Planetside Chainblade Massacre

Some have said that Planetside is an MMO that isn’t very newbie friendly. Some of us here at QJ agree. It shouldn’t be. The game is all about strategy, tactics, and the experience of being a small pawn in a massive large scale battle. If you don’t really know what you’re doing, you get shot in the head.

Just because it’s all serious though, doesn’t mean that players in Planetside don’t know how to have silly fun. For Halloween the moderators of the game are offering several events for players to enjoy. There’s Planetside‘s Chainblade Massacre 2006. No trick or treating here, just bloody mayhem Texas chainsaw — er — Chainblade style.

More details on the event after the Jump! Yes, they involve the pumpkins in the thumbs. Odd huh?

Some have said that Planetside is an MMO that isn’t very newbie friendly. Some of us here at QJ agree. It shouldn’t be. The game is all about strategy, tactics, and the experience of being a small pawn in a massive large scale battle. If you don’t really know what you’re doing, you get shot in the head.

Just because it’s all serious though, doesn’t mean that players in Planetside don’t know how to have silly fun. For Halloween the moderators of the game are offering several events for players to enjoy. There’s Planetside‘s Chainblade Massacre 2006. No trick or treating here, just bloody mayhem Texas chainsaw — er — Chainblade style.

Upon entering the massacre lands, soldiers will be subject to the following:

• Infiltration Suits and standard armor. Soldiers will zone in with standard armor but upon death, they will be given infiltration suits. It is a good idea to grab an infiltration suit upon entering the zone. If you choose not to, you will soon realize why.
• Empire specific knives will be your only protection against that which lurks in the shadows
• The only coffins available are wraiths, AMS, and ANTs.
• Empire specific Jack-o-lanterns will replace the backpack corpses.
• Before joining the massacre, we advise careful planning of your implants. With so many spooky ghosts and ghouls around, you’ll probably want to have Dark Light handy.
• Each empire will have a predetermined base. Hacking of the bases will be permitted and you will receive experience. However, if the death toll has risen to a certain level within the SOI, the base will be recaptured to the previous empire for corpse retrieval.
• Assassination attempts and more…

But, if bloody carnage isn’t your idea of a nice way to spend your Halloween, there are also Pumpkin Challenges and Planetside Halloween Costume contests over at the official community forums for you to enjoy. Happy Halloween folks!