News: Planetside Theme of the Week: BackStory!

basti · 2011-10-10, 04:25 PM

http://www.planetside2.com/news/oct1...toryIntro.html

WOOHOO!

Raymac · 2011-10-10, 04:33 PM

Right on. Now we need one of those "In a world..." trailers with The Voice.

Talek Krell · 2011-10-10, 04:34 PM

Cool.

Geist · 2011-10-10, 04:35 PM

Nice, really looking forward to it. Hopefully they fleshed it out a bit more, as the story for PS1 was incredibly intriguing, albeit very, very vague.

CrystalViolet · 2011-10-10, 04:53 PM

I've been curious if PS2 will have any cinematic elements this time around. Obviously not during game play, but a nice well done intro video might be a good way to set the mood for new players. Might be worth asking in the twitter QNA.

LZachariah · 2011-10-10, 04:58 PM

Thank you, Basti! Are you going to set up another round of Basti's Twitter Questions List?

(that phrase is actually really fun to say out loud).

~Zachariah

Graywolves · 2011-10-10, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Raymac

Right on. Now we need one of those "In a world..." trailers with The Voice.

In a world, where the women are men and the children are FBI agents....

Bags · 2011-10-10, 05:55 PM

Good, now when I go to tell my FPS playing friends about the game I can tell them about the story. And get instantly told to shut up about that crap.

Graywolves · 2011-10-10, 06:08 PM

I enjoy the story and love learning lore of fictional universes.

But I don't think it's something that a bi-weekly update should be devoted to....
You pretty much expect the story to already be there.

Bags · 2011-10-10, 06:12 PM

Story should be revealed much later, IMO. We want meat, not salad.

Accuser · 2011-10-10, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by CViolet

I've been curious if PS2 will have any cinematic elements this time around. Obviously not during game play, but a nice well done intro video might be a good way to set the mood for new players. Might be worth asking in the twitter QNA.

I always thought PS1 could have used something like this:

A high-energy video featuring the best music of the game, briefly showing the circumstances of the battle, introducing the features of all the vehicles, and showcasing the special and unique elements of gameplay.

Crator · 2011-10-10, 06:29 PM

Hmmm, not sure I saw anyone wanting the backstory so much, but ok. We really didn't have one in PS1. But ya, would have been nice to get some in-game footage.

I can't imagine what types of questions we could think up.

Captain B · 2011-10-10, 06:44 PM

Maybe they'll flesh out or drop some clues as to outfits customizations that are in tandem with the storyline? I'm really hoping for some pirate love ever since they mentioned the NC has some amongst their ranks. That'd be a cool air outfit theme.

TheHalekTheory · 2011-10-10, 06:56 PM

holy mother of god....this is what i have wanted out of planetside more than anything else

NapalmEnima · 2011-10-10, 07:05 PM

The only thing I might find interesting is:

The new screenshots that'll be pepered throughout the chapters... Mostly scenery I'd imagine... Maybe a good look at some of the bases?
Some info on how the empires differ from one another.