The fall after that will see Sovereign, a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game. Both are risky, in that there's no an established massively multiplayer audience for either genre. But in a way, Planetside is the safer bet. The phenomenally successful Counter-Strike has demonstrated that there's a demand for online only first person gameplay beyond simple deathmatching. Planetside will cater to these sorts of gamers with support for hundreds of players on dozens of different styles of missions.
Combat takes place chiefly in outdoor settings on islands as large as eight kilometers across.
Using a portal system, the engine seamlessly transitions to indoor areas, which will be important for gaining control of various types of installations. You can destroy generators to temporarily knock an installation out of commission and make it easier to conquer. A character's loadout depends on the kind of armor he's wearing. So far it sounds a lot like Tribes sans jetpacks. But there are more differences than similarities.