Hi guys,
I have been playing Planetside for several years on and off. I first started when I heard about it while playing Everquest (old school MMO player here as well). Once I tried it, I was hooked. Though I'm not very good, I love the teamwork and love being in a support role. My favourite is being an engineer.
I have had several characters in the past, I forget most of the names of them. My current character is JackieTR, and by my PSU nickname, guess what I do a lot of the time?
I am also hearing impaired, so I play the game without sound, which limits my abilities somewhat. The frustration has mostly worn off of everyone sneeking up behind me and shooting me in the back before I can react. When the game came out, and I would get a lot of "hate tells" telling me I suck, I'd be angry. However, I stuck with it, and targeted those jerks on the battlefield with my own tells of "remember me?".
Fortunatly, I have found an outfit that was willing to give me a shot, despite the fact I cannot hear voice chat, and it's made the game even more fun. The outfit is a shell of itself right now, as most of them are. But, its still fun working as a team. I can't wait for PS2 to see some old friends again.
Lastly, I am TR for life.