Quake Wars: Public Beta Next Week

Oh well, I just looked at the minimum reuirements and looks like it will reject my system anyway due to the CPU being only 2,8Ghz.
 
I just realized the game locks your fps at 30. ****ing retarded. Anyway here's how to unlock it:

http://www.totalquakewars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1679

Edit: Yeah much smoother now, game runs at 50-60 fps on maxed quality with 4xaa and 8xaf. I get the feeling it's locked at 60 fps now because it won't go any higher even when I look at the ground or sky.
 
Gunner said:
That's cause you're looking at screenshots taken on a 486 with integrated gfx. Lemme take some pix I'll be right back with quality samples.

Edit:

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6615/etqw2007062121503201eu5.jpg
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5397/etqw2007062121504010mx0.jpg
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3468/etqw2007062121511630jr1.jpg
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/975/etqw2007062121541363jf4.jpg
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3867/etqw2007062121574386kr5.jpg
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/5931/etqw2007062121594678cl3.jpg
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/482/etqw2007062122033654vx4.jpg
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/739/etqw2007062122041618ql2.jpg

Nevermind, these screens suck too.
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Megatexture looks like low-res ass in those shots.
 
According to the ET website, it's for fileplanet subscribers only.

I thought it was public?
 
saturday and sunday they give out beta keys to the public


thanks to a member of our community I now have a beta key (thanks again) ..played a bit last night and it's chaotic/runs choppy but ultmiately fun ..any resemblance to ET is almost gone ..while that's a bad thing, the upshoot is that the new direction is at least fun, the gameplay is varied and it feel sless like a sequel and more like remake that only takes a few elements from the original

that said, vehicles changes the combat dynamic drastically ..few people play their class roles and fewer people play as ateam ..but I chock that up to too many newbs not knowing how to play (like me!) ..I'll most likely pick this up on release ..would be fun to play with other HL2.net members
 
There's always RTCW2. 1p says they add vehicles tho :/
 
:(

dont have my hopes up for rctw2 ..methinks it'll focus on sp ..doom3 set during ww2 ...if they can get the mp to play as good as the first game then they'll have an instant classic ..however they could go the same old "death match with vehicles" route which would be missing the point in creating a seqel to rtcw ..the single player just wasnt very good, it was the mp that made the game
 
Agreed, but I still have some hope.

There is a serious lack of class based multiplayer fps at the moment. TF2 may be the one.
 
Warbie said:
Agreed, but I still have some hope.

There is a serious lack of class based multiplayer fps at the moment. TF2 may be the one.
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ya but TF2 is mostly team death match with some objectives (unless I'm missing something here) ...rtcw was all about team play with objectives ..the ww2 setting just made the objectives more fitting

and I agree, multiplayer has almost taken a step back in the last few years ..almost as if they've replaced class combat with vehicle combat ..too much reliance on gimick and not enough in offering the player something more than straightforward deathmatch/control points/capture the flag
 
I beg of anyone on this forum with a decent heart to lend me an unused beta key. *grovels* (I can also give Joost invites.)



With that said, I'm active on the QW forums (meh, at work so what do you expect) and there's plenty of complaints about lack of Voip, in-game ads, BF comparisons, and Vileplanet evilness.
And I have a sneaking suspicion of them downgrading the beta to handle more types of systems. But still I hope for the best.
 
Gorgon said:
Loads of gamers are stating this game sucks in every possible way.... its not a BF2 killer at all.
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Mate, it's a beta. All those people who have said it sux really can't say that as it's totally unfinished. The whole point of a beta is not to show it off, thats what a demo is for, the beta is for people to pick out the bad bits and report them etc.
This is why I don't understand why fileplanet advertises the betas as if their demo premieres or something - it seems a large number of people will just play the beta to get an impression of what the retail will be, which is far from it.
I totally agree the gun sounds n stuff like that are total sh!te ... let them know about it.

As for me, the game runs great on my rig ...
Opty 165 @ 2.6
7800GT
2gb DDR400
.... that's with all details on high/ultra, 2x AA and 1280x1024 res

Those people who're playing it one Geforce 8's and having problems, try updating drivers or something, cos something has to be wrong?!
infact this game for me looks and runs 10x better than BF2 does after god knows how many patches it has.

Speaking of BF2, it's hard to compare this game with it, as QW is much more fast pased and arcadey, and I prefer having missions and on going team scores rather than just pointlessly capturing flags and racing to get more points. :dozey:
 
The spray-style, hoppy infantry combat, the fact that varying up classes on the GDF HINDERS your progress, the fact that vehicles are rarely worth using, and the fact that there is no VOIP (confirmed) in the final game to help teamplay which is already nonexistent...makes me say NAY to this purchase. It's disappointing too, I had such high hopes.

*goes back to PRM*

EDIT: The only things I bet will be fixed by release that I have gripes with is clunky vehicle controls, sound issues and maybe a bit of balancing and hey...maybe the Srogg flyer can survive for more than 10 seconds after takeoff without getting swatted out of the sky like the bug it appears to be.

Betas are almost ALWAYS a 90% accurate representation of the final game (based on the numerous betas I've seen). If people don't like how the game plays in general now, I doubt they'll like how it plays on release.
 
