What changed in PlanetSide 2 in 2015

Moving ADS CoF adjusted.

Changes to ADS movement modifier, recoil, and heat bleedoff speed.

Players can earn a 'Bounty Hunter' title and NS-15 Gallows LMG as a reward.

Moving ADS CoF adjusted.

Moving Aim Down Sights CoF adjusted.

Changes to maximum damage range and horizontal recoil.

Details on how to earn Permanent Victory Points through warpgate links and facility captures.

Maximum damage range increased and recoil angle adjusted.

Added spinup and adjusted hipfire stats.

Fixed an issue causing the bounty counter to display 'x0'.

Standing and moving hipfire stats adjusted.

Continents will now be captured using a new Victory Points system, with various ways to earn points.

Changes made to recoil and ADS movement modifier.

Changes to ADS movement modifier, recoil, and vertical recoil.

Maximum damage range increased.

Hossin now provides vehicle and aircraft repairs instead of MAX discounts.

Facility turrets can now fire longer before overheating and will auto-repair over time.

Horizontal tolerance and vertical recoil adjusted.

Changes to maximum damage range and recoil angle.

Continents will now be captured using Victory Points instead of just alerts and territory control.

Multiple stats adjusted including ADS movement modifier and recoil changes.

Deployed Sunderers now properly display their no deploy zones.

Significant increase in auto heal rate for BioLab facilities.

Changes to standing and moving hipfire stats.

Players can now set multiple bounties on a target at once.

Moving ADS CoF adjusted.

Various methods introduced for earning Victory Points, including linking warpgates and capturing facilities.

Fixed an issue causing the bounty counter to display 'x0'.

Changes to reserve ammunition and horizontal recoil.

Can now equip Extended Magazines and changes to recoil.

All facilities and outposts now use the new capture UI.

AMP Station turrets can now auto-repair and have increased firing duration; BioLab auto heal rate increased.

Horizontal tolerance adjusted.

All facilities and outposts now use the new capture UI.

Introduction of a new Bounty Hunter title and NS-15 Gallows LMG as a reward.

Horizontal tolerance adjusted.

Capturing more than 45% of a continent's territory can earn Flux Victory Points.

Changes to maximum damage range and first shot recoil multiplier.

Stats adjusted including heat bleedoff speed decreased by 20%.

Can now equip Extended Magazines and other stats adjusted.

Deployed Sunderers now properly display their no deploy zones.

Changes to first shot recoil multiplier and hipfire stats.

Moving ADS CoF adjusted.

Changes to horizontal tolerance and vertical recoil.

Players can now set multiple bounties on a target at once.

Hossin will now provide vehicle and aircraft repairs at friendly ammo resupply towers/pads.

Reserve ammunition increased and horizontal recoil adjusted.

Maximum damage range increased and first shot recoil multiplier adjusted.

Multiple stats adjusted including first shot recoil multiplier.

Added spinup and changes to hipfire stats.

Moving Aim Down Sights CoF adjusted.

Multiple adjustments made to ADS movement modifier, recoil, and reload times.

Created a new directive to join an outfit, add friends, and unlock outfit decal item.

Fixed issue where Eclipse VE3A reverted to default in Vanu light assault loadout.

Unique audio and HUD element for actively tracking missiles, displaying the number of missiles tracking you.

Fixed issue where default voice pack could not be re-equipped after equipping another VO pack.

Fixed issue where base turret kills and vehicle kills didn't count towards directives/medals.

New capture progress display with a tug of war bar.

Fixed issue where Sensor Shield 4 did not work within 20 meters of a motion sensor.

Fixed issue where character would continuously fire weapon after exiting cloaked Sunderer.

Fixed issue where cloaking could not be manually turned off after resupplying.

Unique audio and HUD element for actively tracking missiles.

Modified Fracture design with faster fire rate and increased accuracy.

Experimental laser weapon with a devastating blast side effect.

ADS COF recoil and standing COF decreased for improved accuracy.

Capture progress now displayed as a constant tug of war bar without a halfway point.

Modified Fracture design with faster fire rate, projectile speed, and increased accuracy.

Projectile velocities increased for various tank weapons to match armor piercing velocity.

Experimental laser weapon with sustained fire and a devastating blast effect.

