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SOCOM Confrontation - The thread (bringing back the REAL!)
- Thread starter Doel
- Start date
PROS
- Framerate better than I expected
- Lots of options for controls and camera view
- Feels like Socom
- When in game lag isn't bad
CONS
- Inviting friends to games is complete crap like every other PS3 game
- black screen at beginning of round
- Map loading times, and overall lag on menus (probably going to be fixed)
- Night version of Crossroads (I hate night maps everywhere)
- Can't check game stats (of that current match) until game is over
- Voice indicator needs to pop up to show who is talking while on stats screen
- text chat in lobby helps a lot. Put it back in
- controls are great overall, but switching to nades is hard and sometimes doesn't work
Overall it feels like Socom and thats all that matters to me.
- Framerate better than I expected
- Lots of options for controls and camera view
- Feels like Socom
- When in game lag isn't bad
CONS
- Inviting friends to games is complete crap like every other PS3 game
- black screen at beginning of round
- Map loading times, and overall lag on menus (probably going to be fixed)
- Night version of Crossroads (I hate night maps everywhere)
- Can't check game stats (of that current match) until game is over
- Voice indicator needs to pop up to show who is talking while on stats screen
- text chat in lobby helps a lot. Put it back in
- controls are great overall, but switching to nades is hard and sometimes doesn't work
Overall it feels like Socom and thats all that matters to me.
hukasmokincaterpillar
Member
Outside of the ridiculous loading and network failures I'm really enjoying it (and they better fix things fast or this beta is going to die a quick death). Hats off to S6 for bringing the ol' SOCOM back from the grave. If I had to put my finger on what makes SOCOM still stick out after all these years, I think its that no other MP shooter makes you feel like such a hunter (or the hunted as it may be). Especially in no-respawn games. The level design, the fast but tactical gun play and semi-realistic bullet dynamics. Its just intense and fun as hell, and with S6's tweaks it holds up remarkably well.
The more realistic speed definitely takes some getting used to. Not too crazy about the expanded Xroads. Tilt to lean controls are fidgety crap. Other than that not much complaints.
I don't think the graphics are that bad. It ain't COD4 but the lighting is nice and there's some neat fx going on here and there. The heat haze looks pretty terrific actually. There's some cool atmospheric stuff like wind carrying smoke and debris and such. I'm not sure if its dynamic or canned but I saw a giant smoke cloud slowly drift across the street after the old walk way exploded, it looked great. The game is definitely grittier looking than old SOCOM, as a refresh it works pretty well IMO.
The more realistic speed definitely takes some getting used to. Not too crazy about the expanded Xroads. Tilt to lean controls are fidgety crap. Other than that not much complaints.
I don't think the graphics are that bad. It ain't COD4 but the lighting is nice and there's some neat fx going on here and there. The heat haze looks pretty terrific actually. There's some cool atmospheric stuff like wind carrying smoke and debris and such. I'm not sure if its dynamic or canned but I saw a giant smoke cloud slowly drift across the street after the old walk way exploded, it looked great. The game is definitely grittier looking than old SOCOM, as a refresh it works pretty well IMO.
TGateKeeper
Member
anyone with a code to share??
freethought
Member
Oh man, I totally forgot about this. Any spare codes knocking around still?
Dante said:
I dont think it's the loading but the synching.
Anyway good thing they kept the "auto pointing" thing for when an enemy is nearby. When I see my character pointing the gun all my SOCOM memories come back and my heart starts pumping like crazy :lol
I wish graphics where better. There is NO REASON why this couldn't run at 60fps with 4x AA. NO REASON I tell you. It's not that more detailed than COD4 is it? And it's PS3 exclusive. So I don't really get why they couldn't manage to achieve those 60fps. Framedrops are terrible during gunfight with more than 4 ppl on screen. Especially on daylight map. Night one runs a bit better.
Slant Six Games is a small studio. I think it could use a little more bells and whistles, but shrug. Here's to hoping it will get the 8XAA 60 FPS treatment.TTP said:
Here's a nice vid with the devs at 1up:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167571
FoxhoundNL
Member
Just had a disconnect three minutes ago. Tried to get back in, but network couldn't be initialized. Rebooted PS3 and will try again right now. If I won't report back within 10 minutes, it means I got inTTP said:
.AllGamer said:
I just know and everyone should also know that the name of the file contains the word "demo" and not "beta".
If it was an beta wouldn't there be a place where you can leave your feedback, would there?
About the "me being junior", that doesnt mean that I'm not telling a lie.
Yep, I also cannot get into the network after I got dropped 10 or so minutes ago, restarted the PS3 as well....
Back to MGO for now.
