Push to get it on steam now not at the end of the year!

[Gunuko]

Hey guys, I would like to urge anyone who gets the opportunity to push to get Planetside 1 Free on Steam, not only for past subscribers like it is now, but for everyone. They plan on doing something eventually, the 6 month free to play for past subscribers runs out November 20, 2013. Let's try to get them to do it before then, here's the plan, we will send John Smedley twitter comments and emails to urge him to put it on steam now, and make it free for anyone not just past subscribers.

His Email:
[email protected]

His Twitter:
https://twitter.com/j_smedley

Steam Community Forums:
http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/

[infy]

yes plix

[Gunuko]

Reminder guys! Send John Smedley the President of SOE emails and tweets right now, ask for Planetside 1 to be put on Steam, right now! His Email:

Demand Planetside 1 on Steam, send emails to this guy!

[email protected]

His Twitter:
https://twitter.com/j_smedley

[AuntLou]

I'd like to see PS1 on steam however I agree with keeping it free to only past and current subscribers. Why give away a game for free that has zero opportunity to make them money? I'll email him now.

[Gunuko]

I'd like to see PS1 on steam however I agree with keeping it free to only past and current subscribers. Why give away a game for free that has zero opportunity to make them money? I'll email him now.

It is free for current and past subscribers, but no one received any emails.

[Babyfark McGeez]

Make it free for previous/current subscribers of PS1 AND free for PS2 subscribers / members. That way even PS2 would have something from it, an additional "bonus" for the membership / subscription.
Or hell, just link the two together; Subscribe to PS1 and you get membership in PS2, be a member in PS2 and get subscription for PS1.

[AuntLou]

It is free for current and past subscribers, but no one received any emails.

Ummm yeah I can't remember how I found out but I do remember being informed.

[Leet]

The free 6 months was an opportunity for the PS1 community to show that there is still enough life in the game to warrant some SOE time toward it. The first couple of weeks were promising but the population quickly died out. I haven't played it in months but I can only assume that there are a few players playing here and there.

It's time to get with the times and get over the fact that PS1 is done with. At this point, the vain soliciting directed at Smedley make this community look bad.

[Gunuko]

The free 6 months was an opportunity for the PS1 community to show that there is still enough life in the game to warrant some SOE time toward it. The first couple of weeks were promising but the population quickly died out. I haven't played it in months but I can only assume that there are a few players playing here and there.

It's time to get with the times and get over the fact that PS1 is done with. At this point, the vain soliciting directed at Smedley make this community look bad.

One big problem, they did not send emails out, so you had to be looking through your SOE Account page to find out that it was free to play, that's why no one really played it, and then no one came to play when the population started to die.

Make it free for previous/current subscribers of PS1 AND free for PS2 subscribers / members. That way even PS2 would have something from it, an additional "bonus" for the membership / subscription.
Or hell, just link the two together; Subscribe to PS1 and you get membership in PS2, be a member in PS2 and get subscription for PS1.

They just did this, but did not send emails out to all past subscribers, instead they just hoped people would sign in I guess.

The populations would have not only stayed, but they would have been several times higher if an email was sent out, as was stated earlier.

[Crator]

The populations would have not only stayed, but they would have been several times higher if an email was sent out, as was stated earlier.

Hamma actually sent an email out to all PSU forum subscribers. He didn't do it right away though. It was probably a month after SOE gave the free time out. It didn't really help that much though.

[Gunuko]

Hamma actually sent an email out to all PSU forum subscribers. He didn't do it right away though. It was probably a month after SOE gave the free time out. It didn't really help that much though.

Yes, but most Planetside-Universe Subscribers no longer visit the forums, many of which have changed emails at some point.

They needed to send emails out to all past subscribers of the game itself.

[Babyfark McGeez]

The free 6 months was an opportunity for the PS1 community to show that there is still enough life in the game to warrant some SOE time toward it. The first couple of weeks were promising but the population quickly died out. I haven't played it in months but I can only assume that there are a few players playing here and there.