Various fixes to decals, helmets, foliage, etc.

Fixed issue where lock-on audio would persist after using flares to drop missiles.

Various tank primary weapon projectile velocities increased.

Burst fire explosive rounds excel against armored targets in close quarters engagements.

New directive created to join an outfit and add friends.

Burst fire explosive rounds excel against armored targets in close quarters engagements.

Fixed issue with Eclipse VE3A not remaining in loadout when switching continent.

Cut off regions do not contribute to territorial control percentage.

Fixed issue causing cloaking to be unable to be manually turned off.

Fixed issue with sounds being muffled when holding breath.

Fixed issue with Eclipse VE3A not remaining in loadout when switching continents.

ADS COF recoil and standing COF decreased for the Striker.

Cut off regions do not contribute to territorial control percentage required to capture the continent.

Three round clip-fed rockets with variable fire modes for extended control.

Three round clip-fed rocket launcher with variable fire modes for missile velocity control.

Targeting improvements to implants as part of gameplay enhancements.

Continued adjustments to instant action and spawning rules to enhance gameplay.

Improvements and additions to current mechanics and features, including continent capture and leadership tools.

Players can use a new vehicle, the ANT, to collect resources and place structures like medium sized base turret towers.

Improvements and additions to features like continent capture, leadership tools, and implants are planned.

Players can use a new vehicle, the ANT, to collect resources and place structures like turret towers.

Instant action could take players to a location nowhere near the displayed location.

A new tactical approach to troop deployment, the Sunderer Cloak is now available for certification points.

Various texture size optimization to help reduce overall memory usage.

Burst weapons have been upgraded to provide a more rewarding experience.

Beacon spawn range changed from 600 meters to 1,000 meters.

Small arms do less damage to Valkyries and bottom armor increased to 50%.

Instant action will now display a confirmation box before sending a player to a different continent.

New helmet, armor decal, and more available for purchase.

Beacon spawn range changed from 600 meters to 1,000 meters.

Instant action could take players to a location nowhere near the displayed location.

Reloading with Aegis Shield active could invalidate following shots.

Sticky Grenades no longer apply damage twice.

Small arms do less damage to Valkyries and bottom armor increased to 50%.

Small damage increase to ground vehicles and increased projectile speed and acceleration.

Fixed many player studio related visual bugs.

Multiple adjustments to recoil for various burst weapons.

Fixed many player studio related visual bugs.

Multiple adjustments to recoil for various burst weapons.

New helmets, armor decals, and more are now available for purchase.

A new tactical approach to troop deployment, the Sunderer Cloak is now available for certification points.

Sticky Grenades no longer apply damage twice.

Burst weapons have been upgraded to provide a more rewarding experience.

Increased initial projectile speed from 50 to 60 and max speed from 180 to 220.

Reloading with Aegis Shield active could invalidate following shots.

Rear armor of Sunderer Blockade Armor reduced to match other sides.

Added new Armor/Vehicle flag decals for Portugal and Australia.

TR reticule sizes updated to be smaller across the board.

Corrected the TR AMP pistol's muzzle flash to be the correct size.

Tank Mines will now detonate on MAX units.

Hacked spitfire turrets should now properly track kills, grief, and XP.

Magrider Auraxium Lumifiber Trim should now apply properly.

TR Amp muzzle flash has been reduced.

Updated the game credits to properly reflect the change to Daybreak Games.

Rear armor has been reduced to match the other sides.

The vehicle ejection bug has been fixed, removing the safe-fall temp fix.

Spawn beacons and squad spawn on vehicles now have range limits based on region contestation.

The Archer anti-material rifle developed by Nanite Systems for countering heavily armored MAX units.

Fixed issue with not being able to overload SCU or Shield Generators.

Tank Mines will now detonate on MAX units.

Players who damage each other are prioritized for rendering; infantry awareness/render range now considers loadouts.

Instant action can now place players at any fight where their empire population is within 20% of the enemy's population.

Undeploy time changed from 2 seconds to 1 second; Deploy time changed from 1 second to 2 seconds.

Resist shield now properly resists melee damage.

Infantry awareness/render range now takes loadouts into account, with long-range weapons allowing rendering up to 600 meters.

Tank Mine LOD range increased by 25 meters to 70.

