PlanetSide 2 News

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• 2pm PDT - 4pm PDT (5pm - 7pm EDT)

• While on PTS, you'll find an interactable object next to the new campaign vendor on Sanctuary handing out FREE STUFF. Interacting with this holographic Flash will provide you with currency and certain campaign items for testing purposes.
  
• Campaigns will be disabled in this initial update, and a limited pool of missions will be available to test.
  
• Esamir (and all continents) will be unlocked 100% of the time during this update.
  

• Saturday, September 12 at 10m PDT (7pm CEST) & 2pm PDT (5pm EDT) - A group of community members are coordinating a large-scale playtest between multiple outfits, and we'd like to see how the continent performs at scale during this event.
  

• Supply Convoy Delivery - A rendezvous location will be placed at an allied Warpgate periodically where Sunderers/ANTs will gather. The mission will then determine a contested base to bring your convoy vehicle to, alive. This mission has an internal completion time limit that we'd like to surface in the UI in a future update.
  
• Supply Convoy Protection - Earn completion by destroying or damaging enemy vehicles while near a Convoy vehicle.
  
• Supply Convoy Disruption - Convoy vehicles are flagged with a special indicator. Earn completion by destroying Convoy vehicles.
  

• Cortium Run - Now shows a waypoint indicator on the nearest allied Silo.
  
• Transport Pilot and Transport Stormbound - Updated description.
  
• Mining Elysium - Updated visuals on mining drill. Completing and starting a new Mining Elysium mission will no longer instantly complete it.
  
• Message Courier - Progress should no longer get stuck after relogging or traveling to a new zone, and will instead reset progress.
  
• Surveying the Land - Fixed some of the NPCs related to this mission on Esamir.
  

• Shattered Warpgate Shallows - Two "shallow" areas have been added to bridge the thawed river, allowing vehicles to cross without being destroyed by falling into deep water.
  
• Mattherson's Triumph - This base now moves all three capture points into the mid-field between the two towers, and has received additional cover. Sunderer no-deploy area is currently bugged, but in a later update attackers will be able to deploy a Sunderer within the western tower.
  
• Eastwake Harborage - This base should be closer to a finished state now, and has received additional cover and base turrets. Some cleanup, and changes to the capture point building still need to be made.
  
• Eastern Warpgate - Changed the facing direction and spawn locations of aircraft. Now has a large no-construction zone that is visible on the map. Fixed visual distortions with the Warpgate shield.
  
• Eisa Tech Plant - Made cover adjustments around A and B capture points. Containment shields surrounding Skylance can now be walked through, but not fired through.
  
• Excavion DS-01E - Fixed being able to clip into the pit, added Sunderer and ANT no-deploy/no-construction zones, and no longer says "Wodenrest" on the minimap. Still needs additional work.
  
• Saerro Listening Post - Minor adjustments made around A and B capture points. Removed lattice connection to Jord Amp Station.
  
• Echo Valley Substation - Fixed capture point placement issue, made additional cover and flow changes, still needs cleanup.
  
• Genudine Gardens - Some additional cleanup done here, but still needs additional work.
  
• Jord Amp Station - Jump Pads and vehicle terminals should work at this base now.
  
• Untapped Reservoir - Should once again be capturable.
  
• Nott Amp Station - Can no longer see inside the geo.
  
• Ymir Ruins - Now correctly uses vehicle capture points.
  
• Mani Processing Plant - Now shows name correctly on the minimap.
  
• The Shattered Warpgate - No-construction area has been made much smaller, allowing for construction throughout most of the area.
  
• Cortium Spawns - Adjusted Cortium Spawns across the map to make more sense with the updated terrain, and added more to the Shattered Warpgate area.
  
• Esamir Sky - Reduced harsh contrasts at night and during dusk/dawn.
  
• Various cleanup of reported bugs.
  

• Northern Shattered Warpgate shallow needs cleanup, and drops too low beneath the water plane in some areas.
  
• Water kill plane is too low and functions incorrectly.
  
• Grey Heron Shipping door collision is still too low to crawl beneath.
  
• Jaegar's Fist trench entrance is too small in some areas.
  
• The Traverse will likely be moved on to the bridge again with some additional changes.
  
