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PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
PlanetSide 2 is a free to play, fps and massively multiplayer game
developed by Rogue Planet Games
and published by Daybreak Game Company.
Released on November 20th 2012 is available only on Windows
in 7 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 73,694 reviews of which 59,598 were positive and 14,096 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊
The game is free to play on Steam.
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System requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
- Processor:: Core i5-4460 or better
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 or better
- Memory: 6 GB RAM (64-bit)
- Hard Drive: 20 GB HD space
- DirectX®: 11.0
- Sound:DirectX compatible Sound Card
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
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Really love this game! Its fun and entertaining... ESPECIALLY when you have a fun outfit who loves to pull jokes and pranks on eachother and enemys alike! Tips to new players: 1: Keep calm and respawn. 2: You WILL die ALOT! 3: Practice your aim, it gets better with time/experience. 4: Work Together! Its a TEAM game! 5: No weapon is the same as the other, they each have their own Strength's! 6: Black and gold weapons are EXACTLY the same as their standard variant! They also cost real money. 7: Learn your Keybindings! It Helps Alot! 8: Pick smaller fights untill your used to the game mechanics! 9: If you can see them you can kill them! 10: Be RESPECTFUL!!! If you are, others will be more willing to help you! Dont be afraid to ask for help, EVERYONE needs help! These are the general tips/tricks/rules I live by! In any game! If your on faction VS (vanu) on server Emerald, My name is DrunkenVS Please, Have a good day and Have fun! 2/18/2017 Edit: Some of my outfit/platoon mates gave me some ideas as to what to put for the 10 things as I could only think of about 4 on my own :P So thanks to them to make this review entirely possible! 3/1/2017 Edit 2: a few more tips for you are 1) dont run infront of your allies that are shooting, go behind them so you stay out of their line of fire. 2) use the terain around you for cover. 3) if your a Heavy Assault turn you shield on when entering cover, even if your not being shot at. reason is this is a CLIENT side game if you can see them, you can shoot them. so if your in cover they may still see you out of cover for a short time after because they havent recieved the info from you yet. so use the addage of "I can see you, I can shoot you" the same goes for the other players aswell 4) Don't go straight for the enemy UNLESS you have several teamates with you. Try your BEST to FLANK the enemy. don't attack them head on. come at them from the sides, above, or even behind them, if one tactic dosen't work... Try something else. the fight is dynamic, just like you! 5) Finally, LEARN the strengths and weaknesses of your weapons, it WILL take time. P.S. Feel free to add my on steam or PS2 (ingame) the name i listed is my primary although if you want i can tell you the others via PM or steam chat. P.P.S. I added some tips my teamates and friends gave me. some others on Youtube, like Wrel (Dev) Nico101, Joshino, and others have also said some of these tips. If you want to know more about the game look them up on youtube Especially Wrel, as he's a developer. Nico101 I'd recoment to Older audiences, as there is some "Humor" that younger audiences may find offensive or dont understand. (he and his team swear a bit aswell) i do squad ops with them and its mostly moments of WTF?! and general fun. Joshino and Wrel are a great choice to see if you want to Learn more about the game, its mechanics and also for general info/guides for weapons or tactics. Now all this is simply my PERSONAL opinion, while i agree that some others may not agree with me, i hold my opinions of the game and the players in fair judgment. Also, if you have any ideas for tips/tricks/unspoken rules/etc. post them in the comments. I will add them to the list and give you credit. feel free do discuss this game in comments below. Happy Gaming everyone!
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I think anyone who likes multiplayer FPS games should at the very least try out Planetside 2. This is a very special experience, I can’t think of another FPS that is as ambitious, varied, and outrageous in its dedication to all out chaotic war as this game. Thousands, and I mean thousands of real people at sitting at their computers all across the world battle in this never ending sci fi conflict from a first person perspective, all in glorious real time, and for the most part, it works. It’s astonishing to stare across a field at a giant group of advancing enemy infantry, easily larger than even the largest Battlefield server, snap to iron sights, and fire into the group and score a kill, only to get run over from behind by one of a hundred tanks cresting over the hill, firing in all directions like maniacs. The game is an MMO, but just the very fact that it still manages to feel like a standard FPS with decent controls and shooting mechanics is a grand achievement. Planetside 2 feels, at times, like the perfect game I wanted as a little kid while going “pew pew” with dozens of little plastic army men. Like other MMOs, you can join an outfit (guild) and fight for one of three distinct factions. The scary red space communists (guns are weak but shoot fast), the freedom loving space Americans (guns are strong but shoot slow), and the spiritual xenophile space hippies (laser guns). These factions are engaged in an eternal conflict over several continents, and the game centers around various control points. Choose a class ranging from the vital medic to the jetpacking Light Assault and help out your team crush the enemy forces. The size of each continent is mind boggling, and while large stretches are usually unused for long periods of time, it is easy to find conflict zones and jump straight in by the game’s intuitive map system. See all of those flashing booms? Shit’s going down there, get in the