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SOCOM 4 Bomb Squad Revealed, Beta Release Details

Irish said:
Yeah, it seems as though pretty much everyone has dropped KZ3 at this point.

Unfortunately, it never appears as if anyone is playing the S4 beta either. I mean, AJ and CJ still pop on, but the clan seems to be pretty empty aside from that. I see JacktheRipper, B1gg_R, and whiteshadow on occasionally, but they always seem to be in Respawn. :/
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Sorry man =( If you wanna play classic Socom send me a inv or message and I jump in your game...This is my 1st Socom game and It took awhile but I finally found some guns that work for me..
 
B1gg_Randall said:
Sorry man =( If you wanna play classic Socom send me a inv or message and I jump in your game...This is my 1st Socom game and It took awhile but I finally found some guns that work for me..
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No problem at all. This is my first Socom game as well. I just noticed that Classic just seems to work so much better for me. Respawn may just click with you better.
 
Is someone sharing the EU version of this?

I swear with the US version i always get paired against US people(makes sense doesn't it :))
I constantly have to deal with enormous lag. I'm guessing to US version only connects to dedi's in US..
 
I seriously love this game.

It's like paintball...with guns. Hiding behind cover, quick pop-out shots, no run and gun style, hit and you're dead.

Love love love it.

A lot of people seem oblivious to the game types though. My fault for playing with randoms, but still. Like the bomb squad mode, when there's 1 bomb left to defend and a ton of people are still fucking around on the opposite side of the map.
 
uggg, i need help guys. i currently have a ps3 that i will not be upgrading because i will not lose otherOS.

i was always a huge socom fan in the past, and put several hours into all three. even though i have ps3 currently, i never ever used PSN as i have XBL and so does all my friends. am i really going to have to buy another ps3 and this game, because i will. my only problem with buying another ps3 is i don't see myself playing any other PSN titles in the future other than twisted metal. how do you guys honestly feel about this game?
 
i am loving this demo so much that I need to pull myself away from it so i don't burn myself out for release. considering I am having this much fun with only 2 maps and a couple gametypes, I am pretty excited for the full game. I just don't know where to preorder it from... amazon always has the best deal but I heard gamestop has a bonus map (wtf why do they split up multiplayer from day one with exclusive map crap?).
 
KingOfKong said:
i am loving this demo so much that I need to pull myself away from it so i don't burn myself out for release. considering I am having this much fun with only 2 maps and a couple gametypes, I am pretty excited for the full game. I just don't know where to preorder it from... amazon always has the best deal but I heard gamestop has a bonus map (wtf why do they split up multiplayer from day one with exclusive map crap?).
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You pre-order from whoever has the extra map. The weapons are worthless...but the map is wincity. I'm guessing it'll be DLC for 1.99 and if not, then pre-ordering at all is stupid because that'll segregate the community day 1.

And I hear you...I'm loving this so much. I don't know how some people are level 60+ already though....
 
KPunk said:
uggg, i need help guys. i currently have a ps3 that i will not be upgrading because i will not lose otherOS.

i was always a huge socom fan in the past, and put several hours into all three. even though i have ps3 currently, i never ever used PSN as i have XBL and so does all my friends. am i really going to have to buy another ps3 and this game, because i will. my only problem with buying another ps3 is i don't see myself playing any other PSN titles in the future other than twisted metal. how do you guys honestly feel about this game?
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Um if you will buy a new console just for this game, why do you need to ask how we feel about it?

There will be plenty of players on S4 if that's what you mean. Mayb not alot of GAFers but still plenty in general.

From the beta, seems like a solid mp game. This is one of those games you buy for MP only. Not a huge Socom fan due to elitiest douchbags that abuse the kick function but from the beta I can tell you it's gonna be one of the best to go to online games on ps3.

Runs flawless 95% of the time, no jaggies or auto aim. Im sure you will love it.
 
Despite some of the flaws and annoyances in this game, I looked at my stats and I spent 16 hours in a fucking beta........

Pre-ordered.
 
Been downloading this beta for what seems like 3 hours now. Only half done with the update too. This happened to MAG as well, updated took forever.

UPDATE: Ok so I downloaded it but now I don't spawn, ever. Timer goes to zero then nothing.

Great beta.
 
X-Frame said:
Been downloading this beta for what seems like 3 hours now. Only half done with the update too. This happened to MAG as well, updated took forever.

UPDATE: Ok so I downloaded it but now I don't spawn, ever. Timer goes to zero then nothing.

Great beta.
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did you press start to spawn? if you are cycling through the menus while the timer is going you will have to click start to deploy.
 
The game seems fun if you get a good set of people that use headsets (doesnt have to be the whole team), and play the objectives the way they are meant to be played ( 2-3 people covering the Bomb tech, while the rest patrol the general area).

Its really fun when everything comes together. Not bad looking/sounding either.
 
KingOfKong said:
did you press start to spawn? if you are cycling through the menus while the timer is going you will have to click start to deploy.
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Errr .. oh. Lol.

I guess I missed that, and it makes sense.
 
Teknoman said:
The game seems fun if you get a good set of people that use headsets (doesnt have to be the whole team), and play the objectives the way they are meant to be played ( 2-3 people covering the Bomb tech, while the rest patrol the general area).

