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Rainbow Six Siege Open Beta Delayed - Retail Launch in 6 Days

DoctorWho said:
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One of my favourite multiplayer games of all time.

I never really felt like I needed a core group to play with to have fun in this either. I could just jump on and have a blast.
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Best FPS ever. Though, I enjoyed it with a core group of gamers, which I haven't done since Rainbow Six 3.
 
This seems like a game which will have a fast plummeting population and only the zealots will remain.
Cant decide if ill be among them yet.
 
Man this game... The round starts an I cannot move, I can shoot but cannot run. Rooted to the spot. I have rebooted multiple times, I've disconnected all other controllers and USB devices - still cannot move during a match!!!

I think I've had enough, been trying to play for over 2 hours - first the open beta wasn't appearing in my Uplay client (I could only resolved this by creating a NEW Uplay account! - CRAZY) Next I couldn't run the game in full screen mode, it just caused constant flickering. Next I was stuck on the loading screen, had to restart ...and now I finally get into a game I cannot move!

All of this on top of the mm problems and delayed beta!

I had been looking forward to this game for months but I can't support this mess - pre order cancelled. I'm out :(
 
I can't get the stupid Beta to work. It keeps telling me to log in to uPlay, but everytime I try it says uPlay is unavailable. Booo!
 
Storm Raider said:
This game really just looks and controls like garbage, especially in comparison with Batllefront.

The game is fun though. Wish they could really work on this an extra year and smooth everything out, why is aiming so off?

I just wish it was good. I loved R6V1 & 2. This feels like worse version.
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What the fuck? They're on complete opposite ends of the FPS spectrum.


It seems like gamers just dont like games with higher learning curves these days, which is very disappointing.
 
I've got the leveling up sfx playing constantly as I quit back to main menu whilst it was doing it. Had to close the game and restart to fix it. 5 days from release?
 
Does anyone know if the dev confirmed how old the version of the game is? Is it not plausible they are using an older build but wanted to further test network capacity? Doesn't sound like they touted this as a demo to drum sales. Maybe they knew they had network issues and the best way to fix was a last minute stress test?
 
I played for 3 hours or so last night. It plays very well on PC and looks okay. It's nerve wracking when you are the last one on the team and just planted the bomb. I really like the destruction and how you can punch tiny holes into the walls to gain new sight lines. Matchmaking is pretty fast too, less than a minute on average I'd say. I'll probably jump into T-Hunt tonight.
 
Really sucks that there's no split screen terrorist hunt, just spent hours playing R6: Vegas down a pal's house. Have absolutely no interest for this game if I can't play in the same room as a friend.
 
Lukas Japonicus said:
Played on realistic and came across terrorists standing still and not reacting to my presence multiple times. *Shrug*
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Weird. I could imagine lag/bad server code impacting this.

The only times I've had them stand still/not react is when they're looking the wrong way and haven't noticed me. Something which legit happens with non-NPC players, so it seems realistic.

Dobsie said:
Really sucks that there's no split screen terrorist hunt, just spent hours playing R6: Vegas down a pal's house. Have absolutely no interest for this game if I can't play in the same room as a friend.
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Yeah, this is an absolute fucking bummer. Even the PVP would be great split screen.
 
SomTervo said:
Yeah, this is an absolute fucking bummer. Even the PVP would be great split screen.
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It's a shame how much games have shifted away from splitscreen, xbl/psn just isn't the same as being in the same room as your mates having a laugh. Playing Vegas earlier, it's really noticeable how badly the frame rate/tearing suffers when there's a lot going on during splitscreen, does anyone know if the backwards compat xbone release would improve these at all?
 
What the hell is up with the massive input lag and slow as hell ADS animation?
Character control feels like it has the input latency equivalent of 20fps.
 
Surface of Me said:
What the fuck? They're on complete opposite ends of the FPS spectrum.


It seems like gamers just dont like games with higher learning curves these days, which is very disappointing.
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Did you actually read my post?

Storm Raider said:
This game really just looks and controls like garbage, especially in comparison with Batllefront.
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Where on earth does this post say ANYTHING other than Battlefront looking better and controlling better?

I don't like how janky the gameplay is and bad this game looks (especially in the animation department).

It seems like NeoGAF posters just don't like reading posts these days, which is very dissapointing.
 
etta said:
What the hell is up with the massive input lag and slow as hell ADS animation?
Character control feels like it has the input latency equivalent of 20fps.
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it makes the game unplayable in the team mission. and the monster closet too breaks the game.
 
Just played a few rounds of T-Hunt with two mates on Realistic. At first they were both skeptical - by round 5 they were clearly going to go all night until they beat the level. Every round is so different - it's perfect for "one more go" strategising and close teamwork. The shooting is very fun when you're not being decimated, too. definitely seems far harder than regular Kill 'Em All T-Hunt from the last Beta, though.

Also the new co-op map - the canal one - is incredible, so different to the other two. The tangos get line of sight on you from across the map if you're not careful, so you have legit long-range gun battles. We were all cowering behind a toppled van taking pot shots until a bomber got around beside us and detonated :(

Dobsie said:
It's a shame how much games have shifted away from splitscreen, xbl/psn just isn't the same as being in the same room as your mates having a laugh. Playing Vegas earlier, it's really noticeable how badly the frame rate/tearing suffers when there's a lot going on during splitscreen, does anyone know if the backwards compat xbone release would improve these at all?
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It is a bummer.

