The Hounds of Zeus  

Go Back   The Hounds of Zeus > General > Main Forum
Xbox Leaderboard FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 11-15-2002, 11:29 AM   #1
Ghryphen
THZ Founder
 
Ghryphen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: WA, USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3,927
Default Planetside

Has anyone been following Planetside?

Check out some of the media
http://planetside.station.sony.com/media.jsp
http://www.3dactionplanet.com/planetside/binaries
http://www.planetside-universe.com/c...?p=sdMediaPage

Would you pay-to-play? Do you pay-to-play any games? Have they been worth it?

This one looks like I would pay-to-play this one if it is a reasonable price. I have never played a pay-to-play game, mostly because they are usually RPG style games which I dislike.
Ghryphen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2002, 01:58 PM   #2
Aluscia
Emo Queen
1000th Thread Main Forum
 
Aluscia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In a subterranean complex.
Age: 41
Posts: 2,346
Send a message via MSN to Aluscia
Default

Well, after playing Earth and Beyond for a short while, and becoming *EXTREMELY* disappointed with pay-per-play, I will examine this with much more discretion... Basically, they nerfed the game with the first patch, and still didn't address the issues the gamers were trying to argue... The dev team of E&B continuously follows its own agenda as far as Game Balance is concerned, and thusly, makes the game more and more unenjoyable. Thank goodness I cancelled my subscription before the end of my free month. I wouldn't have enjoyed paying $64.99 every 3 months for something that took 2 weeks to suck mega-ass.

If Planetside looks good, and the price is right, and a whole wack load of people I know go for it, I just might give it a whirl... But given that it's a Sony Entertainment game, I'm going to be very suspicious of it, simply because of all the terrible things I've heard (and experienced) from Everquest nerfing.


PS - For the uninformed, nerfing means to wreck something, or make it useless/harmless.
__________________

Favourite Song of the moment - Pyramid Song - Radiohead
Aluscia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2002, 02:13 PM   #3
Spinning Hat
Toupee Cover
 
Spinning Hat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA
Age: 44
Posts: 755
Send a message via ICQ to Spinning Hat Send a message via AIM to Spinning Hat Send a message via MSN to Spinning Hat Send a message via Yahoo to Spinning Hat
Default

Of course I've been following Planetside... I just wish I knew wether they sent out the Emails for the Beta testers yet...
__________________

Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill
Spinning Hat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2002, 03:18 PM   #4
Ghryphen
THZ Founder
 
Ghryphen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: WA, USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3,927
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by Laurelin
I just might give it a whirl... But given that it's a Sony Entertainment game, I'm going to be very suspicious of it...
God, if the membership system is anything like the station.com I'll barf.
Ghryphen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2002, 09:25 PM   #5
Spinning Hat
Toupee Cover
 
Spinning Hat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA
Age: 44
Posts: 755
Send a message via ICQ to Spinning Hat Send a message via AIM to Spinning Hat Send a message via MSN to Spinning Hat Send a message via Yahoo to Spinning Hat
Default

I have an account over there, but I think I may have logged in once or twice... It sux0rs maj0r assh0les!
__________________

Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill
Spinning Hat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2002, 10:25 PM   #6
Stang
Team Captain
 
Stang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Everett, WA, USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3,859
Send a message via ICQ to Stang Send a message via AIM to Stang
Default

Ew pay-to-play, It would have to be a damn good ass game for me to pay. $64 for 3 months? I think for the XBOX pay-to-play its like $49 or somewhere around there and its for a year, I believeand its comes with extra stuff .

Im with you Laur if everyone else jumps in and does it and says its worth it then Ill give it a shot but will be very cautious, money isnt something to screw with.

