What we know about Beta.

[Hamma]

I've created this thread that contains everything we know about beta. Please resist the urge to create new threads on this topic :)

PlanetSide 1 Players, Fan Faire 2011 attendees and PC Gamer Keys will have first access to beta once it begins.

Via Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/169877856934047745)
PS1 players, Fan Faire 2011 attendees and PC Gamer keys will have first access to beta once it begins.

Via Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/169879295097962496)
No restrictions there. if you are/were a PlanetSide player you get a beta invite, be sure your station acct email is accurate

Via PSU Forums (http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?p=637344#post637344)
I wanted to drop in and clarify Beta access for former PlanetSide 1 players. As stated players will receive priority access. This means they will receive access early in the Beta process. This does not mean every former PlanetSide 1 player will get in before anyone else. All we can do is ensure those folks will get in before most others.

Please do not create additional threads on this topic. If folks have questions I will see if I can raise attention to this thread to get some answers.

[Hamma]

:lol:

Fixed!

Hopefully with everything in one thread we can have less speculation and questions all over.

[Hamma]

Just trying to consolidate.

[DayOne]

First or priority?

First = everyone who was a PS1 player, all fan faire 2011 attendees and PC gamer keys before anyone else.

Priority = Likely a randomised lot draw but PS1 players, all fan faire 2011 attendees and PC gamer keys have a much higher chance to be picked.

Most probably priority.

[Mightymouser]

Hamma, your twitter citations both go to the same status, which is the second quote...

feel free to delete this after you fix

edit: here's the first one's cite: https://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/169877856934047745

[SKYeXile]

First or priority?

First = everyone who was a PS1 player, all fan faire 2011 attendees and PC gamer keys before anyone else.

Priority = Likely a randomised lot draw but PS1 players, all fan faire 2011 attendees and PC gamer keys have a much higher chance to be picked.

Most probably priority.

given that there are around 100k PS1 accounts, give or take, there are ATLEAST 25k subs(based off facebook likes) for beta and most of PS2's community is PS1 vets, i cant see everybody getting in.

lets say 20k of those signups are PS1 vets, thats a crazy amount for early beta focus testing. 20-30k accounts is the sort of numbers you expect on a high pop server that holds around 5k people at primetime.

I would expect planetsides servers to hold more than the average MMO server, but until beta is someway long i cant see the majority of PS1 vets in the beta, i would however like to be proven wrong.

[Graywolves]

I want to know more.

[polywomple]

when is beta plox?

[Whalenator]

when is beta plox?

Funny joke

[Sirisian]

there are ATLEAST 25k subs
:lol: "were". 25K might even be an overestimate for the 2004 population when it was in its prime.

[polywomple]

Funny joke

Thanks!

[CidHighwind]

Please clarify 'player' in RadarX's quote in regards to priority. ---"As stated players will receive priority access"

No really.. does that mean current player? as is currently subbed? or does that mean player encompassing all players, both those currently subbed, and those who were players in the past.

I know it's a nitpick, and I don't really care and am unconcerned overall, but I feel that a few people are really getting hung up on the idea that

current players > former players > everyone else

or if it's just

players > everyone else.


Oh and thank you Hamma - this needed to happen.

[Crator]

From original post:

Via Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/169879295097962496)

@mhigby is there a cutoff age for "PS1 players" like if I signed up for PS1 right now, would I be a player?
No restrictions there. if you are/were a PlanetSide player you get a beta invite, be sure your station acct email is accurate

[SKYeXile]

:lol: "were". 25K might even be an overestimate for the 2004 population when it was in its prime.

i doubt there would be anywhere near 1000 current PS1 subs, but given that PS2 as over 25k likes on facebook, i would imagine that most of those people would have signed up for beta + countless others. I cant see everybody getting in.

[dpranker]

Duke I don't get what you're reading into with RadarX's post, it says not all planetside players will get in...BEFORE ANYONE ELSE, aka, they are getting in, which is what every other comment from the devs/smed/community reps have said, but they are doing waves just like pretty much every other beta. Hell the sentence before that one says that players will receive priority access, in addition to Higby's tweet I'm not sure how much more clarification can be given

[Briq]

So if you're a former PS1 player would it be pointless to also get a key from the PC Gamer magazine?

[IceyCold]

So if you're a former PS1 player would it be pointless to also get a key from the PC Gamer magazine?

Hell get a PCgamer mag to be sure if you are worried.

I get PCgamer anyways, so if I end up with two I'll either give one to a friend who wants in or just give it to someone here.

[Hamma]

Hamma, your twitter citations both go to the same status, which is the second quote...

feel free to delete this after you fix

edit: here's the first one's cite: https://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/169877856934047745

My bad I'm on a roll tonight with the post fails :D

[Raka Maru]

Thanks Hamma for this post!

Just wanted to add that PC gamer issue must be US version and physical copy per this quote:

http://www.planetside-universe.com/news-pc-gamer-april-issue-with-beta-key-2681.htm

We heard you might want access to one of gaming’s most exciting PC exclusives, so we went ahead and sorted that out for you. Issue #225 of PC Gamer US features PlanetSide 2—a veritable Manhattan Project of ambitious massively-multiplayer FPS design being tackled by the same studio that created EverQuest. Each physical issue of the magazine (subscriber copies and newsstand copies) includes a unique beta key for PlanetSide 2 that can be redeemed on the game’s website. Woo!


This was my concern because I get the iPad version.

[Shanesan]

given that there are around 100k PS1 accounts, give or take, there are ATLEAST 25k subs(based off facebook likes) for beta and most of PS2's community is PS1 vets, i cant see everybody getting in.

lets say 20k of those signups are PS1 vets, thats a crazy amount for early beta focus testing. 20-30k accounts is the sort of numbers you expect on a high pop server that holds around 5k people at primetime.

I would expect planetsides servers to hold more than the average MMO server, but until beta is someway long i cant see the majority of PS1 vets in the beta, i would however like to be proven wrong.

There are 100-200k PS1 vets give or take that have ever paid to play, I would reckon. Now, remember that these people still had to take initiative and say that they were interested in PS2 on the PS2 homepage. Now you're down to probably 20,000 people, maybe even less.

A lot of vets had email on their Juno accounts or AOL accounts, don't even remember their SoE username or password and can't recover it.

The majority of people who "like" PS2 on facebook most likely didn't actually pay for PS1, so they don't count. You're a lot more likely to get in beta than you think - apart from PC Gamer fucking this whole thought experiment up.

[Hmr85]

So if you're a former PS1 player would it be pointless to also get a key from the PC Gamer magazine?

Yes, it would be pointless. You are going to get a beta invite anyways.

[Khellendros]

I'm thinking the info here is important enough for a sticky, no?

[Carbanu]

I figure if I get into BETA awesome woohoo awwwwww yeeeeaaaahhh!

If I don't then I'll be in the caves remembering all the great times I had down there with my fellow Fraggles, sadly counting down to the day I no longer have a cave to frolick in.

Good luck gentlemen, even though I think a Planetside Universe account should guarantee access to BETA.

Who knows maybe Hamma has the best poker face right now and already sent the account names to Higby. *cough* *cough*

[Canaris]

you should make this sticky for the time being ;)

[bjorntju1]

Not to whine or something. But I really like some clarification on a few points.

What does ''piority access" mean? Higby says that every PS1 player gets piority accsses. But then Radar X says not everyone gets in right at the start. However PCgamer people do get access on day 1 because a key is included? Is that true? I cant get a copy because i live in Holland. With brings me to my second question: Will EU people get in also? I havent heard anything about that.

I hope someone from SOE can awnser my questions. I would really appriciate it.

(Sorry for some typos. I am on my phone right now.

[Chefkoch]

Time will tell :)

[NewSith]

I still have a question, which may be irrelevant, but what's the release time of the magazine?

[IronMole]

I still have a question, which may be irrelevant, but what's the release time of the magazine?

April 2012 is headed to subscribers now, and will be on newsstands by February 28.

According to PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/02/15/pc-gamer-planetside-2-cover/).

[IronMole]

Not to whine or something. But I really like some clarification on a few points.

What does ''piority access" mean? Higby says that every PS1 player gets piority accsses. But then Radar X says not everyone gets in right at the start. However PCgamer people do get access on day 1 because a key is included? Is that true? I cant get a copy because i live in Holland. With brings me to my second question: Will EU people get in also? I havent heard anything about that.

I hope someone from SOE can awnser my questions. I would really appriciate it.

(Sorry for some typos. I am on my phone right now.

I'm guessing priority access could mean that current(non current?) subscribers of the original PS get access on day 1 of beta. Then it will open to the masses a few days later who have applied via PC Gamer.

Just a guess.

[Figment]

For the record, it's been said that for no betas of SOE so far there have been geographical restrictions. DCUO beta for instance had no "US only" or something similar restrictions. Getting a key should suffice.

I think Virrago and/or RadarX mentioned that there would be no such restrictions (could be on official forums).

[Coreldan]

I am under the impression that beta will not be starting as soon as the keys are available, there will be some time between redeeming the key and the actual launch of beta, is this correct?

I'd say this is true with 99% certainity. Would have to be almost a fool to think the beta actually starts the same day based on my previous experience :D

[Coreldan]

Yea well it certainly would be cool to have beta start on 28th already, yes. But I really doubt it. They probably would've told us if they had it locked down, I mean it's a HUGE source of hype right there.

[IronMole]

I would say it wouldn't be far off.

[Stizzi]

Sorry folks...no beta this year. Dev-team in DEEP shit

http://yfrog.com/h3wbkpej

[Hamma]

I highly doubt beta will begin before GDC. I've been wrong in the past though ;)

[bjorntju1]

Well they said the beta starts later than when the magazine comes out. However I am excepting that they are going to announce the beta date on GDC and that it starts in the same month.

[Danicia]

I am under the impression that beta will not be starting as soon as the keys are available, there will be some time between redeeming the key and the actual launch of beta, is this correct?

This is very much correct. :) Having a key =/= starting the beta.

Other than that, I don't have any more information. RadarX will have more to share as it gets closer and/or we have updates from the rest of the team.

[UnknownDT]

This is very much correct. :) Having a key =/= starting the beta.

Other than that, I don't have any more information. RadarX will have more to share as it gets closer and/or we have updates from the rest of the team.

