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Titanfall Beta Starts This Friday

Hey, that's soon!

Feb. 11 2014

Posted by: Alex

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I'm not getting my hopes up but I really hope that the 360 version runs well. I'm gonna hold off on buying it until I hear whether it's functional or not.

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@lukenuk3m: it opened like 5 pop ups and tried to get me to fill out a bunch of surveys and such and nothing actually changed anything. might not have actually installed anything but it did not look safe that's for sure.

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I just registered for the Xbox One version (fingers crossed)

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@tehjedicake: Gamefly? That's what I did.

Also lol at the people who won't get this because EA IS THE DEVIL, as if that really matters. It's going to sell a ton regardless, and a few hundred people won't make much of a difference.

And if you're so lazy that you can't stand hitting another icon to bring up Origin, holy fucking christ. My main problem is that I just forget about the games I have on Origin and Uplay. Blacklist remains barely-played.

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@lazyaza said:

@zirilius:

The problem with that logic of EA's is almost everyone hates them and their "service" and being forced to use their service is actually a deterrent for many potential customers. So yeah they're actually decreasing their sales and thus their profit by keeping a game strictly available for play using one service. Their own greed ironically costing them money as usual.

We don't know that for sure though. The amount of money gained per sale might be enough to augment the people that don't want to install origin. I can almost guarantee though that if someone really wanted to play the game installing one more client isn't going to stop them.

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@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

Seriously, what makes Origin any worse than any other digital distribution platform? Other than it is Electronic Arts, but then you probably shouldn't buy it because it's being published by them.

I've had nothing but headaches with the Origin client. Maybe it's my setup but when I was trying to play through Dead Space 3 it would bump me out at weird times. Maybe it's my dual monitor setup or multiple hard drives or something I can't think of but when I open that client my computer bugs out in weird ways. It's either Steam or no overhead client at all when it comes to PC games for me.

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@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

Seriously, what makes Origin any worse than any other digital distribution platform? Other than it is Electronic Arts, but then you probably shouldn't buy it because it's being published by them.

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@msavo: Oh, wow, such a trendy burn. Buck up.

What burn? It looks fantastic but I don't like the Origin client.

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Signed up, hope I get in. This is the main reason I bought an xbox one this year, after all.

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@zirilius:

@zirilius said:

@hammondoftexas said:

@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

This is the thing I do not understand. EA is a public company. EA has shareholders. EA would make MORE money if Titanfall, and their other games, were on Steam. How do their shareholders not force them to put their games on Steam? Can someone explain this to me, or tell me if I am wrong in my thinking.

It's two fold really. Steam wanted EA to do DLC via the steam store instead of an In-game and EA basically told Valve to piss off when it they changed their policy. Also by doing their games through Origin Valve is no longer taking a cut of their profits from game purchases. It's win win for EA.

Despite what you think about Origin its a decent service. Yes it's not Steam but it's also not Uplay crap.

The problem with that logic of EA's is almost everyone hates them and their "service" and being forced to use their service is actually a deterrent for many potential customers. So yeah they're actually decreasing their sales and thus their profit by keeping a game strictly available for play using one service. Their own greed ironically costing them money as usual.

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@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

This is the thing I do not understand. EA is a public company. EA has shareholders. EA would make MORE money if Titanfall, and their other games, were on Steam. How do their shareholders not force them to put their games on Steam? Can someone explain this to me, or tell me if I am wrong in my thinking.

It's two fold really. Steam wanted EA to do DLC via the steam store instead of an In-game and EA basically told Valve to piss off when it they changed their policy. Also by doing their games through Origin Valve is no longer taking a cut of their profits from game purchases. It's win win for EA.

Despite what you think about Origin its a decent service. Yes it's not Steam but it's also not Uplay crap.

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@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

Origin is fine, running more than one store client won't be the end of the world

My Origin account got hacked a week ago, i'll never use that shit again.

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Looks seriously terrific. Call me when it's on PS4.

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@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

This is the thing I do not understand. EA is a public company. EA has shareholders. EA would make MORE money if Titanfall, and their other games, were on Steam. How do their shareholders not force them to put their games on Steam? Can someone explain this to me, or tell me if I am wrong in my thinking.

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I'll wait for the actual game.

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Robots! ROBOTS. ROBOOOOOTSSSSS! GRAAAAHHH.

I'm excited about these robots.

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I signed up with 6 different emails on 6 different ip addresses with my VPN. All for the Xbox one version, I better get in!

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signed up!!! Let's goooooooo

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I signed up as well for the Beta, really hope to get access to play it since this is one of the titles that I have anticipated this year.

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Looks pretty fun! :P

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@dberg: It is not just on Origin, it is also on Xbox One.

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I am still disenchanted by the Call of Duty style of pacing it has, but that mech stuff sure does look cool.

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@bbk: How dare you!? Obviously you should be enjoying Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, not these terrible so called next-gen games! *Sarcasm Alert*

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It's only on Origin? For fucks sake. Don't they want to sell it?

Is it really that unreasonable to except a games store to sell all games? I'm not going to start a second games library on another client than Steam just for 1 or 2 games. I've already got way too many passwords and misc. accounts for modern quality of life stuff I have to keep tabs on as there is, I'm not inviting more of that shit into my past time than what is strictly necessary.