Players who damage each other are more likely to be rendered to each other based on damage.

Butcher horizontal recoil has been reduced from .225 to .213.

Medic regen device will no longer regen the Sunderer Deployment Shield.

Hacked spitfire turrets should now properly track kills, grief, and XP.

Undeploy time changed from 2 seconds to 1 second; deploy time changed from 1 second to 2 seconds.

Instant action can now place players at any fight where their empire population is within 20% of an enemy’s population.

Black Horse Company Armor/Vehicle decals made available to all factions.

Fixed issue with not being able to overload SCU or Shield Generators.

Addressed issue with enemy vehicles disappearing when the driver exits.

Defensive/Offensive requests will now display on the map.

Butcher horizontal recoil reduced from .225 to .213.

Vehicle ejection bug appears to be fixed; safe-fall temp fix removed.

Black Horse Company Armor/Vehicle decals have been made available to all factions.

Updated the game credits to properly reflect the change to Daybreak Games.

Added new Armor/Vehicle flag decals for Portugal and Australia.

Spawn beacons and squad spawn on vehicles now have range limitations based on contested regions.

PlanetSide 2 on the PC will now require a 64 bit operating system.

The Archer anti-material rifle developed by Nanite Systems for Engineers, effective against heavily armored MAX units.

Resist shield now properly resists melee damage.

Defensive/Offensive requests will now display on the map.

Magrider Auraxium Lumifiber Trim should now apply properly.

Addressed issue with enemy vehicles disappearing when the driver exits.

Tank Mine LOD range increased by 25 meters to 70.

Medic regen device will no longer regen the Sunderer Deployment Shield.

PlanetSide 2 on the PC will now require a 64 bit operating system.

Corrected the TR AMP pistol's muzzle flash to be the correct size; reduced muzzle flash size.

Updated TR reticule sizes to be smaller across the board.

Dynamically created missions guide players to important objectives inside facilities.

Cannot spawn at bases not connected to warp gate unless dying in that region.

Now only one vehicle terminal spawns MBTs.

Various weapons received reload mechanic changes and adjustments to COF and clip sizes.

Now about 1/4 current size.

Each battle rank achieved through BR 15 now provides 100 free certs.

No longer separates from the body when a female heavy assault is killed.

Dynamically created missions guide players to important objectives within facilities.

Now directly dependent on particle quality settings.

Now looks correct at range.

Introduced Vehicle Ammo Dispenser and Nanite Proximity Repair System.

Appears larger and denser than before last update.

Players can no longer spawn at bases not connected to their warp gate unless they die in that region.

Now only one vehicle terminal spawns MBTs.

Now tints correctly.

Now directly dependent on particle quality settings.

Kill info now reflects the last kill instead of previous kill.

No longer separates from body on female heavy assault death.

No longer has a 'hole'.

Zoom optics can now be purchased independently and with DBC.

Now more visible in first person.

Each battle rank achieved through BR 15 now provides 100 free certs.

Significant changes to cert and DBC pricing across the Depot.

Now about 1/4 current size.

Removed Copper, Silver, and Gold tiers; all members treated as max-level Auraxium members.

Now blocks less of gunner's view.

Kill info now reflects the last kill correctly.

Significant changes to cert and DBC pricing, with most DBC prices dropping.

Zoom optics can now be purchased independently and with DBC; removed from loadouts.

Now more visible in first person.

No longer has a 'hole'.

Removed from Spitfire and applied to AV/AI turrets.

Removed Copper, Silver, and Gold tiers; all members treated as max-level-Auraxium members.

Various weapons received reload mechanic changes and COF adjustments.

Introduced Vehicle Ammo Dispenser and Nanite Proximity Repair System.

No longer turns black when a UI screen has a GUI model on it.

Now appears normal at range.

All members now treated as having max-level-Auraxium membership, removing tier complexity.

Speculative fix for the vehicle ejection bug that sends players flying.

Galaxy can now equip Vehicle Ammo Dispenser and Nanite Proximity Repair System.

Players are now less likely to be rendered by those not visible to them.

Various updates to weapons including continuous reload mechanics and COF adjustments.

Players can no longer spawn at bases not connected to their warpgate unless they die in that region.

Vehicle zoom optics can now be purchased individually, with certs refunded.