It's time to get with the times and get over the fact that PS1 is done with. At this point, the vain soliciting directed at Smedley make this community look bad.

Maybe, but at the same time the inability of SOE to do anything with PS1 (and that short statement "here. free time. new bugs we don't bother fixing." does not really count as working with what we got here) makes them look bad.
It takes a little effort to stop the downward spiral of nobody logging on, but the way PS1 got treated and people who like it additionally basically being mocked by Smedley is definetely not the right way and simply shows there is zero support for this game by SOE.

Why they don't just pull the plug and end this unworthy comatose existence then is beyond me though.

On a sidenote, back when the incident with broken PSN (playstation network, not planetside next :p - god i wish...) accounts happened and everyone got free time for their SOE accounts, the server was pretty packed. And that was just ~2 years ago, so it is definitely possible to bring back life into PS1. It just takes a little more effort than what they put on display here.

[Koadster]

The free 6 months was an opportunity for the PS1 community to show that there is still enough life in the game to warrant some SOE time toward it. The first couple of weeks were promising but the population quickly died out. I haven't played it in months but I can only assume that there are a few players playing here and there.

It's time to get with the times and get over the fact that PS1 is done with. At this point, the vain soliciting directed at Smedley make this community look bad.

Dude your advice is gonna fall of deaf ears. I tried out PS1, the cert system I felt no more 'specialized' then PS2, I could change loadouts at will and even with broken combos like repair, heal, rocketlauncher on 1 guy. The base design is way better though. The little that I did play when the 6 months first came out, I was in regular 25vs25 battles or more.. It was just as spawn campy as PS2.

If there was some huge influx of people constantly playing, then SOE might actaully do something. I bet they saw numbers were extremely low and once again just let it die.

To the guys still fighting.. Do you REALLY think youd be playing this game with constant 50vs50 battles in 2014 hell even 5 years later in 2018? Like you genuinely believe that? Back in the day, it was a great game no doubt but its time has passed.

[Gunuko]

Everyone please remember these servers were built on year 2003 equipment, from what I heard is that it costs them little to nothing to run the Planetside 1 severs, so theres no harm with keeping them. If the game is put on Steam, it will get insane populations! Especially if they send out emails to all past subscribers of the game.

[Koadster]

" If the game is put on Steam, it will get insane populations! Especially if they send out emails to all past subscribers of the game. "

hahaha. PS2 doesnt get insane pops on steam. Who the fuck will play a game from 2003 if they arent vets.

[Huntsab]

PS1 despite being more sophisticated than many games today is dead. I never thought I would say this, but we must move on and hope a dev captures that same vibe PS1 had from the get go. PS2 is a joke and is less immersive than 1mm of water. Arma 3 is looking promising despite the crappy launch, will never have that PS vibe that many of us remember. Pacing , scope and combat was executed in a buggy but well meaning manner in PS1. Whatever ,made you rage about it you still came back, because nothing will scratch that itch, not unless some copy cat dev gets that epic play style nailed down.

I think PS1 would do well on Steam actually. PS2 runs like crap for many people. PS1 runs like a dream.

[Snrub]

As others have said, I'm pretty sure it's time for everyone to accept that PS1 is dead and isn't coming back. Heck, the game doesn't even have a web site anymore. I think the FTP period runs out next month, and after that, I would wager money that they will finally pull the plug once and for all.

Your best best is really to push SOE to incorporate more PS1-like features into PS2.

[Gunuko]

As others have said, I'm pretty sure it's time for everyone to accept that PS1 is dead and isn't coming back. Heck, the game doesn't even have a web site anymore. I think the FTP period runs out next month, and after that, I would wager money that they will finally pull the plug once and for all.

Your best best is really to push SOE to incorporate more PS1-like features into PS2.

It costs them little to nothing to run the Planetside 1 servers because of 2003 technology.

