If you can play you don't have the beta version.
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If you can play you don't have the beta version.
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Absolutely loving this game, haven't been too into fps games for a while but this is ridiculously fun.
Since the game went live lol. I haven't paid anything yet, so I don't get bonus's like my fellow outfit members. (I won't be here for the majority of christmas so no point buying anything).
I get the majority of these points from defending the tech plants I think..
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press alt+f in game (then alt again to get the cursor off the screen) and it'll show your fps at the bottom left and whether your cpu or gpu is bottlenecking it. in the large battles it'll probably say cpu and most people are getting those low fps in big battles.
I'm having no problem shooting scythes out of the air with my Reaver, they don't have much of an advantage if any that I can see.
I've not run across any cheaters myself and I play quite regularly on two different EU servers, I don't think its an epidemic and they do have a reporting tool for other "abusive" players.
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Ditto - 52 hrs played and I've only felt the need to report one player. There may be cheaters but the scale of the game makes them irrelevant.
I did have one moment where I rolled a mag into an empty base and died quickly - something like 6 big hits. Rolled another and exact same thing happened and I couldn't see anyone shooting me. Was about to report the player when I looked up and saw a small spec - a bleeding lib hovering near the flight ceiling bombing approaching enemy vehicles
That's the lesson I leave - you'll die in PLanetside - a lot - and often you wont know who to.
But that's war.
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Just started playing this game and enjoying it. Reminds me of BF2142 
Some of the menus seem confusing. Is RPG type weapons only possessed by heavy infantry?
Edit: I can see myself taking plenty of hours to learn this game
Some of the menus seem confusing. Is RPG type weapons only possessed by heavy infantry?
Edit: I can see myself taking plenty of hours to learn this game
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Just started playing this game and enjoying it. Reminds me of BF2142
Some of the menus seem confusing. Is RPG type weapons only possessed by heavy infantry?
Edit: I can see myself taking plenty of hours to learn this game
Yes heavy assault has a point and shoot rocket launcher to begin with, you can also buy lock on versions for anti-vehicle or anti-air with cert points/station cash.
The only thing i'm finding annoying about the game so far is the team killing. Its just so easy to accidently kill team mates in this game but people also do it deliberately. My examples:
Killing team mates who do not appear in the scope of your sniper rifle (so you cannot see them) but somehow get hit anyway.
Overloading generators to destroy it and getting > triple team kills because your team mates stay in the generator room
(how the hell are you supposed to avoid this? Shout :‘get out! Its gunna blow!’?
).
Driving harmlessly along in a tank when an ally gunship vertical nosedives into you, and the deaths are attributed to you.
Suicide pedestrians (though this does make large gatherings of vehicles more interesting)
Medics who deliberately kill you to get xp for reviving
.
I'm sure there were others, but I can't remember them right now.
Is there actually any kind of penalisation for killing team mates?
Killing team mates who do not appear in the scope of your sniper rifle (so you cannot see them) but somehow get hit anyway.
Overloading generators to destroy it and getting > triple team kills because your team mates stay in the generator room
(how the hell are you supposed to avoid this? Shout :‘get out! Its gunna blow!’?).Driving harmlessly along in a tank when an ally gunship vertical nosedives into you, and the deaths are attributed to you.
Suicide pedestrians (though this does make large gatherings of vehicles more interesting
) Medics who deliberately kill you to get xp for reviving
.I'm sure there were others, but I can't remember them right now.
Is there actually any kind of penalisation for killing team mates?
If you kill enough people or do enough damage to people on your team you'll eventually get weapon locked (can't fire any weapon) and the more you get weapon locked within a certain time period the longer it lasts. I guess if there are people repeatedly deliberately team killing the only other option is report them for doing so but in many of the situations you mention e.g. the gens (guess this might get change at some point), vehicles surrounded by friendly suicidal infantry its quite easy to get weapon locked through no fault of your own.
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This is probably one of the most untrue post there is!
I fly my Mosquito a lot, and I can say that Scythes are just as easy to take out as Reavers, if not easier!
In terms of cheaters, I've maybe seen one but to be fair as others have said it does not take much away from the game as it's not like they will be constantly killing you etc.
Liking the game but finding the respawns a bit much, there needs to be a spawn on squad member option like in battlefield.
Takes too long to get back in the fight, yes you can usually spawn near hotspots but then you're at a ridiculous disadvantage.
Either have spawn on squad members or have it so that *insert insert* is on a cooldown and not one use only. Which it might be I haven't explored the game much yet.
Takes too long to get back in the fight, yes you can usually spawn near hotspots but then you're at a ridiculous disadvantage.
Either have spawn on squad members or have it so that *insert insert* is on a cooldown and not one use only. Which it might be I haven't explored the game much yet.
yeah soe could make a lot of cash if thay sold some sort of ability to spawn on squad member I would buy it probably the only thing that I would spend cash
on
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Is there any guides on this game about what the objective are or what to do? Went on with my mates today and it seems like utter chaos, we're just running around shooting anything that moves lol.
yeah soe could make a lot of cash if thay sold some sort of ability to spawn on squad member I would buy it probably the only thing that I would spend cash
Uh squad beacon? That's the idea of it..
http://www.planetside2.com/game-tutorials
Planetside 2 Basic Training
How to choose an Empire and Character Creation
The Basic Settings
Which Class Should I Play
Finding a Squad and Learning How to Communicate
Your First Hour in PlanetSide 2
The Map System Explained
The Spawn System - What is it and what are my options?
Base Layouts
Vehicle Training
Certification Points
Weapon Instruction
Planetside 2 Basic Training
How to choose an Empire and Character Creation
The Basic Settings
Which Class Should I Play
Finding a Squad and Learning How to Communicate
Your First Hour in PlanetSide 2
The Map System Explained
The Spawn System - What is it and what are my options?
Base Layouts
Vehicle Training
Certification Points
Weapon Instruction
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Wow didn't realise there were that many! Thanks for the links, will have a watch when I have something to eat!
Squad leaders can put down beacons for you to drop in on every 1m30s. You can also always spawn on your squad's Sunderer no matter how far away it is on the map.
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Apparently cheats are out now on some sites. Always going to be a problem with a free game which relies on kills to accrue better stuff. Plus theyve always said they dont use anti cheat tech. Could be a real problem if they dont stamp down, and hard.