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[viveks86]

CBOAT, what's going on here?

Uh oh! Shots fired at CBOAT!

Also,

Now that half of you are browsing crappy unauthorized cellphone pics...

TO BE EXPLICIT:

All textures in this Alpha Test build are at 25% of the final game's resolution. So if you're staring at a 256x256 texture, that's actually a 512x512 texture in the real game. 512? That's a 1024. It's a huge, huge, huge difference. Especially on terrain, weapons, cockpits, hands, effects, etc.

There's a reason the build is under NDA. It's not for showing off, or giving people a fair idea of what the game looks like, or for pixel counting. You'll still have your chance to scream "lolz pixels lazy devs Goldeneye N64 lololololol", but now is not the time.

(Well; menu images are probably full res.)

The Respawn guy posted this on the Xbox One Alpha thread. So he isn't referring to PC.

 

[Bornstellar]

Also, as far as PC textures being better are concerned:

As well it should be!

 

[daman824]

I can see the textures themselves being final along with the jaggies and low res but the texture resolution being higher in the final build. It's the same assets, but the textures are at higher resolutions. I'm going with the respawn dev on this one. Cboat has been wrong before and if the alpha textures were final he wouldn't say anything (just like they didn't say anything after 720p got leaked). And if he did say anything, it would be something along the lines of "the alpha build isn't final". He was incredibly specific with the whole 25% thing.

 

[GavinGT]

How hypocritical is it of me to believe CboaT about the map count and believe Respawn about the texture issue?

 

[Mass Effect]

Leaks everywhere today!

Good on the maps, nice to know we're not getting shafted on that aspect. Also, glad I'm going with PC.

 

[Marche90]

Oh boy. Even more news today! It's been an exciting day, that's for sure

 

[Quadraphonic]

Easy enough to prove in a few weeks.

 

[Zeth]

Well, ideally the Respawn guy would post in this thread to clarify/deny/confirm/apologize/etc.

 

[Xamdou]

uh oh. shots fired at cboat!

Well that shot down the texture rumor.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

PC was my only option and I'm sticking with it.

 

[i-Lo]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

Hmmm...

 

[Kaako]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

Oowee things are getting lively now! I like this.

 

[GuardianE]

Hmm, I'm curious to see where this goes.

 

[mugoldeneagle03]

The map number really means very little, IMO. What matters is the quality of the maps. I played the same 2~4 maps in Battlefield 2 for years because they were that good.

Yeah but as a game lives on even the bad maps become fun to play.

Take Socom for example. You got Crossroads/Desert Glory/Nightstalker/Frostfire to name a few that will be full every game & for good reason. By the end of its peak tons of players were specifically looking for harder, less played maps. Enowopi, Bitter Jungle, Requiem, Death Trap, etc. Think the game launched with a total of 18-20 iirc.

Last gen relied way too heavily on less maps more game modes & DLC and killed the longevity of titles before they could even mature.

Kudos for more maps

 

[DenogginizerOS]

Wait, we're a cult?

 

[Eusis]

uh oh. shots fired at cboat!

"We're at BETA!"

I dunno those E3 videos looked fine to me, and if it gets 60 FPS I couldn't care less... though I'd play on PC if anything anyway.

 

[keit4]

uh oh. shots fired at cboat!

And we are done.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

This is getting intense.

 

[jediyoshi]

uh oh. shots fired at cboat!

Ruh roh

 

[.la1n]

uh oh. shots fired at cboat!

Honestly I believe CBoat over the developers until we see a final build.

 

[def sim]

man what a fun day

 

[antitrop]

Were textures lackluster in the Alpha or something?

You haven't seen the leaked footage? Looked like a 360 game, straight up.

 

[M.W.]

Cul. Sud b gud gm

 

[Felix Lighter]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

I'm on the edge of my seat.

 

[Cru]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

Anyone?

 

[BronsonLee]

Sorry boat, but theirs a new sheriff in town. Nothing personal.

There can be two sherriffs!

The more the merrier!

...Though ntkrnl is clearly the deputy

 

[Timu]

man what a fun day

Yep, great day for gaming news.

 

[SeventhSon]

 

[E92 M3]

Damn - two crazy threads to keep up with now Loving this Wednesday.

16 maps is very nice; was definitely expecting 12. If at least half these maps are on the same quality level as Crash or Vacant, I'm going to be one happy man.

 

[Atolm]

I don't see a reason to be impressed about the 16 maps thing when we're dealing with a multiplayer only game sold at 60$ and with DLCs already on the way.

 

[Honey Bunny]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

Regarding the maps or the textures?

 

[Hip Hop]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

Damn, just when I'm about to leave.

 

[El_Chino]

Who to believe? CBOAT or Respawn?

 

[i-Lo]

You haven't seen the leaked footage? Looked like a 360 game, straight up.

Does it really look that bad? Besides gameplay > graphics.

 

[RealityPales]

You haven't seen the leaked footage? Looked like a 360 game, straight up.

I saw a little bit, but I chalked it up to poor YouTube quality.

 

[Razdek]

CBoat's rep is going to take another beating if this proves untrue since the devs have already responded.

 

[GavinUK86]

oh shiiit. *puts on helmet*

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

So the textures seen in alpha will be in the final version?

At this rate there won't be a difference between the Xbone and 360 versions.

Edit: I read the updates

 

[I-hate-u]

uh oh. shots fired at cboat!

cult leader?

 

[PBY]

I don't believe CBOAT here. In zamp I trust.

 

[antitrop]

I don't see a reason to be impressed about the 16 maps thing when we're dealing with a multiplayer only game sold at 60$ and with DLCs already on the way.

Well, it's 16 maps with a pseudo-campaign built around them.

The Campaign Multiplayer could end up being incredible, or it could be completely worthless. They haven't really shown enough of it to get a clear idea either way.

 

[Sharp]

Someone is feeding false information to multiple sources in an attempt to narrow down who CBOAT really is, clearly.

 

[Neuromancer]

If true the 360 version really won't be so far off, haha.

 

[Timu]

oh shiiit. *puts on helmet*

I like where this is going.

 

[Chobel]

Anyone willing to take me up on a ban bet that Rayme (who works here) is correct, and cboat (who does not) is incorrect?

Oh boy!

 

[Bgamer90]

oh shiiit. *puts on helmet*

Good.

 

[Pound_lb003]

Wait, we're a cult?

GAF Gold Members?

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Who to believe? CBOAT or Respawn?

I would say Cboat. Devs can dance around all of these things, deny, whatever...they got a game to sell. Cboat has no reason to do so.

 

[Nori Chan]

oh shiiit. *puts on helmet*

wish he confirmed 16 maps at least

 

[PinkCrayon]

It also had a much bigger team/multiple teams and a bigger budget.

Kind of irrelevant when they both cost $60.