Why make your players pay? You should be greatful your players bought your game.
__________________
Stang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-16-2002, 05:25 AM   #7
Aluscia
Emo Queen
1000th Thread Main Forum
 
Aluscia's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: In a subterranean complex.
Age: 41
Posts: 2,346
Send a message via MSN to Aluscia
Default

It's the cost of maintaining the servers, etc etc.... They're also trying to milk us
__________________

Favourite Song of the moment - Pyramid Song - Radiohead
Aluscia is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-17-2002, 05:20 PM   #8
Stang
Team Captain
 
Stang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Everett, WA, USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3,859
Send a message via ICQ to Stang Send a message via AIM to Stang
Default

See thats whats good about Tribes you make the players supply the servers . And it works!
__________________
Stang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-17-2002, 08:47 PM   #9
Spinning Hat
Toupee Cover
 
Spinning Hat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA
Age: 44
Posts: 755
Send a message via ICQ to Spinning Hat Send a message via AIM to Spinning Hat Send a message via MSN to Spinning Hat Send a message via Yahoo to Spinning Hat
Default

It'd be kinda hard to have players supply servers with this type of game. But pay-to-play is a precursor for subscription software.. It's what MS is pushing for.
__________________

Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill
Spinning Hat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-18-2002, 10:26 AM   #10
Ghryphen
THZ Founder
 
Ghryphen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: WA, USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3,927
Default

How will clans work? What are empires and outfits?
Ghryphen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-18-2002, 10:55 AM   #11
Spinning Hat
Toupee Cover
 
Spinning Hat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA
Age: 44
Posts: 755
Send a message via ICQ to Spinning Hat Send a message via AIM to Spinning Hat Send a message via MSN to Spinning Hat Send a message via Yahoo to Spinning Hat
Default

outfits= clans. Empires determine what technology base you can use.
__________________

Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill
Spinning Hat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2003, 01:29 PM   #12
Ghryphen
THZ Founder
 
Ghryphen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: WA, USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3,927
Default

Sweet
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	ccam.jpg
Views:	988
Size:	19.0 KB
ID:	242  
Ghryphen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2003, 02:11 PM   #13
Gambit
Forum wh0re
 
Gambit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DFW area, TX
Posts: 744
Send a message via ICQ to Gambit Send a message via AIM to Gambit Send a message via Yahoo to Gambit
Default

Sigh. I haven't had time to beta-test a game in over two years. Congratulations, though!

When I started working over in Dallas, I was subscribing to Asheron's Call. It was fun and all, though nerfing and whiners and what-not had made it kind of pointless unless you were either a true role-player or a power-leveler. I ended up not having the time to put into it and canceled my subscription. I got into AC in the first place through beta-testing.

But the education I gained through the experience left me much like Laur. Namely, I'm going to be quite cautious about paying for a subscription to play in a massively multiplayer persistent world of any sort. Though a more direct combat game might work better than a "pure" RPG.

BTW, the XBOX Live subscription is just for the service - the persistent games can (and will) cost extra on top of that.
__________________
XMEN member
Card-carrying DTM
OKL Fish-napper


Though a program be but three lines long,
someday it will have to be maintained.
-The Tao of Programming
Gambit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2003, 09:34 PM   #14
Stang
Team Captain
 
Stang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Everett, WA, USA
Age: 50
Posts: 3,859
Send a message via ICQ to Stang Send a message via AIM to Stang
Default

XBOX is fun though . We got it free for the first year anyways so its worth it .

Thats why you watch what games you buy and try to get them as cheap as you can . Like using your Dad to get games .
__________________
Stang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-12-2003, 10:54 PM   #15
Walks on Clouds
Forum Regular
 
Walks on Clouds's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Age: 44
Posts: 346
Send a message via ICQ to Walks on Clouds
Default

Hmm... I actually hope that I 'm not included in the PS beta nytime soon. I've got shitloads of stuff to do in real life, and being up at odd hours playing games online is not one of them, right now.

Now whoring forums with great people on them, on the other hand, is another matter entirely.
__________________
/Walks on Clouds - Pappy Huppy
Walks on Clouds is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Get PlanetSide for free, plus 30 days free. Ghryphen Main Forum 19 12-15-2003 12:21 PM
[PS] THZ Now in PlanetSide Ghryphen News 0 06-27-2003 01:51 PM
Bought PlanetSide today Ghryphen Main Forum 10 05-22-2003 11:42 AM


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:09 AM.




Since
April 6, 1999
The Hounds of Zeus Logo and all original content Copyright © 1999 - Gryphon, LLC All rights reserved.
vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft
Have a nice day!