Planetside 2 Best Faction: Which To Choose?: Page 3 of 5

Three factions of Auraxis
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New Conglomerate

Insurgents. Freedom fighters. Rebels. New Conglomerate is a coalition of small and previously divided rebellious groups, who dedicated their lives fighting the political oppression of the Terran Republic. When the opposition was peaceful and went out on demonstration, the Republican riot police have shamelessly killed the protestants, thus showing its true power-hunger face. With time, Terrans began to take away civil rights. New Conglomerate thought “Enough!” and when it has seen a great opportunity to establish their own government with their own rules on distant planet Auraxis, rebels have begun acting brutally, fighting the oppressors and religious fanatics in the literal meaning.

The New Conglomerate will not back down. It won’t surrender until everyone who threatens their freedom, be it totalitarian regime or religious cultists, will be defeated! Liberty or death, that is their slogan they are chanting while rushing into the fight under rock music compositions!

 

Firearms:

“Why come up close when you can be just as effective on longer distances, if not even more.” - That is NC’s slogan when it comes to their weaponry. Since it’s designed especially for mid-long range distances, because it has the highest recoil, the smallest rate of fire long reloads, but at the same time - the highest damage output in the entire game. The kinda damage that will allow you to dispose of one target quickly enough, and switch to another one, and on another one and kill as many before you’ll reload.

Vehicles:

  • Aircraft: Reaver is one of those heavy birds you’ll have to shoot twice before it finally falls, due to it having the heaviest armor amidst all other ESF’s. It also possesses the highest afterburn speed (nitro boost, if you may), making it good at maneuvering, but only when you have the mentioned afterburn boost. Reaver’s hitbox is considered the largest among other ESF’s because of its large engines, making it an easy target for experienced pilots, so be aware. It can be equipped with air-to-ground and air-to-air weapons, or a mix of them, or one weapon only and additional fuel tanks that will increase the ship’s speed or afterburn capacity.

  • Ground vehicle: Vanguard. Really stands up for its name, it is the heaviest tank of all in the game, it’s slow and sometimes clumsy, but it can withstand more shots than others. The weaponry is heavy as well, and its large stock cannon often require no more than 2 shots to eradicate most of the enemy’s hardened targets. The rate of fire of the said canon will disappoint you greatly, but it’s the damage that will bring a smile to your face, so better aim accurately before shooting. Vanguard also can be equipped with a shield, similar to Heavy Assault’s class, which will allow the tank to endure even more shots! Can be equipped with anti-personnel cannon (more damage to infantry, less to armored units), anti-armor cannon (vice versa), and a cannon that has medium damage to both.

 

 

Strengths:

  • ​Superior damage per shot. Heavy armor and endurance.

Weaknesses:

  • Hell of a recoil. Slow rates of fire. Slow movement. Better consider taking a more ranged approach, since you will find yourself at a disadvantage fighting in close quarters.

Why New Conglomerate?

Rock-n-roll music playing in the background was quite a popular reason this faction has gained such popularity amongst the players. But, if you are a more practical person, you will consider taking it in case you love high damage, don’t care about slower movements, can manage their recoil, and love feeling protected by wearing armor. If you’re a more idealistic person, then that’s great, because NC allows you to fight for a true “American dream” of freedom, and barbeque with neighbors in the backyard.

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