Reserves Program FAQ

Hamma · 2006-02-23, 03:13 PM

Enrico has posted the new PlanetSide Reserves FAQ! Here is an excerpt:

<BLOCKQUOTE> Q: Will PlanetSide Reserves players be given the same priority as paying players when waiting for a spot on a population locked continent?
A: Players on accounts that are paying a subscription will have priority over PlanetSide Reserves player accounts.

Q: Will PlanetSide Reserves players be limited to the amount of players per account?
A: All demo player accounts will have the same character limits as paying accounts. You can have up to 8 characters on each server.

Q: When will the PlanetSide Reserves program launch?
A: We have not locked down an official launch date as of yet but we hope to have it live within the month of March.. </BLOCKQUOTE>
Check out the full FAQ <a href="/p-planetside-reserves-faq-64.htm">here</a> or check out the original thread <a href="/ps/track_psdevs.php?post=4788">here</a>.

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http://www.planetside-universe.com/n...m-faq-1363.htm

Mag-Mower · 2006-02-23, 03:28 PM

Its actually happening! Not as soon as I had hoped. but its still happening!

Hamma · 2006-02-23, 03:30 PM

Aye indeed

The only thing that concerns me is:

Q: How long can I play the demo?
A: The program will run for a fixed 12-month period. The length of your demo time will depend on when in the promotion period you sign up. If you sign up on the first day, you will have almost 12 full months of gameplay. If you sign up one week before the end of the program, you will have one week of demo time.

That kinda stinks

MrSpandex · 2006-02-23, 10:12 PM

Will probably bring in a lot of new palyers and make the game kinda like beta for a year. Just think that for almost a third of the time you've been playing Planetside, anyone else can play free

Mag-Mower · 2006-02-23, 10:23 PM

Im just affraid of how nice it will be for a year, then, bam! no more players... But hopefuly that wont happen, I hope that people that play this Reserves program will end up actually subscribing.

TyPhOOn2k · 2006-02-24, 07:43 AM

i think most of the players wont like the restrictions to demo accounts... i mean... br6 what can you do with such a character...
and there wont be many ppl running around with engineering or medic...
on one side i like fodderside but on the other i think alot of br6 ppl make a lot of work for the br 20+ ppl

Hamma · 2006-02-24, 08:05 AM

I bet if the program is a success SOE will use it as a chance to promote the game again and say "Due to the success of our program we are extending it for another year!!1"

PizzasRgooD · 2006-02-26, 05:06 AM

Yeah BR6 is nothing.. You have BR5 after doing the vr stuff, just a couple more hours from there to BR6. It will probably atract more people, but none of them will play it for a year, they'll either subscibe or stop alltogether.

GPman · 2006-02-26, 01:19 PM

Well I can tell you for 100% I absolutely will not be paying after the 12 months are up. The performance problems I mentioned in another message are too severe. They really messed up the code since beta. It is horrible. I have dropped everything down to lowest settings (yes that means 800x600 and 16 bit graphics!) and still drop down into single digit fps during hectic battles if bfr's are around. I was very high option wise in beta. The only thing that helps is dropping the viewing distance to almost lowest possible setting. This puts you at so much of a disadvantage it is not even funny. Can't fly well, can't take on air targets, can't snipe etc. Heck you can't even see to the other side of the base. Try repairing base turrets when you can't even see a noob sniper standing in the open on a hillside taking you down. Really, the draw distance isn't even an option. Just enough fps to do some in base support work but thats it. I know I wanted to be mainly support but even that is limited. It is a shame they let the code bloat like that. Mainly I will be playing just every now and then with just some quick support work for an hour or so when I am bored and thats it. I would buy this game if it performed like it used to.

Mag-Mower · 2006-02-26, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by TyPhOOn2k

i think most of the players wont like the restrictions to demo accounts... i mean... br6 what can you do with such a character...
and there wont be many ppl running around with engineering or medic...
on one side i like fodderside but on the other i think alot of br6 ppl make a lot of work for the br 20+ ppl

No medics/engineers is better for me. Just means a better oppiritunity for me to get my merits in support.

Ghryphen · 2006-02-26, 05:00 PM

GPman, I don't know how it can perform worse, your computer and their patches should both have improved performance in the last 3 years. The last time I logged in I was able to max out every setting and get good performance due to having multiple computer upgrades since the engine was created. I really don't think what you are experiencing is the norm for most the of PlanetSide players.

Geist · 2006-02-26, 09:14 PM

That really sucks,Only BR6,I mean I got BR9 in a week.

WildEagle · 2006-02-26, 10:37 PM

I got BR10 in 36 hours

GPman · 2006-02-26, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by Gryphon

GPman, I don't know how it can perform worse, your computer and their patches should both have improved performance in the last 3 years. The last time I logged in I was able to max out every setting and get good performance due to having multiple computer upgrades since the engine was created. I really don't think what you are experiencing is the norm for most the of PlanetSide players.

My computer has not improved in the last 3 years.

But their patches have only added more and more items to the game. Their code was working fine with launch items. But since then, new programers have come in and added more and more to it. Those bfrs definately stress things, because then they come by it really slows down.

So yeah, anybody with newer systems will be fine. But my system shows they are only bogging it down. Programmers can either optimize their code or rely on people upgrading. It is obvious which they chose.

FortunateSon · 2006-02-27, 11:06 AM

Im BR 9 and ive only been playing 3 days (hardcore though, like 14 hours a day). This free thing looks good and mite keep me playing for a year. Though the restrictions are gonna put people off, seriously. Sony should have stuck with the original Fodderside idea of BR8, otherwise you have to specialise way to much. Still should bring in lots of players and gives me time to upgrade my comp to put settings on high (the whole irony of my BR9 in 3 days is the fact ive killed 2 people, the rest has come from squad kills and being sneaky)