Planetside beta

Well, the game looks decent. And the weapons are kind of cool, but so far, I haven't actually had the chance to shoot at anybody except for a target range.

I have completely lost count of the number of ctd's I have had. Life in a beta

Hope they can add capacity and work out these issues before release. :bangin:

Just a guess ctd= crash to desktop ? I still get those (now and then) even in raven shield. I'll tell you what if they can make a massively multiplyer FPS solid, I'll be the first to pay $ a month. But considering this is the 1st (with a big licence) I'll depend on youz guyz with the full on info too see if it's worth the cash. anything any FPS gamer knows LAG = DEATH reguardless of your bandwidth. but I guess there's always gotta be the 1st. Keep me informed you beta boys!

Originally posted by papajoe@Apr 19 2003, 11:38 PM
Just a guess ctd= crash to desktop ?

Preeecisely! I guess I need to knock off the 1337 speak :bangin:

I plan on keeping this updated with what I experience, but so far I don't have much to say

well i do have to agree with bucky on this,there are alot of ctd's,but when u do get in a battle with alot of people,nothing can take away the feeling from engaging in brutal battles with the TR or NC,and gloat as you capture there base.

but i have most of my ctds when i go through a portal to transport me to another island

Are you in a group/clan/guild?

I have yet to get into a fight and I would like to group with some peeps.

Sometimes beta ends with unexperience guys who dont know nothing about hardware and there impact on the software they are using, they just play, see things that are wrong and report them as a bug .

hehe, massive ctd's being reported, and inability to use warp gates are not hardware problems on the user's end. They are simply the result of the netcode getting hammered by load, which is precisely the point of stress testing the servers before going live. :bangin:

In some ways im kinda glad i didnt get into the beta, my system is crap, and id get loads of ctd's.


p.s. definition of 1337 (leet) = reaplacing letters with numbers :bangin:

Yay! I was able to get into a live world and play

It actually ran very nicely, no ctd, very little lag. Impressive!

I gated into my home base (finally, the training area gates work!) and ran up to a Galaxy (Think of a big transport plane) where I was promptly invited to join a squad. I boarded the Galaxy as a side gunner and was feeling very dangerous.

Rest of the squad boarded, and one guy even loaded a dune buggy type vehicle on board! Coolness!

As we took off, I took note of the fact that my gunsight dropped, simulating G effects from a rapid climb... very nice effect

We went through a gate to an enemy continent without any lag or problems. I watched as several vehicles also gated with us, including a gunship flying escort.

Driver takes us over a base and gives the order to bail out. After telling me how I watched as my avatar opened his hatch and did a nice little dive, Airborne assault baby! We captured the base with very little incident, and I actually never saw a bad guy.

But then it happened! I was standing a little ways outside of the base, checking out a guard tower when an enemy gunship started braking for a landing. I leveled my assault rifle and opened fire, thinking that this was probably a waste of time. Suddenly the ship exploded and a body fell out

Still very stable, and almost no lag. A short time later, an assault came after the base, and I ran inside and smack into this powered armor dude, who promptly wasted me. After a very short delay, I was able to respawn back into the base and rejoin the fight.

The action is fast and furious, and overall, I am impressed to say the least.

I wish i had been accepted now, that sounds awesome bucky, never even tried any mmorg before

/me runs from thread