TITANFALL Beta

[SieB]

I like it
It's not the best game ever and it needs some work on the gameplay mechanics and weapons balancing. Apart from a few minor things it is fun to play, which is the important thing.

I'm still unsure whether I will buy it but i'm definitely thinking about it.

Some gameplay from me as well

Sorry for the quality, Youtube raped the bitrate again so best to watch it windowed. Youtube really need to sort their compression out.

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[Feronix]

Apparently, the Xbox one beta is now open and the PC version will follow later today:

https://twitter.com/Respawn/status/434907848619737088

Edit;
Confirmed by a moderator on the Respawn forums

Vince Zampella has announced that Respawn is opening the beta for everyone. This means you will not need a key to get in. They will begin rolling out the open beta later tonight starting first with Xbox, and PC later. Enjoy!

Also a big shout out to Respawn's Slothy for his awesomeness!

 

[Morgenmuffel]

Trxing to Stream in an hour...feel free to watch me loose =)

-KM-oelkanne @ twitch

 

[TheOuterOne]

This game even worth the hassle to lie and get a key to play? Seems like a lot of people on here did not like it.

I don't even like shooters at all, haven't even downloaded the game yet.

 

[SeekaX]

Obviously people are going to compare it to CoD, but I think it stands on it's own merits.

It's very fast paced. More so than CoD. Similar time to kill with the guns, (except that stupid auto-aiming gun.. that'll be disabled on competitive ladders for sure). The movement is very fun, intuitive and easy to get to grips with. Also, Titan-killing weapons seem awfully weak against players. I mean, I know they are meant for Titans, but if I shoot people with mini-rockets, I expect them to explode into tiny little bloody giblets.

Graphics are pretty. There's a slightly annoying lens flare effect, but other than that, pyrotechnics look good, animations are smooth, and there's plenty of customisability (although I only tried maxed out with slightly lower AA settings).

Titans are pretty fun. They aren't are all that difficult to kill, but they are immense fun to control and if you use them well, they are extremely powerful.

Maps are meh. Square, long bits, open bits, building bits, nothing to write home about. Can't complain either, though.

Spawns seem okay. Not had any problems with spawning just to die instantly.

Grunts (AI) are a bit.. weird. They are super easy to kill, but they draw your attention and you can sometimes not tell if you are aiming at a player or an AI, which will get you killed. There's a fair bit of camping already too, which is weird considering the awesome movement, but it's not too hard to counter.

Connection seems relatively stable. Couple of server issues, occasionally takes a while to find a map, sometimes you may DC from a lobby, but still, stable enough for prolonged gaming.

Games end with an "epilogue" where the losing team has to try escape to a drop zone for some extra points. Means a little bit more killing time, and makes things a little interesting I guess. Nice feature, but I hope there's a playlist that comes with it disabled, for the sake of choice.


Overall, better than Call of Duty. Needs a little refining and I'm looking forward to seeing more of the customisations open up. 7.5/10 so far.

there is no way that game is going to be played competitively. AI + mechs in a competitive game is a no go.
the only way that game works for me is on a casual level, on a casual level it's better than cod as well, but competitively i will stick to cod4.

 

[Edge]

there is no way that game is going to be played competitively. AI + mechs in a competitive game is a no go.
the only way that game works for me is on a casual level, on a casual level it's better than cod as well, but competitively i will stick to cod4.

Played at LAN? Obviously not in the current state. Played on "competitive ladders?" Of course. It's an easy way for Gamebattles to turn a profit from wannabe MLG fanboys.

If they made a 6v6 no AI gamemode and lose the epilogue, I can see it having competitive potential.

 

[SeekaX]

Played at LAN? Obviously not in the current state. Played on "competitive ladders?" Of course. It's an easy way for Gamebattles to turn a profit from wannabe MLG fanboys.

If they made a 6v6 no AI gamemode and lose the epilogue, I can see it having competitive potential.

if they'd release mod tools i could see the game getting competitive, even though the maps are kinda bleh.
the game would need an awful lot of fixing, without it it's as competitive as cod ghosts. yes they have competitive events, but it's pathetic to watch really.

 

[Edge]

if they'd release mod tools i could see the game getting competitive, even though the maps are kinda bleh.
the game would need an awful lot of fixing, without it it's as competitive as cod ghosts. yes they have competitive events, but it's pathetic to watch really.

Agreed completely. Only speculating so far =]

 

[barnsley]

RO2 is pretty much dead afaik, there are a whole lot of servers with players but 95% of those are bots.

What? I'd say about 50% of servers are empty but there are quite a few that are full/near full.


Played this, wasn't surprised how boring it is. Come on guys, why would you expect something non mediocre? Never got the hype and it looks like I was right to do so ^_^. I hope 2014 isn't a year of disappointing games.

I'd reccomend loadout if you like goofy 3rd person action that doesn't pretend to be COD/Battlefield.

 

[SeekaX]

What? I'd say about 50% of servers are empty but there are quite a few that are full/near full.


Played this, wasn't surprised how boring it is. Come on guys, why would you expect something non mediocre? Never got the hype and it looks like I was right to do so ^_^. I hope 2014 isn't a year of disappointing games.

