Planetside

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18 May

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    RPG_Wrel on Forums - Thread - Direct
All PC servers will come down for the following changes on Wednesday, May 19, at 6:00am PT (3:00pm CEST). Downtime for this update is expected to last up to 2 hours. -- Note: Much of the content in this update becomes active on the 20th, despite the update's release on the 19th. -- Celebrating 18 Years of PlanetSide On May 20, we commemorate the 18-year legacy of PlanetSide from its initial release in 2003. Double Experience Event ALL PLAYERS will receive DOUBLE EXPERIENCE from May 20 - May 23. A relic of the past? FL-34 ran across some old equipment while cleaning out his shop. Make sure to visit him on Sanctuary. NS Scorpion - 1000 Certs / 799 DBC Over the past few years we've been integrating classic weapons and armor from the original game into the world of PlanetSide 2. This year brings another new (old) weapon to the fore. ... Read more

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13 May

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    Mithril on Forums - Thread - Direct
Hey Mithril, good luck as new CM ;) Is there already infos on how to better reach out to you about stuff? Is it gonna be just this forum or also other platforms?"
Official social channels including here on the forums :) Thank you all for your continued support, I highly appreciate you all!
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    Mithril on Forums - Thread - Direct
Great news, its fantastic to have a passionate gamer in this role. Any games we may know that you CM'd for before? I know you are very experienced and have a comprehensive understanding of CM duties, so while you get acclimatised and up to speed with everything here is just my tuppence of what I think could bring immediate benefit as we either don't have these, had them before, or could use improvements:
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  • Bugs feedback visibility - there is in-game /bug command. There are daily posts on reddit about the same issues. But there is no mechanism in place that could allow us to at least understand what's been acknowledged and is in the pipeline. Even a simple list of the 10 most reported items. People post the same on reddit every day because there is no info on the status. Sometimes Wrel confirms via twitter if fixes are coming for specific bug, but it's far from rule and more of a good will. We used to have a bug tracke...
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12 May

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    Mithril on Forums - Thread - Direct
Nobody uses the forums, where else will you be present?"
Greetings! I'll be scouring Reddit and our social media pages. Still going through some bootcamp here so I may not be actively posting on Reddit just yet, but I have already started reporting trends from there. I'll pop in on Discord soon! :D
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    Mithril on Forums - Thread - Direct
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    /u/Wrel on Reddit - Thread - Direct

I can continue to give reasons why this auto join feature is not good for the game, but I feel the points listed are enough to warrant serious concern over this mechanic.

When it was first introduced, we saw an uptick in retention for new players and less churn in the first few days (a small, but important bump.) Even now, this feature hasn't been shown to hurt us according to the numbers. This is possibly due to new players falling into helpful squads more often than not, or for other reasons. But I think we all know that landing in a dead squad feels bad.

While feelings alone aren't a great basis for decision making at this sort of level, I agree that it should be disabled (made an opt-in instead of the default,) because the landscape overall has changed a lot since its introduction:

  • Mentor squads are less common
  • Cohesive squads in general are less common
  • New player/mentor chat has been introduced...
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