Lies... beta is starting tomorrow. :P

[DviddLeff]

Damnit; although I didn't think beta would start in the next two weeks, I had a crumb of hope :P

[Graywolves]

Lies... beta is starting tomorrow. :P

QFT

[Shogun]

i have another question about beta!

if you can already talk about it...

will early beta be a fulltime beta, or will there just be some special days for testing?
i have seen betas doing it both ways and i wasn´t around at the ps1 beta.

[Danicia]

... if they happen to start the beta while I'm at GDC, I'm going to be pissed!

Me, too! I'm stoked to play!

[RadarX]

i have another question about beta!

if you can already talk about it...

will early beta be a fulltime beta, or will there just be some special days for testing?
i have seen betas doing it both ways and i wasn´t around at the ps1 beta.

Early Beta's typically do not have full time servers just because it requires resources to keep them up and running. As you get later in the Beta process, it becomes more about load testing and long term performance so sizable efforts are made to keep things going.

Ultimately, everyone will have plenty of time in Beta.

[Shogun]

thanks for the info!
can´t wait to get in ;-)

[basti]

Radar, i hope you can quickly answer me these few, or at least tell me that you cant answer them:

1. How exactly are the priorities going to work? Right now im under the impression that getting a PCGamer key means 100% access once beta starts, while being a past or current PS1 player may NOT get you in right away. Is that correct? Is there some extra stuff that needs to be taken into account, like the time you subbed last for PS1? I hope u say yes to this one, as it would pretty much give me a weapon of mass subscriptions for the plannet "last month of old Auraxis", starting hopefully this weekend! ;)

2. What about my pals? Theres a whole bunch of people in my outfit that are all looking forward to PS2. Most of them played PS for a loooonng time, but we also got new people from other games looking forward to it. Is there any way i could get a few extra keys once beta starts, to get whoever got left out in the first wave into the game?


edit: any additional infos about beta, like how long it will run at least, how many players you plan to invite with the first wave, etc, would be cool as well.

Also, give us a free month of PS1! I need to see a poplock for the very last time in that old, old game before beta hits, just to say goodbye to a whole lot of memorys!

[General M]

Any news on Europe beta status - If there'll be a way for us to get codes or a place to use US codes?

[RadarX]

Radar, i hope you can quickly answer me these few, or at least tell me that you cant answer them:

1. How exactly are the priorities going to work? Right now im under the impression that getting a PCGamer key means 100% access once beta starts, while being a past or current PS1 player may NOT get you in right away. Is that correct? Is there some extra stuff that needs to be taken into account, like the time you subbed last for PS1? I hope u say yes to this one, as it would pretty much give me a weapon of mass subscriptions for the plannet "last month of old Auraxis", starting hopefully this weekend! ;)

2. What about my pals? Theres a whole bunch of people in my outfit that are all looking forward to PS2. Most of them played PS for a loooonng time, but we also got new people from other games looking forward to it. Is there any way i could get a few extra keys once beta starts, to get whoever got left out in the first wave into the game?


edit: any additional infos about beta, like how long it will run at least, how many players you plan to invite with the first wave, etc, would be cool as well.

Also, give us a free month of PS1! I need to see a poplock for the very last time in that old, old game before beta hits, just to say goodbye to a whole lot of memorys!

1. PC Gamer and PS1 Players will be in the earlier phases of Beta. I can't speak to specifics beyond that. Something I also need to make sure folks understand is first Beta waves are usually very very small. Some of you may get in and some may not.

2. Have them register for Beta! The earlier on they register, the greater chance they'll be before other folks. Beta giveaways and such we can reveal more about as we get closer to Beta.

Unfortunately I don't have any more specifics I can provide. We typically don't announce how many people are invited in waves and I certainly can't talk about dates and times. It's just not time yet. Stick with us!

[basti]

1. PC Gamer and PS1 Players will be in the earlier phases of Beta. I can't speak to specifics beyond that. Something I also need to make sure folks understand is first Beta waves are usually very very small. Some of you may get in and some may not.

2. Have them register for Beta! The earlier on they register, the greater chance they'll be before other folks. Beta giveaways and such we can reveal more about as we get closer to Beta.

Unfortunately I don't have any more specifics I can provide. We typically don't announce how many people are invited in waves and I certainly can't talk about dates and times. It's just not time yet. Stick with us!

Dude, seriously, two things:

1. I pretty much expected these answers (yea, im just around MMOs that long that i know how u guys work. I SEE RIGHT THROUGH U! :P )

2. You are kick ass. I remember times where i had to wait days before i would get a reply from SOE. But i never, EVER got a reply to anything that quick, but for you guys. Really, for me, SOE moved up from somewhere in the mid field of companys to the very very top, as a shining star above all else! I FREAKING LOVE how great the interaction with u folks is! Keep that up, and u wont ever get rid of me! :P

[CidHighwind]

Dude, seriously, two things:

1. I pretty much expected these answers (yea, im just around MMOs that long that i know how u guys work. I SEE RIGHT THROUGH U! :P )

2. You are kick ass. I remember times where i had to wait days before i would get a reply from SOE. But i never, EVER got a reply to anything that quick, but for you guys. Really, for me, SOE moved up from somewhere in the mid field of companys to the very very top, as a shining star above all else! I FREAKING LOVE how great the interaction with u folks is! Keep that up, and u wont ever get rid of me! :P

This

[Bags]

So I can unsub now and it won't affect my beta chances?

[Hamma]

Appears that way

[Bags]

Cool. $105 for a key is a enough.

[cyberkiller]

Do people who were in PS1 beta get priority? ;)

[Whalenator]

Do people who were in PS1 beta get priority? ;)

If they haven't all died of strokes yet

[General M]

Please, does anyone know anything about the EU beta? :bang: Am I going to have to buy a key from america and then be shut out for being from UK?

[ringring]

Please, does anyone know anything about the EU beta? :bang: Am I going to have to buy a key from america and then be shut out for being from UK?
There is no specifc beta, or at least none planned for an communicated to us.

The beta that we know of will allow access to us on the far side of the pond. However, the pool of players in beta will be limited at first but later we will eventually get all the access we want - from Radarx.

If you are a previous PS1 player you will get access to the beta at some point. If you're not - IDK.

[dachlatte]

Interesting.

If you do it like firefall with specific days for testing, I don't think I'd be interested because it's too damn hard for me to test something I can only test for specific hours on specific days, it feels prohibited.
no one forces you to participate in the beta...

[Whalenator]

I don't think I'd be interested because it's too damn hard for me to test something I can only test for specific hours on specific days, it feels prohibited.

What? Duke won't be testing with us?

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jezebel/2010/10/sunny111309.gif

[Shogun]

keep in mind that radarx said EARLY beta will be in sessions and that this will change later in the beta progress.

that´s exactly what i would expect. testsessions at first, to check out certain mechanics, and when the game seems to be working as intended the server will get longer runningtimes until it is stable enough for big scale balancing and stresstesting.

remember that getting early closed beta access is not equal to play the full game and is not intended as a demo for potential players. that´s what the majority of players thinks what a beta is, because they only played open betas or console betas that tend to use betas for promotion instead of developement.

so you have to choose! if you wanna see the game early, you will have penaltys as sheduled playsessions, horrible bugs and only few players. if you wanna get into the game and experience the full scale, you may want to wait a little longer until later closed or open beta or even until release.

i would love to get ingame no matter how finished the game is ;-)
because i love to see how games evolve and i love to help with testing,breaking and changing things. and closed betas are the best or even only possibility to do this because changes will be made very fast so you can actually see what is happening to the game.
damn, i would even go ingame for hours if we only would get one soldier, no weapons and would have to walk around on the whole map to find "fall through map" glitches without being able to shoot anything

[Chefkoch]

Well its clear that first waves are only small ones. 50-100 people i would think like a friends and family beta.

But only make it aviable on specific days when its going to be a mmo ?

SOE will do the right thing, well they have to too this time. Planetside was way ahead of its time back then 9 year ago. If they do it right Planetside 2 will kill Call of Duty Elite and this Battlefield 3 Battlelog stuff because it will be massive...who needs scripts when players get the action rolling nonstop without "mapchange" :)

I can´t wait.

[IronMole]

I found the router exploit before anyone did.. sixteen hours after it's release.

I found it 12 hours after the release, so that means I found it before you!

[Xaine]

I found it 12 hours after the release, so that means I found it before you!

I found it before it was released, because i am He Man. Master of the Universe.

[Scrima]

If the game isn't finished enough to be operational 7 days a week for every closed beta tester then they have not done their job in my eyes.

Isn't this the job of beta testers, to make it operational for other testers and eventually the public? If not then why even have a beta...

[NCLynx]

why even have a beta...

I agree, release it to the masses now. Please. I just want to play.

(Sarcasm, btw although I do just want to play it already)

[Hydra]

I'm not sure if this has been touch on already, but if beta keys are going to be handed out to the masses on the 28th, when do Veterans get their beta keys? (Or even emailing keys) - Unless its on the same week with the release of the PC gamer issue?

[NCLynx]

I'm not sure if this has been touch on already, but if beta keys are going to be handed out to the masses on the 28th, when do Veterans get their beta keys? (Or even emailing keys) - Unless its on the same week with the release of the PC gamer issue?

I asked Higby this over twitter, no response yet though :/

[Xaine]

I'm not sure if this has been touch on already, but if beta keys are going to be handed out to the masses on the 28th, when do Veterans get their beta keys? (Or even emailing keys) - Unless its on the same week with the release of the PC gamer issue?

Hopefully sooner tbh, if random bob and joe get BETA keys before the people that have actually played the fucking game - that would be a little bit stupid.

Even if we can't play the BETA, it seems a bit thick.

This is SoE though, so anything is possible. As much as i love Higby, T-Ray, Radar and the team. The best Devs i've ever seen work on a game, and i've followed a LOT of games - SOE has a desperved reputation for taking a game and raping the life out of it untill its deformed.

Tell me I'm wrong.

[Shady]

The way I understand it is that PS1 vets don't actually receive keys.

By signing up for beta with the same account that you used to play PS1 you are automatically given priority when beta starts. All the PC Gamer keys do is places those who haven't played PS1 in the same priority pool as those who have.

Keep in mind, just being in this priority pool doesn't mean that everyone in it will get accepted into beta with the first wave of invites.

[Xaine]

The way I understand it is that PS1 vets don't actually receive keys.

By signing up for beta with the same account that you used to play PS1 you are automatically given priority when beta starts. All the PC Gamer keys do is places those who haven't played PS1 in the same priority pool as those who have.

