But.....where are the people....the cities. This game engine is gorgeous, i want to play in some areas that are urban and or buisness districts, city streets, carsh pushed to the sides etc. Bases are great but wheres the life? what are we fighting for ?
Higby has said he wants to have an urban area, but it may depend on how the engine handles having that many objects on top of all the players. What you see on Auraxis now fits the lore. Auraxis is a distant planet reachable only via a wormhole. It was basically an advanced mining and research outpost. Now the wormhole has closed, trapping all the soldiers, scientists, suits, and boffins far from home or any real authority.
Devs stated that they want to do an urban continent or one that has a very large urban environment. I am really looking forward to it.
see alot of people complaining the game is dull, thats their no story, or PVE. I dont get it, its a MMOFPS, not a MMOFPSRPG. Did you come to PS2 to see dungeons and a epic story line and spend your time killing 10x "Diseased Archanids" to get 5x "Vile serum" to coat your lvl 50 "Archanid Chest plate armor"??? This is a FPS, like BF3, like COD, just bigger and more epic. Is there a point to COD/BF3 other then getting the best score and ranked on the leaderboards? No, atleast in PS2 compared to other FPS their is a point to the game other then stroking your own ego on a leaderboard. Why complain, this isnt WoW or EQ2, no story to follow, no PVE. Now grab a rifle soldier and get in the war! P.S. Sorry just seen people constantly saying their is no story or content or the game is dull, and im wondering what AD or friend told them something other then epic battles, base capturing and continent conquering. credit to ShakareeNC @op me and the true planetside 1 players that know this game can only be 1 way,will always fight with you with threads like these,we will be here a long time.”
There never really were any cities. The fighting began originally on the colony ships, between the Military escort (The TR), and the rebels (The NC). After finding Auraxis, it was mostly just military and scientists that were deployed to the surface to make sure the planet was habitable and safe for the civilian populace. This is when the Ancient Tech is discovered, which THRILLED the scientists, but unsettled the Military. Upon discovering the Rebirth technology, the Military flipped out, as the penalty of Death was really the only thing that kept the population in line. So there you have it: The origins of the 3 factions, and why we respawn when dead :B Edit: Oh, and why there's no real sign of civilian life.
All civilians became soliders. All the buildings were melted down and turned into Tech Plants. Though with the plan of 10? more continents I for one am very excited to see how far out of the box they will go. Cityscapes...? Bunkers...? Secret Underground Thingys...? Spaceships...? The mind boggles.
