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War Asset Costs Overhaul Changes to Map-based Resource Gain

• Upon a successful capture, bases award their full resource value to any participating outfits above a contribution threshold of 1000 score.
• Outfits who own a base continue to gain resource ticks over time once every 5 minutes, (no changes from Live.)
• Sanctuary no longer offers resource trading.
• Expeditions have been retooled to provide larger resource drops with a consistent conversion.
• Assets can no longer be Overclocked at all. This is an experiment to see if the slowed pacing, coupled with the resource changes below, result in more diverse war asset usage.

War Assets now have resource type associations drawn more exclusively with their desirability. Auraxium-based Assets

• Light ANVIL
  • 5 Auraxium for 3 ANVILs
• Medium ANVIL
  • 25 Auraxium
• Heavy ANVIL
  • 50 Auraxium
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PC servers will come down Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 6am PT (3pm CEST), for the game update below. Downtime is expected to last up to four hours. -- There were warning signs. We rely so much on this technology, and yet understand so little. An inconsistency here, an outage there, the occasional soldier lost forever in the data. We overlooked it all because we had no choice... Did we have a choice? I still haven't heard back from the 50 who were there at the time of collapse. They could be gone, too. Lost forever in the data. Forever in the data. - Amelia Sjera, log entry 0605 -- The Shattered Warpgate After months of work, the time has finally come for this massive, multi-faceted update to make its way PlanetSide. With The Shattered Warpgate, we overhaul the icy continent of Esamir, introduce an entirely new Campaign and Mission system, revamp Outfit resource accumulation and War Asset costs, and refine many other a... Read more

PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe The Shattered Warpgate (PTS Update 4) We mentioned in previous PTS updates that The Shattered Warpgate would be coming to Live once we've gotten it into a good state. Thanks to all of your feedback over the multiple PTS publishes, we feel that we're very near that mark. The last leg of this journey will be to give you unfettered access to our new Campaign's first chapter. More details on that below... but before that, some important PTS information:

• While on PTS, you'll find an interactable object next to the new campaign vendor on Sanctuary handing out FREE STUFF. Interacting with this holographic Flash wi...

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PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe The Shattered Warpgate (PTS Update 3) We're getting closer. As mentioned in our previous PTS updates, we're preparing The Shattered Warpgate to come Live once we've got it into a good state. Until then, we're continuing to patch PTS to focus test different aspects of this update.

• While on PTS, you'll find an interactable object next to the new campaign vendor on Sanctuary handing out FREE STUFF. Interacting with this holographic Flash will provide you with currency and certain campaign items for testing purposes.
• Campaigns will be disabled in this initial update, and a limited pool of mission...

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PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe The Shattered Warpgate (PTS Update 2) Restating some information in the last PTS update, in preparation for The Shattered Warpgate coming to Live, we'll be patching PTS multiple times over the coming weeks to ensure we're able to focus our testing on different areas of this massive update.

• While on PTS, you'll find an interactable object next to the new campaign vendor on Sanctuary handing out FREE STUFF. Interacting with this holographic Flash will provide you with currency and certain campaign items for testing purposes.
• Campaigns will be disabled in this initial update, and a limited pool of miss...

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PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe The Shattered Warpgate In preparation for The Shattered Warpgate update coming to Live, we'll be patching PTS multiple times over the coming weeks to ensure we're able to focus our testing on different areas of this massive update.

• While on PTS, you'll find an interactable object next to the new campaign vendor on Sanctuary handing out FREE STUFF. Interacting with this holographic Flash will provide you with currency and certain campaign items for testing purposes.
• Campaigns will be disabled in this initial update, and a limited pool of missions will be available to test.
• Esamir (an...

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PC servers will come down tomorrow, Thursday July 23, 2020, at 6am PT (3pm CEST), for the update below. Downtime is expected to last up to two hours. Balance Firestorm (Implant)

• While the effect is active, your recoil and cone of fire bloom suffer significantly.
• This implant will be added to the implant pack drop table during the next major game update.

Dev Note: Community feedback on this implant has been somewhat contentious. The activation and opportunity cost of Firestorm doesn't regulate the effectiveness of the implant enough among high-skill players, so we've added some detriments that make Firestorm's useage more niche. When the effect is active, horizontal recoil, cone of fire bloom on both aim down sights and hipfire are increased by 200%, and horizontal recoil tolerance is effectively uncapped. These changes should make the implant more weapon,... Read more

PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe Balance Firestorm (Implant)

• While the effect is active, your recoil and cone of fire bloom suffer significantly.
• This implant will be available as an Implant Pack option at some point after the Summer event has ended.

Dev Note: Community feedback on this implant has been somewhat contentious. The activation and opportunity cost of Firestorm doesn't regulate the effectiveness of the implant enough among high-skill players, so we've added some detriments that make Firestorm's useage more niche. When the effect is active, horizontal recoil, cone of fire bloom on both aim down sigh... Read more

PC servers will come down tomorrow, Thursday July 16, 2020, at 6am PT (3pm CEST), for the game update below. Downtime is expected to last up to two hours. Summer Fun We're bringing Summer back in the form of an updated directive line that will run from now through August 16. Players will also be able to find two event items in their loadouts during the event.

• Soldier Soaker - A sidearm designed to combat the Indar heat, the Soldier Soaker was an inconvenient, yet familiar way to cool off soldiers in need.
• Water Balloon - These water balloons approved for both recreational and combat use will harm enemies and douse fires.

Directives

• Beat the Heat - Score kills with a Summer Holiday Weapon.
• Beachhead - Kill enemy vehicles while in a vehicle yourself.
• Tour Guide - While...

