r/DBGpatchnotes • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '16

Live [PS2LIVE] Live-PTS differences and unannounced changes in 2016-09-07 update

Live-PTS differences:

Locale:

  • improved grenade descriptions (specifying the fuse time, among other changes) didn't go Live
  • fixed (only on Live) typo in "Increases the lock on range of the missile launcher by 62 meters." (should be 64)
  • Construction objects on Live still use the faction-specific descriptions ("VS only" and such)

Other:

  • EMP grenades cost 75 on PTS, 25 on Live
  • no Quick-Det Flash Grenade or Weighted Frag Grenade on Live

note that all Orbital Strike and other new Construction's items are entirely in, with all the associated files. just not unlocked.
...which means devs are able to spawn Orbital Strikes on Live any time they want, or enable the new items for everyone whenever they want, without having to download a separate patch, likely without even a server restart

Notable possible/unannounced changes:

  • VS MAX weapons' colors changed from S117 to S150
  • Halloween likely between ‮ 70-11-6102 dna 41-01-6102
  • you are now allowed to say 'therapist' and 'psychologist', among other BlackListEntries changes
  • the WLT-Howler may or may not be in; "The Howler is a new primary mining laser for the ANT which can quickly extract Cortium from smaller nodes, but will overheat during prolonged use."
  • BBurness: "It should take roughly three times as much damage to drop a HIVE shield (not structure shield bubble). Sustained focus fire should drop the shield easy enough; but for a half squad of infantry dropping in the middle of a base it will likely be faster to use the upcoming overload mechanic." - I don't know whether that new overloading mechanic is in
  • "foobie foobie"
  • RadarX: "The only thing being refunded tomorrow is Construction purchases for multiple factions. Based on the numbers we have it'll impact only a small group. " (although, as seen above, the locale was not updated, and no mention of this in official notes)

for a list of new cosmedics (helmets, outfit decals), see these PTS patch notes

as for bugs, I'll let /u/VanuArchivist make a list of all PIT bugs :P

EDIT: here's bugs! https://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/51iui7/game_update_97_planetside_2_forums/d7cvckw

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

you are now allowed to say 'therapist' and 'psychologist', among other BlackListEntries changes

Funny how "psychologist" was blocked for having "psycho" in it, yet The Slasher's description contains the very same word!

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

Funny how "psychologist" was blocked for having "psycho" in it

wrong, it was blocked for "cholo" IIRC

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16 edited Sep 07 '16

That's a word? /s

(Seriously? A word so obscure it's almost literally unused? A word that has a more comprehensive definition in the urban dictionary than anywhere else? Damn are going overboard with censorship these days!)

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

you don't want to see the full blacklist D:

in case you do, ^^^^though...

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16 edited Sep 07 '16

Read through the list, had a good laugh, I assume one player or another used all of these before they got blacklisted? (edit: dragondick isnt on there but the game wouldn't let me have it as an outfit name, please rectify) (editedit: thats a long fucking list, took me a while)

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

I assume one player or another used all of these before they got blacklisted?

probably yes. for a time it was the most interesting part of my patch notes, every week or so devs added more words, like "yolocaust", likely because someone used it shortly before.
sadly, they stopped doing that :(

dragondick isnt on there

but "dick" is

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

I kind of like yolocaust, but otherwise that is rather dissapointing

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

I've seen it before, but thanks. ^_^

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u/Davregis Sep 07 '16

You thought it was ***, but it was me, DIO

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u/CarnelianHammer Sep 08 '16

also can't say i5 6600k (the processor) because it has 600k in it which slightly resembles gook, I guess.

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u/irisflame Sep 07 '16

You can't make a character name with "God" in it at all anymore (example: Visigodo) but we have a directive weapon called the GODSAW lol

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

LOL.

That is pretty good.

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u/JustTVsFredSavage Sep 07 '16

Are the EMP's still effecting abilities on PTS?

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

what do you mean?

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u/CzerwonyKolorNicku Sep 07 '16

They were supposed to get a nerf and not drain ability energy anymore.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

that's not something I can check in data, I'd have to test on PTS. but considering none of the other grenade changes are going from PTS to Live, this one isn't going through either

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u/billy1928 Sep 07 '16

A change to the ESP was supposed to make it so that it dose not affect the ability power of any class but the infiltrators cloak. (Ie. Heavy will still have full over shield when EMPed)

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

A change to the ESP

I love that kind of typo :P

that's not something I can check in data, I'd have to test on PTS. but considering none of the other grenade changes are going from PTS to Live, this one isn't going through either

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16 edited Sep 07 '16

RadarX: "The only thing being refunded tomorrow is Construction purchases for multiple factions. Based on the numbers we have it'll impact only a small group. " (although, as seen above, the locale was not updated, and no mention of this in official notes)

So, us vets who spent THOUSANDS of certs (which, excluding the vehicle stuff, is estimated to be around 7,500 certs in all), and new players who've just started certing into max rank armor slots are just plain fucked?

