Ahh, the wait [Archive] - PlanetSide Universe

Hamma

2003-01-16, 06:16 PM

So, I personally have been following PS for like 2 years. Now we are finally in "The year of PlanetSide" and I personally am excited as hell. :D

How long has everyone been following the game?

MrVicchio

2003-01-16, 06:26 PM

on and off since it was announced, but around the time Beta Apps were open was when I got hardcore.. this wait on the Beta Emails is FREAKING killing me... sigh.. I just wish we knew when so i could get over my inbox-opening phobia...

Zatrais

2003-01-16, 06:29 PM

been following it on and off since it was announced

Myhouse43

2003-01-16, 06:30 PM

Well, I found out about the game in around march of last year and didnt fallow it much through the summer because the release date was so far away. Then in september I looked it up again and found official site and forums to chat on. The game had grown so much it caught my attension and I've fallowed it since then. It is very exiting getting so close to release, especially with the ads I see and pre-order already. I just hope more and more people find this game everyday because every gamer should realize that this isn't your ordinary FPS. The only way this game could flop is if the word doesn't get out, but maybe I'm just ignorant to the amout of people already waiting to buy it.

Civilian

2003-01-16, 06:49 PM

I first saw info about the game about 6 months ago and started following it 2 weeks ago :D

afex

2003-01-16, 06:51 PM

4 lyfe

Sandtaco

2003-01-16, 07:09 PM

I first read and got interested in the game at the beggining of December :D

Camping Carl

2003-01-16, 07:22 PM

Last febuary, PC gamer. Jeez it looked like crap back then. It's amazing to see how far this game has come.

Warborn

2003-01-16, 07:24 PM

I read about it when it was first announced. Was just some obscure game back then which looked interesting, but not interesting enough to actively follow. Now that I've read more, though, it looks like it may be the FPS game that I wished WW2OL would have beem.

NARF

2003-01-16, 07:26 PM

couple weeks now.

Squeeky

2003-01-16, 08:06 PM

4-5 months

Sputty

2003-01-16, 08:13 PM

I've knonw about it for a year or so but if a game is that far away I try to not follow it. Gets annoying to wait like that. I started really getting into about...5 months ago.

Airlift

2003-01-16, 08:16 PM

I got way too excited about this game way too early, and my hopes were crushed when I realized that it was a looong way off. So I went away and forgot about it until a couple of months ago, when I saw some new screenshots. Now I've bought a new machine way over the sysreqs and am just chomping at the bit to get in.

NapalmEnima

2003-01-16, 08:40 PM

I found PS when Dave Georgeson announced as their producer on PlanetTribes. I've been a rabid fan-boy ever since. 30 years old, and still a fan-boy. *sigh*. At least I never went in for that whole trekky thing.

That was about... what? 3-6 months ago? Several weeks before the beta announcement.

Sturm

2003-01-16, 08:47 PM

I've know about it for about 1.5 yrs now. I try to forget about games that are that far away because it's bad for your health and sanity :0
I really started getting into it in late November I think. I was on some gaming site(gamespy i think...pity me) and it said something along the lines of "Tomorrow we take a look at the progress Planetside has made and what stage the game is currently in."
Wow had it come a long way from those screenshots way back...I swear I could literally count the pixels in those...1,2,3,8!

Both SWG and SB have stated their official release dates....
PS offical release date: ahh when is it
I sure as hell hope they do not release PS after SWG;that would be an evil marketing scheme for Sony. If that happened I would probably play SWG while I wait for PS and get hooked on it.....not good :)

SleightOfHand

2003-01-16, 09:05 PM

Back just before the official forums were closed and the flamethrower was stilll in, back in the days of ScorchedJawa..

Flashingfish

2003-01-16, 09:09 PM

Ja-wa! Ja-wa! Oh the memories.

I found out about PS in summer 2001 and created my outfit in nov 2001. Still here =D

Navaron

2003-01-16, 09:32 PM

I saw it way back when it had apartments and espionage, and didn't think twice. I saw it again when they had open beta, I also didn't apply for it. I hate myself. I want this game soooo bad. Hell I hope the game is as good as these forums...

