's AA max the Burster.Ill start with the Burster max first. I rmeber in one of SmokeJumpers replys he said that they were taking away the TR Burster max Splash damage against vechiles and infantry. However at the same time he said the damage would be left alone but only would do damage ala direct conntact of the projectile. Now maybe things changed inbetween now and then but why did you nerf the TR burster to the point of allmost no return? It now takes over 50, yes count them over 50 rounds to kill somones. Do have any idea how insane that is? Its more insane that have a delay between throwing grenades. And quite frankly im getting a bit flustered over this *new* patch. Now to address problem #2. Again im going to ask the ultimate question why. As in why do you seem to not want to share all the information with your clients? Remeber we are people to and have all the right in the world to know. After all without you have np paychecks right? So please explain to be a half way decent reason why this has and keeps happening? Typo maybe? Forgot? Or just plain didnt feel like typing the extra to lines of text? |
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| posted 2004-03-05 13:34:00 (CST), discovered 2004-03-05 16:16:44 (CST), 68.7 months old
"significantly higher" is relative. Just because it's better than the other MAXs when anchored doesn't mean it's a great AI weapon. Keep that in mind.Other than that, the Burster is now in-line damage-wise, when compared to other AA MAXs, on infantry targets, vehicle targets, AND air targets, so I don't see that the balance needs to change much now. If you're used to using the TR Burster as an AI weapon, then you'll need to change your tactics. | |
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Two Hip Slots:
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UltimatrixmaN
| posted 2004-03-04 12:53:00 (CST-2)
Only buff I ask, care not about anything else.Inf's are fine, I would just like to request another Hip Slot. I see no reason that I can carry one, but not 2. I have no rifle slot, only a pistol slot. I will continue to use my cloaker but I would like to put this suggestion up for offer. Thanks. I do have 2 hips ya know. Just sign here for (and ONLY for) another hip slot. |
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| posted 2004-03-04 12:56:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-04 15:10:59 (CST), 68.8 months old
For two cert points, we are pretty satisfied with the inventory space and single holster of the Infiltrator. If we ever give it a second holster, it will likely be a new cert or a post-BR20 ability.Victor Wachter
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| posted 2004-03-04 12:57:00 (CST-2), discovered 2004-03-04 15:11:00 (CST), 68.8 months old
Clarifying... If it were a new cert, it would probably be one of the 1 point fillers. | |
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