Jennyboo and I have returned from SOE Live 2012 and it was an amazing event, we enjoyed meeting so many PlanetSide 2 Fans! Matt Higby was kind enough to sit down with us for a short interview. We discussed a variety of topics from this thread.
Stay tuned for a new episode of AGN: Instant Action later this week with Jennyboo and I. We will be covering the awesome events from SOE Live and our trip to San Diego.
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2012-10-23 11:09 AM
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2012-10-25 12:33 AM | ||
Tatwi |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby But... but... I can't seem to cram my question into 140 characters and have it be useful. PS. I hope you're not lumping me in with the bitter vets. I actually like BFRs and PS2 (even though it plays like royal ass on my computer). |
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2012-10-25 01:35 AM | ||
Ruffdog |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby Hamma when Higs said no sanctuaries, it sounded like you said "crap". I guess now you didn't say that |
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2012-10-25 02:08 AM | ||
LONGFELLA KOJ |
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Not to butt in here but wasn't it all "those" players who were supporters of Planetside-universe up until the day you flipped it to Planetside 2 central? I wouldn't just shrug them off. People loved Planetside 1, you cannot fault them for taking the opportunity to voice their opinons on a forum (set up by you btw) And don't just throw them under the bus because the prettier girl decided to sit down next to you on the bus to school. Planetside 2 for me is a beautiful game. It's got alot going for it. I just hope the aim is to create a game that makes new and old players happy. Not just another HaloBattlefieldModernCallofduty shooter that seems to get pumped out every 3 months. Right now as it stands, Planetside 2, while beautiful, has half the strategic game play of even Tribes 1 from 1998. I'm not a bitter vet, infact have been trying to play the game and get to know it. But, I really want to crave playing this game like I did with Planetside 1 back in 2003-2011. And right now, I don't. Who knows, after launch maybe I'll get the stuff that appeals to me more. |
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2012-10-25 02:49 AM | ||
Levente |
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2012-10-25 04:01 AM | ||
texico |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby Lol, I can't shake the impression with Higby that he's a smart guy. Being tired and letting the charisma drop, it was even more obvious. |
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2012-10-25 07:32 AM | ||
Valcron |
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This X 10. You cannot just shrug off what made Planertside 1 a special game. It's very simple actually, Planetside 2 will fail to capture the crowd it intends to capture. It is a failure on so many levels it's not even remotely funny. |
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2012-10-25 07:35 AM | ||
Valcron |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby What do you mean by this>? |
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2012-10-25 08:10 AM | ||
Hamma |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby I'm not shrugging anyone off or lumping anyone in particular in and I know who my supporters are and have been. But I am tired of the constant railing on the same issues over and over again that will never be in the game. I am not shrugging ANYTHING off but I am a realist, I know what PlanetSide 2 is and is meant to be. It has to appeal to the masses and not just PlanetSide Veterans. PlanetSide 1 was not a success for SOE they aren't repeating it design for design. They have tons of plans of things to add, meta game being one of the big ones. So corral those horses is all I'm saying, I am not going to be the representative of the community who rails into Matt or Smed everytime you guys don't like something. And in fact I never have been that guy.. why would I start now? I don't get involved in those because I know how much sway I have with the community. I'd rather take a back seat and facilitate the arguments and debates than participate. It's mildly offensive when someone tries to tell me I am not doing what I set out to do. |
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2012-10-25 08:18 AM | ||
Crator |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby I confuse by that statement. It's a MMOFPS right? |
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2012-10-25 08:19 AM | ||
Hamma |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby Nope an MMORPG. |
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2012-10-25 08:30 AM | ||
Rolfski |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby Angry PS1 vets should take a better notice at this video because at the 8:45 mark, Higby pretty much explains why this game cannot be a PS1 remake: PS1 mechanics like a lattice system just wouldn't work with the amount of players PS2 is going after. |
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2012-10-25 11:34 AM | ||
MrBloodworth |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby How would he know, they never tried it. Hex was in, and going to be IT from day one. |
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2012-10-25 12:17 PM | ||
J Baley |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby Man, Higby looks tired. Thanks for doing the interview Hamma! |
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2012-10-25 01:08 PM | ||
Tatwi |
Re: SOE Live Interview with Matt Higby In retrospect, perhaps we should have pitched in to buy him a massage, a nap, and a cup of coffee instead of doing yet another interview with him. That would have set the PSU community apart from the rest of the fans! |
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2012-10-25 02:09 PM | ||
Hamma |
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