Pulse Concerns

I got the impression that we will have to pay for the download packs Stin, Pure was like the testing. Well testing is over downloading extra content was a success and it looks like it is still a success when there is a charge which was probably the plan from the off. I am not complaining about it if they keep churning out new tracks I'll happily pay up to get them I only have 2 issues.

1) If I pay for a download pack I expect it to work FULLY online and offline for as long as I own a PSP and a copy of the game in question.

2) It could create a divide between people who can afford to or are willing to pay for extra stuff and people who cannot or are not. This can cause a problem online with some players missing tracks or ships.

I don't think so about Pulse, RR.
We will have to pay 50 euros here for the UMD game and i don't think people are up to invest more than that psychological price even with new addons.

But... if they plan to release that game through online mode in the future ( you will have to DL it and not having any kind of UMDs) the price will be divived by 2 and then i am nothing wrong to pay extra DL stuff like new tracks , musics, ships etc... to have roughly the same or less 50 euros at the end.

but I don't want to upgrade just to download the iso (or whatever the filetype is going to be):cold

Hi there, first time poster.... ;) I was wondering, does the 24 tracks include the reverse tracks as well? Or are there 24 seperate tracks, with 2 versions making for 48 tracks? I mean 48 tracks would be really awesome, but just 12 tracks with reverse for 24 would be kinda lame. Does anyone share this concern as well?

12 tracks + reverse.

Though not every reverse track is the original track just raced backwards as already said here :)

hmmmm 12 at launch possibly but more with DL contents, isn't it Colin?

Yes 12 at launch with more to follow via download (at least 4)

Each of the 12 has a 'reverse' version

more details will be following in the coming weeks I am fairly sure

:)

Hey this is a game where i can finally catch up to the rest of you so i wont be left behind this time! YEA:+:D

The point of paying extra content is no problem in my book. The only difficult point I see is people without the content, and paying for extra stuff off my PSP. Hopefully I can download it on my home pc then later transfer it to my psp. Just don't feel safe i guess. Also I don't feel like typing in all that personal info from my psp. That would take to long.

At least 16 tracks with reverse option : sounds very exciting:hyper , thx for that info :+

Thanks for answering my question guys, I really appreciate it. Also, Colin, I think its incredibly awesome that someone as high up within the design team is this involved with the community. Talk about listening to the fans. Its stuff like this that makes me love the Wipeout series, even though I'll admit, Pure was my first one. :guitar

I think 12 tracks at launch with the reverse option is great with more to come later? Super :D

How long do you think it will be until all the teams are confirmed?

Have a look about the forum they've practically confirmed most of the teams already, I believe the 8 original teams from Pure are in, yes thats right Harimau are in it lol, I don't remember about Icaras but it is what we would consider a veteran team so I would guess yes to Icaras and Goteki and don't forget the 2 new teams

BEEP

Try again

:p

There are 12 teams, but 4 are download - revealed very soon I'd imagine

Assegai
AG-S
Feisar
Qirex
Goteki
Icaras
Triakis
Harimau
Piranha
Auricom
EGX
and whats its face Mirrage?

Thats enough thinking for one half hour period

We've seen screenies of:

FEISAR
AG Systems
Auricom
Piranha A
Assegai
Triakis
EG-X
Mirage

Mentioned by Colin, but not seen are:

Qirex-RD
Harimau (download)

Pure download teams are up for grabs as we have:

Goteki 45
Icaras
Van Uber
Tigron

And then there's the possibility of new outfits altogether - although I think Van Uber and Icaras will be the last two ships. (Colin, if I'm right here just PM me rather than have all the info leaked.)

12 teams, 12 ships, 12 years after the first game...12 is becoming a lucky number for Pulse XD

...and 12 weapons and 12 tracks (we don't count the reverse and downloadable here ;) )

September 12th release would be appropriate, I assume?

Nah, December 12th would be appropriate. (12/12/07) 8 )

September 9th? (1995:D)

And September 9th, 1999 was the day Wipeout 3 was released in the U.S.
uh... I think.

Oddly enough, that was also the day the Dreamcast was released in the U.S.

