PlanetSide Weekend April 8-10th

[Naeadil]

What?
The PlanetSide 1 community and PSForever.net is holding a “PlanetSide Weekend” April 8-10th to play some good old PlanetSide 1! All are welcome to participate, veterans and newcomers alike!

Why?
Why PlanetSide 1? PlanetSide 1 is a free to play, MMOFPS game that has a lot of key differences from PlanetSide 2. While it is an older game, it’s still extremely fun. It has a lot of interesting features and content that was neglected for PlanetSide 2, and is definitely worth checking out. Curious where PlanetSide 2 came from? Come check out the original!

Training for Newcomers (Saturday, April 9th @ 10AM PST / 12PM CST / 1PM EST)
If you’ve never played PlanetSide 1, you’re new or inexperienced, or have a friend that’s new or wants to try, we will be holding a training session held by veterans of the game on Saturday morning for people to learn a bit about the game. Topics covered will be certifications, loadouts, hotkeys, and combat. If you would like to participate, there will be a squad listed on each empire for “Training.” Join this squad at the scheduled time. (If there is a change, we will post about it). Additionally, we have created a write-up for players who are new to PlanetSide 1, particularly in 2016: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16C8 ... uqfPsc3WY/

Hacking/Moderation
One of the main reasons that the population died off significantly in PlanetSide 1 is due to hackers. The hacks in PlanetSide 1 are pretty advanced and can do a lot more than just the traditional FPS hacks you may be familiar with. Fortunately, the hackers have been pretty inactive as of late. Due to this, we've been seeing a large increase in population over the weekends and even during the week! Additionally, some members of the community has taken upon itself to design their own tools to help deal with the threat of hackers. These community members will be on hand to deal with any problems and ensure fair play.

Voice/Text Chat
If you would like to voice or text chat with your fellow players, the PSForever.net public Discord is being provided. This will also be a helpful tool if you decide to participate in the training session (even if just to listen), albeit not required. Additionally, if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding the event, feel free to chat with us in the above Discord server. Discord is a browser based (or downloadable, with additional features) text/voice chat application that requires no sign-up. The join link is: https://discord.gg/0nRe5TNbTYoUruA4

Game Account
Use your existing Daybreak account or sign up for a FREE account at: https://www.daybreakgames.com/register

Download
You can download PlanetSide 1 here: https://launch.daybreakgames.com/installer/PS_setup.exe

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[shinything]

Thanks for this, Naeadil. I've crossposted the announcement into Ghosts of the Revolution (GOTR)'s PlanetSide board to hopefully generate some additional interest.

[Naeadil]

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing some old faces!

[TIWolf]

We'll see everyone there!

[LaCamora]

Hello everyone: Looking forward to some real PS gaming.

[KingFeraligatr]

I might be here there, assuming people stop insulting me every moment I'm on and I feel like coming on.

[Bamarang]

I'm looking to it guys!!!!

[DarkTexasQA]

Cool Event! Glad some players care about getting PS1 active, really, I really appreciate it!

[neonlazer]

Can't wait!