Add some PVE

Actually, there's a game coming out in a couple years called Eternal Crusade where the developers have proposed using an AI faction as a sort of "GM tool" to keep overpopulated factions in check. So, for example, if one faction outnumbers all the others combined and is steamrolling everything, the GMs would send these bots after them to bog them down and even the fight up.

Now, I don't necessarily think this is a good idea. While it seems to sound good on paper, I can only imagine the problems this would have if it was implemented poorly. If, and only if, it works well for them, I might be OK with PS2 hijacking their idea a few years down the line.

It definitely can't happen right now though, because I don't think PS2 has the technical capability to pull it off even if they wanted to. An AI faction capable of threatening even one of the player factions would make PS2 even more CPU/RAM hungry than it already is, it simply wouldn't be able to run that many bots without melting SOE's servers and/or most user's PCs. You lucky few that consistently get 60+ FPS right now? You would kiss it goodbye. People like me who get 40-50 in open fields but drop to 5 in Biolabs? We'd have to uninstall until we get a beefier machine.

Not to mention, on the RAM side, they're probably going to have to make a 64 bit client before the engine can even begin to take it.

Why a game this resource intensive doesn't ALREADY have a 64 bit client is a rant for another day.

Do any of you read anything, or do you just read the post heading and write a post based on that?

I would never want pve to exist in the same place as pvp. It wouldn't be a pvp game, but a training area.

Regardless of where it happens, it would take huge amounts of dev time and money, which would take away from development of PvP.

The closest i want to PVE are humongous monster npcs like 1 Dune style Sand Worm for Indar or 2 huge arachnids in Amerish, mainly as holiday hunting events.

Go play Runescape

No - anything that pulls active players away from the battlefield for any significant time is bad for this game.

::Edit:: The game should encourage players to participate in battles. If you want PvE style stuff, it should still revolve entirely around PvP concepts - such as player missions to destroy convoys. I'm okay with convoys being PvE-esque in the sense that they have set paths/speeds/etc, but not okay with PvE entities that are a direct threat to me.

i wanna vs tyrants from warhammer 40k

Put all the MLG heroes in their own faction, I'd love to watch all the other empires turn on them.

Hell I'd even pay tree fiddy for a night of practising against AI with my lan group on a leased server...and I have never spent a dime on this game..but I would for that. I can't exactly ask them to come on and get owned by an outfit of BR100s for the 2 hours they have free once a week. As it is now we can't find a lonely tower and duel or even feel safe splitting off into 2 vs 2 for fear of SOE coming down with a ban hammer accusing us of some kind of mischief.

I'm still kind of unclear about that tower in VR training...can we shoot at each other there and do damage without getting grief?

In the end if you even mention those three letters together PVE every simple minded hater in ear shot will destroy you...even though it has absolutely nothing to do with them...they don't want you to have it. It's a gaming engine...give us options...it is the hallmark of a sandbox environment. What possible benefit could there be to closing your doors to people that just want a little time and practice that doesn't include shooting at stationary targets? They are just going to find something else to play...good riddance I guess?

No to PvE ...... F***ING NO to PvE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I believe there should be wildlife on Hossin and only Hossin, but wildlife that you will almost never see, y'know, that may run away when they see you if your in a vehicle, or maybe attack you if you're light infantry but nothing you should really worry about. they should run if you fire some unsuppressed rounds off at/near them. maybe small groups and maybe a big kind of animal secluded to an area that may cause you a minor problem and slight delay but nothing more. Just something that adds to the atmosphere, I guess. I know it's not like planetside but still, it's just a thought, don't take it to seriously. that's all thank you for your time, I probably won't reply if you say anything

Jesus, why the **** did you bring this pos thread back to the top. If you want to go frolic in the woods with wildlife and re-enact the musical scene from Snow White go play LOTRO or something.

I think he has the wrong game.

This

We play this game (and games like it) to play AGAINST REAL PEOPLE. If I wanted to play against bots I could play Unreal tournament etc.

The day any kind of PvE is added I (and lots of other people, I suspect) will leave.

One of the most disappointing things for me about PS2 is how they decided to sequel PS1, rather than use the engine and team to make three new factions.

I know it saves them time on concept art, but how much more interesting would this game be with an alien Tyranid-eque race who were completely biological, sprayed acid, and their vehicles (basically giant lumbering/flying creatures) had 'weapons' that spawned hordes of critters Left4Dead style and sent them running at a target.

Couple that with a vanilla military faction that has the tools to mow down said hordes, and that's an obvious but potentially massively fun gameplay dynamic. A bit like Natural Selection but on a much larger, three-faction scale.

Someone will nail this and make a fortune I'm sure It's probably that the engine/network can't really handle the massive swarms that would result, but I guess we just have to wait 10 years for the next generation of games. Certainly would be a better idea than BFRs...

no not in any way putting PVE is maybe worse idea than putting BFR it back in. No if you want to play that go play any of the other MMO's. But no not in any way should they ever put in pve it would be not not fun and not good. I would leave this game that I know a lot of other people would

it would be awesome if it had something like starship troopers where a swarm of alien creatures would every so often attack outposts and we had to defeat them