Titanfall

RooksBailey · February 14, 2014, 08:28:29 PM

Quote from: W8taminute on February 14, 2014, 07:39:29 PM
Just jumping in here to comment on COD: Ghosts. It's a great game. I play both on 360 and PS4. I've never played a shooter where I wasn't constantly getting pwned by some idiot 13 year old spawn camper until Ghosts. The pacing in Ghosts is just right for an old man like me and the community is so far not full of losers. I really enjoy all the different MP modes as well. You can even play MP with just bots if you prefer so you don't have to interact with humans at all.

I understand that there are a lot of veterans in the genre who probably are COD'ed out and sick of the franchise, but as a relative newcomer I'm pretty happy with this game.

Don't misunderstand: I have been a defender of CoD. I loved MW1, really loved MW3 both SP and MP (I thought it was one of the best WWIII settings I ever played), and wracked up more than 70 hours in MP in BlOp2. CoD gets a lot of hate just because it is so popular. I am often amused at how many CS players like to dump on CoD as a "run and gun" when there isn't a bigger run and gun than CS! So I generally like the CoD series. My disgust with Ghosts is because IW promised that the PC community was going to have all the stuff that is important to us, such as a FOV slider (a must!) and dedicated servers, but has since gone silent on all of that. Plus, I've seen PC reviews of Ghosts that shows nothing more than muddy textures and poor optimization. I could probably overlook all of that if they would give us a FOV slider. But I just can't play a shooter with a 65 FOV on a widescreen monitor. To leave that out of a PC port is simply inexcusable, hence, I won't touch Ghosts.

QuoteAs for Titanfall. It does look intriguing. I probably won't get it though because I'm in the process of phasing out my 360, I won't by an Xbone, and I'm totally loving my PS4.

What about on the PC?

Speaking of: I finally got my correct beta code...but now there is a server problem! :facepalm:

Titanfall – Major Bug Prevents Players Connecting On Servers, Affects All Platforms

QuoteAnd this is precisely why we should have beta phases for triple-A titles. It appears there is a major bug in Titanfall that is currently preventing players from connecting on the game's servers. According to reports, this affects all platforms and is due to the game's inability to allocate more servers. Microsoft is currently looking into it, so hopefully it will be sorted out pretty soon.

So far the TF beta has not been without issues. It is an EA game after all..... ::)

Jarhead0331 · February 15, 2014, 10:54:36 AM

They haven't fixed the problem because I just received an email with my "Xbox One" code. I requested it for the PC.

son_of_montfort · February 15, 2014, 11:40:19 AM

Quote from: W8taminute on February 14, 2014, 07:39:29 PM
As for Titanfall. It does look intriguing. I probably won't get it though because I'm in the process of phasing out my 360, I won't by an Xbone, and I'm totally loving my PS4.

Occasionally these "exclusives" for Xbox tend to cross over after a pre-determined number of months on the console. Sony is much more strict about never letting their exclusives cross over than Microsoft, so I expect there will be a PS4 version of Titanfall at some point. I could be very wrong, but I'm in no hurry to grab it for the PC.

RooksBailey · February 15, 2014, 04:42:31 PM

Quote from: Jarhead0331 on February 15, 2014, 10:54:36 AM
They haven't fixed the problem because I just received an email with my "Xbox One" code. I requested it for the PC.

Did you go to the support page and request a new one?

http://help.ea.com/en/article/titanfall-beta-code-platform-issue-and-workaround/

About three hours or so after I filled out the form, they unlocked the beta on my Origin account. Today they also sent me a new email with the code in it.

I only got less than a hour with the the beta but I definitely like what I see. I intend to write up my experiences on my blog more fully soon, but right now I can say that I definitely liked what I experienced. To me, the game feels like it is trying to position itself somewhere between CoD and Battlefield. What I mean by that is that TF has the frenetic action of CoD, but the existence of mechs gives it the combined arms feel of a BF. It is definitely an interesting mix. I also like the fact that the game isn't as brutal as CoD because there are only six enemy pilots on maps that feel 1.5 to 2x bigger than your typical CoD map. Since you are more likely to run into a less threatening bot, you don't feel like you every step is going to be your last.

