AGN Community Night July with Matt Higby

[Hamma]

http://www.planetside-universe.com/news-community-night-july-with-matt-higby-2809.htm

[Cosmical]

Matt who?

[TheRagingGerbil]

I like it when you guys have Matt on. :groovy:

[Synapse]

Could Matt explore some of the endgame content and complexity he expects to see for outfits that might go beyond retaking the same base every day for a week or being top of the killboards? What kinds of metagaming does he plan for veteran players to do when just killing people while capping a base (that you will lose again tomorrow) isn't enough?

Secondly, could he expand on how you will know if you're fighting a famous enemy outfit, or seek out an outfit you want to fight? Zebra camo alone is unlikely to be the domain of just one group of dudes. Ps1 didn't have names for enemies so you couldn't know for sure if you'd just killed a member of that elite group you're hunting, and it was circumstantial at best to know if they were in your area.

[Flisher]

Maybe add a small recap on July 1rst "Planetside Day" players driven event?

[mbarrett]

That will be roughly 5 weeks since E3 , I thought higby said beta was going to be in a couple of weeks , that's what he said at E3 , I doubt beta will start before this TS broadcast . 5 weeks is more than a couple of weeks is it not , or is it the case that mind games are being played ?

[Sephirex]

That will be roughly 5 weeks since E3 , I thought higby said beta was going to be in a couple of weeks , that's what he said at E3 , I doubt beta will start before this TS broadcast . 5 weeks is more than a couple of weeks is it not , or is it the case that mind games are being played ?

I wouldn't say its mind games. The definition of couple weeks varies from person to person. Not too long ago, Higby said he was looking forward to visiting China in a couple weeks. Higby's trip was about 5 weeks away when he made the comment. Just means he has a looser usage of 'a couple weeks' than most.

[Cosmical]

Ask Higby to start a kick starter where we can pay 10 dollars to get access to a beta client now.

Invest to Test! NOW!!

[Stew]

Stew360 want to know if huge competitive play will be suported ?

Also want to know these little thing

If swimming will be ad anythime somewhere

If lake and boat battle will be possible down the road

How the servers infrastructure will work

If when you buy a camo for vehicules is it vehicules specifics or we can use it across the board ?

If cavern and underground figth is still planned ?

If their is esports are they going to adapt the game for the actual Esports mentality or is they are going to revolutionize the whole esports and force players to adapt to planetside and auraxis ?

[Mastachief]

Excellent

./ponders questions

[Delkaes]

Maybe answered :

Q : Will we see Mecha vehicles with 2 or 3 soldiers inside ? (1 pilot, 2 turret gunners).

Edit adding picture :
http://planetside.station.sony.com/images/screenshots/TR_Colossus_BFR.jpg

[waldizzo]

Can you please talk about what other base capture mechanics there are besides the "hack and hold" capture point system we've seen?

We've seen some talk about power generators in bases. Have you decided upon what function the generators will have?

Can spawn tubes, weapon terminals and vehicle terminals be destroyed or otherwise disabled?

[Saieno]

This should be a very interesting AGN. It's about a month after E3, right around the time beta should be starting, and Higby being on the show definitely means there's something important to discuss. Looking forward to it!

[Gonefshn]

Great to see Higby on Community Night! I am very excited for this one!

I think a very important thing to ask Higby about that we have seen discussed all over these forums is the flow of battle. I'd be curious to hear his opinion and/or plans involving keeping the battles from happening in the same places all the time due to the three way fight with footholds. I know people are concerned we will be seeing the center of the map and the same basic middle ground battle lines all the time like a constant stalemate. How will they be sure that we will see fighting in more areas than the center?

[Ailos]

Awesome! Last time he was on, he gave us some pretty cool insider info and looks... I don't want him to get himself fired or anything, but I can't help but get fired up for this. (Pun definitely intended.)

[DarkChiron]

Can we get a better idea on where the cert customization is right now? So far things have been kinda "Well we can maybe do this or this might be added later, we're looking at it" kind of answers in regards to what certs will be able to do.

Namely, I want to know what cloaks my beloved Infiltrator will be getting. :D

[Raymac]

I'd love to know if he is feeling more or less pressure after E3. It got quite a few awards, and even more nominations. We've all had high expectations around here from what we've been seeing, but now it seems the media is much more aware of the game and its potential.

[Mirror]

Well that should get the viewer count up!

Good to hear that Higby is back on and already looking forward to the show.

[basti]

Will matt join us for the discussion, or will he just head off after the interview like last time? The dude NEEDS to stay i say! :>

Also, count me in. :P

[Papscal]

When is Beta Matt?:wantbeta:

[Hmr85]

Always Glad to see Matt in the Community nights. I can't wait for some more Info. Maybe he will show up with his hair cut. :D

[i see you naked]

seems like no beta in the next month

[Stew]

Why the building keep the RED strip why they are not like planetside one when the NC have the building these are Blue when tr these are red Why now they keep the redness all the time ?

