PlanetSide 2 News

Nanite Systems is finally ready to unveil its line of remote-infantry combat units, called Nanite Systems Operatives, which are now available for use by each faction on a contractual basis. These combat units are manned by qualified Nanite Systems staff members who have gone through rigorous training and vetting. Staff members operate these units remotely out of the numerous Nanite Systems facilities located throughout and in-orbit over Auraxis. The robotic proxies are operated in shifts, and all Nanite Systems personnel work humane schedules.



Each time an Operative enters a new zone or continent, they will be put on assignment for the faction with the lowest population - these contracts always go out to the empire that has lost the most soldiers, helping to ensure that their populations will be more balanced in battle.

Due to their distinct training regimen and proprietary alignment with Nanite Systems, Operatives are only capable of using NS (common pool) weapons and vehicles. Any empire-specific weapons and vehicles will be off limits to unlock and equip. However, Operatives will be able to jump into empire-specific gunner vehicles that are pulled by soldiers of the faction that they are working for.

Operatives do have the ability to create and exist in an outfit with other soldiers, but remember - NS contracts come first for these units, so other members of the outfit could end up being on opposite sides of the war.

Please keep in mind that an All Access Membership is required to create a new Operative unit, and to continue employment under Nanite Systems. If membership lapses, a Nanite Systems Operative will be inaccessible until the membership is renewed.

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We hope you enjoy your new partnership with Nanite Systems!

Following the release of the New Soldier game update, we're giving back to our soldiers in the battlefields.

PC players, step up your gear game with a shiny new weapon to fight for or fend off the new Nanite Systems Operatives that have breached the battlefield.

Redeem the promo code NSOPS2019 to unlock the NSX Tengu for all of your characters, no matter what faction (Nanite Systems Operatives included, of course) they fight for. This code can be redeemed here by logging into your Daybreak account.

The rewards don't stop there - this weekend, from 12:01AM PT on Sunday, April 28th, 2019 to 11:59PM PT on Sunday, May 5th, 2019, ALL players on ALL platforms can enjoy Double XP! And don't forget - this Friday through Sunday, is the All Access Members' monthly double XP weekend... which means that on Sunday, April 28th, members will have a special day to earn the coveted Quadruple XP!

Hustle out and take advantage of the exciting weekend ahead! 


 

*Promo code only available for PlanetSide 2 on PC. These items will be made available on PS4 in the future. 

In celebration of this massive update, we've constructed some valuable new Re-enlistment Bundles and sales for returning soldiers. These bundles will be available at one per week over the next 4 weeks. Sales will also occur over the next 4 weeks, so if you've had your eye on something in the Depot this will be the perfect time to get a deal on it! Read on for all of the Depot details:

 

Week 1 - April 29th through May 5th



Re-enlistment Bundle Alpha - 499 DBC

• MGR-S1 Gladius (NC SMG)
• MG-S1 Jackal (TR SMG)
• VE-S Canis (VS SMG)
• Angular Camo (NC/TR/VS Camo)
• Squad Experience Boost 7-Day

 40% off Camo

 

Week 2 - May 6th through May 12th



Re-enlistment Bundle Bravo - 999 DBC

• Pillager (TR Flash Weapon)
• Starfall (VS Flash Weapon)
• Buzzard (NC Flash Weapon)
• NS-50 Gorgon (Left and Right hand MAX machine guns, for VS/NC/TR)
• M202 Wyrm (Wing-mounted Heavy Machine Gun for Reaver, Mosquito, and Scythe)
• Interference Profile Banner (VS/NC/TR/NSO)
• Squad Experience Boost 7-Day

40% off Vehicle Cosmetics

 

Week 3 - May 13th through May 19th



Re-enlistment Bundle Charlie - 1999 DBC

• MGR-L1 Promise (NC LMG)
• MG-L1 Watchman (TR LMG)
• VE-H Maw (VS LMG)
• Saron HRB (VS Magrider/Harasser)
• Enforcer (NC Vanguard/Harasser)
• Vulcan (TR Prowler/Harasser)
• Darkstar MAX Armor (VS)
• Havoc MAX Armor (TR)
• Sigma MAX Armor (NC)
• Scanline Ambush Camo
• Gridsmoke Profile Banner
• Squad Experience Boost 7-Day

