[2019] Content Preview: Critical Mass Update! [Livestream Replay]

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5s	hello and welcome to the planet side
8s	meltdown update livestream where we're
11s	gonna reveal a little bit about what
12s	we've been working on and yeah we're
15s	excited to show you guys what's been
18s	going on so here with me today is game
22s	designer extraordinaire rel get me a
26s	trouble right from the start oh yeah
28s	okay and I am your planet side producer
31s	Nick Silva we're gonna be showing you
34s	guys a couple new pieces of class
36s	equipment today there's probably some
38s	more classic equipment coming after that
42s	yeah yeah except for TR yeah I mean
49s	we're gonna be showing off some toys but
52s	that's not why you're here
54s	so what we are gonna be showing off and
57s	what the what this new critical mass
59s	update is really all about is new
61s	content locking mechanics so there's a
64s	lot to explain there and we're excited
67s	to show it off and start getting your
72s	guys feedback yeah so the the first toy
74s	that we're gonna be showing off today
76s	before we get to that though oh and
78s	before I get onto that we're gonna be
80s	given away daybreak cash in the chat
82s	there is a moderator
85s	meps I believe that's going to be
87s	running some raffles there and yeah just
93s	pay attention to him and I think we'll
96s	start I'll give you guys a heads up and
98s	we're gonna start doing those but yeah
100s	yeah just pay attention to chat for that
102s	stuff do it to it so the first thing
104s	we're gonna be showing off is the new
107s	okay all right okay all right so on how
111s	you guys doing
112s	not too bad I hope not too salty now
115s	yeah so like Nick said we are we're
118s	trying to come up with some equipment or
121s	rather we have some new class equipment
124s	on the way one of which is a new Jump
127s	Jet type what they think
132s	okay yeah so I haven't got it on right
135s	now but on this these are the ambusher
138s	jump routes and if you notice on the
139s	left hand side of the screen the energy
143s	it goes away immediately after using it
146s	so instead of being on a sort of a
148s	tapered you know more versatile I guess
153s	than the other jump Jets it's it's very
155s	deliberate and that you can I you can
160s	look across large distances probably
163s	gotta make it yeah I can right there
164s	yeah very quickly so it allows you to
166s	cover ground fast and this is something
168s	that the communities actually asked for
170s	for a while actually ever since Star
173s	Wars Battlefront came out figure but
176s	yeah so it it does offer some some new
180s	opportunities and it's kind of a high
181s	skill piece of equipment that I think
185s	will appeal more toward more than via
187s	the veteran players then the lower
190s	levels because it definitely again it's
192s	very specific in its use as you rank it
195s	up the cooldown on it goes down and it's
197s	gonna have some different interactions
199s	with um with aerial combatant as soon as
201s	I so if you have rank five your open
203s	baton
204s	if you kill one person then it's just
205s	going to instantly restore the cooldown
207s	and it'll make it a little little
210s	chaotic nice and nice and quick quick
214s	strikes yeah like whenever you have that
218s	downward velocity and then you fire it
220s	off then it sort of blasts you straight
222s	ahead alright so yeah there's a there
226s	are some tricks you can kind of do with
227s	it but you're not gonna get a lot of
229s	vertical height out of it and that's the
230s	intent right is it's not to replace any
232s	of the other jump shots but you'll
233s	definitely get you'll get a lot of
235s	mileage from it and I think people will
237s	just like like going fast go fast jets
242s	are cost I guess there was a question
245s	about cost that's it so I kind of like
251s	so normally the the other jump shells
253s	are all they're very inexpensive to
255s	level up skirmisher jump Jets are
257s	obviously the cheapest because you get
258s	them by default the ambusher jump Jets I
259s	think we should probably push it toward
261s	the more expensive side just not like
263s	super expensive but more like adrenaline
266s	shield style expensiveness just so that
269s	it kind of deters newer players because
270s	this is something that newer players are
272s	just honestly going to get killed with
274s	and so I you know we're kind of kicking
277s	around the idea of doing battle rank
279s	unlocks on these sorts of things and
282s	just like new equipment in general but
284s	that it's kind of not in the cards for
286s	this so yeah maybe someday I'll have
289s	some fun with that but yeah so if you
292s	have any more questions the stuff is
293s	actually gonna hit pts sometime in the
295s	near future just all the stuff that
297s	we're actually showing off today so
299s	hopefully you'll get to a player sure so
307s	as we're moving on to the next thing
309s	that was the signal to go ahead and give
312s	out one of those daybreak cache codes so
314s	hopefully Ted has it under control
317s	cool so the next thing that we're gonna
319s	be showing off is the nano repair
321s	attorney for the engineer the new toy
322s	for the engineering yeah were you go
326s	home yet flip it over to my feed there
329s	we go so under grenade here how much is
333s	it these are gonna be 200 certs yeah
335s	most likely 200 yes yeah so we got a
339s	nice little model here for it already
341s	another thing that's notable for it is
343s	that it has a slightly higher nanite
346s	cost and for resupplying I've already
350s	have my grenade bandolier already
355s	equipped so I can throw a bunch of them
356s	so the main thing that we're getting
358s	here is a new sticky grenade that sticks
362s	on vehicles or whatever else you can
364s	throw them at and after a three second
367s	delay well start repair it creates a
369s	repair field around around where the
372s	grenade goes off it doesn't last for
374s	especially long but it allows for you to
377s	do some pretty neat little tricks okay
386s	okay so yeah one of the fun little
389s	things to do is to jump into the other
391s	seat on the flash let's throw a quick
393s	turn aid and now you have yeah you can
400s	see the first person yeah so so probably
403s	don't throw it at your dashboard but
404s	yeah so the Jesus hey can you uh yet you
410s	don't have to type raffle to enter its
412s	so everyone who's been with in chat for
414s	ten minutes at least
