Double XP weekend and new major patch (including render distance)

**Red_Lizard2** · 12-06-12, 07:39 PM

Not sure how much people watch twitter/check other forums so thought it should be posted here as well. Starting Friday morning, it is going to be a double XP weekend (Ends Monday morning), so this weekend will be a good time to play if you need to stock up on certs =p.

Also mentioned on twitter, and in the title, Smedley mentioned there are going to be rolling out a big patch next week. The only specific really mentioned was work being done to infantry render distance, but supposedly a bunch more improvements as well. I'd post specific links to the tweets if I had any idea how to do that, but hopefully just a link to his twitter will be okay?

https://twitter.com/j_smedley

**Blakeman** · 12-07-12, 10:59 AM

I had read somewhere (maybe twitter?) that engineers were supposed to be getting their AA turret options sometime in the near future.

Massively had a blurb on the double xp.
PlanetSide 2 players score a double XP weekend | Massively

PlanetSide 2 state of the game talks infantry render fixes, six-month roadmap | Massively

There's also talk of the game's six-month plan, which SOE will reveal in January and which includes orbital strikes, vehicle transport, "and other fun things." Smedley also reiterates that players will have some say in PS2's

roadmap. "It's not written in stone and you're going to have the opportunity to weigh in and have us change it based on your collective feedback," he writes.

**Red_Lizard2** · 12-07-12, 01:13 PM

Higsby posted up some of the balance changes they are making next week, mostly dealing with ground vs air (and one or two vehicle).

Upcoming adjustments to Air vs Ground balance--Sony Planetside 2 Forums

The best thing in there, my opinion, is that they are nerfing rocket pods!

**Stupid N00bie** · 12-07-12, 02:50 PM

Seriously, the double XP thing right now is the best ever.
I just got about 100 certs from a defense of a tech plant. Quite a bit of that from resupplies.

From what I can tell, almost everything is double XP, except for Sunderer spawns. Kills, revives, resupplies, kill assists, tank destruction, it's all good.

IT'S A CERTPOCALYPSE.

**Warflagon** · 12-07-12, 03:02 PM

If I purchase an xp boost, will it boost on top of the double?

**FragRaptor** · 12-07-12, 03:05 PM

great double xp on finals weekend.... what luck.....

**DancingCorpse** · 12-07-12, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Warflagon

If I purchase an xp boost, will it boost on top of the double?

Yup, all boosts are stacking.

**Red_Lizard2** · 12-07-12, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Stupid N00bie

From what I can tell, almost everything is double XP, except for Sunderer spawns.

Captures are not double XP either, sadly =/.

**Blakeman** · 12-08-12, 08:52 AM

Lots of things aren't so they do not get abused, but still a lot of things are. I got 440xp for one sunderer kill last night....

**PowerCock** · 12-08-12, 11:19 AM

The double XP plus boost makes getting certs real easy. Just be careful if you purchase a boost. I'm pretty sure that if you unequip a boost, you lose the remaining time which could be bad if you already have an Alpha Squad boost equipped. Also for those of you that may not know, your Alpha Squad boost is available on every character you make.