Also if those are not going to change color why not make them a neutral color ?

http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae76/stew360/20120618_4fdf47a98bb1f.jpg

Like here the Nc have the base but the stripes are still RED in those building i would like to know is this is going to change color and if not is their a chance to see it in (( neutral color if possible )) instead of red ?

[Chinchy]

I would like to know if there will be a MAV equivalent in the game? (I can picture it on squad night MAV themed 300 people following 1 person on the opposite team with MAVs. :)

[Luperza]

Woot! Can't wait to watch and listen. :)

[Jennyboo]

Woot! Can't wait to watch and listen. :)

we are hoping someday to have you on :) if we are allowed :cry:

[Hamma]

Yes!

[Luperza]

we are hoping someday to have you on :) if we are allowed :cry:

That would be cool. :) Maybe, some day! Hehe.

[thegreekboy]

WHY?!

July 14th at 7:00 is when my flight leaves!!!

WHY CRUEL WORLD, WHYYYY

[kaffis]

The real question, of course, is whether Higby will have hair...

[thegreekboy]

The real question, of course, is whether Higby will have hair...

Higby has hair?!?

[kaffis]

Higby has hair?!?
Yes. But his hair's days are numbered. We're all hoping that number is *reaaaaallllly* small lately.

[ComerEste]

Would be hilariously cruel if he showed up with it like tied in a pony tail or something, so it looks like he cut it then when everyone's hopes are sufficiently raised, he casually undoes it.

Or maybe he actually does cut it, but him and the cast wait until the very last minute to talk about it.

Either one would have me literally ROFL'ing.:cool:

[Xaine]

How are the heavy weapons (MCG/Jackhammer/Lasher) coming along?

[DarkChiron]

Another question I have and perhaps really more important in the short term for myself:

If the game is using GPU Physx to run, what effects is that going to have on people with ATI video cards? What will they not see? How much of a performance hit is going to be seen?

[disky]

Another question I have and perhaps really more important in the short term for myself:

If the game is using GPU Physx to run, what effects is that going to have on people with ATI video cards? What will they not see? How much of a performance hit is going to be seen?

Agreed, this is germane to my situation as well.

[i see you naked]

well, obv u cant say what things PS2 will use at physx, i think the smoke,ragdolls, the smoke on the arctic map is done with physx also..


but watch this to see some differences Batman: Arkham City NVIDIA GeForce GTX PhysX PC Trailer - YouTube

performance wise it does make a difference, how much? dont know. maybe 1-2fps

[DarkChiron]

well, obv u cant say what things PS2 will use at physx, i think the smoke,ragdolls, the smoke on the arctic map is done with physx also..

Well I can't. I was hoping Higby can. Since these questions are for him and he should know these kind of things.

[i see you naked]

does ur uniform still gets more colorful when u rank up ur battle rank ?

[Canaris]

I hope TRay shows up again, he might be Vanu but no one crashes an interview like that man :D

[kaffis]

I hope TRay shows up again, he might be Vanu but no one crashes an interview like that man :D
"But" no one crashes...?

I think the two are directly related. Hamma and Higby have a nice, fun, friendly 2-way going on between TR and NC, and then T-Ray crashes the party. Sounds like classic Vanu behavior, to me.

[Astrok]

"But" no one crashes...?

I think the two are directly related. Hamma and Higby have a nice, fun, friendly 2-way going on between TR and NC, and then T-Ray crashes the party. Sounds like classic Vanu behavior, to me.

yeah vanu are a bunch of angry little kids.

they come fight when the fight is almost over.

[Hamma]

Please post any questions you have guys rather than chatting up about what might happen ;)

[IMMentat]

As you wish oh mighty Hamma. :)

Will bases on continents be swapped/transitioned/moved around occasionally to keep the battlefield fresh/dynamic/varied/?
e.g.
On release, maybe there's an AMP station in the middle of the map surrounded by farmland/farms, 3-4 months later it changed to a Tech plant with a few silo's and maybe 1-2 farm outpousts still remaining, the AMP station would end up elsewhere on the continent. Later on maybe its still a tech plant but the local outposts and nearby bases have changed.

How many common features will the mobile app and the web "statistics browser" share?
Leading to a dual Monitor support query, we know that mobile devices will have drone strikes etc (which sound crazy-fun), will this also be possible with a web-browser on a second monitor?

