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The Division Open Beta Thread: Is it out yet?
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8th of March is release date so expect reviews on 7th or 8th.
So the rest of the map is just nothing then, lol? Okay.
Jeej! Yeah PC gaf get discord asap way way better than teamspeak!
I played a few hours of the open beta and I think I'll probably give this a pass.
Positives:
- The single player stuff was pretty cool with plenty to do
- The mechanics and gameplay controls are tight and responsive
- Amazing graphics, top notch
Negatives:
- Story, characters and dialogue is really dull
- A lot of repetition in side missions and encounters but to be expected from an RPG
- DZ is boring. I spent an hour earlier running around for 70% of my time looking for enemies to kill. And at the end of it I got slightly better gear. I've got no interest in grinding for better gear, especially when it's this tedious. I respect that some people like that, but I guess this game isn't for me.
Positives:
- The single player stuff was pretty cool with plenty to do
- The mechanics and gameplay controls are tight and responsive
- Amazing graphics, top notch
Negatives:
- Story, characters and dialogue is really dull
- A lot of repetition in side missions and encounters but to be expected from an RPG
- DZ is boring. I spent an hour earlier running around for 70% of my time looking for enemies to kill. And at the end of it I got slightly better gear. I've got no interest in grinding for better gear, especially when it's this tedious. I respect that some people like that, but I guess this game isn't for me.
Calcium
Banned
No, just more of the same. When Destiny was in Beta people were convinced that the Earth mission was such a small fragment of the game that the full version would be incredibly vast with tons of stuff to do. We all know how that turned out.
Supposedly the Dark Zones will have more stuff going on in the full release. I agree with your other points, though.
It's not just that. Anyone that shoots your turret will have it instantly turn on them. It's stupid, and one of the numerous design problems with the Dark Zone.
One problem. This is not Destiny and is set in an open world map, rather than hubs. And like with any open world RPG, there is a main quest line and other things to do beyond that. It will have more than enough for a $60 game, plus the DZ taking place in a much larger area. More quests, more loot and more fun.
Ok lets give this a go
Calcium
Banned
Right, an open world where currently I spend 75% of my time just walking from place to place with nothing to do. I'm hoping they severely cut down on NPC density for the beta because the world they've created is just so empty.
Calcium
Banned
I went 24hrs or so in the closed beta without finding a weapon skin, seems like more of the same for the open beta
I still haven't seen one. Do they drop from a specific place or is it just random?
Messofanego
Banned
Cool.
10-12 main missions doesn't seem like a lot since those 2 missions in the beta were pretty short...side missions, building up your base etc sounds a lot like all other Ubisoft titles...seems like Dark Zone is what this game is all about and will make or break it
Fun game. Unfortunately it's just another online game I won't be able to fully enjoy because I don't have a constant group of friends to play with.
Tried doing Dark Zone yesterday, while there was some spurts of good fun, it was almost always ruined by a group of players deciding to kill me while engaged with NPCs. I was able to group up with some randoms, but we were ran out by a bigger more cohesive group. In a couple hours all I was able to extract was a shitty green pistol. If I had a group of people to play with, I'd probably love this game, right now I just want to love it, but can't.
Wish these types of games were around 10-15 years ago when I had a bunch of online friends to play shit with. Anyone soured by trying DayZ/H1Z1 solo should stay away from this game, unless you concede that Dark Zone will likely be a waste of time.
Tried doing Dark Zone yesterday, while there was some spurts of good fun, it was almost always ruined by a group of players deciding to kill me while engaged with NPCs. I was able to group up with some randoms, but we were ran out by a bigger more cohesive group. In a couple hours all I was able to extract was a shitty green pistol. If I had a group of people to play with, I'd probably love this game, right now I just want to love it, but can't.
Wish these types of games were around 10-15 years ago when I had a bunch of online friends to play shit with. Anyone soured by trying DayZ/H1Z1 solo should stay away from this game, unless you concede that Dark Zone will likely be a waste of time.
EL CUCO
Member
I've seen my friends get them from the NPC's that you help out in the open world. Not sure if they can come from looting chests, but I wouldn't doubt it.
Hey man, if it is not your thing, then it is not your thing. I just know I find the gameplay, level design and the atmosphere to be amazing and I can't wait. If the small little slice we have been given sucks me in this much, then that tells me the full game is $60 well spent.
I went 24hrs or so in the closed beta without finding a weapon skin, seems like more of the same for the open beta
Didn't devs say after closed beta that they will add vendor for full release who will sell vanity items and weapon paints?
Give chocolate and water to needy civilians. Sometimes they give you weapon paint instead of their pants.
Calcium
Banned
Sounds like you just had some bad luck there. I've been able to extract 30+ items while being solo. Some DZ instances are filled with pricks that just want to grief, but there are others that have people working together peacefully.
That's my chocolate and water. If I give it to them I won't have chocolate and water for when I need chocolate and water.
Good thing that there is more to be done outside of the campaign, like with any other open world RPG. Nobody plays a game like this and ignores the world and side content.
Dusktildawn48
Member
This is word for word how I feel.
Too bad I missed that stuff yesterday :/
I remember joining Tecniqe session, going asap to extract point where there's a group of 5 rogues or something and he just obliterates them... I was like "
"I think they could have shown something about crafting and perks in this CB.
