Planetside, the massively multiplayer online FPS, hasn't seen a radical change since it's launch. Now, with the first expansion to be released for it,
Core Combat, fans have something new to sink their teeth into.
Core Combat brings to the world of
Planetside some new weapons, new vehicles and new underground caves that will be host to urban-like battles.
These caves house new modules that factions can steal and install at any surface base in order to build the new vehicles. Though the caves were meant to hold a lot of intense battles, you'll mostly find them empty. The underground modules are stolen rather quickly and then whisked to the surface to be installed at the nearest base. If you're lucky enough to find one of these modules being fought over, you're in for a good time. Otherwise, you'll have to settle for trudging over the five surface continents being contended for.
Players without the Core Combat expansion can still help out with the modules. They can make a difference on the surface, intercepting and stealing modules being transported to a base, but they can't go underground and help the fight there. They also can't use any of the new weapons or vehicles, which doesn't matter all that much because people seem to be sticking with the original ones anyway.
