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SOCOM Confrontation - Impressions/reviews/etc
- Thread starter Doel
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Im talking more about the meter/indicator. It takes way too long to reach its maximum and you have to point ur controller very high up (to the point you can no longer see the end of the line) to get a good distance. Also leaves you a sitting duck.Doel said:
What they should have done is either: lower the damage of the grenades, lower the blast radius, or lower the range thrown. Not all three.
Socom was always gunplay or grenades for me, but now its almost entirely gunplay, which makes throwing grenades through windows with skill, no longer possible.
They added a BUNCH of new Dedicated Ranked servers. Each room now has Medley 1/2/3/etc for 4x4, 8x8, and 16x16. They also mix up the maps and modes in them. I was playing Crossroads on Extraction in one of the 8x8 rooms, when normally its Demolition only.
Oh ya, and the game was working flawlessly last night. There is still that freezing issue where your PS3 might freeze after like 3 hours of play. Hopefully they clear that up.
Oh ya, and the game was working flawlessly last night. There is still that freezing issue where your PS3 might freeze after like 3 hours of play. Hopefully they clear that up.
FoxhoundNL
Member
Just got it a few days ago. I've had no trouble getting into games or anything, just one disconnect in about 5 hours playtime. Which is okay, I think.
I love it and I'm sure I'm gonna play this until the end of time
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I love it and I'm sure I'm gonna play this until the end of time
.It's kind of good trophies didn't come packed with the game, because the screwed up stats would make getting them practically impossible and incredibly frustrating.dork said:i think im going to get some play time in tonight (before it freezes) and send my ps3 off to be fixed before resistance comes out
ugh stats are assbackwards
said i won 5/10 matches, then we played another and won and then it said i won 5/11 :lol
There is no doubt in my mind they will reset the stats once the trophy patch hits, and then ITS ON!
So how does the headset work in this game?
I know you hold L2 to talk, but sometimes I swear I can hear other people talking in the distance (I hear their voice in the game, but not through my headset). I know the other team can hear your chatter if they are in close proximity to you, but right at the start of a game when you first load into the map, I can hear people talking around me, but not through my headset.
Is there a way to talk where only people (team-mates or foes) can hear you if they are in close range? If so how do you do it?
I know you hold L2 to talk, but sometimes I swear I can hear other people talking in the distance (I hear their voice in the game, but not through my headset). I know the other team can hear your chatter if they are in close proximity to you, but right at the start of a game when you first load into the map, I can hear people talking around me, but not through my headset.
Is there a way to talk where only people (team-mates or foes) can hear you if they are in close range? If so how do you do it?
Vieo said:
Once you are in game, your mic is open to anyone who is withing hearing range of you. So if you are one of those people who has Pantera set to 11 in the background, don't ever plan on surprising anyone. I don't think there is any setting for this. It's just one more attempt to add a touch of realism to the game. I suppose you could mute your mic until you had something to say, but that's a bit of a hassle.
Doel said:
They always mixed up game modes in ranked medley. I played extraction many times on it before in ranked medley. It just didn't happen as often as Demo did on there
My question is, since I didn't bother trying yet, but did they stabilize 32player maps yet? I'm afraid to try lol.
spwolf said:in that case, you might have bigger problem there
:lol
I had a smiliar experience right after the game came out. My brother and I were playing, and just talking trash to every player we saw. Making fun of how characters looked, PSN names, the whole nine. Then at one point I said "Wait, this game has proximity chat so everyone can hear us". We go up to another player and lo and behold, he could hear us. Good times.
:lolVieo said:
Ok the funnier thing is, if you are the last guy alive and your teammates are watching you play, they will hear every word out of the mic.
So all those "Where is this guy?? I gotta take a shit" or conversations with your girlfriend over the phone, while you play, will be heard.
hukasmokincaterpillar
Member
Patch Cometh...
Still no word on the stuff they, ya know, put on the box. But its a start.
¿Que que?
Still no word on the stuff they, ya know, put on the box. But its a start.
Halvie said:
¿Que que?
Just to give you a bit of perspective: ALL of my socom buddies HATED Warhawk, mainly because of its ground combat. I was the only one to give it a chance, and i still ove it, but only for flight combat and others.Halvie said:
So to say Socom reminded you of Warhawk's ground combat, is very strange.
Got the game last night, partly for the headset and partly because I wanted to try it out. So far I'm liking the game, but now I'm facing the tough decision of whether I should stick with this or go back to MGO whilst selling it to help pay for the many other games I want to get coming out...
AgentOtaku
Member
The patch that is coming up is gonna help me decide to keep it or trade it in towards my Resistance2 CE
I like the core gameplay...alot actually. Just don't like the wonky/hit or miss interace around all of it
I like the core gameplay...alot actually. Just don't like the wonky/hit or miss interace around all of it
While this game is in a dire need of a decent lobby system, given that the current version is utter shit and finding friends is a matter of using a mobile phone, this patch is welcome.
The gameplay is really nice in this title. For me who have never played the socom series it feels somewhat like a lovechild between GRAW and COD4.
