Tag Archives: Planetside 2

Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has said all Planetside 2 players are equal in the developer’s eyes, because they’re “content for each other”.

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Head of Sony Online Entertainment, John Smedley, said that PlanetSide 2 is bringing in more revenue than their other titles, even with it launching the week after the mega force that is Call of Duty.
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Three trailers have been released aimed at recruiting players to the New Conglomerate, Terran Republic or Vanu Sovereignty factions.
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Planetside 2 has been making the headlines on VG247 a lot this week, no thanks to SOE boss John Smedley’s warning shot to “scumbag” cheaters. The studio has thanked gamers for their patience and support by hosting a double XP weekend that starts tonight.

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When he’s not relishing the ban of “scumbag” cheaters in PlanetSide 2, SOE CEO John Smedley is teasing new weapons for the recently launched MMOFPS. According to tweets from the man himself, “new sniper and carbines” will be introduced in the game “tomorrow,” December 6. The following week, players can expect “new anti-vehicle weapon,” including “anti-air you rocket pod haters.” Smedley promised the everything will be “balanced” for those who tend to worry about such things.

Planetside 2 boss John Smedley has promised a aggressive war on cheaters currently active in SOE’s sprawling MMOFPS. He’s even called one banned player a “scumbag” over Twitter. Get the facts below.

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Lost of PlanetSide 2 news today, what with SOE head John Smedley teasing Fleet Carriers, predicting the game could run well into 2025, and the news that Station Cash unlocks will be soon be shared across characters. Well, it’s a lot to take in.

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Planetside 2 developers SOE sure are an optimistic bunch aren’t they? Studio president John Smedley has outlined his grand plan for the long future of the MMOFPS, including new continents and much, much more. Check out his theories below.

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Planetside 2 is not at home to the mod community. You have been warned.

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PlanetSide 2′s beta was beset by a few unscrupulous players who supposedly cheated their way to a mere husk of a victory. Developer Sony Online Entertainment has explained why its strict ‘no-mod’ policy will hell curb the crap and to give a fairer playing field for you all to enjoy. Get the quotes below.

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Planetside 2′s locally-hosted Australian server, Briggs, went through some marked teething troubles, but Sony Online Entertainment is confident any server-wide issues have now been resolved.

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Planetside 2 is very likely the only shooter of its class, in terms of scale, ambition, and technical prowess. Sony Online Entertainment doesn’t mind reminding you of this, either; the following trailer asks whether your favourite FPS can match it.

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Planetside 2 launched today, and SOE has released some lovely landscape screenshots to accompany the trailer we posted earlier. Have a look below.

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Planetside 2 launches today, and SOE has released a trailer hailing its release. You can watch it below. The F2P shooter MMO is the sequel to PlanetSide which released in 2003, and depicts the struggles of three factions fighting for territorial control of the planet Auraxi.

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Planetside 2′s cert gain rates and costs for unlocks have been adjusted, and the time investment for weapons has been reduced by 30% on top end weapon unlock, according to SOE. The adjustments will allow players to earn points two times as fast as the current build, but cert prices on abilities and attachments will be doubled in order to even out the changes. Weapon certs will remain as is, it will take players less time to unlock new items with some weapons even being cut by half. When the game launches on November 20, players will notice the various costs schematic, which will come in five different categories. That should make things easier to discern. Head over to RPS and the Planetside 2 forums for a more thorough explanation.

Planetside 2′s beta servers went offline briefly earlier today while Sony Online Entertainment corrected an issue which crept in with the last patch: missing certs (the MMO’s currency). SoE boss John Smedley said that users should not be seeing any more cert issues, and that only a very small number of players were affected. A hotfix to address crash problems was issued bare hours later. Planetside 2 is in closed beta and is expected to launch on November 20.

Thanks, Polygon.

Another Planetside 2 video showing real players battling it out, has been released by SOE. Earlier this week, the spotlight was on the Black Widow Company; today, it’s Azure Twilight. The MMO is currently in beta and expected to launch this year.

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Rather than the usual slew of contrived development snippets, Sony Online Entertainment has launched a campaign to market Planetside 2 by showing real players doing their thing. The result is quite effective; check out the now-famous Black Widow Company fighting the good fight, and round up your guildies to submit your own video.

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It’s a good day to be an antipodean MMOFPS fan; the long promised Australian Planetside 2 servers are live. Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley announced the opening on Twitter, and games.on.net reports local players have already reported a noticeable decrease in lag. No more blowing up the tanks in front of you by driving over them then – well, not and being able to blame anything but your lack of skill.

PlanetSide 2 beta play is currently ongoing, and developer Sony Online Entertainment has issued a warning shot to aimbot hackers, threatening a banhammer attack if the nonsense doesn’t stop.

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