PLANETSIDE® EXPANDS THE ARSENAL WITH AN ADVANCED ENGINEERING UPDATE
WHAT: Advanced Engineering Additions!
Advanced Engineering delivers two highly anticipated tactical additions to the Engineering profession. Engineers can now expand their armory with a multitude of new weapons and deployables! Soldiers who have completed their Combat Engineering certification can further advance their skills to include Fortification and/or Assault Engineering, with the ability to advance in both, as each one caters to an assortment of game play styles. Merits and awards will also be awarded for the new items! Specific additions to the two new Engineering certifications include:
Fortifications Engineering:
Increased Deployable Units
Shadow Turrets
Cerberus Turrets
Field Deployment Unit (FDU)
Tactical Resonance Area Protection (TRAP)
Upgrading Wall Turrets
Upgrading Aegis Shield Generators
Assault Engineering:
Deploy Spitfires in Enemy SOI
Field Deployment Unit (FDU)
Aegis Shield Generator
Upgrade Shield Generator with Ammunition
One-Manned Field Gun Turret
Disrupter Mines
Be sure to check out the new Weapons Video that shows the new deployables in action!
Check out a complete list of all the latest enhancements!
WHEN: March 21, 2007
WHERE: www.planetside.com
WHO: About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development. SOE is owned by Sony Pictures Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment America.