Planetside 2 Might be the Next WoW

The sword and spell fad is fading fast. People want futuristic, they want more modern combat.

People have asked for an MMO with 3 factions since forever.
They have asked for multiple ways to play, (Free 2 play, occasional shop purchase, subscription)
They have also begged for this to not be pay 2 win. PS2 isn't. A rank 1 with a stock weapon can absolutely kill a rank 100. Try doing that in WoW.
It's riding off of the big surge in popularity in first person shooters, and incorporating MMO style into it.
And probably most importantly, it's not cloning WoW.

In my opinion Planetside 2 is perfectly positioned to be the next mmo phenomena. Just like WoW it started a bit rough, but has consistently gotten better. If we directly compare it's in about its mid life of its pre-expansion phase. WoW didn't truly take off until its first expansion 2ish years after launch.

The game has potential to go further than what we see currently. We could have space combat for all we know in a couple years.

For the first time since WoW I'm actually excited to see the future of an mmo unfold. I truly think this is the one, guys.






Please don't mess this up SOE. It's practically in the bag.

You're trying to compare a mainly PVE oriented RPG with some PVP elements, to an FPS entirely oriented around PVP.

Other than the scale, there's barely anything to even compare. Two entirely different types of games. Hell, not even the camera style is similar.

i kinda see where u going but they need to optimize the game even more. Planetside doesnt run on mid pc specs properly if we are talking about big fights. WoW can run on low spec laptops lol

You're trolling right? I meant in terms of MMO popularity and playerbase potential. You do know MMO doesn't = MMORPG right?

When wow launched it was a complete unoptimized mess as well, to be fair.

WoW had better game design than its competitors (not saying it's good by modern standards). Can't say the same about PS2.

Entirely different gameplay, entirely different draw. Yes, I mentioned the player scale.

If you want to play an RPG with heavy story elements, you're not going to be playing Planetside for that itch. If you want to play an FPS with heavy use of vehicles, resources and the such, you won't be playing WoW to feed that craving.

As for your question: The hell's wrong with you? If you suspect someone of trolling, you don't ask them about it. Whether it's true or false, they'll deny it. (I'm not saying I am, but my answer would still be the same if I were.)

PS2 is an MMO. WoW is an MMO. They can share the same level of popularity despite being different sub-genres and different games. Why am I having to explain this? Why did you feel the need to crash my thread?

For it to be "WoW" it would have to be the best of it's kind (at the time), and inspire, then force the next 5 years of similar games to copy it.

I hope not. After playing that game for a long time i came to realize the community of wow is mainly asperger-syndrome 30+ adults acting like 15 year olds.

We'll we have yet to see if that will happen. Who knows, we may see Planetside 2 clones in the future.

I think Poor has a good point and I'm a good example the defies what you are putting forth. I LOVED WoW, EQ, UO... most MMORPGs I played and loved them. I loved the RPG, the community, lots of players everywhere to interact with, competition. I hated paying a monthly subscription for content I would never get to see. I got bored of the RPG scene; everything is WoW clone now and it's old. Oh they have Pandas now? Um yeah not cool enough for me to pony up $15 a month whether I play or not or if I even get to see half of that content. The last FPS I played with any level of seriousness and competition was Quake 3... Wasn't even good and now I was rusty as all hell. I should hate this game right? It's ONLY about FPS PvP huh?

I tried PS2 and LOVED it! I pay on my own terms. Even playing casually I can participate and use 90% of the content. The community is great; lots of players everywhere. Competition is abound. I totally sucked at FPS games and came to PS2 with hardly any FPS skill. Didn't discourage me at all in PS2. I didn't HAVE to be a good shot or amazing twitch reflexes. I played ENG and loved it. Played Medic and loved it. Drove around vehicles. Eventually I got a LOT better at aiming, shooting, reacting, learning the game... and it's still a blast after a year of playing with really no 'expansion'.

I look to the horizon of what SoE says they are going to do, what's actually under developemtn, and I CAN'T WAIT! This COULD be the most amazing MMO on the scene for the next 5 years.

...could be....

I am going to close this topic down as it is not constructive to Gameplay. Please note that accusing players of "trolling" is specifically listed as a violation within the SOE Forum Guidelines.