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    Did anyone here get invited to Battlefield Play4Free beta??

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by tetutato, Dec 1, 2010.

  1. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    If not, you can sign up right here :D
    Battlefield Play4Free

    I just signed up and if anyone did get invited and have played it, is it any good? :p
     
  2. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Lets see when I will get the code....
     
  3. HTWingNut

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    I'm in the queue! Woot! I like waiting in lines... :rolleyes:
     
  4. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Me too until I don't get it and start acting crazy!
     
  5. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    I felt exactly like that when I signed up for SC2 beta years ago.. I had to wait a year.. :p
     
  6. DCMAKER

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    i submitted to get a key. If i get it i'll give it to someone....maybe htwingnut if he gives me a steam game ^^
     
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    lol that guy must be a PMI to shoot a bursting shot standing at that range o_O
     
  9. AsusS

    AsusS Notebook Evangelist

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    Excuse me but when did this prevail ? is this BF3 ? or some gimmick ?

    Thanks i also love that 3RD person look :).
     
  10. daranik

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    This is seperate from BF3, there is still gonna be a BF3, this is just an attempt to bring something like CS : online and warface over here, away froma korean market. The upside to this is you only spend as much as you want, so maybe you'll only buy the guns you want and say spend 10 bucks rather than 60 ona game were you don't use all the guns anyways.

    That said, im the game who will master all weapon types in BFBC2 anyways just cause I can.
     
  11. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Just received my beta key in an email 5 mins ago. I'll load her up tonight after work and report back!!
     
  12. streather

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    got my key earlier, going to fire up the game later and give it a run over :)
     
  13. tetutato

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    WHAT IS THIS! I'm tired of being not invited to betas.. :(
     
  14. TomTom2007

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    When did you guys sign up to get invited today? Maybe I will get invited the next round.
     
  15. streather

    streather Notebook Evangelist

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    I'll be honest, I totally forgot about it.




    Also, the game seems very very laggy to me.
     
  16. MrDJ

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    had my key 4 days now and it takes ages to load.
    map is wide open and the streets are massive so wherever you spawn youve got a lot of running to do unless you are lucky enough to get a tank.
    game play itself, hmmm, is ok as its a freebie but with the usual beta glitches.
    will give it a go for a week or so.
     
  17. tetutato

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    :D i was invited. hmm the game seems to be stuck at the first screen where i see my character models.
     
  18. DCMAKER

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    BKSV-76DF-N33D-QRMZ

    here is my key first come first served
     
  19. jakej

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    Thanks! I snagged that up quick, good timing. I'll let everyone know how it goes. Thanks DCMAKER, +rep.
     
  20. Jasp

    Jasp Notebook Evangelist

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    Just got my code thru also :p
     
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    Just got mine too along with Age of Empires Online.
     
  22. tetutato

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    WAHHH You got invited to AOEO?? I signed up too bit Where's my keyy :*((
     
  23. HTWingNut

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    Decisions on which to play first! Probably battlefield only because I love BF 1942, BF Vietnam, BF2, and enjoyed BFBC2 even thought it irritated me about as much as I had fun with it.
     
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    First Impression:

    If you're a BF2 veteran you might be disappointed. Currently the beta's map is "Karkand" and it is identical to the BF2 map. The classes are all familiar too, Assault, Medic, Engineer, and Recon and they are all identical to the BF:BC2 classes with their weapon loadouts and kit perks.

    The game is definitely in beta, it was pretty laggy. My biggest challenge with the game was the fact that they still had relatively high recoil for a game with lag, and I found it extremely difficult to hit people that weren't in close/medium range.

    I'll give it some more testing, but I kinda felt like I should have just loaded up BF2 again if I wanted to play this. They didn't seem to have added anything new and interesting that would attract a battlefield veteran.
     
  25. MrDJ

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    i was like that. you had to drag your primary weapon onto the number 1 space at bottom left, or i did anyway and then it would let me play the game.
     
  26. daranik

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    A question one has to ask themselves is, could I find a mod for free to get my BF2 to look like this? And then does the free to play model get thrown out ?
     
  27. HTWingNut

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    That would be nice. I always thought if they gave BF2 a significant facelift (i.e. Dx 11) and tune out the significant bugs, I would buy it again for $50 considering I spent a good 600+ hours in that game.

    Installing right now. There's now way to minimize the installer screen? That sucks.
     
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    jakej Notebook Consultant

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    At least you're able to install. My internet has been cutting out lately every couple minutes, just for a second, long enough to terminate the download.
     
  29. HTWingNut

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    This is definitely a revised BF2. I don't like that you can't switch kits before you respawn though unless you can and I don't see it.

    Seems like the medic and ammo kits work like Bad Company style, they sit there and resupply instead of a soldier consuming it completely.

    One game I played there was like no lag at all. Then I exited to switch settings, etc, and the next game the lag was horrible. Although got a >1 k/d ratio both times.
     
  30. daranik

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    How many guns are available in it? I wonder how much is Free to play and how much you gotta pay for?
     
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    very little is available at the moment, but then again it is beta. I played as assualt class and had two primary weapons, knife, ammo kit, and tracer dart gun available.
     
  32. Necromas

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    Man I always forget to sign up for betas, oh well I'll probably get in eventually.
     
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    Just got it :D now the slow download part ...........
     
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    Just got mine today 2 :)
     
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    Meh, nothing special. It's like BF2 + Combat Arms, which is a really bad mix.
     
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    It's better than most other free 2 play FPS games if not all :)
     
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    I just got my invite, will defiantly play it over my break, was shocked at first since i wasnt expecting one so soon.
     
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    is there cite down at the moment, because I can't do anything past logging in.
     
  39. tetutato

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    It seems to be working fine now
     
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    "Login error 1000: ErrConnectionFailed"
    Hmmm... puzzling :(
     
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    Ok that's 3 days now , still can't get into a stupid game ......
     
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    Can invite up to 5 people , who wants in ?
     
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    Anyone got their code for new map oman ?
     
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    Yes, I also got the code for the rest of the beta... haven't used it so far.
    It says I can invite 5 friends for Oman... but I haven't even registered so far. Is the key bound to an email adress or can I give it away? I'm sure someone would be interested...
     
  45. MrDJ

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    ive been trying to give them away but no one wants them :D

    i did try it on the opening day but the maps are massive and where you spawn you have to run miles to get to the action and then get immediately shot by a sniper,lol.
     
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    Lol, well, was worth a try... maybe I register myself in the end, but what I heard so far didn't really sound too great.
     
  47. MrDJ

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    if youve played the likes of bad company 2, call of duty mw2/black ops and medal of honour then you will hate the game. if your new to pc gaming and havnt played those games then i think you will like it.
     
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    Ok, so I will hate the game :D
     
  49. usapatriot

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    I played the BETA for 5 minutes, quit, uninstalled it, and nearly forgot I even played the piece of junk called BFP4F.

    It's like some twisted alternative reality with player feel and guns from BC2 and maps and environment from BF2. I don't even know why EA decided to expend resources on such a junk game, to think they would have gotten a clue about the play for free model after the disaster that was Battlefield: Heroes.
     
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    :D ^^ Battlefield Heroes
    now thats what i call a game, lmao.
    before you all wet yourselfs laughing i didnt have much choice in playing it. my m15x was crap and sent back for a refund so i was gaming laptopless so didnt have much choice.
    out of the 2 games im not sure which i would pick.
    like usapatriot i played a little longer on the beta and then deleted and forgot about it. clevo to the rescue :D
     
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