<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
first-person	I-Protocol
shooter	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Rogue	O
Planet	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
different	O
infantry	B-Protocol
classes	O
and	O
over	O
18	O
ground	O
and	O
air	O
vehicles	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
players	O
and	O
interact	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
to	O
simulate	O
combined	B-Protocol
arms	I-Protocol
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
,	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
chronicles	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
three	O
factions	O
fighting	O
for	O
territorial	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Auraxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
its	O
prequel	O
,	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
few	O
MMOFPS	B-Protocol
games	O
to	O
have	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
presently	O
considered	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ForgeLight	O
,	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
support	O
high	O
player	O
counts	O
while	O
retaining	O
performance	O
and	O
graphical	O
fidelity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
operates	O
on	O
a	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
business	O
model	O
and	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
microtransaction	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
received	O
positive	O
attention	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
scale	O
,	O
innovation	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
reviewers	O
were	O
divided	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
,	O
technical	O
glitches	O
,	O
and	O
difficulty	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
currently	O
holds	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
players	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
FPS	O
battle	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
when	O
1,158	O
players	O
were	O
recorded	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
battle	O
during	O
an	O
official	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
persistent	O
open	O
world	O
which	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
2,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
one	O
seamless	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
faster-paced	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
instantly	O
teleport	O
into	O
the	O
largest	O
battles	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Instant	O
Action	O
"	O
function	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
access	O
jump	O
pads	O
and	O
vehicles	O
for	O
rapid	O
transit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
6	O
distinct	O
infantry	B-Protocol
classes	O
and	O
use	O
multiple	O
ground	O
and	O
air	O
vehicles	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
play	O
unique	O
roles	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
players	O
increase	O
their	O
Battle	O
Rank	O
they	O
earn	O
currency	O
(	O
Certs	O
)	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
ability	O
upgrades	O
and	O
new	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
features	O
six	O
classes	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
possess	O
distinct	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
the	O
class	O
equips	O
a	O
carbine	O
to	O
combat	O
infantry	B-Protocol
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
rocket	O
rifle	O
capable	O
of	O
damaging	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
class	O
has	O
both	O
anti-infantry	O
and	O
anti-vehicle	O
capabilities	O
with	O
its	O
high-capacity	O
light	O
machine	O
guns	O
and	O
rocket	O
launchers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MAX	O
(	O
Mechanized	O
Assault	O
Exo-Suit	O
)	O
can	O
take	O
significantly	O
more	O
damage	O
than	O
pure	O
infantry	B-Protocol
classes	O
and	O
equips	O
two	O
arm-mounted	O
heavy	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
vehicles	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
include	O
the	O
Valkyrie	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
transport	O
aircraft	O
and	O
Liberator	O
gunship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2s	I-Protocol
main	O
continents	O
are	O
approximately	O
64	O
km2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
also	O
features	O
a	O
construction	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
emphasizes	O
organized	O
strategy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
command	O
hierarchy	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
join	O
squads	B-Application
of	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
individuals	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
subdivided	O
into	O
fireteams	B-Application
for	O
specific	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
squads	B-Application
(	O
48	O
players	O
)	O
can	O
associate	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
platoon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
squad	B-Application
in	O
a	O
platoon	B-Application
has	O
its	O
own	O
in-game	O
voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
channel	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
leaders	O
to	O
direct	O
specific	O
groups	O
of	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
platoon	B-Application
to	O
different	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outfits	O
are	O
persistent	O
player-run	O
organizations	O
that	O
function	O
as	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2s	I-Protocol
clan	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
rebirthing	O
technology	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
granting	O
immortality	B-Application
to	O
soldiers	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
empires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
game	O
began	O
as	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
shooter	O
utilizing	O
the	O
original	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
game	O
engine	O
with	O
all	O
new	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
took	O
place	O
at	O
SOGA	O
,	O
a	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SOE	O
)	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
Asian	O
markets	O
and	O
would	O
compete	O
with	O
established	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
like	O
Crossfire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
indications	O
of	O
an	O
upcoming	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
sequel	O
appeared	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
SOE	O
sent	O
a	O
mass	O
e-mail	O
to	O
current	O
and	O
former	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
subscribers	O
,	O
asking	O
them	O
to	O
fill	O
out	O
a	O
survey	O
that	O
would	O
help	O
SOE	O
design	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
SOE	O
president	O
John	O
Smedley	O
posted	O
on	O
his	O
LiveJournal	B-Application
account	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
is	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Smedley	O
announced	O
that	O
SOE	O
would	O
be	O
launching	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
