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Titanfall Beta Players: Is "Revolutionary" and "Game Changer" accurate?
- Thread starter DryvBy
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I know 6 people in the beta and they are all day 1ing the title now. All of them love it and say it's great fun. Two of my buddies kids were over and they were glued to my TV for hours. I'd say the hype is spreading. I mean what do you expect it's a video game not the second coming.
This last page reads: I'm burned out of shooters and that's titanfalls fault but Destiny which we know nothing about now that's a great game!
SquiddyCracker
Banned
It is a fun shooter, but it doesn't feel very next-gen.
It's pretty bleh looking tbh, and it is starting to get stale (only 1 titan to chose from.)
It's pretty bleh looking tbh, and it is starting to get stale (only 1 titan to chose from.)
I wanna say thanks for your reply but instead I think you should get into game journalism.
Played it a little more and I think I've had enough. The parkour movement is a novel concept but the overall game doesn't work for me.
I think the biggest problem is the AI. It's there to do absolutely nothing but distract the player. It's simply in the way, nothing more, nothing less. It's essentially clutter for the sake of clutter. If it had a purpose I think the game would be a lot better. As is the game would be better if all AI except Auto-Titans were removed.
I think the biggest problem is the AI. It's there to do absolutely nothing but distract the player. It's simply in the way, nothing more, nothing less. It's essentially clutter for the sake of clutter. If it had a purpose I think the game would be a lot better. As is the game would be better if all AI except Auto-Titans were removed.
VanquishUK
Member
YES. This is pretty much my only beef with the game and it's a pretty huge problem IMO.
DryvBy
Member
No, thankfully. You get overall score for them. And I wouldn't say they're running around.
It's not next gen, it's cross gen.
Regardless, it feels very next gen to me. Just because it has low textures doesn't mean it doesn't feel like progress.
I can't believe how many people are missing the point of the AI...
Ever play Dota or LoL? The AI ar Titanffall's creeps. They're there to increase Titanfall rate and boost your Titan.
They add a tremendous amount of flow as you chain kills while you hunt pilots and make your way between control points.
Why? The AI is so easily ignored and avoided even if you don't like it, it isn't a big deal. Pilots are easily distinguishable by movement, radar, and just common sense. The AI is there to get your Titan quicker. I melee them to avoid showing up on radar myself or just ignore them. They do not clutter but they are there. Once you play the game for a while you naturally sort them out easily.
I really hope Respawn doesn't listen to these comments because what you all are essentially saying is either buff the AI drones or take them out and add more players since they are easily ignored. If more players are added on these maps it just wouldn't flow right. We would need bigger maps which would lead to the same overall density of players.
Woo-Fu
Banned
If you stealth assassinate a grunt it is 4pts just like a pilot kill.
not_so_special
Banned
well its your experience..i know alot of people too and almost no one its going to buy the game at launch
The Gaming Zen
Banned
The game is fun, a lot of fun. So make of that what you will. Most games are not this fun regardless of hype!
Anecdotal evidence... How often does it go against the opinion of the person presenting it?
Uncle00Jesse
Banned
I think having an extended beta period for this game is a very bad idea. Yeah it's fun, yeah it's exciting to finally be playing it, but that in lies the point. People are going to burn themselves out real hard by Thursday. The magic won't be there when it finally drops and once you fuck around with the other maps, it'll be a 'meh' experience. Some people playing the beta for 10+ hours and such..
DryvBy
Member
I only know 3 people that were talking about it, only one is not getting it now.
I don't want Titanfall to fail at all. It's bringing back the sci-fi to shooters, which we need. If this is the start of that, then bravo. But I really hope we don't see a flood of clones either. I want a good mixture of war shooters, sci-fi shooters, twitch shooters, RPG shooters, and simulation shooters. This market sees $$$ and just runs with it. Keep mixing it up. Titanfall is a good mix of different things.
I like having the AI around. It makes its feel more like a campaign game. Not just death match hell. I tink they did an excellent job with this game. I usually don't like competitive deathmatches but I love Titan Fall! I just wish there was team colors but then again it adds to the confusion and chaos. Like a real combat situation. Good work Respawn!!
I actually agree with this as well. would have been smart to make it a weekend long till monday and end it. Give a taste not a banquet.
I'm saying this from a business standpoint. From the fan side of things, it's perfect.
Did I say it was a great game? No. I said it's something I'm looking forward more to, now that I experienced Titanfall.
So you think it won't review well and sell very well? I'll be surprised if it sells less than 3 million copies.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Okay, I've changed my mind:
Jump kicking people to death is awesome.
It's the only way I kill people now, just sprint around and jump kick people in the face.
Jump kicking people to death is awesome.
It's the only way I kill people now, just sprint around and jump kick people in the face.
Spottiettiedop
Member
Burnout from a beta? A limited beta on top of that? I would argue if someone played the beta enough to suffer some sort of burnout they are more likely to purchase TF.
Yeah there is 3+ weeks between last beta day and release. Plenty of time to miss TF.
I don't get the AI is pointless talk. I've won matches by farming AI early in the game in conjunction with a Titan Speeding burn card. Getting a titan out before anyone else is huge in the early game.
Fucking love this game. Been level 14 in the beta for a while now. This really just got me hyped for the release.
As for whether or not it's revolutionary - I personally haven't enjoyed a multiplayer game like this since COD4. And before that, SOCOM 2.
It's really fucking fun.
As for whether or not it's revolutionary - I personally haven't enjoyed a multiplayer game like this since COD4. And before that, SOCOM 2.
It's really fucking fun.
Delusibeta
Banned
Having actually played it now: big fat meh from me. Really should have been a $30 download only game, really has no business being full price. I appreciate the increase in pace and the running mechanics, but the two levels in the beta do a poor job in exhibiting the parkour and there's some balancing howlers in there (Smart Pistol in particular). I can see this doing, at best, Battlefield numbers. It isn't the revolution in FPS you're looking for.
FinalStageBoss
Banned
After spending some time with the beta, while its fun, it's not worth 60 bucks to me. It's not something I'd play for very long.
COD crowd is going to love it though.
COD crowd is going to love it though.
AkelisRain
Member
So after a few hours of playing this, I have come to the conclusion it just isn't for me. I really was not enjoying the game at all, and I tried to be optimistic. I continued to play for a few hours thinking something just might click. However, the Titans do not really do it for me. I wished there was more to it. I am not really sure how to put my finger on it. I def love the movements options, that is a step in a right direction. It kind of made me want to fire up War Hawk or even Star Hawk.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
I like COD but I don't love it. It's like halfway between COD and BF and not as good as either.
TimeEffect
Member
Wrong Titanfall thread
John Rabbit
Banned
it's fun. not anything revolutionary. i like the grunts. it allows more defensive players (like me) to score high in a match.
As others have said, Titanfall is far more of an evolution of MP gaming than a revolution. Its not the first MP only game to come out. Its not the first to do any of the things it does. However, it does take a little here and a little there from basically all of the major FPS (and other gametypes) that came before it. It does feel like if the old IW was allowed to make the COD game it wanted after MW2, Titanfall may be what it would have churned out. Kind of a COD: Future War.
All that being said, it rocks. I love it and have a copy pre-ordered after playing the beta. I can see playing this for quite awhile.
All that being said, it rocks. I love it and have a copy pre-ordered after playing the beta. I can see playing this for quite awhile.