Help Me Answer Questions About PA!

http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2euhd7/planetary_annihilation_launch_trailer/

Lots of people have questions about PA, and a lot of people are giving out mis-information. I'm having a hard time keeping up with all of the questions and would appreciate some help!

Man when people give out mis-information.. Well- It just grinds my gears.

A quarter of that page is just people suggesting other RTS games

There seems to be a lot of people convinced that the launch version will be online only, and that's creating a toxic atmosphere around the game.

Also, the gist of that whole thread is "it's ok, but if you want a REAL rts play Starcraft" -_-

It pains me to see how many people think Starcraft is the pinnacle of RTS perfection.

The release probably /will/ be online only. But it should have offline shortly after.

Especially since it's not a strategy game, more so a tactics game.

Never got into Reddit but that that thread makes me sad. I hope some fellow forumites can mosey on over and help rustle up some enthusiasm...

Which is unfortunate, because that will likely destroy this game's reputation. I don't personally mind, but show me one example where a non-MMO has launched as online-only and not caused a crap-storm.

I doubt it. Okay, one of the biggest games right now is Titan Fall, right? Well guess what... ALWAYS ONLINE.

And by definition PA isn't as it won't /always/ be online. It should be very soon after release, anyone who complains is just being ignorant.

Starcraft it's self is even dieing off because people don't find it that fun any more.

When the fun dies, the competitive scene dies too.

Not that I give a fanny waffle about the competitive side, but some people enjoy it.

And Titanfall is ONLY multiplayer. You can't play single player against the AI only.

ALL gameplay is with other players.

You cannot compare the two.

Okay here then. Diablo 3 was a game that shouldn't have needed online, and you can play offline, yet so many people play it fine. (though there was a crap-storm on launch I believe so meh)

But it still did well (mainly because of it's legacy from what I understand.)

give them this video I made, it explains everything

I guess what kills me are the complaints of:

• No 40 player games yet
• No offline mode
• Uber cannon
• Devs will give up on this game like their others games.

First of all 40 player games should be a deal break when there is literally no RTS that does this!
No offline mode is a valid complaint but not one that should deter you from buying the game if you think it looks good. Uber cannon... one structure that big a deal?

As for the attacks at Uber, not all games are meant to go on forever so that just seems like they really liked the game and are sad it is not supported anymore. I too will be sad if they drop it after a while but then again how long do you support an RTS. How long did TA or Supcom 1 & 2 get after they launched? 1-2 years? A few expansions or DLC usually.

I forgot my reddit password and didn't put an email in. Got to figure that out first.

I think you mean unit cannon.

The 40 player games are possible, we even hosted one back in (Beta?) and it was great, the offline mode will come soon after release, and the devs will continue development of the game. They continued trying to develop for one of the MNC games whilst getting no revenue for it and being completely bankrupt. I doubt they'd not continue development for PA, which is a huge success by the way.

I really don't understand the attacks against Uber - SMNC had fantastic support. It was a free game with free updates that went on for about a year and a half. The servers are still up as well. Seriously, how big of a buffet do people need until they're satisfied?

Regarding offline mode - it really needs to be there at release, not soon after. Seriously... the crying will never end if they don't have that right out the gate. People already seem to think the early access version is the same as retail, and are whining that they haven't delivered on promised features. If retail isn't released with offline, it will be panned.

Yeah I did mean unit cannon I tend to pop in every 3 months or so and check out the latest build and honestly I feel like they have come a long way. I was pretty disappointed with earlier builds of the game but then again it was alpha/beta so yeah. These later builds have been pretty fantastic IMO. This is coming from a huge SupCom fan.