Date to be considered a Veteren?

Dullard · 2012-07-16, 05:02 PM

I've read a few unverified comments here and on reddit that said you need to have been a paying subscriber to Planetside1 by April 2012 to be considered a veteran. Would someone please give me a link to an interview, forum comment or tweet specifying which date a subscribed Planetside1 player needed to have to be considered a veteran and thereby eligible to receive a priority beta invite please?

We have several people in our Outfit who have started playing with us after April 2012 and I'd like to clear up any contusion regarding beta keys.

Thank you.

BraavikStal · 2012-07-16, 05:46 PM

If you have ever had a active subscription on PS1, you are considered a veteran

Dullard · 2012-07-16, 06:13 PM

Thank you for your response, but do you have some sort of official word on the subject?

somerandomguy · 2012-07-16, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by BraavikStal

If you have ever had a active subscription on PS1, you are considered a veteran

That means the years of playing is a complete waste and people are if not already gonna be buying their ways into veteran status.

lame

Best way to confirm Veteran status is use the actual activation date when their planetside account was activated. Don't see how a subscription confirms veteran status at all.

Jomo · 2012-07-16, 07:02 PM

There was an official cut off date that was sometime earlier this year. I want to say, April or May? I can't find the exact quote but I remember reading it (I know that doesn't help much) but if you've had an account before April or May this year you're considered a Vet.

Baneblade · 2012-07-16, 08:06 PM

If you don't have a reason to bitch about the annual merits stopping at six years... you aren't what most vets would consider a vet. But that wasn't what you really asked.

Malstrum · 2012-07-16, 08:07 PM

"That means the years of playing is a complete waste and people are if not already gonna be buying their ways into veteran status.

lame"

Wait hold up, you're suggesting that all your years spent on Planetside was to achieve veteran status on Planetside 2?.

Being a veteran should be a small bonus in Planetside 2, nothing more or less. Also, so what if people have only started playing recently?, just because they didn't start playing years ago doesn't mean they should be withheld from being a veteran, after all to be a veteran all you need to do is participate in a certain event for a small period of time.

I understand you're concern that it might seem unfair to let people who have only started playing recently to be considered a veteran, but in my opinion the more vet's I see in PS2 the better.

NoDachi · 2012-07-16, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by somerandomguy

That means the years of playing is a complete waste and people are if not already gonna be buying their ways into veteran status.

lame

Best way to confirm Veteran status is use the actual activation date when their planetside account was activated. Don't see how a subscription confirms veteran status at all.

Hah the only thing that is lame is your entitlement complex.

somerandomguy · 2012-07-16, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Malstrum

just because they didn't start playing years ago doesn't mean they should be withheld from being a veteran

vet·er·an/ˈvetərən/
Noun:
A person who has had long experience in a particular field, esp. military service: "a veteran of two world wars".

Originally Posted by NoDachi

Hah the only thing that is lame is your entitlement complex.

ok.

STALKER · 2012-07-16, 09:40 PM

What exactly does being a veteran get you?

Ninjacalypse · 2012-07-16, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by STALKER

What exactly does being a veteran get you?

I'm guessing an exclusive pink-colored armor or something. Maybe even blue hair.

...gotta have blue hair...

Goku · 2012-07-16, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by Ninjacalypse

I'm guessing an exclusive pink-colored armor or something. Maybe even blue hair.

...gotta have blue hair...

Possibly. Who knows what they will be doing.

Anyway being a "veteran" grants you a priority to getting into beta. Its not that you will get in right away, but you have a better chance verse someone who say just yesterday signed up for beta w/o any kind of key.

somerandomguy · 2012-07-17, 12:04 AM

Whoa this thread hasn't been deleted by Goku yet

EDIT: I don't care anymore.

PhoenixDog · 2012-07-17, 09:41 AM

Instead of arguing about status or other stupid entitlement crap... Can we get an answer to the question? Does anyone have a link to any official source as to when veteran status/priority access ends?

somerandomguy · 2012-07-17, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by PhoenixDog

official source as to when veteran status/priority access ends?

That's all i wanted to know too, but no-one here has an answer.