Medal of Honour PC beta 2: the revenge, client now available.

Spear

http://www.medalofhonor.com/pcopenbeta

In among the ruckus caused by the censorship of the Taliban, the client download appeared for the second PC beta starting on the 4th.

Gunmonkey

Also heard rumours of a console MP demo out next week or the week after, probably the 4th to coincide with the PC beta.

Spear

Beta opens at 8am Irish time.

TheFairy

Not working here, unless that is 9AM BST?

Spear

TheFairy wrote: »

Not working here, unless that is 9AM BST?

It's open, I've watched live streams of people playing. The Steam one may not have opened yet though.

Dcully

Steam is telling me it will unlock in 9 hours from now.

Spear

Dcully wrote: »

Steam is telling me it will unlock in 9 hours from now.

The standalone version is open now, sounds like Steam are screwing people around needlessly. There was no need to lock the client, since access was controlled by EA on the login servers.

TheFairy

Uugh its not great. In fact it feels crap! FFS to change an option during a round you have to totally quit out of the game! If feels sluggish and the bloom effects are just tripe.

Leaving well alone, at least the beta showed me what it was like!

Dcully

Im actually enjoying it, turned bloom to low in the config.

jak/mar

Its a good game and I really enjoyed the few matches I played.
It feels and looks a bit too much like bad company 2.
Anyone else think so?

heebusjeebus

I'm enjoying it a lot. Not quite as "tight" as the CoD games but I can definitely see myself getting stuck into it.
Just lost connection to the main EA server there so may call it a night.

jesus_thats_gre

I am trying to play the bloody game but attempts to do so are failing - kept disconnecting from account server earlier and now no servers will populate in the server list

the_syco

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

I am trying to play the bloody game but attempts to do so are failing - kept disconnecting from account server earlier and now no servers will populate in the server list

Likewise

jesus_thats_gre

the_syco wrote: »

Likewise

Use matchmake or whatever it is called.

Quite enjoyed playing it there for a while actually.

Kiith

Played it for a bit last night, and i actually enjoyed it. It's like a mix of Modern Warfare and Battlefield. Not quite as fast paced as MW, which i like. I might actually buy this.

Hellrazer

Yeah played it for a bit last night.Its not bad but it does feel kinda the same as BC2.

Like the rest of you I have no servers in the server list so just using the matchmaking option.

Think I`ll give it a miss until CoD :BO is out and my ****ty connection is fixed.

Joeface

hmmm I assume a lot of ppl are stuck in cant decided land as am I

looks good ,
Plays smoother that MW2 and BC2 . but still not sure .Maps are or appear very tight . any idea of the scale of larger maps.


38.99 aint a bad price (cdwow)
compared to 50.99 for COD:BO . weighing ever so slightly towards MOH..

Kiith

Joeface wrote: »

38.99 aint a bad price (cdwow)
compared to 50.99 for COD:BO . weighing ever so slightly towards MOH..

Activision charging more? Shock horror! :P

TheFairy

Joeface wrote: »

...Plays smoother that MW2 and BC2..

Suprised at that. It feels seriously clunky to me, and my rig plays MW2 flat out with everything turned up to the max. BC2 and MOH feel like your made of rubber, or running through tar compared to the movement of COD4/MW2.

Joeface

maybe i said that wrong , Feels Less Console y than MW2 and nicer to play than BC2 . I'm hoping its a COD4, then again nothing is a COD4

Kiith

TheFairy wrote: »

Suprised at that. It feels seriously clunky to me, and my rig plays MW2 flat out with everything turned up to the max. BC2 and MOH feel like your made of rubber, or running through tar compared to the movement of COD4/MW2.

I think that's what i like about it. I always found MW2 to be too fast, and it didnt feel like there was any weight in your character. This then made everything feel, i dunno, lighter? Just didnt feel like there was ever much of a kick to anything in the game.

heebusjeebus

The only problem I have with this game so far is that you cant strafe while running. This took me a while to get used to in BF:BC2 and I hoped they would bring it back for MoH as this should be more Run 'n Gun than Battlefield.