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PC servers will come down tomorrow, Wednesday July 1, 2020, at 6am PT (3pm CEST), for the game update below. Downtime is expected to last up to two hours. Voice Communications We've added a new panel to the Settings ? Voice menu that shows the current state of connectivity to the server and each voice chat room. If you run into issues with voice comms not working, you can press the Reset button, which will safely reconnect you to all of the available voice chat rooms. Colossus

• While in Skylance (deployed) Mode, you will now only see the HUD indicators of Bastion weakpoints within 1000 meters.
• Skylance damage from 1500 all distances to 1500@500m - 1000@1000m

Dev Note: The falloff adjustments take the Skylance's typical 6 shot kill at all ranges against a Bastion weakpoint to a 6 to 8 shot kill depending your distance from the target. The HUD indicators now disappe... Read more

PC servers will come down tomorrow, Wednesday June 24, 2020, at 8am PT (5pm CEST), for the game update below. Downtime is expected to last up to three hours. Colossus Mammoth Cannon

• Direct damage from 750 to 850.
• Projectile velocity from 150 to 250.
• Projectile gravity from 4 to 5.
• Swapped impact FX with ones more fitting its splash damage range.

Mass Accelerator Drive (MAD)

• Much of the benefits of this ability have been rolled into the Mammoth Cannon's default state.
• Direct damage benefit from 50% to 32%.
• Projectile velocity benefit from 100% to 50%.

Armor and Resistances Colossus has received the following adjustments to its default armor values.

• Front Armor from 0% to 25%.
• Top Armor from 0% to 25%.
• Rear Armor from -50% to -15%.
• Side Armor from -15% to 0%.
• Bottom Armor from -100% to -15%.

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PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe Colossus Crafting We've done a tuning pass based on feedback to allow for more accessibility and tactical application.

• Outfit weight from 50 to 25.
• Maximum stock from 3 to 4.
• Crafting time from 1 hour to 30 minutes.
• Crafting can now be overclocked.

Misc.

• Added a default Horn to the Colossus.
• Fixed various stretched textures and inconsistencies in the model art.
• Made adjustments to Colossus icon on minimap and vehicle loadout screens.

Misc. Changes, Fixes, Additions

• An updated pass on R...

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PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe Colossus Tank Crafting

• The Live crafting cost will be 150 Auraxium, 50 Synthium, 10 Polystellarite, and a 1 hour crafting time.
• Colossus storage size (weight) set to 50.

Tank Mode

• We've significantly increased the speed and mobility of this vehicle.
• The Colossus now auto-detects itself on the map at 350m, instead of 900m while in an undeployed state.
• Mammoth Cannon projectile gravity from 5 to 4.
• Mammoth Cannon pitch up angle from 15 to 17.
• Colossus is now more resistant to damage from terrain collisions.
• C4 ...

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PTS has been updated with the following changes. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe Test Server Only Players now earn Merit while offline to allow for testing of new items. We plan to offer a way to gather A7 and Outfit Loyalty on PTS in a later update. Colossus Tank The Colossus Heavy Tank is now available for Testing, and can be pulled for free in the VR training room, and built as a War Asset to deploy in combat zones. --This vehicle is still undergoing tuning, so feel free to offer feedback.-- The Colossus is a massive, multi-crew combat platform that requires the support of allies to remain fully functional. Every Tech Plant and Warpgate has been fitted with special termi... Read more

PTS was updated with the following changes this morning. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe Misc. Changes, Fixes, and Additions

• Russian and Chinese language translations have been added.
  • You can change your language preferences by clicking on the button in the lower-right corner of the launcher: https://i.imgur.com/7em5hyT.png
    
• Fixed an issue where remote client animations can become desynced during a relo...

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PC servers will come down tomorrow, Wednesday April 29, 2020, at 6am PDT (1pm GMT), for the game update below. Downtime is expected to last up to four hours. Outfit Wars - Alpha Cycle 2 Welcome to Outfit Wars, Alpha Cycle 2. This cycle's schedule is listed below, and some major updates to this cycle's ruleset are listed below that. The following start times are the same for all servers, and use the server's timezone:

• Enlistment Phase - May 01, 2020 - 12am
• Qualify Phase 01 - May 08, 2020 - 2pm
• Rest Phase 01 - May 08, 2020 - 10pm
• Qualify Phase 02 - May 09, 2020 - 2pm
• Rest Phase 02 - May 09, 2020 - 10pm
• Qualify Phase 03 - May 10, 2020 - 2pm
• Preparation Phase - May 10, 2020 - 10pm
• Combat Phase
  • May 16, 2020 - 8pm - Gold Bracket
  • May 16, 2020 - 8:30pm - Silver Bracket
  • May 1...

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PTS servers are being updated with the changes below. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe Outfit Wars adjustments

• Destroying a Bastion Fleet Carrier weakpoint now rewards all opposing Outfits that have at least one member within 500 meters with 100 Outfit Wars score if done during an active qualification phase.
• Changed "Outfit Warrior" title reward to simply "Warrior".
• Victorious Outfits who participated in the first Outfit Wars match Apr. 11 will receive their titles before the next Outfit War begins.

Please post any issues and feedback related to these changes or recent updates in the comments below.

PTS Servers are scheduled to come back online around 5:00pm PT with the updates below. Test Server installation can be found here: http://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS2_Test_setup.exe Outfit Wars - Alpha Cycle 2 Ruleset We have made major revisions to how Outfit Wars functions both from a ruleset perspective, and a technological standpoint. Please test these changes through the weekend so we can deliver a better overall experience for Alpha Cycle 2. Alpha Cycle 2 enlistment starts on May 1st. We'll reveal the entirety of the schedule soon. Phasing Revisited Outfit Wars now uses three separate Qualification Phases that take place over three days and have Rest Periods in between them. The new flow is as follows:

• Enlistment ? Qualifier 1 ...

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