Competitive / Professional Gaming.
Let me talk to you about Planetside Battles and server smashes in Planetside2
I'm not really sure it fits the general definition of eSports but I thought I'd talk about it anyway, maybe you'll even enjoy it ;)
First, the game: Planetside 2 is an futuristic MMOFPS and it's quite unique, it is a nonstop fight for territory between 3 rival factions on four different continents. It involves cooperation between infantry, ground vehicles and aircrafts and of course the players that control them. I can't really explain everything about it since it is quite complex and there are people out there that do a way better job than me at explaining the base game.
Now to the esport events: There are numerous events surrounding the game, but I'm gonna talk to you about Server Smashes:
ServerSmash is a series of large server versus server events. Teams from different Planetside 2 servers meet to do battle across a variety of maps. These events are designed to showcase combined arms warfare, requiring a massive amount of coordination; wars that typically span an entire continent.
Matches take place on the locked competition server Jaeger, with each participant being loaned a competition account for the duration of the event. Graciously provided for Planetside Battles by Daybreak Game Company (the company that develops Planetside 2), each competition account has a character for each faction and enough certification points to unlock any equipment that the player requires. The minimum match size is 192 vs 192 (or four platoons per side), with the default match size set at 240 vs 240 (or five platoons per side). If each side agrees, the match size can be increase in platoon sized increments (48 people) up to a current maximum of seven platoons per side (or 336 vs 336).
ServerSmash is Planetside 2, the way it is meant to be played.
And last but surely not least, the people that make it all happen: Planetside Battles
Planetside Battles (PSB) is a player-driven organization that focuses on pushing boundaries to create fun and interesting events for Planetside 2 (PS2). They are always looking to expand awareness of Planetside 2 to the greater gaming public! The events they offer are: ServerSmash (SS), Planetside Battles League (PSBL), Public Pickups (PU), ArmorSide (AS), and Jaeger scrims (OvO). As far as I know they do it for free and on their free time which is incredible when you see how much time and dedication they put into it. I for one am really thankful for the content they created and the events they organise.
If you are interested in any of the above mentioned events you can check them out on the PSBL website: http://www.planetsidebattles.org/
Calawan.




I've never really taken the time to look into Planetside 2. Really glad you posted this, cause it sounds awesome! Going to have to take a look at it now.