By Jim Rossignol on November 24th, 2011 at 3:05 pm.
If I run an RPS Planetside 2 outfit (and I vaguely plan to) then it will be with the Vanu Sovereignty. Yes, the purple tech-worshippers are my faction, and so it’s with some delight that I feast on the neither-red-nor-blue goodness of the Vanu faction trailer, below. It’s just some rotating weapons and armour, but it promises so much! PCG also have a bunch of Vanu screenshots. Floaty! Glowy! Purpley!
24/11/2011 at 15:07 P4p3Rc1iP says:
Lasher lasher lasher…
24/11/2011 at 15:10 sneetch says:
I just wanted to say “Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.”
After all this time the memory of that broken weapon still conjures up memories of hatred for the Vanu.
24/11/2011 at 16:05 Surgeon says:
Sorry, the lasher has been nerfed into extinction.
But don’t worry!
I’m sure it’ll be buffed back into existence very shortly.
24/11/2011 at 16:33 sneetch says:
Yay! Glad to hear it. I remember being spammed to death through walls by the entire Vanu Sovreignty back in the day. Complete hax.
24/11/2011 at 16:49 Ovno says:
It’s not hax it’s alien technology ;p
24/11/2011 at 16:50 Dave says:
Purple Lasher N00bs assemble!
is it too late to say squeeeee?
24/11/2011 at 15:07 kastanok says:
But Captain, did you hear what that purple-belly just called Sovreignty?!
I said, shut up!
24/11/2011 at 15:09 Crimsoneer says:
Damn, I’m glad RPS will be vanu. Hover tanks are the bestest tanks.
24/11/2011 at 15:11 P4p3Rc1iP says:
If that’s the case, I will remove RPS from my bookmarks! Blue & yellow is all I’ll ever be!
24/11/2011 at 15:32 Richie Shoemaker says:
NC till I die. Death to the RPurpS!
24/11/2011 at 16:53 Quine says:
True dat.
Where the gausses at?
24/11/2011 at 21:09 Stromko says:
The Mags are why I always played Vanu, that and they tended to have the least population on every server. I’d usually go for the gritty, heavy metal faction in a setting, but flanking the enemy from rivers and lakes was quite fun.
10/03/2013 at 01:02 x3m157 says:
Give me liberty or give me death! NC forever!
24/11/2011 at 15:09 Suits says:
looks like a Prince in that outfit
24/11/2011 at 15:10 Quasar says:
I think The Artist has done really well here
24/11/2011 at 15:20 sneetch says:
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24/11/2011 at 15:32 Unaco says:
I wonder if this will run on my Netbook… then I could Play in the Sunshine, and avoid some of those indoor Computer Blues.
24/11/2011 at 15:41 Rao Dao Zao says:
I’d rather have a Little Red Corvette than a Purple Hovertank.
24/11/2011 at 16:08 Surgeon says:
Purple Pain… on the NC and TR.
24/11/2011 at 15:10 Quasar says:
I’m definitely in.
24/11/2011 at 15:12 ankh says:
Purple scum.
25/11/2011 at 05:04 Machinations says:
BARNEYS
24/11/2011 at 15:13 mr.ioes says:
So who does the “Top 10 RPS News Titles” ?
24/11/2011 at 15:15 PeopleLikeFrank says:
In the future, I shall refuse to purchase a game unless they release details about the kneepads.
24/11/2011 at 16:54 Quine says:
They’re like hats, for your legs!
Or was that shoes?
24/11/2011 at 21:18 Dances to Podcasts says:
Clown noses. For your knees.
24/11/2011 at 15:16 ix says:
If I play Planetside 2 (and I vaguely plan to) I will definitely pick Vanu, for no other reason than the colour scheme.
24/11/2011 at 15:26 Zarunil says:
While I hate Sony Online Entertainment with a passion due to personal experience, I will likely swallow my pride and buy this.
Can’t resist Planetside.
24/11/2011 at 16:15 Kdansky says:
Isn’t it F2P?
As in: 0$ or 1000$, if you want a Drone#10.
24/11/2011 at 15:50 danimalkingdom says:
Purple reign surely
24/11/2011 at 15:52 Saxarba says:
Those vehicles look very eldar (WH40K) to me.
24/11/2011 at 16:14 Kdansky says:
What’s that music? It sounds very familiar. Also fuck yeah Vanu. Hovertanks rule!
24/11/2011 at 16:45 Bobsy says:
It’s a trailer track by Two Steps From Hell called “Am I Not Human?”. If you think you’ve heard it before, you almost certainly have – their music is used on something like 40-50% of all trailers, ever.
You can get it on their album Invincible.
24/11/2011 at 16:14 Toby says:
I can not wait for this game!
24/11/2011 at 16:27 Myles says:
I’m not so familiar with Planetside, but these vehicles look like a spiky Ghost and a Wraith. Even down to the colours. Did the first Planetside look as Halo-esque?
24/11/2011 at 16:31 KingCathcart says:
Is anyone else getting a Syndicate Wars vibe from this video?
24/11/2011 at 16:57 The Pink Ninja says:
Dunno, I refuse to assult my brain by watching trailers for the Syndicate in name only game.
24/11/2011 at 17:01 Unaco says:
Syndicate Wars was the sequel to Syndicate, released in 1996, not the upcoming reboot.
24/11/2011 at 16:47 Ovno says:
Vanu forever!!!!
Why use guns when you can use L4Z0R5….
24/11/2011 at 17:07 Teddy Leach says:
The 80s are back.
24/11/2011 at 17:19 Matt says:
that fighter (The Scythe, i think they’re calling it) looks well sexy. Can’t wait to get me one of those.
VS Forever!
24/11/2011 at 17:27 The Pink Ninja says:
RPS-Vanu Outfit?
I’m cool with that :)
24/11/2011 at 17:30 Noirdeathe says:
Down with the Vanu and up with the Terran Republic! It doesn’t matter if our minigun can’t hit jack all, we have the coolest pistols.
24/11/2011 at 17:42 Ergates_Antius says:
Vanu Vorever
24/11/2011 at 17:42 Tom OBedlam says:
I missed planetside first time round but I’m very excited by the idea of a persistent world shooter.
24/11/2011 at 18:04 Ayam says:
I’d like a rival RPS faction on TR, but noone seems attracted to the mean b’stards. RPS on RPS would supercaliphetc.
edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m53YvilkLwg
Come ON, the crotch shots on this guy were much better than the Vanu’s.
24/11/2011 at 22:54 His Dudeness says:
Smurfs??? Ppffff!
;-)
24/11/2011 at 23:21 Big Murray says:
I never got involved with the original Planetside. Think I might be getting involved with this one …
25/11/2011 at 03:06 SketchyGalore says:
That clip looks enough like Brink for me to cringe… Pleasenopleasenopleaseno, pleasebegoodpleasebegoodpleasebegood…
25/11/2011 at 06:01 ayo says:
Purple wins!! YaaY!!! Bridge?? I dont need no goddam bridge…i got Mag !!
25/11/2011 at 06:22 Snookrc says:
In-game PlanetSide 2 footage was on AGN here http://youtu.be/RIwW2D686fk
25/11/2011 at 11:03 hjd_uk says:
Technically Purple is both red and blue, not neither :)