YES NOCombat in Planetside 2 feels a lot like EA's Battlefield franchise. You might ultimately lose an outpost two days after a valiant defense in a surprise attack, but you still have the experience and memories you crafted with your friends and fellow faction fighters. Instead, Planetside 2's sense of reward comes from the camaraderie you develop with your faction, in the stories you live to tell about an epic skirmish or the time you and a few friends managed to hold the line. There's no 'Victory' screen at the end of a firefight, and you'll never see the credits roll. The persistent world also means that victory in Planetside 2 is different than other shooters. Even if you own a valuable piece of land the fight is far from over, as the resources are partially siphoned off by any players who own adjacent territories - something Sony Online Entertainment hopes will fuel players to conflict on the front lines. Each chunk gives your faction additional resources, and these resources allow your faction to build vehicles and other important strategic assets for future conflicts. You see, thousands of players gather into a Planetside 2 server, fighting for their faction's chance at taking another chunk of the continent.

Wars waged at 2AM affect the landscape for those who log in the next day, and losing a base means that your faction also loses valuable resources. Planetside 2's online world is entirely persistent.

Planetside 2 real time map