Jimmy Whisenhunt - Great idea pulling in an experienced competitive and analytical player into the team (especially as he frames his arguments well), whats is the scope for use of his experience? Will it only be to tighten up the gunplay or will Mr Whisenhunt be providing meaningful feedback on things such as travel methods/times, base incedental item placement (his 1.6 vs GO gave a few great examples of this) and respawn availability (squad spawn timer and drop innacuracy, will the galaxy be enough to provide mobile spawning, will towers and outposts need re-orientation/tweaking to be effective in a rolling battle)?

[ComerEste]

In game voice chat:
1. Can we adjust individual peoples mics and our own? Anyone who's used a voice program knows that sometimes, new people can either blow your ears out or whisper so low you think there's a ghost in your room.

2. If we /ignore someone, will it auto-mute their mic so they can't sneak into a squad your in and start trolling you again?

3. If there is still cross faction chat via /whisper like there was in PS1, is it possible to have cross faction chat via the voice chat? Maybe make it proximity? That way if we ever want to coordinate some outfit vs outfit stuff, makes it easier to throw something together.

Environment:
1. Any plans on some volcano/lava stuff? I saw a concept art where you want to do geysers, but an erupting volcano would be epic.

2. If you stand on the geysers, will they shoot you into the air? lol

3. If you do have natural disaster events, will they just be something to go "ooo pretty" or will they be like "oh shit, get inside right the fuck now!"?

Gameplay:
1. Are generators still on the table or have you guys scrapped the idea for something else?

2. Any plans on alternate ways to capture a base besides the Capture & Hold? Perhaps a LLU like in PS1 or King of the Hill?

3. Is there going to be Virtual Reality shooting ranges and vehicle ranges so we can test out stuff before we cert into it?

[Karma]

Don’t let us down Matt, BREAK THE WALLS DOWN! :thumbsup:

WWE - Y2J theme - YouTube

[Hamma]

I'm posting this to remind myself to ask about Generators ;)

[The Degenatron]

Please ask Matt to discuss "The Slippery Slope" of resource management and how to balance that against still having Empires able to conquer large sections of continents.

Also related: there has been much worry about stalled and stalemated frontlines - how will the devs prevent this?

Big thanks to Hamma and the PSU team for all the hard work you do to keep us in the loop and big thanks to Matt and the PS2 teams for all of the hard work on this game!

[SixShooter]

Will water ever be a part of the game? It played a huge role in PS2 but it looks like it's pretty much absent in PS2. I understand wanting to have every inch of the map playable and capturable but having rivers create choke points for ground forces was a great aspect of PS1.

[LazyBonez]

Question for you to ask Hamma

What is the purpose of hacking in PS2? With the absence of vehicle hacking and from what we have seen from the E3 steams you don't need hacking to take a control point and I didn't see any doors to hack where will hacking come into play other than being able to hack control points faster then everyone else?

Or was is like that just for E3 (I'm hoping this is the case)

[ringring]

Q's.

Can you give a review of the beta activity to date and a look forward , but only if you feel able to?

XP - we have seen on the videos xp awarded per kill and ver vehicle destruction, this appears to be a flat rate per kill. Will the xp vary in some circumstance, e.g. the person killed has stayed alive for some time (similar to PS1 xp gain)?

[Notser]

Please ask Higby how he sees the beta going so far ;). Also wouldn't hurt to ask what trends he's seeing and whether that is a good thing or it is a early sign of a overpowered weapon/class/vehicle.

[SurgeonX]

Can you please talk about what other base capture mechanics there are besides the "hack and hold" capture point system we've seen?

We've seen some talk about power generators in bases. Have you decided upon what function the generators will have?

Can spawn tubes, weapon terminals and vehicle terminals be destroyed or otherwise disabled?

I'd love to hear about this too

[aleksandrgrc]

/\ can i hack a terminal as an infiltrator and switch to another class?

[Flaropri]

Question for you to ask Hamma

What is the purpose of hacking in PS2? With the absence of vehicle hacking and from what we have seen from the E3 steams you don't need hacking to take a control point and I didn't see any doors to hack where will hacking come into play other than being able to hack control points faster then everyone else?

Or was is like that just for E3 (I'm hoping this is the case)

Earlier footage had discussed the potential to hack doors to spawn-points in bases to gain entry. We've only seen a few small facilities so doors may become more prominent as well, for example the Hadvar(?) short video showed soldiers shooting from a doorway with a force-field, that may need to be hacked for attackers to gain entry.

I believe TB's night-ops video also discussed hacking base turrets, though at the time it wasn't implemented.

Hacking might also enable you to take over an enemy Engineer's emplacements, though this is just speculation on my part.

Whether or not hacking will play a large role is still uncertain, but there are at least ideas in place by the Devs that were discussed. I'm sure we'll find out more in beta, and whether or not we need Hacking and if so what ways we can ensure it is both fair and effective.

[Methonius]

Will there be events put into the game sometime into the future such as maybe a space ship crash lands on the continent and a certain empire has to defend it from the opposing factions to gain its resources.

