PlanetSide 2’s New Player Experience Is Getting A Massive Overhaul
Rogue Planet Games will be revamping the PlanetSide 2 new player experience in the sci-fi MMO shooter’s next major update. Almost every aspect of the tutorial will be undergoing a makeover, from character creation, which will be getting visual and UI upgrades, to the main tutorial, all the way up to the Sanctuary where players will get to go on a final mission to get themselves acquainted with how to operate in actual live battelfields.
“New players will receive a mission that will hand hold them for a bit longer, and ensure they can transition from Sanctuary to continent, and then into a warzone in a way that feels natural yet directed,” explains the team. “The original idea here was to have a mini-campaign for the player to participate in, and we may end up going that direction in the end, but each iteration we've come up with thus far had some concerns over pacing and how well it would mesh with the chaotic sandbox of Live.”
New players will also be getting a new and decidedly better set of weapons and equipment with several balance adjustments coming to the game to account for the changes. Colorblind accessibility options will also be added along with other quality-of-life improvements such as class-specific loadout cover sheets, more visible labels for warpgates and mission terminals, and better 3D waypoint visuals.
These changes will be arriving on the test server soon along with additional details about the update. In the meantime, you can drop by the PlanetSide 2 official site for more info.