meat grinder, soldier! The land and air vehicles are easy to operate, and the infantry controls are familiar if you’ve played any recent FPS. There is a ton of variety in how the gameplay unfolds. One minute you are firing at distant targets in a barren desert from a tank’s turret, the next you could be dropped from a hovering Galaxy troop carrier into the thick of an intense CQB firefight. However, there are definitely long boring stretches of inactivity like in other MMOs, boring car rides or endless sprints to the objective that can become pretty grating over time. Thankfully, you can always kill yourself to respawn somewhere closer, or spawn on a mobile spawn truck known as the Sunderer, so if you’re an impatient type action is never too far away. The game unfortunately isn’t perfect. Performance is all over the place, despite having a good system expect things to slow down in some of the more hectic combat moments, which is expected since the game is trying to render hundreds of people shooting each other. The F2P system isn’t too bad, the starting guns are definitely viable in combat, but in order to get another weapon or even to unlock a new attachment can feel very grindy at times. Players who spend a ton of money will definitely have an advantage over you in a 1v1 situation since they have access to more gadgets, scopes, etc. than you do, but since the battles are so chaotic and packed with people, this is rarely an issue. Planetside 2 is an ambitious game that truly makes you feel like you are a small cog in a giant sci fi battle. I feel as if many multiplayer FPS games are becoming more and more obsessed with making every player feel like a cool guy special forces operator, but Planetside 2 basically says, “You don’t matter, you’re one of hundreds of dumb grunts running around and you are most likely going to die real quick.” I really enjoy this and I wished more developers would work towards making a similar MMOFPS like this of our dreams. Imagine an MMOFPS set in Europe during WW2 (Not that Heroes and Generals shits), now that would be something I really like. Imagine Allied forces landing in player controlled LCVPs, while Axis Luftwafe strafe the beaches, and Panzer divisions massing for a counter attack. Now THAT's my dream video game. Planetside 2 is definitely worth trying out, it’s free, so why not?
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Pros: + HUGE open worlds + Large servers + It's FREE Cons: - Can be hard for new players - A little bit of grinding Planetside 2 is an online tactical shooter in which you choose to be a soldier in one of three different factions that are involved in an eternal struggle for various planets. Each faction must capture control points in order to gain control of the planet. There are 6 different soldier classes which allow for large differences in personal gameplay. Give it a try because it is free. This game was curated for PC Beta Gaming - http://steamcommunity.com/groups/PC-BetaG
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You thought Battlefield was war. You were wrong. This is war. Battles with hundreds of people fighting on each side in Combined arms battles with air and land vehicles across maps that are more than 100 square kilometres. Grab your 980ti and hold on tight, because you're in for a treat.
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#Pros and cons# Epic, unique, one of a kind. It's 2017 and still no game like this one. A war, vast worlds, playground, massive battles (and also opposite), variety, tactical, outstanding. A war, free2play but no child's playground. Well in a chaotic massive battle everyone could find his role and spot...... Teamwork, lone wolf, support, scout, infiltrator, cloaked bugger, jetpack flank warrior, mechwarrior, tank force, air force, gatherer... Unforgiving, complex and overcomplicated. Outstanding deep ballistics. Very very slow progress to unlock this and upgrade that, add these and fully uncap those. Grind or die, grind to win, play or pay. Anyway time is money. Free2play can turn into the most expensive game by far, by far. No respecs, no refunds. Brainer. One way or another? Yea, teamwork, leadership and tactics, that's what matters, well you will be facing the most equipped warriors and platoons over n over, also you will be swarmed..., and well the factions and powers are kinda unbalanced and varied on purpose here and there, so you will be facing some OP sh1t over n over. A war. Well yea mostly everything has a downside. Challenge, outsmart, tactics. One faction population decrease, the faction can be outnumbered. A swarm. Depending on server, can happen often. Limited numbers, sometimes queues to one world. At least playing underpopulated faction kinda prevents you from queues. Membership has priority. #Honorable mentions# CPU demanding (average GPU is enough). Dont expect 120+++ FPS, stable FPS Beside ingame, you can edit config file for performance, visual clarity, FOV, etc. Stuck in queue? Just try reenter the queue or "Join Combat" button every 1-2mins, should help.
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Frequently Asked Questions
PlanetSide 2 is free to play on Steam.
PlanetSide 2 is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.
PlanetSide 2 received 59,598 positive votes out of a total of 73,694 achieving a rating of 7.98.
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PlanetSide 2 was developed by Rogue Planet Games and published by Daybreak Game Company.
PlanetSide 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
PlanetSide 2 is not playable on MacOS.
PlanetSide 2 is not playable on Linux.
PlanetSide 2 is a multi-player game.
PlanetSide 2 features PvP mode where you can test your skills against other players.
PlanetSide 2 does not currently offer any DLC.
PlanetSide 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
PlanetSide 2 does not support Steam Remote Play.
PlanetSide 2 does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for PlanetSide 2.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
815
Developer
Rogue Planet Games
Publisher
Daybreak Game Company
Release
20 Nov 2012
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