July 12, 2017 Update (PS4 EU)

The Planetside 2 PS4 (EU) servers will be coming down at 3pm (PST) 10pm (UTC) for an update. The approximate downtime is 3 hours and will require a client download. Additions and changes are listed below:

Tank Handling

 * Reverted a change to the new tank handling mechanics that affected reverse steering, and maneuvering on certain slopes.

IR Smoke (ANT, Flash, Harasser, Sunderer, Lightning, MBTs)
''Dev Note: Allowing IR Smoke to affect nearby vehicles increases its value in teamplay, and gives players additional incentive to choose an ability other than the current go-tos. It also allows for some niche strategies outside of teamplay, ie. disappearing behind cover and clearing your spot markers to help set up a flank or make an escape. The cooldown was increased to reduce spamability, while still remaining reasonably accessible.''
 * Has been renamed Smoke Screen.
 * Sunderer's Smoke Screen has been replaced with this ability.
 * Now emits smoke for 8 seconds at all ranks.
 * Cooldown from 30/25/20/15 seconds to 40/35/32/30 seconds.
 * Now immediately clears current spot markers for you and and allied vehicles within 30 meters.
 * Now prevents lock-on attempts for 8 seconds for you and allied vehicles within 30 meters.
 * Now masks the vehicle's minimap auto-spot signature for you and allied vehicles within 30 meters.

Misc. Additions and Adjustments

 * Freedom Thrusters have been disabled.
 * Koltyr should no longer count toward continent rotation, or spawn an additional ghost instance.