Beta Update (2012/08/16)

We continue make a number of optimizations and changes to improve the gameplay of PlanetSide 2. In today’s update you may notice the following changes:

Stability:

• A major crash bug has been fixed.

World:

• Bases shielding is now active and will provide greater defense to these facilities.
• Players should no longer be killed when spawning in a spawn tube.
• Resource rewards have been increased. Please see the thread in World Design for more specifics.

Weapons:

• Anti-Aircraft Turret power has been adjusted to bring it in line with desired impact.
• New Conglomerate Scattergun has been adjusted to reduce its overall power.

Vehicles:

• Players will now provide a more realistic collision with vehicles which may result in death.
• Vehicles will now provide a more realistic collision with other vehicles.
• Aircraft can now reload their ammunition.
• Committing suicide in a vehicle no longer causes that vehicles destruction.
• Resource costs have been increased for vehicles. Please see the thread in World Design for more specifics.

Social:

• Players can now use Proximity Voice Chat to talk with players in their general vicinity.

Bug Fixes and Miscellaneous Changes:

• Small outposts which were missing equipment and ammunition depots now have them available.
• The MAX unit can no longer be revived.
• Inverting Free Look and Fly controls simultaneously will no longer cancel each other out.
• Crashing your own vehicle will no longer result in Grief points.
• Killing yourself will no longer result in Grief notifications.
• Whispers should now work more reliably.
• Players should now be removed from a Drop Pod after it lands.