They said toward the end of year to early next year they would put the game up for free on Steam. If it goes on Steam it will get like 10,000 subscribers possibly more. There are games from 80's on there, many sequels like Half Life 1 and Half Life 2 together from the early 2000's and mid 2000's.

The game will go on Steam soon, I just am looking for people to get on twitter and email to remind them. The game will get so many people to play it and it costs them little to no money because of the 2003 technology the have said.

[SgtMAD]

to quote the great Richard Crenna in Rambo- "It's over,Johnny"

[RubiksCubix]

In my opinion, the best thing they could do in this particular case is release it free, and allow the steam workshop to distribute mods and skins and maps and such.

Charging money when there is a free second version out there-- sorry, it just won't work.

[infy]

funny how the server is still up..

[Huntsab]

funny how the server is still up..
Viagra?

[Gunuko]

Now is a good time to get on Twitter, and start sending John Smedley (SOE President) some tweets asking for it to be put on steam soon. Make sure you say thank you.

[HiroshiChugi]

Any word on the progress? I REALLY want to play PS1! I keep seeing all these videos and quite frankly, I would MUCH rather play PS1 right now than PS2, especially if they kept the actual Vanu vehicles and weapons, e.g.: the Flail.

[Gunuko]

Any word on the progress? I REALLY want to play PS1! I keep seeing all these videos and quite frankly, I would MUCH rather play PS1 right now than PS2, especially if they kept the actual Vanu vehicles and weapons, e.g.: the Flail.

I'm with you man! Keep asking John Smedley and other SOE developers to put PS1 on Steam now! PS2 is going on Playstation for real soon anyways! Thanks dudes.

Please if you really want PS1 on Steam free, keep talking to them, tweeting them, and emailing them, don't just wait around, ask some body!

[SgtMAD]

I think they pulled the plug today,PS says its closed on my account page

[ChipMHazard]

Nope. Game works fine for me.

[Chefkoch]

Would be cool to have it as F2P on Steam...do it SOE.

[OpolE]

Friend and I can't get on. Plug pulled for some users? UK players here

[ringring]

Friend and I can't get on. Plug pulled for some users? UK players here
When it went free some months ago it was time limited, I don't know why.

[Gunuko]

Like I said guys, email and tweet to SOE developers to put PS1 on Steam for free.

[email protected]

[Gunuko]

Got a reply on the Planetside 1 forums, here it is.

As far as Steam goes, not sure if we'll be going to Steam with the original PlanetSide.


From: Luperza
As far as Steam goes, not sure if we'll be going to Steam with the original PlanetSide.

For those of you having issues logging in, what error are you getting?

https://forums.station.sony.com/soe/index.php?threads/f2p.11500062873/#post-11500337359


Everyone, head to this thread, send her replies, and message her demanding Planetside 1 be put on Steam!


Edit: Recently I asked her, and she said she will send them my request to put the game on Steam for free.

[Zeta]

I don't know what the future holds for PS1 but I'll say this. I've supported and stuck with PS2 for a full year now, though never purchasing a sub, however I would gladly pay full-price for some kind of offline version of PS1 (ala minecraft classic etc...) and happily see my money go towards the further development of PS2.

I realize I may never get to play PS1 the way we all used to back in the day, but like many other of my favorite dead games (Team Fortress, Tribes...) I've always loved the ability to just run around the empty maps and relive the great times that were had by many.

There wouldn't even need to be bots or anything. A few months ago Brewko spawned all the bases with NPCs from the VR training room and they acted like killable targets. That's all I'd need :)

[Gunuko]

Storm the developer said she is going to leave a message to someone about PS1 being put on Steam. We need everyone here to be sending emails and tweets to developers don't stand around waiting for it to happen, send them an email/tweet they won't care if you do, they even respond to my stuff, and they have not complained yet.

