Planetside 2 - Page 99

On November 30 2012 21:56 daemir wrote:
Really? Then why am I locked out for 29days for a MAX weapon tryout

On December 01 2012 01:13 OutlaW- wrote:
Actually. Killing is pretty OP in terms of Cert gain. You gain most by beint a lil bitch and supporting people (healing, reviving, repairing, etc) then killing, then other shit
This was actually the biggest cert gain that i've ever had in the shortest amount of time. Just play what you're good at and you will gain more lol. Capturing sucks for XP because you sit around in an empty base for so long doing nothing. Theres also the chance that after 4 minutes of waiting u need 1 more min their team comes and rapes you and thats it.
Saying that a sniper isn't useful is just being ignorant. I killed many people and captured many bases, just have to play it right.

On December 01 2012 01:13 OutlaW- wrote:
Saying that a sniper isn't useful is just being ignorant. I killed many people and captured many bases, just have to play it right.

On November 30 2012 23:39 Morfildur wrote:


You go to the shop via the map screen, then pick a weapon, click "unlock" on the right side and then you can select "try now" at the bottom (it's a blue bar). It's completely free, you get the weapon for 30 minutes.

On December 01 2012 01:37 Morfildur wrote:


Well, you can't snipe a tank, as i like to say.

Kills aren't important in PS2, only objectives are. If you get 10 kills, well, whatever, they'll respawn at their sunderer and continue their attack 5s later. If you die 5 times but destroy that sunderer as heavy assault without getting a kill, they won't continue to attack. As sniper you also can't push into capture points since you can't use your sniper rifle at that short range.

I don't say infiltrators are bad, just that snipers don't do much. I always see a sniper line sitting around somewhere never moving forward. As infiltrator you can sneak in, destroy shield generators and such, but sniping isn't really what wins battles.


PS: Heavy Assault Jackhammer was the best purchase i made. So OP at close range.

On December 01 2012 02:09 Madkipz wrote:


I would like to say your statement at least from my frame of reference seems to be in no way accurate, and such "op" comments are a severe overstatement of the actual situation when compared with the other faction distinct heavy weapons. The piston is a far more rapid-fire alternative and has a much cleaner spread than the jackhammer, and the sweeper is much better at range than the jackhammer will ever be given the initial spread pr bullet.

The thing about the jackhammer is that it is in no way better than the alternative shotguns, ergo when compared with the TR chaingun or vanu lasher it suddenly suffers from simply being an abysmal weapon in the hands of a heavy assault. Want real CQC weaponry? Roll a dual scatter max, or grab the piston with light assault. For heavy weapons it is quite simply, in its current state, an abysmal purchase.

I will however agree on the initial infiltrator assessment. They are not entirely quite as useful as some of the other classes, however they do have their place with the hacking mechanic as you can pull an AMS sunderer from an enemy terminal.

On December 01 2012 02:38 Jetaap wrote:


I think people understimate something concerning snipers and their usefullness: the effect on morale (especially when dealing with zerg troops). When I'm playing solo, if I'm getting sniped three times in a row by an invisible sniper, I will move to another fighting zone. If I'm getting into close combat, that's fun for me so I'll stay way longer even if we're loosing.