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''[[PlanetSide]]'' is an MMOFPS ([[MMORPG|Massively Multiplayer Online]] [[First-Person Shooter]]) developed by Sony Online Entertainment and released in 2003. It is likely the second true MMOFPS ever to be released, after [[World War II Online]] (2001), and is remarkably still{{when}} online to this day, despite its vanishingly small market share relative to the overall MMO space.
The plot, such as it is, involves future space-faring humans (under the banner of the totalitarian "Terran Republic") stumbling through a wormhole onto a suspiciously Earth-like planet dubbed Auraxis, and becoming trapped there when the wormhole unexpectedly closes. Cut off from the rest of humanity, the Auraxians splintered into three factions, kicking off an all-out war for control over the bases established across the planet. Advanced [[Nanomachines|nanotechnology]] conveniently left behind by the local [[Precursors]] (referred to as the Vanu) can both reconstruct soldiers after death and fabricate an endless supply of weapons, armor, and vehicles, ensuring a state of [[Forever War]].
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** The 150mm cannon on the New Conglomerate's Vanguard tank can one-shot many lightly-armored vehicles. Hitting the ground anywhere near infantry will often instagib them, or at least leave them badly hurting.
** The Ancient Tech [[Death From Above|Flail]] artillery platform can fling devastating energy projectiles at targets half a kilometer away, which will ''definitely'' instagib any infantry in their considerable blast radius.
** The [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704043727/http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/images/3/38/Bolt_driver.jpg Bolt Driver]. It's basically a plain old sniper rifle that shoots bullets that are [[No Kill Like Overkill|at least an inch diameter, and 8 inches long.]]
* [[BFS]] -- The Black Ops' katana.
* [[Big Badass Rig]] -- The Sunderer
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** Planetside 2 -- The Terran Republic saved humanity from a generation of total warfare and created an effective utopia on Earth, but on the fleet to Auraxis, the Terran generals become increasingly more oppressive. The New Conglomerate was founded by billionaires and mercenaries to pressure the TR to lax regulations, but was joined by libertarians. The Vanu Sovereignty in [[PlanetSide]] 2 really step up the [[Machine Cult]] act; they worship the Ancients / Vanu, and they want freedom to worship and improve themselves through the Ancient technology.
* [[Green Hill Zone]] -- Forseral, Amerish, Ascension, Cyssor, and parts of Hossin.
* [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform]] -- All the Empires are guilty of this. The Terran Republic has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704010657/http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/images/e/ec/TRRexoArmors2.jpg bright red and black uniforms], the Vanu Sovereignty has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704024746/http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/index.php?title=Image:VS_Rexos.jpg shiny purple and green] armor, and the New Conglomerate has [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704003631/http://wiki.planetsidesyndicate.com/images/5/54/NCRexoArmors.jpg neon yellow and blue]. ''[[PlanetSide]] 2'' tones down the colors on the uniforms, but the red stripes and goggles of the TR, arctic camouflage of the NC, and cyan [[Tron Lines]] of the VS still stand out.
* [[Hollywood Darkness]]: "Night" time in ''Planetside 1'' was basically day time but with slightly darker lighting, and deep purple fog. Averted for ''Planetside 2'', which features VERY dark nights.
* [[Hollywood Hacking]] -- Hacking is performed with a special device, which you point at the console and hold down the button until everything's done. A more advanced version of the device allows players to be [[The Cracker]] and inject viruses into enemy systems.
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