PlanetSide 2 News

In celebration of 12 years of PlanetSide 2, we are having a double xp for all event through 11/24! Enjoy!

We are having a hotfix update starting tomorrow at 6am pst / 3pm cet. Servers will be offline as we apply this new hotfix. The following will be addressed:

📅11/13 @ 6AM PST. / 3PM CET. ~3hr Downtime
🔹Various crashes have been fixed
🔹Users using Windows 7 should no longer have crash issues
🔹The new Muertos masks earned this year will be equippable after the hotfix tomorrow

PC servers are coming down at 6AM PT / 3PM CEST tomorrow for an update that will address the following below. Estimated downtime may be up 3 hours.

[h2]New 12th Anniversary Bundles[/h2]
In honor of PlanetSide 2's 12th anniversary, we're introducing 3 new bundles. Along with this patch, we have made QOL improvements and bug fixes.

[h2]Bundles[/h2]
Monthly Members Bundle (1 DBC, 10 Certs)

Note: Paying in DBC will grant the following items to player accounts. Paying in soft currency such as Certs, ISO-4 or A7 will grant it to the character it was redeemed on.

November's Bundle Contains:

• NS-11A Frontline
  
• Gladiator Helmet (NC, TR, VS, NSO)
  

Anniversary Bundles (Releases November 20, 2024)

Anniversary Bundles for you to dig into, including the all-new Archaeotechnician Bundle featuring the rugged and powerful Wasteland Armor set. 

(( See the full list of items per bundle here ))

[h2]Sales[/h2]

• Thanksgiving Sale - November 28th (26 Hours)
  
• - Vehicle Weapons - 40% Off
  
• - Infantry Weapons - 40% Off
  
• Black Friday Sale - November 29th (74 Hours)
  
• - Infantry Cosmetics - 60% Off
  
• - Vehicle Cosmetics - 60% Off
  
• Cyber Monday Sale - December 2nd (26 Hours)
  
• - Camo Sale - 60% Off
  
• - Implant Pack Sales - 40% Off
  

[h2]Quality of Life[/h2]

• Added tooltip in squad menu to make it clear that your Squad needs to have a description to enable recruitment.
  
• Fixed the display of Cyrillic characters in the English version of the game.
  

[h2]Performance[/h2]

• Slightly improved performance of spawning NPCs (vehicles and some projectiles) on server.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed disconnections when activating Zealot Overdrive ability while shooting as VS MAX.
  
• Turbines of the Dervish now stop spinning when the pilot leaves the aircraft. 
  
• Spiker's stat card now displays the correct aim accuracy. 
  
• Fixed a minimap issue around the Offal Pit and Roothouse Distillery where some trees were missing branches on the minimap. 
  
• Fixed an issue where SMG slides will recoil multiple times in one shot. 
  
• Fixed an issue where a sound effect when switching between under-barrel and regular fire modes played more than once.
  
• Fixed an audio issue with Vanu Sovereignty LMG sound effects where their first person and third person SFX greatly differed. 
  
• Fixed a bug where players can slip through walls with motion spotters on Indar.
  
• Sunderer Dome shields auto repair value now displays the proper value on certification descriptions. 
  
• Fixed an issue where the Tool slot for MAXes doesn't properly change when switching from an infantry class (Eg. when switching from Combat Medic to MAX you will see the Medical Applicator in the third slot). 
  
• Fixed a bug where NS-44 "Primed Diamond" Commissioner medal progress would reset/break the Lapis variants Medal progress. 
  

📢Extra Life Game Day Nov 2nd!📢
Join us tomorrow in game and show your support in helping children in hospitals.
We have teamed up with Extra Life and have already reached our goal of $10k in donations.

Let's reach for $20k!

Sign up here: https://www.extra-life.org/team/planetside2

Welcome Auraxians! 

In today’s letter we have a very special announcement for you! Server merge! That’s right, we’ve been working on testing this major shift and are excited to share the details with you. 

Before we discuss that topic, we want to address the serious matter of cheating in the game. We understand that online cheating has affected your gaming experience, and as we tackle this issue and crack down on hackers, your reports and feedback are immensely valuable.  

Our development team is committed to improving the game and providing you with the best possible experience. We are actively addressing these issues and appreciate your patience during this time. 

[h2]Merging Servers [/h2]
We are excited to share that we will be merging the Cobalt and Miller servers tomorrow! We believe that this will not only improve gameplay for our EU players by creating larger battles but will also forge new opportunities for cooperation and competition between players and outfits that may have never faced off before. 

Over the last three releases, we have been testing a character porting feature to ensure that no data or progress is lost in the server merge process. Our tests have shown that the porting is complete and lossless.  

Tomorrow, October 29 at 6am PDT / 2pm CET, we will do a database backup and merge both Cobalt and Miller. Please check the status of your characters on that day and do not make purchases with DBC for at least the first 2-3 hours after the servers merge. If we see feedback that something drastically went wrong, we will revert the database state back to the morning of October 29. 

Also, please notify your friends and outfit members of the upcoming server merge so that the process goes as smoothly as possible for everyone.  

[h2]The following are some FAQs that should help with the merge process: [/h2]

• What will be the name of the merged server? 
  We decided to keep "Miller" as the server name, home to both groups of players. 
  
• What about the other servers? Are you merging those? 
  We want to review the results of merging our EU servers first. If all goes well we will evaluate the options to merge more servers later. 
  
• What happens if a player's name is already taken on one of the servers? 
  Each player name is unique across all servers. There shouldn’t be any issues with your player name after the merge. 
  
• Does Daybreak All-Access membership transfer? 
  Daybreak All-Access membership should be unaffected as it is linked to your daybreak account. 
  
• Will directive and mission progress transfer ok? 
  Directive data should transfer just as fine, however we will monitor for any reports of missing data after the transfer. 
  
• What happens with Outfits on either server? Do all outfits stack up and co-exist in one server after the merge? What if an outfit of the same acronym exists already on either server? 
  Outfits should remain unaffected by the merge but as this is a major shift of player data, we will review the results after the merge for any issues. 
  
• How long will the merge take? 
  All servers will be offline for the merge process to complete which may take anywhere from 3 – 6 hrs. Please check our status on X for further updates. 
  

See you in-game! 

The PlanetSide 2 Team