GameAxis published their preview of Planetside recently. It describes many aspects of battle, and has some screenshots to go along with it. Here's an excerpt: <blockquote>Base-assaults by rival factions require the coordination of many players of varied specialties. The bases are seriously massive structures of immense defensive capabilities. With base-defenders creating vehicles to wipe out the attackers, turret-gunners manning the base�s primary defenses, and others coordinating concerted efforts to destroy the assailants in gun-to-gun combat. It will easily take a few hours for the battle to reach any semblance of a conclusion.</UL>You can find the rest of the review
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