415s	yeah so as long as you've posted a
418s	comment at some point you know not a
421s	salty one right I mean because you guys
424s	just love your life and yeah just any
427s	sort of comment on all the chat will
428s	know that you're hanging out and will be
430s	given away stuff without the need to
432s	type rapidly as we try to reveal them on
437s	stream we know you guys how much you
438s	love that particular all right so I
441s	engineer repair grenade is something
444s	that we can it's gonna be for all
447s	engineers obviously I it was the intent
450s	was to give engineers something that can
454s	sports team and do so in such a way that
457s	isn't I found in the utility slot just
459s	like everything else because right now
462s	they only have access to sticky grenades
463s	and frag grenades so moving a net repair
466s	to a grenade is something that's been
468s	asked for a lot within the community and
471s	it's something that just kind of makes
473s	sense it it does stick to max unit
475s	sadistic two flashes and other vehicles
477s	like like Nick was showing off and the
480s	repair Nate it lasts for ten seconds the
483s	field you do okay they're holding up
492s	whiteboards in the back so that we can
494s	read your questions yes if we gaze off
498s	into nothingness it has an area and so
502s	you can place it on your own vehicle
504s	even if your vehicle is already sort of
506s	fully repaired and drive it into the
507s	middle of a bunch of other vehicles
508s	you're going to be able to sort of do a
511s	mass repair of all those vehicles you
514s	can sort of at least temporarily act is
516s	like a repair Sunday so we don't want to
518s	stack though
520s	so you just have one on the field
522s	actually the engineer can only throw one
523s	at a time if you throw another one
525s	get out here any sites get out and sites
532s	sites all right yeah so I we don't want
539s	you to select all bunch of them but you
541s	can throw one out
542s	if you throw another one the first one
543s	just disappears but and multiple
545s	grenades from multiple engineers do not
547s	stack either but it will be something
548s	that's kind of cool for it especially
549s	like max crashing and that sort of thing
551s	gives engineer a little bit more a
553s	little bit more team play potential you
558s	can't stick one of these things to a max
563s	super sticky all right
566s	any more questions yeah let's drop a
568s	question let's drop a couple questions
569s	and while we're doing that you can do
572s	another raffle of a daybreak cash code
580s	okay let's see we can see chat here but
583s	it goes by really fast
588s	so which grenade has a priority if
591s	there's more than one um it's so there's
594s	no stacking priority right so it will
596s	just but I think it works on the the
599s	first grenade the ends up in the area
601s	because it starts repairing I don't
602s	think it the overlaps I mean it's worth
606s	testing that's something that we haven't
608s	tested because that's kind of it would
610s	be an education thing right yeah I want
613s	to say it's the first grenade yeah
617s	yeah we'll see we'll see on test like I
620s	said all the stuff is gonna be on us
621s	soon
622s	how long did last for 10 seconds 10
625s	seconds 10 seconds it takes three
627s	seconds to act now and then it stays
628s	active for three for 10 seconds and guys
630s	do let us know that I you know if it
632s	seems too long or it seems too powerful
634s	if I if the cost is is just too much
638s	we're tight I don't think that'll be a
640s	real issue but just say any sort of
642s	feedback you know we're always been
643s	touching that so feel free to to throw
645s	in our way cool
648s	let's see what else we got here I love
652s	the flash vehicle in the game hide
655s	Zachary's second especially like the
657s	launch using it as a launch to get
659s	height for doing drifter jets yeah I
664s	can't do it but all right should we move
669s	on to the big reveal of what we're doing
673s	with with the new color blocking
675s	mechanics or wait no there was something
678s	wanted to do before that introduced we
685s	always forgot about you this is a random
688s	person in the back so we'd like to
691s	introduce a new Tammy to now it's not a
692s	new teammate sorry he's been around for
694s	a while well we'll get through that once
696s	it gets here get over here
698s	hopefully okay so so here's what I read
702s	yesterday we went through and we like
705s	rehearse this like practice to and
707s	everything goes moving swimmingly and
709s	now we're here and we're just forgetting
710s	about Paul Paul Jojo okay so Paul if you
724s	want to introduce yourself to be the
725s	wonderful planet-sized of community and
727s	tell us who you are how long you been on
731s	the team where you've worked prior yeah
734s	hey guys I'm Paul Jojo I've been in the
736s	industry for six or seven years now as a
739s	programmer I started off at reactor zero
743s	they did a lot of simulation stuff for
747s	the government so came adjacent but they
750s	definitely had you know a lot of game
754s	industry vets found that place a lot of
757s	the the outrage game guys if you if you
759s	are interested interested to look that
761s	up later from there I went to s2 games
765s	and worked on here's a new earth for
766s	like five years there
768s	I wrote the bots for that and that was
770s	before it became frostburn yes so I made
773s	heroes a new earth originally was at s2
777s	games and then after a couple years of
779s	transition to be its own studio
781s	earng studios and still doing great work
784s	over there I still got a lot of friends
785s	out there and then about a little bit
788s	more than a year ago I came out to sunny
791s	California to work at daybreak on
793s	planetside 2 yeah and I played a fair
796s	amount of planetside 2 prior to joining
798s	the team and see lots of light us all
805s	lots of interesting vectors to attack
806s	from for which faction do you play I
809s	play and see what no no I I'm envious
822s	yes just like you Nick if it helps most
826s	of the testing I do is on TR yeah well
831s	TR are the lab rats this is why you're
833s	underpowered yeah so I you worked at s2
840s	games here's a new earth by the way I
841s	I played that a lot a lot a lot so
844s	actually when I got here I was I didn't
847s	know about Paul
848s	he was it here in California for me yeah
852s	and so when I got here and learned about
854s	his story I was kind of excited because
855s	yeah here was the North was there was a