...even though I'd love to play those games.
*looks longingly at the Syndicate remake*
Our love could never be. :(

I'd consider getting it on a console to skip the whole storefront idiocy, but there's no people online on the next gen consoles because they sold like 100 units in the entire country before running out back in November.

Gaming in 2014 took one step forward and two steps back.

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Feb 14th! Noooooooooooo that's valentines day. My girl is cool but no way am I gonna be allowed to sit and play Titanfall on valentines day.

This is a test of true love. If she doesn't let you...

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@msavo: Oh, wow, such a trendy burn. Buck up.

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Feb 14th! Noooooooooooo that's valentines day. My girl is cool but no way am I gonna be allowed to sit and play Titanfall on valentines day.

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@bbk said:

I have no Xbox One and no intention to play this on PC either, but I hope it turns out well so that people who are excited to play it can enjoy themselves while I enjoy myself playing Infamous Second Son. That way, we can all share stories about the fun we're having playing video games that we enjoy that work as intended, and perhaps if this turns out well and the sequel has some single-player stuff (which I personally prefer to multiplayer), I'll check that out and have fun with that someday.

I apologize if this offends anyone.

I see what you did there.

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@zfubarz: Huh? I didn't have to install anything..

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I have no Xbox One and no intention to play this on PC either, but I hope it turns out well so that people who are excited to play it can enjoy themselves while I enjoy myself playing Infamous Second Son. That way, we can all share stories about the fun we're having playing video games that we enjoy that work as intended, and perhaps if this turns out well and the sequel has some single-player stuff (which I personally prefer to multiplayer), I'll check that out and have fun with that someday.

I apologize if this offends anyone.

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@tehjedicake said:

Can't wait to play this in 1080p and looking extremely good. Also I pre-ordered this recently for $48

#justmasterracethings

You're not a real PC gamer unless your monitor is 16:10!

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wow, that sign up page is god awful on every level, I was curious but not enough to let them install some BS adware on my computer 0_o

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Can't wait to play this in 1080p and looking extremely good. Also I pre-ordered this recently for $48

#justmasterracethings

so you preordered it at best buy with gamers club unlocked?

thats cool I guess...

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Can't wait to play this in 1080p and looking extremely good. Also I pre-ordered this recently for $48

#justmasterracethings

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@colourful_hippie: What sort of Hippie cares about resolution numbers? It doesn't matter man, all versions of Titanfall are one. Everything is connected.

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This is trailer for a beta.

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So lets review here. You having a Titan dying in a blazing ball of honor or shame depending on the team. Another Titan approaching from the side for kill. A guy on the ground preparing to kill a Titan. And finally the guy about to be launched...is not having a good day. That screenshot is AWESOME!

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I thought i would be hyped for Titanfall but it never took hold on my lizard brain.

The initial buzz coming out of last years reveal didnt grab me and seeing the leaked alpha play footage may have actually lowered my excitement level.

The game play i saw made it look anything but innovative. Plus there were some weird aspects like AI teammates. They seemed to add nothing and their actions were odd.....maybe my memory is off but something about them made me go...."huh?"

When the giant robots finally got involved it was anticlimactic. They would quickly get destroyed then most players would camp and wait 2 minutes until another was sent down.

Im curious what the Giant Bomb crew has to say.....

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I for some reason remember this game looking much better graphically then this.

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@korwin said:

@colourful_hippie said:
@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

Origin is fine, running more than one store client won't be the end of the world

I dunno, the internet told me that using multiple client's increases the risk of catching Super AIDS. Also corporate owned kill bot will come and kill you in your sleep and delete all your shit.

Also on a side note, Yahoo Games! Finally a source I can trust for all my games industry coverage! </sarcasm>

You can totally play without Origin! You just need an Xbox One.

I have an Xbox One. The first killer app is Titanfall. Might as well sign up. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze totally takes priority though if I'm invited to play, say, 10-15 days from now.

720p on a console I don't have or intend to have versus a PC I have that could run the game at 60 fps at 1440p. I'll go with the latter.

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@korwin said:

@colourful_hippie said:
@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

Origin is fine, running more than one store client won't be the end of the world

I dunno, the internet told me that using multiple client's increases the risk of catching Super AIDS. Also corporate owned kill bot will come and kill you in your sleep and delete all your shit.

Also on a side note, Yahoo Games! Finally a source I can trust for all my games industry coverage! </sarcasm>

You can totally play without Origin! You just need an Xbox One.

I have an Xbox One. The first killer app is Titanfall. Might as well sign up. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze totally takes priority though if I'm invited to play, say, 10-15 days from now.

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@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

I feel the same way except it coming from EA. After all of the shit from them lately what with BF4 and that Dungeon Keeper mess I just don't want to give them any of my money. I'd love to play this because it seems cool, I just hate supporting game companies with horrible business practices.

Agreed. There are plenty of other games out there.

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@colourful_hippie said:
@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

Origin is fine, running more than one store client won't be the end of the world

I dunno, the internet told me that using multiple client's increases the risk of catching Super AIDS. Also corporate owned kill bot will come and kill you in your sleep and delete all your shit.

Also on a side note, Yahoo Games! Finally a source I can trust for all my games industry coverage! </sarcasm>

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@msavo said:

If this wasn't Origin only I would play it.

Origin is fine, running more than one store client won't be the end of the world