Diego

2003-01-16, 09:45 PM

Started in October 2002, been here ever since. :D

Hijinks

2003-01-16, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by Airlift
I got way too excited about this game way too early, and my hopes were crushed when I realized that it was a looong way off. So I went away and forgot about it until a couple of months ago, when I saw some new screenshots. Now I've bought a new machine way over the sysreqs and am just chomping at the bit to get in.

every friggin day airlift sends me IMs about planetside.

i just reply 'tell me when i can buy it, bi0tch'

Hijinks

2003-01-16, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by Hijinks
every friggin day airlift sends me IMs about planetside.

i just reply 'tell me when i can buy it, bi0tch'

that or get in the beta. =\

Edit: Eat Me =p :rolleyes:

Sputty

2003-01-16, 10:12 PM

Learn how to use the 'edit' button.

Diego

2003-01-16, 10:12 PM

I think most of us have a better chance of meeting Hamma then getting the Beta..

Sputty

2003-01-16, 10:13 PM

People who are in the Beta already know I think. Meeting Hamma would be almost as good though.

Airlift

2003-01-16, 10:18 PM

Last I heard, they had in the neighborhood of 16,000 apps for 1,000 spots in Public Closed. Those odds aren't terrible for the ones who signed up. I doubt that beta emails have gone out yet, or we would have heard something real.

Sputty

2003-01-16, 10:21 PM

I didn't apply for Beta. I didn't know Beta applications were out. :(

Camping Carl

2003-01-16, 10:23 PM

:spam: :spam:

MrVicchio

2003-01-16, 10:23 PM

Originally posted by Sputty
People who are in the Beta already know I think. Meeting Hamma would be almost as good though.

Nope, they have NOT sent out the Emails... unless they lied and didn't announce it and added one hell of a NDA keeping the word from getting out.

Also, its 13000 people going up for 3-5000 slots not 16000 for 1000

Sputty

2003-01-16, 10:25 PM

Heh, that's why I added "I think". I wasn't sure.

Airlift

2003-01-16, 10:41 PM

Even better.

mistled

2003-01-16, 10:42 PM

:spam:

PlasticGEAR

2003-01-16, 11:21 PM

November and i missed the chance to sign upfor BETA, i could shot my fukin foot.

PlasticGEAR

2003-01-16, 11:23 PM

November 2002 that is

�io

2003-01-16, 11:59 PM

Hmmm not sure, i knew about it before signing up for PSU (nov) but not sure when i discovered this pretty gem.

chaos1428

2003-01-17, 01:16 AM

A friend of mine was all jazzed about it when it was first announced, but I didn't have any desire to play. Simply because my lack of broadband. But, since I got cable now, and a wicked machine, I've been following it (like a madman!) for about 6 months.

ME WANTIE

:drools:

xuur

2003-01-17, 01:50 AM

off and on bout 2 years as well.

I actually saw the ad for it in one of the gaming mags the other day at the grocery store. 3 full page ads, one each devoted to the various factions.

I had to catch myself from jumping up n down like a 5 year old.
I'm just waiting to see the word

GOLD!

FraBaktos

2003-01-17, 02:28 AM

I heard about the game more than a year ago, but only started following it intensely 4 months ago or so:D :cool:

Flashingfish

2003-01-17, 07:24 AM

Originally posted by MrVicchio
Also, its 13000 people going up for 3-5000 slots not 16000 for 1000

No, for closed beta there are very few spots, about 1000. For open however there are more.

Sputty

2003-01-17, 07:29 AM

Open beta would ahve unlimited spots available. That's why it's open. Closed beta has what MrVicchio said.

Flashingfish

2003-01-17, 07:37 AM

So explain to me this. Why in the form did it ask you to choose whether you wanted to be in closed or open beta? Why would you apply for open if you could get into it anyway? I'm sure they won't want idiots in beta who just want to play.

This points to the fact that open won't have unlimited spaces, and that open beta candidates will be chosenAnd anyway, it can't be unlimited because the beta server won't accommodate unlimited players :rolleyes: .

MrVicchio

2003-01-17, 08:08 AM

Lemme see if I can dig up the thread by SJ for ya, there are MORE then 1000...