The gameplay is really nice in this title. For me who have never played the socom series it feels somewhat like a lovechild between GRAW and COD4.
My Post patch impressions:
+Can connect to servers now (hah)
+Scopes seem to be fixed when proned or leaning (I'm a sniper so it was a big issue)
+Loading times in between matches/team switches are faster.
+More ranked medley rooms
-Slight stutter is still present, albeit not as frequent, while sniping in large(16v16) rooms
-16v16 still has a chance of freezing up the PS3 (still froze on me a few times)
-Community feature are still lacking (tracking friends/clan members, party PLZ!!)
-Loading screen should display map info and spawn areas for the team you are on. (that little spinning indicator on blurry art is OLD already)
-Lobbies need a text chat (I want to type in G^ or GG sometimes)
+Can connect to servers now (hah)
+Scopes seem to be fixed when proned or leaning (I'm a sniper so it was a big issue)
+Loading times in between matches/team switches are faster.
+More ranked medley rooms
-Slight stutter is still present, albeit not as frequent, while sniping in large(16v16) rooms
-16v16 still has a chance of freezing up the PS3 (still froze on me a few times)
-Community feature are still lacking (tracking friends/clan members, party PLZ!!)
-Loading screen should display map info and spawn areas for the team you are on. (that little spinning indicator on blurry art is OLD already)
-Lobbies need a text chat (I want to type in G^ or GG sometimes
)AgentOtaku
Member
Nos_G said:My Post patch impressions:
+Can connect to servers now (hah)
+Scopes seem to be fixed when proned or leaning (I'm a sniper so it was a big issue)
+Loading times in between matches/team switches are faster.
+More ranked medley rooms
-Slight stutter is still present, albeit not as frequent, while sniping in large(16v16) rooms
-16v16 still has a chance of freezing up the PS3 (still froze on me a few times)
-Community feature are still lacking (tracking friends/clan members, party PLZ!!)
-Loading screen should display map info and spawn areas for the team you are on. (that little spinning indicator on blurry art is OLD already)
-Lobbies need a text chat (I want to type in G^ or GG sometimes
Thanks for the impressions
Fuck yeah it is! ...I mean, what a waisted opportunity...Especially for newbs to the series like me.
Nos_G said:My Post patch impressions:
+Can connect to servers now (hah)
+Scopes seem to be fixed when proned or leaning (I'm a sniper so it was a big issue)
+Loading times in between matches/team switches are faster.
+More ranked medley rooms
-Slight stutter is still present, albeit not as frequent, while sniping in large(16v16) rooms
-16v16 still has a chance of freezing up the PS3 (still froze on me a few times)
-Community feature are still lacking (tracking friends/clan members, party PLZ!!)
-Loading screen should display map info and spawn areas for the team you are on. (that little spinning indicator on blurry art is OLD already)
-Lobbies need a text chat (I want to type in G^ or GG sometimes
thanks for the info, seems like things got fixed... just in time, i am battling serious BAL addiction right now and just got my 2nd Socom Confrotation, this time bundle with new headset so this is perfect time to play it with guys in the office.
p.s. they said planned features will be published only once first fix patch is out
I jumped on last night and played for about two hours with out getting booted; still had the pauses every minute or so, and I still can not consistently get people to die in one shot when I snipe them in the chest. I was assisting my ass off though for everyone else on the team.
The game is still only average right now. With Far Cry, LBP, Resistance next week, and Mirrors Edge the week after; I can't see my self spending much more time with this half bake game until maybe patches 6 or 7 are released. Or until they release a meaningful map pack.
The game is still only average right now. With Far Cry, LBP, Resistance next week, and Mirrors Edge the week after; I can't see my self spending much more time with this half bake game until maybe patches 6 or 7 are released. Or until they release a meaningful map pack.
AgentOtaku
Member
GQman2121 said:
And that's just it really ....I mean, I could totally see myself rebuying via PSN if they truly commit to it and get it together
I'll certainly keep an eye on it and see if it ever gets there...and hell I already bought it once so at least the devs/Sony got +1 sell
GQman2121 said:
gameplay rocks and it always rocked, they just fixed problem with the servers and few issues people had (like snipers)... As to the snipers, should it really be one shot kill in the chest? You have to consider they wear body armor (i have heavy), and velocity of the bullet depends on the distance from the target...
Personally, after playing Socom I cant even imagine playing R2 multiplayer, and COD4 is funny now. Of course, IMHO. Gameplay was always there, and slant six managed to patch the game within 2 weeks of release, which is pretty fast too. So congrats to the team.
The game will no doubt have very long legs. There's a ton they can do with DLC and a ton of money still laying on the table for them to cash in on. It's just going to take a while, which is a good thing because there are so many other quality titles out right now and coming out in the next few weeks/months to play in the meantime.
In the spring when all of the new releases die down a bit, I'm sure Socom will turn the corner and become the game that we thought we were going to be playing two weeks ago.
In the spring when all of the new releases die down a bit, I'm sure Socom will turn the corner and become the game that we thought we were going to be playing two weeks ago.