As a first time SOCOM player, I'm definitely not feeling it so far... but I think I'll play some infinite respawn rooms some more and maybe try to get a better hang of everything....
Back to MGO for now.
As a first time SOCOM player, I'm definitely not feeling it so far... but I think I'll play some infinite respawn rooms some more and maybe try to get a better hang of everything....
FoxhoundNL
Member
Okay, can't get in .
I NEED MY SOCOM FIX!!!!
.I NEED MY SOCOM FIX!!!!
According to an dutch website ps3only.nl theres gonna be a patch this week which will fix the loading times, disconnects, login errors, statics and clansystem.
I'm not really sure if its confidential and where they get the info from but I'm sure that they are telling the truth.
http://www.psonly.nl/nieuws/17074/Socom_Beta_zal_deze_week_al_geupdate_worden/
I'm not really sure if its confidential and where they get the info from but I'm sure that they are telling the truth.
http://www.psonly.nl/nieuws/17074/Socom_Beta_zal_deze_week_al_geupdate_worden/
FoxhoundNL
Member
Yes. It's true^.
JUST GOT IN BTW!!!!
JUST GOT IN BTW!!!!
SOCOM: CONFRONTATION PUBLIC BETA UPDATE
Posted by Seth Luisi
Due to overwhelming demand for the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation Public Beta, we are experiencing load related issues. These issues are causing abnormal latency, disconnects, long load times, login errors and community features such as clans and stats not functioning correctly (or at all).
We are doing everything we can to resolve these issues as quickly as possible and you should see some improvements progressively over the next couple of days. However, we do not expect to have the issues completely resolved until close to the end of next week.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Posted by Seth Luisi
Due to overwhelming demand for the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation Public Beta, we are experiencing load related issues. These issues are causing abnormal latency, disconnects, long load times, login errors and community features such as clans and stats not functioning correctly (or at all).
We are doing everything we can to resolve these issues as quickly as possible and you should see some improvements progressively over the next couple of days. However, we do not expect to have the issues completely resolved until close to the end of next week.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
My impressions are in line with what most people are saying.
-The control scheme is fine for the most part, but switching to your accessories on the fly is a chore. You shouldn't have to depend on archaic controlls for a fundamental feature.
-The game runs slower than I'd want it to. It would be nice if the "sprint" speed was the default speed.
-The issues with the reticle / hit detection is something that MUST be fixed.
Graphics:
As much as people are knacking on them, the graphics look quite good for a game in the AA phase. Yeah, someone will bark that it doesn't do this or it would be better off doing that, but its more than satisfactory. Its COD4 without 60fps. Sony ninjas, send these boys some love and pump up the graphics one or two more notches and we'll shut the fuck up.
Sound:
Whatever graphical finesse they lacked can be tipped in favor to the audio design. I have to say, this dethrones MGS4 in that category. The 5.1 war sound field with the distance based audio cues, reflections off of surfaces, and voices reacting realistically to their environments took things one step further.
Gameplay:
I find myself loving it, than hating, than feeling impatient- I have still yet to make up my mind on the gameplay, however, I feel if they implemented some of the changes we've all bawked about, the game could end up becoming a mainstay in the PSN shooter space. The game is fun as hell, when it works, but at the core, it feels broken. What the fuck do I know though, I'm not a big shooter fan, nor do I know Socom like the back of my hand. This is just an average guy's opinion.
-The control scheme is fine for the most part, but switching to your accessories on the fly is a chore. You shouldn't have to depend on archaic controlls for a fundamental feature.
-The game runs slower than I'd want it to. It would be nice if the "sprint" speed was the default speed.
-The issues with the reticle / hit detection is something that MUST be fixed.
-60 FPS / 4XAA please.
Graphics:
As much as people are knacking on them, the graphics look quite good for a game in the AA phase. Yeah, someone will bark that it doesn't do this or it would be better off doing that, but its more than satisfactory. Its COD4 without 60fps. Sony ninjas, send these boys some love and pump up the graphics one or two more notches and we'll shut the fuck up.
Sound:
Whatever graphical finesse they lacked can be tipped in favor to the audio design. I have to say, this dethrones MGS4 in that category. The 5.1 war sound field with the distance based audio cues, reflections off of surfaces, and voices reacting realistically to their environments took things one step further.
Gameplay:
I find myself loving it, than hating, than feeling impatient- I have still yet to make up my mind on the gameplay, however, I feel if they implemented some of the changes we've all bawked about, the game could end up becoming a mainstay in the PSN shooter space. The game is fun as hell, when it works, but at the core, it feels broken. What the fuck do I know though, I'm not a big shooter fan, nor do I know Socom like the back of my hand. This is just an average guy's opinion.