That particular Producers letter was waxed by the latest, I just went digging for it dang it..

Hamma

2003-01-17, 08:14 AM

Open beta won't truly be "open" imo.

PR24

2003-01-17, 08:20 AM

I would say about a year now. The more info that was released the more excited I became about the release of the game.

PR24

2003-01-17, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by Hamma
Open beta won't truly be "open" imo.

Hamma I don't get a l33t title? :ugh:

Diego

2003-01-17, 10:14 AM

Yeah, you better "think" Sputty! :P

Lexington_Steele

2003-01-17, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by Hamma
Open beta won't truly be "open" imo.

Ithought it worked like this.

Closed beta -this is what they are in now. Sony employees are testing and tweaking.

Limited open beta- this is the one with 1000 people.

Stress test(full open beta) - this is where they try to pack as many people on one server as they can. I was under the impression that anyone could get into this one.

txMaddog

2003-01-17, 12:09 PM

Saw the blurp in Computer Gaming World way back when. My first thought was 'Why would I pay to play a FPS??' and forgot about it.

Recently started seeing adds in CGW so decided to look at it again and was impressed by what I saw. With the servers under SOE control cheating and such will (hopfully) be kept to a minimum if not eliminated. After playing TFC for 3 years, Tribes 2 for a year, RtCW a couple months, BF1942 since release and Urban Terror for a month or so and seeing all the Aim bots, wall hacks and LLAMAS, paying to play on a cheat free, minimal llama server that encourages TEAM PLAY would be worth it.

Napalm: I'm 36 and still a semi-hard core gamer. :D

chaos1428

2003-01-17, 12:18 PM

Stupid goddamn Llamas

me hates em!

:furious: :flamemad:

RabidPlatypus

2003-01-17, 01:11 PM

I seriously doubt there will be a no-holds-barred open beta.

CDaws

2003-01-17, 02:09 PM

I've been following PS off and on since PC Gamer released an artical on it back in there December 2000 issue. I was excited about it for a few months and really didn't follow it closely untill about November and December of 2002 when I jumped on the forum wagon here and a few of the other sites. And I've been following it closely ever since. It's like Sturm said you can go nuts waiting for the game to come out. Just look at Team Fortress 2 and Duke Nukem Forever see what I mean.

BLuE_ZeRO

2003-01-17, 02:19 PM

I've been following PS since early last year but I wasn't really into the forums and what not until I stopped playing Tribes 2 competatively. Being engulfed in the world that is Tribes is a very demanding addiction. http://smilies.networkessence.net/s/contrib/ed/laugh.gif

Lexington_Steele

2003-01-17, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by RabidPlatypus
I seriously doubt there will be a no-holds-barred open beta.

To quote Dave himself:

"After Exclusive Open Beta, we'll have a General Open Beta. "General" means that we'll be putting as many able-bodied gamers onto the servers at once as possible. This is a true stress of both server loads and the macro-gamebalancing that happens in the game. It's also the point in the beta process when folks will be generally just "playing the game" instead of focusing on certain areas of the game for testing."

This sounds pretty no-holds-barred to me.

Modulus

2003-01-17, 03:53 PM

Well I found out about this game 2 weeks ago suprisingly by one of my friends telling me about SWG which i thought might be cool but i dont really like star wars because they have made way to many games about star wars already they've kind of blown star way out of proportion. I don't really like the light saber any ways i'd rather have a vanu magrider and use its main cannon against a jedi and see if he can use his force against that...
Well anyways when i seen PS after i was done looking at SWG i was stoked! Since I've always been into FPS games anyways i thought this is it... this is the one... the game I've been waiting for so now I've been telling everyone i know about that likes FPS games.

Later guys...

Navaron

2003-01-17, 03:54 PM

Yet again, this is about the 10th post I've agreed with lex on today. I know it's cold but did hell really freeze over ??? ;) :D :D

BLuE_ZeRO

2003-01-17, 03:58 PM

http://smilies.networkessence.net/s/contrib/ed/laugh.gif You're damn right... it's colder than an eskimo's ass down here. TURN UP THE HEAT!!

