justsomeguy
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BTW I'm generally rubbish at FPS games... don't take it personally
Titanfall Beta (PC/Xbone) Impressions (No Key Begging/Trading or I will ban you!)
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Nabs
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Same feeling here. I'll go 5:30 with 1 death and feel meh at the end of it.
Anton Sugar
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SomeOneInaHat
Member
I still haven't been able to play yet because of this error
Am I the only one?
As opposed to hitting F5 on PC to record the last 1 minute or 5 minutes or however long I wanted it to record and at full 1440p and at full 60 FPS.
Sucks to be on PC I guess
Geez I thought that wasn't supposed to work on players?
Man, I really love this game so far. I haven't had so much fun with a multiplayer shooter since Team Fortress 2 in 2007. The game is insanely hectic.
My only gripes so far are:
-In the games I've played so far, the AI has been extremely useless, Spectres included. When you're a player, they shoot at you as if your hitbox was the same as a Titans. 6v6 is perfectly fine but the game definitely feels like it could be playable with at most 12v12 with Spectres present as well if AI shooting patterns are tweaked. Hopefully the game's max player count can be altered the way it can in other Source games like TF2 and CS. It won't be optimal to the developer's vision, obviously but it would be nice.
-This is more a personal preference but right now there is no option to have ADS and crouching a hold command. By default they are toggles and cannot be changed.
-Recoil is unfortunately low on most weapons. Recoil pattern mastery and gun control were extra layers of skill that were present in the frenetic shooters this game is reminiscent of but as with most shooters released these days its minimal or non-existent. Now, it kind of makes sense. Having to fight with your gun as well as enemy mobility in this game could be really frustrating for some and as it is right now, it is still kind of challenging. This works under the assumption that the majority of firefights will involve parkour and quick unpredictable movement but a lot of the ones I've taken part in or have witnessed involve the minimal amount of movement and still come down to who engaged first.
-Burn Cards just feel like an iteration of death streak rewards. Nothing wrong with that but I went in expecting them to function the way Instants do in Magic the Gathering: an example in my head being losing a firefight and quickly finding a place to hide and activating an action like HP regen or something. They aren't as generous as death streaks though which is really nice.
I'm hoping that the game will have a Hardcore mode at launch or that the game is moddable (whether by brute force or tools) enough that something like Promod is possible. Not holding my breath though.
My only gripes so far are:
-In the games I've played so far, the AI has been extremely useless, Spectres included. When you're a player, they shoot at you as if your hitbox was the same as a Titans. 6v6 is perfectly fine but the game definitely feels like it could be playable with at most 12v12 with Spectres present as well if AI shooting patterns are tweaked. Hopefully the game's max player count can be altered the way it can in other Source games like TF2 and CS. It won't be optimal to the developer's vision, obviously but it would be nice.
-This is more a personal preference but right now there is no option to have ADS and crouching a hold command. By default they are toggles and cannot be changed.
-Recoil is unfortunately low on most weapons. Recoil pattern mastery and gun control were extra layers of skill that were present in the frenetic shooters this game is reminiscent of but as with most shooters released these days its minimal or non-existent. Now, it kind of makes sense. Having to fight with your gun as well as enemy mobility in this game could be really frustrating for some and as it is right now, it is still kind of challenging. This works under the assumption that the majority of firefights will involve parkour and quick unpredictable movement but a lot of the ones I've taken part in or have witnessed involve the minimal amount of movement and still come down to who engaged first.
-Burn Cards just feel like an iteration of death streak rewards. Nothing wrong with that but I went in expecting them to function the way Instants do in Magic the Gathering: an example in my head being losing a firefight and quickly finding a place to hide and activating an action like HP regen or something. They aren't as generous as death streaks though which is really nice.
I'm hoping that the game will have a Hardcore mode at launch or that the game is moddable (whether by brute force or tools) enough that something like Promod is possible. Not holding my breath though.
Then don't go for the bots...
Until the 18th I believe.
Edit: From the Beta FAQ - The Titanfall beta will start on Feb 14th (Time TBD) and end on February 18th at 6 PM PST
I feel they designed the AI so it's the least frustrating thing on the battlefield. You aren't supposed to be losing to the AI. They are there to give you a confidence boost, make you feel like you're constantly achieving and kicking ass and keeping your aim twitchy for when you encounter a real player.
I'm almost certain if people were getting killed by AI left right and center the amount of whinging would be enormous. They are fodder, consider yourself Master Chief and them bottom rung lemmings.
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
Here is some snips from playing earlier. http://youtu.be/LwNSFJ-J3rI
Sadly I don't have my recording kit setup so the picture is from the XB1 dvr otherwise it would have been 1080/60. ;[
Sadly it does. Needs to be toned down way too powerful.
