Goodbye NC?

Discussion in 'PlanetSide 2 Gameplay Discussion' started by Trudriban, Apr 1, 2016.

  1. Trudriban

    Okay, so, since coming back from a 2 year absense as an NC main, I think it's about time I finally ditch the blue for my old red. I love the infantry weapons to hell and back, and I play mainly infantry, though it's just seeming less and less worth it as time goes on.

    The peeps in blue are pretty...special. It's part of the reason why I left the last time. It is oh so very disheartening to see NC have pop advantage on a biolab defence and still lose, to only see that NC Alert Victory pop up once in a blue moon, and to be the only one ever charging at any opening among a zerg numbering in the hundreds.

    And then there's the special weapons that ain't infantry. The MAX still infuriates me so much, practically no range on those shotguns even with slugs and I do not have the certs or money for ravens. The cannister has been a joke since day one and it seems to have only become worse of a joke further down the line. The enforcer feels terrible to use, so does that other gun I've only used twice (and died without a single kill both times) and I can't speak for air weapons but I'll assume anything other than that explosive shotgun sucks too

    My reasoning for this is twofold. First off, I'm venting frustration 'cause it's what you forumsiders seem to do all the time with "NERF x PLS' posts all the time (so don't judge none of us are free of sin). Second, motivation or convertion. Maybe one of you has the answer for me to stay in the NC. Maybe one of you is offering me a new home in another faction. Maybe I'm just a masochist and want the entire population of a shooter game to hate me. Whatevs, let's see how this goes

    TL;DR: I am mad at NC and want to turn traitor, pls tell me yes/no
  2. Sebastien

    Who cares. Those bases are gonna get flipped back anyway. Mao had it right, land can be lost and retaken, lives cannot.
  3. Azawarau

    AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    ......BAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Really though

    NC weapons do stink

    The max suit is amazing and the "Joke canister" is much better than youre crediting it for

    Close range AV it can take on lightnings and MBT thanks to shield

    you can challenge liberators and ESF unlike the other two max suits who have to hide in similar situations

    Ill give that TRs advantage is positioning to avoid those situations in the first place and get the first hit but in all honesty the NC max can more than contend it face to face

    If it makes you feel better i think the Vanguard is awful as well
  4. theVelvetAlley

    Someone else wants to play TR? Big deal. There's a gagillion people playing TR already. Have fun being one of the many instead of one of the few.
  5. Trudriban

    In all fairness I'm not in PS2 to stroke my ****** as being MLG in the hardest faction. I'm here for fun. TR is proving to be more fun lately
    lol we seem to be of two complete opposite minds...except for the vanguard that thing does blows

    This ain't to talk smack but actual honest curiosity, how much NC have you played? I'm about halfway to BR100
    Mao never fought at scarred mesa
    Kind of a shame though that base capping is pretty much the whole point of the game, either intended by the devs or as interpreted by me
  6. FateJH

    Once a traitor, always a traitor.
  7. KoRneY

    99% of my playtime in PlanetSide since 2003 has been VS. For the Sovereignty!
  8. Azawarau

    Im at 102

    I have 40ish VS and TR characters and another lvl 20 NC

    Have played for 2 or 3..... i honestly dont know anymore

    Also scatter shotguns stink

    We agree on that.......
  9. Endlave

    Screw the NC. Join us in the TR, comrade. We have good MAXes, an amazing tank and our people aren't known for teamkilling (much).
  10. Mianera

    I ditched the NC because I got tired of friendly fire.

    Honestly, play VS. They barely ever do friendly fire!
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  11. SwornJupiter

    My NC character has been rage-deleted three or four times already... The TK on that faction is ungodly.
  12. FieldMarshall

    Just play what you like to be honest. I personally play all three factions and there are many good reasons to do so.

    +66% more weapon/vehicle variety. Which means you get bored less.
    You can always pick the best fight on the server regardless of faction.
    You never have to deal with being overpopped or underpopped, as you can choose freely.
    You gain a very unbiased healthy view of all the factions.