Its really fun when everything comes together. Not bad looking/sounding either.
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Thank god no one plays this way or it would just be intolerable.
 
I've never played any SOCOM game before this beta, but the game feels a lot like GRAW. Is that a fair comparison to make?
 
MrOogieBoogie said:
I've never played any SOCOM game before this beta, but the game feels a lot like GRAW. Is that a fair comparison to make?
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For respawn I'd say so in this game, but not for classic or the series in general. It's a lot faster paced (classic is faster than respawn and the speed will be increased a little more I believe) and focuses on teamwork a lot more than GRAW for the most part. Both more tactical games than most out there, but I'd say SOCOM is more arcadey than GRAW. Once the accuracy is increased for hip-fire, you'll see what I mean.

I'd say it's in the same class of games though in terms of tactical gameplay but SOCOM definitely has more emphasis on teamwork even in the SP. You can really depend on the squad in SP and you'll need to use them to survive on the harder difficulties.

I guess they could be similar but it all depends on the person's perspective. Most hardcore SOCOM fans will go nuts if you mention GRAW in the same sentence since there are a lot of differences, but there definitely are some similarities to that franchise and newcomers have an easier time seeing that comparison.

Edit: I keep saying I'm done with this beta as well as I don't want to get bored of it before release but the game is fun even playing the same two maps over and over again. I see myself playing the full game nonstop though..
 
So I was all, "Oh yeah! The SOCOM 4 beta!"

*Carefully peels off sticker*


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FML. Anyone know where I can get another code? :(
 
I'm surprised you even got that far with peeling it (wasn't it extremely difficult? that should've been a clue). I'd have expected half of one letter or something.
 
Hmmmm I tried scratching it at first but it didn't do anything lol so I just assumed it was a sticker. >___< Guess I didn't scratch hard enough. Now I feel like a dumbass. :P

EDIT: Wooo ok I can read it now. Thanks guys. :3
 
Don't worry, GAF really struggles with the idea of scratch-offs. I mean, this type of thing happens way more often than you would figure around here.
 
Irish said:
Don't worry, GAF really struggles with the idea of scratch-offs. I mean, this type of thing happens way more often than you would figure around here.
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Well, it's understandable. Sometimes you just have to use that last penny to cut some things out of the newspaper.
 
shagg_187 said:
You peeled it off? WTF? You're suppose to scratch it!

Try scratching what you peeled? :/

That said, it's Monday. It will be up tomorrow for all the world to enjoy :)
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If it's like the U2 GOTY, then it's an adhesive and you can't scratch off, I had that problem with that game and it was annoying as hell, it should be scratch off or not even be hidden since the game is already shrink wrapped.

Anyways, I can't wait to try it out tomorrow, seems like there's some good word of mouth.
 
Piggus said:
So I was all, "Oh yeah! The SOCOM 4 beta!"

*Carefully peels off sticker*


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FML. Anyone know where I can get another code? :([/QUOTE]

my younger brother did the same thing....

so try to put that ripped off piece where it was before...and oh wait, I forgot tomorrow thing...ok...for future purposes, put it back how it was and try to scratch it off....it should still work.
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I just couldn't get situated with my Move and SOCOM like I could with KZ3. In KZ3 I was cruisin hardcore with the Move since the game is mostly focused on shooting. In SOCOM there's so much shit going on and movement is just as important as shooting is in the game...so I've been playing with the DS3. I just love it. Quick popping out to fire some shots, finding shooting lanes to pick people off, using angles to your advantage. Good shit. And I haven't gotten sick of the 2 maps, so I can't wait until the real thing.
 
So, isn't Socom free to download for anyone now? I cant seem to find it on PSN that doesn't require PSN+. Anyone able to download it without a code yet today?
 
Drakeon said:
So, isn't Socom free to download for anyone now? I cant seem to find it on PSN that doesn't require PSN+. Anyone able to download it without a code yet today?
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...Wait for the store to update bro.
 
Piggus said:
Hmmmm I tried scratching it at first but it didn't do anything lol so I just assumed it was a sticker. >___< Guess I didn't scratch hard enough. Now I feel like a dumbass. :P

EDIT: Wooo ok I can read it now. Thanks guys. :3
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dont feel dumb, their is a batch of Sony scratch offs that actually do peel just fine. I peeled about 15-20 of them this gen (all the same type)
 
FINALBOSS said:
I just couldn't get situated with my Move and SOCOM like I could with KZ3. In KZ3 I was cruisin hardcore with the Move since the game is mostly focused on shooting. In SOCOM there's so much shit going on and movement is just as important as shooting is in the game...so I've been playing with the DS3. I just love it. Quick popping out to fire some shots, finding shooting lanes to pick people off, using angles to your advantage. Good shit. And I haven't gotten sick of the 2 maps, so I can't wait until the real thing.
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I feel the same way and yet I loved the Move controls in Killzone 3. This game just isn't as fun to play with the Move and feels more of a chore to play it like that. I will be sticking with the DS3 for sure. Great video though TTP, as usual!
 
Great vid, TTP. I really need to get into the habit of at least trying out my Move every once in a while. I'll probably start using it for at least an hour a night.
 
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