11-Year Anniversary (PC Update) - Discussion Thread

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Game servers will go down for our scheduled pc update tomorrow @ 6am pt / 3pm cest. for a 3hr downtime window.

Happy 11-Year Anniversary!

PlanetSide 2 turns 11 years old on November 20! To celebrate, this year's anniversary update brings a change to bases in Oshur, we reverted back the Medic tool functionality, MAXes have a new Geode and Crystal themed armor, along with misc. changes, bug fixes and more!

As we move into the new year of PlanetSide 2, we want to give you a little sneak peek at what's coming soon! Check out the details in our latest development update here.

Double Experience Weekends!

Celebrate with us in game! Everyone can enjoy DOUBLE EXPERIENCE! See the schedule below!

• Double Experience for ALL- Nov. 17, 18, 19, 20
• Double Experience for MEMBERS - Nov. 24, 25, 26

All Access members receive double experience on the last full weekend of each month. More information here: https://www.daybreakgames.com/allaccess

New 11-Year Anniversary bundles

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We have a fun set of Mineral and Crystal themed cosmetics for our 11th Anniversary Bundles. Each bundle tier contains everything in the tier below it plus some extra goodies.

• Hobbyist Bundle
  • 4 unique Banner and Banner Frames, one for each faction.
  • 4 unique Volcanic Glass-themed helmets, one for each faction.
    • (NSO) - Dissonant Resonator Helmet
    • (VS) - Zeal Infuser Helmet
    • (TR) - Molten Fury Helmet
    • (NC) - Invaluable Operator Helmet
  • A Seismic Sensor Drop Pod cosmetic, for when you just need to come down hard on someone in style.
  • A unique 11th Anniversary Decal.

• Geologist Bundle
• Everything in the Hobbyist bundle plus:
  • The NS-44 "Primed Amethyst" Commissioner crystal themed skin.
  • A 6-Month Heroic Boost.

• Rock Hound Bundle
  • Everything in the Hobbyist & Geologist bundles plus:
  • 4 unique Geode MAX Armors, one for each faction
    • (NSO) - Dissonant Resonator Armor
    • (VS) - Zeal Infuser Armor
    • (TR) - Molten Fury Armor
    • (NC) - Invaluable Operator Armor
  • Crystal-themed, faction colored, vehicle trims for the following 7 Vehicles (27 skinsin total)
    • Sunderer
    • Lightning
    • Valkyrie
    • Liberator
    • Galaxy
    • Corsair
  • The Fortune Seeker HLX Survey Crossbow.
  • The NS-R3 "Mountain Buster" Swarm Rocket Launcher.
  • A 12-Month Heroic Boost.

November Holiday Sales

There are a few other sales coming your way this month!

• • Thanksgiving Sale on November 23rd
    • 20% off Infantry Weapons
  • Black Friday Sale on November 24th, 25th, and 26th
    • 40% off Infantry Cosmetics
  • Cyber Monday Sale on November 27th
    • 20% off Implant Packs

Misc. Changes, and Fixes

• The Medic tool functionality has been reverted to behave more like it did previously, once again able to maintain a link through walls and other collision; however,
  • Upon completing a revive the tool will disconnect from the target, requiring the medic to reestablish line of sight to revive them again.
• Outfit Wars sign-ups begin! Learn more about Outfit Wars here and check out our latest trailer here.
• The Veridad Pass and Astira Solar Station construction bases on Oshur have been converted into a single capture point outpost.
• M. Callum and G. Kyle have had their Dog Tags relocated to accommodate the change.
• Sanctuary has Anniversary music.
• NSO rocket launcher reload sounds should once again function properly.
• Melee weapons should now make a shield impact sound when they strike a shield.
• A30 Walker and M20 Drake audio reworked.
  • Added proper mechanical layers on fire end audio.
  • Factions now have unique mechanical layers for fire end audio.
  • The fire end audio now properly replays even when quickly tapping the fire control.
• A large number of sounds were not properly regulated by audio sliders, these have been fixed.
• Fixed a render issue on Nexus that was causing large frame rate drops.
• Fixed a render issue on Indar by added objects to certain locations.
• A portal to the lands unknown has been filled in on Esamir.
• Some laws of physics defying batteries were removed from Hossin and sent to the lab for analysis.
• When logging back in NSO characters will now be fully visible on the login screen.
• Tutorial VO will now properly stop if you quit while it is playing. How rude.
• NSO Chimera wheels will no longer sound like they are still moving while in first person.
• Only soldiers fully authorized and certified in a weapon may purchase attachments for it. You can no longer purchase attachments for unowned weapons.

The thread is now open for feedback. Starting tomorrow, please drop your bug reports in our bug report section.

Thanks!

Source: Official News and Announcements