As usual, a huge thank you to everyone here!

[Fafnir]

Originally Posted by Zekeen

We're probably one of the only gaming communities this close to our Devs. I mean seriously, I never really spoke with Higby in any way even on the forums, but it feels like I personally know him. We've watched countless comments, videos, and articles with Higby and given our full support to ensure what he made got the support it needed.

Now granted I speak of not knowing Higby and TRay and such, but apparently me and Clegg are each others "heroes", and I can't wait for Beta to start and to clegg a Galaxy alongside the originator.

Planetside 2 is probably one of the only games where I think the developers only care half as much on the typical importance that other devs value, and instead put more focus on how badly they want to play the game. In order for the game to have enough numbers it has to do well, and I think that factors in a lot. I believe this obsession with enjoying the game is what has really made PS2 come out so well as it has right now. I wonder if the Devs are gonna start their own special outfits to fight the players, or join existing community outfits in beta and launch.

This cannot be quoted enough times

Seriously, I saw someone asking about game mechanics and then Higby showed up and explained why exactly they went that way. I've never seen this level of interection with the community before.

Keep this up man, because this is why you're making the best game!

[Figment]

Originally Posted by Higby

Hey guys -

Just home from E3 and wanted to pop in here first thing.

You all know what a huge show it was for us, and you might be the only people who aren't surprised at the amazing reactions we've gotten from everyone who are just discovering the promise of a PlanetSide game. I wanted to offer (yet again) a huge thank you to all of you, several journalists I talked to brought up what a passionate and awesome community PlanetSide has. They know that when they post articles about the game they get tons of positive reaction from planetsiders sharing memories of their favorite online gaming moments and honestly, the buzz you create with your tweets and posts on facebook definitely don't go unnoticed.

I really hope you all enjoyed the coverage these last few days. I know you're itching to get your hands on the game, believe me when I say that theres nothing I want more than to get everyone in and start hearing feedback - but please try to be patient as we work on building the MMOFPS experience that you all want and deserve.

Thanks for taking this ride with us!

You lot did a good job Higgles.


Hopefully the media attention will only increase from here on.

Now back to developing Thunderers darnit! We need our amphibians!

[Goldeh]

Will we see you in-game sometime in the future once the beta starts Mr. Higby?

;o

[Redshift]

Thank you Higby, and all the team for your work.

This thread will get long i predict.

[EVILoHOMER]

It looked amazing and I loved how you brought Planetside to the modern era and not just via graphics but gameplay too.

[Cam]

Congratulations Higby and Planetside 2 team. I can't wait for beta but take all the time you need .

p.s If your ever in Japan stop by Yokosuka and i will buy you all a drink

[Sabrak]

I remember the first time I saw Higby.

It was on the (live?) video where they showed for the very first time the very first trailer of what was, back then, Planetside Next.

Smed introduced Higby on the scene, as the creative director of the game, and my first reaction was "Woah! That guy looks like a kid with long hair!"

I had no idea at the time that Matt was going to turn into the charismatic beast he now is.

As a Planetside fan, you have to love his passion for the game and the community, and I can shamelessly say that I love that guy for what he's been doing for and with us.

Matt, if you ever read this, know that you're the one to be thanked. Smed couldn't have chosen a better person to make Planetside 2.

But I won't forget the whole PS2 dev team who's been really awesome and active, like I've never seen devs be before.
They've just proved that game developpers can really be passionate by their games, and that the industry isn't full of money-eating pigs yet.


Sooo, yeah. Thank you again Matt and the PS2 team.
You guys totally deserve what's happening for Planetside 2, and much more.

[Nasher]

I actually re-installed and was playing planetside 1 for hours yesterday. Still had 45 days credit on it

Can't wait to get in to PS2

[diLLa]

I've watched all the livestream sessions, and I can't say anything else than that I loved it thoroughly. I haven't heard of any other game that had 2 hour livestreams of E3 footage on daily basis.

Thank you for the awesome game and awesome fan service!

[Magpie]

I will look forward to Killing you higby in Beta muhah

[SurgeonX]

Cheers for taking the time to write that Higby.

And just to echo everyone elses feelings, a massive thanks to you and everyone else on the PS2 team for being so open and honest, and for giving PS2 its best chance of success.

[bjorntju1]

No, thank YOU and the dev team to making this awesome game happen! When I saw that first screenshot of the vangaurd tank when it was still called PlanetSide next I always imagined how it would looked like. But I didn't expected it to look so good as it is right now!

[Kilmoran]

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[Qel]

Thank you and all of the devs, great to see the game getting some recognition finally and hopefully this bodes well for the future.

Can't wait to play it

[Toppopia]

No, thank you Higby, thank you all the developers that have made an awesome game, you should all be proud. Now i patiently wait for beta