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Natural Selection closed beta

  • 12-04-2012 1:03am
    #1
    BlitzKrieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,698 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone pre-order to get into this?

    Looking at the pax footage it looks like a nice update on the original, but I am cautious of putting money down as the original suffered at times from lack of players and in a closed beta ns2 might have the same problem.


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  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    holding back. not only because Im extremely cash strapped, but because I never found the game to be - it was missing something. It definitely had a steep learning curve.

    If you're wanting to play a similar title in the mean time, try out Nuclear Dawn. I have free passes, too, if I like you enough!


  • #3
    Zith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭Zith


    Been in this from the start. It has had some great progress throughout the beta. Used to play NS1 a lot, give this a blast now instead. There are usually 4-5 full beta servers any evening I want to play. It really is coming along very well!


  • #4
    Magill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭Magill


    The original mod was excellent, one of the most fun HL mods imo, had a look at some of the beta footage. Looks like they've kept everything the same and updated the graphics etc... i'll probably pick it up at some point. Is it going to have single player or something ? Seems a bit expensive for a multiplayer only game.


  • #5
    Zith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭Zith


    The only possible single player would be a local multiplayer game with bots. This will be possible with fan made bots. The developers haven't committed to any bots but even now you can see some of the progress being made by fans in this area.

    Multiplayer is the big draw for this game, people as marines, people as aliens, and a few on each team able to jump in and out as commanders (RTS type control).

    In many ways it is similar to the original mod with much improved graphics but there are also big differences in there in how tech trees/upgrades are organised. I think if you like the original mod then you will definitely like NS2.


  • #6
    TheDoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,140 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Holy ****, was just talking about this with a few friends a few months back, we all played the original mod religiously, it was a fantastic bit of fun.

    Will follow closely :)


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  • #7
    alanucc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭alanucc


    Definitely worth getting in on the beta, the recent builds are really good and plenty of players online.

    Just to note that you'll need a good pc to play it at a smooth framerate, although the minimum specs will come down as the game is further optimised.


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