Keep in mind, just being in this priority pool doesn't mean that everyone in it will get accepted into beta with the first wave of invites.

Hmmm, good point.

Never thought of it like that.

[Graywolves]

Hopefully sooner tbh, if random bob and joe get BETA keys before the people that have actually played the fucking game - that would be a little bit stupid.

Even if we can't play the BETA, it seems a bit thick.

This is SoE though, so anything is possible. As much as i love Higby, T-Ray, Radar and the team. The best Devs i've ever seen work on a game, and i've followed a LOT of games - SOE has a desperved reputation for taking a game and raping the life out of it untill its deformed.

Tell me I'm wrong.

Thinking about this makes me so scared for Planetside 2.

[Whalenator]

Hopefully sooner tbh, if random bob and joe get BETA keys before the people that have actually played the fucking game - that would be a little bit stupid.

Even if we can't play the BETA, it seems a bit thick.

This is SoE though, so anything is possible. As much as i love Higby, T-Ray, Radar and the team. The best Devs i've ever seen work on a game, and i've followed a LOT of games - SOE has a desperved reputation for taking a game and raping the life out of it untill its deformed.

Tell me I'm wrong.

:groovy:

[dw.Hooker]

you wont get instant access if u redeem the code.
once u redeem the code, you have to wait until ps2 opens priority beta access...

see attachment

source:
http://imgur.com/a/dOO1Z

[Hamma]

Yea the beta doesnt mean you get in the second you enter it. It's a preemptive beta code.

[bjorntju1]

So what about us EU people? Especially now with the news that you can't play on US servers. Does that count for the beta too? Many people are wondering if we can also play in the beta but we still didn't get it clarified. I would really appreciate it if a dev could clarify this. I'd rather have them say they don't know, than that they say nothing at all.

[greef]

Man all I know is I want to atleast try Planetside 2.

My old account says.

PLANETSIDE™ GAME PASS DETAILS
Enabled Features:
Entitlement: Base Game
Entitlement: Core Combat
PS GameFeature Bit2
Original Activation Date: June 20, 2003

My other account is 2003 but missing the 'PS Gamefeature Bit2" part.

I am going to get TWO copies of the magazine and apply those codes to both my accounts.

I hope I get in. D:

[Crator]

So I have a sub to PC Gamer and just got my PS2 issue in the mail. Am I supposed to still use the key in the mag even if I have a subbed PS1 account? Or no need? I can give key to someone else?

[NCLynx]

Original Activation Date: June 20, 2003

Damn, you started playing the day I turned 12 lol.

Original Activation Date: February 2, 2004

Also I see now on the "Game Pass Details" section of our accounts on the station website Planetside 2 is on their as well. Wish it didn't say inactive though.

[Hamma]

So I have a sub to PC Gamer and just got my PS2 issue in the mail. Am I supposed to still use the key in the mag even if I have a subbed PS1 account? Or no need? I can give key to someone else?

You shouldn't need to really.. but you can hang on to it in case? dunno.

[Shogun]

quote from official soe forums, by virrago:

Far as I know, there are no discussions to limit access to beta based on region at this time.


so either we europeans will get beta access like everyone else, or soe didn´t even inform their own community relations manager about this.

[bjorntju1]

quote from official soe forums, by virrago:

Far as I know, there are no discussions to limit access to beta based on region at this time.


so either we europeans will get beta access like everyone else, or soe didn´t even inform their own community relations manager about this.

Thank god! :groovy:

[megamold]

someone by the name of neal wilson just asked higby on twitter what the deal will be with EU players and beta

[BloodySoul]

Damnit; although I didn't think beta would start in the next two weeks, I had a crumb of hope :P

My poor poor Dvidd... I know you are about to explode when it comes out. :rofl:
I think I am going to say that beta would start around a week after PCG Keys are released. Thats my hunch.

[Geist]

My poor poor Dvidd... I know you are about to explode when it comes out. :rofl:
I think I am going to say that beta would start around a week after PCG Keys are released. Thats my hunch.

Probably after GDC at the very least. But, I guess that is about a week after beta keys go out. :P

[leather]

Well i just wanted to let everyone know that i stumbled upon a wild PS2 beta key today, and captured it :3

[Exano]

Well i just wanted to let everyone know that i stumbled upon a wild PS2 beta key today, and captured it :3

The trick is, does it actually do anything yet? :P

[NCLynx]

I'm not sure if this has been noted yet, but on the part of the PC Gamer article that contains the beta code it states "you may not discuss it with anyone except other players through the Planetside 2 Beta game testing forum"

I would think that confirms new forums specifically for Planetside 2 instead of the current Planetside forums they have at the moment?

[Xaine]

I'm not sure if this has been noted yet, but on the part of the PC Gamer article that contains the beta code it states "you may not discuss it with anyone except other players through the Planetside 2 Beta game testing forum"

I would think that confirms new forums specifically for Planetside 2 instead of the current Planetside forums they have at the moment?

This is pretty standard for every beta test, we need somewhere we can talk about stuff and not break the NDA.

As much as we all love PSU, the game does need some official forums.

[Raymac]

Does anybody know, if I get a beta key from PC Gamer, and then I get another beta key for being a PS1 subscriber, will it matter which one I use in regards to actually getting into beta earlier? Or does having a beta key = being in beta right away? (once beta starts)

[Crator]

I don't think we even know if there are beta keys involved for PS1 vets. We don't even know how PS1 vets are being defined. They could simply just send you a beta invite if you've been previously subbed to PS1. Really wish the FAQs they are putting out would be a little more detailed.

[BloodySoul]

The people who buy the magazines are going to have to wait for the vets to get e-mails for their beta keys. I don't believe they give you a "VIP" listing like the vets do. So when beta opens you will have to wait a little while after for you to get in... unless your a vet. That's how it seems to be going at this point.:doh:

[bjorntju1]

I actually wouldn't be suprised if they are sending out beta keys to vets this/next week. No because the beta starts then, but seeing that the beta key you get in PC gamer only puts you on the piority list. I wouldn't be suprised if it goes the same way for us.

[Xaine]

I actually wouldn't be suprised if they are sending out beta keys to vets this/next week. No because the beta starts then, but seeing that the beta key you get in PC gamer only puts you on the piority list. I wouldn't be suprised if it goes the same way for us.

That's if we even get keys.

I think it's more likely, as we've opted in by signing up for the beta, that well just get an email asking us to confirm our participation and then that's it. Our account can then log in and play.

Or I hope so anyway, if some random pc gamer person gets in before me I will throw my toys out of the pram.

[UnknownDT]

Where's my beta?.....

[Bags]

That's if we even get keys.

I think it's more likely, as we've opted in by signing up for the beta, that well just get an email asking us to confirm our participation and then that's it. Our account can then log in and play.

Or I hope so anyway, if some random pc gamer person gets in before me I will throw my toys out of the pram.

Same, I've been subscribed for 7 months to make sure I got into beta ASAP. Played a bit, but the sub was mostly to ensure beta.

[Xaine]

Same, I've been subscribed for 7 months to make sure I got into beta ASAP. Played a bit, but the sub was mostly to ensure beta.

Mmmm.

It would be nice if we knew how people were being accepted. I'm still not 100% on how this priority system works, or even what it means. Or why PC Gamer keys are 'Priority' keys.

Priority over what? People that sign up?

[BloodySoul]

Same, I've been subscribed for 7 months to make sure I got into beta ASAP. Played a bit, but the sub was mostly to ensure beta.

Not to bust your bubble or anything, but a 7 month sub would put you with the priority people that got the mags. So you would still be after the vets, thus lowering your chances on getting in. Unless of course you ARE a vet and just re-subbed thinking you had to for Beta. xD

And even with that said, not all the vets will get in either... I would assume the server would be generally small since I heard it wont be an everyday Beta, but a 1-2 days a week Beta. :(

[ringring]

Not to bust your bubble or anything, but a 7 month sub would put you with the priority people that got the mags. So you would still be after the vets, thus lowering your chances on getting in. Unless of course you ARE a vet and just re-subbed thinking you had to for Beta. xD

And even with that said, not all the vets will get in either... I would assume the server would be generally small since I heard it wont be an everyday Beta, but a 1-2 days a week Beta. :(
They have said everyone will get into beta but numbers will be initially low(ish) and build up over time.

I've seen nothing that suggests the beta key from the magazine will get priority over any other beta priority.

[Bags]

Not to bust your bubble or anything, but a 7 month sub would put you with the priority people that got the mags. So you would still be after the vets, thus lowering your chances on getting in. Unless of course you ARE a vet and just re-subbed thinking you had to for Beta. xD

And even with that said, not all the vets will get in either... I would assume the server would be generally small since I heard it wont be an everyday Beta, but a 1-2 days a week Beta. :(

Been playing since summer of '06 would hope that would qualify me as a veteran.

And we didn't know that everyone who has ever had a sub would be qualified for beta, hence subscribing when PS2 was announced.

[Ragefighter]

I've created this thread that contains everything we know about beta. Please resist the urge to create new threads on this topic :)

PlanetSide 1 Players, Fan Faire 2011 attendees and PC Gamer Keys will have first access to beta once it begins.

Via Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/169877856934047745)


Via Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/mhigby/status/169879295097962496)


Via PSU Forums (http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?p=637344#post637344)


Please do not create additional threads on this topic. If folks have questions I will see if I can raise attention to this thread to get some answers.

according to this, you could have a 6 year old account or a 6 second old account, your getting in. never read anything that said there was a time gradient favoring players who played longer.

[Shanesan]

according to this, you could have a 6 year old account or a 6 second old account, your getting in. never read anything that said there was a time gradient favoring players who played longer.

It doesn't say you're getting in. It says that you have the POTENTIAL of getting in. You simply have priority.

Everyone who is currently put into the beta list that either
1) Has a key from Fan Faire
2) Has a key from PC Gamer
3) Signed up with their old Planetside Account

Has an EQUAL, PRIORITY CHANCE of getting into beta.

Those who have simply signed up for beta have NORMAL CHANCE of getting into beta.

That's it. That's all she wrote. That's what it means.

[Crator]

PlanetSide 1 Players, Fan Faire 2011 attendees and PC Gamer Keys will have first access to beta once it begins.

^^^ Uh, I don't see anywhere there that says you have the potential of getting in beta. It actually does say you are getting into beta (See highlighted quote above)...

[Ragefighter]

It doesn't say you're getting in. It says that you have the POTENTIAL of getting in. You simply have priority.