Other than that, its defo a Day 1 purchase for me.

EDIT:
Oh ya, I forgot about the sound, its AMAZING. On par with the war tapes of Bad Company 2.

Dcully

Personally i still enjoy infantry only games in BC2 hence why i think im enjoying this MOH beta although this feels better than BC2 to me.
I cant stress enough about setting bloom to low in the config ,it makes a huge difference,dont think you can turn it off fully?


@ Fairy, i never drop below 60 fps in the beta, really is silky smooth.
I know you have a faster rig than mine, all i can suggest is a friend of mine with a high end machine was suffering stutters yesterday and then found out the game only uses one GPU on his card [ATI 5970 i think he has] and he made some change that made it play smooth again,think he turned off one of the GPu or something.
Maybe you could try that if your card has dual GPU?

TheFairy

Think I have a 5850 Cully, single GPU afaik. Also immediately missed prone again, why o why remove that!

Wont be buying it, didnt like either of the betas. CODBO will have far more for me, prone, lean, console etc. Also we have a server already ordered for CODBO so thats my choice.

Joeface

Well I will prob buy both , Cant afford both /shakes fist / damn u recession. But i can not eat for 2-3 days that will help cover the cost.

didnt actually know Lean was back /oh how i missed thee...

will there be a Beta for for BO....

Kiith

Joeface wrote: »

will there be a Beta for for BO....

Ya, but they'll probably charge for it...


Ok, i'm done bashing Activision for today.

Canis Lupus

I liked the game for about 5 mins then it just felt too Battlefieldy (obviously no surprise given the makers). The biggest problem for me in this game and Battlefield is that there always feels like a slight disconnect between where the bullets went and where you thought the bullets went when you fire on someone. This sounds like a small thing but it never ceases to bother me with Dice games.

the_syco

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Use matchmake or whatever it is called.

Tried that last night, but no joy. Hope to play it later.

Joeface wrote: »

Plays smoother that MW2 and BC2 . but still not sure .Maps are or appear very tight . any idea of the scale of larger maps.

I'm reading this as "maps are smoother as they're smaller".

the_syco

Just tried there, still no hope. Matchmake fails, and the server browser fails to populate, and then gives me the usual error. Checked the recent tab out, refreshed the list, could see from the server info that people were in it, but couldn't join.

Thank f**k I didn't buy this game!

/edit
Have opened port 7673, but still get "The EA servers are not currently available. Please try again later."

/edit2
Have reset the "host" file back to default, but still no joy.

Dcully

the_syco wrote: »

Just tried there, still no hope. Matchmake fails, and the server browser fails to populate, and then gives me the usual error. Checked the recent tab out, refreshed the list, could see from the server info that people were in it, but couldn't join.

Thank f**k I didn't buy this game!

Absolutely no problems here mate, matchmaking takes seconds.
Anything on official forums about forwarding ports etc?

Spear

Dcully wrote: »

Absolutely no problems here mate, matchmaking takes seconds.
Anything on official forums about forwarding ports etc?

Only 7673 is mentioned

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/medal-honor-series/1361406-moh-beta-connection-problems.html

Hellrazer

Reading through the Ea forums--"run as admin" is solving a lot of peeps problems.

Just tried it there and have full server lists in the browser now.


**Edit**Doesnt work.First time I tried it-it did and now back to no servers in the browser.

heebusjeebus

I'm having no problems this evening. Matchmaking takes no time at all and I've not bothered opening any ports (have UPnP enabled).

Dcully

Must say the matchmaking is probably the fastest ive ever seen.
Literally 2 seconds and im joining a game,closely followed by a rapid map load of no more than 5-10 seconds.
I am finding it too easy to kill/die, almost like hardcore from COD etc.

Hellrazer

Matchmaking is fine here aswell--its just that server browser thats fupped!!!

heebusjeebus

I'd love an auld killcam. Cant tell where the campers are.

the_syco

Posted on the official forum about my woes.

Hellrazer

Gerry try this.I also forwarded port 7673 on tcp and udp and Im now getting servers in the browser.

