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Compilation of Ideas, Improvements, and Wishlists
Source of all entries: "Future of Planetside" Ideas Discussion thread by Bixiebopper

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Gameplay
Weapons
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Command
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Rewards
Certs
Core Combat
Interface
Other

* Short-term Possible Project: Discussion Thread
* Long-term Possible Project: Discussion Thread
* Added to Planetside or In Development

Save Planetside

• Provide free Fodder Accounts
• Advertise the game to gamers (print, TV, net, Happy Meals)
• Free trials
• Promotions for vets
• More payment options
• Steam or other delivery option

Gameplay Ideas

• Performance patches
• * Fix bugs
• Improve graphics
• New engine
• DX9
• * Replace Health incentives with Respawn incentives
• * Dynamic rotation of continents
• Base redesigns
• Additional objectives
• Unbend Auraxis
• * Bring back Oshur
• Broadcast gates direct to Core
• More weather
• Ability to make more cover for infantry
• Reward for defending Home continents
• Urban Warfare areas (above ground)
• Emphasis Empire Stats over Personal Stats
• Allow players to drag friendlies if authorized
• Don't let backpacks disappear while being looted

Weapon and Equipment Ideas

• * Reduce Plasma spam
• TR MAX lockdown improvements
• TR AA MAX improvements
• New weapons or variants
• Reduce Rexo armor or absorbtion
• * More deployable types, new mines
• * Swappable barrels or ammo for wall turrets
• Tweak Personal Shield stamina drain
• More implant types
• Increase drain on implants when jumping
• Machine-gun type squad support weapon
• Base-specific weapons
• * Grenade holster
• * Support equipment holster

Vehicle Ideas

• * Remove/Nerf Flight Variant abilities
• * Make FV 2-man
• * Make FV vulnerable to AA weaponry
• Swappable weapons for vehicles
• Garages to store a few vehicles with their loadouts
• Empire Specific aircraft
• Sunderer usefulness improvements
• Buff assault buggies
• Prevent pilots from bailing over enemy SOI
• Buff desireablity of transport vehicles
• More unique vehicles (ES and CP)
• Better torque
• Watercraft
• * New variants
• Horn or Engine-revving for vehicle safety
• Weapons for vehicle gunners only

Command Ideas

• More RTS aspects or Top-down View
• Some kind of limits on CR5 spam
• Ability to "enlist" under a chosen commander
• * More organizational structures
• BF2/Tribes 2 style command interface
• Commander's List
• * Mission/Task system
• Ability to select a Lieutenant or Second for leadership assistance

Outfit Ideas

• * More customization and control: assign rank permissions
• Outfit Point expenditures
• Outift Alliances and channels
• Training areas
• Visible Outfit Ranks
• Outfit Leader chat
• Outfit Audit

Reward Ideas

• Merits show on MyPlanetside
• More statistical tracking
• More Merits tied to rewards
• Kill assists
• Merits displayed on vehicles
• Tie Color Alerts to an extra CEP bonus
• Monthly Campaign Winners
• Tower timers and XP
• Increase Base XP

Cert Ideas

• Remove Uni-MAX cert
• Increase cert costs for vehicles
• Recert timer reduction
• Cert-bundles generalizes players
• Swap the Basic and Advanced Hacking cert amounts
• ANT merits
• Monthly or Periodic recerts
• * Virus-upload ability for Hackers

Core Combat Ideas

• Broadcast gates direct to Caverns
• Add spawn points similiar to towers
• IFF locks on doors
• Instant Action to the Caverns
• Remove aircraft from caves

Interface Ideas (a few from Idealab)

• Teamspeak voice indicators
• Visible hacking progress bar for CCs and IFFs
• Color-coded REK beams
• In-game MP3 player
• Let Adv Medics see location of dead people in 1st person
• Allow drivers to view trunk or ammo from Vehicle Pane
• Deployables tracker/counter for CE
• Viewable Text message under vehicle names
• AMS deployability icon
• Visible timer on hacked terminals
• Health bars for damaged spawn tubes, terminals, and generators
• View own deployables on map in seperate color
• View numbered boomers on map
• HART timer window in sanctuary or timers above building doors
• Change Squad Bar colors/symbols to show members are in vehicles
• Vehicle chat
• Toggle for truncated Kill-spam and Capture-spam messages
• More Voice Macros (text only)
• Remove or Toggle GUI Alpha transparencies
• Toggle for waypoints blocking view
• See enemy Outfit names
• Toggle for that Player (talk to, invite, add to friends) Menu
• "Drop current item" key

Other Ideas

• More funding for Planetside
• Hire more programmers and artists
• Support Stats sites , XML feeds
• News ticker at HART building
• Use for Orbital Station (command or outfits, etc.)
• More attention to MyPlanetside like EQII
• If the President is going to mention the game lineup in SOE-wide announcements, mention PS too, not just EQ and SWG.
• Friends list outside of game
• Add development-related surveys and polls to login or logout
• Bring back Meeting Halls in Sanctuaries
• More Game Lore

Other Community Idea Sources:

PS Development Discussion - by the entire PS Community for over a year
The "Cream of the Crop Thread" - by MR_Bloodworth
Planetside Request Tracker - by Hayoo
Planetside-Tracker.com Database - by Fr1day
Concept Division Forums and Wishlist - by the Idealab community