Planetside 2

1. What is Planetside 2? PlanetSide 2 is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online first-person shooter published by Sony Online Entertainment and released on November 20, 2012.
2. What genre does the game belong to? Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter game
3. Planetside 2 developer/publisher: Sony Online Entertainment 
4. When was it launched? November 20, 2012
5. How does the gameplay work? PlanetSide 2 is a re-imagining of PlanetSide, featuring the same world, factions and taking place at roughly the same time period. As in the previous game, it features territory control in an open-world, large battles featuring up to 2000 players per continent on foot or in land/air vehicles. The territory system differs greatly from that of the original, being more free-form and based on a hexagonal territory control system. SOE has been taking into account balance issues from the first game. As stated by creative director Matthew Higby, they reward combatants on lower population empires through mechanics such as proportionally increased advancement rates and resources to aid the balance of overall empire saturation on each server as much as possible without force-restricting players from being able to play with their friends.

1. What are the six different player classes in the game? 

• The Infiltrator is a sniper class with special abilities of cloaking and hacking, and can use sniper rifles, scout rifles and submachine guns to deliver a devastating effect.

• The Light Assault class is a scout who uses carbines, submachine guns and shotguns. The Light Assault's special ability is Jump Jets, which allow them to fly through the air for a short period of time.

• The Combat Medic is a healing class. Their weapons include assault rifles, shotguns and submachine guns. The Combat Medic's special abilities allows them to heal and resurrect other players.

• The Engineer class has the special ability of repairing vehicles, turrets, and MAX Units. The engineer also has the ability to build anti-infantry and anti-vehicle turrets. The Engineer's weapons include carbines, shotguns submachine guns and battle rifles.

• The Heavy Assault class has light machine guns, submachine guns, shotguns, batte rifles, and also Rocket Launchers, which are effective at destroying enemy vehicles. They also have the special ability of shields to help them endure heavy fire.

• The MAX class has a mobile armored suit that allows them to take significant damage before dying. However, due to the suit they are also the slowest class. They have access to anti-infantry, anti-vehicle, and anti-air weapons. Max units cost resources to use.

      7. What is the story or narrative to the game?  PlanetSide 2 is a science fiction massively multiplayer online first-person shooter set approximately 300 years after the discovery of Auraxis, although the chronology of the game universe starts a few years before. After the Earth has nearly come to ruin following a devastating war, the world's governments came to a consensus and united under one banner: the world-wide Terran Republic (TR). Some time later a wormhole, one which scientists fail to explain, appears and then disappears without a trace. Ex-President of the Terran Republic, Tom Connery, believes that the wormhole is a sign of existing extraterrestrial life and launches several space expeditions.

Business model

1. How much does Planetside 2 cost to play? PlanetSide 2 is free-to-play and includes a cash shop for players to purchase in-game convenience items and cosmetic changes using real money.
2. What does a subscription offer to players? The game also offers a subscription which provides players with increased experience, cert points, and extra resources, which are used to acquire things such as grenades and medical kits.
3. What can the in-game currency be used to buy? Increased experience, cert points, and extra resources, which are used to acquire things such as grenades and medical kits.
4. Why do some players dislike games in which users can buy additional weapons or health? No denying it. Is that 'buying power'? Well, that depends on your definition.

The three factions

The Terran Republic: The Terran Republic is obsessed with the preservation of law and order through violence, and are thus seen by some to be an oppressive force.

The Vanu Sovereignty: The Vanu Sovereignty believes that only through the mysterious power of ancient technology can humanity truly evolve its next state of existence. They are an advanced and cunning faction, employing powerful alien technology on the battlefield. 

The New Conglomerates: The New Conglomerate is unwavering and prepared to achieve freedom from oppression by any means necessary. Their colors are blue and gold.

Planetside 2: Target audience:

70% Male 30% Female, 16-40, BC1 class, lives in the city, has some qualification.

The Terran Republic: 25-35, A-levels qualification

The Vanu Sovereignty: 20-30, GCSE qualification 

The New Conglomerates: 18-30, Still in university or no job and no school

The Terran Republic: Mainstreamers

The Vanu Sovereignty: Explorers, Reformed, Succeeder's

The New Conglomerates: Resigned, Strugglers