858s	lot of time spent in that game for me oh
859s	yeah solved a lot of a lot of problems
865s	that other game other games in that
868s	genre either took later or still haven't
871s	solved um doing a lot of good work there
873s	yeah I played I think like 1300 hours of
877s	it it at a certain point nice yeah a lot
881s	of frustration I don't but you know I
882s	find it to be pretty similar to
884s	planetside 2 in the sense that it's got
886s	a very passionate player base you know
890s	they they are very particular about what
892s	they like and you know definitely like
896s	huge fans of the developers yeah reximus
901s	actually just said that he's a huge fan
903s	of oh yeah I you can probably find a
908s	video of me on YouTube somewhere so good
911s	luck with that but all right shall we
914s	move on
915s	reveal of what's going on yeah sure why
918s	not
918s	so content locking is traditionally and
921s	by traditionally I mean it's just on
923s	this way on life is done by gathering VP
925s	and then you you get enough VP and then
928s	the continent locks well that has
930s	unfortunately been causing a lot of
932s	surprised continent locking you'll be in
934s	the middle of a fight and then just
936s	it'll suddenly lock I mean you won't be
939s	able to there's no I it's not like a
942s	punctuated victory it kind of just feels
944s	like it's interrupted and that happened
947s	more often than not some of that is due
949s	to construction as players have noted
951s	out time and time again because the
954s	hives will will take up accordion or
956s	refine the Cordia mana took up VP and
958s	same thing actually alerts where we're
961s	giving a VP as well and it just it
963s	wasn't a really wasn't kind of a I I
967s	want to say like a cohesive experience
969s	there wasn't there wasn't a nice arc to
971s	but yeah each continent you should yeah
974s	very well set yeah you should be able to
977s	login I think and you kind of understand
979s	where the the current state of the
981s	continent is and just what your
983s	objectives will be to to actually lock
985s	that continent actually care about
986s	walking a continent so some of that is
989s	receiving some adjustments are you okay
994s	where's Nick okay actually not okay so
999s	I'm just going to go to map screen so
1001s	some of the things that we changed is
1003s	that now victory points are it's it's
1006s	done very it's very straightforward in
1010s	order to to lock a continent actually
1012s	before I get in order to lock a
1013s	continent you now need to hit ten VP
1017s	they're not VP anymore but it's just
1019s	they're just points you need to hit the
1022s	maximum number of points with it's ten
1023s	for all the continents and wants to do
1024s	that in alert will trigger in which case
1027s	the the triggering faction will need to
1030s	defend territory and if they can defend
1033s	enough of the territory it's like an
1034s	adversarial alert in which case it hits
1037s	the other two factions against you so if
1039s	you are able to defend enough of the
1041s	territory then the content locks in your
1043s	favor if you fail then the continent
1046s	does not lock so nice and
1048s	straightforward and
1049s	it's certainly easier to understand
1051s	exactly what's going on as you jump in
1053s	yeah the victory point system was I it
1055s	was kind of a checklist of just things
1058s	that you you could do and I it it also
1063s	it looked too much to the past right so
1066s	if you were like opening a continent and
1069s	then you rush down the the warp gate and
1071s	then you get points okay what does that
1072s	mean because then you lose your your
1074s	link and then it doesn't reflect the
1075s	currency of the continent again so
1077s	instead of having this checklist it's a
1079s	very straightforward way to generate or
1083s	to to use your points to to lock the
1086s	content man I'm I'm I'm really off point
1089s	today Jesus okay so support the work got
1092s	it got it
1093s	but it's more representative of the
1095s	living state of the continent and trying
1097s	to make it clear exactly where things
1101s	are going and how far along that
1103s	progress is yeah absolutely
1105s	so the ways to do this right to to get
1108s	the the ten VP has actually haven't
1109s	changed as well so we are you can see up
1113s	here at the the top of the map the the
1115s	path to victory is defined by getting
1118s	eight points up to eight points rather
1121s	through territory control and then the
1122s	other two points are generated through
1124s	hives so using the construction system
1127s	to generate the only the only permanent
1130s	VP is kind of like the the second piece
1134s	of that puzzle
1135s	so territory matters a lot vendors a lot
1137s	now and then once you start the alert
1139s	that no matters even more because that's
1140s	that's all that determines the winner
1142s	the loss so we yeah but just to clarify
1146s	that definitely hives are required to
1150s	actually activate the alert and then
1152s	they're also important because they're
1154s	the only ones that are generated VP and
1157s	if you manage to like some if the other
1159s	two teams manage to stop you from
1160s	capturing the continent via the alert by
1163s	temp by taking territory away from this
1165s	team that's in the lead that will cause
1168s	those generated VP that they got from
1170s	the hives to be wiped out right so they
1171s	act I have to actually build up towards
1173s	that again and it gives the other two
1175s	factions a chance to they've already
1177s	claimed some territory during the alert
1179s	gives them a chance to sort of swing the
1181s	tide back in their door
1182s	and start the alert for themselves
1184s	trying to capture the code so it's a
1186s	combination of both territory control
1188s	and construction if you get as much
1191s	territory as the system allows you'll
1194s	have eight and then you'll need to from
1196s	two points from construction but if
1198s	you're still only managed able to manage
1201s	say six points like we have right now
1203s	you can generate the rest of that
1205s	through construction wait you know well
1210s	that we cap it out at - oh we capita -
1213s	yeah yeah there was an earlier version
1215s	yeah we've debated no it has and so we
1221s	right now construction is required in
1226s	order to get the last two VP and the
1236s	recess is only the ones generated by the
1239s	hive so you you if you lost the alert
1243s	then you probably don't have eight
