PlanetSide 2 News

This Mother's Day, celebrate moms everywhere with some shiny new camo! All camos (including pink camo!) will be 40% off for today only, so check the aisles of the Depot before the sale ends at 11:59PM PDT tonight!

Trust us, soldiers: you won't find a better gift anywhere in Auraxis! 

The wormhole orbiting Auraxis beckons, soldier, and you don't want to miss your last chance to enlist for Outfit Wars before qualification opens tomorrow, Friday, May 8, at 2:00 PM (local server time)!

So far, over 160 Outfits have enlisted across every server region for the OW Alpha 2 cycle! We've made some major changes to the format, so read on for all you need to know to book your ticket offplanet for the Outfit Wars finals on Saturday, May 16. 

[h3]QUALIFICATION TIMING[/h3]
One major change this cycle is that qualification now occurs in concentrated windows spread across 3 days. This is intended to encourage shorter, more intense ops sessions during peak server pops, and add R&R time in between qualifying windows. Full schedule below (times are the same in each server region*):

• Qualification Phase 01: Friday, May 8 from 2PM to 10PM 
  Qualification Phase 02: Saturday, May 9 from 2PM to 10PM
  Qualification Phase 03: Sunday, May 10 from 2PM to 10PM

*Server regional time zones: Connery (PDT), Emerald (EDT), Cobalt/Miller (CEST), and SolTech (JST)



[h3]QUALIFICATION SCORING[/h3]
Qualification still occurs entirely on live servers through normal gameplay, rewarding the top Outfits who contribute the most in service to their Empire.

This time around, we've reworked scoring to weight total contributions to successful combat ops (base capture and defense) and removed the emphasis on base ownership. Instead of gaining a static value by capturing a base, or owning it as resources tick up, Outfits earn the combined totals of the top-10 eligible Outfit mates who contribute to a base capture or defense. Outfits can now earn up to 250 OW points (equivalent to 25,000 combined score) for each capture, and up to 100 OW points (equivalent to 10,000 combined score) for a successful defense.

Additionally, participating Outfits receive 1000 OW points for spawning a Bastion, and 100 OW points for contributing to the destruction of an enemy Bastion weakpoint - both significant actions that decisively impact Empire strength on the field of battle.

As with last cycle, the top-3 Outfits from each Empire and region will advance to the Preparation Phase, before warping to Desolation for the Outfit Wars finals on Saturday, May 16!

This is your last chance this cycle to enlist and prove your worthiness to represent your Empire on Desolation - glory and the spoils of war await, soldier!

All PC servers will come down tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6, at 6:00 AM PDT (3:00 PM CEST) to bring you the latest game update.

Tomorrow's patch includes numerous bug fixes that were tested on PTS over the weekend, along with an additional change matching Bastion terminals to the colors of their faction.

Downtime is expected to last up to 4 hours.

[h3]Misc. Changes, Fixes, and Additions[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where remote client animations can become desynced during a reload.
  
• Tactical deployables will no longer consume the item if it fails to place. This would most commonly happen when a character was moving during placement.
  
• NSO Seraph Shield no longer spawns a Caltrop while active.
  
• Tracked Directives will no longer clear when logging out and logging back in with the same character.
  
• Fixed a literally unplayable typo in the Construction Faction Banner description.
  
• Fixed various asset-related issues and misaligned walls on Desolation.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause a server crash in some extremely rare cases.
  
• Bastion terminals now match the color of their respective faction.
  

Feliz Cinco de Mayo, soldados! We're celebrating one of the great IRL victories of yore with a 40% off sale all Vehicle Weapons today and tomorrow only!

Drive over to the Depot supplies are in stock - this sale only lasts through 11:59 PM PDT on Wednesday, May 6!

Auraxis has always been home to exceptionally talented content creators, and we're excited to celebrate your work by offering you the opportunity to submit your videos for prizes!

Starting TODAY and running through May 31, 2020, we’re opening up submissions for players to send in their very best PS2 videos to the Rogue Planet dev team! The contest terms are simple: any new video (or video published after February 1, 2020) that meets the requirements below is eligible, and can be submitted to the team via email at contentcreation[AT]rogueplanetgaming[DOT]com. At the end of the month, the dev team will select their 5 favorite videos to be voted on by the community for a special Grand Prize!

Submission Requirements:

• Submission must be the entrant’s original video creation and must follow in-game user created guidelines in the EULA, such as it must not contain obscene materials or use the intellectual property of any other person or entity (e.g. no footage of other games).
  
• Submission must be PlanetSide 2 related and appropriate.
  
• Each entrant is limited to (1) submission.
  
• Submissions must be between :30 (thirty seconds) and 5:00 (five minutes) in length.
  
• Submissions must include a download link to the original video files (if unpublished) or accessible viewing link (e.g. unlisted or public youtube).
  
• Videos published on or after February 1, 2020 are eligible.
  
• All submissions (published or unpublished) must be emailed to contentcreation[AT]rogueplanetgaming[DOT]com with “PlanetSide 2 Creator Contest” in the subject line for entry.
  

Videos will be judged by the Rogue Planet team based on originality and creativity, and the overall community appeal for PlanetSide 2.

The 5 finalists will each receive a code for 10,000 Daybreak Cash, and the Grand Prize winner will earn an in-game title, banner, and RPG studio tshirt!

Community Voting will open on Friday, June 5 after the 5 finalists are selected. In the meantime, check out this highlight reel of some of our favorite recent videos for inspiration!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

The full-length trailers featured above can be viewed via YouTube playlist here. 

We can't wait to see what you create, soldiers!