soon	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Williams	O
of	O
SOE	O
as	O
referring	O
to	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
SOE	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
ending	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
spy-themed	O
MMO	O
The	B-Protocol
Agency	I-Protocol
and	O
refocusing	O
efforts	O
on	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
and	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
development	O
began	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
underlying	O
base	O
as	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
project	O
later	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
modern	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
MMO	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
and	O
Clone	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
Adventures	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ForgeLight	O
,	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
renderer	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
scratch	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smedley	O
publicly	O
announced	O
that	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
–	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
recently	O
switching	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
engine	O
–	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
completed	O
for	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
within	O
18	O
months	O
,	O
a	O
very	O
short	O
time	O
span	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
the	O
networking	O
technology	O
and	O
server	O
infrastructure	O
already	O
owned	O
by	O
SOE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vehicle	O
designs	O
for	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
aircraft	O
and	O
a	O
New	O
Conglomerate	O
tank	O
,	O
were	O
teased	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
by	O
Smedley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
showing	O
early	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
reimagining	O
"	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
faster-paced	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
mechanics	O
,	O
"	O
triple-A	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
capturing	O
and	O
defending	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2011	O
SOE	O
Fan	O
Faire	O
,	O
Smedley	O
publicly	O
announced	O
that	O
both	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
and	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
Next	I-Protocol
would	O
use	O
ForgeLight	O
to	O
support	O
seamless	O
worlds	O
and	O
realistic	O
physics	O
using	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOE	O
announced	O
later	O
in	O
2011	O
that	O
comic	O
book	O
writer	O
Marv	O
Wolfman	O
would	O
be	O
authoring	O
episodic	O
stories	O
to	O
establish	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
background	O
and	O
expand	O
upon	O
PlanetSides	B-Protocol
original	O
backstory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
John	O
Smedley	O
and	O
creative	O
director	O
Matt	O
Higby	O
have	O
cited	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
as	O
well	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
and	O
Battlefield	O
series	O
as	O
major	O
influences	O
for	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smedley	O
,	O
an	O
active	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
player	O
himself	O
,	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sandbox-like	O
freedom	O
,	O
resource	O
management	O
,	O
offline	O
progression	O
system	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
on	O
one	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higby	O
has	O
specifically	O
named	O
the	O
vehicle	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Company	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
done	O
the	O
best	O
with	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2012	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
a	O
playable	O
in-development	O
version	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
showcased	O
by	O
SOE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
Smedley	O
mentioned	O
during	O
a	O
Reddit	O
AMA	O
that	O
a	O
Mac	B-Application
version	O
was	O
planned	O
post-launch	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
No	O
you	O
are	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
see	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
on	O
Linux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
will	O
see	O
it	O
on	O
Mac	B-Application
though	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
by	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
led	O
some	O
to	O
speculation	O
regarding	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
branded	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smedley	O
hinted	O
at	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
throughout	O
2011	O
and	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
like	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
led	O
Sony	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
would	O
support	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
retail	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
SOE	O
announced	O
that	O
both	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
and	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
later	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscription	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
similar	O
as	O
possible	O
between	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
releases	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
different	O
UI	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
console	O
graphics	O
would	O
match	O
the	O
"	O
Ultra	O
"	O
preset	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
update	O
delays	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
player	O
accounts	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
platforms	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Matt	O
Higby	O
also	O
mentioned	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
porting	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2s	I-Protocol
mobile	O
app	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
with	O
additional	O
interactive	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Smedley	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
date	O
had	O
been	O
pushed	O
to	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Higby	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
run	O
at	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
an	O
in-development	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
tweeted	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
producer	O
Clint	O
Worley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
ForgeLight	O
engine	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
better	O
support	O
multithreading	O
to	O
better	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
which	O
improved	O
PC	O
performance	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
opened	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2013	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
more	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