Lexington_Steele

2003-01-17, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by {BOHICA}Navaron
Yet again, this is about the 10th post I've agreed with lex on today. I know it's cold but did hell really freeze over ??? ;) :D :D

Isn't this one of the signs that Christ's return is imminant? :p

Diego

2003-01-17, 05:50 PM

Yeah, CS had a no-holds bar download for there 2.0/1.6 BETA thing, and that wen't to shit, lets just hope that PS gets some good hosting so the downloads can be done.. :D

Blood

2003-01-17, 05:58 PM

I've only just seen a glimpse of PlanetSide and im hoping its going to be as good as it currently looks.
I have no idea what class im going to be or whatever but im sure it'll be vehicle oriantated as i was a pilot in Operation Flashpoint and absolutly loved it

So lets see..in answer to ur question ive been waiting a good hour for this game now :)

Validuz

2003-01-17, 07:12 PM

Ive been following it on and off ever since it came up at E3. Althought until recently I haven't been gathering all the info from it, because I kinda forgot. So on/off would be a good way to describe.

RabidPlatypus

2003-01-17, 07:31 PM

Originally posted by Lexington_Steele
To quote Dave himself:

"After Exclusive Open Beta, we'll have a General Open Beta. "General" means that we'll be putting as many able-bodied gamers onto the servers at once as possible. This is a true stress of both server loads and the macro-gamebalancing that happens in the game. It's also the point in the beta process when folks will be generally just "playing the game" instead of focusing on certain areas of the game for testing."

This sounds pretty no-holds-barred to me.

the fact that he said able-bodied suggests there will be a LOT of people let in, but not unlimited

Lexington_Steele

2003-01-17, 08:02 PM

"we'll be putting as many able-bodied gamers onto the servers at once as possible."

Your right, we don't know what it means exactly.

However, I think it is more likely that, "As many...as possible," means that they will get as many people as they possibly can instead of meaning that they are being selective. ;)

Zhor_Prime

2003-01-17, 08:19 PM

or the selection is just weeding out the dial-up's because they prolly won't mail out a disc for it thus requireing you to d/l the whole thing.

Wreck

2003-01-17, 08:22 PM

pfft, dialup.... thats sooo last year

Hamma

2003-01-17, 08:39 PM

They will probably mail the disks..

thedarKforce

2003-01-17, 09:02 PM

well i first saw it like monday when i picked up the january PC Gamer......sadly atm my comp wont be able to handle it......it sux big time.....o well maybe after i worl all summer il have enough to get a new 1 that can play it

eXcessive

2003-01-17, 10:18 PM

Yea, I read a tiny article on it in a PCGAMER mag AGES ago (about 1 1/2 - 2 years ago). I thought "This game is gonna rule". I kepted checking out the website now and again, i've always been following it but i've really been gettin into alot more during mid last year. I happened to forget all about PS for about a month (busy with somet, cant remember) and that happened to be the time when they had the closed beta apps up :/. I dont think i would of been able to run on my 56k, 800Mhz 128mb ram etc :P.

Navaron

2003-01-17, 10:34 PM

No offense to the 56kers - I just got DSL this last year myself- but I think it is times that Comp games, especially MMO's, should follow the XBOX, and put minimum requirements as DSL. It's just the way to go, and makes for a much more enjoyable experience. There's always a separation pain with burgeoning technology, and I think PS is a great vehicle to pass through that pain.

�io

2003-01-18, 01:42 AM

Well the best thing is seperate servers for 56k and less and others for DSL/Cable and higher.

High speed connections hate playing with low speed for fear of getting lagged up and low speed connections will always complain about low ping bastards. Best to just split them up. :)

CrazyMike

2003-01-18, 04:01 AM

I've been driving myself insane, whoring the forums, since they first went public with PlanetSide and fired up the official forums. That would place it around November of 2000. I'm not exactly sure why I have been in the forums day after day, when so many others have left. Just stupid I guess..lol

And as for Beta the only number I have ever seen Dave confirm, both publicly and privately is 1000 initial testers. If I remember correctly they had over 40,000 applicants. Of those only 13000 were acceptable. Of those only 1000 would be selected. In this case I would much prefer Vichio be right though since it would increase my odds of getting in.

CrazyMike