[The noob]

/\ can i hack a terminal as an infiltrator and switch to another class?

I believe one of the certs shown is that of equipment terminal hacking, so I'd assume yes.

[ComerEste]

You know, with Smedley's recent tweets, I'm starting to wonder if Higby will actually give us all what we want when he gets on air: an exact beta date.:huh:

[RodenyC]

E/E animations post launch.Yes or no?
Swimming in game/"floating" or sink to the bottom?

[Remzsz]

Question: How are you going to handle vehicle identification with the all different gameplay customization options?

[Comet]

Question:

Am I able to give PS2 items I purchase as gifts to other players? For example, can I purchase a camo pattern but then gift it to another player?



I just want to know because I will be purchasing Sony Cash tomorrow for the deal and my GF is unsure if she wants to play PS2 or not. If she decides to play, it'd be nice to be able to gift some in game things with the extra sony cash I purchase tomorrow :)

[ComerEste]

My friend thought of an interesting question: If they do a grief system for harming friendlies, can they make it to where helping friendlies forgives grief or maybe makes it go down faster?

[Zalmoxis]

Well this only means one thing: CBT will be after 14th of July and not before :(

[DirtyBird]

I know Higbys mic will be fine and look forward to hearing the other guests pov.
Going to be a massive night.


Q. Will we have to pay a subscription or a fee to create an Outfit? if so how much?

Follow up Q. What, if any, are the limits on the size of the initial created Outfit?
and what is the cost to increase that limit?

[krakendoom]

Not sure if it's been asked above but here goes.

Can you ask Matt about the servers, whether the servers are going to be world wide or if the world is going to be segemented ie US, Europe, Asia?

[TerranRoughneck]

Question:

Can you explain/elaborate on commander abilities and what organizational tools they'll have access to?

[Doxy]

Question
Will they have toggle crouch and scope zoom?

[QuantumMechanic]

does ur uniform still gets more colorful when u rank up ur battle rank ?

This has been on my mind lately as well. With all of the visual customization options available - is there going to be a way we can visually identify a BR1 character from a BR40? Having something like this is pretty important I think.

Edit: question format for Mr Higby:

Q: Given that visual character customization can be done from the start, is there anything that visually differentiates a BR1 character from a BR40 character? (Planetside1 had gradual armor color changes as your character advanced in rank)

[sylphaen]

What kinds of interaction will there be between "hexified" zones/facilities ?
eg. hex with nanite generator speeds up energy regen for LA/Infils in surrounding hexes

Will those interactions be empire specific ?
eg. NC/TR objective: disable the nanite generator and resume mining ops (= boost resources gain), VS objective: activate the nanite generator (= boost energy regen)

How will the transfer of benefits from controlled territories/facilities work within the hex system (eg. vs. the lattice system) ?



I remember Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory as a game with a fun and dynamic objectives system.

Basically:
Will we have a map of hex-after-hex or a map where capturing hexes and their objectives dynamically alters the map and strategic situations ?

[Hamma]

If you have questions for Matt please get them in by tomorrow afternoon! I will need to close the question pool by then.

[Policenaut]

I would like to echo:

3. Is there going to be Virtual Reality shooting ranges and vehicle ranges so we can test out stuff before we cert into it?

[Graywolves]

Some of us were under the impression that we would be able to customize our uniforms by empire color shades. As in a TR soldier would be able to customize the colors/shading of his armor along the lines of grey,black, and red. With camouflage patterns - Support for this style of customization seems nonexistent.

Is this kind of uniform customization going to make an appearance?

[Shogun]

ok, questions:

is there any chance we can get one char that can be used on all (or at least more than one) servers? so we don´t have to start from scratch with a new char whenever our server is full and we have to play on a different one?

will charnames be server unique? or will we get a name system like startrek online (name@account in chatwindow, simple name in gameworld) to allow double names?

[Rago]

Question 1:
Will we be able to Turn off:
Motion Blur/if there is ?
And Dept of Field ?

Question 2:
Any new Informations about the Shop now ?

To Question1 :I really want to "See something"have clear sight, in fps Games, with Fancy Graphics.Smoke,Explosions & Stuff are okay...)

[Fafnir]

I know this is question rather for KevMo, but:

Question: Will the Liberator pilot be able to replace his gun with something that gives more utility?

[ChipMHazard]

Question 1:
How many of the engineer's items will be mutually exclusive to each other, i.e. which combination of items will you be able to use?

Question 2:
Will you, and your empire, recieve a token amount of resources at the initial game launch to enable immediate use of vehicles?

[Troika]

Question 1: Can the Liberator to be sidegraded to hold passengers?

Question 2: Can deployable turrets upgraded to fire autonomously?

