Red Orchestra 2 - Rising Storm

simon360

Rising Storm is out for public beta now if you preorder on Steam! New standalone expansion For Red Orchestra 2 Heroes of Stalingrad. Personally I love these games and bringing it to the Pacific with flame-throwers and stuff just adds more to the action. Any others excited for this?

Hawke

I played for for a few hours tonight and its a lot of fun, but I don't know if it'll fix RO2's main problem of just not very many active servers.

simon360

After playing it yesterday, have to say one of the most addicting shooters, much better than COD but that's my opinion. The weapons are very good and make you think tactically rather than running straight into the battle.

ow9654

Bought it today, PC in repair at the minute though
Will have to wait!
Love the RO series, especially Darkest Hour mod

Azza

I installed Red Orchestra 2 again, but finding the servers are mostly empty or full of bots, whats the player base like for Rising Storm like?

ow9654

From what I hear player base is pretty good, normally 2,000 apparently. Should rise as Rising storm is surprisingly cheap to pre order. (€10.79) With beta access to keep you going til the summer

Azza

Previews make it sound promising so I decided to pick it up. For a little over a tenner its not likely to disappoint me.

ow9654

Yeah, also the RO series is a change from the standard all action no thought games (eg COD..)
I'm a member of the loved and hated 29th ID in Darkest Hour (mod for RO1), so Rising storm is obviously a popular topic in their forums, from what I hear its quiet good.

Sierra Oscar

I have this game installed, but haven't got around to playing it yet. Looking forward to getting the chance to try it out at the weekend.

Been a big fan of the RO series, especially RO2. The community is great too.

BobbyPropane

ow9654 wrote: »

Bought it today, PC in repair at the minute though
Will have to wait!
Love the RO series, especially Darkest Hour mod

Only game/mod apart from ARMA which made me anxious playing. RO2 was a disappointment mainly due to the lack of community. Hopefully this will revive it

Chairman Meow

Azza wrote: »

I installed Red Orchestra 2 again, but finding the servers are mostly empty or full of bots, whats the player base like for Rising Storm like?

I never have a problem finding servers for RO2. Theres always a fair few 64 player ones that are almost always full.

rising storm seems good so far, but some of it is a bit bull****ty. Like the browning MG sucks, i clipped a japanese player a couple of times as he was coming toward me, i definitely hit him, yet he was able to run up to me and stab me. Got a distinct smell of COD off **** like that.

Other than that tho its pretty good. The iwo jima and hanto maps are great. Guadalcanal is a bit **** as its so dark its impossible to see anything at all.

Hawke

Chairman Meow wrote: »

I never have a problem finding servers for RO2. Theres always a fair few 64 player ones that are almost always full.

rising storm seems good so far, but some of it is a bit bull****ty. Like the browning MG sucks, i clipped a japanese player a couple of times as he was coming toward me, i definitely hit him, yet he was able to run up to me and stab me. Got a distinct smell of COD off **** like that.

Other than that tho its pretty good. The iwo jima and hanto maps are great. Guadalcanal is a bit **** as its so dark its impossible to see anything at all.

The Japanese if they charge can take extra hits but they'll still die.

ow9654

By the way there are 2 free beta keys for anyone who pre ordered Rising storm. They'll be in your steam inventory.

@BobbyPropane LOL why would you be anxious! If you feel like playing it our server is still going. (only one that is normally populated I think)

Azza

I'm liking it so far. We got a player list for Irish players?

BobbyPropane

ow9654 wrote: »

By the way there are 2 free beta keys for anyone who pre ordered Rising storm. They'll be in your steam inventory.