• Untapped Reservoir and Tapp Waystation will be getting hard spawns like BL-4 Recovery Point and Vidar Observation.
  
• BL-4 Recovery Point is missing a spawn room shield.
  
• Andvari Ruins will be converted into a 3-point base, similar to Ymir Ruins.
  
• Excavion DS-01E needs spawn room pain field and vehicle terminals.
  
• Eastwake Harborage is missing a jump pad and needs cleanup.
  
• Genudine Gardens needs additional work.
  
• Echo Valley Substation needs additional work.
  
• Snowshear Fort remains unfinished.
  
• Nott Communications remains unfinished.
  
• Some abandoned bases still need snowcap covers.
  
• Indar's Ceres Hydroponics is missing some assets in the capture point building.
  

• Drastically reduced movement speed of the Electrical Storm.
  
• Bastion Interceptors will now be affected by the Electrical Storm's handling penalties.
  
• Electrical Storm's performance hit severely reduced as of last weekend's hotfixes.
  
• Fixed an issue causing Tempest to accumulate even while outside of an Electrical Storm.
  
• You no longer receive navigation warning spam while piloting a Bastion in the storm.
  
• Derelict vehicles that have been reclaimed with a Neutralizer Device are now called "Reclaimed" vehicles when spotted.
  
• Reclaimed MBTs now have faction-specific top-guns.
  
• Reclaimed vehicles are not affected by the handling penalties of the storm.
  
• Reclaimed vehicles of all kinds now have a unique AoE damage ability that disperses storm build-up.
  
• Reclaimed Sunderer can now deploy.
  
• Reclaimed vehicles can no longer be shared between opposing factions.
  
• Players can no longer (safely) use the Neutralizer Device on a derelict vehicle when they already own a reclaimed vehicle.
  
• Observer Camera can no longer be targeted by an Electrical Storm.
  
• Using a Lightning Grenade on your own Lightning Arrester no longer grants experience.
  
• Lightning Grenade now displays the proper icon when purchased.
  
• Energy Geysers now cause similar shield damage and overload buildup as an Electrical Storm while near them.
  

• Converted Havoc Rocket Pods into Havoc Missiles, this item is available from the Black Market equipment vendor.
  
• This weapon has been converted into an air to air lockon weapon.
  
• Reload Speed and Ammo Capacity upgrades should now work correctly for all factions.
  
• This should be considered a prototype for testing purposes and may receive additional changes/skill lines in the future.
  

• Fixed an issue where Bastion construction could get stuck with the new update if you already have certain components constructed.
  
• Reduced the performance impact of many UI elements.
  
• Cleanup on various particles and mesh issues related to the Shattered Warpgate.
  
• Removed outdated information from the Membership panel related to earning levels.
  
• Fixed decal visibility on Old War armor set.
  
• Adjusted camo tilerate on Armadillo Sunderer cosmetics.
  
• Made adjustments to Instant Action in an attempt to target more balanced fights.
  
• Fixed various Mission Tracker issues on the HUD, and refined visuals.
  
• NSO faction now has its own Heavy Assault Shield effects, visible when they are not assigned to another team, like when they're used in Sanctuary.
  
• Removed "Open War Effort Page" hotkey, as it was redundant.
  
• Fixed a typo shown while dying to an Energy Overload.
  
• Updated audio for various elements of Esamir.
  
• Fixed a floating NPC in Sanctuary.
  
• Added new visuals for Representative Foster, located on the Sanctuary Observation Deck.
  
• Fixed a typo in the air vehicle render distance description of the graphical settings menu.
  
• Fixed a skinning issue with the NSO Cold-Weather Gear helmet.
  
• Fixed an issue causing vehicle HUD overlays to be rotated for a frame before realigning themselves.
  

• While on PTS, you'll find an interactable object next to the new campaign vendor on Sanctuary handing out FREE STUFF. Interacting with this holographic Flash will provide you with currency and certain campaign items for testing purposes.
  
• Campaigns will be disabled in this initial update, and a limited pool of missions will be available to test.
  
• Esamir (and all continents) will be unlocked 100% of the time for this testing.
  

• Friday, September 4 - 12pm PDT
  
• Friday, September 4 - 2pm PDT
  
• Saturday, September 5 - 12pm PDT
  

• New Skybox: Esamir has gotten colder with an overcast sky, the auroras have gotten brighter, and the sky shudders with cracks of lightning overhead.
  