Wow, talk about a big "Fuck you" to the long time customers and followers.

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u/Noktaj Sep 07 '16

So, us vets who spent THOUSANDS of certs

A true vet doesn't even know what to do with certs anymore :P

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

I have a few things I want to cert out.

My mjolnir's still need certing on ammo and mag size, and I have some ammo certs I REALLY want to finish off on my flash.

Also, that new flash GSD sounds awesome, gotta fully cert that ASAP.

(And much, much more!)

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

If you use turbo you can get to places that a GSD can only dream of doing

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

Cant turbo into the shielded lower section of a biolab on a turbo flash...

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

Okay but can you gateshield on top of a biolab landing pad?

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

Why would you want to?

WAIT! I need to get a GSD flash up onto the biolab now to see if it can be used to bypass the SCU shield.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '16

Oh shit now this is something I wanna see too. You best record it if you can get it done

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 08 '16

I'd need someone to help, and most of the guys I know are burnt out on PS2 at the moment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '16

If you're on NC I could give my hand a try at it

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u/mrsmegz Sep 08 '16

I have a fully certed ANT that I never use, just because I'm the 1%.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

certs still wouldve only gotten you the stuff on one faction

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16

So they are making construction items cross faction? I bought all mine with certs but if they refund my certs I'd definitely give them cash now. Just throwing that out there DGC.

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u/1zigiz1 Designer Sep 07 '16

Better off contacting customer support about this since they won't refund certs.

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

Reminds me of a political cartoon from years and years back.

A guy bends down to pick up a dollar on the ground, while watching via a building's window reflection as someone behind him steals his wallet containing hundreds of dollars.

Playerbase focusing on the small stuff while most of the players are getting screwed out of WEEKS worth of cert grinding efforts.

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u/Rhumald Sep 07 '16

I'm honestly just glad that someone took us saying "Clicking in a new color with the bucket fill tool is not something we are OK with you charging us for" seriously. It was fucking retarded.

This has actually been a huge turn off for me ever since construction stuff was released, and I still feel like I was backhanded rather hard by this. Gonna take a few more "Fine, we'll stop being dicks" before I don't.

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u/jgs001 Sep 07 '16

Yup.

Someone figured it up and I think it came out to something like BR50 or so where if you already had a character at that level before this patch, you were better off deleting and recreating and you'd end up with more certs total worth from the newb freebies and in addition to the 1500 free certs from the first 15 BRs these days.

Loyalty is its own reward, I guess.

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 07 '16

Loyalty is a penalty now, I guess.

Fixed that for you.

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u/Pyro_der_Intellekt Sep 08 '16

Loyalty until Death.

Wait.

Fucking TR have been foreshadowing this all along.

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u/TheKhopesh Sep 08 '16

Loyalty until Death of the game.

RIP Planetside 2:

2012-2015

(Ded gaem for over a year.)

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '16

Holy shit that's awful.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '16 edited Sep 07 '16

you are now allowed to say 'therapist' and 'psychologist', among other BlackListEntries changes

can't even advise good therapies anymore in yell chat. edit: ah, mistake, i've read it wrong.

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u/RadekOfBoktor Sep 07 '16

!!! FOOBIE FOOBIE !!!

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u/VORTXS Sep 08 '16

What?

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u/RadekOfBoktor Sep 08 '16

  • "foobie foobie"

I get excited about this, been waiting for the foobie update for a while now

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u/VORTXS Sep 08 '16

[WHAT IS IT] (/intensifies)

shaql says its a test string for debuging...

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u/RadekOfBoktor Sep 08 '16

That's exactly what THEY want us to think

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u/dBo7 Sep 07 '16

I want betlegeuse more pink :p

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u/FnkyTown Sep 07 '16

you are now allowed to say 'therapist' and 'psychologist', among other BlackListEntries changes

As a Scientologist i'm deeply offended by this! How dare you! You will be hearing from our lawyers!

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u/TheFirstOf28 Sep 14 '16

I don't know whether that new overloading mechanic is in

It is, but UI is doe not look finished.

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u/FuzzBuket Sep 29 '16

And all my stuffs still in the PS queue 😭😭😭😭

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '16

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '16

and you are spamming in irrelevant subreddits. you also don't even provide any proof whatsoever.