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Alpha Squad gives you instant Planetside 2 beta access

Alpha Squad gives you instant Planetside 2 beta access
Posted 10:51am 10/09/12 by: limimi
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Listen guys, Joaby won't shut up about Planetside 2. It's at that stage where you mention something completely unrelated, like spaghetti and he will tie it back into the game. The worst part though, has been my not getting into the beta - and therefore unable to see what the hell he is talking about.




Until now. On the weekend, Sony Online Entertainment announced the Alpha Squad - for $39.99 you get 4000 Station Cash (redeemable in any SOE game) along with a 'Founder' title, exclusive decal, camo for your character, weapons and vehicles, three weapon unlocks for the three Planetside 2 empires and a boost to your XP and resources for 6 months. Most importantly however, it also nets you immediate access to the beta! I think we can all agree it seems like a pretty sweet deal.

The Alpha Squad follows another announcement at SOE of a new direction for the company. Last week Sony Online Entertainment's President, John Smedley announced Player Studio - in which players will be able to create and upload their own content for SOE titles Everquest, Everquest 2, Free Realms, Vanguard and Planetside 2 - content which users will be able to purchase, a la Team Fortress 2 or Second Life. Said Smedley of the announcement:

For the first time in SOE history, players will be able to build and sell their own items, truly creating a unique, customizable online marketplace within our games. At SOE, we believe everyone is a gamer at heart, and our goal with Player Studio is to provide a platform on which our players can further explore their inner gamer while showcasing their passion for the games they love. We are looking forward to seeing our players' creativity come to life in an entirely new way."


Coupled with Planetside 2 and the plans for player-run and owned bases, it sounds pretty outstanding. You can read more about the Player Studio via the offical site and you can snap up the Alpha Squad package via Planetside 2's official site. Have you played PS2 yet, or are you going to grab the Alpha Squad pack now? Let us know in the comments below!
Comments on this Article
Mon 10 Sep 12, 11:10am
Audi
Posted: Mon 10 Sep 12, 11:10am

If you don't wanna drop $39, you can get a key from IGN for $6. When you buy a months subscription to their site.
What happened to GA getting beta keys? The only beta keys I recall in the last few years from GA was Diablo 3 and that was terrible.

Mon 10 Sep 12, 5:32pm
monoindeed
Posted: Mon 10 Sep 12, 5:32pm

They got BF3 and BC2 keys didn't they?

Mon 10 Sep 12, 7:01pm
Banf
Posted: Mon 10 Sep 12, 7:01pm

"will support hundreds of players in continuous large scale conflict"...

Mon 10 Sep 12, 9:06pm
Audi
Posted: Mon 10 Sep 12, 9:06pm

I don't recall bf3 or bad company keys from GA, everyone that preordered got in them anyway.

Mon 10 Sep 12, 10:30pm
Junglist
Posted: Mon 10 Sep 12, 10:30pm

I haven't been paying attention, but did we ever hear more about Aussie servers? I remember that was mentioned... That would basically clinch it for me.

Mon 10 Sep 12, 10:54pm
monoindeed
Posted: Mon 10 Sep 12, 10:54pm

From pcgamer.com
"Sony Online Entertainment’s president, John Smedley, has revealed that an Australian server may be planned for PlanetSide 2. Responding to a Twitter post relating to Australian interest in the game he tweeted: “honestly we are just going to bite the bullet and put a server down there.”

The introduction of an Australian server would be great news for Australian gamers, removing much of the lag that can be a blight on MMOs.

Smedley has previously used Twitter to announce a delay of Planetside 2′s beta and to confirm that it will be available on Steam."

Tue 11 Sep 12, 9:50am
Joaby
Posted: Tue 11 Sep 12, 9:50am

http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5114620

We reported on it monnoooo

Anyway, no new word - it's still just 'twitter news' so far. I'm still trying to get SOE to hook us up with beta keys, but seeing how the servers go down at roughly 6ish every day anyway there's no huge rush for us Aussies to get into the game yet really.

And yeah, 10,000 keys for Diablo 3. Whenever we get keys we give em away.

Wed 12 Sep 12, 1:12am
bieltanman
Posted: Wed 12 Sep 12, 1:12am

I HAVE A KEY BEEN PLAYING FOR A BIT ITS REALLY FUN AND THE LAGG ISNT THAT BAD

Wed 12 Sep 12, 11:26am
monoindeed
Posted: Wed 12 Sep 12, 11:26am

Well that's embarrassing Joaby.

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