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[Twiggie]

I wish they could prevent players from using anything but ingame voip, and then give infiltrators an ability to listen in.

make taking levels in it reduce the static/increase the uptime, and only allow one voice channel to be used.

maybe have it as a replacement for the sidearm or even the rifle if it was that useful.

but since people would just use external software/hardware it would make the game a lot less accessible and is a terrible idea.

[bluejello]

I am half-way decent at flying, when I don't run into the ground/buildings and end up either blowing up or flipping THEN blowing up, yea.

So, any tips for getting more certs?  can't get more than a handful per hour most times.

[Metalax]

Getting more certs is basically down to getting more xp. Many of these most people will already know but listed for those who are new.

Make sure you are within the area that gives you capture xp for facilities when they cap(where you can see the cap progress bar) particularly the big facilities.
Join a squad. You get bonus xp for actions that effect a squadmate.
Deploy a sunderer with an ams in a good location near heavy fighting. This can rack up quite a bit over long fights if you keep it alive.
Have an ammo resupply sunderer accompany a tank group, you will gain a fair ammount of xp from resupplying.
As an Infiltrator hack terminals and base turrets. Note that there is a limit on how many hacks of a type will give xp in a short time period, IIRC around 6 terminals and 6 base turrets before you need to wait a while before getting xp again.
As an Engineer repair everything. Just repairing all the turrets and terminals on a tower will usually give you 2-3 certs. Hang back a little from a tank push and repair them as they fall back damaged. Accompany Max groups and keep them repaired.
Also as Engineer, remember to drop your ammo boxes for resupply xp. Drop them near Heavys who are spamming rockets, next to capture points, near to choke points, etc. Also remember you have two of them by default, pressing b when you pull out your turret gives you a ammo pack that will last for 3 mins, press b again to switch back to turret.
As a Medic revive anyone who is dead, particularly Maxs, and heal anyone who needs it. Just watch out not to run into a kill zone trying to revive someone.
If you are in a tank/are a Heavy destroy base turrets, you get the same xp as scoring a kill. Just make sure that a friendly Infiltrator isn't intending to hack them.
Spot enemies. If you are the first to spot them then as long as they are killed while your spot is active you gain some bonus xp.
Finally shoot enemies. As long as they die you will usually get at least some xp for kill assist even if you don't kill them yourself.

The other way of getting a small ammount of certs is by killing a certain number of enemies with a specific weapon. Check on your stats page for how many you need to get for a cert reward.

[Flying Dice]

I wish they could prevent players from using anything but ingame voip, and then give infiltrators an ability to listen in.

make taking levels in it reduce the static/increase the uptime, and only allow one voice channel to be used.

maybe have it as a replacement for the sidearm or even the rifle if it was that useful.

but since people would just use external software/hardware it would make the game a lot less accessible and is a terrible idea.

This would be an excellent idea if it weren't for external chat programs, and would otherwise be more support for a Sniper/Infiltrator class split.

[Jelle]

So word is shotguns got a stealth nerf.
That would explain why it suddenly felt I was aiming for shit, not being able to get hits in at anything but point blank range. Apparently their spread got increased by a lot, or so people claim. I haven't tested it out myself but I can certainly feel a difference in performance. Could be mistaken, if anyone else uses one do comment.

First my bird gets hit hard and now my infantry weapon of choice gets it, this is rather demotivating. I hope it's a bug rather then an intended stealth change. It wouldn't be to crazy to theorize they'd want to nerf the existing close quarter kings so they can sell more of their upcoming SMG weapon type. I hope not...

[Darkening Kaos]

Crap.  I was on the verge of getting the Sweeper and solid slug. 

Hey, Ductape!  Do you have news/confirmation on this?

[bluejello]

double XP event going on right now.

[Flying Dice]

double XP event going on right now.

Thanks for the heads-up. That's motivation enough to get me online.

[Toaster]

http://www.planetside2.com/roadmap

There are some awesome, some much needed, and some neat things going here.

For example:

April - New Continent: Hossin

[Knight of Fools]

That might just double the number of continents people play on!

[Metalax]

First organised event finished a little while ago.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Flying Dice]

First organised event finished a little while ago.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

VS represent! 

[kaian-a-coel]

I... uh... Wow 
VS for the win I guess?

[miauw62]

How the fuck did that happen.
I was thinking of enjoying some good NC time on Mattherson.
I guess not.

You know what they should do?
Randomize the continent you start on when you make a new character. That would balance the continents a fair bit.

[Jelle]

[sarcasm] Nope VS isn't op no sir! Magrider especially is the epitome of balance, players on the other side just suck. [/sarcasm]

http://www.planetside2.com/roadmap

There are some awesome, some much needed, and some neat things going here.

For example:

April - New Continent: Hossin

Nice, they're looking at rendering to make it less painful for air. Due to the rendering especially large battle are impossible to meaningfully participate as an ESF pilot who has to swoop in and gtfo before AA get you. Right now the only way to fight infantry as air is to hover around, wich is suicide the way AA is now (wich is great, fuck hoverpodding). Ideally I'd be able to see all my targets from the distance I'm supposed to approach them from, but to see what's shooting at me is a good beginning.

Not sure I like the SCU changes. The idea is once you get it down you more or less win that facility, if people can keep on spawning that sort of reinforces zerg behavior over strategic play of protecting/securing generator areas.

I hope they consider adding a sort of bulletproof windshield to the flash as a defense cert, protect the driver from frontal small arms fire. It's a little easy to shoot the driver off now wich hampers its use as a weapons platform. I should see about sending 'em some feedback.