Planetside 2 : another reason no gamer should be without a PC ..

Gaming is a great waste of time , the greatest waste of time yet created . if you are going to indulge then you should do so in the finest way possible.  The finest way of course is with a PC , even on the lowest settings running on a laptop with just an Intel HD3000 Planetside 2 looks more beautiful than any console game.

Then you realise the experience is totally free ( pay if you want trinkets and baubles) and the irony of this game coming from Sony Online Entertainment. I jest for Sony are more clued up than other companies  for the changes that free to play models will bring to both PC and the next next gen of consoles when they arrive, having picked up GAIKAI , launched Playstion Plus, Home and now continuing to support free to play on PC with Planetside 2.

What does Planetside2 bring that all the other staple FPS games and MMOFPS games don`t? Well this really is WAR ... there are so many combatants doing so many things at the same time it never feels like just a game of capture the hill or flag... For starters the levels are huge , the vehicles are huge , the bases are leviathan ..gargantuan .. and have so many points of interest to defend attack manufacture from that you never have a moment of peace ..which is what makes this a thoroughly good war...  

There is currently nothing that can touch PC gaming and free to play releases  like Hawken,Mechwarrrior Online and Planetside 2 are perfect examples of why you should put that console pad down and get yourself a decent gaming pc or laptop.. they are also examples of the longevity of PC gaming .. 

as you can see in the video below : 

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so lets take a look at one of the bases you defend in daylight :it looks impressive ...

where did all the Naa`vi go ? 

as the battle rages time passes and dusk falls , night comes and the graphics which looked impressive in daylight look even more so being lit up with blaster fire from rival factions still hard at work defending or attacking :

nope still no Naa`vi.... 

and here is one of the those things I go up in and come crashing down in seconds..yes the flight controls are traditionally fiddly ...

stages stretch off into the distance 

in fact into the distant distance...

all day and all of the night of course

the best way to fly , the only way to fly when you cannot fly ..is to be a passenger like so ..waving to your friends below...

hello down there ....

the vistas are not just all metal alloy either ..there are lush green plains.. with useful trees to hide behind,,,

If you are still here you know you should be downloading by now .. the thing about MMO games is they do not last , so enjoy this gem whilst you can and remember to take breaks  console fans ..PC gaming can be addictive..see you Planetside..

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Planetside 2 : Day 2 New Conglomerate Indar mass tank raiding all day and night

Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised how well the launch of Planetside 2 went. Not just the working servers,quick install and the speed it ran even with massive environments and architecture using just an Intel HD3000, but the way that there was a massive crowd of gamers all interacting, with such a large crowd you naturally tend to move away from lone wolf gaming and literally go tribal joining in massive ( I use that word a lot when it comes to Planetside 2) assaults and raids on your enemy...as I ended up doing today in a tank raid... did I say tank raid , I meant land and air assault with jetpacking soldiers , armoured heavy soldiers , cloaked snipers , 3 wheel hog driving scouts , medics and more ..as you can tell from the video below . 

All in all my 2nd day of play really  drove home how simply awesome PC gaming can be .. 

Whilst embedded with my fellow New Conglomerate faction ( think Firefly rebels but wearing more yellow) I managed to some more snaps to convey some of the majesty of this game .. 

First I thought I would check out some of the architecture on Indar : 

I also got a little better at flying .. lasting almost a minute before my usual Kamikazi routine ..banzaiiiii!...

I was in game primarily to test how the game ran on my hardware when I started noticing tanks mustering... 

naturally I had to follow and pretty soon I was part of a massive  air and land assault sweeping everything before it ... 

as we approached the enemy base the sun began to set ..with dusk approaching ...

sans tank at this point but soon that would change ..base after base fell ( this is my war story ....for the actual sequence of events watch the video above) any way base after base fell:

into the night .. attacking,supporting defending with an army of people all doing the same .. PC gaming and gaming in general does not get much better than this...

And that is the power of Planetside 2  with it`s massive battles,massive architecture and landscapes, this is a game you are going to want to sit around the twitter or facebook fire and tell (tall) tales of your great battles and victories..however small your actual contribution ...the game still makes you feel part of a that collective achievement or loss.. as a result you are more likely to come back and play again seeking more material for your next Planetside 2 war story ... which I will be doing again tomorrow... see you Planetside... sign up for the game here .. and yes console fans it really is free... 

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