When did you start playing Planetside 1?

[Sirisian]

Just trying to get a general feel for the vocal minority here and how it's made up. This poll just concerns when you created your account and started playing. This isn't about how much you played, just when you played pretty much. (Also not for bragging). I notice some of the names from the game, but some of them must have played on different servers so it's hard for me to know everyone.

I made this when I saw the following comment and realized I don't know who that person is other than probably a halo fan.

Originally Posted by MasterChief096

I'm starting to think 90% of the people on these forums have never played the game, or have only played it within like the past year and have no idea how the game worked in the past.

// edit It has come to my attention that "vocal minority", aka those who post online about a game, can be derogatory. Title changed... nvm it won't change the real forum title. Just pretend.

// edit2 Also I always read ranges like beta-2005 as [beta, 2005) as in not including 2005 in case someone reads them differently.

[basti]

http://myplanetside.station.sony.com...927&worldId=21

Think this is my very first character. Was created on a trial account, thats why i cant access it anymore. Would have been deleted anyway. :P

[Bags]

I started in late summer of '05. Played almost every day until summer of '07, where I jumped ship to WoW with some friends. After '09 I have resubbed the odd month here and there. I've been subbed since PS2 was announced.

[Raymac]

First joined shortly after launch. It was either late May or early June of 2003. (memory a little hazy from beer hops and bong resin) Stayed subbed pretty much ever since. Just got lucky with the timing because I just heard about it from a friend. Looked it up, and bought it the very next day.

[Nephilimuk]

hmmm I am the original bitter vet and I remember you when you were a tadpole swimming around dads happy sack

[Goku]

I started in October 2004.

[Aractain]

It seems like SOOOO long ago. Oh 2003. I was young and stupid back then - Im not young anymore.

[Malorn]

Started in Beta. I think late 2003 to mid 2004 was Planetside's prime. Some awesome gaming during that time period.

Release had some funny quirks (like when spawning drained NTUs - a base fight would go neutral in a few minutes), but was otherwise still quite good. Back in the day of 10 minute vehicle timers and no repair/rearm pads when pilots went around with glueguns and extra ammo in their agile armor w/ pistols. When the mosquito's gun had a CoF bloom that made it little more than scout aircraft. When Phoenix ammo boxes had 3 rounds in them. When the TR AI max was the pounder (and when it was the DC in beta)....

[Bing]

Lets see, I believe I started playing around 2004, though I didn't create this character until later. Not sure when that was. I remember reading the official forums every night before I subbed to the game, I just couldn't get enough. PS was only my second ever subbed game, and certainly played a large part in my acceptance of such a format.

[FastAndFree]

I started early 2007

It's a funny story actually, I got into the WoW open beta but after installing it and playing it for only a few hours, my Radeon 9600 died denying me the ability to play anything. While I waited for it to be repaired under warranty, which took an agonizing 30 days, I browsed the beta forum, where I accidentally stumbled upon a thread where people were talking about other MMOs, and someone mentioned this intriguing "MMOFPS".

Suffice to say, I never logged back into the WoW open beta when my card finally arrived...

So basically Fate led me from WoW to Planetside

[CutterJohn]

Started 2 months after release(Conflicted with the release of EVE). Played a few months. Quit. Played again a year or so later. Quit again due to dial up. Played again. Quit again. Played again. Quit again. Last log in january due to PSN hype.

[Fews]

End of beta through fall of 2004. Those were great 16 hour summer days

viva Johari!

[ikon]

my friend got beta

so i went over to his place & proceeded to jump into a reaver.

i was hooked 4 life!

[Graywolves]

I started in late 03' or early 04'

[HawkEye]

Started in Beta. I played untill the sun came up the first day. I first unsubbed in like 2008 then subbed off and on untill 2010. Resubbed in Mid Feb of this year and have been subbed since. I still have my PS discs and box from when PS was released.