1246s	territory points anymore you probably
1248s	have seven it that the minimum are at
1249s	the maximum but you now have zero from
1252s	your hives so you need to either make
1256s	hives again or they need to start
1258s	generating again right so there was a
1260s	question that came up on the whiteboard
1261s	yeah it's all pause yeah read it yeah so
1267s	okay let's let's go through this again
1270s	okay um but it has received a number of
1273s	iterations and there's also the
1275s	opportunity to make further adjustments
1276s	depending on the feedback from the
1278s	community but I again so territory gets
1282s	you a certain amount of VP and then
1285s	that's it's always in flux because
1287s	territory is always in flux the only
1289s	permanent aspect of this is through hive
1291s	generation once you get the points then
1293s	you have them and provided you have
1296s	enough territory than you triggered the
1298s	alert on the continent if your faction
1299s	fails the alert the continent doesn't
1302s	lock and those chordee MVP gets stroked
1304s	from you which the that setback allows
1308s	the other two factions to kind of get
1309s	there there's their turn to to shine
1311s	there so I I do say that construction is
1314s	required but honest
1315s	enough players play construction to
1317s	where you should this shouldn't be a you
1322s	should never feel compelled I think to
1324s	play construction I think there's
1325s	another enough players who do that just
1327s	naturally that it'll it'll always kind
1330s	of work itself out but it does give you
1332s	the opportunity to either if you want to
1334s	take back territory to stop the the
1337s	opposing factions from reaching their
1339s	their maximum VP you can do that if you
1341s	want to squash hives it now matters more
1344s	than it used to because you can't just
1348s	build a bunch of high generate all your
1350s	VP that there it's just a two points
1353s	that can be generated that way and so
1355s	absolutely so nice and easy I know I
1367s	probably should have pointed that out
1368s	earlier but again this the system will
1371s	be going to test it will be a little bit
1373s	different on test I believe then we're
1375s	showing up oh you mean yeah and then
1377s	we'll be able to iterate on it after the
1379s	fact of course but so for the purposes
1387s	of showing off what happens when you do
1390s	a locket con no I'm gonna just like a
1395s	real real fast so if TR were to example
1399s	have have locked a the continent
1404s	actually okay let me start over if right
1407s	now I'm locking the the continent just
1409s	to have the maximum number of tart
1410s	maximum amount of territory so that we
1412s	can quickly finish this I this alert so
1416s	the alert pops up if you were to hit the
1419s	contents VP it says indoor superiority
1422s	forty our indoor enlightenment four vs
1425s	indoor liberation for NC and then you
1428s	can see on the tab screen oh oh wait
1430s	okay
1430s	actually let me show this off oh look at
1432s	that is no longer in your face when
1434s	you're trying to shoot people like Nick
1439s	okay yeah but the tap screen also shows
1442s	it it's broken right now
1445s	I like the content along actually I
1447s	can't on the alert
1448s	fun things happened okay so if you look
1450s	at the very bottom the war effort is
1452s	shown and the VP it's only saying zero
1455s	because I have the continent locked she
1457s	went through this a little bit
1458s	differently
1459s	yeah and also in our superiority it's
1462s	shown there it says TR need at least 41%
1464s	territory control and that's the wind
1466s	state know the the continent so very
1468s	self-explanatory easy to access with the
1471s	tab screen which has been has been kind
1474s	of a pain point for a long time just
1475s	having to hit em and then go check on
1477s	your VP okay you know what do I need to
1478s	do you bring the list down and then you
1480s	yeah then you go back to playing the
1482s	game so yeah much easier now so if the
1486s	the continent or if TR were to win the
1489s	alert and again I just have the
1490s	continent locked for the just to have
1493s	all the territory and quickly like this
1495s	out so we can all see let's see
1497s	so the alert and and then everything
1504s	dies TR doesn't write only NIC dies
1510s	while you are super glowy alert and
1520s	lasts for one hour so that's a full hour
1523s	of having to fight over the control of
1527s	yet over territory right so um previous
1530s	alerts had lasted like two hours I can't
1534s	think they may have gone down to an hour
1536s	and a half at some point but an hour is
1538s	i we can turn it up or down based on
1541s	feedback again and I'm AB detracting for
1545s	this moment go out there and I Nick go
1548s	sit under one of the red beams of death
1550s	and it's doing good okay well now we
1551s	have to do something else fired yeah oh
1555s	and you can show the the scoreboard
1558s	there oh yeah there we go
1560s	see we got numbers and kind of reset so
1568s	if we were to we were to like it the NC
1575s	just so that it was all blue
1578s	it's a good color blue tang in
1582s	deliberation again that's the the nc's
1585s	alert any word for it just to be clear
1588s	this is also happening a little out of
1589s	order is the alert would happen I'm
1593s	doing this because because we need to
1596s	admin control just show it easy to show
1600s	off yeah
1602s	so the what we call internally is a the
1606s	meltdown system yes go run go run go run
1610s	at the red beam it's calling towards him
1613s	okay actually I'm yes the other alerts
1623s	are going for now this system replaces
1628s	the existing alert system right we will
1631s	be probably adding back some of those
1634s	alerts but they'll they'll be coming
1636s	back in a different form so yeah if you
1639s	want I could talk about some of the
1640s	technical stuff that needed to happen to
1643s	make this possible rewards because
1647s	that's before we get to that I kind of
1652s	would just just mention because so this
1655s	does replace alerts like Nick said and
1656s	those are question that was brought up
1658s	in chat and it's not to say that we
1660s	don't want
1661s	alert style gameplay to to happen but
1665s	this system will we'll have to replace
1667s	it for now if we yeah if we end up doing
1672s	alerts in the future it'll more be stuff
1674s	that like events that sort of they shape
1678s	the gameplay and make you you play in a
1680s	different way actually the the prototype
