Lay off Dave Georgeson guys, Tribes 2 had it's issues but it still is a damn fine game. Battlefield 1942 has had precisely the same teething issues as T2 and is, after months of patching & an expansion pack, missing a working tournament mode and has network code that is extremely quirky. I don't see you ragging at Dice with the same vehemence.
Planetside seems to be a continuation of the squad warfare Tribes 2 promoted to more massed combat actions. It is again a very ambitious design and people do seem to be having fun and enjoying it. So how about cutting the guy some slack, eh?
Philip