features	O
were	O
unveiled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
companion	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
development	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
guides	O
,	O
use	O
the	O
in-game	O
voice	O
chat	O
,	O
track	O
their	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
see	O
a	O
real-time	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
use	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
while	O
it	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
using	O
DirectX	B-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	O
support	O
for	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
enabled	O
using	O
the	O
Proton	B-Application
compatibility	O
layer	O
during	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
possible	O
prior	O
to	O
anti-cheat	O
service	O
BattlEye	B-Application
adding	O
Proton	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
free-to-play	O
and	O
includes	O
microtransactions	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
in-game	O
convenience	O
items	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
have	O
indicated	O
an	O
admiration	O
of	O
the	O
freemium	O
business	O
model	O
presented	O
in	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2s	I-Protocol
development	O
,	O
SOE	O
president	O
John	O
Smedley	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
"	O
not	O
sell	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
gun	O
or	O
vehicle	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
purchases	O
using	O
real-life	O
money	O
being	O
only	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
unlocking	O
items	O
through	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
creative	O
director	O
Matt	O
Higby	O
elaborated	O
on	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2s	I-Protocol
business	O
model	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
weapon	O
,	O
vehicle	O
,	O
attachment	O
,	O
continent	O
,	O
class	O
or	O
certification	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
inaccessible	O
by	O
free-to-play	O
characters	O
post-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
launched	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
officially	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
localizations	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
have	O
been	O
published	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
release	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
by	O
The9	O
to	O
focus	O
their	O
efforts	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Firefall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
localized	O
version	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
published	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
2014	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
SOE	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
Daum	O
Communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
demos	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
were	O
showcased	O
at	O
numerous	O
gaming	O
conventions	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic-Con	O
,	O
ChinaJoy	O
,	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
,	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
E3	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
SOE	O
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2s	I-Protocol
official	O
release	O
,	O
SOE	O
partnered	O
with	O
Internet	O
personalities	O
TotalBiscuit	O
(	O
John	O
Bain	O
)	O
,	O
SeaNanners	O
(	O
Adam	O
Montoya	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Tobuscus	O
(	O
Toby	O
Turner	O
,	O
later	O
replaced	O
by	O
LevelCap	O
Gaming	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Empire	O
Showdown	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
where	O
each	O
YouTuber	O
represented	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bain	O
,	O
a	O
long-time	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
fan	O
,	O
had	O
begun	O
working	O
with	O
SOE	O
to	O
promote	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
and	O
hosted	O
a	O
live	O
showcase	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
E3	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
partnership	O
was	O
established	O
with	O
Wikia	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
"	O
Wikia	O
Official	O
Community	O
,	O
"	O
providing	O
exclusive	O
content	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
wiki	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOE	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
esports	O
organization	O
Major	O
League	O
Gaming	O
to	O
establish	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
competitive	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
featured	O
at	O
MLG	O
's	O
Winter	O
Championship	O
Pro	O
Circuit	O
event	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
the	O
event	O
and	O
additional	O
programming	O
were	O
broadcast	O
on	O
MLG	O
's	O
own	O
network	O
and	O
Twitch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
and	O
E3	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
broke	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
players	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
FPS	O
battle	O
"	O
when	O
1,158	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
was	O
organized	O
by	O
SOE	O
and	O
community	O
organization	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
Battles	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Jaeger	O
competitive	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
record	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
Man	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
a	O
browser-based	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Onyett	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
combined	B-Protocol
arms	I-Protocol
warfare	O
of	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
"	O
often	O
breathtaking	O
,	O
as	O
lines	O
of	O
tanks	O
fire	O
at	O
bases	O
while	O
aircraft	O
light	O
up	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
hundreds	O
of	O
players	O
fill	O
the	O
scene	O
with	O
healing	O
beams	O
and	O
lethal	O
weapons	O
fire.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Hancock	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
found	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
business	O
model	O
and	O
need	O
for	O
grinding	B-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
"	O
wonderful	O
game	O
,	O
hampered	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
’s	O
free-to-play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Griffin	O
McElroy	O
of	O
Polygon	O
praised	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2s	I-Protocol
gameplay	O
and	O
scale	O
,	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
for	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
"	O
prices	O
escalate	O
quickly	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
needed	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
single	O
item	O
with	O
in-game	O
currency	O
could	O
be	O
"	O
excessive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
similarly	O
positive	O
attention	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
won	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
