Official Beta News Thread

Hamma · 2002-11-02, 12:05 AM

Here is all the compiled Beta Updates thus far.

<A target=_blank href="http://www.gamespydaily.com/">GameSpy Daily</A> is reporting that 1000 people will be selected for limited beta. Here is a quote
<UL>Sony Online Entertainment announced today that From November 1, to November 8, 1000 people will be chosen to play PlanetSide months before it is opened to the general public.</UL>Thanks to <A target=_blank href="http://www.gamespydaily.com/">GameSpy Daily</A>..

In addition to the Beta starting, Dave Georgeson has also posted a new producers letter. Here is a snippet:
<UL>What a long, strange trip it's been.</UL>
<UL>As of today, PlanetSide, the world's first true massively multiplayer combat action game, is Internal Beta. (We do bug-stomping on a regular, weekly basis here via our regular weekly playtests, but Internal Beta is essentially a huge frag-fest on the little pests, decimating their ranks and sterilizing them to prevent further off-spring.)</UL>Click <A target=_blank href="http://planetside.station.sony.com/team_comments.jsp">here</A> to head over.

Well the beta signup is officially <A target=_blank href="http://planetside.station.sony.com/beta/direct_user.jsp">live</A>, here is the press release.
<UL>Apply for PlanetSide's Open Beta! Just <A class=link target=_blank href="http://planetside.station.sony.com/beta/direct_user.jsp">fill out the beta application</A>, and you could be part of the PlanetSide open beta.  The beta application will only be available for one week, so be sure to apply by Friday, November 8.</UL>Click <A target=_blank href="https://www.station.sony.com/secure/en/registration/registration.jsp?returnURL=http://www.station.sony.com/en/index.jsp">here</A> to register for a Station account, and click <A target=_blank href="http://planetside.station.sony.com/beta/direct_user.jsp">here</A> for the beta signup page. Also in related news, Happy birthday to Dave Georgeson, Planetside Producer!

Comments

Hope everyone signed up!

Hamma · 2002-11-02, 12:31 AM

oops, lets not forget

http://planetside.station.sony.com/fansites.jsp

Unregistered · 2002-11-02, 12:38 AM

l33t.

Nohimn · 2002-11-02, 01:32 AM

I wasn't able to get the requirements on time for beta!! Tell me how it is like. I'll probably be more hyped up about it at the released then anyone who played it already.

Zarparchior · 2002-11-02, 01:53 AM

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT! I posted the wrong amount of memory my video card has! I said it has 16MB!!!

Dammit... it meets the requirments! The DxDiag will show it, right? They'll still consider me at least? I mean, they WILL look at DxDiag first? Ugh...

I'm screwj0rd r0yal, aren't I?

Unregistered · 2002-11-02, 02:50 AM

I wouldn't think so Zarp. I doubt they would have asked for it if they didn't want look at it, and Nohimn, there's still plenty of time left to sign up.

I think you'll bot h be alright.

Shiver · 2002-11-02, 11:24 AM

I doubt it will be but, if anything over beta applications relies upon any sort of first come first serve basis, I will be angry.

I can't sign up yet because I'm having errors getting a new station account, plus I can't make myself a new DXdiag until my PC is sorted (I'm on a friend's PC right now, the install of XP is happening as I speak).

I wont be signing up for a few days ...

Hamma · 2002-11-02, 12:47 PM

I highly doubt it would be first come first serve

Manitou · 2002-11-02, 01:28 PM

The key here is to get a wide range of the community to include different PC setups, different age groups, and different reasons for actually wanting to try the beta. This would ensure a greater sampling of the demands on systems and it also will light up any bugs that might occur from conflicts with different hardware/software setups.

I think we all have a good shot.

Lets sit back and enjoy the anticipation!!!

Hamma · 2002-11-02, 01:38 PM

A nice link was posted on PSI about beta testing:

http://horizonsvault.ign.com/feature...rials/18.shtml

Shiver · 2002-11-02, 04:04 PM

I say anyone signed up to the PSU boards should automatically be a beta tester

I've found out that it isn't first come first serve at all, so that gives me a few days ... the PC no longer freezes and I'm getting some impressive 3d mark scores, the second hard drive however doesn't work full stop, I can't take any more PC issues