Talk:PlanetSide (video game)

message: let's leave outfit links off of this, also, the Sturmgrenadier entry is WAY non-npov.--Txredcoat 00:04, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe you're correct. The writing style is definitively not similar to the rest of WP, though I don't think (especially in light of the recent addition of a paragraph about a splinter group from SG - Sunder) that it's written in a "pro-Sturmgrenadier" style. Of course, if someone wants to edit it into more WP-style, that would be marvelous. I think Chrono and I are a little too close to topic to do so even-handedly. If there were many such articles, I would suggest a link to the SG one, but I don't know of any others. I do think that some discussion of outfits should be included on this page, even if no examples are given. --Habap 17:33, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  links 

message: Isnt there a subscription fee for this game (seeing as its online I thought it might have one) if there is, is it listed on the page? and if it isnt listed shouldnt it be?
:There is a subscription fee, but is it worth mentioning? MMOs pretty much by their definition charge a few. There are only a few exceptions. Aeverett 19:24, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I would argue that it is still worth mentioning explicitly; even if the specific amount is not relevant, the existence of a monthly subscription fee is relevant in the description. Additionally, there have been hints from the developers of the game that they may be adding low cost or even free accounts (albeit with limitations) in addition to the monthly subscription accounts. This might be worth noting. --anon 06:02, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is entirely relevent to mention the normal subscription fee, perhaps more-so than much else in the article. Airhead8324 (talk) 16:30, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Subscription fee?? 

message: Ok someone deleted all the talk for no reason (and added his a own vulgar phrase I might add). I found the previous version of this discussion page and copied it here. From User:Psi edit
Did you happen to track an IP Address down and found out who did that?HideAndGoSeek 12:34, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Warning READ THIS!!

message: The "Politics" section, recently added, seems rather like original research to me. I'm active in the game and the forums, so I don't think it's inaccurate. I would just like to see some neutral third-party cites for that section. Al 14:38, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: ...and with no third-party attribution, I've removed that section as original research. I am including it here if anyone thinks any of it is salvageable. You can call me Al 16:45, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  The long paragraph above seems to be well written and npov enough. It would be nice to have it integrated in the article. manu3d (talk) 09:24, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  This should be incorporated, well written and non-bias. Though it would be nice to see it broken into paragraphs to be a litle less "run-on" Airhead8324 (talk) 16:17, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: While this was a great description of the storyline politics, I feel it important to mention the real world player politics: Most people seem to choose the faction based on what kind of weapons they like to use in such games, since each faction offers an extremely different play experience. 74.128.56.194 (talk) 18:56, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics 

message: It is inappropriate to add Outfit links to this article. So, let's keep them out, shall we? You can call me Al 16:39, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I suppose contacting their Outfit Leader might get them to stop. I used to even know who it was. I'll see if I can reach out to them. Reverting is always a tool here, and if a particular IP address persists we can work to have it banned. (Or whatever the appropriate policy is around here. We certainly aren't the only article with such a problem.) You can call me Al 18:49, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I posted on their forums and asked them to stop. Someone replied that they would. You can call me Al 13:16, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: They did it again. . ChronoSphere 01:40, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Outfit links 

message: I've cleaned up the Vehicles section. I think it's far too long and should be trimmed. This isn't an ad for the game, after all.
We have a section for vehicles, but none for weapons or armor, two other things that make this game distinctive. We need to add those, but I hesitate to use the vehicles section as a model per my comments above.
You can call me Al 16:20, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The vehicle page, even trimmed as it is, is certainly too long for the primary article, which perhaps should focus on what the game is about, the general methods of play, and other less specific information. Perhaps a seperate 'equipment and vehicles' page? --anon 05:30, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is too long. The article should provide an overview of the game, not get bogged down with details. That there are so many vehicles of so many types is notable, but the individual vehicles aren't. The whole thing should be trimmed into a short summary, perhaps touching briefly on one or two unique vehicles. --Wrathchild (talk) 13:24, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vehicles, what about weapons and armor, especially MAXes 

message: The entire Vehicles/BFRs sections need to be moved to a new article, named "Vehicles of Planetside" or something similar.  Also, if someone would be so kind as to start articles for Armor/MAXes and Infantry Weapons I'd be more than happy to contribute everything I know.  I just don't have any images to add, but I can definitely flesh the info out. teh TK 18:29, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Frankly, I think the vehicles section needs to be trimmed back. All that detail isn't needed and borders on cruft. This is an encyclopedia article, after all, and is not supposed to be a detailed game guide. —Wrathchild (talk) 19:30, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like a lot of the vehicles stuff is copy-pasted from the official website (and outdated at that, some of the vehicles no longer have the same weapons/configurations/etc as they did when the website was published, and the official website was never updated, or only once when the Liberator/Skyguard were added anyway).  Anyway I agree that the vehicles sections could do with a rewrite if for no other reason than they're horribly outdated.  teh TK 14:07, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