40% off Infantry Cosmetics

 

Week 4 - May 20th through May 26th



Re-enlistment Bundle Delta - 3999 DBC

• Centuri Armor Set (VS infantry armor, all classes)
• Crimson Armor Set (TR infantry armor, all classes)
• Lambda Armor Set (NC infantry armor, all classes)
• Halberd-G (MBT/Harasser)
• Hornet-G (Scythe/Mosquito/Reaver)
• Astral Camo
• Anomaly Background
• 9x Deluxe Implant Packs
• 1x One-Month Heroic Boost

 40% off Vehicle Weapons

 

We hope these deals help you gear up for the battles ahead. See you on Auraxis!

Hey there folks,

 

As you probably know, the PlanetSide 2 team has been working very hard for quite some time on a sizeable game update. We’ve got good news – tomorrow, the New Soldier Game Update will finally be going live.

The most significant part of this update is the change to PlanetSide 2’s renderer, which has been upgraded from DirectX 9 to DirectX 11. It also includes the new Nanite Systems Operatives faction, and a new alert focused on delivering cortium to rocket launch sites which will allow you to win access to the Wasp air vehicle for your faction in a future update. We’ve wrapped all of this up with a number of other improvements that you can read about in the patch notes, which will be available later on.

We announced our port to DirectX 11 on our 6th Anniversary. At the time, we were testing an early build and performance tests looked promising. It’s been a long road since then, but our full integration is complete! DX11 will significantly boost FPS performance on modern hardware and will give us a path for further optimization in the future. This is not a visual or gameplay update, so everything should look and play the same as it always has – just with better performance.

Nanite Systems Operatives will also arrive. For the first time ever, a new faction is being added to PlanetSide 2! These robotic mercenaries will fight alongside the lowest populated empire in any zone. This means you won’t have to wait to join the action on an active continent as long as it’s not completely full. For now, the NS Operatives system will only be available to members (we don’t want to see PlanetSide 2 turn into RobotSide overnight).

The team is very proud of this update and we never would have gotten this far without the continued support of our players – we couldn’t ask for a better community than the one that remains dedicated to Auraxis. We will be working to promote this update, and with all of the changes we expect there to be a good amount of new and returning players coming into the game... which means that means we need the PS2 community to come together more than ever.

PlanetSide 2 can be a challenging game to get ramped up on. Revamping the new player tutorials is the team’s next focus, but there is no better introduction to PlanetSide 2 than the helping hand of an experienced player. One of the small changes we’ve made will automatically place low BR players into Mentor squads when they log into the game. We’d love to see seasoned players start Mentor squads and be ambassadors to new players. Show them where the fights are, what to spend their first certs on, and how to drop in behind enemy lines from a high-flying Galaxy.

We'll be keeping track of who runs great Mentor squads and creates upbeat, informative, and positive experiences for new players. We plan on reaching out to some of these all-stars for community spotlight features. And don’t just try to pad up your Mentor squad hours – this isn't what we’ll be looking for!

That about covers it for now. We hope you are all as excited as we are for tomorrow's massive update! Looking ahead, in addition to the upgraded tutorials we mentioned, we have a lot of other exciting plans including the new Oshur continent. I’m sure we’ll have some tweaks and bug fixes to make in the wake of this update, but it feels great to cast our eyes down the calendar to the amazing future for PlanetSide 2 we’re moving towards.

 

Thanks again, and we're looking forward to seeing you all on the battlefield.

- Nick Silva
Producer, PlanetSide 2

Join us on Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 2 PM PT on the Public Test Server to help us test and gather feedback on both DX-11 and the NS Operatives System! This large-scale playtest will help the team collect important telemetry about the new systems being put in place and help us catch new bugs and issues that might surface at a large scale.




During the playtest, we're headed RobotSide - we want to see a ton of Nanite Systems Operatives robots swarming the battlefield in an epic clash of automaton warfare!



All participants who join up on the PTS for the playtest will unlock a brand new reward for their account - Raijin Ninja Stars. If you can find the time to help us test, you'll be one of the first players to get your hands on this awesome new weapon. If your Friday is booked, be sure to keep an eye out for more community playtests in the near future so that you can earn your own Ninja Stars.



You can learn about the test server works and how to patch here. See you on the battlefield, soldier!