You'll be in the beta. The closed alpha is separate.
Beta also refers to an MP test. I don't know why you thought it would be offline.
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DOOM - Multiplayer Gameplay Video
- Thread starter shinobi602
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You'll be in the beta. The closed alpha is separate.
Beta also refers to an MP test. I don't know why you thought it would be offline.
There was some PC footage, some actions are labeled as "E" or "Mouse 4", and some stuff is just obviously played with mouse.
But i think most stuff was from PS4 and Xbone.
StarskySilverz
Member
You know, I'm actually really annoyed with the opinions I hear in the NeoGaf and Doomworld Echo chambers.
This isn't quake. This isn't an expansion of quake. This also isn't Doom 4. This is DOOM, a reboot. A reimagining. This game is slow? Compared to what? DOOM is going to stand on its on merits and be judge by what it offers to the shooter genre. It's not as fast as doom 1/2 but it's also purposely straying away from being a continuation of those two. Saying DOOM isn't as fast as quake is like saying Destiny doesn't have as much vehicles as Halo. It's the past and it's a new imagining, let it go guys.
This isn't quake. This isn't an expansion of quake. This also isn't Doom 4. This is DOOM, a reboot. A reimagining. This game is slow? Compared to what? DOOM is going to stand on its on merits and be judge by what it offers to the shooter genre. It's not as fast as doom 1/2 but it's also purposely straying away from being a continuation of those two. Saying DOOM isn't as fast as quake is like saying Destiny doesn't have as much vehicles as Halo. It's the past and it's a new imagining, let it go guys.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Interesting that they show footage of all three versions. Can we assume the one showing the Xbox One buttons is indeed Xbox One? Or could that be PC too?
It's called DOOM, it's going to get compared to other Doom games if you like it or not. Destiny is not part of the Halo franchise. Odd comparison.
Gnome Scat
Member
Looks like it could be fun. I love the classic look to it, too many ADS shooters nowadays.
How many non-ADS shooters there are actually?
Existing and upcoming.
This Doom and Unreal Tournament are upcoming or in alpha/beta. Are there any others?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
thanks!
Just checked the back of my box nothing was said about an MP test.
It straight out tells me DOOM BETA.
resident evil mercenaries 3ds had an demo on it for resident evil revelations 3ds .
that is how you do a demo .
Oh well .
Possumowner
Member
Sooo looking forward to this.Really hoping its decent
afternoon delight
Member
Didn't consider this at all, and it makes a lot of sense.
I was more put off by the 'stop and aim scoped weapon' move (must be a casul thing) and sluggish jammed corridor shooting, they were all just barely moving.
2x or 1.5x movement would do a lot to convince me I think.
Edit: and some counter negativity: seen it in Fallout 4 and MGSV threads as well- don't want criticism from long term fans who've kept the series alive with sales? Come up with a new IP.
Of course, and Team Fortress 2. I keep forgetting those two as neither one suits my tastes.
But they do count.
Just making the movement speed faster wont do it since weapons are balanced for slower movement.
SkoomaSuckinSwit
Member
Watched the short mp footage Bethesda released. It didn't move me at all, looks so mediocre. Another frantic arena shooter zzzzzz.
The sp on the other hand, I want to experience with PlayStation VR - hopefully.
The sp on the other hand, I want to experience with PlayStation VR - hopefully.
Not sure if that's the case.
I mean there are "beta tests" that are done 2 weeks before launch nowadays, i think people are just disillusioned about terms like alpha and beta when they seem to be like marketing speak for limited time demos.
Nope, it doesn't count as far as i'm concerned. I quit Halo over that (and lack of splitscreen campaign, and microtransactions, and a bunch of other stuff).
Give it to meFloorEssence
Neo Member
Star wars battlefront I guess, but you move like a crippled old lady in that game.
Nobody wants it to be like Doom 4, that game sucked.
(But in all seriousness I see your point but its still too similar to the pace of other games nowadays, if this was a PC only game I doubt the movement would be so slow, its clearly being dumbed down to some extent for COD bros)
Stevey
Member
Maybe, but this is at least 6 months away from release.
People are acting like that video is the final build.
And out of all the listed games, only this upcoming Doom has single player.
Man, this fucking sucks.
I rarely care about pure multiplayer games, i need fun single player to pull me in.
Oh, right. It is something of a hybrid game though, thanks to the third person view option.
... People do that always, i think. Even if it is just prototype footage...
Rap2thaMoon
Member
All i read is bitching. The alpha is tomorrow so how about judging it by what it is rather than what it should be?
ricardo_sousa11
Member
Looks very Halo'ish to me, thats not a bad thing,
however, it looks kinda slow, and would get boring very quickly.
however, it looks kinda slow, and would get boring very quickly.
StarskySilverz
Member
Same deal with the new Tomb Raider reboot compared to the older ones. They're going to make a game that fits with the times and is something they would like to play too. Either you get on board with the new vision or stick with Doom 1/2. I brought up Halo and Destiny because they have the same developers just like the Quake and Doom series. People have been comparing DOOM multiplayer to Q3 from the get and I have a big problem with it.
This game is going to make more sales on console than PC anyways so isn't slowing down the speed a bit a better business and accommodating decision?
I think true meaning of Alpha and Beta phases of software development flew out of window moment PR departments got idea that buggy game demo gets free pass from gamers when they call it Beta. Month to few weeks before full release of title.
Industry itself has totally warped meaning of those words... phases and are themselves to blame if people just "don't get it" when they put out something actually Alpha / Beta.
Expect those OHK melee animations to be soaked in invincibility frames.
I don't think increasing movement speed will make sense on consoles. Considering you are always on the move in this game you will have a hard time aiming when your opponents are swishing by at break-neck speeds. Even though you could technically crank up the speed on the PC version I doubt Id wants to maintain and balance two mechanically different versions of the same game (not to mention that faster movement speed might warrant different map design). I could see Id making the game a bit moddable on PC though, allowing users to tweak some gameplay settings and make custom maps just to give the game some legs in the competitive scene. All speculation of course.
LucidMomentum
Member
I am in. SFV and DOOM this weekend - I feel like I'm in high school again!
maniac-kun
Member
Looks a lot like Quake 3.
Space Runaway
Member
I have to echo the sentiment that it looks like an extremely slow version of Quake. I guess that's ok...
I'm going to reserve any judgement until I can get hands on myself. I really hope I get into this alpha and will be attempting to redeem my Wolfenstein key when I get home. So glad they're not using id tech 5 here; that engine made New Order unplayable for me with it's drastic texture pop in and performance dips for seemingly no reason unless I set settings far lower than they should have to be for my setup.
Isn't it on ID Tech 6?
Dictator93
Member
Yep, thus my original post. The concepts behind id Tech 5 were great but in practice it fumbled terribly. Never finished Rage thanks to the same issues I had with New Order, huge amounts of texture pop in and strange moments of FPS dips where they made no sense. This is on an i5-3570K and AMD 7970ghz which should have no problem with either game at 1080p or 1440p considering how relatively simple the games were in visuals compared to much more demanding FPS games such as Crysis 3.
Proper lighting, post processing, and no texture pop in every time I turn around.
Praise iD.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Doesn't exactly scream "Doom" does it? I'm in the Alpha but damned if that doesn't look like a generic amalgamation of every FPS from the last 10 years.