overview:

Massively multiplayer gaming takes on a new face in PlanetSide®, where thousands of players wage war on a planetary scale. A newly designed 3D engine drives PlanetSide's first-person player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across ten continents.

It doesn't matter if you're an avid RPG gamer or a fanatical FPS player, you'll find something in PlanetSide that's just right for you.

The stage has been set, the battle lines drawn, and dropships are ready to deploy you PlanetSide

PlanetSide features an assortment of powerful weapons. Some find their origins within one of the three empires, while others fall into the Common Pool category where they are accessible to all. Get a glimpse of just a small sampling of the many weapons available in PlanetSide
Weapons flash

With hundreds of square kilometers of terrain, players will need a method for traversing these distances, as well as waging vehicular war. Familiarize yourself with some of the vehicles and aircraft offered in PlanetSide.
Strategy is the key to success in PlanetSide, and a commander's number one resource for the effective battle plan is PlanetSide's detailed map system.
Vehicles flash

The PlanetSide map system is an in-game tool providing mission critical data such as:

Structure locations and types, such as towers, dropship centers and interlink facilities, as well as each structure's current status and energy
Facility and continent ownership with spheres of influence
Hot spots
Weather patterns, severity and effects
Equipment such as deployed mines, spitfire turrets and motion sensors
Lattice connections that link facilities, which allows them to share their benefits and is an important factor when hacking and advancing your position
Respawn locations and squadmates
The warp gate network that affects intercontinental transport and assault strategy

The Warp Gate Network and Strategic Transportation

Methods of movement from continent to continent can determine the difference between a successful mission and a routing. The warp gate network is a complex system of portals that allows instant transportation between land masses. Ownership of a portal will greatly affect assault and defense strategies. Possessing all of a continent's facilities can "lock down" that area, preventing portal transportation to that continent by enemies, thus making attacks even more difficult.

The Lattice System

Advancing your empire's position by acquiring facilities is a primary goal, and for this you'll need a hacker. Hacking to gain control of a facility is fraught with danger, and there's a strategy behind which facilities you can attempt to hack at any given time. This strategy is based on the lattice system, the linking of facilities based on ownership, shown in the PlanetSide map system. The effective hacker will be very familiar with this lattice system and the maps.

The map system presents all this data in a clear graphical format so you can plan your missions fast and better prepare your defenses.


From the standard Exo-suit to the powerhouse defensive shell of the MAX, smart choice in armor may determine a soldier's chance of survival in combat.
Armour Flash

Planetary wars rage day and night. Assess the current balance of power and determine by hotspots where the action is and where forces are needed for defensive or offensive battle. Determine facility status and follow way points established by commanders.


Game Specific Features:
Massively multiplayer first person action game
Wage war with thousands in a persistent global conflict of unprecedented scale
Player roles to fit the situation: join a team to conquer territory, fortify a base against attack, or support any offensive or defensive maneuver
Character development and advancement through ranks
Team tactical combat for control of planetary regions, with real-time territory control updates
Seamless worlds on a massive scale with large indoor environments
The ten continents of Auraxis™ are hostile and active
Real-time weather and environmental factors
Full team support
Vehicle physics and flight model
"Instant Action" mode--a quick and easy way to get into the thick of battle

Planetside

the main plot is to hack bases and stuff like a huge war which is infinate as long as there are people playing... it just pwns :lol:


7 day free trial code
Station installer

Once you have the installer you have to make an account .. put in the code and download the game :P