New options for Vehicle Ammo Dispenser and Nanite Proximity Repair System.

Players now receive 100 free certs for each battle rank achieved up to BR 15.

Aegis shield now blocks AOE damage more accurately.

Multiple weapons received updates including continuous reload mechanics and COF adjustments.

Most DBC prices decreased; some NS weapons prices increased slightly.

Players now receive 100 free certs for each battle rank achieved until BR 15.

Vehicle zoom optics can now be purchased individually; certs refunded.

All members now treated as max-level-Auraxium members, removing tiered memberships.

Icons and text in HUD, Map, and Minimap made more readable.

Players can no longer spawn at bases not connected to their warpgate unless they die in that region.

Aegis shield now blocks AOE damage more accurately.

Dynamically created missions that guide players to important objectives inside a facility.

Visual effects for vehicle night vision have been enhanced.

Decoy grenade removed from game; certs spent on it refunded.

Reduced likelihood of being rendered by players not visible to you.

Decoy grenade removed from the game; certs spent on it refunded.

Dynamically created missions that guide players to important objectives inside facilities.

Speculative fix for the vehicle ejection bug that sends players flying.

Icons and text in HUD, Map, and Minimap made more readable.

Most DBC prices will drop, while some NS weapons prices will increase slightly.

Fixed NS-30 Vandal not displaying the ammo clip falling out when reloading.

Increased blast damage to reduce hits needed to kill infantry.

Fixed Harasser missing a panel on the bottom at the rear.

Corrected the name of the Ordnance Helmet.

Fixed missing arms on Engineer character model while using a turret.

Fixed Railjack to not have a camo applied by default.

Reduced cone of fire and increased damage ranges.

Doubled the improved hover effect; max rank now completely negates vertical descent.

Fixed missing string in some item descriptions.

Increased inner blast damage and radius for better versatility.

Improved control for gamepad users with more predictable input responses.

Doubled the improved hover effect for the max rank.

Fixed missing string in some item descriptions.

Fixed slight stutter in equip animation while sprinting for Shield Regen Device.

Base resistance to ESF nose cannons increased from 85% to 90%; composite armor no longer provides a bonus.

Corrected forearm over-rotation when reloading crossbows.

New models for various MAX weapons.

Corrected left hand twisting while holding a forward grip.

Supernova-R PC for the Magrider now animates correctly.

Cone of Fire reduced from 1.25 degrees to 1 degree; maximum damage range increased from 10 to 25.

Corrected the name of the Ordnance Helmet.

Updated textures for NC, TR, and VS to improve IFF issues.

Fixed slight stutter in equip animation while sprinting.

Fixed Railjack to not have a camo applied by default.

Added tutorial notifications with voice-over and streamlined key reminders.

New decals, helmets, vehicle cosmetics, and camos introduced.

New decals, helmets, vehicle cosmetics, and camos introduced.

Fixed claymores being incorrectly held in third person view.

Adjusted resistance to ESF nose cannons and increased overall resilience.

Resistance to HEAT increased from 0% to 25% and AP increased from 25% to 35%.

Updated textures for NC, TR, and VS to improve IFF.

Fixed left hand twisting too much holding a forward grip in relaxed stance.

Corrected claymores being incorrectly held in third person.

Lowered volume of heavy bullet impact audio inside vehicles.

New models for various MAX weapons including TR Mutilator and VS Blueshift.

New pistol with extended barrel and integrated scope for better long-range engagement.

Fixed character model missing arms while using a turret.

Inner blast damage increased from 100 to 200; inner blast radius increased from 0.35 to 0.75 meters.

Corrected character's left hand grip on the lock handle.

Corrected ammo clip display issue when reloading NS-30 Vandal.

New tutorial notifications with voice-over and streamlined key reminders.

Lowered volume of heavy bullet impact audio when inside a vehicle.

Fixed missing panel on the bottom rear of the Harasser.

Improved control for gamepad users with more predictable input responses.

Fixed animation for Supernova-R PC on the Magrider.

Fixed character's left hand not gripping the lock handle fully.

Blast damage increased from 100 to 125, reducing hits to kill infantry from 10 to 8.

Corrected forearm over-rotation when reloading crossbows.

New pistol with extended barrel and integrated scope for long-range engagements.