@BobbyPropane LOL why would you be anxious! If you feel like playing it our server is still going. (only one that is normally populated I think)

Was joking :P It is a scary game. Always **** myself when I get shot and everything is quiet

muppetkiller

Was playing last night myself and love it. I just played one map which was a night-time assault mode on the Japanese side. So hard to see anyone hiding in the bushes till they open up on you and then the tracers give their positions away. Love the addition of the Flame Thrower too

simon360

muppetkiller wrote: »

Was playing last night myself and love it. I just played one map which was a night-time assault mode on the Japanese side. So hard to see anyone hiding in the bushes till they open up on you and then the tracers give their positions away. Love the addition of the Flame Thrower too

Flamethrower needs to be nerfed in my opinion, it one-shots you if you are within 75m range.

Azza

Should we create a steam group for this of Irish players?

ow9654

Azza wrote: »

Should we create a steam group for this of Irish players?

Why not

muppetkiller

I have two of the beta keys if someone wants one..Minimum of 100 posts

pumpap

Can i get one of those?

Sierra Oscar

Azza wrote: »

Should we create a steam group for this of Irish players?

I would be definitely up for that!

Azza

Right I'll create one, came I get a list of steam usernames?

Also I have a spare beta invite if anyone needs one.

pumpap

Hi i would like to be able to join up to the RO steam group and would there be any chance of me getting a beta key would really appreciate it.

Azza

I can give you one, whats your steam username?

pumpap

Zeus(Pumpactionpenguin) ty

ow9654

Lochlainn [29th ID]
My steam name, won't be able to play RS until I get my pc back from repair though

muppetkiller

Add me too please Galwaydave

Sierra Oscar

Azza wrote: »

Right I'll create one, came I get a list of steam usernames?

Also I have a spare beta invite if anyone needs one.

You can find me here.

I also have two spare invite keys, drop me a PM if your interested. If any Boardsies are adding me on Steam, just drop me a PM too so I know who you are!

Spunge

I really loved RO2 , played like 400 hours in the first few months but quit coz it felt a bit too run and gun after a while. Well on some lvls (apartments).

Went back and played that classic mode that felt good but havent touched it since, tempted to tried this. Dont like the sounds of bots though. I ****ing hate bots.

muppetkiller

I still have one pass left if anyone wants it.

MayoForSam

muppetkiller wrote: »

I still have one pass left if anyone wants it.

Cheers, I'll take it if available, I have played a bit of RO2 and the Pacific theater setting sounds good.

Sierra Oscar

I am finding this beta surprisingly polished as compared to some of the other RO beta tests. Any idea as to how long it has been in public testing?

sulc84

I have a lag in game.Steam made mess instali-uninstall net framework and other components.

muppetkiller

I have to say I am loving this game
Some of the Maps are simply fantastic. Really require good teamwork to reach your objectives.
It's really rewarding when you get a good kill too.
Playing as the Japanese last night saw the bobble of a head in a broken down building and went prone with my infantry rifle. First shot hit wall in front of him second shot straight in the head lol 177m headshot,
Achievement unlocked..:D

SgtBob

I really got to get my money together to build a new machine, gave this a shot the other day and I really liked what I played, but man my machine can't run it for sh*t most of the time

Sierra Oscar

I still have a couple of beta invites going if anyone wants one. Really enjoying this game so far, the new theatre is refreshing compared to previous RO games.

simon360

http://youtu.be/2Hw-D_uv0Eo

Just shows how awesome it is with the power of Robbaz.

Hawke

http://keys.xfire.com/

Xfire are giving out keys apparently.

Dcully

I was one of the first 40 people to beta test the very first version of Red Orchestra when it was a mod for UT when i was on 56k lol,to see what the game has evolved into is great to see.
Just bought my game for €10

AzN

Just bought it there. Looks good, i now have 2 spare beta invites if anyone wants one.

