They've talked about another patch for the beta testers. Hopefully they'll go through with that by end of this week or early next. But they forked their codestream for the Beta and have already stated that some of the issues cropping up in the Beta aren't issues with their main codestream or have already since been fixed.
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The Warhawk Beta Summer of Awesome (PS3)
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Ragnarok10
Junior Member
That would be cool although I'm starting to feel like taking a break to keep myself fresh once the full version becomes available. I don't want to Warhawk Beta myself to death and have no desire to pick up the retail version.kaching said:
So I was glitching out yesterday, I was "invisible" to all other members, and I couldn't do any damage to them (though apparently when I attacked them, their screen went red, but no one was around, and they lost no health).
So, I decided to experiment, and I ran as far as I could outside of the warning zone, never died, then ran off the edge of the map, and just fell into an endless tumble into an open abyss. Eventually, I hit 'something' and just wandered around. Everything was grey, but I could see the islands above me (and inside of them too!).
Kind of neat?
I also discovered that it is easy to stand on the wing of a warhawk and go straight up. It serves no purpose, but I want to experiment more and see if I can find out some interesting things. You can 'get on top' of some building you shouldn't be able to, but others will 'kill you' instantly, saying you have committed suicide. Also it is possible to drive the jeeps into a lot of the bunkers in this game. I have trapped a few people in bunkers with jeeps, very entertaining to 'watch' them, and then kill them mercilessly. :lol
So, I decided to experiment, and I ran as far as I could outside of the warning zone, never died, then ran off the edge of the map, and just fell into an endless tumble into an open abyss. Eventually, I hit 'something' and just wandered around. Everything was grey, but I could see the islands above me (and inside of them too!).
Kind of neat?
I also discovered that it is easy to stand on the wing of a warhawk and go straight up. It serves no purpose, but I want to experiment more and see if I can find out some interesting things. You can 'get on top' of some building you shouldn't be able to, but others will 'kill you' instantly, saying you have committed suicide. Also it is possible to drive the jeeps into a lot of the bunkers in this game. I have trapped a few people in bunkers with jeeps, very entertaining to 'watch' them, and then kill them mercilessly. :lol
WasabiKing
Member
make sure you report these glitches, I don't want to see this in the final version
AltogetherAndrews
Member
I3rand0 said:
This beta isn't the end of the testing and QA component though.
I have tried countless times to get onto the beta message boards but it keeps telling me Access Denied no matter what I doWasabiKing said:
And that ridiculous form they give you on the main beta site is way too much information for a casual bug report, I just want to post about it and move on with my life
But of course.WasabiKing said:
The problem with a casual bug report is that it may not provide all the basic information the devs need to track down the problem. The form allows them to track the issues in a more structured fashion, making it easier to search for aspects in common for a particular bug that crops up for multiple people.kenta said:
'Course, the form itself does need some work - the dropdowns for map selection and map configuration aren't complete (missing the Archipelagos and Destroyed Capitol maps), for example.
The way the glitch happened was odd. I died (no more health) but didn't "die". But, after I died, I couldn't kill anyone.
There is a spot in Eucadia where you can climb (somehow) atop one of the tallest towers, and it's extremely hard to hit anyone, there seems to be an invisible wall or something? Dunno.
There is a spot in Eucadia where you can climb (somehow) atop one of the tallest towers, and it's extremely hard to hit anyone, there seems to be an invisible wall or something? Dunno.
AltogetherAndrews
Member
There are few things more satisfying than a successful bombing dive.
wtf, a friend and I were just playing splitscreen on a crazy server and suddenly we got banned
The only thing I can think of are my land mines, I went as crazy as I could as I laid them on the path to our base so I'm guessing there was some splash damage that killed some teammates but is there an auto-ban option on here? It just doesn't make sense, we were playing totally normal and team spirit-like and whatever but bam
The only thing I can think of are my land mines, I went as crazy as I could as I laid them on the path to our base so I'm guessing there was some splash damage that killed some teammates but is there an auto-ban option on here? It just doesn't make sense, we were playing totally normal and team spirit-like and whatever but bam
kenta said:
The only way that I know that you can get banned is if the host intentionally bans you. Maybe you ticked him off? There's also an auto kick that kicks you out if you do too many team kills (it tells you it kicked you for too many tk's). People have been getting the auto kick by just joining a game thanks to the stats glitch.
Insane Metal
Member
Sorry, I haven´t seen the last pages, but I´d like to know what you guys are thinking about the game. Is it really cool to play? How much fun?
distantmantra
Member
grendelrt said:I just signed on the PSN and the beta was sitting on the home page, Warhawk Public Beta Downloading now
BTW still doesnt show up under the Beta webpage as me being on it.
I just signed on to PSN. Still no Warhawk beta.
What the ****, Sony? What the ****?!?
Congrats to all the new recruits See you in the skies. :lol
PSN ID:Killthee
Even with all the bugs & balance issues, the game is f'ing great. Lot's of fun and a real blast in 32 player games.
See you in the skies. :lol PSN ID:Killthee
Insane Metal said:Sorry, I haven´t seen the last pages, but I´d like to know what you guys are thinking about the game. Is it really cool to play? How much fun?
Even with all the bugs & balance issues, the game is f'ing great. Lot's of fun and a real blast in 32 player games.
Just finished playing like 2 hours straight. Man this game is fun. Playing zone on that map with all sky scrapers hopping around, wow!
