PlanetSide on May 20

Sony Online Entertainment sends word that PlanetSide, their MMOFPS, will launch in North America on May 20. Here's the announcement, which includes more on plans to integrate voice communication into the game:
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, announced that its highly-anticipated massively multiplayer online first-person action game, PlanetSide(tm) will make history when it launches on May 20. The groundbreaking game will allow thousands of players to fight online in an all-hours-of-day global war that has never been seen before in the first-person action genre. The company also announced that it will add squad-based voice chat functionality to PlanetSide, further enhancing the experience of fighting together with a squad and working as a team. PlanetSide will be available on May 20, 2003 in North American retail stores.

"There has never been an online action game as ambitious as PlanetSide. We are combining a game world that can support the fast action of a first person shooter with the character growth, development and scale of an MMORPG," said Michael Lustenberger, director of product marketing at Sony Online Entertainment. "The result is a truly new and unique experience as players are immersed in battle with thousands of other people from across the country, while they hone their skills and become elite combat units."

PlanetSide has a suggested retail price of $49.99, which includes a 30-day free trial subscription to the game's online world. Additionally, the game will carry a monthly subscription fee that will be announced at a later date for continuing access to the game world. Players can subscribe for additional months using a credit card, or purchase PlanetSide 90-day Game Cards, which open the PlanetSide universe to those who choose not to use a credit card.
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I realy enjoyed this game. I play MMORPG's I love em, Played AC, JumpGate, Earth above and Beyond, DaoC, EVE, etc.. I like all those games but they always lacked the action packed moments. Planetside on the other hand is a blast because its on a grand scale FPS.

I admit BF1942 is great but it realy has some pitfalls compared to PlanetSide. I own BF1942 but I realy didn't enjoy it to much myself.

BF1942 has on par same stuff as PlanetSide but it lacks few things tho. I quit playing BF1942 1.5 months after I got it and went back to CS just because I was not to impressed with it, Liked the demo but the game just didn't turn my crank.
My pet peeves about BF1942 are:
LAG.
No grand Battles.
Vehicle/Airplane/Boat Campers.
Moron's which run ship onto the shores.
TK'ers.
Useless classes. (When is the Last time a Medic actually healed you, or engineer fixed your vehicle, Most people Kamikaze into stuff).
Lack of Descent in game Voice Comm.
Poor Frame Performance for the graphics given. (Even on My system its kinda sick.)
Finding a good server thats not always full.

PlanetSide on the other hand has solved a lot of those issues.
(Downside not free to play)
(Downside No ships, but you can get hover vehicles)
I never have to look for a server its always there and always the same PING.
Hardly any TK'rs because the consequances of TKing are pretty good. (Ie not being able shoot or drive a vehicle if you inflict to much FF)
Vehicles are unique to all three sides.
NO Vehicle/Airplane campers, every one has a chance to get a vehicle, that is if your certified.
No Useless classes, Medic's actualy heal, Engineers Fix Stuff, Snipers don't suck total butt, oh and can't forget Heavy infantry and Infiltrators.
Extremly good vid Performance for Graphics given.
Awsome in game Voice Comm.
One more thing, PlanetSide has actual commanders that people listen too, much easier to coordinate stuff.
Oh can't forget Weapons of Mass Destruction with good Command Rank.

I work with computers 10 hours a day and I frankly am not in the mood to go looking for servers with good ping and enough players after work, I like my reliability and availability of servers and guaranteed game time.

As for loosing and taking bases and have no meaning, thats not true because in PlanetSide you get Exp for them which in turn get you levels and with levels you get more certifications that allow you to do more stuff. IMHO I am willing to pay for those things the 12.95 a month fee. Its asking your self the same question would you subscribe to a news paper or read it online for free. Oh I am an official Beta Tester so I recieved CD-Roms in the mail every beta, its 2.6 gig install and I wouldn't even want to download that just to see the beta.

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Ram 1 Gig of PC3200 Samsung Ram
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