NEW OFFICIAL Titanfall Thread -- Keep the awesomeness here

There's nothing next gen about Titanfall. Hence the reason it's also on 360 and I bet the 360 version looks just like the Xbone version hence the "delay". Lemmings are paying $500 to play a game they could easily play on their 360s for $60.

I think that the accessibility of the game is one of its strongest points, especially in relation to the kinds of players you can be and the attrition game mode in general.

People who suck at FPS games are going to love killing spectres and grunts with the smart pistol, and people who are awesome at FPS games are going to love killing pilots with the other options. The thing is, the game caters well not to JUST people with good accuracy, but it also caters to people who are cunning. It takes a long time for the smart pistol to fully lock onto a pilot for a one-shot kill, plenty of time for that same pilot to blast you into bits. Consider then that there are traditional sniper and close quarters weapons, as well as enough customizability in even the beta to create unique classes.

I think the game's balance is really interesting and the unique mash of bots + humans makes for a game that can appeal not to just the hardcore human hunters but also to people who feel confident contributing in other ways.

Again, it's really one of the game's greatest strengths and I hope that it keeps servers full for a long time. I'm really excited about this game.

@I_can_haz said:

@StormyJoe said:

@I_can_haz said:

@StormyJoe said:

@I_can_haz:

I collected all your tears. Mmmmm.....delicious.

How's 792p treating you lol?

Better than you not being able to play TItanFall on the PS4...

How? I'm playing it on PC at higher res and better framerates than I would on PS4. You really are an idiot lol

Yeah, that's what cows have been saying since 2005. Blah blah blah I can play it on my PC blah blah blah.

I'll get you some preparation H.

@StormyJoe said:

@I_can_haz said:

@StormyJoe said:

@I_can_haz said:

@StormyJoe said:

@I_can_haz:

I collected all your tears. Mmmmm.....delicious.

How's 792p treating you lol?

Better than you not being able to play TItanFall on the PS4...

How? I'm playing it on PC at higher res and better framerates than I would on PS4. You really are an idiot lol

Yeah, that's what cows have been saying since 2005. Blah blah blah I can play it on my PC blah blah blah.

I'll get you some preparation H.

Nah, keep it for your sore butt. You're gonna need it for February NPD.

Enough. Any more and they get deleted. Any more after that and you both get time-outs.

D: I'm sorry, won't happen again.

"Don't worry, I'm not mad at YOU, I'm just disappointed with your ACTIONS," said the forum dad, musicalmac.

lol, but for serious -- I just want to talk about the majesty of Titanfall. Won't you join me in discussing it's everlasting (we can hope as much) goodness? It's... just so fun.

:'-)

Indeed it is, I love the mechs a lot. Crushing pilots with it and ejecting from your Titan is so satisfying. I wish the game had a campaign though. If it did it'd be a day one buy for me, lack of campaign means I'll be waiting for a price drop :(

K I have it on preorder for $45 for PC but it still looks like a $30 game to me. I just can't imagine it being as fleshed out a game as Bioshock 2 or offering that much more than say TF2 with all its user created potential. I'm hoping the amount and quality of content is going to be 3 quarters of a BF game if you only count its multiplayer at least.

Random tip: You can actually hang from walls if you hold right click or left trigger

It's fun for baiting enemies:

Well to try keep things from getting any worse or off topic in this thread I will post a video I did about the game yesterday. I had 4 really great rounds and did the best in all 4. I only died once as well out of all 4 rounds.

Downloading now.

GREAT video, @seanmcloughlin. Shows off the epilogue, going for rides on Titans, and good hectic action. Agree with ALMOST everything you say, it's really the most fun I've had in a shooter in a long, long time.

Love the smart pistol myself, though. ;)

Why are people using Titanfall as some kind of proof that XB1 is worth $500, and superior to the PS4?

It's a Source engine game, yet it isn't even running at 1080p and 60 FPS on XB1. If your computer runs TF2 and Portal 2 really well, it will run Titanfall really well, and most likely better than the XB1 will.

Because this is system wars and people at silly on this board. If you enjoy your PS4, you'll keep enjoying it. But this game is great.

And just because a game has the same engine doesn't mean it will run like a game that shares the same engine. Polygon counts, textures, etc differences can make all the difference in the world. Stop trying to discredit the game because the game isn't running 1080p/60. There is one game on the PS4 that runs 1080/60, but that doesn't make me want to discredit PS4 owners.

@seanmcloughlin: So does the Smart Pistol just instantly lock-on, or is there some kind of latency?

It's almost instant for grunts (the bots), but for humans it takes a good few seconds to lock on. It takes longer to lock on than it does to kill someone with any other gun in the game, there's no doubt about that. It's a very good gun, though I can understand why some purist may not agree with me. I like it because it prioritizes sneakiness and cunning and not just simple aiming, while not encouraging camping at all. You need to be close and you need to keep the player in the crosshairs to lock on.

Very cool.

This game rocks. First off, it plays pretty decently on my 3 year old laptop. Secondly, I've played it on Xbox One as well and it's really impressive on a big TV.

Yeah it's most effective if you can sneak on someone to allow time for it to lock on 3 times (required for pilot kill). Although, I'm not sure what the damage model is, but it seems pretty good at killing people if used just like a normal pistol at close range

I'm sure it'll be 60fps which is the only thing that really matters in a game like this ... also is it capped at 90 FoV? If so 75 vs 90 ain't that big of a difference.

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME I haven't gotten an Ogre Titan card or the other smaller Titan.

