Rainbow Six Siege

irishmover

Can't seem to find a thread on this already, bit surprised so guessing I'm just missing something but the closed beta is coming September 24th.

Anyone that wants in here's a link to get a key.

http://au.ign.com/prime/promo/r6-beta

http://store.steampowered.com/app/359550

http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/03/30/6-things-we-think-about-rainbow-six-siege

Looks good anyway (seriously this Alpha video is hilarious I'm guessing the release wont be this bad).

dreamers75

Needs a hardcore.....actual mode.

At the moment you can sponge bullets and tbh its fairly **** as long as that happens.

Potential to be a good game if a mode where you get shot you down is applied. been on all the alphas and it could be a good game.

Corvo

Haven't played the Alpha's but certainly looks like my sort of game.

Unfortunately, I don't have many friends that play this sort of game (FIFA heads) so as usual, I'll get stuck with lads online that will be akin to John Rambo and wont play as a team, which is where the strongest element of this game looks to be.

As dreamers said above, I do hope they fix the kill time, as it needs to be punishing for reckless players. Hoping it will be like Counter Strike / "Rescue" in Battlefield HL - as in one life and thats that for the round.

Grumpypants

Free Beta keys for the beta

http://www.bone-idle.ie/index.php/win-a-beta-key-for-tom-clancys-rainbox-six-siege/

erkifino

Grumpypants wrote: »

Free Beta keys for the beta

http://www.bone-idle.ie/index.php/win-a-beta-key-for-tom-clancys-rainbox-six-siege/

Nice one!

dreamers75

Technical test starts morrow, can preload it now.

brady12

anyone on this?downloaded beta there

Falthyron

As per the NDA, I may or may not be on this technical test and if I was on it, I imagine I would find it to be quite difficult to find a game, one might say.

dreamers75

kdjac on uplay, its actually quite good. No more bullet sponges.

Got a few decent games in tonight but seems to be taking an age to matchg make now.

Calvin

Anyone know how long the beta is on for? Have redeemed a code but not back to my PC til Friday.

dreamers75

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1268242-PC-Data-Center-EU-West-Gameservers-Full

EU servers full so you may not get on.

brady12

played a bit this eve this doesnt capture my imagination maybe its because im sick of fps genre .spent 20 min playing and then back to pes.graphics bit of a let down

Wonda-Boy

I too am also incld in the PS4 Beta, not as good as I taught it would be. Graphics are not next gen standard and sound is buggy at the moment along with the odd freeze and crash for me.

Early days will play away and report back

Noxin

I went to download it and it say it wasn't out until the 24th. I guess the tech test is not the same as the beta? :P

Vyse

Played a few games last night. Fun enough but does take a long time to get connected. As has already been stated, game doesn't look that special but that might change post the Beta.

dreamers75

Keep forgetting you can shoot tru walls. Unlocked a few operators and scopes last night, they really help.

It still shows promise, not too concerned about looks if the gameplay is good.

Cravez

dreamers75 wrote: »

kdjac on uplay, its actually quite good. No more bullet sponges.

That's great to hear, they probably took the feedback seriously. looking forward to this now.

IvoryTower

Vyse wrote: »

Played a few games last night. Fun enough but does take a long time to get connected. As has already been stated, game doesn't look that special but that might change post the Beta.

its out in 3 weeks, would it really change that much?

Cravez

IvoryTower wrote: »

its out in 3 weeks, would it really change that much?

The full release has been pushed back till December.

TerrorFirmer

Bone-Idle still giving out keys for the closed beta, got one for the PC earlier.

brady12

Going play this for another hour or less now and see do in get into it more

Baron McBoomBoom

Have such fond memories of playing the original R6 with my mates on the N64. absolutely loved them though just the thoughts of playing it online is making me ragequit

FAILSAFE 00

Anyone receive their uplay keys yet for PC?

* To answer my own question not everyone will get access today.

Ubisoft wrote:

Players will be granted access in waves to allow us to test server stability so we can optimize the player experience during the Beta. We’ll be adding new people every day, so be sure to check your email regularly."
So unlucky people can get the email on sunday and on monday the beta ends...

dreamers75

Opens today for everyone, every night it has maint at 8pm to 10:30pm.

Matching making has died on its arse as more people were added during the week. it was fairly fast on the 1st day and now can take up to 10 minutes to even get a squad.

Pro tip: Once you get into a game with 9 others vote rematch to avoid the matchmaking screen.

That is the only issue so far this week (assuming the game actually loads for you), few tiny bugs here and there but overall a must buy game for me now.

Cravez

How long is the Beta on for again?

dreamers75

Cravez wrote: »

How long is the Beta on for again?

till the 28th

eyeball kid

I've redeemed a key for the beta on the PS 4 but how do I actually download it? Also how big is the download?

