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Battlefield: Bad Company 2: PC beta/360 MP demo out now!

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  • Operator-COperator-C Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Megaforce wrote: »
    Anybody still playing BF2? I play a Oman only server. It's the only FPS I play online for the past year.

    I play Project Reality mod every once in a while. Vanilla? No way.

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  • MechanicalMechanical Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Megaforce wrote: »
    Anybody still playing BF2? I play a Oman only server. It's the only FPS I play online for the past year.

    Yep. Vehicle crew here. Can't pilot for crap, but I'm a pretty good gunner in a helo, be it door gunner or whatnot.

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  • jaziekjaziek Bad at everything And mad about it.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    From the leaked screenshots, it doesn't look like theres an option to change the FOV. Yay zoomed in motion sickness gaming!

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  • MechanicalMechanical Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It's locked FOV according to one of the dev guys. Doesn't really bug me, but hey.

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  • MagicPrimeMagicPrime FiresideWizard Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    To each their own I guess...

    I never really put FOV on my gripe list. Or really use it -- at all.

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  • jaziekjaziek Bad at everything And mad about it.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I mean sure, I love playing realistic war games as a horse with blinkers on.

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  • DigitalSynDigitalSyn Dr Digital Cumming, GARegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    oh wow, they wont let us change the FOV?... hrm. I hated that about Borderlands, but at least you can change it there.

    Also, if the Beta is tomorrow, when will steam let us preload it?

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  • NovembersChopinNovembersChopin Las VegasRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I want the PC version but the last thing I want to do is preorder and it runs like crap on my system. :x

    Specs

    C2D 2.8
    4 gig ram
    Win 7 64
    9600 GT 512 MB

    I think I'll wait for the demo. I rather stick with the console version if it doesn't look as good with my specs.

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  • MechanicalMechanical Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Apparently the same guy also said there's a different FOV for 16:9 and 4:3...I'll let someone with the beta figure this out. Either way, not too terribly concerning to me.

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  • SJSJ College. Forever.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    They've said they're looking at changing FOV/allowing it to be changed. It's one of the things they'll be looking at during the beta.

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  • DracilDracil Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Gamestop beta code get!

    But the site's not up yet.

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  • LokiLoki Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Apparently an EA rep said the PS3 exclusive beta was done because BC1 had a 360 exclusive beta, and they wanted to give PS3 players something this time around.

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  • MechanicalMechanical Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I thought that was the case, and I'm not too broken up about it. Woulda been cool, but hey.

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  • WarcryWarcry I'm getting my shit pushed in here! AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Hey, at least the PC gets a beta.

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    So, what do I need to do to get beta access on the PC without dropping ~$50 on a preorder? This was really fun at PAX, albiet on a console.

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  • WraithXt1WraithXt1 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Still waiting on the Steam Beta information.

    Anyone have news?

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  • Metal Gear Solid 2 DemoMetal Gear Solid 2 Demo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    pre-order, get in beta

    starts tomorrow

    no preload


    They will be giving out keys periodically on twitter if you don't want to purchase

    http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2

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  • FatsFats Corvallis, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Just got a beta key. emot-toot.gif Looking forward to tomorrow night.

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  • MegaMekMegaMek Girls like girls. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh god, I'm so ready for a new Battlefield. Bring it on.

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  • tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    pre-order, get in beta

    starts tomorrow

    no preload


    They will be giving out keys periodically on twitter if you don't want to purchase

    http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2

    ugh

    Hopefully fileplanet has some or something.

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  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Still holding out for a 4-pack, because I'm pretty sure I want this game.

    Beta key would be nice though :?

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  • FatsFats Corvallis, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I got my key here:

    http://www.gamearena.com.au/badcompany.php

    It's been passed around a bunch so I don't know if there are any left or not, but it's worth a try. You do have do make an account and sign up for their dumb newsletter but that's a small price to pay.

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  • programjunkieprogramjunkie Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Gamestop keys should be in your email right now (I have mine anyhow), btw, not that they are really useful yet.

