Planet area 2The developers have teased the creation of a new continent, the fifth of which will be added to the old MMOFPS in 2018. Now it’s actually happening. The islands of Oshur are a tropical paradise and a place “returning to the roots of the game”, the developers said.
In one Posted on the game’s website, it is explained that when it first teased the new continent, PlanetSide 2 only had a development team of 6 people. Since then, they’ve focused on other, more urgent features, as well as team development, and now feel up for the challenge.
Oshur, the first new continent added to the game since 2014, will be “a return to the game’s roots, in a way, with an experience that relies heavily on logistics. Build, transport and Strategy will be crucial to maneuvering this island chain.”
Building will be a bit easier on islands due to the abundance of resources and there will be changes to the build system, but you’ll need to use both for base building if you want to make progress. ministry in controlling the islands. You’ll also be able to enter the waters surrounding the islands, with all of the game’s vehicles redesigned to “interact with water in new ways”.
PlanetSide 2 is currently under the management of Rogue Planet Games, a new studio founded by Dabreak Games last year specifically to handle MMOs that are now 9 years old. It’s great that they have ambitious plans, for an old game with a relatively niche audience. They’re running a 9th anniversary stream to preview Oshur on November 17 at Twitch channel PlanetSide 2.
