SOCOM : Confrontation

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Formula1Driver
The sixaxis works really well for tilting and if you tilt the controller forward while in crouch, your character will duck even lower towards the ground to take cover from bullets. I like the way the lean works with the sixaxis but I would rather have a button, L or R on the D-pad is what it should be.
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Hmm, I use a DS2 so I guess I'm missing out. :grumpy:

I can't shake off enemies in Resistance :lol:
 
I was playing for about 4 hrs. straight until I got signed out and couldn't sign back in. It's ok, I gotta go to sleep "early" anyway. :grumpy:

I think this will be a buy after all. I'm diggin it after getting used to the controls. Oddly, this game I really like scopes or at least short range scopes vs in RSV2 where I didn't need any even for long distance. I'm not so sure if this is as tactical as RSV2 after playing it, but it's definitely better than COD4 if we're comparing the two. 👍

Oh, there were a lot of irritations too, but after playing for a while they don't seem as bad. A couple were spawn campers although, I'd spawn where they were headed and get my revenge. lol Another was the load times and yes... menus are slowwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

edit: If all you West Coasters :cough: you know who you are :cough: dump COD4 for this game like I am I'll be more than happy to get a game going, if not... ur loss. :P
 
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Hey guys, well decided to get the beta :) I am done with school next week and will have 2 weeks off!

So I have 12 month subscribtion to quore, I agian DL the first episode because I was told for QUORE players we can have it TODAY... Yet its 12:45 and still I can't DL SOCOM beta, should I wait bit longer or what?
 
They are emailing the Qore beta codes at 5:00 PM PST so 8:00 PM EST (check your email now). You can go onto SOCOM and get the info on how to DL the beta once you get the code.
 
I have a sneeky feeling that COD4 might get some additional DLC or get the exsisting map pack free when this launches to tempt people back...

Robin.
 
Robin.
I have a sneeky feeling that COD4 might get some additional DLC or get the exsisting map pack free when this launches to tempt people back...

Robin.
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There should have already of been tons of maps released for cod4 already. They have the map editor that you can download and make your own maps. I can't believe they haven't released at least on free user made map a month. I don't know why they haven't taken advantage of it. I'm very disappointed in the lack of content they have released.
 
bevo
There should have already of been tons of maps released for cod4 already. They have the map editor that you can download and make your own maps. I can't believe they haven't released at least on free user made map a month. I don't know why they haven't taken advantage of it. I'm very disappointed in the lack of content they have released.
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Same, when you see games like Burnout Paradice recieving a wealth of content all for free, damn they are getting bikes, night racing, trophies custom soundtracks and a whole new island!... why dont other devs do something similar, plus im sure COD4 has sold way more than BP. Paying for DLC is so last generation. :sly:

Robin
 
Wow, playing demolition, breach and extraction at Crossroads has brought back so many memories!
 
So far I play SOCOM for few days now. And I am freaking amazed seems SOCOM is most realistic next gen shooter out there!!! This is no COD4, you run and shoot don't think you going to hit anything. So far the main aspect of warfare seems to be right on, you need to stop and shoot to be most accurate, but sometimes you may get lucky when you move a bit and shoot but slowly. I love how the Motion Controls are incorporated in game. When you move behind a cover, you can use the tilt action to move side to side, or get lower or higher behind a cover. I like you can just pop out from a cover just a bit with tilt action so you don't expose entire body out and still be able to shoot. When you are next to a wall, you're weapon goes down, that I love, in other action games, you're guns poke through walls, and you can still shoot, in this one you need to either move to the side or TILT to the side to stick out a weapon. So the controlls and scheme mechanics of the game are RIGHT ON!!

SOUND for guns, music, mic talk, is just amazing. And well done,you can hear enemy talking over the mic, and with 5.1, you can pin point exact location just like in real life, in small allies there are ECHOS! just amazing. I remeber playing on a server with only few people, was sniping, one of my buddies sneak behind me and reloaded his weapon, I was thinking by brother bought a gun and reloaded it behind me!! I mean thats how good of a sound it is, in other games you can hear reload sounds and are just off, I am mentioning this because of the attention to sound detain and realism.

Graphics, they seem fine but seems like there are many low res skins. I think since the BETA is HUGE, 1.5 gigs, and only offers one map with two variations, seems like they wanted to give you beta with low res skins so that download would be smaller. So i can imagine that graphics will change a bit and more sharper looking with DISC version comes out.