Everyone who is currently put into the beta list that either
1) Has a key from Fan Faire
2) Has a key from PC Gamer
3) Signed up with their old Planetside Account

Has an EQUAL, PRIORITY CHANCE of getting into beta.

Those who have simply signed up for beta have NORMAL CHANCE of getting into beta.

That's it. That's all she wrote. That's what it means.

yes sorry, this is what I meant by 'getting in'.

Basically of those 3 options they all carry the same 'weight' and have the same chance to gain beta access. given the known info at this time.

been a bit sleep deprived lately. :doh:

[BloodySoul]

I was pretty sure smedly was working on getting the e-mails out to the vets before the FF people and the PC Gamer people get their chance to get in beta. I know at the end of the day its pretty much leveled out due to how small the beta will be starting as. Honestly everything seems to be a giant game of ping-pong atm and its just getting confusing. They need to just open the Beta already and then everything will be settled. lol

[Atuday]

Don't know if any one has mentioned this yet but I now know we will be able to test out all 3 empires from one account in the beta and we will be able to submit ideas for weapon balancing based on this. Now if the noob hammer is too powerful everyone will have the power to both shoot it and be shot by it so they will know its limitations and its power.

[Geist]

Don't know if any one has mentioned this yet but I now know we will be able to test out all 3 empires from one account in the beta and we will be able to submit ideas for weapon balancing based on this. Now if the noob hammer is too powerful everyone will have the power to both shoot it and be shot by it so they will know its limitations and its power.

Makes a lot of sense, but if you don't mind, source?


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[Xaine]

Makes a lot of sense, but if you don't mind, source?


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Surely it would be silly not to do this? I haven't really thought about it myself, but I would assume we can get onto all three factions without limitations for testing purposes.

[Whalenator]

Guys.
Six pages of arguing about who will get into Beta first?
Patience, young grasshoppers. Beta will come.

[Crator]

Makes a lot of sense, but if you don't mind, source?

Must've been a dream he had! :P

[Qwan]

LOL we don't even have a date yet. Plus im a vet and i have a CD key from PC gamer. Muuuaahahahahahaa

[Ragotag]

Okay, it's assumption time, which means that I'm about to look very stupid here (something that's easy for me to do). So, I'm going to just throw out this prediction... beta is coming really soon. How do I figure this? Follow my screwy logic:

On the last AGN broadcast, Higby accepted Hamma's challenge to not cut his hair or trim/shave his beard until beta starts.
Higby joked about his wife's disdain of his facial hair and we all know that a happy home life starts with a happy wife.
Based on those facts, my assumption is that Higby would not place his happy home life above PlanetSide 2; face it -- there are just some lines that you do not cross. That being stated, I think Higby accepted the challenge *knowing* that beta start would be announced very soon, therefore he accepted the challenge knowing that his happy home life was not in any way at risk.

[MonsterBone]

Isnt Higby clean shaven tonight at the GDC??????

https://p.twimg.com/AnVYJlbCMAAcdCT.jpg

[basti]

Okay, it's assumption time, which means that I'm about to look very stupid here (something that's easy for me to do). So, I'm going to just throw out this prediction... beta is coming really soon. How do I figure this? Follow my screwy logic:

On the last AGN broadcast, Higby accepted Hamma's challenge to not cut his hair or trim/shave his beard until beta starts.
Higby joked about his wife's disdain of his facial hair and we all know that a happy home life starts with a happy wife.
Based on those facts, my assumption is that Higby would not place his happy home life above PlanetSide 2; face it -- there are just some lines that you do not cross. That being stated, I think Higby accepted the challenge *knowing* that beta start would be announced very soon, therefore he accepted the challenge knowing that his happy home life was not in any way at risk.



He denied the beard challenge, but accepted the hair challenge.

Now, the hair doesnt exaclty look cut to me. ;)

[EVILoHOMER]

Hope SOE give beta keys out to PC Gamer UK as I cannot get the US mag here in the UK.

[Whalenator]

Hope SOE give beta keys out to PC Gamer UK as I cannot get the US mag here in the UK.

Yes, yes you can.
http://www.mymagstore.com/60561/728474/Computer-Games/PC-Gamer.html

[EVILoHOMER]

Yes, yes you can.
http://www.mymagstore.com/60561/728474/Computer-Games/PC-Gamer.html

Always sold out there.

[VioletZero]

So the game in it's current state, the fact that T-ray mentioned there would be two others maps, one icey and full of glaciers and the other with green rolling hills which he compared ireland and greenland to (but he meant iceland..) (for those who i know will challenge this... but duke?! their names?!!?)

http://laurajul.dk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/greenland-iceland.png


Anyway, I was obviously utterly off about the March 15th beta release, so do you think they will have it finished by the end of the year? I am hoping so.

The name mixup in the pic you posted was actually intentional because the explorer who discovered it wanted Iceland for himself so he named the ice country Greenland so that people would be more interested in that.

[Kriegson]

The name mixup in the pic you posted was actually intentional because the explorer who discovered it wanted Iceland for himself so he named the ice country Greenland so that people would be more interested in that.

The Vikings (IIRC) were obviously not without a sense of humor.

That being said, I really want to see this arctic/urban continent!

[Wargrim]

Back then, the climate was different though.

[PurpleOtter]

OK....I caved to extortion and bought the dam copy of PC-Lamer to get my Beta key. Now we wait.....

[Xaine]

It will be a while me-thinks. Late April probably.

[Ailos]

So the game in it's current state, the fact that T-ray mentioned there would be two others maps, one icey and full of glaciers and the other with green rolling hills which he compared ireland and greenland to (but he meant iceland..) (for those who i know will challenge this... but duke?! their names?!!?)

http://laurajul.dk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/greenland-iceland.png


Anyway, I was obviously utterly off about the March 15th beta release, so do you think they will have it finished by the end of the year? I am hoping so.

Two words: global warming.

[BloodySoul]

Beta will prolly end up coming out right as a giant meteor is about to hit earth. o.O

[hypehype]

Beta keys are in pc gamers april edition. Meaning closed beta wont start untill the end of april/early May. and so open Beta will be in June/July

thats how i see it anyway

[Warborn]

Beta keys are in pc gamers april edition. Meaning closed beta wont start untill the end of april/early May. and so open Beta will be in June/July

thats how i see it anyway

Someone could easily drop the ball between now and then, or have already dropped the ball, and beta could wind up being much later. But, really, that's a good thing, isn't it? Who wants to be playing beta during the height of summer, anyway? A fall beta would be much better.

[Blitzkri]

The sooner the better i say. Then by Fall time most bugs and such will be gone.
Besides it gives me time to bring the outfit to all 3 empires and experience all fronts form all sides.

[UnknownDT]

Sooner the beta the better.

[Bonius]

Beta keys are in pc gamers april edition. Meaning closed beta wont start untill the end of april/early May. and so open Beta will be in June/July

thats how i see it anyway

I'm guessing they are already in a closed beta state, simply judging from the content they've shown so far. This means that the beta keys being handed out are actually for a "closed open beta" to stress test the infrastructure along with ironing out the last few bugs before they set a release date.

Release date: 2 months after first batch of beta invites roll out.

[UnknownDT]

Release date: 2 months after first batch of beta invites roll out.

I think you're wrong and I hope to god you're wrong.

Also they aren't in Closed Beta yet.... they are in Alpha and that has been stated by the Dev's.

[Bonius]

I think you're wrong and I hope to god you're wrong.

Also they aren't in Closed Beta yet.... they are in Alpha and that has been stated by the Dev's.

From what I've seen/heard, the stuff they've shown has been from the alpha client.

Out of the x number of pre-alpha/alpha/beta tests I've been involved in, the developers and publishers have never released beta keys to the masses unless the client was in a ready-to-go state. Call it beta all you want, but public betas these days are more of a demo than a beta test.

If you release 20.000 beta invites to an alpha-client, I can guarantee you that the badwill it will cause would be catastrophic for the brand. It's all about risk vs reward, hence they use real testers for the actual testing, then release keys en masse to increase the hype.

I can almost guarantee that the beta we're all hoping to get involved in will be a non-functional test at best.

[Doctor Digit]

TRay posted this a few hours ago on Twitter. Here's hoping for any information on Beta relatively soon.

Tramell Ray Isaac ‏ @PS_TRay
@WillBallew1 thank you sir, beta news is coming

[NCLynx]

TRay posted this a few hours ago on Twitter. Here's hoping for any information on Beta relatively soon.

That tease! Now how am I supposed to sleep?

Although he did say "soon" which in SoEeneese is "hahahhaha go away with your questions peasant I'm busy playing my PS2 Alpha"

[Doctor Digit]

Actually, there was no soon this time, at least in that post. Just said it was coming, which is just as teasing, heh.

[NCLynx]

Actually, there was no soon this time, at least in that post. Just said it was coming, which is just as teasing, heh.

Now my brain is just playing tricks on me. I read the soon in your post and automatically threw it into TRay's quote as well. Well then maybe good things are in our (please be) near future.

[Doctor Digit]

I honestly wouldn't mind if It was a month or two off, just so long as we had a relative date that they wanted to shoot for. Though if happens to be sooner than expected that's just fine too!

[dire]

You said on the 45 min vid " be inviting people into beta over the coming months"

My ? is are, you doing a fazed in of player's who's going to be invited into the beta how many at a time? how long over time??

With all your hipe in the pass few weeks, saying that all who been playing all the years and who have goten the pcgamer beta keys will all get in.

If you are doing a fazed in of players. How are you picking them???

To me all this talk over the pass few weeks now you saying "be inviting people into beta over the coming months" I'm now asking how fare is that????

To all the hard core players who been playing this over the pass years when someone who only been playing for a short time?

[EVILPIG]

You said on the 45 min vid " be inviting people into beta over the coming months"

My ? is are, you doing a fazed in of player's who's going to be invited into the beta how many at a time? how long over time??

With all your hipe in the pass few weeks, saying that all who been playing all the years and who have goten the pcgamer beta keys will all get in.

If you are doing a fazed in of players. How are you picking them???

To me all this talk over the pass few weeks now you saying "be inviting people into beta over the coming months" I'm now asking how fare is that????

To all the hard core players who been playing this over the pass years when someone who only been playing for a short time?


I can't answer for Higby, but I will try to help with what I believe.

First, it was Smed (if I remember correctly)who said that Planetside players would get into Beta. I don't recall if he said "first" or "priority".