• Abandoned Bases: Due to hardline failures and defunct technology, many bases on Esamir have been abandoned for the snow to reclaim.
  
• Disabled Vehicles: Disabled during the explosion, derelict vehicles can be found scattered throughout Esamir, and with the right tech, able to be reclaimed.
  
• New and Modified Bases: After the collapse, empires scrambled to modify and construct new bases to accommodate the changed environment.
  
• New Warpgate Location: Nanite Systems has unveiled new "Haven" technology that acts as a pseudo-Warpgate for the eastern portion of Esamir.
  
• Revamped Lattice: The lattice has been reconfigured to conform to the new environment, and bases now tend to be fewer and farther between.
  
• Environmental Hazard: An Electrical Storm roams the battlefield, calling down deadly lightning bolts and overloading vehicle systems.
  

• Transport Pilot: Ferry passengers to combat areas.
  
• Front Line Spawns: Deploy Sunderers on the front line.
  
• Cortium Run: Harvest and deposit cortium in allied Silos.
  
• Protection Protocol (NSO): Defend your allies with the Defector's Seraph Shield.
  
• Soldier and Shepard: Capture bases and earn experience leading a squad/platoon.
  
• Bounty Hunter: Kill a bountied target.
  
• Message Courier: Deliver communications intel from base to base in a Harasser.
  
• Mining for Elysium: Defend an orbital mining drill while it harvests.
  
• Transport Stormbound: A campaign themed version of the Transport Pilot mission that sends you into the storm on Esamir.
  

• The Crown has received changes to capture point placement, and B point can now be reached from both the north, south, and eastern sides of the base through an underground combat area.
  
• Ceres Hydroponics has received some adjustments to reduce prop density, and adjust sight lines, and the hill to TI Alloys has received some new paths around the eastern side.
  
• TI Alloys has received reductions in its defensive capabilities, and the rock bridge connecting it to The Crown has been destroyed.
  

• Players will now log into Sanctuary initially.
  
• The visuals within and without Sanctuary has received much in the way of cleanup and improvement.
  
• A new "Social" chat channel is available for all Sanctuary-goers, allowing cross-faction chat throughout the station.
  
• Mission Boards are available within Sanctuary, that will take you to the Mission page on interacting with them. They've also been placed in each Warpgate.
  
• A campaign rewards vendor can now be found in the Outfit Quartermaster shop.
  
• Outfit Quartermaster/Outfit Recruiter have swapped places.
  
• FL-34 and SPRK-33 in the Black Market shop have swapped places.
  
• New "Havoc Rocket Pods" can be bought from SPRK-33.
  
• Speaking with FL-34 in Sanctuary will open the implant crafting menu for the player.
  

• All exceptional implants can now be crafted for an ISO-4 cost from the crafting screen.
  

• This implant has been added to the drop table.
  
• Actual crafting cost has been instated at 3500.
  
• Recoil and CoF bloom penalty from 200% to 100%
  
• No longer uncaps horizontal recoil tolerance.
  

• Players who complete the Leadership tier 2 directive will now have access to Mentor Chat regardless of their current Mentor Rank.
  
• Replaced Implant Pack Tier 2 Leadership directive reward with "Mentor Chat Access."
  
• Players up to BR30 (and less than 100 directive score) now have access to /new chat, was previously until BR15.
  

• Upon a successful capture, bases award their full resource value to any participating Outfits above a contribution threshold of 1000 score.
  
• Outfits who own a base continue to gain resource ticks over time once every 5 minutes, (no changes from Live.)
  
• Sanctuary no longer offers resource trading.
  
• Expeditions have been retooled to provide larger resource drops with a consistent conversion.
  
• Assets can no longer be Overclocked at all. This is an experiment to see if the slowed pacing, coupled with the resource changes below, result in more diverse war asset usage.
  

• Light ANVIL: 5 Auraxium for 3 ANVILs
  
• Medium ANVIL: 25 Auraxium
  
• Heavy ANVIL: 50 Auraxium
  
• Facility Modules: 10 Auraxium for 5 modules, duration from 10 minutes to 20 minutes, weight from 5 to 0.
  