Guns feel like they should feel. AK-47 is really really powerful but really inaccurate in auto fire mode, yet small SMG are really accurate but do not offer the power punch and accuracy in long ranges. I know many games does that, but this game has a RIGHT feeling to it, if you play it you will know it.

People on my friends list told me there will be a LOT of lag, they somehow got beta before me, so I was bit scared that game will be laggy and unplayable. My first few servers were 4 vs 4, Only lag I get is that there is a split seconds delay for everyone from time to time, but its rare, or at least once a game. After a while, I went to 32 people server, same thing but its only happens once or twice a game. It is very playable online, NO BAD lag, only worst lag I had was some guy was jumping really bad from screen to screen, but that was hiss connection speed since everyone could see him. Already there are hundreds of servers, just amazed its only beta and so many people play it as well a lot of clan warfare is happening.

Do not expect to run and gun at the same time and get 5 kills, or even one kill.
So far for me socom gets 9/10 since.
 
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I downloaded it and I have tried several times, but I can never actually get into a game. Its really starting to annoy me. I know this is a beta, but nothing feels really strong. Everytime you select something, it halts for a second; things like that just make a game feel much less quality.
 
Dead_Poetic
I downloaded it and I have tried several times, but I can never actually get into a game. Its really starting to annoy me. I know this is a beta, but nothing feels really strong. Everytime you select something, it halts for a second; things like that just make a game feel much less quality.
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Yeah, I kinda dislike that stop action when chaning weapons, armor hats etc... but yeah its beta. Other then that LONG loading screen.
 
I've been noticing an odd problem. I find my gun switching to single shot mode even when I don't press the button. Kind of odd and not cool when I encounter an enemy and my M4 is on single shot.
 
ND4SPD
I've been noticing an odd problem. I find my gun switching to single shot mode even when I don't press the button. Kind of odd and not cool when I encounter an enemy and my M4 is on single shot.
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I've noticed it does it when you push circle to come out of the score screen. Hopefully they put a stop to that. It's very annoying. I have gotten kinda of use to it now though. I tend to check my rate of fire all the time now.
 
Yeah it is a glitch, but I think it happen to me once while in middle of gameplay, I zoom in on my rifle, and I think it switch AUTO to single shot.
By the way one time It was on single shot, and I was in close quarter battle, I was like WHAT? And start pulling the trigger, and I noticed i saved more ammo on my AK then just pulling the trigger on auto, as well it was bit more accurate do to slower gun fire. I might go SIngle shot and see how many kills I get vs on AUTO.
 
Single shot is good but when you also have Auto its a big help, that is one of the things I prefer over COD, multiple fire rates. With alot of the assault rifles I have been able to pretty much snipe with the single fire and scope, a bit help. But at the same time, changing to auto in a close firefight is really handy and your not let out to dry because of your semi-automatic weapon.
 
With COD4, just learn to fire controlled bursts with any gun, like the M16 but a self made effect, but thats COD4, and you generally need more bullets then SOCOM games of old. I don't have the beta, but it looks alot like previous SOCOMs gameplay wise, so usually the best thing to do is stick with auto, and fire your gun as if it was in single shot, just a simple tap on the trigger. This worked particularly well on SOCOM 2 when gun ranges were basically unlimited, the trick was zoom in with binocs, take aim and fire 3 bullets as in single fire, and you nailed your kill if the target is stationary, moving targets were more difficult but still quite easy with practice. This one looks more like 3 though, so i assume weapons effective range comes into play, so just remove the binocular part of the last tactic as you'll probably be able to see the target (especially with improved distances to old ps2 ones with the huge grey cloud that stopped so far away, damn last gen :P).
 
Wow, this game is worthless after the update. Not only do I have lag/studder still now I have frame rate drops to 0 and... yes, NO SOUND. 👎:grumpy:
 
I hope it's in my store tomorrow. Some games get delay for a day, usually smaller titles.
 
They didn't have the copy that I pre-ordered yet, but I think I am going to call them tomorrow to see whats going on, can't wait to play it and use the Headset. But I have also been distracted by NHL09's online, which has consumed most of my time recently.
 
I got my bundle today!

Headset fits so nicely!

Can't wait to actually use it... whens the 2.50 update supposed to come out?
 
I was in my local gamestop yesterday. They did not have it, told me today. So after I do my buisness with the day, I'll stop in and pick it up.
I hope They will have one copy with headset waiting for me, because they could not do a PREORDER on day before/release date hahaha
 

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