New Preview

Hamma · 2003-01-20, 09:34 PM

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...iews_story.php(que)id=85837

Yuyi · 2003-01-20, 09:51 PM

LMAO it said febuary was the release date, man i wish.

RabidPlatypus · 2003-01-20, 09:58 PM

seemed like a positive review

MooKoo · 2003-01-20, 10:18 PM

i wish it had new movies of PS that would be nice

Camping Carl · 2003-01-20, 10:25 PM

Good pics tho.

GoDshadowbolt · 2003-01-21, 12:20 AM

mmmmmm......PS is the abreviation for Planetside but also for Playstation.......more than a coincidence???

afex · 2003-01-21, 02:13 AM

Originally posted by GoDshadowbolt
mmmmmm......PS is the abreviation for Planetside but also for Playstation.......more than a coincidence???

no

NapalmEnima · 2003-01-21, 02:25 AM

Yay preview: I checked all the links I'm pasting in here... you've got to hit next/prev then prev/next... They've got some sort of anti-deep-linking thing going on.

Some interseting screen shots there in their gallery. Several of someone in a lightening, and more VS MAX shots.

Well.. their screenshots of the Vanu MAX confirmed that it has 650 armor, not 850.

Oh, and there's a pretty sweet shot of that same vanu max and a TR MAX, locked down btw, exchanging fire:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com..._pic_83675.jpg

It shows that the VR max is taking damage from "Roshwartz". THIS shot shows a rather long "kill" list that Roshwartz is racking up (4 that are visible):
http://www.computerandvideogames.com..._pic_83676.jpg

Deduction Number 1:
This screenshot here:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ticle_id=85837

leads me to believe that the Anti-personnel MAX is a prerequisite for the other two (anti-vehicular and AA).

Deduction Number 2:
Leaving the AMS, that VS MAX has 600 energy in it's inventory. IF Quasar ammo uses the same enrgy packs as all other VS weapons, that means he has 12 energy boxes in his inventory. that's 4x3. And you'll recall from my previous screenshot thread that each box is 3x3. That gives the MAX an inventory space of 12x9.

By way of comparison, the agile armor has 6x9... half what a MAX can carry (according to me).

And that's just if he's not packing anything else (medkits and the like).

So there are a bunch of "if"s in there, but it seems about right to me.

Deduction Number 3:
Observe the poor bastard:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com..._pic_83667.jpg

This is a screenshot from an infantryman on the recieving end of a Prowler. Not pretty. He's dieing as we watch.

The interesting thing to note is that he has zero health, but non-zero armor.

Armor doesn't block everything. The damage display says that he just took "5 armor" and "95 health" damage from that shot. Ouch. I'm guessing his armor didn't do much good at all... and this was a guy in an agile exo too, not just the "standard" suit.

And what did we learn in class today children? Infantry should stay the hell away from tanks.

Ludio · 2003-01-21, 03:29 AM

Notice also the little number in the lower right-hand corner while you are driving that says how fast your going in %

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ticle_id=85837

And it is true that the tank took off 95 health and only 5 armor (at least I assume its the tank), but the other guy took off 18 armor and no health. Perhaps explosions do more damage to health than other weapons. It would make sense because armor cant protect as well against a shockwave as it can against bullets.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ticle_id=85837

Those Vanu MAX's just look so cool!

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ticle_id=85837

And the fact that he is using a quasar against a MAX got me thinking. What does a MAX count as, is it an infantry, or is it a vehicle? Are they damaged more by AP or standard rounds? Would it be more effective to use a Pulsar or a Lancer against them?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ticle_id=85837

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 05:14 AM

Originally posted by GoDshadowbolt
mmmmmm......PS is the abreviation for Planetside but also for Playstation.......more than a coincidence???

It yused to be PSX now it's PSone or PS1, nbot sure which.
Also, MAX is noted as heavy armor. If you break the armor you probably have to abandon it or you may just start to lose health with shots that go through and hit you after the armor runs out. It's infantry but it has alot of armor.

Ludio · 2003-01-21, 05:59 AM

Well it isnt that great, but I also noticed that your stamina seems to recover pretty fast. I think that the following screenshots take place over a fairly short period of time.

From: http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ticle_id=85837
To: http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ticle_id=85837
(Start at the first one and hit next until you reach the end, notice the steady increase in stamina)

As I said it isnt any sort of great revelation, but we might as well gleen as much info as possible from the screenshots they give us right

In that segment you can also see the explosion from the Basilisk blowing up, there have been a lot of threads lately about what happens when a vehicle blows up so this is a good example.

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 06:02 AM

Good eye. I normally won't watch videos or look at most screens. Gets me too excited. In a non-sexual way, although video games are about as sexual as I get. I'm a sad, sad individual....

Ludio · 2003-01-21, 06:14 AM

Join the club

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 06:19 AM

Graphically it doesn't look too great. Maybe th reason it requires a Gig processor is the vastness of it. HGuge backgrounds. I'll probably have to stick with medium quality at best. I'm thinking driving a Heavy Tank will be more fun than I originally I thought. I might do that. A tank driver and I'll probably get medium armor and Medium assault for when I go pure grunt. I can't even tell there's plane clipping at all...Heh...

Sputty · 2003-01-21, 06:22 AM

That prowler looks cool. Like an M1 mixed with a sports car....DAmnit, I got exctied..DAMN YOU!!!