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PlanetSide 2's New Conglomerate faction detailed

by Jef Reahard on Nov 8th 2011 6:00PM

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PlanetSide 2 - New Conglomerate soldiers

The distinction between terrorist and freedom fighter can be subjective, and the latest PlanetSide 2 dev blog offers an appropriate example. The piece profiles one of the three factions fighting for control of the planet Auraxis, and the New Conglomerate is either a bastion of liberty or a collection of cowardly infidels depending on whom you ask.

The NC are "in total open war with both the Terran Republic and the Vanu Sovereignty, seeking to free humanity from the tyrannical grip of the former and defend them from the fanatical alien influence of the latter," according to the blog entry.

If you're more interested in PlanetSide 2's gameplay than its lore, Sony Online Entertainment wants you to know that the New Conglomerate is "built around hitting first, hitting hardest, and taking a beating." Vehicles like the Reaver and the Vanguard are built to stay in the fight longer at the cost of mobility and speed. Head to the official PlanetSide 2 website for further details.

Source: New Conglomerate blog
More coverage: PlanetSide 2 website

Tags: 3-faction-pvp, dev-blog, dev-diary, faction-warfare, factions, freedom-fighters, less-lore-more-gameplay, mmo-shooter, New-Conglomerate, planetside-2, ps2, reaver, sci-fi, shooter, soe, Sony-Online-Entertainment, terrorists, three-faction-pvp, vanguard

Reader Comments (14)

Nobody cares about NC, bring on the VS.

@SKYeXile I care about the NC.

@SKYeXile
Death to the Barnies and the Elmos

"Check back over the next couple weeks as we release new info about the New Conglomerate"

Couple of weeks?

a week -> couple of weeks -> year of VS?

one can only dream

NC 4 life. ^^

I never played the original but I'm keeping my eye on this one. I assume the new factions have the same traits as the originals?

@nevin its looking rather similar sofar.

TR PRIDE!

So the TR get the Mosquito's and the NC get Reavers. I wonder what fighter style flyer the VC are going to have?

@Phone Guy Most likely something that involves lasers that are average at speed and damage

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I thought about it today, and wouldn't mine to see the Phantom made Vanu specific.

@(Unverified) dont forget inaccurite.

Faction-specific vehicles you say? Don't mind if I do.

I am glad they are changing the air, always seemed odd that while the ground was so different the airships were identical. Especially the VS as they were in a serious love affair with lasers and suddenly had machineguns and missiles in the air.

PlanetSide 2's New Conglomerate faction detailed

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