PS1s 10 year Anniversary in regards to PS2

[Zeta]

This pertains to PS2. Many people have been wondering if PS1 is going to go free on the 10 year anniversary May 20th. I'm not sure it will, but the point is this... I'm wondering that if PS1 were to go free would it alleviate all this drama that is going on between the PS1 vs PS2 crowds? First of all, I see no reason why we can't have a community that is both PS1 AND PS2, but for some reason many people have been at each others throats. I'm afraid even people like Smedley have become pissed.

My thoughts are these; if PS1 players were able to have their game, then perhaps the PS2 community would finally be able to become its own. I've noticed that with most sequels, the gamers who prefer their older titles tend to stay with their games. Whereas with PS2 it's like trying to fit two halves into one game, and they aren't fitting.

PS2 would also forever gain the retort "Go play PS1... it's free!" and be able to hang that over any irritants head. That seems like a much more fitting endgame to all this. Especially if it could avoid a situation where if PS1 was shut down we might never be able to get rid of the grudge filled agitants hanging around PS2.

At the very least it would make officiating PS2 and PS1 conversations much easier if they were truly separate.

[Phantomdestiny]

actually i disagree i think that the ps2 team is trying to progressively bring what we wanted from to ps1 while innovating in a positive way. i just think it's a question of time before ps2 becomes ps1 2.0 but right now we are in a transition phase .

Look at the new basses on PTS and the "rush lanes"; a lot of the vets are pleased by those changes.

"basti quote 2013 nothing to complain about" I'm sure the new mission system will help small outfits to find proper objectives for their size.

Tutorials, continents locks will come after hossin , a meaningful resource revamp, working warpgates , outfit progression .

tbh i doubted the ps2 team at the start but i feel like now since GU7 it is becoming a turning point of ps2 for the better

[Zeta]

Originally Posted by Phantomdestiny

actually i disagree i think that the ps2 team is trying to progressively bring what we wanted from to ps1 while innovating in a positive way. i just think it's a question of time before ps2 becomes ps1 2.0 but right now we are in a transition phase .

Look at the new basses on PTS and the "rush lanes"; a lot of the vets are pleased by those changes.

"basti quote 2013 nothing to complain about" I'm sure the new mission system will help small outfits to find proper objectives for their size.

Tutorials, continents locks will come after hossin , a meaningful resource revamp, working warpgates , outfit progression .

tbh i doubted the ps2 team at the start but i feel like now since GU7 it is becoming a turning point of ps2 for the better

I have no problem if PS2 continues to impliment good things from PS1, as well as other brand new things of its own

I'm just curious about the community aspect of it. Since the haters would no longer have a place to bitch/hang around anymore, since they wouldn't be able to try and make PS2 into an exact copy anymore.

[Snydenthur]

Originally Posted by Zeta

I'm just curious about the community aspect of it. Since the haters would no longer have a place to bitch/hang around anymore, since they wouldn't be able to try and make PS2 into an exact copy anymore.

I hope it goes free. Then those that whine can easily go play it instead of planetside 2. I actually wonder why they aren't playing it at the moment. Have the servers been taken down or something?

[Phantomdestiny]

Originally Posted by Snydenthur

I hope it goes free. Then those that whine can easily go play it instead of planetside 2. I actually wonder why they aren't playing it at the moment. Have the servers been taken down or something?

they are winning about the subscription fee being too high for the number of players playing it

[bpostal]

It's a ghost town. If there was a decent pop, enough for a poplock on a given continent then I'd be paying $15 a month.
Unfortunately, I don't think we're going to get people to play if they've gotta pay. My hope is that it'll go free or rolled into the PS2 sub (or something to that effect) so that there's at least enough people to have a good time.

[Baneblade]

Considering we cannot actually get PS1 installed anymore, I'm inclined to think SOE is just hoping we will drop the issue.

[Lonehunter]

Originally Posted by Baneblade

Considering we cannot actually get PS1 installed anymore, I'm inclined to think SOE is just hoping we will drop the issue.

Psssh, I still got my discs

[Zulthus]

Originally Posted by Baneblade

Considering we cannot actually get PS1 installed anymore, I'm inclined to think SOE is just hoping we will drop the issue.

Looks like the free download from the players website is down... damn. At least I still have it installed.

[Figment]

Originally Posted by Baneblade

Considering we cannot actually get PS1 installed anymore, I'm inclined to think SOE is just hoping we will drop the issue.

It's possible, but you have to look really hard for the last five years to find the appropriate download. :/


And yes, I install from disks as well.

[Baneblade]

Originally Posted by Baneblade

Considering we cannot actually get PS1 installed anymore, I'm inclined to think SOE is just hoping we will drop the issue.

Just throwing in that I was mistaken in this. SOE does still allow you to purchase PS1... for now.

[Figment]

Originally Posted by Baneblade

Just throwing in that I was mistaken in this. SOE does still allow you to purchase PS1... for now.

It's just not very accessible. And apparently there's issues with the Core Combat and Aftershock flagging of people?


Either way, look at these competitive pricing plans:
http://planetside.station.sony.com/s...icing_plans.vm

https://www.planetside2.com/shop?buy=membership

And from the PS1 FAQ:

Is a monthly fee required to play?
Yes, the subscription price is $12.99. This fee goes toward the cost of bandwidth, server maintenance, continuous feature improvements and content updates, as well as customer support.

1. As seen in the figure above, Cost of bandwidth has been reduced by roughly 80% since 2003.
2. Server maintenance has been reduced from 11 Pentium IIs to what a single computer can do with ease now.
3. What continuous feature improvements and content updates can we still expect?
4. SOE Customer support...


Needless to say, we feel it's currently a tad overpriced...

[Sledgecrushr]

For planetside 2, complaining is an important element to the continued development of this game. Continue to complain brothers, be loud and be passionate.

[Phantomdestiny]

they might stop bitching ? at least i hope . i love ps1 and i love ps2 . i really want ps2 to succeed but some people seem to be too stuck in their ways to understand that they game will not be a carbon copy of ps1 but it can have the good things from both .

[Zeta]

Originally Posted by Sledgecrushr

For planetside 2, complaining is an important element to the continued development of this game. Continue to complain brothers, be loud and be passionate.

I hope you mean Critique. Critiquing is good. But complaining in the form of bitching/whining is not.

Originally Posted by Phantomdestiny

they might stop bitching ? at least i hope . i love ps1 and i love ps2 . i really want ps2 to succeed but some people seem to be too stuck in their ways to understand that they game will not be a carbon copy of ps1 but it can have the good things from both .

It'll be a lot easier to call them out on it.