http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/17 … n-planets/"We're looking at late first quarter, early second quarter [2011]," says SOE head honcho John Smedley in regard to the long-awaited PlanetSide sequel. Players will have to wait a bit longer to get their espionage fix, as The Agency is still slated to arrive "late this year."
Why so long? It boils down to SOE's desire to differentiate itself from the competition. "There's some stuff coming out in the next two or three months, MMO-wise, and a lot of it is generic copycats of other games,"
Ironic since this is basically Halo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetside … ness_ModelPlanetside 2 will be free-to-play, but the exact form is still under consideration. The developers have indicated an admiration of the League of Legends model.[5] Planetside 2 will feature certain free aspects, and will include a cash shop. The cash shop will not sell items such as guns or vehicles that make players more powerful. The cash shop will sell things such as customization.
Hats?