[Traak]

Someone with a FRAPS in HD who could witness things would be good too, as a crouching cloaker.

I wonder if "war correspondent" positions will be available in the game. These guys could give the daily battle reports to the ANN and we could all see what was going on in the struggle.

Sony needs to think immersion. And crossover to every day life, for many. Just because it's virtual doesn't mean it's not real, know what I'm saying?

The more absorbing it is, and the more it can be accessed and provide fun, challenge, and HUMAN INTERACTION, the more it will appeal to a large segment of society that doesn't have, at that given moment, a huge social crowd of people to hang with in the NVW (non-virtual world.)

Yes, life is better surrounded by loving friends and family who support you in all your amazingly financially and socially profitable endeavors. However, for those times when this is not really on tap, how about create an environment where we can feel at home and welcome, known, useful, appreciated (and sometimes ragged on) by our fellows online?

They are real people. We are in a real struggle. It just doesn't have life-and-death consequences. But how different is that from "putting your best foot forward" in social situations in the NVW, not letting anyone know you are hundreds of thousands in debt, wearing makeup or padded bras to augment or cover things, or the million other things we do to hide the truth that is not so appealing?

There are times in most people's lives when they feel lonely, excluded, poor, and useless. As it said in fight club:

This kid, Ricky -- supply clerk --
couldn't remember whether you ordered
pens with blue ink or black ink ...

(The two fighters circle, then begin throwing PUNCHES...)

JACK (V.O.)
But Ricky was a god for ten minutes
last week when he trounced an actuary
twice his size.

Yes, we should all be towering virtuous winners, replete with house, car, wife, and kids, all paid for, with supermodel looks and Kennedy charm. However, for those times when that is not happening, there is Planetside. Somewhere we can feel involved, depended on, needed, hated, loved, appreciated, ragged on, but whatever the case, ACKNOWLEDGED.

And, by crossing over reality with Planetside, and having updates, news feeds, and other things that bring the two worlds, virtual and non-virtual together, we can enjoy success, fame, and maybe some notoriety in a relatively harmless way that still provides that need for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

As the saying goes: If there is anything that is worse than being ignored, it's not being noticed in the first place.

So, yes, Combat Camera and recording battles, etc, is an excellent idea. Not all of us have warm, loving home life surrounded by supportive people. For those of us, at those times, there is the warm comfort of the familiar places and faces of Planetside.