The PC Gamer article kinda creates an obligation to those codes as they were advertised as "Priority Access".

I believe that both pools of codes will be considered the same and will be in the same pool, as well as Fan Faire attendees.

As Beta opens there will be invites sent to players who are randomly selected from this pool.

Beta will run in phases. Each designed to stress test the server and increasing numbers as they go.

Feedback will be taken and adjustments will be made. Eventually, all PC Gamer, prior Planetside (and active) subscribers and those who registered on the website will be invited.

After a term, it will most likely go Open Beta. Open Beta will be very close to the Launch build, but will be open for final feedback.

A possible variation would be that the first invites would be "first come first served" from those who entered a code, but I find this extremely unlikely as it would seem very unfair to the Planetside players who are currently waiting for a code.

As of right now, I don't think Higby can answer this.

[Tasorin]

I can tell you right now the day the beta invites get sent out the boards are going to blow up with people being pissed off that they were PS1 Vets and didn't get in but someone in there clan who put in a PC Gamer code and wasn't a PS1 Vet did get in during the first wave.

Don't even get me started about those of us who still are paying $14.99 a month and still have active PS1 accounts and have not had our question answered yet if we get any love or not.

It's a tough spot for SOE and Higgles to be in, almost a damned if you do and damned if you don't. No matter what they do, some people are going to strap on the flame thrower and lay down some hate threads when they get excluded from the first beta cycle invites.

[EVILPIG]

I can tell you right now the day the beta invites get sent out the boards are going to blow up with people being pissed off that they were PS1 Vets and didn't get in but someone in there clan who put in a PC Gamer code and wasn't a PS1 Vet did get in during the first wave.

Don't even get me started about those of us who still are paying $14.99 a month and still have active PS1 accounts and have not had our question answered yet if we get any love or not.

It's a tough spot for SOE and Higgles to be in, almost a damned if you do and damned if you don't. No matter what they do, some people are going to strap on the flame thrower and lay down some hate threads when they get excluded from the first beta cycle invites.

I believe it was already clarified that there is no difference between being a current subscriber and having ever subscribed. Either way, The first to get in to Beta will have a limited experience anyways as the stress tests will likely be scheduled time slots.

[Tasorin]

Which was my point. How can you not give any love to those of us who are actually still giving SOE a monthly nut for a 9 year old game? I can understand how it might be hard to parse out who is paying for the Station Pass and playing PS1 and who is just paying for PS1 as an active account. I get it that it appears that Smed's and Higgles are caught in almost a no win situation no matter what they do for beta, some people are going to be left out and that sucks.

Some of us have been feeding money to SOE for a long time and not getting much in the way of priority beta invites, unlike say NC Soft who gave priority access to Guild Wars 2 beta to those people paying for Aion.

Those of us who are min/max monkeys want our shot at the skill tree system as early as possible so we can figure out what build concepts are going to be field the most versatility and combat power. Yes I know it will change as beta continues on, its the stick time and dev concept in skill mixing that we want a shot at.

I know you can't get everything you want, but damn man, how about some love for those true believers who are still paying for and enjoying base capping Barney and those TR Scum.

-NC4Life

[dire]

Well thats not they been saying for weeks.

They been saying all that sign up and got the keys from pcgamer and the one who sign up at that show get in the beta.

This is the frist I heard of a fazed in beta was and all what SOE has said up to now is BS.

P.S. this is not my ingame ps1 name it was taken
I have been playing on and off from the the start.

[Gandhi]

Well thats not they been saying for weeks.

They been saying all that sign up and got the keys from pcgamer and the one who sign up at that show get in the beta.

This is the frist I heard of a fazed in beta was and all what SOE has said up to now is BS.
So?

[Raymac]

Well thats not they been saying for weeks.

They been saying all that sign up and got the keys from pcgamer and the one who sign up at that show get in the beta.

This is the frist I heard of a fazed in beta was and all what SOE has said up to now is BS.

P.S. this is not my ingame ps1 name it was taken
I have been playing on and off from the the start.

Don't act like a spoiled brat. Of course beta was going to be fazed (phased) in. Did you honestly think that beta was going to start with 80,000 people at once? C'mon man.

[dire]

And I bet you and evilpig are the ones who all ready in and doing the frist testing.

[EVILPIG]

And I bet you and evilpig are the ones who all ready in and doing the frist testing.

Would not be allowed to confirm such info if it was true, but would that matter? Now you're really sounding personal.

I do sympathize with the complaint, everyone wants in as soon as possible. I'm just trying to help everyone understand how it will probably work and ease their minds that those who get in earlier are not gonna be playing 24/7 nor having all the fun that will be once Beta fills up.

Let's all just be happy that Planetside 2 is happening and that it is on the horizon.

BTW, can we know who you are in PS1?

[Skitrel]

I doubt you're going to get any questions answered right now, there's the reddit AMA coming up soon. It ought to get thousands of response and presumably they don't really want to spend the time repeatedly answering the same ones. Wait til the AMA and ask him then.

[Stompy]

PHASED

[WiteBeam]

Yes it will be phased over the next couple months. Don't make the comment any harder to understand than it needs to be. Over the next couple months, not after a couple months. I would say a couple is 3 or so. And they would have to phase gradually with the numbers of players introduced into beta. That's obvious.

[Raymac]

PHASED

Thank you. I was having a total brain fart when I was writing "fazed". I knew it didn't look right, but I didn't care enough to look it up.

[EVILPIG]

Thank you. I was having a total brain fart when I was writing "fazed". I knew it didn't look right, but I didn't care enough to look it up.

I thought it was perfectly acceptable for the Internet.

[dire]

Its not personal. I do under stand there has to be frist testers befor beta. To work out the most of the bugs. But when they say one thing and come out say other.

And when I'm called a "spoiled brat" for asking ?'s Well that to me is personal.

I been loyal for years and was hopeing they show the same to player's.

But now fineing out about a fazed in beta, well I just want it to be fare to everone. Not players who kiss a&& and family members and freinds of soe dev team. Who gets in frist.

And was hopeing that matt and the rest of the team do what they said, not this way. Everone get in when beta starts, thats what been put out there.

Makeing it up as they go. If that was the plain from the start. They should have said that from the start.

Becouse player's in my outfit are now worried about the ones who get in takeing there names and useing it agained my outfit. Becouse everone know that name and what type of player he/she is.

And its not just the player name's too but outfit names too.

How would you feel if someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years. Also how would you feel that the outfit you have build up for years get taken away becouse you didnt get a early invite.

Now if they plain, a week where players be able to down load the game but not able to get on to play the game, Thats gives everone time to down load the game, Then open up the game 8th day.

But The "comeing months" that means not everone, as they have put in tweets and facebook for few weeks.

As I said befor this name not my ingame name becouse someone took it allready.

[EVILPIG]

Its not personal. I do under stand there has to be frist testers befor beta. To work out the most of the bugs. But when they say one thing and come out say other.

And when I'm called a "spoiled brat" for asking ?'s Well that to me is personal.

I been loyal for years and was hopeing they show the same to player's.

But now fineing out about a fazed in beta, well I just want it to be fare to everone. Not players who kiss a&& and family members and freinds of soe dev team. Who gets in frist.

And was hopeing that matt and the rest of the team do what they said, not this way. Everone get in when beta starts, thats what been put out there.

Makeing it up as they go. If that was the plain from the start. They should have said that from the start.

Becouse player's in my outfit are now worried about the ones who get in takeing there names and useing it agained my outfit. Becouse everone know that name and what type of player he/she is.

And its not just the player name's too but outfit names too.

How would you feel if someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years. Also how would you feel that the outfit you have build up for years get taken away becouse you didnt get a early invite.

Now if they plain, a week where players be able to down load the game but not able to get on to play the game, Thats gives everone time to down load the game, Then open up the game 8th day.

But The "comeing months" that means not everone, as they have put in tweets and facebook for few weeks.

As I said befor this name not my ingame name becouse someone took it allready.

It's just Beta. Your worries sound more for Launch. So, we don't get to know who you are?

[Raymac]

-snip-

Well, you kinda do sound like a spoiled brat. They never said everyone will get into beta AT THE SAME TIME. Just that we would get into beta. Only a Carpathian would be silly enough to think they wouldn't do a phased beta.

Oh no, you weren't in the first group of beta testers. Get over it. Plus, who knows, you may still get in the first phase. Quit cryin.

[DManTech]

Why does everyone act like they're owed a Beta slot?

Thousands and thousands of people played PS1. Thousands more have PCGamer keys. Not all of these people are going to get into beta "first", because beta is going to have to slowly ramp up to test server capacity.

I played PS1 from launch, and sure, I'd love a beta slot. But I don't feel like it's my right, and I'm certainly not outraged that I won't be first in line. It's SOE's game, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm just glad they're making a PS2 at all.

On a side note: To everyone who clamors for a beta date or says things like "It's so ready, we saw it at GDC, LET US IN!": Let the devs get it right. It's going to be a really frustrating gameplay experience if it's unpolished, full of bugs and missing large amounts of content. Betas are naturally like that anyway, but just let them get it to a point where they want the world to experience it. It'll be worth it.

[WiteBeam]

Its not personal. I do under stand there has to be frist testers befor beta. To work out the most of the bugs. But when they say one thing and come out say other.

And when I'm called a "spoiled brat" for asking ?'s Well that to me is personal.

I been loyal for years and was hopeing they show the same to player's.

But now fineing out about a fazed in beta, well I just want it to be fare to everone. Not players who kiss a&& and family members and freinds of soe dev team. Who gets in frist.

And was hopeing that matt and the rest of the team do what they said, not this way. Everone get in when beta starts, thats what been put out there.

Makeing it up as they go. If that was the plain from the start. They should have said that from the start.

Becouse player's in my outfit are now worried about the ones who get in takeing there names and useing it agained my outfit. Becouse everone know that name and what type of player he/she is.

And its not just the player name's too but outfit names too.

How would you feel if someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years. Also how would you feel that the outfit you have build up for years get taken away becouse you didnt get a early invite.

Now if they plain, a week where players be able to down load the game but not able to get on to play the game, Thats gives everone time to down load the game, Then open up the game 8th day.

But The "comeing months" that means not everone, as they have put in tweets and facebook for few weeks.

As I said befor this name not my ingame name becouse someone took it allready.

This has to be a joke.

[roguy]

This has to be a joke.