[Shogun]

oh yes, i forgot!

we saw a screenshot of a spitfire cert!
does this mean we get our beloved spitfire from ps1 back? if not, please ask higby what the new spitfire will be like!

[Hamma]

Just a bit longer for questions!

does ur uniform still gets more colorful when u rank up ur battle rank ?
We already know the answer to this one is no :) Upgrades/sidegrade/camo takes the place of this now.

Question: How are you going to handle vehicle identification with the all different gameplay customization options?
They have already handled it, each tank has a very unique silhouette as well as aircraft.

[Xyntech]

Will we have the option of seeing a weapons exact stats listed as numbers, as an alternative option to just seeing the more vague stat bars?

[Notturno]

Question: With three factions that utilize completely different weapon systems, it must be difficult to make balance and "fairness" considerations with respect to other factions. What sort of metrics and systems are being used to determine faction balance?

Question: Has there ever been a community tweet, thread, or post that has influenced the development of PlanetSide 2 in any significant way?

Question: With what we know about the current certification system, this will allow players to obtain every certification possible after a period of time. Do you worry having too many options available to veteran players will ultimately end up harming game balance between new players and veterans later on in the game's life span? Have any considerations been made to potentially limit total certifications?

Question: Battlefield 3 has made it notoriously difficult to deal with jets. How will aircraft flares be handled in PlanetSide 2; will they be an ability-based cooldown, or a finite resource?

Question: As a creative director, you probably have a ton of ideas you have tried within PlanetSide 2. Has there been a particular idea that has completely flopped in tests, or something unexpected that went over really well?

[DirtyBird]

Q. Can i purchase night vision goggles/scope in the cash shop?

[Nefarion]

Question 1: Will the engineers turrets cost resource to set-up?
Question 2: Can you place more then one thing of C4 at once? And if so, when you detonate it, does it all detonate at the same time, or one at a time?
Question 3: I haven't seen it any where, but will the ANT be returning from PS1?
Question 4: Will engineers have multiple turrets they can deploy, such as AV and AA?
Question 5: Will we be able to apply custom details onto our guns/vehicles/etc. ?

[Policenaut]

Any information on addon/mod support

[Dacrim]

Question 1: Will there be certs for melee weapons?

Question 2: Will there be multiple melee weapons/knives?

[Hamma]

Thanks everyone for the great questions!

[Hamma]

Also if you applied to be on and have NOT heard from me do not fear I have not picked the final panel. Things are extremely busy for me this week I probably won't get the final selection PMs out until Thursday.

[DirtyBird]

Q. Matt, You wished you had been more open in regard to First Platoon (elite of the elite per se).
With beta soon upon us there must have been many discussions within First Platoon about game play and general design. It has after all been at least a month since it was formed and we're lead to believe thats why they were invited in the first place.

Obviously anything related to weapons is not included since you recently hired someone with specific experience to handle that.

With the interaction of these members and Devs what specific input, if anything, has been implemented in to the game so far from the First Platoon participants, and was there anything you couldn't get from other established PS communities?

In that time I'd expect you'll have a plethora of changes, improvements, ideas you can share with us.
They are representing the rest of the community after all and some feedback would be appreciated.
Something other than a generic reply regarding "great ideas and meaningful discussion" if possible please, thanks.

Also if you applied to be on and have NOT heard from me do not fear I have not picked the final panel. Things are extremely busy for me this week I probably won't get the final selection PMs out until Thursday.

Hamma please seriously consider choosing people that do not already have the privilege of a private channel open to Matt and the rest of the devs to regularly discuss the game and ask questions via FP.

[Reizod]

Q1: Are there any plans to have any special identification, symbol, camo, etc. for PS1 vets?

Q2: Will the UI be customizable?

Q3: Did you guys decide yet if PS2 will support TrackIR?

Q4: Will gamepads/controllers be supported in PS2?

Q5: Can you give any new info about what other type of cool things we may be able to do in PS2 with iPad apps?

Q6: Any plans for colored smoke nades for day and/or flares for night time play?

Q7: If I attend SOE Live in October, will I/we be able to get a unique in-game item or camo?

Thanks!

[AnamNantom]

My question is this: I was told by a member of my current outfit that Infiltrators are not considered very important within the ranks of the outfit in PS1. This was because people use hacks to view you even when still and the wide use of darklight implants.

As a returning veteran, that was disheartening.

I pride myself on infiltrating/hacking. What sorts of things are/were being considered to combat this, or at least, are you trying to cover all the sorts of ways people can manipulate their video cards to view the infiltrator?

[Graywolves]

Wasn't selected. Going to cry all weekend.


Or watch AGN and talk to everyone in chat instead.



Hard decision....