    The main disadvantage that i see is not having things unlocked.
    But unlike your first character, you know roughly what you like by now. So you max out your abilities faster.
    So around BR40 you should be able to have a decent character, and by 70 you will have everything you need/want.
    Point is, it doesent take that long. Good luck on your TR char. (the ARs are pretty good)
  13. breeje

    on cobalt it's simple
    VS have Trident a big organized outfit, will fight for the alerts and will zerg from time to time
    TR have The Terran Republic Order, will fight for the alerts and will do lots of gal drops
    NC have New Conglomerate Cobalt Alliance, i don't see them do big organized fights anymore
    i would even start to think there gone, i don't need to fight them cause i don't see them anymore
    NCCA step up and start fighting

    i could be wrong here i just don't see them anymore as a big organized team
    or they play when i am offline
    now i think this is what happens on every server, NC needs more team play from big outfits
  14. Gutseen

    rofl, ttro are a bunch of noskill meatshields.
    trid just zergs

    NC have only HYDR 2 back them up.

    but TR has a secret weapon - Russians, that now play on Cobalt (3ERG,RUSI,etc)
  15. breeje

    i was invited by R3KT to play with them and yes they are playing as a team
    to bad the leader was talking in Russian, did not understand a word
    i also play with sometimes TTRO and when there leaders are playing it's really good organized and fun
    ending the game play with a harasser race over the continent and in game training for the low BR
    the noskill meatshields you talk about was not seen by my ayes
  16. apcr01

    My problem on Miller is not that NC got worst air support ever.
    I dont know why is that, maybe NC just got worst airships but every time im playing our air is totally covered by enemy.

    And also it feels like TR and VS playing together sometimes to capture continents.
  17. T.A.94

    I know how suffering it can be for a few players beeing part of the NC forces on Cobalt (,cause wastet do much time playing).
    Especially for the bloody newbies [don`t meant it negaive] who chosen this empire cause blue is their favourite colour or the (more or less) great music on the loginscreen.

    I can understand why girls/guys stop playing this game:

    Maybe they are toxic/salty/flamer/... (how ever you whant to name them)

    Maybe they just don`t understand how frustrating it is to ally (new/common/veteran)players if they get teamkilled the whole time. And whonder why they get stabbed or shot down by "friendly" Units afterwards. (This only menth to the newest players)

    Or the most uniqe reason i often hear is something like "That is OP and we just have crab!" or "This empiere is unbalanced DB fix your game!"

    Good...

    I dont whant to discuss about weapon balances or simmilar topics, cause of only one reason:

    Everyone has his own opinion.

    This game IS meant to be build on teamwork and to trust your m8s. And has to be more established when the construction system comes live (ANT).

    Now lets turn back to the topic leaving an empire.

    Of course its the decision of every single player what he will do, but if they leave it always will be a loss to the comunity. (except cheaters, no one likes cheaters).

    Also outfits are outfits, a single player can`t change anything about them, but is able to turn a fight between them.

    And finally last.

    @Trudriban

    Everyone has his hard times. I saw one of the major outfits of early NC-Cobalt fallen apart but there were new great parts of the community who replaced it. I am a "lone wolf" (last active member of an once good outfit) in the world of Auraxis, always ready to help out and give the best, but not to get bind to responsebility. Teamkilling happens not everytime on purpose (maybe you scared the **** out of a few players cause of your suddendly appearance). Time is Experience and Cert point how we all know.
    It would be great if you could be a bit longer patient whit fellow NC-players.

    Anyway good luck for the future in PS2 and everything else!!

    P.S.: Don`t turn traitor, you could get stalked by electro-staff-swinging-idiots in the end.
  18. Trudriban

    It's funny y'all say that, cause since I've returned I've been TKed more on TR than NC (none of which were intentional, except for one attempt which I made the dude regret)
    2 problems with this though: Outfit and Cosmetics. I need me a team to play with and I don't really wanna fourth faction into zergfits. Cosmetics are a really subjective problem but my NC looks much cooler than my TR and I'm not really willing to give a single penny to Daybreak (I thought SOE did some shady stuff with their monetization, Daybreak is way worse)

    And to everyone else, I'm glad for the words of wisdom related to Cobalt, but I'm on Emerald