News: Smed on PlanetSide 2 Beta

[Whoknowswhat1]

If they are still hard at work on the beta... how will it come out soon. i say 1-2 months

[Bruttal]

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

ya know.. and now im officially drunk....... its responses like this that eat my asshole alive with flesh eating bacteria.......


if they WANTED last minute subs.... for WHATEVER REASON... they would show a ton more footage that is not yet complete, increase the hype 100%... spend 3500 dollars on a TV spot at 6pm nationally on NBC and get 15 thousand people easily.... prolonging it 3 months being equal to 15 x 15 x 3 equalling nearly 700 thousand dollars......

If they wanted to fuck you, they could.... they havent..... relax.

I like how though the entire post it read rage, then you get all the way down to the vary end "they could..... they haven't.... Relax.." sound like at this point you was counting down in your head to claim down.... but i tease as for what you said.

regarding the subscribtions theres still 26 days left on my free 45days, and Ill resub when theres 1day left. but i was thinking they don't want to announce anything till the 45 free days are up.

[DviddLeff]

When he says that I expect beta in months rather than years.

[hippieschuh]

I think we will get more info about the game in 1-2 Weeks and Beta will be comming in August (at least closed beta).

[SwiftRanger]

Maybe a magazine preview will have more details. They tend to get more exclusive newsbits first.

[exLupo]

Originally Posted by Whoknowswhat1

If they are still hard at work on the beta... how will it come out soon. i say 1-2 months

All things considered, 1-2 months is "soon" in dev cycles. I'm guessing it's more the 3-5 month version of "soon".

[Oty]

About the ealease of Beta and the release of the game I reacted to one thing Smedeley said at the Q&A at the fanfaire. he talked about BF3 and said that he would take a week off and play BF3 and the go back to playing planetside 2. OK so he is the CEO so he could have acess to the game, but why would he play a MMOFPS all by him self? my guess is that there will be atleast a beta before BF3 is arriving which is in late october! which sertanly is earlier than ppl think

[cashfoyogash]

Iam thinking this 45 free day trial is to get active accounts for PS2. They need people who know PS1 to play the game. Id expect beta near the end of this 45 day pass with PS1. You see the screen shots thats game play right there. The game itself has to be some what playable and stable right now. Id expect beta to start soon, but why is everyone rushing SOE? Id rather them take their time and have a very polished game and not rush it then we get another PS1.

[Xaine]

Originally Posted by cashfoyogash

Iam thinking this 45 free day trial is to get active accounts for PS2. They need people who know PS1 to play the game. Id expect beta near the end of this 45 day pass with PS1.

Thats a good point actually.

Give everyone a chance to sit back down with PS1 again so its fresh in their minds, so they know what they want changed etc.

[dachlatte]

Originally Posted by Xaine

Thats a good point actually.

Give everyone a chance to sit back down with PS1 again so its fresh in their minds, so they know what they want changed etc.

every SOE game got the 45 day for free because of the hacks earlier this year

[Dorest0rm]

Sooner™

[cashfoyogash]

Originally Posted by dachlatte

every SOE game got the 45 day for free because of the hacks earlier this year

Oh, didnt know that... ha *puts foot in mouth*

BUT

I do know Smed said that PS1 active accounts are guaranteed a beta invite, soooooo keep those accounts going. I would also like to think from the trailer and the screen shots that the game is very playable and stable as it is actual gameplay. They may have a date in their minds when beta should start (very soon to them) but problems can always come up to delay this. Just know like Jesus, its coming.

[JanitOr KanOs]

Soon: Copyright 2003-2011 Sony Online Entertainment. All rights reserved. "Soon" does not imply any particular date, time, decade, century, or millennia in the past, present, and certainly not the future. "Soon" shall make no contract or warranty between SOE and the end user. "Soon" will arrive some day, SOE does guarantee that "soon" will be here before the end of time. Maybe. Do not make plans based on "soon" as SOE will not be liable for any misuse, use, or even casual glancing at "soon."

[LZachariah]

Hahahahahahah

[FastAndFree]

Originally Posted by cashfoyogash

BUT

I do know Smed said that PS1 active accounts are guaranteed a beta invite

This is how rumors spread...
He said:

"I can also say that the first beta testers are going to be current Planetside subscribers"
which is technically not the same thing