I think I'll pick this up when it hit's around $20 or so, it can have some pretty fun moments but this is def not worth $60.

Here's what you do. You can thank me later. Go to the help website from EA. It's something like help.ea.com. Google it. Choose "problem with a game" and then "Titanfall". Send an email and tell them your code is not working. I just copied a used one from the internet. Within 60 minutes I got an email from EA telling me they added the beta to my games on Origin.

Tried to upload a picture but Gamespot won't let me.

honestly, it seems a lot of people get it added to their account if they just straight up ask for it on Origin/EA help chat

This game is so much fun. Just played a load of rounds using a Dualshock 4 and it plays really really well with a controller, I think I almost prefer it to mouse and keyboard (dat blasphemy).

I've been using a controller too. Suck it hermits! :P

baddies

Ogre isn't nearly as powerful as I was lead to believe. But yeah I haven't gotten a Stryder either and I REALLY want one because my Titan playstyle is to constantly stay moving.

The thing is you don't need full locks with it. As the gun is locking on before it gets red you can just spam shoot it in the general area of guys and still hit them, that's why it's bullshit. I've had guys just rush into a room and start shooting anywhere as they enter and start hitting me almost immediately and killing me (evidenced by their kill cam). No only that but it can lock on from considerable distance, it's not as close as everyone thinks. I've locked on from an entire building away before.

The thing I don't like is it eliminates any sort of skill based aiming and promotes bunny hopping. Guys run at you and just bounce everywhere instead of actually using proper gun control. Then again the game has 0 recoil anyway so gun control isn't that hard. I dunno, I don't like a gun that can lock on while you're cloaked and insta kill you. Couple that with the burn card that always cloaks you without running out and the thing is just unstoppable.

Since the other thread is gone now, here's a repost of some of my gameplay videos (from an admitted casual player who isn't good at FPS games...racing games are my thing).

Really enjoying the game and I pretty much can't stop going back to play it, it's going to be hell when the beta ends.

I don't really find the Smart Pistol to be a problem, I NEVER see anyone using it and have very rarely been killed by it, I know my brother said he really likes using it but he also mentions he currently prefers chasing the bots down instead.

What's everybody's Origin ID's anyway, we should all go Titanfalling together. Mine's just me name on here (with a capital B, no idea if that matters).

Kotaku just posted to Facebook, it really is as good as its hyped.

mems1224

thank you mod for shutting that troll up...thread was becoming unreadable with that babble.

back on topic...tried the beta for both the xbone and pc, and it definitely looks better on pc but doesn't look bad on the bone imo. regardless, the game is a ton of fun, and despite it looking better on pc i preordered it on the xbone for some living room console goodness. gonna be playing the beta on pc here in a bit as soon as i get out of the office.

So...ummm...I was wrong about this game. It's damn fun

Beta is a lot of fun. Although the guys that just bunny hop all over the place with the smart pistol can go play in traffic.

If you don't see much of a difference between 75 and 90, then perhaps we just see the world differently. And the difference between a capped 60fps and a capped 30fps is absolutely and completely noticeable and meaningful.

Add me on Origin, CptTeemoOnDooty

No you don't need full locks, you can shoot after one lock or after no locks, that's all absolutely true. But the gun itself is far less powerful than the other pistols in the game, let alone the rifles or shotgun. The grunts are nearly insta-kills with that pistol, but pilots are not.

You're right to say the distance is considerable, but I like what it's set to. To say it eliminates skill-based aiming is a little inaccurate in my opinion. What it does is promote clever usage of the terrain, because if you're good at wall-running and all that, getting away from a full lock isn't actually that difficult. All you have to do is break the line of sight.

The cloak is also not absolute, you can still see people cloaked, and I have killed my fair share of cloaked players. I don't think it's unstoppable, but I do think it's powerful in the right hands. Then again, so is a much more powerful rifle that has, like you pointed out, zero recoil.

That's about the reaction I was expecting, and it's about the reaction I expect from most naysayers. It's surprisingly fun.

Eva Shotgun to the face seems to handle that problem pretty well

The game to me is just alright'. It really is just CoD with mech battles, AI enemies, and some parkour thrown into the mix. I don't think I'm going to get it at launch. Gaming has really been disappointing me in the last year or two as it is too with the serious lack of innovation mainly due to the weaker 360/PS3 holding back available technology and now the PS4/X1 that barely leaped at all (games graphics are hardly changing, resources were just used to increase the framerate and resolution to what they should be; the game assets are basically the same from a PS3 to PS4 game and 360 to X1 game. Just better frames and resolution. Something my PC has been doing for the last couple years).

I guess this is why it's such a point of contention. Some people love it some people hate it. I can certainly understand the appeal

It'll be interesting to see if it's nerfed in the final launch

That, too, has been my experience. Really, anyone with anything can fight back pretty well. I really don't want them to nerf it, I like how it changes the dynamics on the battlefield. It forces people to be more tactical and cunning and it discourages what we typically do in big shooters.

lol, even before I saw this, I posted about how I hope they don't nerf it. And I still hope they don't nerf it. If anything, nerf the range for pilot locks but retain it for spectre/grunt locks.

I also wonder if perhaps one of the unlockable abilities at release will include something to the tune of heightened awareness, so players know when someone is locking on to them with any sort of weaponry.

Last Titan Standing is my favorite mode so far.

Thoroughly enjoying this game. One of the most balanced interesting shooters I have had the pleasure of playing.

Im horrible at it. Im no good against multiple Titans