[Otleaz]

I pride myself on infiltrating/hacking. What sorts of things are/were being considered to combat this, or at least, are you trying to cover all the sorts of ways people can manipulate their video cards to view the infiltrator?

I don't think it is possible to combat it unless they make infiltrators 100% invisible.

[TRex]

Probably already been asked somewhere in the reams of pages here, but was wondering about more details of the hacking and capturing systems for ps2.

1. Hacking - will there definately be doors/ doorway shields in game? I'd like to see them , it's a stop- function against max crashes , gives infiltrators a useful role and requires grunts to work in conjuction with maxes.
I haven't seen much from the e3 footage to suggest an 'outer wall' to bases. They look like a collection of portable buildings dropped from space in a random fashion to give the impression of a base.

2.Capturing- are there going to be multiple capturing systems in place? I know it was talked about that the 3 cap points could be switched around to different areas within a base, which is fine, ps1 was always a tad dull because the cap points were static within only 4/5 variations of bases.
Will there be any type of LLU system ie capture the flag incorporated so that tactics could be used to speed up the long timer for behind the lines bases? Even taking the LLU from said base to nearest owned base.
If there are 3 cap points in each base type, will there be a flag type thing to hack point A , flag appears , run to point B , hack , run to C , to cap a base.

3.Outfits- within the statistic pages etc will there be some kind of efficiency statistic for easy recognition of decent outfits. I don't necessarily mean k/d ratio type thing.
For instance, just looking at some of the outfits from Emerald, you have 3 outfits with 10 billion outfit points, DT did that with 50 active members vs the other 2 with over a 1000 members.
From that would it be possible to have a physical recognition on people (like sergeant stripes), so DT members would have like a 'General' stripe , and members of AT would be equivalent of private etc and so on?
I just see this as an added extra so the game isn't totally dominated by zergfits.

[Flaropri]

Wasn't selected. Going to cry all weekend.

Or watch AGN and talk to everyone in chat instead.

Hard decision....

No reason you can't do both! :D

... It's more or less my plan. :cry:

[SUBARU]

Questions for Mr.Higby if its not to late
Question- Do you think squad spawning kills the need for Gal.drop or even the Gal its self?
Question-how do you feel about this -Cloker flys over deployed GAL. cloker jump out and lands on GAL.Cloker has his squad spawn on top of GAL and blows the GAL up from the pods .Who needs an os when you can just drop pods on it .

[greenberetdelta]

1. are there any one shot kill weapons? besides head shots
2. is there any plans for a premium subscription( like call of duty elite or battlefield premium)
3. plans for space ships :) ;)?!!?!? if not hint hint
4. is it possible to be just better than someone stat wise or is there always trade offs?
5. any plans for the xenos filth that is the vanu coming back to auraxis?
6. what the closest thing to having your faction win in planetsise 2?

[JimmyOmaha]

Wasn't selected. Going to cry all weekend.


Or watch AGN and talk to everyone in chat instead.



Hard decision....

No reason you can't do both! :D

... It's more or less my plan. :cry:

Right there with ya gentlemen.

For all of us... :boohoo:

[EightEightEight]

Will Sardus be on the stream the same time as higby he has a list of questions from the outfit. If not I can post them here. maybe get some of them some answers if possible

....

[Baneblade]

Q: What is the projected release rate of new continents expected to be post launch, and how will that affect server population management and the foothold system?

Q: How do you imagine outfit base ownership, naval warfare, and the futurecasted space expansion will affect the core game?

Q: Are there any plans to permit the Vivox VOIP system to have general subscriber broadcast channels... aka radio stations ingame?

Q: Are the requests for prop items (news camera/microphone) being taken seriously?

Q: Are outfits going to be forced to specialize or can they eventually unlock everything, much like a player can?

Q: Is there a spoon?

[Hamma]

Will Sardus be on the stream the same time as higby he has a list of questions from the outfit. If not I can post them here. maybe get some of them some answers if possible

....

No.

The interview is separate from the community discussion, the question list for the interview is something we review at least a week in advance.

Once beta is over and we move into release I think this will change but this is how we have to have it for now :)

[EightEightEight]

Here is our question list then =]

01.) Will the Key Config be locked to the different profiles Such as

Global
Map
HUD
Soldier
Soldier MAX Armor
Vehicle
Ground
Air
BFR

Planetside 1 allows you to set keys for these different profiles but they are not locked so if you set a key for one then try and set the same key for another it will not allow that.

02.) Open field combat: how is SOE going to balance softies outdoors especially with potentially a flood of one man tanks

03.) Heavy Assault Weapons: How is the design coming along? who is going to be able to use them? HA only?

04.) Griefing: How does SOE plan to handle friendly fire and griefing - similar to planetside 1 or different?

