Heres how I see it.
Whats the point of being able to capture territory except for better radar, spawn points etc when the main idea of territory capturing is so you can advance. Seeing as the war can never be won, then territory capturing is pretty useless in the game.
Looking at BF1942, even if it has way less players per game:
(1) You dont pay to play after initial release
(2) Capturing Territory is actually usefull because it is and advantage towards an actual outcome and you dont have to come back the next day to find you have to capture the territory all over again because your side lost it in battle. Atleast all your hard work capturing territories can get rewarded by winning the battle.
(3) There are some exapnsion packs released to keep the game fresh but aslong as its enjoyable, the game will continue to last.
I have nothing against pay to play and im not saying Planetside wont be fun because it sure looks good but when it comes down to it, you are basically just paying monthly to play a large upscale version of BF1942 but without a total outcome, ie, win the war.
Each to their own. If people feel they want to spend the money and get the enjoyment, then have fun, for the people who dont, then they dont.
This comment was edited on May 9, 10:56.