TerrorFirmer

Just bought it there as well. Can't wait to play it.

simon360

Full game is out... but my stats were reset back to Honor 11 from honor 21

Chairman Meow

I played a couple of hours last night, it feels like its improved over the beta. The graphics for a start are much, much better than in beta. It really helps in levels like GuadalCanal. I hated that map in beta because it was just impossibly dark. But in full release there are flares in the sky lighting it up a little, and more ambient lights and stuff which really help. The maps in general are pretty great, Saipan, Peileilu, and Hanto are brilliant. Its still as frustrating as RO2 at times thanks to getting capped from miles away by someone the size of 1 pixel on your screen, but its still bloody thrilling when you nail someone from 100 metres with a headshot from a bolt action rifle.

Love the banzai charge too, only managed to successully kill someone with it once, but its ****ing awesome all the same. A bunch of japanese soldiers charging headfisrt through a wall of smoke with bayonets out, its awesome

Headshot

so let me get this straight I have to redownload the game again after downloading the beta?

**** off you pricks, god damn ****ing crap broadband

Dcully

The game feels and plays so much like RO2 to me with a few extra weapons, even some of the maps are RO2 map contest winners.
RO2 ended up with hundreds of servers full of bots with very few regular players

Im always happy to support tripwire and throw em a few quid but i predict this game will go down the same route as RO1 and RO2 , ie servers full of bots and few players unfortunately.

simon360

Dcully wrote: »

The game feels and plays so much like RO2 to me with a few extra weapons, even some of the maps are RO2 map contest winners.
RO2 ended up with hundreds of servers full of bots with very few regular players

Im always happy to support tripwire and throw em a few quid but i predict this game will go down the same route as RO1 and RO2 , ie servers full of bots and few players unfortunately.

Yep sad to say some elements are, after a while you're thinking "did I just pay for a few new maps and guns?" Even when it was starting up in the beta the Tutorial mission and the title screen thing were both from RO2. Still good all the same! :P

Chairman Meow

Dcully wrote: »

The game feels and plays so much like RO2 to me with a few extra weapons, even some of the maps are RO2 map contest winners.
RO2 ended up with hundreds of servers full of bots with very few regular players

Im always happy to support tripwire and throw em a few quid but i predict this game will go down the same route as RO1 and RO2 , ie servers full of bots and few players unfortunately.

Were you expecting a completely different game? Its RO2 in the pacific, i dont know how you couldve been expecting something else.
And it plays pretty differently enough to RO2 to keep it interesting thanks to the banzai charging. The Japanese can overrun american bases easily if they coordinate their banzai attacks well.

Also, RO2 has plenty of full 64 man servers every night of the week, its nowhere near being dead. Either your server browser is ****ed or you havent played it in ages, cause i never have any trouble finding a game.
The servers for Rising Storm are jumping at the moment, tons of 64 man servers all full.

Had a game there with excellent squad leaders coordinating our attacks as Japanese. Our SL had us all gathered on the perimiter of the last US base, then he tossed smoke grenades into their base and gave us the signal to banzai charge, its was ****ing epic. A whole squad of Japanese screaming and charging through the smoke, squad leaders with Katanas out, riflemen bayonet charging, we overran the last base and won. Havent enjoyed a multiplayer game as much in ages, when your team is working together it can be utterly amazing.

cherryghost

I normally see about 5-8k users online at peak times when I pop on. Maybe you can't see all of the servers?

Dcully

Were you expecting a completely different game? Its RO2 in the pacific, i dont know how you couldve been expecting something else.

Where exactly did i say i expected something different?
I simply meant its the same old same old, and to me personally nothing of note to make me want to play it anymore than RO2.
It still has the same issues of RO2 ie really poor an clunky animations.
Apart from that its a great game, i love my realism shooters, im a fan of RO longer than most but that doesnt give me a blinkered view.

Azza

Well from reading some forums the consensus is that the maps being more open make for better gameplay than the RO2 maps.

There is more difference between the factions this time. American's have better firepower, Japanese have banzai buff which makes them harder to suppress and kill.

But other contributing factors behind RO2 not keeping its player base was the fact that the game was quite buggy at release and also had the misfortune of be released about a month and a half before Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3.

Rising Storm seems to avoided similar issues on release.