05.) Ask roughly how many Keys/beta signups they have had to date or any other indication of how big they are expecting the game to be :P

06.) I want to know how they plan to regulate the horror that is the F2P community. What's their plan for disciplining all the trolls, racists, and 4chan fucks that actively grief the community. More specifically what's to prevent these mouthbreathing dickbags from just making a new account.

07.) Will there be empire command structures similar to PS1 and the CR5 chat?

08.) When creating a character, will there be one set height (I.E. will you be able to make a super small, skinny toon that is harder to target)?

09.) Can SOE commit to there NEVER, under any circumstances, being BFRs and Space caves with multilateral zip lines brought into the game?

10.) Can you switch from WASD driving of ground vehicles to Mouse driving like in Halo with the warthog and if not can this be added?

11.) Can bullets pierce objects in PS2? For example can you both hit one guy and the guy behind him? Another example can you shoot through any terrain intentionally like you can in counter strike, ie doors, some walls etc?[/COLOR]

12.) Cloaking for infiltrators has been talked about in the past in terms of visibility while using pistols/knives vs rifles/sniping and we know that rifle using cloakers have a much weaker stealth, but can you talk about how Firing their weapon effects that stealth level? For example in PS1 a cloaker firing there machine pistol can sometimes still be lost in the heat of battle due to blur and their semi-stealth. In PS2 will heavier rifle cloakers need to become completely visible? What about snipers? Will they be clearly visible for a second or two after each shot in addition to tracers?

13.) How will turning penalties be implemented this time around? For example in heavier vehicles but more specifically in MAX suits. Will there be measures to prevent mouse sensitivity switching being so drastically powerful, like server limited turn speed or something?

14.) Will there be paid Stat resets in the cash shop? If that is an option can you pick and choose specific stats or groups of stats to change and not others? For example could you ever wipe out your death stat, or accuracy stat without losing life time kills? (lets hope not)

15.) For non-MAX infantry how much does their natural run speed differ? What about sprinting speeds? For example maybe HA and Scout run the same speed but scout can sprint faster.

16.) With weapon customizations, you can change things like CoF or "bullet damage vs refire rate" etc, but can [/COLOR]we change things like our Bullet Drop? Can I spec out a sniper rifle with extra fast bullets that counteract bullet drop at longer distances, what about on rifles or vehicles? I want to see mini-rocket propelled bullet add-on lol

17.) I'd like a confirmation about the resource cost of infantry customizations: If I unlock/buy an infrared scope for my rifle do I have to pay if I want to use that every time I respawn like the upgraded load outs for vehicles? Or are infantry mods one time buys always? Are there any other limits to what sights or mods I use on my rifle, like cooldowns or anything?

18.) Can you speak to our respawning options? For example will PS2 have a base or galaxy (AMS) binding system? Can we choose to respawn at far away friendly bases that on operational, or only the nearest one like PS1?

19.) Will PS2 use "whispers" or "tells"? Can we confirm cross faction communication, or will SOE poorly attempt to limit it some how?

20.) With PS2 having such a robust in game VoIP system, including iPhone and Android apps, might there be an option for a light desktop client for using it without all of PS2 open? Maybe you can begin to use it with just he SOE launcher open and signed up, but not the whole game open?

21.) Will there be 3D effects options for those with the monitor setup to do it? I believe SOE confirmed they aren't supporting Eyefinity or Surround for multi-monitors any time soon already.

22.) In the cash shop will there be model changing cosmetic effects? Example changing the size, shape, coverage of infantry armor pieces.
Follow up) Outside of Camo and color related skin changes how much control will we have on the over the look and feel of each class type? (will we be limited into preserving the white medic look, or the HA silhouette)

23.) What kind of limits are there on Engineer CE? For example limits on places mines in or near enemy bases? And ammo capacity, or cooldown, how are you limited in terms of the number of things you can setup each life? Can I setup 3 mana turret at once for my team? If I can have only one what are the limits on moving it or resetting it up if it dies?

24.) What will be the dev team's first priority post-launch? (feature-wise)

[AnamNantom]

I'm feeling your pains. No tech test for me either :)

I don't think it is possible to combat it unless they make infiltrators 100% invisible.

Well, they should do this for when they are completely still, but my point was the idea that there are hacks to even see the completely still in PS1.

I'd never heard of that before last night, but that was one reason they thought PS1 infiltrators are not so useful (mind you I'm not in agreement, there's no way I'm stopping playing infiltrator).

The other reason was that so many people have the darklight implant. I for one like taking risks and I totally accept that risk as I can't be sure that everyone has it, but if they do, the'll just have to try and catch me :)

Anyways, I'm hoping that these same hacks can not be achieved so easily. I did JUST see a video detailing several hacks, one being the cloaky view hack. Here's to hoping that it just can't be done, or it's extremely difficult.

