Over the last few months the Vanguard Tank has recieved some Torque buffs
And Vanguard shells now explode on impact on water, to help em take down Magrider hover tanks.
Lasher, has also been nerfed somewhat recently
They *also* modified the projectile image a few weeks ago to dramatically limit it's drain on FPS.
As for PlanetSide Faltering?
Must have missed all the developments of 2004.
This next patch, Squad experience is going to be getting a rehaul to encourage sticking with your team
Matrixing is getting a rehaul making it MUCH easier to coordinate troops
And the Big F***ing Robots, (The Grappler of PlanetSide) have indeed gotten some much needed toneing down.
A huge player driven recruitment drive last December, bringing in thousands of new players. (
PC Gamer article)
They mentioned over the next few months the game is getting upgraded to DirectX9, offering some huge performance increases and eye candy.
And thats just for starters.
There's been more Development in PlanetSide since January, than all of 2004.