The joke would be on the sorry dev who would have to decypher bug reports written like that all day...

[Talek Krell]

I just want to know what this "frist" thing that everyone wants to test is.

[Shogun]

i think the op just misunderstood what matt has said.
there seems to be some language barrier.
when matt said, that in the next few month they would start to send out invites for beta, he didn´t mean that they start a new "friends and family" type of invitations.

planetside 2 has some unusual beta invitation and key cycle. in most betas you sign up, get a key at some time, redeem it and are in the game.
planetside added a step. you could redeem your code from pc gamer, but it didn´t get you into beta yet, but only into the priority pool (propably along with all ps1 players who signed up for beta)
when higgles talked about starting to invite, he was certainly talking about the actual start of the beta and sending the "come in and play" mails to the people already in the beta priority pool.

i don´t see how this statement stands against anything he had promised before.

[Kipper]

I'm not usually one for beta testing but I've been all over PS2 since I heard about it (and glad to have found a place where I can enthuse about it) and I would love to get in....

...But patience, my friends, is a virtue. Everyone will get to play in the end, regardless, and I actually don't expect the beta periods to last that long anyway, probably more to test the hardware and rough balancing than anything else... (to prevent embarassment of servers falling over after general release, or to jump on major bugs/imbalances that weren't picked up by dev testing)

Don't forget its an MMO, so rules/balance can and will be changed whenever the data shows that something is too strong, or too weak, regardless of whether the game has been out for 5 minutes or 5 years. The job of the players is to find the best kit, and use it mercilessly. The job of the developers is to make sure there is no 'best' kit and that there is a variation of tactics to keep it fun.

For those lucky enough to get their hands on it early - congratulations. For those who don't - its not the end of the world!

(Also, I read somewhere that Planetside veterans would get other goodies on their account, so even if you didn't get to play early, we'll probably get some nice freebie cosmetics or weapon sidegrades that set you apart.)

[Brusi]

I have it on good authority that only people who can spell will be getting into beta

[Rat]

I have it on good authority that only people who can spell will be getting into beta

How many times did you check your spelling before posting?

[Brusi]

haha, i was actually considering spelling some shit incorrect just to be a troll

oh and i checked it once... same as everyone should ;p

[Skitrel]

You said on the 45 min vid " be inviting people into beta over the coming months"

My ? is are, you doing a fazed in of player's who's going to be invited into the beta how many at a time? how long over time??

With all your hipe in the pass few weeks, saying that all who been playing all the years and who have goten the pcgamer beta keys will all get in.

If you are doing a fazed in of players. How are you picking them???

To me all this talk over the pass few weeks now you saying "be inviting people into beta over the coming months" I'm now asking how fare is that????

To all the hard core players who been playing this over the pass years when someone who only been playing for a short time?

You are not special for having played a game longer than others. This is elitism, it's not cool. Everyone is as welcome as everyone else.

Undoubtedly they'll probably start with a small number of people and slowly increase the beta size, they'll probably select that group entirely randomly while giving special access to media sources.

Typical gamer entitlement issues.

[Hamma]

Again everything we know is here:

http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39024

[EVILPIG]

Again everything we know is here:

http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39024

Merge it.

[Hamma]

True I can do that - I often don't because it throws posts out of line but in this case it will work since nobody has posted in that thread since earlier today ;)

[EVILPIG]

True I can do that - I often don't because it throws posts out of line but in this case it will work since nobody has posted in that thread since earlier today ;)

Forums are tricky. Threads get soo huge that new ones sometimes help. We know much more now than then, yet little, but I have tried to clear it up a bit, though that is now lost in massiveness.

[teh steve]

This game is going to make me lose sleep

[UnknownDT]

Its not personal. I do under stand there has to be frist testers befor beta. To work out the most of the bugs. But when they say one thing and come out say other.

And when I'm called a "spoiled brat" for asking ?'s Well that to me is personal.

I been loyal for years and was hopeing they show the same to player's.

But now fineing out about a fazed in beta, well I just want it to be fare to everone. Not players who kiss a&& and family members and freinds of soe dev team. Who gets in frist.

And was hopeing that matt and the rest of the team do what they said, not this way. Everone get in when beta starts, thats what been put out there.

Makeing it up as they go. If that was the plain from the start. They should have said that from the start.

Becouse player's in my outfit are now worried about the ones who get in takeing there names and useing it agained my outfit. Becouse everone know that name and what type of player he/she is.

And its not just the player name's too but outfit names too.

How would you feel if someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years. Also how would you feel that the outfit you have build up for years get taken away becouse you didnt get a early invite.

Now if they plain, a week where players be able to down load the game but not able to get on to play the game, Thats gives everone time to down load the game, Then open up the game 8th day.

But The "comeing months" that means not everone, as they have put in tweets and facebook for few weeks.

As I said befor this name not my ingame name becouse someone took it allready.

My IQ just dropped.

[IronMole]

My IQ just dropped.

Didn't know IQ's could drop to the minuses...

[Purple]

Its not personal. I do under stand there has to be frist testers befor beta. To work out the most of the bugs. But when they say one thing and come out say other.

And when I'm called a "spoiled brat" for asking ?'s Well that to me is personal.

I been loyal for years and was hopeing they show the same to player's.

But now fineing out about a fazed in beta, well I just want it to be fare to everone. Not players who kiss a&& and family members and freinds of soe dev team. Who gets in frist.

And was hopeing that matt and the rest of the team do what they said, not this way. Everone get in when beta starts, thats what been put out there.

Makeing it up as they go. If that was the plain from the start. They should have said that from the start.

Becouse player's in my outfit are now worried about the ones who get in takeing there names and useing it agained my outfit. Becouse everone know that name and what type of player he/she is.

And its not just the player name's too but outfit names too.

How would you feel if someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years. Also how would you feel that the outfit you have build up for years get taken away becouse you didnt get a early invite.

Now if they plain, a week where players be able to down load the game but not able to get on to play the game, Thats gives everone time to down load the game, Then open up the game 8th day.

But The "comeing months" that means not everone, as they have put in tweets and facebook for few weeks.

As I said befor this name not my ingame name becouse someone took it allready.

if you dont understand what a Beta is just ask. also i dont understand "someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years." how would someone taking your name (which your in no way entitled to) harm other players?

just remain calm and remember that the Devs will need alot of people to be in beta to test out their thousand person battles. Have a great day.

[UnknownDT]

Didn't know IQ's could drop to the minuses...

WHOA! WHOA! HEY NOW! WHOA!

YOU WANNA FIGHT!?!

[BloodySoul]

Just wanted to put this out there but, how do you people (being the complainers) expect them to release Beta if all of you are already fighting over who should get in "first"?? So lets take that idea of "first" and go into a theory.

Okay, so they open Beta and while DviddLeff's eye are starting to glow and shimmer, the first few people get picked. While DviddLeff is still in shock of the surprise he has gotten from Beta opening, two complainers start arguing that one got in but the other did not. Next thing you know more of these First Complainers are raging the forums on why they didn't get in and why they are being forced to wait longer. So the only way to stop the fighting is to just stop the Beta and now no one gets in until they are completely done. This would make DviddLeff have a heart attack and die. Do you want him to die? I don't think so. So STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO BETA AND BE PATIENT!!

Now onto the 2nd matter, IQ = Imagination Quality. That is all.

[dire]

Well most who have made fun of me, are trying to make shur they kissing dev team a&& by beating up on anyone who ask ?'S. Also sound's like they been doing testing for ps2. This is the only game that I found thats keeps player's in the dark. About real details of the game. What has been put out looks greats. But Pic's and vid's are one thing. The real good stuff like suppy sys, whats going to be payed for whats free and other stuff thats not eye candy they keep to them.

The other game's I'm involved with and that I have been waiting for the beta, are open to all ?'s from players. Yes I'm have signed up for there beta. They keeped everone in the know of whats going on. Stuff the they aren't to sure about how player's would react too, they put out polls and we vote.

That game dev team doing the same with sign up for beta, but is open about ever thing about that game.

[BloodySoul]

Well most who have made fun of me, are trying to make shur they kissing dev team a&& by beating up on anyone who ask ?'S. Also sound's like they been doing testing for ps2. This is the only game that I found thats keeps player's in the dark. About real details of the game. What has been put out looks greats. But Pic's and vid's are one thing. The real good stuff like suppy sys, whats going to be payed for whats free and other stuff thats not eye candy they keep to them.

The other game's I'm involved with and that I have been waiting for the beta, are open to all ?'s from players. Yes I'm have signed up for there beta. They keeped everone in the know of whats going on. Stuff the they aren't to sure about how player's would react too, they put out polls and we vote.

That game dev team doing the same with sign up for beta, but is open about ever thing about that game.


All the dev team is doing now is all for hype. Yes, it was a bit pre-mature when the Beta Key stuff came out. But its all for keeping people aware that the game WILL be BASS and that they are working their asses off to get things done. Its hard to keep an audience in wait, but its working out for them with what I can see. A lot of different forums ,according to my friends, have been talking about PS2 lately. So this is giving plenty of time to have the word spread to people who are unfamiliar about these types of games, or hell, maybe they are sport junkies who don't play computer games and will be interested in PS2 by what is released about it. Things take time.

As for people making fun of you. Welcome to the internet. :groovy:

[DviddLeff]

Just wanted to put this out there but, how do you people (being the complainers) expect them to release Beta if all of you are already fighting over who should get in "first"?? So lets take that idea of "first" and go into a theory.

Okay, so they open Beta and while DviddLeff's eye are starting to glow and shimmer, the first few people get picked. While DviddLeff is still in shock of the surprise he has gotten from Beta opening, two complainers start arguing that one got in but the other did not. Next thing you know more of these First Complainers are raging the forums on why they didn't get in and why they are being forced to wait longer. So the only way to stop the fighting is to just stop the Beta and now no one gets in until they are completely done. This would make DviddLeff have a heart attack and die. Do you want him to die? I don't think so. So STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO BETA AND BE PATIENT!!

Now onto the 2nd matter, IQ = Imagination Quality. That is all.

I do have a history of heart attacks in my family, so bear that in mind you complainers.

[FINALCUT]

Sign up for PS1 until Beta starts. I resubbed last night after an 8 year leave of absence. When I played back in 2003 it was a massive lagfest due to my 56k internet, Now on broadband with a kick ass comp the game is what I wanted it to be for me back in 2003 and the population was suprisingly high . I had a blast last night and PS1 will hold me over until Beta so you guys should give it a go. Tons of fun.

