Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad closed beta

[PanzerJaeger]

New, extended gameplay video from Gamescon.

[CBR]

Gah! Pre-ordered game

[Veho Nex]

CBR you did the right thing :P

[Divine Wind]

Pre-ordered

[PanzerJaeger]

The larger beta, open to all who have pre-ordered, is scheduled to commence around August 30th, although they made clear that the date is subject to change dependent on how quickly they work through the worst of the bugs.

Countdown mode looks great! I used to exclusively play Search and Destroy back when Call of Duty (or was it COD2 - the one with the Brécourt map) was the WW2 shooter of choice. I liked it because it was so much more realistic, but it did suck to get hit early and have to sit around for 10+ minutes while people camped. Countdown seems to be a great hybrid of that and RO's standard game type, forcing people to play smarter and more realistically while still keeping a brisk pace. I hope it catches on.

[Graphic]

20 minutes of footage



Wish more of these beta videos would have some bolt action rifle gameplay. It seems like 70% of the footage from all of them is the MP40.

Third person animations still look robotic to me. This was a problem with RO1 as well. The characters stand up perfectly straight like a board when they're walking.

[Hamata]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ex...chestra/719542

Time to kill the fascist invaders.

The reich shall prevail I'll wait for the release this game seems intresting

[Drunk Clown]

The reich shall prevail I'll wait for the release this game seems intresting

Wo... what? "The reich shall prevail"? You're not some sort of fascist, now are you?

[Crazed Rabbit]

Obviously he said it in the spirit of the game, same as Graphic.

CR

[Graphic]

The reich shall prevail

Good luck with that.

[PanzerJaeger]

As with RO and Darkest Hour, I will definitely be playing with the music off.



Also, here's the Armchair General review of the game.

Set for release on September 13th, Red Orchestra 2 can’t get here soon enough for me. Red Orchestra 2 is going to deliver an intense, hardcore game that will also have a high quotient of fun for casual FPS fans. Based on what I’ve played so far Red Orchestra 2 is going to dominate wargamers’ hard drives for a very long time to come – and it’s going to replace Call of Duty on my hard drive when I’m looking for a military FPS fix.

[Graphic]

^ I'd leave it on if it wasn't rubbish.

The music in this clip sounds like something out of a silent film.

Synthesized faux-orchestral music really bugs me.

[Veho Nex]

I never have music from what ever game im playing on. Always have a custom playlist.

[CBR]

The sound of a MG42 is all the music I need

[Graphic]

The sound of a MG42 is all the music I need

Not in the game. :(

[CBR]

Not in the game. :(

It would be ridiculous if they didn't include the MG42 when they have added all kinds of dubious weapons just to spice up the game. But I can see it is not on the list...

[naut]

When the deluxe edition beta is released today/tomorrow will it be accessible through Steam? I assume so, yas?

[PanzerJaeger]

Yes. Some people are saying you will have to restart Steam to see it, but I'm not knowledgeable enough about the application to know if that is accurate. Watch this space today for an official announcement, and, presumably, complete instructions.

[Hamata]

delete

[Hamata]

Wo... what? "The reich shall prevail"? You're not some sort of fascist, now are you?

lol no.

[PanzerJaeger]

Beta is live! I had to restart Steam to get it in my library!

[CBR]

Installed and checking it out now...

edit: ok need to refresh my tankgunner skills but at least I have not forgotten how a MG is used. Had to install some server files or my server list would stay empty.

[PanzerJaeger]

Installed and checking it out now...

edit: ok need to refresh my tankgunner skills but at least I have not forgotten how a MG is used. Had to install some server files or my server list would stay empty.

I had to delete files to make my controls work!

How did you like the game? Took me a bit to mess with the controls, but I really enjoyed it. I think they kept the realism pretty much intact. I played on some realism servers, and there are some new gamey things (the shift key extra zoom), but there are also some realistic improvements, so it pretty much balanced out. I think the SMGs probably need to be nerfed a bit in accuracy and possibly even damage.

Also, knowing the Danzig copy by heart was... helpful.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

[CBR]

Only got around to play on two maps which were at the opposite ends really: one a tank map and the other gritty close combat, can't remember the names. I was happy just to see a server list and jump in so did not think about realism servers.

Overall it felt OK but I guess it is still early and there are still some controls I have not checked out.

[naut]

Need to get used to the controls, plus the sensitivity is very, very odd.

[CBR]

Need to get used to the controls, plus the sensitivity is very, very odd.

As in the mouse? That can be adjusted under settings

[Veho Nex]

My internet for august is capped, I have to wait till tomorrow to even think about downloading it. How large is it btw?

[CBR]

4-5GB IIRC

[naut]

As in the mouse? That can be adjusted under settings

Yes.

However, my sensitivity is not consistent. I don't mean it is lagging, but the movement is slow, fast, slow, fast, repeat ad infinitum. =/

[Graphic]

People with similar system's posts about performance have reassured me enough that I can buy this without hesitation within the next few days.

You have to tread carefully with a dual core in 2011.