Truly, the script kiddy-ish idiots who use hacks in competitive games are the ones loosing the joy of actually becoming skilled, yet, it's enraging to think people can't just play fair.

[Boomzor]

Regarding UI; with the s**t tonne of certs and customization possibilities, will we be able to save favourite load outs to quickly respond to the ever-changing situations of Planetside?
If yes, how many such favourites do you estimate we'll have at our disposal?

[TRex]

Regarding UI; with the s**t tonne of certs and customization possibilities, will we be able to save favourite load outs to quickly respond to the ever-changing situations of Planetside?
If yes, how many such favourites do you estimate we'll have at our disposal?

They need to sort this out, or else I'm just going to cert sniper and play duck hunt with the plethora of gonads stood at terminals for 5 minutes at a time while they select which zebra costume they are gonna wear this time etc.

[willaguy]

I would like to know if they can clarify the command certifcation tree some more.

[The Inevitable]

Could you ask about the current status of TrackIR support? And if it supports other head trackers, too?

Head tracking + Head Mounted Display (like the upcoming $400 Oculus Rift (http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3226063)) would make it feel like you're actually on Auraxis (and how awesome would that be!!). =)

Thanks!

[Knightwyvern]

Regarding UI; with the s**t tonne of certs and customization possibilities, will we be able to save favourite load outs to quickly respond to the ever-changing situations of Planetside?
If yes, how many such favourites do you estimate we'll have at our disposal?

That's a really good one. Having a good set of favorites in PS1 was extremely important. I'd love to have say 20 slots for different loadouts on the go.

[rTekku]

Gamespot interview from a little while ago to get you ready to the community night :D

Matt Higby Planetside 2 Interview @ Comic-Con 2012 - YouTube

[Comet]

With the command tree, how are they going to balance the objectives so that the entire team doesn't zerg over to a listed objective? Will there still be enough incentive for other players to not do the objective for the sake of holding territory?

I am worried players will just zerg around to the command objectives to get the bonus exp and not really worry about holding other territories :(

EDIT: To add to my question. Can a commander also issue a command to stay and defend existing territory to help curb a team from zerging? If so, how many active objectives can a single commander have active at any one time? PPPS - What is to stop a commander from issuing a "defend facility" command on a territory not currently being contested so that his team can farm for extra experience?

[Baron]

I'd like to know what brand of toothpaste Higby uses...not REALLY sure why, but it's item #134 on this internet stalking list *shrug*

[Bags]

is this late?

[Goku]

Was I think.

[Synapses]

Keys are about to be sent out and the tech test starts tonight.

[Comet]

Is someone going to post a recording of the video? I missed half of it :(

[DirtyBird]

Is someone going to post a recording of the video? I missed half of it :(
Always is.

PS, AGN the stream audio was fine for everyone else.

But on your return its gone to shite.

[Roidster]

are they coming back online tonight or no, too many technical gremlins,ive been having a bad gremlin week myself lol

[Hamma]

Sorry about the technical issues folks :( we have postponed the community portion of the show to next Saturday at 7PM CDT.

Our interview with Higby is going up to YouTube now I will release it in the morning CDT.

http://youtube.com/user/psumedia

[DirtyBird]

Sorry about the technical issues folks :( we have postponed the community portion of the show to next Saturday at 7PM CDT.

Our interview with Higby is going up to YouTube now I will release it in the morning CDT.

http://youtube.com/user/psumedia
How long from now should I roughly start refreshing?

[Hamma]

Umm.. 8-9 hrs :) Subscribe to our channel and you will get an e-mail when it goes up. And we will of course post it here and on Twitter/Facebook.

[DirtyBird]

Thats cool, just means I dont need to keep trying all night and can just re-watch it with my weetbix in the morning.
Shame you guys had stream issues, there was a nice viewer turn out and most stayed tuned in after the Higby Q&A to watch the community show.

[Hamma]

Yea! I'm not sure why all of a sudden my system decided to hose it's upload speed. The issue is definitely fixed now that I had some time to mess with it. We will do the community show next week.

[ringring]

Just watched the video.... very good as always (even tho it's had to be cut short).

It was very good news about the return of SOI's.

And yes, I'd pay for the tablet apps! :)

Gernator are good (and with the prospect of Ants in the future)

I'm not totally convinced about the gameplay to spread the fighting out. But, in the ComicCon Higby said that the pop cap of 2000 doesn't mean a split of one third for each faction -> which means that unbalanced populations on a individual continent can permit the fight to move and that's good.

[Baneblade]

PS1 originally had imbalanced pop caps. Two empires could hit the normal pop cap, but the third would poplock at roughly 50% of the pop the other two did. This helped move the battle and reduced the impact of the third empire, but it also made the battle progression clear cut with no real options for alternatives.