Do You HAVE to Join an Outfit?

[Steambot]

Personally, I don't wanna. I'm a lone wolf, bluh.

[Dart]

Yes. Without an Outfit the game client will not update and you'll never get past beta I'm afraid.

You'll also never get a date to prom.

[Hmr85]

You do not have to join a Outfit. However, I would highly recommend it as you would more than likely have more fun running with a group of friends/people with a similar play style who have your back than solo.

[Mirror]

Originally Posted by Dart

Yes. Without an Outfit the game client will not update and you'll never get past beta I'm afraid.

If only.

[Phellix]

Originally Posted by Dart

You'll also never get a date to prom.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooo, oh wait, already been there & done that.

Move along..

[GreatMazinkaise]

No, but effectively yes...

[Dart]

This really isn't true... A player can exist perfectly well without an Outfit (although I'd recommend joining one while learning the game). For the Emerald vets out there I have one word:

-nothing-

[Karmic Revenge]

My personal feeling is that you miss out on a great deal of what a game like this has to offer if you do not choose to.

I never join clans in other FPS games. I wouldn't want to go without an outfit in PS.

[Hmr85]

Originally Posted by Karmic Revenge

My personal feeling is that you miss out on a great deal of what a game like this has to offer if you do not choose to.

I never join clans in other FPS games. I wouldn't want to go without an outfit in PS.

Qft

Pretty much this. It was said much better than my rambling posted above.

[captainkapautz]

Outfit isn't needed, one or two friends on the other hand...

[Grognard]

Originally Posted by Steambot

Personally, I don't wanna. I'm a lone wolf, bluh.

The real answer to your question is... absolutely not. Lone wolf all you want.

There are a lot of elements in the game that are designed with outfits/team play in mind, but it isnt like other MMOs where MOBs are tuned to multiple assailants. You can even play a medic... solo... and be useful. That said, outfits are not the final word in "teamplay", but you did say lone wolf. So, I suspect you may not squad often either, as an assumption from my understanding of lone wolfing.

You will miss out on some stuff though, or experience it less often. Examples might be Galaxy drops, squad spawning, outfit perks, just teamplay in general.

Up to you though, your money is as good as anyones, and you dont even need that.

[AvacadoEight]

You CAN play as a lone wolf, the problem is, you're missing half the game when you do that. Its fun to be in a coordinated squad. You get to play a role in something big, and see your outfits contributions.

[RandomNPC]

Originally Posted by captainkapautz

Outfit isn't needed, one or two friends on the other hand...

I'll agree here, a couple friends allows you to coordinate your own small operations, which can in many ways be more fun (and occasionally more effective) than being one of many nameless soldier getting told what to do. It is fun to be one part of a greater purpose though.

My advice would be to join a casual outfit though, so you can have a little bit of everything if you get bored of lone wolfing. Although who knows, the auto-squad feature might be enough for fill this need.

[Boomzor]

To lonewolf in Planetside is like going to the movies blindfolded.

[MooK]

Play how you want to play.