News: Beta Producers Letter and free PlanetSide 1 Game Time! - Page 14

Biohazard · 2012-06-26, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by aceshigh

We are at the event horizon of the PS2 beta. We will continue to get infinitely closer to it while never quite reaching it. At least to the outside observer.

That is a very poetic way of putting it.

Pella · 2012-06-26, 11:56 AM

Great news. People need a little more patients now

**RadarX** · 2012-06-26, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Stardouser

A lot of people don't know that. What people who don't know any better expect, is to see things like "next week on July 2 our Internal Tests conclude and we invite our first 500 external testers", or "by July 20 we will add another 1000 external testers".

Basically, everyone needs to temper their expectations - specific dates like that will not be given. Note that I am not disappointed, because I knew to expect this. I'm simply pointing out that most people don't know to expect this. It's not too late, by the way, to make a specific statement explaining this...perhaps on the PS2 facebook? In fact, what you wrote above, is exactly what people need to hear. Could possibly prevent another month or more of people asking for dates, thinking you guys are just being unresponsive. Better now than later!

And at least to me, considering how VERY responsive you guys have been in explaining your vision for the game, unlike some companies who treat game development as cloak and dagger, it would only be an even greater credit to your openness to go ahead and proactively explain this to everyone.

And helping set expectations is exactly why I'm here posting and trying to help. This type of candor is more on a personal level and not something I can necessarily do on FB but do know I'm watching it.

fvdham · 2012-06-26, 11:58 AM

I was considering resubscribing PS today,
now I hear there is a free period comming up,
I am wondering: subscribe now or wait.
But wait for when?

NewSith · 2012-06-26, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by fvdham

I was considering resubscribing PS today,
now I hear there is a free period comming up,
I am wondering: subscribe now or wait.
But wait for when?

Hint: Follow the link in the OP.

ThermalReaper · 2012-06-26, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by RadarX

And helping set expectations is exactly why I'm here posting and trying to help. This type of candor is more on a personal level and not something I can necessarily do on FB but do know I'm watching it.

I would just like to point your attention that you should avoid not giving dates as it was the reason most people abandoned world of tanks. They kept postponing and not giving solid dates and in the end most people just said screw 6.9 and left.
I am aware that you are doing all you can, but I just wanted to give a notification.

Xyntech · 2012-06-26, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by fvdham

I was considering resubscribing PS today,
now I hear there is a free period comming up,
I am wondering: subscribe now or wait.
But wait for when?

You will be able to play by the 1st of July, or else the whole idea kind of falls apart.

But I'd guess we'll probably be able to get in within the next few days. At least by Friday I am guessing.

I wonder how many players will come back? That would be kind of hilarious if there were too many players for one server to handle

Originally Posted by ThermalReaper

I would just like to point your attention that you should avoid not giving dates as it was the reason most people abandoned world of tanks. They kept postponing and not giving solid dates and in the end most people just said screw 6.9 and left.

They will probably give an open beta date once they feel confident that they can have the game ready by then.

Sturmhardt · 2012-06-26, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Pella

Great news. People need a little more patients now

Yes, Im a doctor, I always need new patients!

@topic:
Those "news" are practically all bad. They pretty much say that they are in the internal beta (what everybody already knew) and that its gonna take a while till closed beta. Normally I would apreciate the information, but I dont like it because they had this strange "announcement" last week and I was actually looking forward to good news. Now I got bad news.

An announcement of upcoming news is good if you have GOOD news, if you have bad news, just dont say anything before spreading them, okay? That way, everyone is disappointed.

NewSith · 2012-06-26, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by ThermalReaper

I would just like to point your attention that you should avoid not giving dates as it was the reason most people abandoned world of tanks.

Can you give 10 examples of games that had the first wave of invites announced 1+ months (hell even, 3+ weeks) before the event?

ThermalReaper · 2012-06-26, 12:05 PM

Fuu, I'm sorry I don't know why I posted that. I'm a little stupid after a shower.

MrBloodworth · 2012-06-26, 12:05 PM

Thanks for the free time!

I have been thinking of jumping back into the fray, but feared low populations. This should help.

SztEltviz · 2012-06-26, 12:05 PM

What if i got two computers that i can use?
Anyway, i entered the lower specs, maybe that brings me faster into beta, as everybody else has nuclear plants as gaming machine

Envenom · 2012-06-26, 12:07 PM

I'm a giddy as a school girl.

Sephirex · 2012-06-26, 12:07 PM

So Beta is starting, just sooner then before?
Just going to stop thinking about it until I get my e-mail.

Glad I bought Secret World after all, so I can kill the time.

Raven Wolf · 2012-06-26, 12:08 PM

Questions:

1.) Will how long someone has subscribed play a factor in who gets in to beta first? The reason I ask that I have heard some hostility from people who are 6 + year subscribers and are upset about sabers being given to people with less than a year played and nothing for 7, 8 or 9th year merit.

2.) When I signed up for beta I do not ever remember submitting my PC specs and the producers note says they will be going off those where do we submit those or update them?