PlanetSide 2 News

PlanetSide 2’s North American server merge earlier this year didn’t go as smoothly as developer Toadman Interactive/Daybreak (often referred to as ToadBreak) had hoped. The decision to consolidate the more stable Emerald server into the historically lag-prone Connery server sparked significant backlash, with some players even offering to fund a reversal of the change. While that didn’t happen, the studio [...]

Rogue Planet Games is looking to breathe new life into PlanetSide 2 with the coming of the new year as it reveals plans to rework and improve the MMOFPS’s core gameplay components. As such, players can expect less balance tweaks and small-scale updates as the team shifts their focus to larger and more impactful updates throughout the year. “In 2024, [...]

PlanetSide 2 is gearing up to celebrate its 11th birthday next week with an anniversary update that brings notable changes to several gameplay systems. Those include updates to Oshur bases, new Geode and Crystal-themed armor for MAXes, and a revert of the medic tool functionality. Developer Rogue Planet Games also outlined upcoming improvements to Capture the Conduit bases for smoother [...]

The Nanite of the Living Dead event has returned to PlanetSide 2 for its annual Halloween run, promising pumpkin smashing fun, chilling challenges, spooky cosmetics, haunted fleet carriers, and more. “SpacePumpkins, frightening masks and more have arrived to the haunted world of Auraxis,” Rogue Planet Games announced. “Nanite of the Living Dead is here and with it brings the return [...]

Rogue Planet Games continues to tweak and fine-tune PlanetSide 2’s new perk-granting implants along with other upcoming features in its latest public test server build. Of significant note is the removal of the Outmaneuver and Rally Mechanic implants because the developers felt that they were redundant. “We liked the idea of incentivizing vehicle interactions, but further rewarding players for doing [...]

PlanetSide 2 reopened its public test server this week to give players a chance to test out seven new implants. These new implants will allow players to equip new perks to further customize their chosen classes. Some of the implants seem useful enough, particularly the Take a Walk implant that allows you to walk at normal speed when underwater. There’s [...]

PlanetSide 2, one of the only real MMO FPS games, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an update on November 20th which includes a double XP weekend (from Nov 18-20 and Nov 25-27), graphical updates, balance changes, and more. If you've never played PlanetSide 2, it's well worth checking. It's a unique game that features a massive persistent world where [...]

Rogue Planet Games has kicked off Halloween festivities in PlanetSide 2 with the return of its annual Nanite of the Living Dead event. The event will run until October 31st and will feature the usual array of seasonal directives and activities with a fresh new twist added for this year’s run. Sanctuary has once again been adorned with Halloween decorations [...]