I got both of them in March, 2000, just shortly after I bought my PSX, and got into videogames, which is why I was aware of the dates. [Late bloomer, yes, I know.]

I feel sorry that you missed-out on Pong;)

I don't. :D

a soundtrack concern.

i realize that the full soundtrack prolly wont be announced for some time, but we do know that Mason - Exceeder will be on it.

i sit here, listening to the original mix of the song, and while it is excellent, both in production and musically, i cant help but think that it is a little... houseish. not quite fast enough for a wipeout title.

i wonder if the whole soundtrack is gonna be... houseish.

Doesn't matter does it you can turn the lot off and use past game soundtracks :D

some ambient and trance would be nice - helps me get into the zone. Some of the stuff in the past was just too busy for my tastes - sounds, beeps and breaks everywhere..yuck!:blarg

Music needs to be organized - y'know?

I say as long as the reverse tracks aren't requisites for completing anything, and are just there for fun, I'm cool with it.

reverse tracks can work sometimes and if they do it will be pretty cool

regarding music also
i havent listened to that "house" track, but after seeing the initial teaser trailer i was REALLY hoping the soundtrack would be similar to the song featured on that, super fast and awesome dnb (which i think could work well)!

(does anyone know what that was?)

Got one question though, When Pulse comes out and what is the minimum Firmware? , Because, I just want to protect my Pure`s games.

stevie

^^
That's a good question, and something I'm worried about as well. In general I don't mind upgrading the PSP firmware but if it makes Pure glitchy, well, that'd be a hard choice. Maybe newer firmware versions will allow full functioning of Pure :D

Speaking of downloadable content, I don't mind paying for the stuff but I really hope that it won't require a PS3 connection! I'm a handheld gamer and as cool as the PS3 is, I won't be buying it anytime soon. (Just worried about this because PSP downloads STILL aren't available directly to the PSP but instead require the PS3 connection.)

Very very much lookiing forward to Pulse.

I don't think anyone is going to bother much about Pure when Pulse comes along

Love your sarcasm, Rapier Racer ;)

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Originally Posted by Rapier Racer

I don't think anyone is going to bother much about Pure when Pulse comes along

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Personally, I wont go back to Pure at all when Pulse comes out. I could live with the dynamics in Pure, but I couldn't love them. Coupled with the agonisingly slow acceleration and I just found the game frustrating rather than fun.

Plus, the fact that my UMD for Pure is broken kind of means there's no way back for me! ;)

Meaning, you struggled to pass Flashy class!:p

stevie:D

Flashy class was no problem for me. Flashier class, OTOH...

Yeah, I doubt a return to Pure can be seen in the forseeable future for me too. And I only have to mention Medievil or any other stupid promo craft to remind myself why.

i ll be glad to make a special antique Kai pure multiplayer sessions with old mates in the future. Not only to compare the noticable upgrades pulse is concerned but remember we were like pioneers at that time :banzai

The only thing that concerns me at this point is the OST of the game. A couple of tracks are great, but the electro/DnB I will not be able to cope with. The great thing, though, is personalized mp3 sound tracks so that point is pretty moot. (I'm actually thinking of scoring up my very own WO OST for Pulse, but I will wait for more images/videos so I can get myself in the mood and zone of the game - personal projects ftw).

The return of Qirex is totally for the love :D. The Qirex, though a tank, was a beautiful looking ship, looks like I'm gonna go back to being a tank driver.

Also, interweb multiplayer is excellent, now I have to force myself to buy a wireless router, but ergghhh I hate them so much!

the future is wireless man8)

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Originally Posted by infoxicated

Personally, I wont go back to Pure at all when Pulse comes out. I could live with the dynamics in Pure, but I couldn't love them. Coupled with the agonisingly slow acceleration and I just found the game frustrating rather than fun.

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Totally agreed, It'll just be like Fusion for me. Up on the shelf all dusty with my memory card, I mastered it, now I don't wan't to see it again!!! (Except for Zone mode, LOL!!!)

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Originally Posted by Chill

(Pure) will just be like Fusion for me. Up on the shelf all dusty with my memory card, I mastered it, now I don't wan't to see it again!

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Hey, I just busted out Fusion - along with all the other old games recently. What wasted potential...T_T