1682s	alert was on pts and that was kind of
1684s	some experimental stuff that were we're
1686s	toying around with but yeah so I would
1689s	stay tuned for something like that but
1690s	as far as random lurtz it's not
1692s	happening anymore and this is a kind of
1693s	the system that is in in place because
1696s	we like the fact that alerts kind of
1699s	drive you toward a very strategic look
1701s	at the game and do so in a time frame
1704s	which you can you can log in you can you
1708s	know kind of play for your session if
1709s	you want to trigger an alert you'll know
1711s	that you know we need
1712s	this amount of territory that we can you
1713s	know trigger it and then you'll be able
1715s	to to say okay this is gonna last for an
1717s	hour
1718s	we you'll know how to you know or what
1722s	happens right they're like how long you
1723s	need to play before I before getting
1726s	something cool and I yeah so just that
1729s	sort of structured gameplay it kind of
1730s	harkens back to a match based play with
1733s	it with other games like Battlefield and
1735s	that sort of thing so yeah we do like
1737s	the the structure that it creates and it
1740s	makes people play super tactical which
1742s	is what we want you to do now like as
1744s	much as possible
1745s	so that's we're kind of bringing back
1747s	the territory meta in 2017 so I yeah
1751s	Nick or Paul sorry yep has invested a
1756s	lot of time developing the system and it
1759s	seems on the surface like it's something
1761s	that we could have just like like done
1763s	because the changes were like they
1766s	visually it doesn't seem maybe like a
1769s	whole lot but there was a lot that I got
1771s	wrong yeah so let's talk about that one
1774s	thing that you did not mention that's
1775s	really my favorite part of the critical
1778s	mass meltdown stuff is that it's really
1780s	going to drive combat to different areas
1784s	than than you're used to seeing you know
1786s	with it being on a particular zone I
1789s	think that a lot more players are gonna
1792s	get involved on those those side zones
1793s	that they haven't maybe experienced like
1796s	a huge battle on a particular area or
1798s	anything like that so I'm excited to see
1800s	big air big battles on areas that
1802s	normally I don't yeah and actually the
1805s	just by virtue of having content like
1810s	here by virtue of the strategic gameplay
1815s	that allows you to cut off you know
1817s	allied territory that is something that
1820s	kind of didn't have a whole lot of
1822s	gussto to it like it was a mechanic when
1824s	you cut off a territory it'll that that
1827s	removes it from the VP scoreboard right
1828s	now
1829s	so if you want to just kind of take away
1832s	someone's impending victory like that is
1834s	easy for you to do so at a tactical
1837s	level I think that the squads and the
1840s	platoons and organized outfits are
1842s	really gonna have a heyday with this
1843s	so we're really hoping it's going to
1845s	help players get organized a bit better
1847s	and focus them because that's that's
1850s	tends to be the most enjoyable stuff at
1852s	least for me yeah yeah I think so to get
1854s	away from that farm mentality a little
1856s	bit the only way to really are the way
1865s	to be competitive for capturing these
1866s	continents is to take advantage of that
1868s	team play Oh penis as much as possible
1871s	and yeah just coordinate your efforts
1875s	and if you are off farming somewhere
1877s	then you're not helping your team so and
1891s	you don't need to type you don't need to
1895s	all right so the meltdown system the
1898s	critical mass system was an overhaul of
1902s	the alert system we already had this
1904s	cool event-driven system on the world
1908s	level that sits above all the continents
1910s	to try and decide when things are going
1912s	to happen and so we took advantage of
1915s	that and kind of created a new a new
1919s	type of alert for this that that were
1921s	and we were using that one exclusively
1923s	for the system to control what is
1926s	locking the continent originally it was
1929s	kind of an automatic thing going and
1932s	making it in control the world in
1934s	control of the alert system we also to
1938s	get some of these nice flashy bits we
1941s	expanded the scripting power our engine
1946s	runs the Lua scripting engine on top of
1949s	it and that's a more accessible easier
1952s	to iterate with so that our designers
1954s	can really get in and and try a bunch of
1957s	stuff out and you know be able to like
1962s	quickly iterate on a bunch of cool stuff
1963s	that they want to do so we part of
1965s	developing this was expanding that and
1967s	we were always looking for opportunities
1970s	to invest in you know things that all
1975s	benefit us in the future you know
1977s	the programming side that is right yes
1979s	oh implement some code based features we
1982s	always have to look to the future
1983s	right and also I like we want to get
1986s	kind of like Paul said with the Lua
1990s	scripting system we want to give more
1992s	power to the designers because I code
1994s	time is very valuable in design time is
1996s	valuable too but it's very valued right
1999s	but we yeah we definitely have some
2002s	limitations and when you increase the
2004s	the power that design has it allows us
2006s	to to just experiment with so much
2009s	exactly frees up the programmers to
2012s	focus on other aspects so that we can do
2014s	other cool things while they're doing
2015s	cool things and more cool things online
2017s	lots of cool things all the cool things
2018s	yeah so outside of that I made a bit of
2022s	changes to the reward system so that we
2025s	can have lovely rewards when you finish
2028s	the event whether you win lose or kind
2032s	of meet at a bit of a stalemate right
2036s	you will get cool stuff and it's it's
2039s	dependent on how much you have
2042s	participated during the alert so by that
2045s	we mean how much time you've spent in
2048s	the zone fighting and contributing and
2052s	so you can't just jump in at the last
2055s	second to get your reward you have to
2057s	have contributed a certain amount and so
2060s	there's there's we could talk about the
2062s	the types of rewards that you get yeah
2065s	let's do that
2065s	so on rewards now are they're kind of
2069s	tiered in a few different ways based on
2072s	who triggered the alert who or and
2076s	whether that faction won or lost so
2079s	there's there's about like three tiers