text: I have split the Vehicles section off into a seperate page at Vehicles in PlanetSide, thus cutting the main PS article size in half. Hope that helps. Ourai т с 22:58, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major reorganization of article needed 

message: The article in my opinion is far too long and would benefit if seperated into different pages. Also a reception part of the article should be required as most of the video game articles I've seen have one.
Every time a part of the article is moved to a seperate page, that page is deleted.
So the content grows back.
Repeatedly.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.162.77.117 (talk) 21:06, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seperate Articles and a Reception part 

message: There is a comment in there about new players causing hacking and this causing a massive drop in subscriptions. Whether or not this is true (no reference) it should not have been added like it was. Come on, wikipedia is not a forum, don't treat it like one -Hellkyte
I'n gonna remove it, especially seeing how the new anti-hack measures have wiped out the hackers. FredTheDeadHead 02:35, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gameplay 

message: We should not be using this as a source - it's self-published by an investor in WW2O, does not cite its sources, and to my knowledge is widely considered a joke within the industry. Accordingly, I've removed the subscription information. Phil Sandifer 02:05, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: MMORGchart

message: Planetside always seems to have a few bugs that are commonly experience by players.  Would it be appropriate to add known issues?  Adding this section may be useful to people thinking about purchasing the game, or people who already play it and would like more information on the defects.  People might even provide workarounds. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.82.101.185 (talk) 05:41, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Technical Issues

message: Attention, soldiers. Notice this info box you can put on your personal page.
 Fvdham 13:22, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  User box 

message: It seems instead of reinstating the Reserves, they're offering a 14 day trial instead.
70.113.81.53 04:28, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  14 Day Trial 

message: Is there a reason that the box art image was deleted from this article? Other articles for video games all feature the game's box art in the infobox and they have a valid fair use rationale, so they have not been removed. I don't understand why the PlanetSide box art is any different than those. I believe that we should re-add the image. --Credema (talk) 18:01, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Box Art in Infobox 

message: This game is free now.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.210.85.20 (talk) 14:18, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh really? Where did you see that? I just checked my Sony Station account and they still want $14.99 for the privilege of playing for one month. —Wrathchild (talk) 00:26, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Free 

message: While I have no problem with any of the images, I feel a game that is primarily an FPS should have at least one picture of combat to illustrate what players normally experience during gameplay. Its also redundant to have two pictures of aircraft doing the same thing (fighters escorting transports, it appears). I'd put in a new picture myself, but I'm currently not a subscriber to PlanetSide. 129.49.7.125 (talk) 15:26, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggesting new picture 

message: What about PlanetSide 2?--24.240.186.162 (talk) 04:07, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  PlanetSide 2 

message: In the Star Wars Galaxies wikipedia article there is a whole section for recpetion and criticism.
Since Planetside did so bad with the implemention of BFR's and the core combat expansion and the following large losses in subscribers from both camps (pro BFR and Anti BFR) in the process, it should also be included in the article.
There is always the question, why did a unique game (the only 3d-shooter with huge battles with hundreds of players) had such a sudden loss of subscribers, that they had to merge servers again and again.
What where the basic problems of the changes implemented in the game?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.49.28.173 (talk) 15:47, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception and criticism 

message: On the main page it continues to state that Planetside Next is due for a March, 2011 release. Clearly, this is not the case, but I do not want to just remove the information as it connects to two sources, whose links I wouldnt know how to re-integrate into a new paragraph (Im not the most clear writer.) Has there been any update to this situation, or any recanting of original claims by the devs? Any new information about the game's release would be much better than the current information, since its, well, impossible that it could be correct. Chardansearavitriol (talk) 19:05, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Updated: PlanetSide Universe just today posted an email from Smedley confirming the game has been delayed. If you're worried about sources, you can sometimes make obvious, uncontroversial claims without a source (e.g., "the sky is blue", or in this case that the game didn't launch in March 2011). —Mrwojo (talk) 19:56, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Planetside Next 

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message: The game's engine is missing in the infobox. --ConCelFan (talk) 07:52, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Engine? 

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