Sadly I don't have my recording kit setup so the picture is from the XB1 dvr otherwise it would have been 1080/60. ;[
Sadly it does. Needs to be toned down way too powerful.
Anton Sugar
Member
Comparatively, it takes much longer compared to AI...but yeah, I think it's still a bit too short.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Just FYI, but Kmart is offering 25 bucks in Shop Your Way Rewards points to those that are preordering Titanfall.
MarshMellow96
Member
Is there going to be any cosmetic customization in the full game? I can't scrape 'Large Marge' on my Titan, can I?
I have actually started a couple games out pretty bad and started getting some momentum going by killing some bots and turned my game around. And no, I don't mean farming bots and getting the top spot with 100 grunt kills or something. Like I bolded above, they do a good job of getting your confidence up.
People came in expecting them to be replacement players, but that is not the case. It never was.
3rdamention
Member
Wow, just got a Titanfall PC Beta Code in my email. I am quite shocked, and pleased. I cannot wait to see how this runs on my PC.
I have been pretty outspoken by the lack of any challenging AI, but now I get to experience how they really "operate" in battle.
I have been pretty outspoken by the lack of any challenging AI, but now I get to experience how they really "operate" in battle.
Karak
Member
Pretty much same thoughts here. It looks to be excellent. Can't wait for them to fix the hitch in the titan. Other than that it has been bliss.
He is using a higher unlocked smart pistol combined with a one live burn card...its going to be ridiculous with that...thats the point...most of the time it is no where near that powerful
JehutyRunner
Banned
Hello. Has anyone had the game continuing to search for data centres? I've not been able to play it yet on PC as a result and its been like this for fifteen minutes. Has anyone else had this on the PC beta?
Ta.
Ta.
Hari Seldon
Member
How are the mouse controls on PC? Can you disable mouse accel and do you notice any jank?
The Elite
BOSS
Played both PC and Xbone versions.
PC definitely looks better and sharper, there was no doubt of that, but the difference isn't as huge as I would have imagined. So much so that I may just stick with my Xbox One preorder since that is where most of my friends will be going.
I doubt they are going to get the resolution up above 792p before launch though. This game is about to go gold.
Otherwise, the game is fantastic. Having lots of fun.
PC definitely looks better and sharper, there was no doubt of that, but the difference isn't as huge as I would have imagined. So much so that I may just stick with my Xbox One preorder since that is where most of my friends will be going.
I doubt they are going to get the resolution up above 792p before launch though. This game is about to go gold.
Otherwise, the game is fantastic. Having lots of fun.
Why have it to begin with?
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Mouse acceleration is off by default and in terms of of MKB feel it feels just like every other Source game, so solid.
Hari Seldon
Member
Excellent. Hype is now to the point where I will be scouting for a pre-order deal haha.
That confidence boost worked the first time and stopped working immediately after seeing that I killed 40 grunts and 2 players in the after action report. It does keep momentum going and reduces the downtime between actions but other than that, I can't think of what problem they are the solution to.
Its an RPG element to the game...its a temporary boost...i don't see the negative
Yeah that's the other thing. I want to see a high level match.
Specifically in Last Titan Standing. It could get very tense.
Really interested to see how the game will play knowing you're up against good players. Will there be map control areas, team formations, etc. Or is it just gonna be as random chaos as it seems to be now.
Would be really cool if the devs brought in some good players or hosted a match and streamed it. 343 industries did something similar with showing off a new title update to the game.
Visualante2
Member
What Nabs and MrWilson2912 are talking about above sounds like it will be a real drag to me. I'm all for broadening the number of actions or verbs a player can act out in a match. But these seem to be muddied.
Played for about a hour now. My god this game is exactly what i was hoping for after all these years just a damn fun game with some cool mechanics like parkour and even mechs.
First time my titan came down i went like this..
Then when i went in to my titan to kill some people and jump out it again on follow mode and i was killed by someone just when i cloaked and my titan killed him in the back i went like this.
After that i went parkour and move around the map.
Having the textures on insane and everything on max settings. Runs butter smooth on my i7-2600k and GTX780. It has been a longtime i really had fun in a shooter.
First time my titan came down i went like this..
Then when i went in to my titan to kill some people and jump out it again on follow mode and i was killed by someone just when i cloaked and my titan killed him in the back i went like this.
After that i went parkour and move around the map.
Having the textures on insane and everything on max settings. Runs butter smooth on my i7-2600k and GTX780. It has been a longtime i really had fun in a shooter.
Yes.
Future PhaZe
Member
Seems 1:1 to me
UnrealEck
Member
Game has serious technical issues. It's freezing all the time, sometimes permenantly, forcing me to hard reset my computer. I haven't even been able to play a match yet. It really just seems like a console game through and through too. There's graphical pop-in literally 5 metres in front of you even on the highest possible graphics settings.