how do you get the beta?

*is stupid*

Its kind of invitation only unless you buy Socom

No one really posts in the R2 thread so I'll ask it here. Will I understand R3 if I don't play R2? I know the game hasn't come out yet, but what do you guys think? When I just want FPS campaign I'll rent it, the problem is rentals in my suburb are $15 and I'm trying to save up for the onslaught of games this Christmas.

I would recommend playing through R1 and R2 if you can. It sets things up well and you will "get" a lot more subtlties if you do this. OR, you can always go to nextgenwalkthroughs.com and watch videos of the playthrpigh instead hehe.

Right now I'm playing R:FoM, like the story can't stand the health bar and the aim buttons, ecspecially if you switch them to L1, anyway thanks Raist.

Static-Star1 wrote:

how do you get the beta?

*is stupid*

ig gives u one or socom 4 orrrrr PSN+

Yeah, but the timings are different.

If you are in because of the Socom 4 code, you know that officially those codes should not have been valid until the 5th, neither the PSN+ codes, which will be given much later. Thus, you know that your code worked just because you validated it before they stopped all Socom codes that were wrongly activated.

Currently there is a closed beta and so far it has been by invite only. If you had a code because you also went and ask for it (even though you were already in), then the decent thing to do would have been to have chosen someone who will abide by the T&C, who will keep it secret until it goes public and who will give feedback. What it is wrong is posting it in an open forum after IG has strictly asked people not to disclose information... and there you are sharing the code.

nothing wrong sharing the codes

I think the hidden message was do it by pm deej, and look for someone who will provide the feedback Insom needs.

Six wrote:

I think the hidden message was do it by pm deej, and look for someone who will provide the feedback Insom needs.

i can't even give them feedback lol site still broken for me

First of all, the Beta is still closed. Yes, IG is giving some codes away to people who has been nominated by a few. They are looking for people who can give feedback, who we can trust and who would keep it still behind closed doors. That is the only reason they ask us to send a pm/email and give the name of the referral. If you want to give away your socom code, go ahead, it is a promotional code you bought and it should not been active until the 5th. However, you are giving away a code who IG gave you under certain T&C. Anyone, even a guest, could have come here, taken the code, downloaded the beta and shared on YouTube the whole thing.

I am going to say it clearly, Dj. Start behaving and stop questioning everything that is being asked from you. You have been lucky you had someone interceeding for you but my patience is finite. You have a problem, send me a pm.

IG and other sites just giving away closed beta codes away
i don't think IG or sony cares i post my on a forum

oh wait IG say i could give my away

Today is not three days ago. I know they are giving away codes as we speak in Twitter, the boards have gone public and they have said we now can talk about the beta.

In any case, I did say that if you had anything else to say on this you should pm me.

Ehem...to get back on topic.

Am I the only one that is really looking forward to using some of the new weapons on R3? The Mutator and the upgraded Auger look so much fun to use. The new Ravagers look epic too!

RatchetH22 wrote:

Ehem...to get back on topic.

Am I the only one that is really looking forward to using some of the new weapons on R3? The Mutator and the upgraded Auger look so much fun to use. The new Ravagers look epic too!

Yep, let's go back to talk about the game. ANYTHING ELSE CAN GO TO PMs.

I am looking forward to use the sniper, tbh. I just need more practice with it.

The Deadeye? I need to get more practice with it as well. With that said, Im really going to miss the Fareye...The ridiculous death physics it brought in FoM and R2 were absolutely hilarious at times.

The new Magnum looks really nice too.

I hate that after leveling I can use 2 weapons the dead eye and the carbine for example. At least in R1 if you had both you had to collect them at a spawn point every time you died. In this game I can have them at all times.

You see the real disadvantage for a sniper should be if I get in close I can mow them down with close combat weapons. Not now. I can see this being a real problem in competitive play. Everyone will just snipe across map until someone slips in close.

It already happens

Six wrote:

It already happens

That's my point. I don't wanna play against that abuse in a a random match online. Do designers not think about these things?

is see your point but from what i have seen its not hard to sneak up on snipers
and take them out .

So you take one out, and then they spawn across map with a sniper and carbine again.
If there are multiple good snipers on one team you are not going to be able to sneak up on them every time.

As is, they never spawn across the map. The spawns just won't move, even when you're being slaughtered. I get mad at spawn camping now, but I don't think it's malicious in this game. There's simply nowhere else for the action to be. Why would the enemy pull back to the half mark and wait for you? Games aren't fun just sitting on your hands, after all. If the game would simply move the spawns, then it wouldn't be so bad.

You have to have Strapped to use two weapons (unless this has changed and I didn't hear about it). That means getting rid of other available options. Worse comes to worst, just pull out your own Deadeye class and snipe them right back, then move in closer with something else, either using Strapped yourself, or by picking something up.

In my experience, I've hardly seen any sniping compared with the amount of shotgun dependent players. I can't turn a corner, go in a building, or even spawn most of the time without at least one of these in my face.

well you have not played our friend Ratchet then who owned me one night with a dead eye.

No, I have not. And if you're smart, then neither will you. That's just Ratchet. No one beats him.