All February, Daybreak and Rogue Planet Games have been teasing PlanetSide 2’s Escalation update. It was first meant to launch on the 19th but then was delayed to the 26th, which is tomorrow as we type this. Executive Producer Andy Sites’ most recent post on Reddit, however, suggests it may not make that date either.
Sites explains that the team is trying to fix up some specific issues with Bastion syncing and Sanctuary performance.
“Our goal is to get [the test] build published to PTS by late tonight (Monday) or early Tuesday morning for a public playtest – an invite with timing would go out via social channels to get as many players to participate as possible. Again, the primary focus would be the Sanctuary perf improvements and Bastion fix, but we will also be keeping a close eye on server performance and client stability. Depending on the results of this PTS playtest, we will make a final call on the Escalation update going live on Wednesday the 26th – so your participation is crucial! If we run into any major issues that cannot be addressed quickly, I have no problem holding the Escalation launch another day(s) to make sure we roll it out without any obvious, glaring issues.”
As we’ve previously covered, Escalation includes content aimed at all levels, a revamp of the outfit (guild) system and outfit wars, the arrival of the Bastion Fleet Carrier, the Sanctuary social hub, and more, all of which have been driving players back to the game.
