How to into planetside 1

[SirPanfried]

Hey fellas,
New player here, came from planetside 2. I heard this game is free and figured I'd give it a go. There's a lot I like about it. I like the bigger variety of weapon types as opposed to the "choose your own assault rifle" style of PS2. PS2 Imo isn't a bad game, it's just that it feels like "space battlefield".

But enough on that. I'm starting this thread because I am god awful at planetside 1 and wanted to get better at it. I lose like 90 percent of gun battles. I have a general understanding of how this game works as far as theory goes but not in practice. And leveling up is awful slow at times for me. It feels like a vicious cycle of "can't level up because I'm bad, I'm bad because I can't level up."

So, any tips, tricks, or pointers to help me on? They would be appreciated and I'd certainly be interested in playing this game more. Thanks.