Hey Fellow Planeshifters.... Downloaded the client last night, after some umm ing and ahh ing..... thought id\' give it a go.

Havnt had chance to play the game yet as the server was shutdown just as i finished creating my char, by which time it was getting late.

Anyway, i\'m looking forward to getting home tonight and trying it out.... but, i have a couple of total noob questions for you all, so please bear with me.

1) How many people dya reckon play planeshift at the moment?

(answers in terms of : Lots, Not many & Hell loads are fine  )

2) From what i can Gather Planeshift is still in its alpha stage (which is fine), but, is there a schedule of updates, or, any info pertaining to the beta releases and following full version?

3) Is Planeshift likley to be released as a retail boxed set? (probably not i think)

4) How often do the char\'s get wiped?

Sorry for all the probing questions..... but one of the reasons i\'m interested in planeshif is because of its \"still in development\" status... and i\'m looking for a game to play \"right from the start\".

Thanks for taking the time to answer to this, i appreciate it.

Accura.