[321]

I doubt they are going to put forth the effort required to put PS1 on Steam when they won't even invest the time to fix a login error most (all?) of us have been having for a while now.

[Gunuko]

I doubt they are going to put forth the effort required to put PS1 on Steam when they won't even invest the time to fix a login error most (all?) of us have been having for a while now.

There are a lot of games on there that have both their main and sequels on Steam. Some games from the 1990's do well on there and get thousands that play them every week.

Keep sending Tweets/Emails to SOE developers, they can always put Planetside 1 on Steam at any time, they will if you keep asking and persuading

[Gunuko]

Guys email John Smedley, it should not hurt one bit to put it on Steam, getting it up on there alone, will get 10's of thousands of Steam users on it. As well as be awesome, and I mean awesome advertisement, as well as making it easier to link someone to download the game.

Team Fortress 2 gets 10 Million players each week. Half Life is still up there from 1998, Planetside 1 should be on there to.

[bodypopper]

i totally agree with you gunuko,this should be on steam.

problem is the original is better than the sequel,theres been tons of posts from new PS2 players whove seen youtube videos of planetside,and just how good it was,they really want to play it!

now put that into a corporate view;planned obsolescence so you can sell more crap (plus beta test it for consoles;as things seem to be going) not to mention the login/mozzie bugs etc that mysteriously appeared when the 6 month free trial for vets came on.

the Ps2 devs are like a bunch of teenagers who dont seem to understand even basic problems in PS2;they can hype it all they like,but the playerbase will never have the purchasing loyalty of planetside,plus all the lies vets were told about it was going to be planetside next etc;con merchant tactics,nothing more.

and thats one of the reasons why sony america are screwed.

i would love nothing more than mr smedley to prove us wrong,go on release it on steam..charge a sub,make it part of PS2,whatever... but remember the golden rule:

never screw over a customer,as they wont come back..even with my small business i know that! (plus im an alright chap as the outcasters will attest ;) )

[PastalavistaBB]

There's a good reason SOE doesn't make Planetside 1 available to more people: People will eventually catch up to the fact of how crappy the gameplay in Planetside 2 is compared to Planetside 1.

Edit: Didn't read the post above before posting mine. He's probably saying the same thing as me.

[Warborn]

There's a good reason SOE doesn't make Planetside 1 available to more people: People will eventually catch up to the fact of how crappy the gameplay in Planetside 2 is compared to Planetside 1.

Edit: Didn't read the post above before posting mine. He's probably saying the same thing as me.

It's more like nobody in their right mind would play a FPS game in 2014 that was bad even by 2003 standards.

[Gunuko]

It's more like nobody in their right mind would play a FPS game in 2014 that was bad even by 2003 standards.

There are games on there from the 90's that still get thousands of people playing.

[bodypopper]

warborn.. the best tranny avatar.. bar none.

as should be GAME PLAY...

serious sam seems to be doing quite well on steam....

[Effective]

It's more like nobody in their right mind would play a FPS game in 2014 that was bad even by 2003 standards.

Actually it was pretty good in 2003 considering the size and scope.

[Logit]

Actually it was pretty good in 2003 considering the size and scope.

This, a lot of the problem with the original is that it was ahead of it's time.

[Gunuko]

Everyone, reply to this tweet! Make a quick account, then click on reply to tweet, respond, it only take a minute or two to do.

https://twitter.com/RogueDevUE/status/425335650032705536

We have to push Smedley and the other devs to put it on Steam! Ask now guys!

https://twitter.com/JohnGunuko/status/425414633092956160

[BeatCrazed]

Done, (I'm Loclear)

I can't believe that I didn't have a PSU account already, I thought I'd already posted here but I guess not 0.o

Edit: Better post this on the official planetside 1 forums too, Gunuko.

[Chefkoch]

This, a lot of the problem with the original is that it was ahead of it's time.

So true. Planetside 1 still is ahead of its time today when i see how good the imersion was back then (music, animations and so on)