World In Conflict

Safe-Keeper · 07-03-07, 01:57 PM

One million beta keys being given away! Line up!

Ilpalazzo · 07-04-07, 03:29 AM

Looks like I'm too late to mention the open beta.

I was unaware that there was going to be a console port. After reading that you guys have totally killed my enthusiasm for this game

I hope it's not going to be as bad as I'm imagining it............*twitches* ugh.

NeonSamurai · 07-04-07, 08:14 AM

Well sounds like they are porting it over to the consoles, and not the other way around, which is good at least. It also may not be a true port, but may be a co developed game, or just a partial port, where the basic game engine, graphics, etc is ported over, but the ui is designed from the ground up for each system.

Oberon · 07-04-07, 08:52 AM

That's what I'm hoping too NeonSamurai, I mean, these guys at Massive aren't newbies on the RTS scene, with the successful Ground Control series under their belts. The arcadish feel of the beta, is probably because they're trying to reach out to FPS gamers as well as RTS fans, or at least that's how it seems to me.

One thing WIC really does have going for it though, is that it fills a rarely used niche in RTS gaming, and that's the Cold War and Cold War gone hot scenarios.

Safe-Keeper · 07-04-07, 12:13 PM

We'll see when the open beta starts, won't we? And either way, there are always realism mods!

Safe-Keeper · 07-15-07, 05:27 AM

Open beta underway, with three maps for those who pre-ordered and only two of them available for us mortals!

Changes from the closed beta that I've seen are the new menu theme, which I don't really like: the new class-selection UI (with its useful red 'Recommended' tag for classes that need players), the fact that a rudimentary (very rudimentary) Replay mode has been implemented, and that DirectX 10 is now supported. The only balance feature I noticed was that the Artillery ability of Paratroopers now no longer kills Heavy Artillery, merely takes away 95% of their hit points. There's bound to be other things than that, too, but I didn't notice them.

MobyGrape · 07-18-07, 02:37 AM

This is fun, I haven't been a fan of rts..but this may change that

07-03-07, 01:57 PM	#1
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	One million beta keys being given away! Line up! __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-04-07, 08:14 AM	#3
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Well sounds like they are porting it over to the consoles, and not the other way around, which is good at least. It also may not be a true port, but may be a co developed game, or just a partial port, where the basic game engine, graphics, etc is ported over, but the ui is designed from the ground up for each system. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

07-04-07, 12:13 PM	#5
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	We'll see when the open beta starts, won't we? And either way, there are always realism mods! __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-15-07, 05:27 AM	#6
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Open beta underway, with three maps for those who pre-ordered and only two of them available for us mortals! Changes from the closed beta that I've seen are the new menu theme, which I don't really like: the new class-selection UI (with its useful red 'Recommended' tag for classes that need players), the fact that a rudimentary (very rudimentary) Replay mode has been implemented, and that DirectX 10 is now supported. The only balance feature I noticed was that the Artillery ability of Paratroopers now no longer kills Heavy Artillery, merely takes away 95% of their hit points. There's bound to be other things than that, too, but I didn't notice them. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

07-04-07, 03:29 AM	#2
Ilpalazzo Frogman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 309 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Looks like I'm too late to mention the open beta. I was unaware that there was going to be a console port. After reading that you guys have totally killed my enthusiasm for this game I hope it's not going to be as bad as I'm imagining it............twitches ugh.

07-04-07, 08:52 AM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	That's what I'm hoping too NeonSamurai, I mean, these guys at Massive aren't newbies on the RTS scene, with the successful Ground Control series under their belts. The arcadish feel of the beta, is probably because they're trying to reach out to FPS gamers as well as RTS fans, or at least that's how it seems to me. One thing WIC really does have going for it though, is that it fills a rarely used niche in RTS gaming, and that's the Cold War and Cold War gone hot scenarios.

07-18-07, 02:37 AM	#7
MobyGrape Frogman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mid Pacific Posts: 292 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is fun, I haven't been a fan of rts..but this may change that