The Instant Action Podcast

On this week’s show I started by quickly celebrating 5 years of podcasting. I can’t say I ever knew I’d still be doing this in 2020, but I’m glad you are all still listening to me ramble on about a game I love. Then it was back to the news with a hotfix, my thoughts on the Outfit Wars alpha 2 Qualifying Phases, jobs at Daybreak Games and the return of PS2Alerts. All that plus some listener email.

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May 6th Game Update

Daybreak Games is Hiring

PS2Alerts Is Being Revived

On this week’s show I started by covering the April 29th Game Update which brought Outfit Wars Alpha Phase 2 to the live servers. Listen close because the Qualification Phase has been radically changed. After that I talked about the small PTS update which introduced the Russian and Chinese translations to the game. Then, it was on to the meat of this week’s show: the April 29th Dev Livestream. We saw a new gun, a new tank, some Outfit quality of life changes and, last but not least, a picture that will live on in infamy. Lastly, I wanted to give some love to a website I use every day.

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April 29th Game Update

May 1st PTS Update

April 29th Dev Live Stream

Fisu

On this week’s show I started by talking about the new test server update that dropped on Friday with a bunch of Outfit Wars changes in it. Were my suggestions considered? Let’s find out. After that I talked about Bastion Smash and all it’s epic glory. Then I welcomed back a familiar face back to the Rogue Planet Games team and finished this week with the next Dev Live Stream announcement.

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April 24th Test Server Update

Bastion Smash

Garrett Brush Welcomed Back to the Planetside 2 Team

Next Dev Stream Announced

On this week’s show I first went over the April 15th game update which introduced a new loadout slot, new items and a revamp to some of the Escalation stuff. After that I went over Andy’s apology on Reddit for the poor execution of the game update. There were also some other nuggets in there to talk about (like the next Dev Live Stream!). I finished this week by talking about the negative side of Outfit Wars and what needs to be changed, why it needs to be changed and if I know, how it should be changed.

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April 15th Game Update – Tactical Loadout

Andy’s Comments on the April 15th Game Update

On this week’s show I started by talking about all the Outfit Wars matches that happened over the weekend. A huge CONGRATS to all the winners from each server in every bracket! After I gave my perspective as a player on an Outfit Wars team. Then, as if there wasn’t enough to talk about with the Outfit Wars hype, Rogue Planet Games dropped a ton of new content onto the PTS to talk about.

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Outfit Wars Alpha 1 Results from All Servers

Outfit Wars Reddit Feedback Thread

April 8th PTS Update

April 10th PTS Update

On this week’s show I started by covering the return of the Nanite Appreciation items to the depot through April 26th. This is another great way for new players to flesh out their armory with some cool guns and camos in game. After that I talked about the changes to the Outfit Wars scoring system based on exploiting scores and cheese. The new system is better, but still flawed. I finished this week by talking about my foray into the Outfit Wars meta and how it is burning me out.

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Nanite Appreciation Sales Are Back!

Outfit Wars Alpha 1 – Scoring Fixes and Fairness

On this week’s show I started by covering the March 25th Emerald server hardware upgrade and game update which brought a lot of changes to Desolation. After that I talked about how content creators can get access to Observer Cam accounts by sending an e-mail to Rogue Planet Games. I look forward to seeing a lot of new awesome content! Next I gave my take on the Outfit Wars scoring scenario that is unfolding on every server. Some finales are going to be better than others. I ended this week by spotlighting a new YouTube channel that will be very helpful to all new Planetside 2 players.

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March 25th Game Update

A Note For Content Creators

Glanshon’s Combat Medic Class Guides

On this week’s show I started by talking about the current state of Rogue Planet Games in the face of the Coronavirus situation and what it means for development. After that I covered the small Hotfix that dropped on March 17th before moving on to the PTS update on the 20th which had a bunch of Desolation changes. I finished up this week by going over the Resurgence Bundles that are available in the depot that I forgot to talk about last week. Seriously, if you are a new player, the value vs. cost is astronomical and worth taking a look.

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Some Changes in the Day to Day Development Process at Rogue Planet Games

March 17th Hotfix

March 20th PTS Update

Resurgence Bundles Available in the Depot

On this week’s show I started by doing my civic duty so I took a minute to talk about the Coronavirus but it was quick and then it was right back to Planetside news with the massive Escalation update. I gave you all the news, from Bastions to Outfit Wars and everything in between. It really was a Megu Update! Following hot on the update’s heels were three hotfixes that I went over and then I finished this week talking about a new website that aims to take over from sunsetted works by previous community members. 

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CDC Website: COVID-19

March 11th Escalation PC Mega-Update

March 12th Hotfix

March 13th Hotfix #1

March 13th Hotfix #2

Planetside Guide

On this week’s show I started by talking about the Escalation release date along with a few other tidbits from Andy’s most recent Producer’s Letter. After that I talked about the final PTS update that dropped last week. Then I went over the initial resource costs and timers for war assets that Wrel tweeted last week and finally, gave you all the final update on the status of the Recursion Real-Time Stat Tracker. 

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Producer’s Letter: Escalation Arrives on March 11th

March 5th PTS Update

Wrel Tweets the Initial Release Costs and Timers for War Assets

Recursion Real-Time Stat Tracker – Final Update