Thrustpads [Jump Pads] - Page 3

Raymac · 2012-05-17, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Quovatis

I'm a bit turned off by it. It seems there is no fall damage in PS2? I'd rather see a cave-style teleporter than being flung in the air.

I don't want it to turn into tribes-style flying bodies everywhere. That's not Planetside.

But the caves looked ridiculous with that whole confusing spider web mess of ziplines. I don't want to ugly up these beautiful bases with lines criss-crossing all over the place. Also, having them be jump pads instead of teleporters makes you vulnerable so there is a risk/reward. Jump pads are a far more elegant solution to the issue of traveling across these huge bases.

ringring · 2012-05-17, 12:44 PM

+1 to the no Tribes thing with folks flying everywhere....

Quovatis · 2012-05-17, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Raymac

But the caves looked ridiculous with that whole confusing spider web mess of ziplines. I don't want to ugly up these beautiful bases with lines criss-crossing all over the place. Also, having them be jump pads instead of teleporters makes you vulnerable so there is a risk/reward. Jump pads are a far more elegant solution to the issue of traveling across these huge bases.

I said teleporters, not ziplines. You may not be vulnerable, but it doesn't look as silly as a soldier flying through the air, landing, and not breaking every bone in his body upon landing. Having fall damage kept a bit of skill in PS1. Hope that's not removed.

Bags · 2012-05-17, 12:47 PM

There is fall damage, it just hurts your shield first. Most of the time he didnt' fall far enough to completely break the shield.

Raymac · 2012-05-17, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by Quovatis

I said teleporters, not ziplines. You may not be vulnerable, but it doesn't look as silly as a soldier flying through the air, landing, and not breaking every bone in his body upon landing. Having fall damage kept a bit of skill in PS1. Hope that's not removed.

Breaking every bone upon landing? Like when you hot dropped out of a Galaxy? Oh wait. There were inertial dampners, right?

The Janitor · 2012-05-17, 12:51 PM

Oh come on, how much fun is it going to be to try and ram people in the air as they bounce back and forth along the pads? It'll be hilarious!

Bags · 2012-05-17, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Raymac

Breaking every bone upon landing?

MrBloodworth · 2012-05-17, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by Bags

There is fall damage, it just hurts your shield first. Most of the time he didnt' fall far enough to completely break the shield.

It should ignore shields and go right to health.

SixShooter · 2012-05-17, 12:56 PM

I'm not really digging the whole jump pad thing but I do understand why they're being included. These bases are gigantic and infantry needs to be able to mobilize quickly to defend them. While I think the game could do without them I would rather have this as opposed to zip lines or teleporters. I do admit that they are going to be great targets for my Scythe.

Shogun · 2012-05-17, 01:13 PM

in ps1 you could spend a lot of time running around on basewalls. and those bases were small compared to ps2!

it looked like the jump pads are only like a circle transport method just like the teleporters in the sanc. useful to get to the other side of the base more quickly, nothing else. that´s ok as long as there are not too many of them everywhere.

would be fun to have a small area with a lot of those things to emulate the zipline chaos we had in the ps1 caves

**RadarX** · 2012-05-17, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Quovatis

I'm a bit turned off by it. It seems there is no fall damage in PS2? I'd rather see a cave-style teleporter than being flung in the air.

I don't want it to turn into tribes-style flying bodies everywhere. That's not Planetside.

Keep in mind what you are seeing is a Light Assault with a jetpack to slow the decent.

Hamma · 2012-05-17, 01:18 PM

I am quite turned off by them to be honest. I don't have a problem with the elevator/lift implementation but being able to just launch between towers? I don't like that at all. If you want to move from one area of the base to the next you should have to actually run there. I hated the caves and I really dislike the thought of this.

PlanetSide should be more tactical.

It just adds an un-needed element to the game for the sake of making it faster.

Stardouser · 2012-05-17, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

I am quite turned off by them to be honest. I don't have a problem with the elevator/lift implementation but being able to just launch between towers? I don't like that at all. If you want to move from one area of the base to the next you should have to actually run there. I hated the caves and I really dislike the thought of this.

PlanetSide should be more tactical.

It just adds an un-needed element to the game for the sake of making it faster.

This. We're getting sprint, aren't we? And sprint should be unlimited I believe. But launch pads?

Shogun · 2012-05-17, 01:20 PM

radar, so does that mean a non jetpacked player will not be catapulted from one pad to the next? and it will cost falling damage for everyone but light assault?

Vancha · 2012-05-17, 01:23 PM

I like it. I think people are judging it without knowing how long or arduous it could be to run between the locations where these jump pads exist. It certainly doesn't seem out of place in the game.

I also prefer these to teleporters.