Kyo said:
Beta, not final textures, don't make assumptions, etc.
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I didn't make an assumption, I made a statement based off of what was shown. And I hardly think the texture is going to miraculously become a lot more high-res before the game ships. I could be wrong, but as it stands, it looks like ass. Hopefully it's not because the technology behind it sucks and it's more a problem with it not being fully taken advantage of.


EDIT: And with all this recent talk it looks like I may not even worry about getting into the beta. It'd be nice, but I certainly won't sweat it if Bileplanet runs out. I'm still pissed id went with them for the distribution anyway.
 
well it's not as bad as the other science fiction themed MMO beta I'm in ..one word: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


seriously you need to cattleprod me to wake me from my boredom induced sleep
 
CptStern said:
well it's not as bad as the other science fiction themed MMO beta I'm in ..one word: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


seriously you need to cattleprod me to wake me from my boredom induced sleep
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Which one is that?


And is it worse than Fury? Because that was pure shite. I played all of 20 minutes before quitting and uninstalling.
 
Icarusintel said:
I hardly think the texture is going to miraculously become a lot more high-res before the game ships. I could be wrong, but as it stands, it looks like ass. Hopefully it's not because the technology behind it sucks and it's more a problem with it not being fully taken advantage of.
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Exactly. And when betas appear on Fileplanet they're rarely anything more than glorified demos. Nothing major will change between now and release, especially not whole textures for maps.
 
Icarusintel said:
Which one is that?


And is it worse than Fury? Because that was pure shite. I played all of 20 minutes before quitting and uninstalling.
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there's only one science fiction themed MMO on the horizon ..well at least the only one that has it's roots in american culture as opposed to asian anime based mmos ..hint: it rythmes with Spatula Matza
 
CptStern said:
there's only one science fiction themed MMO on the horizon ..well at least the only one that has it's roots in american culture as opposed to asian anime based mmos ..hint: it rythmes with Spatula Matza
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Oh... haha, I remember when they announced that years ago. Sounded cool then, but that was back when Everquest was still kind of ok.
 
ya well 2 years into it they scrapped everything and restarted it ...I'm left wondering if the first game was any better than this
 
CptStern said:
there's only one science fiction themed MMO on the horizon ..well at least the only one that has it's roots in american culture as opposed to asian anime based mmos ..hint: it rythmes with Spatula Matza
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Tabula Rasa looks incredible, Lord British is my ****ing hero.
 
oh ...lets run over here ..nope nothing over here ..just empty wasteland ..oh ok there's that stupid cave again ..it has 3 aliens in it which I have to kill and then return for a reward but for some reason I cant find one of the alien's head that he's supposed to drop after I kill him ...hmmm <15 minutes later> oh where the hell is that stupid head!?! goddamit this cave is so small where the hell is IT? <15 minutes later> here heady heady wheeerrreee are you? GODDAMIT

/quit


/me fires up QW beta




the above scenario is based on an ingame scenrio from a game I cant discuss because of NDAs but if I was playing the game in question it would be something like what is written above
 
CptStern said:
oh ...lets run over here ..nope nothing over here ..just empty wasteland ..oh ok there's that stupid cave again ..it has 3 aliens in it which I have to kill and then return for a reward but for some reason I cant find one of the alien's head that he's supposed to drop after I kill him ...hmmm <15 minutes later> oh where the hell is that stupid head!?! goddamit this cave is so small where the hell is IT? <15 minutes later> here heady heady wheeerrreee are you? GODDAMIT

/quit


/me fires up QW beta




the above scenario is based on an ingame scenrio from a game I cant discuss because of NDAs but if I was playing the game in question it would be something like what is written above
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YUO HAV TEH CRYSIS BATA!?!?!?!
 
The one major turn off with this beta is that nothing is explained apart from some text that disappears in two seconds. In contrast the BF2142 beta gave you a nice explanation of how everything worked in a clear voice rather than relying on text for everything. Further more text? the lack of voip is a bad decision on their part. Before someone mentions it, no TS/Vent are not options for pub players either.
 
Got into the beta, just hope it doesnt end by the time i get home to play.
 
I think with the Steam Community we will have VOIP. Steam will work with every game and you can talk to people over VOIP in Steam. Just keep that in mind people. ;)
 
hool10 said:
I think with the Steam Community we will have VOIP. Steam will work with every game and you can talk to people over VOIP in Steam. Just keep that in mind people. ;)
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Why not use TS or Vent instead?
 
We're moving into stage 4 of the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta key roll-out today and those keeping track will know that means today's keys will be for anyone with a free FilePlanet account. As before, browse to the FilePlanet URL below to claim your key and start downloading the client.

Key Distribution Start: 11 AM Pacific / 2 PM Eastern / 1900 British / 2000 Central European
Key Distribution Website: http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/quakewars/

While this batch is larger than all the previous ones, we expect it to go much quicker.
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http://community.enemyterritory.com/

Hopefully I'll get a key.
 
I recommend people skip the FP lines and use torrent for the beta client. There are plenty of sites (similar to "The Bucaneer Coast") that have it.
 
I't says Anounced too I"MFJSJFDHBSD PISSED OFFSDKKJDS WTF IS GOING ON? Won't let me do anyhting
 
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