What we know about Beta. - Page 36

AvacadoEight · 2012-05-31, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by bjorntju1

Yeah I am thinking that they are going to announce the beta date at E3. And that the beta starts a few weeks after E3.

Yeah. Maybe not even a week after E3. Since they'll be pouring information at E3, it wouldn't surprise me if a beta date was announced. They're updating artwork, and that generally means they're getting ready for something, seeing as they need to put a good image out for the new people coming in. In my experiences, beta follows closely after an artwork update.

bjorntju1 · 2012-05-31, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by AvacadoEight

Yeah. Maybe not even a week after E3. Since they'll be pouring information at E3, it wouldn't surprise me if a beta date was announced. They're updating artwork, and that generally means they're getting ready for something, seeing as they need to put a good image out for the new people coming in. In my experiences, beta follows closely after an artwork update.

Also possible. I don't think we need to wait much longer. Can't wait!

Synapse · 2012-05-31, 07:46 PM

Confirmed vocally on the Totalbiscuit and Higby stream, Beta after E3, not before.

He repeated the "very soon" wording about when exactly.

Xyntech · 2012-05-31, 08:44 PM

If it's "very soon" and "after E3, not before," E3 for beta announcement it is.

AvacadoEight · 2012-05-31, 09:24 PM

Hey. Still Beta announcements, right? Im really glad we're getting closer to beta than ever before.

Razicator · 2012-05-31, 10:30 PM

Everyone thinks "Soon" is trademarked by SOE. What about Blizzard? I'd say they own the trademark and copyright to it

AvacadoEight · 2012-05-31, 10:44 PM

I just hope by soon they mean soon. Not Blizzard soon. It even has its own section in one of the Wiki's. Here's hoping E3 has what we all seek as PS2 junkies in it!

Kriegson · 2012-05-31, 11:05 PM

It makes sense that they have waited until after E3 for beta. If people were able to test the game currently, there wouldn't be as much incentive for people to fly down there just to get on one of the rigs they've set up specifically for it.

Hopefully though, the public testing at E3 will be indicative of the state of the game being ready for testing, if only closed to start with. Though that might not necessarily be true considering they will be limited to only one objective in one area of the map. No progression either I imagine.

AvacadoEight · 2012-05-31, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Kriegson

It makes sense that they have waited until after E3 for beta. If people were able to test the game currently, there wouldn't be as much incentive for people to fly down there just to get on one of the rigs they've set up specifically for it.

Hopefully though, the public testing at E3 will be indicative of the state of the game being ready for testing, if only closed to start with. Though that might not necessarily be true considering they will be limited to only one objective in one area of the map. No progression either I imagine.

Well, The thing is they block off the continent to force people into a specific few zones to show them the scale that's available. So they get hyped about the intense action the game has to offer, and sign up for CBT, like the FB page and get things revved up even more. Makes sense, right?

Anderz · 2012-06-01, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by Kriegson

It makes sense that they have waited until after E3 for beta. If people were able to test the game currently, there wouldn't be as much incentive for people to fly down there just to get on one of the rigs they've set up specifically for it.

Hopefully though, the public testing at E3 will be indicative of the state of the game being ready for testing, if only closed to start with. Though that might not necessarily be true considering they will be limited to only one objective in one area of the map. No progression either I imagine.

Remember that E3 is not a public event, only industry. So you're either there as a game developer/publisher/VIP, or as a game journalist. Being able to control the environment in which journalists can play the game is crucial. If something weird of glitchy happens, someone from SOE is there to point it out and give reassurance. It also, as you said, entices/forces journalists to visit the SOE booth if they want to experience the game.

ringring · 2012-06-01, 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by bjorntju1

Everyone who has ever been subscribed to Planetside will get a ''special beta key'' (or priority beta key as they call it) As far as I know it doesn't matter if you subscribed from the beginning, or just a month ago. Just make sure you were once subscribed, and you signed up for the beta with the account you had an Planetside subscription on. I don't know if the reserves count.

But you must make sure you log in on your station account and sign up!

If you can't access it you will need to create one and get a beta key from PCGamer.

Xyntech · 2012-06-01, 07:05 AM

From TRay on twitter:

https://twitter.com/AdamJ_Harvey/sta...53234015211520

lol

Hamma · 2012-06-01, 10:03 AM

bjorntju1 · 2012-06-01, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by ringring

But you must make sure you log in on your station account and sign up!

Isn't that what I said? :P

Tssha · 2012-06-01, 01:04 PM

If you can't access your old station account, contact SOE customer support so they can help you sort it out. If you've forgotten your password, changed email addresses AND can't remember your username, I'm sure they can help you somehow.

Of course, if you're a complete amnesiac, you're screwed. But then, you'd have forgotten Planetside at this point anyway so it wouldn't be any different to starting fresh, except you might be at the back of the queue.