*** Official Planetside 2 Thread ***
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Find an outfit or a group of good players, and it's like a larger version of BF.
Was taking out reavers with my rocket launcher.
Shame maps aren't balanced for TR. :<
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beta key just come through!
1st email in trust gets a gift key!
Sent you a mail
Although it was sent at 11pm so most likely somone got it already.
Was having a great game on Esamir last night, VS 24% TR 24% and NC 48% or so... we the VS were making a great push south all the way to Ymir, it was tough against the NC overwhelming amount of Reaver hellfire rockets (every reaver has unlocked them due to NC farming auraxium on the day of release).
We were about to take Ymir when suddenly the NC population swelled to 60% and continued to climb and they pushed TR and VS back to warpgate, they really ruined the fun with their population imbalancing and Esamir has basically become an NC resource.
We were about to take Ymir when suddenly the NC population swelled to 60% and continued to climb and they pushed TR and VS back to warpgate, they really ruined the fun with their population imbalancing and Esamir has basically become an NC resource.
Lone wolf guide - sure there are better ways to do it, but this is how i find my fun.
- spawn at TR, select engineer, open map. Hows that looking? Note hotspots. If there are any enemy near your warp gate hop into a tank (prowler, the other ones useless) and head on over.
- check for galaxy. If ones around, change to light or heavy assault and get in. Get ready to ride into action, you can jump out of a galaxy at any point and land safely.
- no galaxy? Spawn Mossie and head for the fighting. As i suck at this maybe shoot something down before dying above where i want to spawn. Use engineer to repair if possible but inevitably die.
- local spawns now available. If fighting sucks (quiet) use instant action to try somewhere new.
Couple of points. Watch out for small bases with a lot of red vehicles and no blue. Basically youve got your spawn camped by an armor zerg and youre not getting out of the spawn building before the countdown ends, ots basically suicide. Join the fighting at larger facilities with multiple towers, whether attacking or defending its always a laugh. Hop into a tank and take it for a spin, on your map youll see when zoomed in where your columns are. Join an outfit even, i dont bother ingame but some can be worthwhile as well as giving you an extra spawn point if someone has dropped a beacon. Learn certs and purchases, some make a difference - hacking on the sniper or deploying as a sunderer, scopes for guns and armor improvements etc. The game is well balanced surprisingly although if youre inbetween a zerg and its target it may not feel that way.
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Soldato
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Thanks whoever sent me a invite, going to be glued to this for some time
Nice
If anyones got a key spare I wouldnt mind one
EDIT - No longer needed, Thanks Utnac!
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I had to download just over 2gb earlier then once it finished the server was down, I am now downloading just over 2gb again (I think it may be the same size as last time).
Is something up with my install or is it the same for everyone.
Is something up with my install or is it the same for everyone.
mine also dloading another 2gb + update did one at about same size at 12.30pm as well
Sent you a mail
Although it was sent at 11pm so most likely somone got it already.
surprisingly, you were the first Bob so it's all yours! Email sent!
Enjoy
The servers have been updated so here is a little information about changes you may notice.
Underslung Weapons Available
Need a little extra punch? Strap one of our new under slung weapons to a Carbine or grab a Shotgun when you breach your next base. Whether it's a high explosive grenade or devastating shotgun round, you'll clear a room with ease. Certify for using these weapons today
Empire Heavy Weapons
Every soldier knows a successful engagement requires significant amounts of firepower. Prove yours is bigger and show up with a Jackhammer or Lasher to turn the tide of battle. Check out the Store and earn yours today.
Notable Changes:
Certification just got easier (lower) on a number of weapon attachments.
Population bonuses now display appropriately. We just wanted to remind you how outnumbered you were.
Vehicles now pass through shields without any graphical anomalies. And by anomalies we mean randomly vaporizing personnel traveling through it. So no more hosing that smell out your Sunderer!
World:
Generator destruction effects and voice over are now available.
Weapons and Certifications:
Shotguns are now available for purchase. We'd like to remind you these are not for "hunting game' in the Warpgate.
Underslung grenade launchers and shotguns are available for compatible weaponry. The keyword here is compatible so please stop duct taping things to light machine guns.
Heavy weaponry such as the Jackhammer, Lasher, and MCG are now available. We aren't sure why you'd carry anything smaller than these but hey, we don't judge size.
