PlanetSide 2’s Upcoming Arsenal Update Will Add Hundreds Of New Weapon Attachments

PlanetSide 2 is getting a boatload of new additions to its arsenal of futuristic weapons and vehicles in the MMOFPS’s next update, aptly-named the Arsenal Update. Arsenal will introduce a whopping 829 new attachments spread out between the sci-fi shooter’s 241 infantry weapons with more currently in the works.

Directive Weapons will also be getting a balance pass to make them more viable in combat. The team will be removing some of the built-in attachments to allow players to equip attachments that work best with their playstyle. Some weapons will also be getting empire-themed characteristics such as a fully-automatic version of the Havoc Shotgun for the Terran Republic.

The update will also introduce new empire-specific top-mounted guns called Basilisks to each of the empire’s main battle tanks along with new empire-specific mines and class-specific grenades. Infantry and vehicles will also be getting various balance adjustments, including a buff to the Chimera’s health and main cannon damage and an increase to the Valkyrie’s speed, damage output, and ammo capacity.

The first iteration of the Arsenal update will be rolling out on the Public Test Server this weekend followed by another build next week.

“The expectation between the first and second build is that there will still be a lot of cleanup and polish to take place, but much of the functionality in the update will be available to start getting eyes on with the first build,” said the devs. “We will not be conducting wide-scale playtests for this particular update, as the changes are a bit too nuanced to pull focused feedback, but we encourage everyone to jump on and report their findings.”

Details can be found on the PlanetSide 2 official site.