Celebrate the server merges with us Today - Sunday on Osprey and Wainwright!


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Thank you for your patience during our server upgrades, we hope you enjoy these exclusive player banners!

We are taking down the Wainwright (EU) server tonight at 8:30PM PDT. / 5:30AM CEST.

During that time we will be upgrading the server's hardware to improve the high latency.

Estimated downtime will be under one hour.

We will be restarting the Wainwright (EU) server tonight at 8:30PM PDT. / 5:30AM CEST.

During this time we will make some server adjustments to alleviate the extreme cases of latency.

Estimated downtime will be around 30-45 minutes.

4/23 @ 6AM PDT. / Downtime up to 4 hours.
🔸During this time we will be changing NA server gateway hardware.
🔸We will then monitor Connery (Osprey) for better latency performance.
🔸NA and EU servers will be renamed to Osprey and Wainwright.

For years, our community has advocated for server consolidation to:   

• Reduce population fragmentation   
  
• Enable larger, more dynamic battles   
  
• Strengthen the overall player ecosystem   

Server location decisions inherently involve trade-offs - no matter where we base our infrastructure, some players will always experience higher latency than others. We carefully evaluated all options before implementing this merge, knowing it would bring both benefits and temporary challenges.   

While transitions of this scale are never completely seamless, we believe these short-term adjustments will lead to significant long-term improvements for all players.   

We’ve been closely following your feedback since merging the US servers, and we appreciate the constructive discussions happening across Reddit, our official forums, and Discord. While server consolidations are always challenging, this move was necessary to strengthen match quality and ensure long-term population health for PlanetSide 2. That said, we recognize some players are facing issues, and we’re actively working to improve the experience.   

Here’s what we’re doing to address these issues:   

• Network & Routing Adjustments – We’re working with our infrastructure team to optimize data paths and reduce latency for players with extreme cases of high server latency.
  
• Server Performance Tuning – We’re investigating the root causes of lag spikes and adjusting server settings to improve stability.   
  
• Population & Queue Management – We’re exploring ways to alleviate login queues, including potential spawn system tweaks and incentives to balance faction populations.   
  
• Long-Term Infrastructure Review – If necessary, we’ll evaluate alternative solutions, including server location adjustments or provider changes, to ensure a smoother experience.

• Share constructive feedback on faction balance and server performance in our official channels.
  
• Share your experiences with extreme server latency after our next series of maintenances. 
  
• Stay tuned for frequent updates as we implement fixes.

We have plans to activate a bonus xp event for everyone and are looking to schedule it after latency improves for players. Be sure to check our official channels for more information on that later.

We know this transition hasn’t been perfect, but we believe merging Connery and Emerald will strengthen the long-term health of the game by consolidating the player base and improving match quality. Our goal is to make these adjustments as quickly as possible while keeping you informed every step of the way.   

Thank you for your patience, your dedication, and most importantly, for continual fights on Auraxis. We’ll share more details as soon as we have them.   

- PlanetSide 2 Team 

📈DOUBLE XP FOR ALL📈
Enjoy Double XP this week!
🥸Wear the schnoz mask and get an additional 20% XP!

PC servers are coming down at 6AM PDT / 3PM CEST tomorrow for a PC Update that will add and address the following below. Estimated downtime may be up to 3 hours.


We are happy to announce that Fishing has arrived to Auraxis! For more information you can refer to our previous Dev Letter[www.planetside2.com]! Stay tuned for our upcoming Dev Letter tomorrow for more details and a sneak peek at a new game mode!

To accompany the fishing update we have added the following Long Term Directives:

• Fishing
• Fishing Mastery

Everyone can enjoy Double XP For all starting today through April 7th!

• Make sure to use The Schnoz to get extra 20% XP!

• April Fools Day items return to the Depot.
• Premium Puzzler Flat Top has been added to the Depot.
• NEW! 'BRRRT' Horn has been added to the Depot.
• "The Schnoz" makes its return! Grants a 20% Experience points bonus while equipped!

• Auraxian Bober Hood Ornament launches on the Depot for a limit time ( Starts 25th April 2025 - Ends 30th April 2025 00:00 Server Time)

• Easter Egg Frag/Plasma Grenades will be available to all players for a limited time (Starts 18th April 2025 - Ends 6th May 2025 00:00 Server Time)

• NS-10 Burster now has more "oomph" when firing.
• NC MAX Shotgun sound remastered.
• TR MAX Chaingun audio remastered.

• The following tank cannons now have their icons updated with the Armor Piercing symbol.
  
  • 
    Titan-150 "Fafnir" AP
  • 
    P2-120 "Fafnir" AP            
  • 
    Supernova "Fafnir" FPC
  • 
    CT-150 "Fafnir" Cyclops
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    CT-150 Cyclops
• The Valkyrie's Hellion G20 spool up time in the description now matches weapon stat value.
• Differing trajectory of the Mosquito's projectiles in third-person view has been fixed.]
• Fixed an issue where if you start a fishing session, the last key that player held down is remembered (i.e. it would remember holding the W key and players would have moved away from where they believe they were).

• Fishing attractors may be consumed when they hit terrain without starting the mini-game.

📈Members Double XP Weekend!📈
Members can enjoy Double XP this weekend.
Not a member? Learn about membership perks here: https://www.daybreakgames.com/allaccess

Final Fight - Server Merge Event # 1 begins tonight at 12AM PDT.
Learn more about this weekend's big event!
https://www.planetside2.com/news/march-server-event-2025

Hello Auraxians,

After the recent EU server merge we’ve seen lots of players enjoy the increased population on the maps in Auraxis. We now shift our focus to the NA servers.

We are pleased to announce that the NA Server Merge between Connery and Emerald will happen April 8th.

To celebrate both EU’s and NA’s server merges from last year and this year, we are hosting a two part server merge event! Read the details below and learn how you can vote for your EU and NA server names. That right, we heard our Cobalt community and decided to have Miller renamed as well.

Be sure to read carefully to learn about fun exclusive rewards for participating in these events!


Date: MARCH 28th - MARCH 30th

Details 
Play PlanetSide 2 during the date above as the faction that represents the new server name you’d like to have for the NA and EU servers. (See the server names below) 

Upon event completion the faction with the most map control captures throughout the whole weekend will have the winning new server name.

Server Name Roster
We have handpicked the following thematic names for the present Miller server and the new Connery / Emerald merged server.

Don’t forget to play as the represented server name of your choice during the first event.

North America

• NC - Osprey
  
• TR - LithCorp
  
• VS - Helios

Europe

• NC - Excavion 
  
• TR - Wainwright
  
• VS - Erebus

Make sure to follow us on X[x.com], FaceBook[www.facebook.com] and BlueSky[bsky.app] to get notified of the code drop!


Date: APRIL 25th - APRIL 27th

Details
Play on the newly merged and named NA and EU servers during the event times above.
*Miller is simply being renamed, no other alternation is happening for this server*

Reward #1
As a thank you for your dedication and loyal support, we will release 4 promo codes on the day of the event which will grant you custom player banners that represent your allegiance to the soon to be obsolete Connery, Emerald, Miller and Cobalt servers. Wear them with pride, soldier!
An example of the first banner.

Reward #2
Keep an eye on our socials for another set of code drops for having First Blood spilled on the newly named and merged servers! All event code redemptions will be time-based and will expire after April 27th. 
An example of the second banner.

Be sure to tell your friends, outfit members and family about this mega event!

See you on the battlefield, soldier!

- PlanetSide 2 Team