• Citadel Shield: 25 Synthium
  
• Steel Rain: 15 Synthium, Weight from 50 to 25, Crafting time from 30 minutes to 15 minutes.
  
• Orbital Strike: 75 Synthium
  

• Time to craft per asset increased to 12 hours per piece.
  
• 25 Polystellarite
  
• 20 Polystellarite
  
• 15 Polystellarite
  
• 10 Polystellarite
  

• 15 Polystellarite
  

• Cost from 100 Auraxium to 50 Auraxium
  
• Yield from 25-35 to 35 Synthium
  

• Cost from 150 Auraxium to 100 Auraxium
  
• Yield from 50-70 to 75 Synthium
  

• Cost from 200 Auraxium to 150 Auraxium
  
• Yield from 75-105 to 150 Synthium
  

• Cost from 50 Synthium to 25 Synthium
  
• Yield from 5-7 to 7
  

• Cost from 75 Synthium to 50 Synthium
  
• Yield from 10-14 to 15
  

• Cost from 100 Synthium to 75 Synthium
  
• Yield from 15-21 to 30
  

• Old War Heavy Assault armor and helmet (Terran Republic,) by Doku
  
• Armadillo Sunderer exterior, bumper, and tires (All Factions,) by Steveo
  
• Challenger Vanguard exterior plating (New Conglomerate,) by Lobstrex
  
• Response Infiltrator armor (NSO,) by binarycoder
  
• Ravenshroud helmet (Terran Republic,) by CountPoly
  

• To accommodate the additional rewards through the Mission system, alerts no longer offer ISO-4, A7, or Certs.
  
• Alert winners now receive 25,000 XP and losers/runner-up receive 10,000 XP.
  
• Daily Ribbon Bonuses have also been removed.
  
• Render distance can now be set for infantry/ground vehicle/air vehicles individually, this option can be found in the graphics settings.
  
• Minimap and Map zoom levels now persist between logins and while transferring continents.
  
• Attempting to promote someone to platoon leader will prompt you with a confirmation dialog.
  
• Using bad html in the Outfit MotD will no longer bleed into the rest of your chat box.
  
• Default keybindings no longer activates your vehicle utility with the horn key.
  
• Colossus now generates outfit logs when crafted or spawned.
  
• Cleaned up issues with wielded knife animations.
  
• NSO characters can now switch profile banners. A bug still exists with new NSO characters being equipped with the wrong default banner.
  
• SR-200 (NSO Sniper Rifle) no longer inherits camo applied to the character's body.
  
• Javelin cockpit handlebars now rotate correctly in first person.
  
• Black Market terminals now show weapon stats correctly.
  
• Water on Indar, Amerish, and Esamir have updated visuals.
  
• Fixed various broken props and stretched textures.
  
• We've re-enabled the old Tutorial for new characters.
  

• Esamir deep water is killing too quickly.
  
• Eisa Tech Plant's C point shows incorrectly on the map, it should be located outdoors on the center of the second story of the building. The capture area still exists, though the capture point itself is not visible.
  
• Ymir Ruins uses three normal capture points, instead of vehicle capture points, and the short capture timer has yet to be adjusted.
  
• Outfits with pre-existing Bastion components may not be able to craft additional Bastion pieces currently.
  

Even eight years after it launched, there's still nothing else quite like PlanetSide 2's massive scale, ongoing sci-fi battles. Other shooters have certainly borrowed ideas from the free Steam game over the years, and now, Rogue Planet Games is borrowing something in return: the seasonal narrative system popularised by Fortnite. Today, Rogue Planet Games has announced The Shattered Warpgate, a new seasonal campaign system that is aimed at giving players a new way to experience PlanetSide's story and lore.

The Shattered Warpgate update will be available to play for free on the PlanetSide 2 public test server starting "soon", Rogue Planet says. You'll be headed back to the frozen world of Esamir, which has been torn apart by some kind of technological apocalypse. As the season progresses, you'll be able to take on new missions to discover the cause of the calamity.

It's a new approach for PlanetSide 2, which has traditionally been hyper-focused on its squad-based combat. That focus, in fact, has acted as a barrier to entry for new players at times - being able to jump in and understand what's going on could be extremely difficult if you wound up with a bad drop.

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