Speaking of the bots: I disagree with many of the "leet" shooter fans who are constantly bellyaching over their presence. I completely understand why the bots are in the game. Their presence not only makes the battlefield feel alive in a very SP like fashion (e.g., as you play, you will spot them fighting other bots, which makes the battle feel all the more alive and varied), but it also gives the non-leet players (like me!) a chance to get some kills and wrack up some points. I do hope we get the option of setting bot difficulty one day - providing different levels of AI probably would go a long way to silencing the naysayers (bots are slow and stupid in the beta) - but I definitely don't want to see them removed completely.

It is premature, but my opinion is definitely favorable. There is a lot to like about TF so far. Definite purchase for me as far as I can tell at the moment.

RooksBailey · February 17, 2014, 12:26:04 AM

Prepare for Titanfall! It is going open beta for the PC in mere hours!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...Full-Open-Beta

I was one of the lucky ones who got a gold ticket in my candy bar, so I have about seven hours in it already - which should tell you something right there. I will say that there is little, if anything, revolutionary about the game - this isn't some new experience that is going to blow minds. But it IS an extremely well thought out game that is also extremely polished. It is as if Respawn looked at everything right and wrong with the current crop of shooters and decided to enhance the right and eliminate the wrong with a scalpel. Also, the sci-fi setting is extremely well done with the maps loaded with believable detail (there is a rumor that the base game is going to ship with between 14-16 maps!). Last, even though the beta is limited to skirmish games, you still get a sense of the SP/MP campaign hybrid system that Respawn is going for. It isn't marketing gibberish. Playing a MP game of TF is like the SP campaign in a COD game where you have bots fighting with each other, but with the added challenge of coming across other human players from time to time. It actually is a lot of fun!

New trailer:

RooksBailey · February 19, 2014, 05:06:16 PM

The hardest thing about finishing this preview was tearing myself away from Titanfall so I could actually write the darn thing! ;D Great game. My thoughts here:

http://www.burkesjoystick.com/2014/02/time-to-get-mecha-nized-part-ii.html

The first retailer to offer a discount of any type gets my pre-order.

Yskonyn · February 20, 2014, 02:06:44 AM

I am sorry, Rooks, but once you started to emphasise on your dislike for the current BF games the bias started to shine through. ;)

RooksBailey · February 20, 2014, 05:26:34 PM

Quote from: Yskonyn on February 20, 2014, 02:06:44 AM
I am sorry, Rooks, but once you started to emphasise on your dislike for the current BF games the bias started to shine through. ;)

LOL! Truth is, my only real bias is against BF4 because of the dreadful state it arrived in (but I was being completely honest about how the beta for it bored me to tears. I knew something was wrong after that beta). I ultimately loved BF3 once we got the Aftermath map pack. I think I "finished" BF3 with over 110 hours in it. Not as high as the 169 hours I had in Bad Company 2, but not bad at all. :)

Sadly, the TF beta wrapped up last night. I already am going into withdrawals. :D

I am particularly gratified that a lot of the naysayers who were bellyaching about the bots...have come to love them. They are great to play with, and hilarious at times:

I missed some of those! :D

Jarhead0331 · February 20, 2014, 06:03:56 PM

That's it? The beta is over? I barely played! It was like only a week!

undercovergeek · February 20, 2014, 06:48:08 PM

'youre not the beta tester theyre looking for'

RooksBailey · February 20, 2014, 07:13:46 PM

Yeah, they wrapped the beta last night. I was surprised too. I figured it would go at least two weeks, but I guess they got the data they needed. :(

RooksBailey · February 20, 2014, 09:56:06 PM

So, tell me: think this is a coincidence? A free to play weekend has just been announced for CoD: Ghosts:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/209160/

Plus, it is 50% off!

Yeah, as they say: "prepare for Titanfall". :P

Still, I'm gonna check out Ghosts for the heck of it.

RooksBailey · March 03, 2014, 02:30:59 PM

This is a pretty clever ad:

Haven't we all fantasized about something similar? :D

Eight days and counting. Let's hope EA doesn't screw this up....

Kushan · March 12, 2014, 08:49:52 AM

Anyone else playing? Picked it up for my xbox one. Didn't have a lot of time to play. Took me a couple of attempts just to get into the tutorial. Hoping to put some time into it tonight.

Jarhead0331 · March 12, 2014, 09:03:32 AM

Quote from: Kushan on March 12, 2014, 08:49:52 AM
Anyone else playing? Picked it up for my xbox one. Didn't have a lot of time to play. Took me a couple of attempts just to get into the tutorial. Hoping to put some time into it tonight.

I have it on PC. Also just completed the tutorial.