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fats wrote: »
    I got my key here:

    http://www.gamearena.com.au/badcompany.php

    It's been passed around a bunch so I don't know if there are any left or not, but it's worth a try. You do have do make an account and sign up for their dumb newsletter but that's a small price to pay.

    Just got a key from this

    You are a wonderful, sexy person.

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  • CarbonFireCarbonFire See you in the countryRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Raslin wrote: »
    Fats wrote: »
    I got my key here:

    http://www.gamearena.com.au/badcompany.php

    It's been passed around a bunch so I don't know if there are any left or not, but it's worth a try. You do have do make an account and sign up for their dumb newsletter but that's a small price to pay.

    Just got a key from this

    You are a wonderful, sexy person.

    Out of keys!?!?!?

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  • KamiKami Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Gah, I'm so close to buying this from Steam right now, but a few of those 'Can I Play This' tests tell me my graphics card (7900) and Processor (E5400 2.4Ghz Dual Core) aren't good enough. However, I have 8Gb of RAM to make up for it.

    I mean, I'm playing Mass Effect 2 and Crysis Warhead right now with little to no problems, but I don't want to buy this if it won't run on my PC.

    *shakes fist*

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  • WraithXt1WraithXt1 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It will run on your PC. The worst part about your setup is your old graphics card, but this game is going to run on the XBox 360 which uses technology more than a generation older than what you have.

    Now, you may not be able to run it at 1920x1200 with everything turned on high, but you'll get at LEAST the xbox360s level of graphics

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  • KamiKami Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    WraithXt1 wrote: »
    It will run on your PC. The worst part about your setup is your old graphics card, but this game is going to run on the XBox 360 which uses technology more than a generation older than what you have.

    Now, you may not be able to run it at 1920x1200 with everything turned on high, but you'll get at LEAST the xbox360s level of graphics

    <3

    Bought'd and bought'd!

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  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Mechanical wrote: »
    I thought that was the case, and I'm not too broken up about it. Woulda been cool, but hey.

    So long as the kinks are worked out, I have no problem with this.

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  • DashuiDashui Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh nice, the 360 MP demo is up on the Marketplace now. I'll have to grab it.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Man, what's even the point of the PC beta then? Especially with it being limited to pre-orders.

    Still waiting for a confirmation either way of the existence of a 4-pack

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  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Spoit wrote: »
    Man, what's even the point of the PC beta then? Especially with it being limited to pre-orders.

    Still waiting for a confirmation either way of the existence of a 4-pack

    Extra incentive to pre-order, and allows them to catch bugs and balance issues in the wild and hopefully deal with them before or soon after the official release. Plus it creates additional hype.

    Let me know how it plays, I'm probably going to be holding out for that 4-pack for the time being.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I meant, why even bother with the beta if the demo is out for everyone before it

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  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    That I can't explain.

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  • WarcryWarcry I'm getting my shit pushed in here! AustraliaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Wait, is the demo fucking free?

    If so, I'm retrieving the 360 from upstairs, right this fucking instant.

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  • pabhpabh Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    demo is for 360 which gets no beta this time

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  • Paul GiamattiPaul Giamatti nah nahRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    so this is fun.

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  • pabhpabh Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    joshgotro wrote: »
    so this is fun.

    what, international taunting?

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  • KlykaKlyka DO you have any SPARE BATTERIES?Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Spoit wrote: »
    Man, what's even the point of the PC beta then? Especially with it being limited to pre-orders.

    Still waiting for a confirmation either way of the existence of a 4-pack

    I guess the point of the PC beta is for people to test the PC version?

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Spoit wrote: »
    I meant, why even bother with the beta if the demo is out for everyone before it

    It makes a bit more sense if you remember that the PC beta was supposed to go down a month ago. But you know, this is DICE, which has delayed 1943 PC for months, to say least of BF2 1.5.

    Last I heard, they demos for 360 and PS3 were supposed release on Feb 4th, so I guess the Xbox version got bumped up (this might be just retailer speculating, though). It'll be hilarious if a PC multi demo gets released at that time. That'll make it the most pointless "open beta" ever, and I'll laugh.

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