2082s	so if your faction triggers the alert
2084s	and locks the continent you get well
2087s	actually everybody gets eyes before the
2095s	implant currency that was you upgrade
2097s	your your implant sampson i think you
2100s	can buy implants with it now yeah yeah
2103s	so i players have been asking for like
2108s	an easier time getting
2110s	in plants in general and I so for
2112s	actually the ISO for recycler that we
2114s	have in the depot is it has a higher
2116s	chance of getting better
2117s	implants or rather the more other yeah
2122s	we can tell so that's uh yeah again it
2127s	just gives you another path to getting
2129s	there that doesn't require you spending
2130s	certifications specifically and it's
2133s	important to note that the the implant
2135s	system is a monetization system so we
2137s	wanted to
2138s	conservatively to the point where we
2140s	don't just break it and then get back to
2141s	square one so the the rewards that you
2144s	get the amount of ISO that you get from
2147s	these alerts is it's it's tuned very
2150s	conservatively let's put it like that I
2152s	mean it's significant benefit for the
2155s	people who you start the alert and win
2157s	the content like you win it's a lot it's
2159s	a lot that's good but we also don't want
2162s	players to gain the system and find ways
2165s	to kind of just undermine the the spirit
2167s	last second like right we're sure that
2170s	like there's no ways people find ways to
2173s	to clears are very creative but you know
2178s	yeah the whole system is to try to make
2180s	a better experience for everyone so to
2182s	that end we're trying to found ways to
2184s	avoid exploits and that sort of thing
2187s	and the the first way first as I
2190s	mentioned before the alert tracks
2193s	progress it tracks participation for
2197s	each player you know how long you were
2199s	in the zone what you were contributing
2200s	that sort of thing
2202s	during the alert so if you're there for
2204s	the full hour you you get the full
2207s	amount of I so if you're there for half
2209s	of it you get roughly half of the ISO
2211s	and so that that part is scaled but for
2216s	the other rewards you get it's it's
2218s	there's a certain threshold you have to
2220s	reach in terms of like the percentage of
2222s	time use yeah and I hadn't mentioned the
2225s	the other rewards just yet but if you
2228s	start an alert and then you actually
2230s	finish you lock the continent you get a
2232s	loop box as well loop box with I
2236s	wouldn't call it selling it from from a
2241s	collection of the particular
2244s	set of we call it a loot basket a little
2247s	basket and you just get the things out
2249s	of it
2250s	no the sorry I'm sorry
2253s	it's just yes Luke bollocks that's
2256s	having some negative connotations but
2257s	we're not selling this this is
2258s	specifically actually this is the
2260s	opposite of that what we want to do is
2261s	make it so you as a even a free player
2265s	we're gonna get cosmetics we're gonna
2267s	get decals and like composite armor and
2270s	like posit armor so like free free
2287s	players like this is your first
2288s	opportunity to get something that would
2291s	otherwise only be sold in the Depot yeah
2294s	that's a cool thing in a collection that
2297s	we have picked out it will randomly
2299s	select one of those as long as you have
2301s	participated enough and it's it's it's a
2305s	different set depending on whether you
2309s	were the faction that is locking or you
2311s	stopped a faction from locking and you
2314s	were the the higher between the so if if
2317s	say one faction starts the alert and
2321s	they get stopped by not having enough
2324s	territory between the two remaining
2327s	factions whoever has the largest
2329s	territory control is considered the
2331s	winner right yeah so he's talking about
2333s	the material so only the people who like
2335s	the continent actually get the big
2338s	basket the nicest nicest selection right
2342s	and but everybody gets a consolation
2345s	regardless when lose doesn't matter
2347s	you're gonna get something and that's
2348s	gonna be in the form of I so so if you
2351s	if you didn't start the alert and you
2354s	had the least amount of territory yeah
2356s	then you only you get the lowest reward
2359s	but it so there are actually so there
2364s	was a question in chat talking about the
2366s	loads possibly being too difficult to
2368s	win and actually this is something that
2370s	we have seen in the past with there were
2372s	adversary alerts at one point and I'll
2374s	address that actually make sure make
2376s	sure they come
2377s	make sure to make me address it because
2379s	right now what you see is that the weak
2381s	faction is actually a one that gets
2383s	targeted by the other two more powerful
2385s	factions and that's the way the game
2387s	sort of plays out usually and the live
2389s	servers right now yeah it also it
2392s	depends on the map to like sometimes you
2394s	just get you just get stuck fighting a
2396s	faction because there's like on a Zamir
2397s	like a southeastern corner like there's
2400s	it's not enough ways to move around the
2402s	map so that kind of gets that's just is
2403s	what it is so III will address that
2409s	we're talking about but what were we
2411s	talking about
2412s	I can't distract my wife or fun rewards
2414s	okay also fun rewards these little boxes
2416s	the baskets I can't do it I can't do it
2421s	I can stay away from free crap so it's
2427s	cool free composite crap so you can also
2431s	get that there are rewards tailored to
2435s	specific contents so if you lock say it
2438s	has a mirror maybe you get something
2440s	that's as a mere specific and actually
2442s	there's yeah there's some stuff in the
2445s	in the loot table that you aren't gonna
2448s	find in the depot and that this is
2450s	actually a really cool opportunity to
2451s	like give you the things that that we
2454s	just we don't sell so it's kind of a
2456s	cool thing kind of you know something to
2458s	chase and motivate certain players
2460s	alright do want to talk about the TV
2463s	warning yeah so um one of the things
2468s	that we can do I ever cellular alerts in
2471s	the past
2472s	I should probably crack open that water
2473s	adversarial alerts in the past have kind
2476s	of focused thank you Paul
2480s	I'm very helpful thank you fault yeah
2482s	they have kind of focuses the attention
2484s	I'll get to those of the other two