Tested it about 20 times now and its working 100% now.


http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/medal-honor-series/1361417-dont-see-any-servers-browser.html

the_syco

Hellrazer wrote: »

Gerry try this.I also forwarded port 7673 on tcp and udp and Im now getting servers in the browser.

Did so, but with no joy

degrassinoel

tried a few different servers, sniperspam on every single one. Other than that its pretty good. The aiming is a little too forgiving but yeah could imagine myself playing it for extended periods of time

Spear

I've only tried two rounds, both on that Chinook map, Shahikot mountains or the like.

It seems to have a very different feel to Battlefield, it is more camping-biased, but on the plus side taking ground and moving forward seems harder fought and more rewarding when you do. I really don't like the small tight linear maps though, something that was a flaw in Bad Company 2 as well. I can't see it having anywhere near the longevity of a proper BF/CoD title though.

SeantheMan

Unless of course it is adopted by a competitive community and decent leagues are formed.

If they make it suitable for matchplay it could run

Blazer

heebusjeebus wrote: »

I'd love an auld killcam. Cant tell where the campers are.

killcams are for noobs...step up to the mark dude

I like it...getting some great kill streaks in it thanks to flanking around the enemy

anyone know if your stats from the beta carry on to the full game like BC2 did?

and before I forget....if you're running SLI/Xfire then rename the Moh.exe to BFBC2.exe or whatever the BC2 exe is..this allows xfire to be properly used.

Joeface

OH MY ...

The biggest Camper of them all , Scarecrow ,he is so lazy that even in game he doesn't get up off the floor. and stats padding on a beta.for shame for shame

and u were complaining yesterday that it was too accurate ..

Blazer

camper my bollix joe...you were the worst in COD4..lying prone in a corner and not budging for the entire game...think you joined that noob clan didn't you?
bad enough with one camper but when the whole fúckin clan were doing it was painful..

Joeface

Sure keep telling ur self that for the record never camped in my life...Run and Gun is me

It just I handed u our ass...Can't help it if I move faster that u in game its not hard...considering u don't move.

Anyway , Back to MOH, still undecided . Hard game to judge , Feels smooth , Kills are good but Life spawn will more than likely be short.

And still don't know if the map sizes will remain as small as in the beta .

Cuddlesworth

I played it. Way too many choke points with large well covered concave's around them. Gives the defending team a huge advantage. Got to a point where it was next to impossible to move forward. Fire in a 120" arc from snipers and heavy machine guns in cover meant insta gib. Don't think I will be buying this.

BFBC2 had far wider maps with more choice for cover flanking and destructible cover, MW has the advantage of small maps, twitch shooting and nades to alleviate camping. MOH has none of this.

heebusjeebus

Sc@recrow wrote: »

killcams are for noobs...step up to the mark dude

G'way ya chancer. Removing the kill-cam is only of benefit to ye camping gits. Us John Rambos are fooked!

TheFairy

Sc@recrow wrote: »

camper my bollix joe...you were the worst in COD4..lying prone in a corner and not budging for the entire game...think you joined that noob clan didn't you?
bad enough with one camper but when the whole fúckin clan were doing it was painful..

Camping is a tactic best served cold!

Depends on the game mode. If its objective based in COD* then expect defenders. If you didnt defend your flag in CTF for example then the game would be pointless. Its takes teamwork to defend a flag and also to steal it, makes for better games.

Blazer

heebusjeebus wrote: »

G'way ya chancer. Removing the kill-cam is only of benefit to ye camping gits. Us John Rambos are fooked!

John Rambo doesn't need a kill-cam...just a .50 cal and he's off
I found attacking can be easy as well...there's always a way around which no one is defending and you can take several of the enemy out thus giving your team-mates a chance to rush em

Spear

Dice are currently gathering a list of potential points for improvement here:

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/medal-honor-series/1361951-top-3-improvements-list.html

There's a curious one though: Killcams won't be on by default, but for anyone whose KDR hits 4/1, the killcam would be activated for them alone.