[Serotriptomine]

I don't mind who gets into what first...
SO LONG AS.
It's a very organized process.

[Hydra]

Its not personal. I do under stand there has to be frist testers befor beta. To work out the most of the bugs. But when they say one thing and come out say other.

And when I'm called a "spoiled brat" for asking ?'s Well that to me is personal.

I been loyal for years and was hopeing they show the same to player's.

But now fineing out about a fazed in beta, well I just want it to be fare to everone. Not players who kiss a&& and family members and freinds of soe dev team. Who gets in frist.

And was hopeing that matt and the rest of the team do what they said, not this way. Everone get in when beta starts, thats what been put out there.

Makeing it up as they go. If that was the plain from the start. They should have said that from the start.

Becouse player's in my outfit are now worried about the ones who get in takeing there names and useing it agained my outfit. Becouse everone know that name and what type of player he/she is.

And its not just the player name's too but outfit names too.

How would you feel if someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years. Also how would you feel that the outfit you have build up for years get taken away becouse you didnt get a early invite.

Now if they plain, a week where players be able to down load the game but not able to get on to play the game, Thats gives everone time to down load the game, Then open up the game 8th day.

But The "comeing months" that means not everone, as they have put in tweets and facebook for few weeks.

As I said befor this name not my ingame name becouse someone took it allready.


What the hell happen to these forums? I leave for a few days and all of the sudden we got morons coming out of woodwork.

Alright, I think I'm done.
No Beta release date announce anytime soon, I have no reason to hang around here.

I can see what the future of this community is going to be, and I'm not interested I'll be back if they ever decide to release beta.

[Serotriptomine]

Its not personal. I do under stand there has to be frist testers befor beta. To work out the most of the bugs. But when they say one thing and come out say other.

"This is nothing personal, I do understand that there needs to be QA testers before Closed Beta to take care of some of the bugs. But when they say one thing, and do another is what upsets me."

And when I'm called a "spoiled brat" for asking ?'s Well that to me is personal.


"I don't appreciate being called a "spoiled brat" for asking simple questions, I take offense to such things."

I been loyal for years and was hopeing they show the same to player's.

"I have been loyal to Planetside for years and was hoping they would show the player base the same respect."

But now fineing out about a fazed in beta, well I just want it to be fare to everone. Not players who kiss a&& and family members and freinds of soe dev team. Who gets in frist.

"But now, after finding out about the beta being ramped up in phases, I just want it to be fair for EVERYONE. I don't want the priority access to Closed Beta to be given to 'Ass kissers, Family members, and Friends of the Development team before loyal players."

And was hopeing that matt and the rest of the team do what they said, not this way. Everone get in when beta starts, thats what been put out there.

"I was hoping that Matt and the rest of the Devs would keep to their word, and not go this route. Everyone would get into Closed Beta when it starts, that is what has been said."

Makeing it up as they go. If that was the plain from the start. They should have said that from the start.

"If they were going to release more people into the Closed Beta in waves then it should have been what they said from the start."

Becouse player's in my outfit are now worried about the ones who get in takeing there names and useing it agained my outfit. Becouse everone know that name and what type of player he/she is.


"People in my Clan are worried that enemies of us are going to be able to take our Clan-names and player-names and slandering defacing them. People know who we are and we don't want a bad image at the start of this game."

And its not just the player name's too but outfit names too.

"Player-names and Clan-names are at risk for anyone who has enemies."

How would you feel if someone got in befor you and took your name and outfit name and used it to hurt good players that been loyal to this game for years. Also how would you feel that the outfit you have build up for years get taken away becouse you didnt get a early invite.

"How would you feel if someone gained Closed Beta access before you and took your name and clan name and used it to harrass other players that have been loyal to Planetside for 'x' amount of years. How would you feel if who you were known as got striped away by some assholes that want to troll you?"

Now if they plain, a week where players be able to down load the game but not able to get on to play the game, Thats gives everone time to down load the game, Then open up the game 8th day.

"Here's an idea, let players download the game a week in advance of (Closed Beta, Open beta, Launch) that would allow people to be ready for when they are able to log-in to the game. Allowing multiple days and then allowing access after a certain amount of leeway time."

But The "comeing months" that means not everone, as they have put in tweets and facebook for few weeks.

"However they said that in the next coming months players would be invited to Closed Beta. That means not everyone will be able to be in the Closed Beta, like they have been saying in their Tweets and Facebook for weeks."

As I said befor this name not my ingame name becouse someone took it allready.

"As I said before, this isn't my in-game name because someone has taken it already."


I've "translated" this for everyone who thinks making fun of someone that isn't native in English, or maybe a bit too young is a funny thing. Grow up.

[Hamma]

What the hell happen to these forums? I leave for a few days and all of the sudden we got morons coming out of woodwork.

Alright, I think I'm done.
No Beta release date announce anytime soon, I have no reason to hang around here.

I can see what the future of this community is going to be, and I'm not interested I'll be back if they ever decide to release beta.

:huh:

Because one guys post is indicative of the entire communities future.

Catch ya later!

[Chaff]

I'm glad it doesn't happen any more often than it does. I fear that PSU could gain a LOT more BS posters after PS2 launches.

I only hang on one other internet site on a regular basis (NFL-related), and there are plenty of Trolls there too.

However, this site takes the cake for guys with "FLAMING MANPONS" .... when guys here go "mental" ..... well, it''s quite the spectacle.

Different views and ideas are great - if shared with a reasonable amount of civility.

Flame-Out posts are either rediculously entertaining in a sadistic humor way .... or .... mood killers for us who manage to keep our LOVE of PS ahead of our emotional preferences for the gameplay elements we love.

Jim Morrison was right. "People are strange"

[Hamma]

Once official forums are established they tend to attract forum trolls. ;)

[Purple]

All i know is that this will be one of the most epic games of all time, and i am fully planning to spend $50 at launch because these people deserve to make money. i also just got about 20 friends excited to play this when it launches.

[Zekeen]

All i know is that this will be one of the most epic games of all time, and i am fully planning to spend $50 at launch because these people deserve to make money. i also just got about 20 friends excited to play this when it launches.

Cannot agree with you more on that. And to think, our rewarding them will fetch us some ULTRA BADASS LOOKING GEAR!

PS has returned, and it brought even more awesome with it.

[Burgerlolz]

I'm still wondering about what PS1 Users means, If you've played PS1 through a SOE All Access pass, do you still gett this "priority pool" thingy ?

[Qwan]

Cannot agree with you more on that. And to think, our rewarding them will fetch us some ULTRA BADASS LOOKING GEAR!

PS has returned, and it brought even more awesome with it.

Now that more detail is coming out about, paying for services and stuff, im really starting to get more into wanting to play this game again. Ill pay the 50 bucks, and the monthly subscriptions fees (to gain full access to customization products) just to make sure that the guys who put there time and heart into putting this epic MMOFPS together get payed, and ensure that it keeps running and keep them motivated and working on expantions and stuff. Im really pumped up about this game. It gives me warm and fuzzy's :groovy:

[NCLynx]

http://i.imgur.com/oeQ0i.png

I know it's likely just the name they gave to the alpha client, but still seeing this icon on Higby's monitor on the GDC footage made me hope "soon" actually did mean soon.

[ReapersCoffin]

Beta really does need to come soon, after this month I will have little spare time to play. At this rate I will be offline leveling more then playing
PS. PSU devs, the new site has horrible issues keeping a user logged into the forums. I'm on my blackberry bold and I just logged in 6 seperate times just browsing the forums, your cookies have issues!

[Machine]

I can wait.. a .. bit.. longer.... auuughh!

[Lokster]

All i know is that this will be one of the most epic games of all time, and i am fully planning to spend $50 at launch because these people deserve to make money. i also just got about 20 friends excited to play this when it launches.

Couldn't agree more. I have actually already purchased a hefty amount of station cash for PS2.

[megamold]

Couldn't agree more. I have actually already purchased a hefty amount of station cash for PS2.

i wish i could say the same but the not knowing about the pro7 stuff is killing me.

in any case when beta comes i will most likely be throwing every credit card i have at my screen

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CzcjX2xjmo0/T0GYq0jre3I/AAAAAAAACAQ/sqPdnNSSbgM/s1600/buy_all_things.jpg

[BloodySoul]

"Over the next few months" .... hmmm.. Its to vague for me to think soon. That to me still sounds like 3-4 months. :rolleyes:

[Shogun]

I'm still wondering about what PS1 Users means, If you've played PS1 through a SOE All Access pass, do you still gett this "priority pool" thingy ?

if you actually played it, i guess yes.

you had to buy the boxed game to play it on all access, right?
if you did, you are on beta priority list.

[oosik]

I've read through all of the posts about Beta, and I think some people are missing the fact that whether you are a PS1 player (current or not) or a pc gamer subscriber, you need to access the Planetside 2 website and submit a request to get into Beta. I assume you then get priority access to Beta and are in a queue based on time and date of request. This would seem the fairest way to do it. Just because you are a PS1 subscriber, does not mean you get an automatic invite if you never requested to get into PS2 Beta.

[Sholokov]

Actually i used the PC gamer key, and never had to sign up. I think it is all tied into your SOE account.

[oosik]

Sholokov,

Right, inputting the key is an automatic submission to get into Beta, but you have to create an SOE account and have your email verified for it to go all the way through. But I don't think having an SOE subscription to PS1 is an automatic submission to Beta.

Actually i used the PC gamer key, and never had to sign up. I think it is all tied into your SOE account.

[Shogun]

ok this is a quote from higby from the reddit amaa about the beta invitations:

Not totally sure how large the initial beta wave will be. Probably in the hundreds - thousand range.

That prioritized queue is a pool, so we'll pull from that pool until it's empty. This will all be based on our project needs. Beta is a really important tool for us on the game dev side and we need to be sure that we're getting our needs met so that we can make the best game possible.

Opt-in signups will be invited later, again, as needed.

[EVILPIG]

Sholokov,

Right, inputting the key is an automatic submission to get into Beta, but you have to create an SOE account and have your email verified for it to go all the way through. But I don't think having an SOE subscription to PS1 is an automatic submission to Beta.

If you have had a Planetside subscription, at some point, you should receive an invite via email. This should have a key.

