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This used to be a great game, now just a good game
When Planetside first came out, as one reviewer pointed out, you could have 200 players a side. Most of the time the battles involved just two factions at a time. You rarely had to worry about three way battles, which can be a nightmare. At any one time you could have three or four population locked continental battles, 24 hours a day. These massive battles are the greatest thing I have ever experienced in online gaming. What also made the massive battles popular is you didn't have to be a good player. Frankly, even poor players could compete and contribute in massive battles, because your weaknesses would likely not come in to play or be exposed. <
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> Then came the nerfs(making weapons weaker) to grunt weaponry, especially against vehicles. I like to play the grunt, almost exclusively. Even after reaching BR20(BR stands for Battle Rank), which at the time was the highest battle rank possible, I did not certify in any ground or air units, I used all my certification points on grunt things. I know from talking to many people, they felt the same way. The majority of players wanted to just play the grunt. And we wanted to play the grunt outside, not just in the bases or towers. <
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> After the nerfs, vehicles started to slowly dominate the game, to the point now that grunts are outnumbered 5 to 1 or worse, sometimes much worse. I know there are many players that like to play the air or ground vehicles, but they were the minority. As the vehicles started to dominate, the player base started to drop. The massive battles started to disappear. The average players, myself included, started to have their weaknesses exposed and felt helpless. <
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>In a poll nearly 2/3 of the respondants, said they preffered the large battles over the medium or small battles, and very likely that number would actually be larger but many of the large battle fans had already left the game, when the poll was conducted. In an attempt to stop the bleeding SOE(Sony Online Entertainment) came out with a $30 expansion called Core Combat. This was designed for the grunts, and was difficult for vehicles. The caverns were really nothing more than large bases and not the wide open battles the grunts wanted. On top of that hardly anyone purchased the expansion, because many of the grunt players had left already. <
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> It had gotten to the point that the massive battles were virtually gone and when they did happen it usually involved all three factions on one continent, and as I said three way battles can be a nightmare. Then came the final straw for the grunts, the BFRs, which are large Mechs. Players left in droves, although admittedly there weren't many left to leave, but those that were left did leave. Now all the game had left were constant three way battles. In an attempt to create more two way battles, SOE cut in half the number of players any faction could have on a continent. This has created more two way battles, but not as big as they used to be and still dominated by air and ground vehicles, and BFRs. <
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> If you like to play the vehicles, then you will enjoy the game. If you prefer to play the grunt then leave your ego at home because you will die alot. My average kill to death ratio is 1 to 5. Many times it is worse and rarely better. While Planetside is still a good game, it is not the great game it used to be. <
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> Be aware that SOE supposedly has a new Planetside type game in developement and plans to come out in 2006. As it stands Planetside is a poorly programmed game(even the developers would admit that) and will push your PC to its limits. SOE says they have learned from their mistakes made with Planetside and we can only hope that the new offering will bring back the massive battles that a majority(many not playing anymore) of the players want.

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Garbage
So after playing Planetside on and off now for close to two years, I am sorry to report that the game has become utter and complete crap. <
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>The developers take months (6+) to put new units in the game, and now they have resorted to putting in "varients" i.e. exactly the same vehicle/gun with tweaked functions.....sad very very sad. When they do put new units in game - like the Battle Frame Robots, they completely mess it up and end up constantly nerfing them to death for the next year. <
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>Funny thing is that the server populations have been steadily dropping for a while now, and instead of advertising, they went and reduced the number of players allowed on each map - making it seem like the battles were as huge as before. <
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>Plus, don't get me started on performance. With a 3Ghz Cpu /1Gb Ram / Cable connection - this game will still slow to a crawl in big battles...regardless of your video card. <
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>IMHO, don't waste your time on this game, its fun for about a month, but then gets boring...and at $14 a month....rather spend your cash on WOW or Guild Wars, or wait for Quake Wars or Huxley to come out......

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One of a kind
Planetside is an excellent game. Its really the only game of its kind, the first MMOFPS. Fight for one of three empires with a wide variety of vehicles, weapons, and playstyles. <
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>Pilot? Grunt? Driver? BFR jockey? Sniper? Cloaker? Medic/Engineer? Commander? You decide. <
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>Aftershock includes the original game + the corecombat expansion, which offers new weapons, vehicles, and 4 new environments to fight in, as well as additional other features. <
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>There are plenty of willing players who'll help you if you need it. <
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>BFRs are now well balanced and fit into the game quite well. <
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>There is also a free trial offer at www.planetside.com