2487s	factions to kind of like beat you know
2489s	the other faction into a corner and
2490s	that's still gonna be kind of a
2492s	possibility but if if it proves too
2495s	difficult and we'll pay attention we'll
2496s	monitor this if it proves too difficult
2498s	to actually win and alert if the Contin
2500s	rotations are too slow we can always
2502s	real in the amount of territory control
2504s	that you need to actually have so that
2507s	it makes it much more feasible to like
2509s	just being the first one there is
2510s	actually
2511s	a really good thing because it would
2512s	still give you a great opportunity to
2513s	like the continent there that the
2515s	faction that is locking is already in a
2518s	position of power
2519s	right no there they've already managed
2522s	to control enough territory and and have
2524s	enough stable basis to lock it so
2526s	they're already in a good position right
2527s	all they have to do is hold that
2529s	position right exactly yeah so we we
2531s	already make it so the amount of
2533s	territory that you need to get to get
2534s	8vp is done in such a way that it is
2536s	pretty high
2537s	so all the factions are going to be
2539s	playing the plan kind of try hard just
2541s	to get that to trigger the alert in the
2543s	first place and again you are starting
2545s	from a position of power so yeah you're
2547s	not setting yourself up for failure and
2549s	that should be should be a good way I
2553s	think we have some tuning knob stick on
2555s	it I think it's gonna make for some
2557s	really interesting fights and yeah you
2559s	know we're obviously paying a lot of
2560s	attention to what's gonna be going on
2562s	and the the public test as a when it
2565s	comes out which should be pretty soon
2567s	analyst helmet question one okay so
2570s	really quickly but but we're gonna be
2573s	able to adjust those values and tune it
2575s	to something that's going to work best
2576s	for everyone yeah it's not a question
2578s	about population control yep ways to
2582s	change population control is handled and
2585s	especially with the with the release of
2587s	this system so yeah so again to the
2591s	difficulties fighting multiple factions
2593s	the population is going to weigh very
2595s	heavily into that so we do have short
2597s	term solutions lined up as well as
2599s	long-term solutions lined up I'm not
2601s	gonna talk too much about that at the
2603s	moment because we we have a couple
2606s	options that were exploring right now
2608s	they were we're not really decided on
2611s	like 100% so but that is gonna be
2615s	something that I think is necessary to
2617s	release with the moing update so yeah
2620s	yeah so yeah we're definitely paying
2623s	attention cool well they were asking
2631s	about you know how does a 2v1 match work
2634s	so the real question is between the
2636s	three of us who would win at 2 b1
2638s	really you saw that coming up in chat by
2642s	you know
2644s	wait are you just intimidated because
2646s	you know it's no yeah I'm intimidated
2651s	you don't think I could take you guys so
2659s	let's do another raffle and then we can
2662s	take some questions but questions yeah
2671s	sounds good yeah we're not gonna do this
2672s	awkward thing where we sit here and wait
2674s	for your question so what we might do
2677s	that we might do that might do that
2678s	there was a question about the analyst
2680s	helmet I was gonna save this for the
2685s	we're gonna pause saying we're gonna be
2688s	taking this to our pts our test server
2692s	we were hoping to do that very soon we
2695s	should be able to do it by the end of
2698s	the week hopefully maybe definitely by
2700s	next week and we're really hoping that
2703s	you guys can get on there to test out
2705s	the new systems definitely start finding
2708s	like the weird stuff that we're not
2710s	seeing because it is a pretty major
2712s	change to the to our alert system it's a
2714s	major change to just how continents are
2716s	locked there's all this reward stuff
2717s	that we definitely want to start getting
2720s	some like finding some bugs around so
2724s	yeah get on there and work it the way
2727s	you guys do all the time we it's amazing
2729s	some of the stuff you guys come up with
2730s	and we're gonna but was ok but people
2735s	will be able to reel back there just
2738s	continue yeah okay so the the main thing
2742s	is to get on there and we're gonna be
2744s	planning a public test around that and
2746s	so yes people will be getting another
2747s	opportunity to get to get the analyst
2749s	helmet just I stay tuned to the
2751s	planetside read it well and not read it
2753s	but the Twitter
2754s	it'll get announced on the reddit as
2755s	well news travels fast yes and just
2760s	we'll do our best to make sure there's
2762s	multiple sessions so depending on what
2765s	region you're in you'll be able to
2766s	participate and get your chance to get
2767s	on get this helmet thanks to everybody
2770s	who's been part of the tests in the past
2772s	they've been incredibly helpful there's
2775s	gonna be some other changes coming too
2777s	as well we're starting to wrap up on the
2780s	combined arm system so we'll be
2781s	interested in your guys's feedback on
2783s	that as well yeah I wouldn't die yeah do
2789s	you have any specific questions ah yes
2793s	sure performance PS for construction and
2795s	implants okay so as far as construction
2799s	on ps4 we're that is related to
2801s	performance we're trying to improve
2802s	performance on ps4 one of the reasons
2804s	that the ps4 update came out so much
2807s	late we were trying to get them to come
2808s	out much more in lockstep with the PC we
2811s	had some performance improvements that
2812s	we're coming to ps4 it turned out that
2814s	those made the ps4 a little bit more
2817s	unstable than we wanted to be so we had
2818s	the roll those back and took us a little
2820s	additional time so what why would tell
2821s	this story because we are trying to get
2823s	performance to be improved to the point
2825s	where we can bring constructions to ps4
2827s	as far as the implants on ps4 that we're
2830s	actively working on that right now I
2832s	would expect to see it in if not the
2835s	next ps4 patch but the definitely the
2838s	one after that and they're both things
2842s	that we're very interested in bringing
2843s	to PlayStation 4 and you know we're
2845s	actively working on it we're working
2847s	hard on it right parody is the goal and
2849s	parity makes our lives so much easier