How long does it take stats to update. I was playing on a Sony server, the little trophy was not marked out, I assume this means it was ranked? Are there any mic options, I had mine on for some of the time.
PSN ID : Grendelrt
Add me for some warhawk
How long does it take stats to update. I was playing on a Sony server, the little trophy was not marked out, I assume this means it was ranked? Are there any mic options, I had mine on for some of the time.
PSN ID : Grendelrt
Add me for some warhawk
grendelrt said:Just finished playing like 2 hours straight. Man this game is fun. Playing zone on that map with all sky scrapers hopping around, wow!
How long does it take stats to update. I was playing on a Sony server, the little trophy was not marked out, I assume this means it was ranked? Are there any mic options, I had mine on for some of the time.
PSN ID : Grendelrt
Add me for some warhawk
Stats are kinda random at updating. Sometimes you get the recognition after you finish the game and sometimes it takes days. Stats also don't get posted if you don't finish the game, this has already been changed for the retail version, but will not be available in the beta.
The trophy not being marked does mean ranked. The Mic options include the server's ability to turn on/off voice chat and the mute options under the start menu in game. Don't forget to push L3 to talk. The beta was open mic at first, but most people had their sound systems blazing and this caused everybody else to hear a horrible feedback coming from that person. With the patch, Incog changed the open mic to PTT.
jet1911 said:Is it normal that I can take out Warhawks with one clip of machine gun ? What kind of wonky aircraft is that? :lol
Otherwise the game is great.
You mean the AA turret gun right? It's normal; Warhawks can take them out with the a direct shot using the lighting missile charge shot, a TOW missile, or two of the lock on missiles.
test_account
XP-39C²
The cover looks pretty sweet
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I got in last night as well.
The game seems like a lot of fun and I will finally have something other than Resistance to play.
I did run into something weird though, and it may be a known issue. I created a match where it went through all 5 maps (10 min each). I created it to learn the maps and controls, and put a password on it. After the first game finished, it loaded the second map. I spawned, but I could not control my character at all. I couldn't move or shoot, but I could pause the game and controls worked fine in the menus. I quit the game and created a new one, but it did the same thing. I had to quit to the XMB and restart the game before I could control my character again.
Weird.
The game seems like a lot of fun and I will finally have something other than Resistance to play.
I did run into something weird though, and it may be a known issue. I created a match where it went through all 5 maps (10 min each). I created it to learn the maps and controls, and put a password on it. After the first game finished, it loaded the second map. I spawned, but I could not control my character at all. I couldn't move or shoot, but I could pause the game and controls worked fine in the menus. I quit the game and created a new one, but it did the same thing. I had to quit to the XMB and restart the game before I could control my character again.
Weird.
I played it a good amount of time now, so here's my opinion.
Great, great, great! All the aspects (on-foot, on wheels, in air) work fine and creat a great battlefield. The combat is very cool and intense, all the mechanics seem to work fine. In the beginning I didn't fly so much because I thought there would be a pretty high learning curve and I just wanted to jump in... but now I'm practicing more and more and it works great.
I have got one great concern though, and that is the strength of the anti-air guns. Really, it pays off to just be on the ground and take down the planes easily. It's way too easy to hit a plane in the air, and you're pretty much helpless against the conventional AA. I think it should be made more difficult to take down planes this way, as campers get rewarded and flyers get frustrated.
So, that's my thoughts. I enjoy it a lot!
Great, great, great! All the aspects (on-foot, on wheels, in air) work fine and creat a great battlefield. The combat is very cool and intense, all the mechanics seem to work fine. In the beginning I didn't fly so much because I thought there would be a pretty high learning curve and I just wanted to jump in... but now I'm practicing more and more and it works great.
I have got one great concern though, and that is the strength of the anti-air guns. Really, it pays off to just be on the ground and take down the planes easily. It's way too easy to hit a plane in the air, and you're pretty much helpless against the conventional AA. I think it should be made more difficult to take down planes this way, as campers get rewarded and flyers get frustrated.
So, that's my thoughts. I enjoy it a lot!
Insane Metal
Member
Killthee said:Congrats to all the new recruits
PSN ID:Killthee
Even with all the bugs & balance issues, the game is f'ing great. Lot's of fun and a real blast in 32 player games.
Thanks
It really looks awesome.
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Mesijs said:I have got one great concern though, and that is the strength of the anti-air guns. Really, it pays off to just be on the ground and take down the planes easily. It's way too easy to hit a plane in the air, and you're pretty much helpless against the conventional AA. I think it should be made more difficult to take down planes this way, as campers get rewarded and flyers get frustrated.
So, that's my thoughts. I enjoy it a lot!
I agree with that they are overpowered, but it does have the added benefit of making payback so, so sweet, especially if you can pin down a single AA camper for a whole match. People who camp in AA guns tend to feel invulnerable after a while, which makes it pretty devastating when they are suddenly routinely taken out.
AltogetherAndrews said:
Yeah, that's right, but the point is that they actually are kind of invulnerable for some period of time. In the end they always die in their AA gun but most of the time it is after they have taken down a couple of planes... and the point is that when you're in your plane, you have a much less chance to take anyone out than you have when in an AA.
Which means that the AA guns are actually stronger than the planes, in terms of how many kills you can make in a certain amount of time. Maybe they should decrease the range of the AA explosions so you only hit the plane when really hitting it or hitting it very, very close. Because in this way evasive manoeuvres almost always don't play off.