PS2 To Release for Sure in 2012?

[HellsPanda]

December 31st is always going to be a placeholder date, even for a free 2 play game wont release on that day, since the overtime would be cost prohibitive, since more stuff goes wrong during the first week of release than anyone can imagine, so the majority of the team will have to be available, unlike during normal running, when its the support staff most likely.

They are also not dependant on a before christmas release, as the christmas rush is to grab money from parents and grandparents buying gifts for their kids, f2p removes the need to reach the x-mas market.

[Mox]

Originally Posted by PhoenixDog

The date could also be placeholder.

It is the latest date for smed. And Smed thinks he will release it even earlier.

[JawsOfLife]

Originally Posted by Crator

There's this https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/244181710542102528
and this https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/244181868784795648
and finally this https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/244181988586696704

Put them all together:

Haha I had already posted that in my last post

[jamierawr]

Originally Posted by JawsOfLife

Hey everyone, I just read up on the alpha squad "Founders Package" here and was caught off guard with this line:Your Beta access starts immediately, and you will receive 4000 Station Cash immediately! You will receive your in-game items upon the launch of PlanetSide 2, on or before December 31, 2012.

Is this official confirmation of a pre-2013 release date? What do you guys think?

all i can say is dont get sucked into that

sure you get your 4000 and beta access immediately, but once the betas over and the retail version comes out, there is a very big chance all stats is going to be reset, meaning anything you buy with that 4000 SC will be gone, and your SC will not reset back to 4000 when the retail comes out, the license to play the retail game doesn't even come in the Alpha squad pack and the only thing of value in that alpha squad pack is the SC, its just a marketing scheme to get you to buy SC

there is no way this game will be released this year and will be whole, its still got enough issues to be classed as not completed atm

[SpottyGekko]

Originally Posted by Mox

It is the latest date for smed. And Smed thinks he will release it even earlier.

Agreed. Every project has a deadline and an initial budget. There HAS to be one, else the team will fiddle and tweak and add "cool stuff" and generally screw around and burn money.

Not sayin' that deadline is set in stone, but it's most likely made of some fairly hard stuff, so that it can't be hit AND passed through without some hurt

[Hein Hoek]

If they continue updating on this tempo, I think they can make it.
They are probably testing the other continents on the same bugs that this one has.
I think they are pretty fast and spot on when it comes to the optimization of things.

I might be wrong on this, I dont know what features are still left out for us to see.
And those could also create future problems that could maybe take a long time.
Who know's ?
firefall is in beta for about a year, but in my opinion that game still doesnt come close to this game on all kinds of aspects.

[RSphil]

im open about release dates but alot can be done in 3 months. iv don a lot betas and alphas and you'd be surprised at how much work can be done in a short period of time.

i hope they do it correct and make as good as possible before release. corporate pressure is always a factor.

[ZaiRoX]

Game will launch on december 22.

[Sploosh]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Yea I'm not sure how else it can be interpreted either seems pretty clear that there will be some form of launch.

Maybe all this will be granted during OB, just for the sole fact that there won't be a character wipe after that.

I pray that release isn't for at least 5-6 months.

[Bittermen]

Originally Posted by jamierawr

sure you get your 4000 and beta access immediately, but once the betas over and the retail version comes out, there is a very big chance all stats is going to be reset, meaning anything you buy with that 4000 SC will be gone, and your SC will not reset back to 4000 when the retail comes out

And how do you know this?

Judging from other games that did founder's packages.... You will get any "cash" spent back after wipes. As if there was anything to spend it on...yet.

ex. MWO and TA

[Crator]

Originally Posted by Bittermen

And how do you know this?

Judging from other games that did founder's packages.... You will get any "cash" spent back after wipes. As if there was anything to spend it on...yet.

ex. MWO and TA

Will be hard to use SC in PS2 in beta since they don't allow it. And Higby said last night on AGN they aren't allowing SC usage in beta. Only after launch.

[JawsOfLife]

Ok since no one seems to be reading my post from earlier:

Smed confirmed that the "release date" provided was just for legal reasons! He still says the game will release when ready!

Also, as for the guy who said all the SC you spend will be lost on the reset...you can't spend station cash now. The store will not be unlocked until release, or at least, no Sc can be spent until release. That would be a huge dick move of Sony to wipe purchased items from the game, not to mention it would probably be the downfall of the game if that were to happen lol.

[james]

Thats normal, but i really hope it doesn't got live till the game is fixed, as it sits right now from previous beta's i would guess this game is still 6+ months out from release. I'm thinking q1-q2 2013

[PhoenixDog]

Originally Posted by Mox

It is the latest date for smed. And Smed thinks he will release it even earlier.

Hey look, I was right.

Looks like more people got suckered into a static date. Game is in beta. It'll be released when it's ready. This is just there for the sake of putting it there, or as Smed said, "For the lawyers".

Just play beta and help make the game better. Quit speculating on stupid things.

[snaffe]

Putting Smed's quotes together, it's definitely launching in 2012. Who knows how many continents, but who cares - more content will be built.

I'm thinking launch before Christmas, and that's before the Founder's package came out (I mean due to finances and general launch strategies and the alignment of the moons I thought that before they even said December 31st as a placeholder in the FOunder's package).

Remember Sony isn't doing great financially, there will be, I think, pressure to deliver the moniez on this game substantially before whenever their fiscal ends (this is what I think at least, happy to be corrected!).