Vehicles:
The Lightning, Vanguard, and Prowler now have certifications for Tank Rotation and Braking Force. However, these will not prevent you from being "that guy" in the armor convoy.
Vehicles now have a critical damage state. This means they are on fire. Beyond the fact you are basically roasting in a mobile easybake oven, it's going to affect their performance.
Good news! Fire suppression system certifications have been added to repair critically damaged vehicles. We advise not breathing in the fumes from these systems. Look we can't safety test everything.
Aircraft have had their health increased to compensate for critical damage. Stil keep in mind this just means you are roasting in a fast moving easybake oven.
Composite Armor for aircraft now also reduces Flak damage and is now 4 ranks. We still don't advise playing chicken by hovering in front of a Burster armed MAX unit.
Tanks now have access to Proximity Radar certifications. A reminder if they can see you, they can run you over. Pedistrians do not have the right of way.
The Liberator is now much more resistant to Flak and slightly more resistant to antiaircraft fire. Paint, better armor, silly putty on the wings. We've just stopped guessing how it's being improved.
The following weapons have had some tuning adjustments.
P525 Marauder
G30 Vulcan
Enforcer C85 Modified
Light Aircraft Rotary cannons
Light Aircraft special weapons
Resources:
Resources have been renamed to be more intuitive.
Auraxium is now only rewarded to active players. This means you can probably stop killing people idling in the Warpgate. Probably.
Social:
Outfit tags are now displayed on player names. You can now get out there and embarrass your Outfit at will.
Performance:
We continue to make performance optimizations to improve your gameplay experience.
Underslung Weapons Available
Need a little extra punch? Strap one of our new under slung weapons to a Carbine or grab a Shotgun when you breach your next base. Whether it's a high explosive grenade or devastating shotgun round, you'll clear a room with ease. Certify for using these weapons today
Empire Heavy Weapons
Every soldier knows a successful engagement requires significant amounts of firepower. Prove yours is bigger and show up with a Jackhammer or Lasher to turn the tide of battle. Check out the Store and earn yours today.
Notable Changes:
Certification just got easier (lower) on a number of weapon attachments.
Population bonuses now display appropriately. We just wanted to remind you how outnumbered you were.
Vehicles now pass through shields without any graphical anomalies. And by anomalies we mean randomly vaporizing personnel traveling through it. So no more hosing that smell out your Sunderer!
World:
Generator destruction effects and voice over are now available.
Weapons and Certifications:
Shotguns are now available for purchase. We'd like to remind you these are not for "hunting game' in the Warpgate.
Underslung grenade launchers and shotguns are available for compatible weaponry. The keyword here is compatible so please stop duct taping things to light machine guns.
Heavy weaponry such as the Jackhammer, Lasher, and MCG are now available. We aren't sure why you'd carry anything smaller than these but hey, we don't judge size.
Vehicles:
The Lightning, Vanguard, and Prowler now have certifications for Tank Rotation and Braking Force. However, these will not prevent you from being "that guy" in the armor convoy.
Vehicles now have a critical damage state. This means they are on fire. Beyond the fact you are basically roasting in a mobile easybake oven, it's going to affect their performance.
Good news! Fire suppression system certifications have been added to repair critically damaged vehicles. We advise not breathing in the fumes from these systems. Look we can't safety test everything.
Aircraft have had their health increased to compensate for critical damage. Stil keep in mind this just means you are roasting in a fast moving easybake oven.
Composite Armor for aircraft now also reduces Flak damage and is now 4 ranks. We still don't advise playing chicken by hovering in front of a Burster armed MAX unit.
Tanks now have access to Proximity Radar certifications. A reminder if they can see you, they can run you over. Pedistrians do not have the right of way.
The Liberator is now much more resistant to Flak and slightly more resistant to antiaircraft fire. Paint, better armor, silly putty on the wings. We've just stopped guessing how it's being improved.
The following weapons have had some tuning adjustments.
P525 Marauder
G30 Vulcan
Enforcer C85 Modified
Light Aircraft Rotary cannons
Light Aircraft special weapons
Resources:
Resources have been renamed to be more intuitive.
Auraxium is now only rewarded to active players. This means you can probably stop killing people idling in the Warpgate. Probably.
Social:
Outfit tags are now displayed on player names. You can now get out there and embarrass your Outfit at will.
Performance:
We continue to make performance optimizations to improve your gameplay experience.