The Division

[Jerad]

Get a guaranteed beta key while you still can (if you don't want to pre-order): https://contests.nvidia.com/en-us/the-division-beta-key-giveaway

This is apparently broken atm. People reporting that once filled out it says they've already claimed this promotion.

I watched a stream a lil bit before work this morning and I fear that the Dark Zone is just going to become a KoS PvP zone. I don't mind some PVP but I feel like it's going to become roaming groups of fully kitted out dudes just wasting pubbies.

 

[Peeble]

This is apparently broken atm. People reporting that once filled out it says they've already claimed this promotion.

The site was very slow earlier but it's working fine atm, here's a few codes if anyone wants them. Enter it at: http://tomclancy-thedivision.ubi.com/game/en-US/beta/index.aspx


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H11JJ4QFY9NW

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Edit: Thanks Quick for some codes

 

[little P]

Just tried the Beta with Quick.

Will not be buying this game. What a disappointment.

 

[Jerad]

Whats disappointing about it P?

I'm not sure what to expect with it yet.

 

[little P]

It feels exactly like Destiny (Xbox One) which didn't interest me in the slightest. Saying that plenty of people like Destiny so I think it's more that the game style doesn't appeal to me rather than anything against Division. From the brief time I played it it's just more of the same. Dumb AI who are just bullet sponges, and the quest for loot to beat tougher bad guys who are only tougher due to hit points and damage dealt. Rinse and repeat ad infinitum. That was fun in borderlands due to the unique art style and humour. Division doesn't have that obviously so it really is just another dungeon crawler with some bells and whistles (it seems, obviously it's just a beta). Also the level design left a lot to be desired. After Quick and I defeated the first "boss" we had no idea where to go from that point, backtracking and searching for the right way to go. That's poor imo. Also Quick went one way, I went the other in the level, I cleared the room of bad guys, went to find Quick, he came back with me and the room had re-spawned all the same enemies with no sign of the bodies I'd left there. That's just lazy game design to me.

This one just left a bad taste in my mouth almost immediately. First impressions where very "meh".

The best bit about it was the emotes... but I don't want to buy an emote simulator.

 

[Jerad]

Ah while thats kinda disappointing, I kind of expected that. Fortunately I love games like that. Destiny annoyed the hell out of me because controller and limited movement speeds. But I quite enjoy warframe and the endless grind of murdering things as well as Diablo 3 (Oh god why do I have 700 Paragon already this season) grinding.

 

[little P]

I think you'll love this game

 

[Skid_Marc_]

This is kind of depressing...

It is a Tom Clancy story, so they could have done almost anything and the story would carry it... anything except this..

Generic re-spawning enemies? "Hit points" and bosses? This isn't what I was hoping from this game at all.. I guess I was hoping for an FPS/3PS TellTale game.. seems like TellTale is the only company that cares more about the story, and making choices, then they care about making it "challenging".. I don't enjoy the concept of putting more bullets into someone because "...somehow they're just tougher..." I want to kill things (in a way that makes sense, not a full clip per enemy), feel like a bad ass (I am not playing me. I'm playing a character. Its a video game.), and feel like every guy that I killed made a difference (...stay dead, asshole).

I know.. I'd complain about anything.. I haven't been following this game too close, since I first got amped about it a year ago, because I was hoping to be surprised by how good it was when it came out. Now, this is two games in one month that I'm pretty sure I'm just going to take a pass on, which kind of leaves me wondering what to do next...

If CoD or BF ever figures out co-op, then I'll be on that train in an instant, otherwise, I think I've almost completely given up on the FPS/3PS genre...

 

[Peeble]

It's pretty similar to Borderlands. I've been enjoying the beta personally. My only concern is how much time I might sink into it, I started playing at 8 AM and it felt like 5 hours passed in 30 minutes. I *really* don't need another time sink.

 

[Jerad]

It's pretty similar to Borderlands. I've been enjoying the beta personally. My only concern is how much time I might sink into it, I started playing at 8 AM and it felt like 5 hours passed in 30 minutes. I *really* don't need another time sink.

Same 4 hours and I had to take a break. It's pretty much exactly what I expected, which is awesome. I was also pleasantly surprised at the dark zone, it's not KoS. People are a little nervous around you but people fucking swarm rogue players it's hilarious. There was a group of four camping an extraction point, and by the time I got there, there had to be twelve of us vs the 4 rogue dudes.

 

[Jerad]

If any of you guys didn't get a chance to play in the closed beta, there is an open beta announced Feb 19-21.

[video=youtube;nlCLeiRm7lI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlCLeiRm7lI[/video]

 

[Jerad]

Open beta starts tomorrow for anyone interested that didn't make it into the closed beta. I'll be playing a bit off and on.

 

[Kenadian]

I'll try it this weekend with you if you like. For me Saturday after Bathurst practice would be the best time, around 7 PM EST.

 

[Kenadian]

Besides ID and myself is anyone else picking this game up?

If so I'll likely be streaming this every Tuesday night for the forseeable future so if you want to hook up ingame please let me know.

 

[Fireblade]

Besides ID and myself is anyone else picking this game up?

If so I'll likely be streaming this every Tuesday night for the forseeable future so if you want to hook up ingame please let me know.

I'll prolly pick it up.

 

[Kenadian]

noyce

 

[Lockard.J]

I'll see how it's received, I've been less and less impressed with the Rainbow 6 series lately. Graphics are going up but gameplay, content and mechanics are getting more modern warfare-like and the UI looks ridiculous. From these videos it looks like every target is a bullet sponge.

I'm more into tactical shooters, this is just another console 3rd person genre-mashup as far as I can tell. Looks like they passed a doobie around the table and were like 'doooood, what if we mixed modern warfare, splinter cell and destiny'? 'wooooooah'

TL: DR I'm picky and don't think I'd like it.

 

[Jerad]

I'll see how it's received, I've been less and less impressed with the Rainbow 6 series lately. Graphics are going up but gameplay, content and mechanics are getting more modern warfare-like and the UI looks ridiculous. From these videos it looks like every target is a bullet sponge.

I'm more into tactical shooters, this is just another console 3rd person genre-mashup as far as I can tell. Looks like they passed a doobie around the table and were like 'doooood, what if we mixed modern warfare, splinter cell and destiny'? 'wooooooah'

TL: DR I'm picky and don't think I'd like it.

It's not a rainbow 6 game it's not a military sim or sim-like. It's a grind and gear rpg like destiny or borderlands so I don't think you would likely enjoy it.

 

[Kenadian]

I've heard the bullet sponge analogy myself and it's no more so than most other games out there to be honest, particularly in the RPG genre. The only games that are different in this regard are typically milsim and that's an entirely different experience anyway.

I can say that the time I spent in Beta with IronDiggy was a lot of fun. The only issue there is you cannot allow someone who's already played the levels to lead in Coop else you'll miss out on key story components.

Aside from that it's pretty solid with a great (all be it difficult to get used to) UI, excellent visuals, top notch vaulting system, animations and gadgets galore.

I also love the fact that you can add components to your firearms that you're not married to. Want to use the Acog on your SMG then simply add it to the SMG and it will be automatically removed from your Rifle, Carbine or whatever.

 

[Lockard.J]

It's not a rainbow 6 game it's not a military sim or sim-like. It's a grind and gear rpg like destiny or borderlands so I don't think you would likely enjoy it.

You did a good job of condensing what I already said lol. I'm not saying you shouldn't like it, just stating my opinion of it so far. If the videos posted here are a good metric for what the game is like, I'll wait till it's real cheap or just pass.

P.S. I really meant the Tom Clancy line in general, not specifically the R6 series.