[Stew]

In the beta are we going to be able to get all 3 empire caracter i mean to test thing out ? I want to be NC first but i would like to test myself the TR and VS vehicules and weapons to see if their is overpower ones etc.. so anyones know ?

[Owalpo]

So being a past PS1 player, should I have received a code to be in the beta in the future?

Like the PC gamer mag subscribers are getting.

[Purple]

So being a past PS1 player, should I have received a code to be in the beta in the future?

Like the PC gamer mag subscribers are getting.

no code just go to the planetside 2 site and enter beta. its a big button on the front page.

[Owalpo]

no code just go to the planetside 2 site and enter beta. its a big button on the front page.

I did that months ago. I am talking about the priority codes I guess, should I be getting one like all the PC mag subscribers are soon? I was a PS1 player.

[Bazilx]

I did that months ago. I am talking about the priority codes I guess, should I be getting one like all the PC mag subscribers are soon? I was a PS1 player.

If you signed up on the planetside2 website and you used to be a PS1 player you should have gotten your code weeks ago, they sent them out in the beginning of march... Maybe send their support an email?




...Nevermind, I realized trolling about beta is too harsh and not cool. That was a joke, you will get invited when the beta starts as a priority person since you used to be a ps1 subscriber, just make sure you sign up for beta with the same account.

[Raka Maru]

If you signed up on the planetside2 website and you used to be a PS1 player you should have gotten your code weeks ago, they sent them out in the beginning of march... Maybe send their support an email?




...Nevermind, I realized trolling about beta is too harsh and not cool. That was a joke, you will get invited when the beta starts as a priority person since you used to be a ps1 subscriber, just make sure you sign up for beta with the same account.

Big man to fess up about his own troll. Saw this earlier and was wondering when you would get called out on this.

[Hark]

I believe that in order to be regarded as a priority person, your PS1 account must be active.
Having an inactive PS1 account may not matter.

[Bazilx]

I believe that in order to be regarded as a priority person, your PS1 account must be active.
Having an inactive PS1 account may not matter.

I wanted to drop in and clarify Beta access for former PlanetSide 1 players. As stated players will receive priority access. This means they will receive access early in the Beta process. This does not mean every former PlanetSide 1 player will get in before anyone else. All we can do is ensure those folks will get in before most others.

(That's in the first post of the thread.)

Also, let's stop calling them priority people, due to connotations it sounds as if they will be taken to the beta in a special bus.

[Owalpo]

Sorry for asking a question. :rolleyes:

And nothing in the OP said if past/active PS1 players were already in the pool or if we also be receiving a code for early access(Like pc mag). That is what I was trying to figure out.

And I am going to be calling them priority because that is what the only people who really matter(Planetside 2 team) call it.

http://images.paraorkut.com/img/funnypics/images/c/cup_of_stfu-12259.jpg

[BloodySoul]

I believe that in order to be regarded as a priority person, your PS1 account must be active.
Having an inactive PS1 account may not matter.

Okay, you didn't really read the whole thread. It was cleared up that any PS1 station account will be legible for a better chance at Beta. Like its been said, its not priority anymore but your chances to get boosted. That's about all there is to it. They keep changing stuff up with who is getting in. So I am pretty sure all the previous things they have said about how people are getting in are just talk at this point... : /

[Machine]

lol i was going to leave my ss of me activating my PS1 in October 2003 but i realized it doesnt matter anyway.

[Qwan]

If you have a sony station account, which most if not all PS1 players have then you should see PS2 on your list of active games. Now how they pick the beta guys Im not sure but just make sure that you have that PS2 game on your account. And I think thats all we can do guys, the rest is up to random pick and choose.

I also have my PS1 on my account with the start date of 2004 :)

[Owalpo]

I just want a solid date for this to stop worrying about it.

[Bazilx]

I just want a solid date for this to stop worrying about it.

It's unlikely they will set a solid date since it's still being treated with an NDA. They will just start inviting people out of the blue most likely, possibly announcing at the time that some invites have gone out or something along those lines.

[Owalpo]

I love overlooking stuff so don't hurt me.

Here is a tweet for John Smedly two days ago.

https://twitter.com/#!/j_smedley/status/185875193175085060

I know he loves the series, but I don't think you let a man of that caliber play a 'Alpha' version. I think we are closer then we think!

[Bazilx]

I think we are closer then we think!

Surely if you think you are that close then we are in fact not closer than we think because then we wouldn't think that we are that close when we in fact thought we weren't thinking it.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg714/scaled.php?server=714&filename=14836432rtegebl.jpg&res=medium

[Owalpo]

Surely if you think you are that close then we are in fact not closer than we think because then we wouldn't think that we are that close when we in fact thought we weren't thinking it.

We and I are different thinks, so think about that.

[Tssha]

I think Bazilx is right.

[Owalpo]

Oh my...

https://twitter.com/#!/planetside2/status/186904800548499457

https://twitter.com/#!/planetside2/status/186920678895796226

[NCLynx]

Oh my...

https://twitter.com/#!/planetside2/status/186904800548499457

https://twitter.com/#!/planetside2/status/186920678895796226

Oh my indeed. Too bad it's probably nothing. Again. :/

[Owalpo]

Oh my indeed. Too bad it's probably nothing. Again. :/


Actually reading the second one again it seems to be a reference to the heavy and assault class. I don't pay attention to the class weeks, but if they have yet to do those two...

[varg]

For what its worth, which may be nothing and I apologize if this has already been brought up, but when I login to my station account I see a "Planetside 2" area, set to inactive with "Unlimited Play". This may have always been there, or new as of today I have no idea.

[Hamma]

Been there for a while. :D

[varg]

LOL oh well.

[Stentura]

Agreed, I think it should be players in general.

:)

[BloodySoul]

The all knowing BloodySoul has made a prediction of when Beta will be coming out. It will come out when this timer reaches zero.

Timer: 0:01

[joeretin]

they frequintly said the beta would be comming soon. Higby said it a few times in an interview and on twitter. the twitter account of ps2 says it a few times. I think that the beta will be there at the end of April or the beginning of May. i'm probably wrong, I hope I'm not, but that looks lokical to me.

sorry for my spelling mistakes :p

[moosepoop]

this summer would be great :)

[Fenrod]

What does ''soon'' mean ?

Jeez.

[joeretin]

What does ''soon'' mean ?

Jeez.

soon (sn)
adv. soon·er, soon·est
1. In the near future; shortly.
2. Without hesitation; promptly: came as soon as possible.
3. Before the usual or appointed time; early.
4. With willingness; readily: I'd as soon leave right now.
5. Obsolete Immediately.

[Fenrod]

Oh, by ''what does ''soon'' mean'', I wanted to say how many months they meant by saying ''soon''.

Huhu.

[Dov]

I think certainly before E3, June 5 so there's

(1) stuff to show and
(2) something to test / play there.

[JPalmer]

Before E3 most likely

[Destroyeron]

Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?

God I'm witty.

[NCLynx]

Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?

God I'm witty.

Don't make them turn the car around. A lot of us would be pretty POed.

[Destroyeron]

I was trying to think of some type of magrider joke, but I couldn't do it.

[Ruffdog]

E3 starts in just over 7 weeks. So imo alpha for another 5 weeks then 2 weeks of breaking stuff, rebuilding, and on June 5, massive multiplayer on an epic scale will become a reality (again!) for the expo crowds and the world to see! Can't wait!

[basti]

Pre 3E you assume? I would actually guess we get the date itself at E3. :/

[JPalmer]

Another one...

https://twitter.com/#!/planetside2/status/190946363708678144

[NCLynx]

Ah, they're switching tactics from "Soon" to "Near Future". Those sneaky little...

[Bazilx]

... Is that... Is that better?

[Ruffdog]

Pre 3E you assume? I would actually guess we get the date itself at E3. :/

I think they would love to be at a point where they can showcase at E3 the thousands of people battling like they've been promising, and Higby playing in real-time like he did in GDC would be an awesome way of exhibiting this.
Show stealer right there.

[BNuts]

... Is that... Is that better?

No, look for an XMass beta

[bjorntju1]

I think they would love to be at a point where they can showcase at E3 the thousands of people battling like they've been promising, and Higby playing in real-time like he did in GDC would be an awesome way of exhibiting this.
Show stealer right there.

Yeah this, that would be so awesome.

[LunarWarrior]

^ This would be one of the best things they could do for this game -_-

[moosepoop]

that is a BRILLIANT IDEA ruffdog! if sony did this it would blow everyones mind at E3 and steal the show.

[Noivad]

Sony's PS2 is Like being in the Army - Hurry Up And Wait - They did say they were using the 101st Air borne as a model - Hoough - Semper Fi Marines maybe next game next time ;)

Sony may not follow these guidelines, every Game has its own rules, but this is the general Software release cycle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle


I for one am ready for BETA whenever it comes.

Honor,
Courage,
Commitment,
Death before dishonor,
Loyalty above all else to Sony
TR for EVER

I will overcome, I will Adapt, I will improvise, and I will NOT be the whining wimps who post here and think they are entitled to be in Beta.

I can play any day at any time, 12 hours at a time. I will change my schedule to meet PS 2 needs. To those of you who are whining - I say man up, women excluded of course, and to the rest of the real men here, it will be a pleasure to play alongside ya if ur TR, or Kill ya if ur NC or VS.

I can play on Xp - Vista, and Windows 7

[ElasticVortex]

Good information. I would say that open beta release is imminent!

[Qwan]

I for one am ready for BETA whenever it comes.

Honor,
Courage,
Commitment,
Death before dishonor,
Loyalty above all else to Sony
TR for EVER

I will overcome, I will Adapt, I will improvise, and I will NOT be the whining wimps who post here and think they are entitled to be in Beta.

I can play any day at any time, 12 hours at a time. I will change my schedule to meet PS 2 needs. To those of you who are whining - I say man up, women excluded of course, and to the rest of the real men here, it will be a pleasure to play alongside ya if ur TR, or Kill ya if ur NC or VS.

I can play on Xp - Vista, and Windows 7

Great you will die with honor when my blaster sends you to eternal blackness. VS forever M.A.P.

[BNuts]

Sony's PS2 is Like being in the Army - Hurry Up And Wait

:lol:

-ZING!!-

[Brusi]

I've been saying end of May for a while... guess that kinda fits in with the E3 theory too.

[XroW]

Some guy at twitter asking about beta release - "is it "announcement in the near future" or "beta in the near future"?"

PS Twitter " Both! [RadarX]"

So it all comes down to the definition of "near future" ;p