Sorry, but I think the backward compatibility is emulated. So it's mainly the same as running it on an old 360. Probably have the same problems.

etta said:
What the hell is up with the massive input lag and slow as hell ADS animation?
Character control feels like it has the input latency equivalent of 20fps.
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What platform? On PC it's smooth/responsive as fuck.

Horrible to hear if the console versions are deadzoned to shit.
 
How Ubisoft managed the delay was pretty horrible, they barely communicated at all other than few stock PR responses, while my web browser was declaring "SIEGE THE DAY".

Anyway, now that i have played it on pc for a few hours i kinda like it, that ship yard level is awesome. Sometimes it feels like people are rubberbanding around even though everyone seems to have a decent ping. I have gotten killed a few times where in my screen the enemy was completely hidden behind a wall and then in a kill cam he was in front of me.

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Movement kinda feels a bit like in the old SWAT 3 game, i wish that it could get a sequel...
 
E-flux said:
How Ubisoft managed the delay was pretty horrible, they barely communicated at all other than few stock PR responses, while my web browser was declaring "SIEGE THE DAY".

Anyway, now that i have played it on pc for a few hours i kinda like it, that ship yard level is awesome. Sometimes it feels like people are rubberbanding around even though everyone seems to have a decent ping. I have gotten killed a few times where in my screen the enemy was completely hidden behind a wall and then in a kill cam he was in front of me.

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Movement kinda feels a bit like in the old SWAT 3 game, i wish that it could get a sequel...
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For what it's worth, the developers actually did a very good job of communicating regular updates with their reddit, and forum community.
 
Chronospherics said:
For what it's worth, the developers actually did a very good job of communicating regular updates with their reddit, and forum community.
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I don't know, i think they did a subpar job there, i checked reddit and there seemed to be a lot of confusion and the reddit thread didn't really have a lot of info other than something like "The open beta has been postponed to other time" and a link to ubisoft forums which didn't have a lot more. I would have liked a bit more indepth answer from them.

But then again, people bitch so much on gaming side of reddit that it just makes everything more confusing.
 
E-flux said:
I don't know, i think they did a subpar job there, i checked reddit and there seemed to be a lot of confusion and the reddit thread didn't really have a lot of info other than something like "The open beta has been postponed to other time" and a link to ubisoft forums which didn't have a lot more. I would have liked a bit more indepth answer from them.

But then again, people bitch so much on gaming side of reddit that it just makes everything more confusing.
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I mean, they provided several updates per day, and they even let people know when the next update would be.

That's a lot better from what I've seen from a lot of companies, where you just get one update, then you have no idea when the next will come, and the patch itself will just arrive 'soon' or 'in the next few days' etc.
 
DoctorWho said:
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One of my favourite multiplayer games of all time.

I never really felt like I needed a core group to play with to have fun in this either. I could just jump on and have a blast.
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That game was my shit. First ever online game i had. I will be buying Siege just because i want to play a Rainbow game again. I'll be dissapointed probably but yeah..
 
Holy shit they ruined rb6. I loved Vegas and Vegas 2 but they somehow managed to ruin the game play entirely. No weapon customization? No sniper rifles? No silencers? Nerf gun pistols? No cover? No buy.
 
Really digging the game so far. Playing on PS4 and noticing some matches are extremely laggy to the point where I can't move. I've also had games where I dominated yet got no XP. In fact I've gotten no XP or renown out of the 15 games I've played...

Hoping it's just a beta thing ._.


Anyways if you want to play add me I have a mic. PSN is the same as my GAF name.
 
Bubbins said:
Holy shit they ruined rb6. I loved Vegas and Vegas 2 but they somehow managed to ruin the game play entirely. No weapon customization? No sniper rifles? No silencers? Nerf gun pistols? No cover? No buy.
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There are silencers. You can customize guns. There is a lean mechanic but it's not a cover system though. There's also a marksman rifle that acts as the sniper rifle in this game.
 
The 3rd person view cover mechanic from the Vegas games was cheap as hell for competitive play anyway. Im glad they went away from that for Siege.
 
I'm enjoying the beta a lot playing on pc with a 360 controller while having no previous experience with the series.

Does anyone know of a good, succinct description of how to use character-abilities effectively? I've unlocked IQ and Pulse and I'm not sure if I'm using their abilities properly.
 
Scott32020 said:
Wasn't there an ad about the Beta during the Eagles-Lions game today?
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Yup Idrees Alba in all his glory
I played some terrorist hunt, movement is slow (deliberately) aiming is slow ? Deliberate still pretty fun though. Game was not really made for me as I don't play much online multiplayer I'd probably pay 20 for terrorist hunt alone though
 
Nestled_Grizzly said:
There are silencers. You can customize guns. There is a lean mechanic but it's not a cover system though. There's also a marksman rifle that acts as the sniper rifle in this game.
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And I think one of the operators actually has a sniper rifle as well, but they aren't in the beta.
 
Im having a hard time getting into this game/beta. Outside of mm being very slow and annoying. The gameplay feels so....boring and dry?

Its supposed to feel excting and full of realism causing tension i think?

Probably going to cancel my cheap preorder and even if this game suddenly becomes amazing it will be 20 bucks in 3 months tops i think...

Ill see if a few more games sway me. As far as terrorist hunt, i wont even try it. I want pvp
 
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