Beta keys through IGN/Prime - $7 bucks!!

zerozeroseven · 2012-09-04, 06:37 PM

You have to buy one month of IGN/prime but I think its worth it as its only $7 or so

Or it appears you could wait a few days and get in for just being an IGN member according to the site:
"Prime members get it first on Sep 4. Open to all IGN users on Fri, Sep 7."

http://www.ign.com/prime/promo/planetside2

Go go go!!

Rolfski · 2012-09-04, 07:14 PM

I want to play it now so I signed up/payed via PayPal but so far I didn't get any key. This thing is bogus. What's the use of this if it takes them days to process this transaction?

zerozeroseven · 2012-09-04, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Rolfski

I want to play it now so I signed up/payed via PayPal but so far I didn't get any key. This thing is bogus. What's the use of this if it takes them days to process this transaction?

Mine seemed like it didn't work and I got an email 5 minutes later

Hamma · 2012-09-04, 07:20 PM

Cool

Stormhall · 2012-09-04, 07:35 PM

Haha bitches I got mine for free.

Rolfski · 2012-09-04, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

Cool

You think it's cool that not everybody is as privileged as you are and get screwed, being so desperate to play this game to pay frickin' money for a beta?

Aziriah · 2012-09-04, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Rolfski

You think it's cool that not everybody is as privileged as you are and get screwed, being so desperate to play this game to pay frickin' money for a beta?

Woah woah, calm down. You can't possibly call Hamma 'privileged' or 'entitled' because he is a veteran. There are a few things you need to take into account regarding the PlanetSide 2 beta ...

1.) Beta Priority and 'waves'.
The order is this: PlanetSide Subscribers, Inactive PlanetSide accounts, Priority beta testers, beta volunteers.
As new continents are released more testers are required. As more servers are activated more testers are required. Your beta key is certain to come at some stage in the near future.

2.) Opportunism
SOE have been giving out keys left right and centre. I have a friend who grabbed 2 keys from twitter, and I got my key from the SOE twitch tv livestream. Planetside Universe is giving out key(s) at 5,000 followers on twitter. Look around and you'll see there are plenty of opportunities to acquire a beta key.

DarkMesa · 2012-09-04, 10:37 PM

It won't let me sign up, rather odd.

Rolfski · 2012-09-04, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Aziriah

Woah woah, calm down. You can't possibly call Hamma 'privileged' or 'entitled' because he is a veteran.

The guy IS privileged and for a good reason, no discussion about that. That doesn't give him the right to behave like an ordinary troll though. If you are in a position like him, I expect to behave with his status, not to demoralize people who aren't so lucky. I thought Planetside Universe was about to open up the PS community to veterans and newbies alike. Making fun of people desperate to become part of it, isn't exactly my idea of opening up.

Originally Posted by Aziriah

2.) Opportunism
SOE have been giving out keys left right and centre. I have a friend who grabbed 2 keys from twitter, and I got my key from the SOE twitch tv livestream. Planetside Universe is giving out key(s) at 5,000 followers on twitter. Look around and you'll see there are plenty of opportunities to acquire a beta key.

I happen to be unfortunately because all these times I was thinking I was a veteran, while I appeared to be not so I missed all those opportunities. This really, really sucks in itself, so no need for an admin rub it in even more.

Hamma · 2012-09-04, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by Rolfski

You think it's cool that not everybody is as privileged as you are and get screwed, being so desperate to play this game to pay frickin' money for a beta?

Easy there killer.

Originally Posted by Rolfski

If you are in a position like him, I expect to behave with his status, not to demoralize people who aren't so lucky. I thought Planetside Universe was about to open up the PS community to veterans and newbies alike. Making fun of people desperate to become part of it, isn't exactly my idea of opening up.

What in the WORLD are you smoking? I was saying it's cool more people are getting into beta. Thats many thousands more on the battlefield getting keys. I haven't the foggiest what you think I mean.

The second after I posted that I tweeted and shared this thread out for thousands to see.

Rolfski · 2012-09-05, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Hamma

I was saying it's cool more people are getting into beta. Thats many thousands more on the battlefield getting keys. I haven't the foggiest what you think I mean.

Well, in that case I sincerely hope this was all a misunderstanding and we should forget about all this. For a minute I was thinking you were making fun of people who weren't so fortunately like you to get into beta.

Originally Posted by Hamma

The second after I posted that I tweeted and shared this thread out for thousands to see.

Suite yourself, not sure what the point of it is though.

jamierawr · 2012-09-05, 07:00 AM

worked for me,

got my code after i logged out then logged back into prime and clicked on get my planetside 2 beta key,

a hell of lot cheaper then what they where going for on ebay before lol

Hein Hoek · 2012-09-05, 07:06 AM

Rolfski, why dont you just go to IGN, sign up (free). And wait till Friday.

And how many people bought a magazine or something else just for a key.
Allot.
If you do not wanna pay IGN, just wait till Friday, and maybe you get 1 then.

I have been posting this info left and right too, and I have seen zerozeroseven and Hamma do it 2.
That means we want to help people get in the game.
Stay cool

Hamma · 2012-09-05, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Rolfski

Well, in that case I sincerely hope this was all a misunderstanding and we should forget about all this. For a minute I was thinking you were making fun of people who weren't so fortunately like you to get into beta.

It's all good, I am certainly not doing that. I want people to be in the game last week!

kamikazimunkey · 2012-09-05, 10:27 AM

This worked for me. I payed my one month and got my beta key in about 10 minutes in my email. You can also check it in your profile on the IGN site if you don't get it in the email. Also, activated and got the download link as soon as I put the code in on planetside2.com. This is legit.