EL CUCO
Member
I think I missed it, but I wouldn't doubt we'll see them in the form of microtransactions.
Lol
Calcium
Banned
I want it to be my thing, though. I've had some great fun in the Dark Zone and I honestly didn't think I would going in. I just don't want to get burned again like I did with Destiny.
They meant that vendor would sell them for in-game currency, not microtransactions. Because apparently devs felt those items to be too rare drops, especially weapon paints, in closed beta.
Probably so. I know if I give it more time there will be instances of better fortune. Part of it is just me being an old fart who has less time to waste. I can only play in couple hour spurts, so when a solid chunk of that time is getting wasted by groups of players, it's a lot less fun.
I can understand that. I just choose to look at it from the perspective of knowing that this is an open world RPG with the added allure of the DZ. I figure if I get even around 30-40 hours out of it then it will easily be worth my money. Plus there is future content to look forward to, so I can come back for more.
Zatoichi's Cane
Member
Guys, how do you get DZ currency that quickly to buy the damn yellow gun?
Opening those chests that require keys [300 / chest] and hunting down rogue players.
Edit: 4 answers in same spirit, I guess you get the idea
Kill Rogues, survive Manhunts
MythicReclaimer
Member
I went 24hrs or so in the closed beta without finding a weapon skin, seems like more of the same for the open beta
In 50 hours combined in the closed and open beta I did not have a single weapon skin drop. My son got three in five or so hours in the closed beta.
Love fucking with people that are using their turret.
bryanee
Member
I got a green weapon skin from the first person in need I found in the open beta. All it cost was a can of soda.
Things like that really put that father son relationship in to test
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The number of NPCs and roaming enemies will be increased in the final version (according to Yannick in the official livestream)
http://www.twitch.tv/thedivisiongame/v/48556584?t=02h51m45s
http://www.twitch.tv/thedivisiongame/v/48556584?t=03h51m24s
Source; https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/46vs67/the_number_of_npcs_and_roaming_enemies_will_be/
Dev basically just says that full release will have a lot more NPC's around, roaming and otherwise. Inside and outside of DZ.
Edit: I don't know why it bothers me that GMG has listed developer for Division as Red Storm Entertainment. But then they aren't getting keys from Ubisoft either...
Hawk269
Member
I went 24hrs or so in the closed beta without finding a weapon skin, seems like more of the same for the open beta
Me and my wife played for 2 hours and we each found a weapon skin. I received mine from the hospital mission and she received it by down in some random npc leader. It mud be luck because in closed beta that I put 12 or so hours I never had one.
I wouldn't call it griefing. Griefing is intentionally fucking someone's day up for the sake of fucking it up. Everyone I run across only goes rogue to take my loot. It's a mechanic in the game for a reason.
That is unless you had a diffrent experience then I where they slaughtered people to slaughter. That's like camping 60's in out lands with full raid/arena gear in wow. Fucked up
Things like that really put that father son relationship in to test
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The number of NPCs and roaming enemies will be increased in the final version (according to Yannick in the official livestream)
http://www.twitch.tv/thedivisiongame/v/48556584?t=02h51m45s
http://www.twitch.tv/thedivisiongame/v/48556584?t=03h51m24s
Source; https://www.reddit.com/r/thedivision/comments/46vs67/the_number_of_npcs_and_roaming_enemies_will_be/
Dev basically just says that full release will have a lot more NPC's around, roaming and otherwise. Inside and outside of DZ.
Edit: I don't know why it bothers me that GMG has listed developer for Division as Red Storm Entertainment. But then they aren't getting keys from Ubisoft either...
As expected really because this beta is still a very old code we are playing on. Hope the PC version will run even better at release it runs great now even in beta but i have confidence it will run good and that Nvidia will release drivers at the same time.
BackwardCap
Member
Really wish I didn't just hear about this game today, not gonna be able to download it fast enough before I have to go to work and the beta ends tomorrow :/
SumptuousLemur
Banned
I finally got a scarf!
MythicReclaimer
Member
I wouldn't be surprised if the open beta gets extended for another day.
Chû Totoro
Member
Game is good, I'm happy that it ends being so nice. My only concerns are:
- solo mode >> seems I won't enjoy the game if I play mostly alone. It's clearly not a single player experience...
- repetitiveness >> in the beta you already need to do things that are very similar (gameplay) and I'm not sure different types of missions will offer a wide variety of gameplay.
- loot >> I hope it won't get boring as fast as in Fallout 4 :/
Will play again tonight and will wait for reviews / OT but it's back in my radar !
- solo mode >> seems I won't enjoy the game if I play mostly alone. It's clearly not a single player experience...
- repetitiveness >> in the beta you already need to do things that are very similar (gameplay) and I'm not sure different types of missions will offer a wide variety of gameplay.
- loot >> I hope it won't get boring as fast as in Fallout 4 :/
Will play again tonight and will wait for reviews / OT but it's back in my radar !
Noisepurge
Member
Well besides the 12 missions the rest will be those "hostage rescue" sidequests etc. Just distractions. But i enjoy the Darkzone alone so that was enough to make me buy the game.
And im a recovering Destiny addict so don't really mind the game not having content
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