Character development | Character and character development PlanetSide 2 Guide

Systematic development is the basic requirement.

The experience points, mentioned in the previous sub-chapter, also play another vital role, they allow the development of the character. There is a certain conversion factor, according to which 250 XP = 1 Cert Point. With those cert points, you can buy various types of upgrades for your character classes and for vehicles, in the appropriate tabs (this is a kind of a shop, simply put). These can be all sorts of weapons and upgrades for those weapons (sights, larger magazine), additional items (mines, first-aid kits) or special abilities, which you can then use interchangeably with your initial ability. In the case of vehicles, these are gun modifications and both passive and active skills. The former are passive, i.e. they influence, spontaneously, the maneuverability, speed and the level of protection of the vehicle. The latter are available after you press the appropriate key, just like in the case of the regular units. At this point, it is worth mentioning a certain issue which spices up the game a bit, but they is important. For killing the opponents on a regular basis, you can receive certain bonuses. For each weapon and each vehicle(be it a land vehicle or an aircraft) or anything that you can use to kill someone (grenades and mines) there are special decorations that you receive after you score a certain number of kills. There are medals, which you unlock in better and better versions, for the increasing number of scored kills, and ribbons that are awarded every 10 kills. All of these reward you with considerable numbers of Cert Points, but single ribbons are always worth 1 Cert Point.