News: Smed on PlanetSide 2 Beta - Page 3

Logit · 2011-07-29, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by FastAndFree

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

I can see it now

"I'm subscribed but I has no BETA Invitez!" "LIES, SOES, LIES."

To be perfectly honest, the best people to beta this game played the game years ago. Ya know, when it was good? A lot of the people who play these days don't even speak English, what good do they really do?

Sovereign · 2011-07-29, 11:50 AM

^ Right, so people who are not native english speakers cannot possibly contribute to a beta for an mmo that is reaching out to various people from across the globe. Such wisdom!

In regards to that statement, I don't see how you can pose the argument that it doesn't necessarily mean that those who have subscribed wont in fact receive one the key word here is that eventually they will.

You cant be so naive as to think that it can be taken out of context?! How else is one to interpret such a straight forward statement..?

morf · 2011-07-29, 11:57 AM

I'm thinking that this all means that we'll see a soft-release by the end of this year i.e. beta will open and they will send out invites and then anyone who pre-orders also gets a beta invite. I would think that any current subscriber will get in beta eventually, if the game is designed to support thousands of players on a single continent, they will need to test with thousands of players on a single continent. It just makes sense that the game will have a huge beta playerbase.

GTGD · 2011-07-29, 02:54 PM

While I wish we could get a timeframe (even a quarter), I'm more and more impressed by the devs and their dedication to the game and the fanbase. People complaining about them really need to shut up. It's not like they're whoring out marketing by just giving us tons of videos and screenshots. The fact that they are answering messages in text on a message board and on social media shows that.

I can't wait for the beta. Although I let my 45 free days run out, I have been hoping to be able to resub soon. Once I get a couple of big school and work related projects out of the way, I can go back to fragging the shit out of you guys :P

Kurtz · 2011-07-29, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by 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

at least quote me, since I'm the one that picked that out of some obscure 22 minute interview from Fan Faire.

Kurtz · 2011-07-29, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by JanitOr KanOs

"Soon" will arrive some day, however SOE does NOT guarantee that "soon" will be here before the end of time.

fixed!

JanitOr KanOs · 2011-07-29, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by Kurtz

fixed!

Ya know, I thought that was a typo, too. Until I read the part after it.

"SOE does guarantee that "soon" will be here before the end of time. Maybe."

Then it made it funnier, even if you had to think about it for a second. But I agree, it flows better the way you have it.

Aractain · 2011-07-29, 05:00 PM

Do you guys know that Smed is a massive troll right? His desktop is probably trollface.

I remember the time when he personally decreed that Brigands would be made only slightly more useful than Swashbucklers. I mean seriously? Those posers? How dare he troll me with "percent chance to avoid AOE"!

ECM · 2011-07-29, 10:14 PM

I am just going to take Smed's news as good news.

If the beta came out this year I will be happy, but I wont get overly hyped, so I am not to concern if it comes out later than we all thought. I do the same thing about my projects, always telling the customers it will be done soon, so I know how this works.

Bags · 2011-07-29, 10:21 PM

But the thing is this isn't news. He's said this before.

DreaM · 2011-07-29, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

Soon:

Definition: In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise.

SOONer than you think. what is the exact consensus on what everyone thinks? I will do that math if you post the exact date.

mm/dd/yyyy

Naturally people will assume it won't be for at least a year maybe more, as is standard for most MMOs especially something that is potentially as complicated as Planetside.

However, in order for them to actually develop the game they need to have a large play testing base early on in the development of the game. With a game as vast as Planetside, it's not a case of setting up a 64 player server and having at it to find bugs; you need to have potentially several hundred people playing at the same time.

Someone already suggested that they're going to have a soft release; this makes the most sense for several reasons.

My guess is later this year for current Planetside subscribers BEFORE they made the announcement. This would stop the less dedicated people from simply jumping on the beta train.

**T-Ray** · 2011-07-30, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

Guys, I hate to play the defensive fanboy (and yea, im a fanboy)... but those guys are real world pouring their heart into it..... It's not like me and a simple trailer with some half assed to 3 quater assed remixing.... They are compounding an entirely new engine..... an entirely new concept to a once born game that did not receive the attention it deserved.... and trying to make it perfect....

They aren't pulling the 3d realms shit (duke nukem forever?) where the devs dont talk to you for LITERALLY years at a time.. and they are active on the forums..... the more we push, the more they feel pressured.... even subconciously..... Help them help us.... Lets push away from wanting more media and the game NOW NOW NOW .. and use our expeirence over the last 8 years to help provide better ideas and implement a game that wants to be played by millions .. not thousands....

yeah what he said

cashfoyogash · 2011-07-30, 02:44 AM

I fully support SOE taking their time on PS2 or we will just get a rushed version of a game we think we want. Then we get it and your raging every where saying it is crap and they should of took more time. Id hate for another PS1 release. Back around Core Combat SOE had a bad rap. Smedley dont care about the games, SOE dont care about its subscribers, SOE is full of empty promises... If that were true it definitely doesnt stand true today. Be excited for the upcoming game it will be awesome that is for sure, but dont rush it or the only thing that is gonna be awesome is this built up perception you have in your head about PS2.

raw · 2011-07-30, 04:54 AM

I WANT BETA AND I WANT IT NOW

<--- angry customer face

Aractain · 2011-07-30, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by T-Ray

yeah what he said

I wasn't asking for beta. Its way too soon for beta. What we do need is some sock-blowing massive warfare demonstration to entice the females from COD (and a few of the males aswell; the hot ones).