IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
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Back 4 Blood - New Trailer and Open BETA, August 12th
- Thread starter IbizaPocholo
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Thanks mods for the title change
Kupfer
Member
Looks kind of off.
Sure, the L4D vibe is there, but the changes look more like aggravations to me. Just making enemies bigger and letting their eyes glow is kind of ... cheap. L4D was something new back then and still works today, I don't see why I would need B4B.
I also don't like the blood/splatter effects.
Sure, the L4D vibe is there, but the changes look more like aggravations to me. Just making enemies bigger and letting their eyes glow is kind of ... cheap. L4D was something new back then and still works today, I don't see why I would need B4B.
I also don't like the blood/splatter effects.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Back 4 Blood @back4blood
Did someone say PvP?! We are LIVE from the Apocalypse with our Host @NaomiKyle and Lead Game Designer Brandon Yanez! #Back4Blood #E3
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Kev Kev
Member
Man that looked awesome. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this one, I really want it to be solid.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
april6e
Member
Alot of people are hoping this game will be good.
I hope that I can somehow learn how to use a mouse and keyboard within a week as a lifelong console controller user because plugging in my xbox controller isn't gong to cut it against these insane PC players who played Counter Strike all their lives.
I hope that I can somehow learn how to use a mouse and keyboard within a week as a lifelong console controller user because plugging in my xbox controller isn't gong to cut it against these insane PC players who played Counter Strike all their lives.
packy34
Member
This isn't a competitive game. You should be fine on a controller.
splattered
Member
Wait if we preorder today we can already play the beta? YES! Hopefully i'll have this sorted before end of day 
M.W.
Member
Beta is live at 2pm CST
M.W.
Member
Wait if we preorder today we can already play the beta? YES! Hopefully i'll have this sorted before end of day
Yes, order via Amazon, get code right away. Cancel.
splattered
Member
Naw, in for a penny in for a pound. Just gonna preorder straight from MS and cross my fingers it ends up as good as it looks
Alkemyst
Member
Do you have a game running? That throttles the DL speed
Rossco EZ
Member
i’ve noticed this lately, really slow speeds on xbox. few months ago they were solid and matched my provider speed but recently i get a 3rd of my actual speed
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Xdrive05
Member
I got in the public/open beta by doing the Alienware signup. They still have a lot left currently if you folks are interested. I had to create an account, but no big deal. Already preloading from Steam.
Edit: PC Recommended Specs:
Edit: PC Recommended Specs:
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 590 |
| RAM | 12GB |
| STORAGE | 25GB SSD |
| OS | WINDOWS 10 64-bit |
| DX | DIRECTX 11 |
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M.W.
Member
I don't think so but i have since put it in rest mode. Seems to be the way to go.
Concern
Member
M.W.
Member
Both PC and console. Even the newest COD has 120 FOV. Turtle Rock is garbage so this isn't odd.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Back 4 Blood Creative Director Explains Why Swarm Was Chosen Over Campaign PvP
Back 4 Blood’s open beta begins this week which means players will have their first hands-on [...]
Both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 had the “Versus” mode which mirrored the campaign but from a PvP angle, but as players may recall, the campaign aspect of the mode inherently meant you were committing to a lengthy match. Robb said in an interview with ComicBook.com during a preview event that the Back 4 Blood team hoped to avoid that with Swarm.
“There’s sort of a lot of things. One: We don’t want to just do the same thing, right?” said Robb when asked why Back 4 Blood opted for Swarm instead of a campaign PvP mode. “But, two: One of the things about the campaign PvP is that it’s a really big time commitment. I would say that most PvP games out there, you can jump in and have a few matches in 10, 15 minutes. So, it’s not as big of a time commitment.”
Robb continued by recalling some memories players probably have of the older zombie games where things go poorly in a PvP mode’s opening moments. This in turn leads to players getting kicked or leaving on their own terms. You’re then left at a disadvantage in an already unfavorable situation, and the experience quickly deteriorates.
“The other thing that’s nice about that is that if you’re looking at a campaign PvP and right off the bat, you know things aren’t clicking, you’re more than likely just going to quit out,” Robb said. “You’re going to ruin a bunch of other people’s games because you quit out, and matchmaking has to happen all over again. With this, it’s not that much of a commitment. You get in, you have a crazy, frenetic battle with other guys, and if things don’t go your way, the match is over very quickly, and you get to try again.”
Time commitments aside, Robb said the Turtle Rock team simply wanted to try something new, too. Players could draw comparisons between Back 4 Blood’s Swarm mode and the more traditional “Survival” mode from the Left 4 Dead games, but Robb said the developers wanted to avoid being formulaic.
“From a practical standpoint, I think those are pretty strong factors in that decision,” Robb said. “I think part of us … we just wanted to try something new. We’re not a studio that likes to stick to formulas and things like that. We like to innovate where we can, and we felt like that was one place where we could innovate.”
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Rossco EZ
Member
game is fun from what i’ve played so far, like that you can add attachments to guns etc and all guns feel pretty nice and balanced however the movement feels slow at times, fov could definitely be better, if you use a controller aim assist is best turned off as it doesn’t work right at all (not that you really need it in a game like this)
thebigmanjosh
Member
Codes for anyone who wants them! (Each link is a different code)
www.back4blood.com
www.back4blood.com
www.back4blood.com
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of...
www.back4blood.com
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of...
www.back4blood.com
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of...
www.back4blood.com
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
just played the first act. Seems like it will be pretty good fun. I used to love left 4 dead and I think they’ve done enough to bring it up to date. The loot attachments for guns is cool and there’s some really tense moments. Some of the performance went to shit in heavy combat scenarios on my 3080 but over all it was decent.
will be there day one on gamepass. Is it gamepass pc too?
will be there day one on gamepass. Is it gamepass pc too?
ManaByte
Gold Member
Codes for anyone who wants them:
www.back4blood.com
www.back4blood.com
www.back4blood.com
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of...
www.back4blood.com
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of...
www.back4blood.com
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of...
www.back4blood.com
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Used the code & Downloaded it yesterday mate on PS5
Had an update today though
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just_like_that
Member
it feels way more slower than l4d2 but its not that bad.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
"We don’t want to just do the same thing, right?”
"Time commitments aside, Robb said the Turtle Rock team simply wanted to try something new, too."
They created a Left 4 Dead clone but wanted to do something new? How does that work?
"Time commitments aside, Robb said the Turtle Rock team simply wanted to try something new, too."
They created a Left 4 Dead clone but wanted to do something new? How does that work?
I mean it's very obviously a L4D clone, but it is doing some things new. Really need it to be PvP campaign to see if it all works well.
kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
Snagged a beta code 
Don't care about the weapon skin garbage, but it looks like a good time otherwise.
Don't care about the weapon skin garbage, but it looks like a good time otherwise.
Fake
Member
I watched time to time and don't looks L4D clone at all. More like a modern FPS with zombies.
The problem with those kind of devs are they insecurity. When they launch Evolve, every single time/trailer/preview they need to remind everyone that was 'for the same team behind L4D', and they're doing the same here again.
FUBARx89
Member
So far.......I'd saw it's worse than both L4D's. Feel like it's gonna be another Evolve.
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EDMIX
Member
Ironically, I'm hype for this game because of the developers =)
M.W.
Member
lol, yup.