2851s	because yeah we're maintaining two
2854s	different sets of just data for the game
2857s	is insane there's there's too many
2861s	chances to you know for it's more
2864s	error-prone and the two games function
2866s	differently as well in little respects
2869s	so I
2870s	yeah parity is definitely something that
2871s	we want is something that we're pursuing
2873s	we are confident that we can complete
2875s	the implant system making good progress
2877s	on it so far and yeah that's something
2880s	that we we don't want to give them an
2882s	ETA for just yet yeah and every date for
2890s	it I know that's surprising me here for
2895s	for viewers sometimes but like
2898s	development is like it's a very complex
2901s	machine its target yeah just trying to
2903s	make sure that everything works and we
2905s	don't break existing things and you know
2907s	oh but surprise there was a thing that
2909s	was written several years ago that
2911s	is totally messing this up now
2913s	unfortunately we've never done that so
2914s	far
2915s	no we've never broken anything never
2917s	never broken anything ever not allowed
2920s	to so with the so the question came up
2925s	in chat duplicates in the new loop boxes
2927s	I know No except for actually you know
2930s	what consumables you will get
2932s	consumables so boosts are the big one
2935s	we haven't thrown in implants but maybe
2938s	later on down the line those may be a
2940s	possibility so yeah
2942s	mostly boosts you will always get a
2945s	unique item if you don't if you don't
2946s	get a boost so yeah they'll give you
2949s	something you can use if you already
2950s	have a particular item it won't be part
2953s	of what it selects from right and if
2955s	it's a consumable consumable it will be
2957s	in there so you're always gonna be able
2959s	to get something interesting always
2960s	unique all right so I yeah I guess
2966s	feeling let's pick up some more
2975s	questions in chat any leadership changes
2977s	so okay so leadership is something that
2984s	we of course feel is very valuable to
2987s	the the planetside 2 experience actually
2989s	outfits in general and squad play again
2991s	team play is we're not nerfing it
2994s	because it is super important leadership
2996s	is something that is the benefits that
3000s	need to come from leadership or somewhat
3001s	UI intensive and while we are getting a
3003s	small portion of UI time you know here
3007s	and there it's we we do want to focus on
3011s	it at some point but now is it's not
3013s	it's not quite that time but yeah we're
3016s	very cognizant of the fact that
3018s	leadership is a very important part of
3019s	the game and will continue to kind of
3022s	move that direction be it in incremental
3024s	improvements or as larger updates and
3027s	then the second question was about
3028s	getting the camo that matches my way
3032s	yeah I've advocated for it many times
3035s	maybe someday I guess the exact pattern
3040s	that's on my shirt is one that we're not
3042s	comfortable using in the game but
3045s	there's definitely a possibility of
3047s	having something that is very similar to
3049s	not even it's not even casual Friday its
3054s	cause for celebration
3055s	yeah you feel like you're celebrating
3058s	yes yes I know my role is improve yeah
3061s	let's blow something up again I'm just
3069s	gonna do this for my own good enjoy it
3072s	enjoy it so if you look up in the air
3075s	you'll see something somewhat familiar I
3077s	guess from shackles videos mostly but
3081s	Bastion fleet carrier is up there kind
3084s	of cruising in the sky and we do have
3086s	these scattered throughout so and this
3090s	is over every continent and they'll
3091s	appear they're more there just for
3092s	Atmospheric kind of just to give you the
3095s	feeling that okay when those faction
3097s	wins it's just it's your time to kind of
3099s	like you know yeah yeah punctuate that
3103s	victory Destruction tanks and just like
3105s	kind of yeah just hopefully get a strike
3109s	right on somebody's face and it also
3112s	allows us to kind of move people on to
3114s	the next continent which is it's kind of
3117s	just helps kickstart fighter as well
3119s	yeah so just function that it's a pretty
3123s	loud punctuation loud punctuation
3125s	multiple punctuation marks you want to
3133s	show the daimyo Nick yeah
3134s	now and I had actually that'll probably
3137s	go to test two to be completely honest
3138s	yeah we had some concepts like batting
3141s	around so we it it would normally have
3144s	been up on test sooner but it's it's not
3146s	just yet because we had like we
3149s	revisited it and the community is
3152s	actually as excited about the old leaked
3155s	data mind string like forever ago and so
3159s	just yeah but I just just so you guys
3165s	know when something is is leaked like
3168s	data mined it for like strings and stuff
3171s	it doesn't mean anything it really
3173s	doesn't mean anything like that can
3174s	change from from there to when it
3177s	actually gets released is
3178s	quickly name features like stats that
3182s	sort of thing all of it is in influx
3184s	until you know we're happy with it and
3187s	we're done iterating on it and then we
3188s	put it out yeah so if something falls in
3191s	there then it could be it could be
3193s	something we've intentionally planted in
3195s	there to mislead you Herring's and such
3198s	or maybe we just missed a letter or
3201s	something somewhere yeah it's some
3206s	pretty cool stuff there should we get
3207s	one more raffle and then sure okay yeah
3213s	thanks everybody for coming to the
3216s	livestream today where we hope you you
3219s	liked what we what we're showing you and
3221s	looking forward to playing with you guys
3223s	on the test server and especially
3225s	whatever we do like our of it where we
3227s	where we give out the analyst helmet
3229s	yeah oh thanks for bringing me on again
3234s	hello wonderful planetside we do have a
3237s	coder yeah doesn't talk on reddit yeah
3243s	no I'm I sleep way too much to be and me
3250s	I'm just like they're living in that's
3252s	my life you guys don't have to type
3253s	raffle yeah also they know okay thanks
3259s	very much folks for joining us on the
3261s	live stream like Nick said it's gonna
3263s	become to be yes sometime in the nourish
3265s	a very nearest future very nourish TM
3268s	and yeah well I'll catch you see you
3272s	guys
3285s	you

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