# PlanetSide 2 beginner guides

> Where to start: what to do first, what to ignore, and the mistakes worth skipping. Player-made PlanetSide 2 guides on QnA.GG.

The page: https://qna.gg/games/planetside-2/beginners. Every guide as JSON: https://qna.gg/api/guides?q=beginner&game=PlanetSide+2.

## Guides, most read first

- [PlanetSide 2: Beginner-to-Veteran Guide](https://qna.gg/g/planetside-2-beginner-to-veteran-guide-d3452546.md), by Qloud: A complete PlanetSide 2 guide: factions, classes, how territory and alerts work, vehicles and air, certs and what to buy first, current 2026 patch status, and habits that stop you from being farmed. Researched…

## Questions these guides answer

- [How the War Works](https://qna.gg/g/planetside-2-beginner-to-veteran-guide-d3452546#section-how-the-war-works), in “PlanetSide 2: Beginner-to-Veteran Guide”