Planetside 2

[Didzo]

I look forward to this thing coming out of beta.

[at0m]

I look forward to this thing being polished enough to be considered out of beta.

[Eschatos]

Alright I'm gonna try to make the best of a bad situation.  Is anyone here not in the beta, has a good computer, and wants to play this game?  If so send me a message and I'll share my account details with you until the game is optimized enough for me to run it comfortably or I get a new computer.  I bet it'll be a month minimum for the first one and six months minimum for the second condition.  Who wants?

[Goffin]

I can see why SOE is going the f2p route since the majority of people will need to upgrade their current rigs to be able to run this.    ???     

[at0m]

I can see why SOE is going the f2p route since the majority of people will need to upgrade their current rigs to be able to run this.    ???       

I think it has more to do with copycat-ing the current trend of F2P FPS games that are borderline pay-to-win. Not enough to cause uproar, but enough to tempt people into paying.

[Kor]

[quote author=Goffin link=topic=5227.msg253426#msg253426 date=1347019902]
I can see why SOE is going the f2p route since the majority of people will need to upgrade their current rigs to be able to run this.    ???      

I think it has more to do with copycat-ing the current trend of F2P FPS games that are borderline pay-to-win. Not enough to cause uproar, but enough to tempt people into paying.
[/quote]

My low end rig is performing alright with it, but I'll agree with the borderline pay to win bit. Grinding out Auraxium is a bit of a chore, even if you hop from hotspot to hotspot.

Edit: I'm also glad to report that stomping NC/TR on US E01 with 10% less pop is really satisfying. SOE just needs to fix up those pop% bonuses.

[Versus]

http://www.planetside2.com/alpha-squad

lol

[Elder]

looking forward to the day when the beta code i activated with them actually means something and i can play this.

[at0m]

http://www.planetside2.com/alpha-squad

lol

wow.

Also, courtesy of Karrde, instant beta access by signing up for Alienware: http://www.planetside-universe.com/showt...hp?t=47766

[Kor]

Performance is greatly improved now.



    General:

        A few crash bugs and stability tweaks have been made to provide a more stable gameplay environment.
        Iron Sights on all weapons have been tuned.
        Link Dead members will now pass squad leadership to the next available member.
        New certifications have been added for aircraft.
        Radius for available spawn rooms has been enlarged to encompass more area around player death.

    Notable Bug Fixes:

        Switching to a weapon with a scope while aimed down sights will no longer cause players to see their weapon through their weapon's scope.
        Proximity mines will now explode when an enemy is near or they are shot.
        Voice Chat HUD should now be correctly labeled for Squad, Platoon and Outfit.
        The gunner seat in a vehicle is no longer inverted when inverted flight controls are selected. “Invert Vertical Look” is now the authority for vehicle turret controls.

    Known Issue:

        Working on a handful of base shield issues. Shields may not come up and down exactly as they did, but bases are capturable and fixes will be up as soon as possible.

    Vehicles:

        Vehicle management window now operational.
        The Quad has been tweaked to provide better handling.
        The fire rate of the Scythe and Reaver has been adjusted to be closer to the Mosquito.
        The cone of fire on the Scythe, Reaver, and Mosquito has been increased.

    The following Certifications have been added to the Galaxy, Liberator, Scythe, Mosquito, and Reaver:

        Speed
        Turn Rate
        Vertical Thrust
        Braking Force



    Interface:

        Tank Mines, Spawn Beacons, C4, and mines can now be spotted and seen on the mini-map.
        Player whispers should now be functioning correctly.

    World:

        Seabed Listening Post now has an additional spawn room and terminals.
        Indar Communications Array now has an additional spawn room and terminals.
        Ti Alloys now has a Spawn Control Unit, turrets, and an additional spawn room.
        The Palisade now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit.
        The Blackshard Iridum Mine now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit.
        Lost end Outlook now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit.
        NS Research Labs now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and a Spawn Control Unit.
        Snake Ravine Look out now has an additional spawn room, terminals, and Spawn Control Unit.

    Infantry:

    The following Certifications have been added:

        Nanoweave Armor
        Advanced Shield Capacitor
        Flak Armor

    Weapons:

        Rocket Launcher speed and acceleration has been increased.

[Squishy3]

got my key

[Dtrain323i]

Anybody up for playing later?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

[Versus]

yes, send me a message on steam

[Surf314]

I just threw down the $40 to get in the Alpha Squad.

[k0ala]

rip amd

just staring at the alpha squad splash screen for 15 minutes

some bars appear along the bottom, load textures, gets to 100%, loading bars scroll off the bottom, hurry up an' wait.........

[Surf314]

What faction/server? I'm assuming NA East and Vanu until I hear different.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Last night I found out just how bad I suck at this game XD  Certs helped but not much.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Oh Myyy

PlanetSide 2: How to get a Prowler into a Bio lab

[at0m]

Anyone not into the Alpha, but wants to be? Because they just sent out a batch of keys to everyone who purchased Alpha Squad.

[Didzo]

Anyone not into the Alpha, but wants to be? Because they just sent out a batch of keys to everyone who purchased Alpha Squad.

\o

I want to get in on this action if possible.