I'd reccomend loadout if you like goofy 3rd person action that doesn't pretend to be COD/Battlefield.

the servers which are full are filled with bots.

i am not getting hyped for anything not crowd funded anymore, especially not when published by EA.
there are some exceptions like iD and valve.

 

[SieB]

Maybe it's me getting old but I remember when people played games for fun :lol:

Who cares whether it is competitive or not? No one here is an MLG pro and is going to be playing any game competitively MLG style.
If you want competitive play CS:GO or something similar.

I don't think I ever saw anything making out Titanfall was going to be the next BF, CoD or anything more than it is trying to be.
It's something different and is just trying to be it's own thing, it my draw insperation from other shooter and share a few things but its still it's own game. Plus name one shooter that doesn't copy from other shooters?

Don't forget that this is also only a Beta and we only have a couple of maps, game modes and unlocks available to try out. Wait till we get the full game at least before passing judgement. Basing everything on an unbalance, unfinished game with a limited selection of gamemodes, maps, weapons and attachment etc isn't the best way to make a decision about a game.

 

[SeekaX]

Maybe it's me getting old but I remember when people played games for fun :lol:

Who cares whether it is competitive or not? No one here is an MLG pro and is going to be playing any game competitively MLG style.
If you want competitive play CS:GO or something similar.

I don't think I ever saw anything making out Titanfall was going to be the next BF, CoD or anything more than it is trying to be.
It's something different and is just trying to be it's own thing, it my draw insperation from other shooter and share a few things but its still it's own game. Plus name one shooter that doesn't copy from other shooters?

Don't forget that this is also only a Beta and we only have a couple of maps, game modes and unlocks available to try out. Wait till we get the full game at least before passing judgement. Basing everything on an unbalance, unfinished game with a limited selection of gamemodes, maps, weapons and attachment etc isn't the best way to make a decision about a game.

a game isn't fun if there is no challenge. that challenge is usually playing competitively, the only challenge titanfall has is trying to kill those stupid titans, which is close to impossible on foot now since everybody uses electric smoke.

 

[SieB]

a game isn't fun if there is no challenge. the only challenge titanfall has is trying to kill those stupid titans, which is close to impossible on foot now since everybody uses electric smoke.

You aren't supposed to take out Titans as a pilot, you are supposed to support your Titans and help them take out the other teams Titans.
Going one on one with a Titan as a pilot is obviously going to get you killed. If you aren't in a Titan then you should be capturing objectives, hunting down other pilots and supporting your teams Titans.

And as I said, this is a Beta. We don't have access to all weapons and abilities so there may even be a counter to electric smoke. Or abilities and weapons that are better for taking Titans out as a pilot.

 

[Edge]

Maybe it's me getting old but I remember when people played games for fun :lol:

Who cares whether it is competitive or not? No one here is an MLG pro and is going to be playing any game competitively MLG style.
If you want competitive play CS:GO or something similar.

I don't think I ever saw anything making out Titanfall was going to be the next BF, CoD or anything more than it is trying to be.
It's something different and is just trying to be it's own thing, it my draw insperation from other shooter and share a few things but its still it's own game. Plus name one shooter that doesn't copy from other shooters?

Don't forget that this is also only a Beta and we only have a couple of maps, game modes and unlocks available to try out. Wait till we get the full game at least before passing judgement. Basing everything on an unbalance, unfinished game with a limited selection of gamemodes, maps, weapons and attachment etc isn't the best way to make a decision about a game.

I'm not saying it's only for competitive, it's just worth considering, seen as I was writing a mini-review

 

[SeekaX]

You aren't supposed to take out Titans as a pilot, you are supposed to support your Titans and help them take out the other teams Titans.
Going one on one with a Titan as a pilot is obviously going to get you killed. If you aren't in a Titan then you should be capturing objectives, hunting down other pilots and supporting your teams Titans.

And as I said, this is a Beta. We don't have access to all weapons and abilities so there may even be a counter to electric smoke. Or abilities and weapons that are better for taking Titans out as a pilot.

95% of the times i die it's because of the damn titans, and yes you are supposed to be able to kill a titan as a player. so i am basically just running away from titans all the time.
playing the titans is no fun at all, they are slow and overpowered vs anything but other titans.

 

[barnsley]

the servers which are full are filled with bots.

I know the difference between real players and bots oddly enough. Some servers are actually full of people, I have no idea how you missed them

 

[SeekaX]

I know the difference between real players and bots oddly enough. Some servers are actually full of people, I have no idea how you missed them

yea some are, but if you add them up you will barely have 200 people playing.

 

[barnsley]

yea some are, but if you add them up you will barely have 200 people playing.

If you look at the unranked servers then maybe. I just took a look and the first page of ranked servers were full. Its mostly a game that has an American and Russian based community so it depends when you play it as to how many people are on.

 

[WYP]

From what I heard the beta is being made public tomorrow, so servers should fill up more

 

[UkGouki]

well ill wait for the public beta and give it a go tomorrow but if its anything like cod ghosts then ill probably play 1 or 2 rounds and call it quits...