It's coming....

[Nalan]

PSU News: PlanetSide 2 in the works?‏
From: staff@planetside-universe.com (staff@planetside-universe.com)
Sent: 26 September 2009 07:35:40
To: .....

Greetings Nalan !

You are receiving this e-mail because you once registered an account on www.planetside-universe.com.

SOE just sent out a mass e-mail to PlanetSide subscribers new and old with a rather interesting proposition...

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That's right, you heard what we said! We plan to expand the PlanetSide universe with another game and we need your help with the design. After all, who knows the game better than you, our customers, the people who actually play it! Dont worry about the original PlanetSide, it isnt going anywhere.

We want to hear your opinion and to do so we have put together a short survey. The information you provide will play a critical role into helping guide the development and direction of the next hit Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter. As a loyal player and experienced shooter fan, we value your input and look forward to hearing what you have to say.
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Back on PlanetSide Universe we have up even more information about this as well as a quick interview with John Smedley CEO of Sony Online!

http://www.planetside-universe.com/news ... s-2335.htm

[drax0r]

oh man This is front page news worthy

[Ruff(err)Rogers]

I am slightly worried that they are doing it by survey though :S

[eggboy]

Wohoo party time.

[eggboy]

Survey submitted Now all I need is some specs so i can go buy a new PC.

[drax0r]

Fill in the survey here

http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1368989

[eggboy]

Oh dear, they dont seem to have made any checks on multiple submissions.

[Prox]

Cool!

This is the news that has made our server slow btw. Page 3 in google on "planetside 2"

[drax0r]

http://www.total-oblivion.nl/planetside-2-news/298 read all about it, just a refresh of what nalan has said but with emphasis on getting people to do the survey!

[FattyMcGee]

Meh, it'll still be SOE and it will still be the same idiots behind the Core Combat mess.

[Nojjy]

Awesome. How long is this going to take though..... still we all have to get it even if its just for a TO party.
Also if I do this survey 500 times all on very unsatisfied will the sequel be the best game every made? It seems they are hinting at wanting to make it a free game with cash shop items :z Also if they dare make it modern warfare im going to kill them. Sci fi or im not playing!


btw we are page 4 now on google

[Impen]

This is potentially the happiest day of my life
Also "happiness" is misspelled in the news post

[SMOOS3]

I hope its all true and that Planetside 2 is in the works, it would make me so happy. I would take the day off when launch day is there.

[Fastar]

I filled in the survey! Can't wait till the game is released!

[Ruff(err)Rogers]

I'm already planning my retirement to Auraxis.

Just need enough part time work for rent, food, broadband and monthly sub.


I hope they don't put an item shop in! That could get messy!

[WaxMan]

Hmm survey have they even actually started the project sounds like this is in the 'what shold we do and should we do it phase' if so 3+ years to wait...

[eggboy]

http://john-smedley.livejournal.com/1300.html

You could infer from his comments on his blog that there is something "there" allready.

[Impen]

You forgot the most important news:
NO f**king BFRs IN PLANETSIDE NEXT

[WaxMan]

grr dating and relationship sites blocked at work and apparantely that blog is one.....

hmm sounds to be in development does it? how long does that make it seem till it will be ready?

and no BFR's = win.

[Impen]

Quotes from the blog:

No BFR's in Planetside Next
It's interesting how many comments we get about BFR's. Well you can stop sending the "please don't put BFR's in PS Next" emails. They aren't in there.

Smed

What Planetside Next means to me
We all have our vices. For some gamers RPG's really do it for them. One of the things I've always loved about SOE is that we built our company on the core idea of making games across many genres, and that includes the world's first MMOFPS, Planetside.

I love Planetside. I really do. It's an amazing game. you won't find any other FPS where you can have a 100 vs. 100 battle raging. And we pulled this off 5-6 years ago.

There's a great description of a Planetside battle here:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/09 ... ide-the-1/


I really couldn't sum it up any better than that. To me the idea of a massive firefight on that kind of scale is why I'm a gamer.

Planetside had a lot of really great things about it, but it also had some frustrating things. The whole Sanctuary concept is something that slowed things down too much. We also didn't get people back into the action quickly enough.

But the core of Planetside - massive battles with vehicles and infantry was something we nailed really well.

To me, Planetside Next means we get a chance to take the essence of everything that was fun in Planetside and make it a lot better. Massive battles on a scale no other FPS will touch. None of this 64 player stuff. REALLY MASSIVE. With much better organization, and a tight focus on making sure the action is always going on, with awesome graphics.

Damn I love Planetside. I really do.

Smed