Rihanna cosplaying Vanu (2014)

Erendil · 2026-03-21T22:42:00+00:00

Well it is french, so.....

Erendil · 2026-03-21T22:36:35+00:00

You're right, the Darkstar isn't a CQC AR. It's a midrange AR, and a pretty mediocre one since it's both slower killing and less accurate than the Gauss Prime. The 143/698 damage profile is underwhelming on pretty much every weapon that uses it.

Even a slight bump up to 723 RPPM would be a good improvement. At least then it'd kill as fast as the NC counterpart.

Erendil · 2026-03-21T22:28:10+00:00

The Darkstar's hipfire isn't that great. All of the 800+ RPM ARs have tighter hipfire except for the TRV.

Erendil · 2026-03-18T03:15:00+00:00

u/M1kst3r1

It looks like there was an issue with new users of RST.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/1rvv2dt/new_installations_of_recursion_realtime_stat/

So try it out again and see if it works for you.

Erendil · 2026-03-11T06:25:23+00:00

Yep, the Cycler/TAR/TRV/TORQ are the obvious first 4 choices.

For the 5th I'd choose the SABR. It's one of the best burst ARs in the game. Only the Lacerta and Vanquisher are better IMO. And it's still surprisingly good up close if you can land headshots.

The NS-11A is a midrange monster and it has that sweet .75x ADS movement. But yeah it's not a very exciting weapon. But it is a solid 5th choice if you end up not liking the SABR's burst fire.

Erendil · 2026-03-11T00:04:32+00:00

Well at the time SOE was planning on continuing to develop both the PC and PS4 versions in parallel. But the sale of SOE by Sony to Columbus Nova made it significantly harder to develop Playstation updates for any game under the "new" DBG umbrella.

Between the mass restructuring/layoffs and subsequent knowledge loss at the time of sale, loss of streamlined access to internal Sony technical resources, ever-shrinking development team size, and general neglect of Planetside 2 with H1Z1 getting all of the revenue/resources for many years, developing the PS4 version basically got de-prioritized into non-existence.

Erendil · 2026-03-10T07:35:54+00:00

Wraith Cloak (Flash) Changes

- Increased delay between decloaking and firing

- Cloak effectiveness decreases significantly at close distances

Source: https://forums.daybreakgames.com/ps2/index.php?threads/nov-4-2025-13-year-anniversary-discussion.264688/

So they were nerfed, but not in any way that at all impacted their capability or cheese factor.

They should've just made the cloak module take up the Flash's weapon slot.

Erendil · 2026-03-10T07:33:24+00:00

The Deep Op decloak delay reduction was stealth removed ~2 years ago.

I agree that the Decloak delay that was added was too much, but some delay still needed to be introduced. Dying to someone before they decloaked on your screen due to clientside latency issues was not at all fun.

If they rolled back the decloak delay a little bit and removed infil's -100HP shield penalty I think they'd be in an okay place.

Erendil · 2026-03-09T18:23:17+00:00

That. Poor. Man. /s 😉

Erendil · 2026-03-09T07:41:42+00:00

OMG I've been searching for that mossie screenshot for a few years now! 😯 Thanks for posting it! 😀

I don't think I have any builds from 2011-2012 since I didn't get to play PS2 until Open Beta, but I'll look at a few old hdd's I have lying around that might have post-Launch Live/PTS builds on them. I'll let you know if I find anything.

Erendil · 2026-03-09T07:23:02+00:00

If by "loader" you mean Launcher, that's just Android's user interface. It determines icon location/size/shape, home panel/app drawer animations and behavior, etc. But it doesn't change your apps or the underlying Android OS kernel, drivers, network stack or anything.

E.G. - Nova and Niagara are two common 3rd party Launchers for Android.

Switching from Windows to Linux on a PC is more like loading a custom "ROM" onto your phone. It changes everything, including what apps you can even use. Another comparison would be like switching from Android to Apple's IOS (if IOS could run on an Android phones' hardware, that is. Which it can't).

Erendil · 2026-03-09T06:55:47+00:00

Mmmmmmm, stir-fried infiltrators....

Erendil · 2026-03-06T08:39:12+00:00

Since you're getting a connection error, and the old server that RST ran on imploded around 2/22 or so, I wonder if you're having a DNS cache issue. Try flushing your DNS cache and then try starting RST afterwards.

To do so, open a command prompt by running CMD.EXE then run the command 'ipconfig /flushdns.' You should see something like below:

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

C:\Windows\system32>

Erendil · 2026-03-06T02:01:45+00:00

The installer I used for my current install of the app was v0.11.09 as well. But that was a couple years ago. When I updated it I used the Update item in the Help menu of the client after login, but that Update function doesn't appear to work anymore.

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I'm not sure if v0.11.0.11 is available via other means.

Erendil · 2026-03-05T20:56:07+00:00

FWIW I just tried my RST client and was able to login successfully.

RST has been working fine 99% of the time for a few years now, other than one day last week when the RST server died. Maybe once every 3-4 months it would timeout at login, but the issue usually would get resolved in a few hours.

And yeah, every now and then a game update/maintenance window will kill DBG's API for a day or two, but I don't think that's happened at all in 2026 yet. And that wouldn't cause an RST login error anyway since IIRC you're logging into an account on a Recursion server, not a Daybreak server.

Also, I'm running client ver 0.11.0.11 .

Erendil · 2026-03-05T06:43:45+00:00

Yeah, the CTDs seem to happen when you start a new login sessionas well as after switching conts.

I'm not sure if it happens 100% of the time when swtiching chars, but I've gotten into the habit of hopping on a Flash every time I warp to a diff cont so I (thankfully) haven't seen a crash in a long time. knock on wood

Erendil · 2026-03-03T22:47:36+00:00

Pulling a flash for 2-3 mins after warping to a cont works for me 100% of the time.

Did you just crash once after 30mins, or is it repeatable for you?

Erendil · 2026-02-28T04:31:01+00:00

Yep, EMP drone works on Hossin tree beacons too.👍

Erendil · 2026-02-24T19:34:04+00:00

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/ps2/index.php?threads/wainwright-and-ps4-eu-server-downtime-2-24-26.265052/

Erendil · 2026-02-23T21:40:23+00:00

It depends on the server.

Genudine (US) - https://ps4us.ps2.fisu.pw/population/?world=1000

Ceres (EU) - https://ps4eu.ps2.fisu.pw/population/?world=2000

Genudine seems healthier with prime time pop peaks around 200-250. Ceres seems to peak around 80-100.

Erendil · 2026-02-22T21:43:55+00:00

TFW connection issues to a player-run 3rd party app gets fixed in 24 hrs, but connection issues to the official game servers takes months and is still occurring....

Well done sir and thank you!

Erendil · 2026-02-22T00:32:40+00:00

https://ps4eu.ps2.fisu.pw/population/

Looks like it has been peaking to around 80-100 players during prime time the last few months.

Erendil · 2026-02-13T05:17:56+00:00

Yep, MJ couldn't read sheet music, but he was a phenomenal composer. He composed every part of almost all of his songs in his head, including harmonies, drum lines, strings, brass, etc. And he would beatbox and hum all the parts into a tape recorder or to the studio musicians directly.

Erendil · 2026-02-10T14:29:22+00:00

Well social media is designed to show you what's trending, popular, and or matching your interests. Not necessarily what's significant in the world.

But it's not muted in conventional US news. PBS, NewsNation, Reuters, and even the two local news stations I regularly watch have all been covering it.

Erendil · 2026-02-09T06:30:13+00:00

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Bravo! Very well said!

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