Planetside 2 - Details zum Januar-Update

Die Entwickler bei Sony haben für den Januar Änderungen an der Erfahrungspunkte-Verteilung und an der Benutzeroberfläche angekündigt.

Sony Online Entertainment, die Entwickler von Planetside 2, haben sich für den Januar 2013 viel vorgenommen und planen, am 30. des Monats einen umfangreichen Patch für das Spiel herauszubringen. Primär sollen Änderungen beim Erfahrungssystem, der Optimierungen für schwächere Rechenkerne und dem Interface vorgenommen werden. Hier die vollständige Liste:

Experience (XP) system enhancements:

- Dynamic XP system for player kills, players who have more kills are worth more XP
- Freshly spawned players will be worth a fraction of the current kill reward
- Partial damage XP for dealing damage to vehicles that you don't end up killing
- Population XP / Resource bonus moved over to continent population instead of global
- Better display of XP sources for things like defensive bonuses & population bonuses
- Rebalancing of XP rewards to help support tasks
General performance increases, particularly for lower end GPUs
Server transfer token available in Depot
UI changes to emphasize score per minute as a primary metric of player comparison
Sortable columns on outfit management & addition of "last online" column
New weapon type for all empires: SMG
Short period of invulnerability will be added to freshly spawned / revived players - breaks upon game actions such as entering a vehicle or using a weapon.
New Hot Spot system that displays where active fights are occurring on the map
Dynamic / player configurable colors for minimap & overhead indicators for enemies, friendlies, and squads within a platoon
New spawn buildings with more exits, protected balconies and easy roof access to make them less campable
Tunnel systems for amp and tech facilities to give access from spawn rooms to interior of bases and base walls without having to go above ground
Making MAXes render more reliably at long distances for players in vehicles
AA improvements, notably flak changes for turrets and skyguards, giving them some better ability to aim, although not drastically impacting their DPS
Fixes to missiles so that they more reliably detonate and actually blow stuff up
Air vehicle weapon tweaks