Dcully

Its a closed beta afaik.

eyeball kid

Dcully wrote: »

Its a closed beta afaik.

Yeah, I've already received an email from them saying I have guaranteed access to it. just wondering how I download it, is it from the PSN or do I get another email with details on how to access it?

Dcully

I had access to the last beta,think i have for this one but no email yet.

dreamers75

Check Uplay should be in there ready to play if you redeemed or were on a previous.

That bone idle place is still giving away keys that work.

dreamers75

This was sent out to all of us.

http://ubistatic2-a.akamaihd.net/gamesites/rainbow6/strategicguidesample/R6_StrategicGuideSample_EN.pdf

WarZoneBrother

Registered last week with my PSN account activated the code on website I am told that they email me when beta is ready yet still haven't received a beta key?

madcabbage

Same here, still waiting on a key for ps4 version. Probably won't get on with the way people are talking about the servers.

Dcully

dreamers75 wrote: »

Check Uplay should be in there ready to play if you redeemed or were on a previous.

That bone idle place is still giving away keys that work.

Its weird because on uplay account page it says i own the game but on uplay app itself its not listed at all.

dreamers75

Played this for a good while last with others on TS, we went 5 games 3-0 simply by working together. I managed 9 rounds without dying

And strangley enough we got a win from a time out and we had 5 alive, didnt think it was possible.

Best attack strategy i found is Sledge and someone with a Shield, break door/wall and shield moves in crouched with Sledge assault rifle walking behind, can clear rooms if both players on comms. Shield guy can work cameras safely too. Dont worry about locating the objective in pregame, just get your camera into a good hidden position in the general area of the objective. Can be very handy when the attack kicks off.

Best defence strategy i found Rook and Smoke working together, put the smoke C4 thing behind where they attackers will group and you can devastate them. Rook creates an armoured box and places down the extra armour. Rook working the cameras and smoke detonating on instruction.

Bought the game last night.

Matchmaking still an issue.

Noxin

The invites are being sent out in waves. I'm registered on PC but don't have one yet either. Boo

Dcully

Update on access

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1273175-Update-regarding-closed-beta-access?p=11027902#post11027902

Hello everyone,

The day we've all been waiting for is here and the Rainbow Six Siege Closed Beta has officially begun and the first wave of invites are already going. Yesterday we released a blog post giving some information on the current state of the beta and how we would be operating it. We realize there is still some confusion and frustration regarding how access is being granted, and why we're doing it this way.

As you know, we are granting access to the Closed Beta in waves. We obviously want to get you access as quickly as possible (we want you to play and have fun!), but the focus of our testing right now is on player experience flow and matchmaking. By staggering beta access, we can better manage server stability as the player population ramps up, which is crucial to a great experience when the game launches December 1st. We will be addressing load testing at a later date. We've already gathered a lot of incredibly useful data during the last few days of the technical test, and we have many matchmaking improvements in the development pipeline. We expect to make even more progress over the weekend with your help.

Anyone who pre-ordered the game will be receiving their beta activation email today (North American time zone), and we are currently in the process of sending those out. By the end of the day, we will also be sending out invites to a large number of those who had guaranteed access codes redeemed on the website. If you do not receive your invite today please hang tight, we will give an update tomorrow morning.

We're working to get you in the game as quickly as possible so please check your email daily. We're grateful and humbled by your passion to play, and we want to work together so you can have the best experience now and at launch. Thank you for your understanding, we can’t wait to get your feedback once you’re in!

dreamers75

https://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/647426187736805376

Terrorist Hunt added O_o

madcabbage

Since the servers ain't working half the time I've been blasting into terrorist hunt, Christ it's easy to die! Bit of a shock to the system playing a shoot em up that isn't fast pace, feels like the Rainbow 6 3 days!

Dcully

Still no code, despite being guaranteed one.

madcabbage

Dcully wrote: »

Still no code, despite being guaranteed one.

Did you check your spam box? Got mine at 3am yesterday morning.

Dcully

Yeah checked it, i changed my uplay password the other day so i knew uplay emails were getting through.
2 days of 4 day beta gone.

Seems they are extending beta until Thursday

dreamers75

I assumed the NDA was for the entire beta

Have some cracking videos of me being exploded by the suicide bombers in TH.

This is a really good game and nails GR gameplay pretty well.

Dcully

Still no code, getting a joke now.

BlitzKrieg

Dcully wrote: »

Still no code, getting a joke now.

just got mine


played it quite abit at EGX (game of the show for me) they had a hot seat tournament going on where if a team can stay on for 3 matches of 5 rounds they'd win hoodies and closed beta codes.

It was on xbox one but we were lucky we had the exact right number of friends at egx so 5 of us went up and won.

It really was an amazing series of games though and the need for teamwork is paramount.

Xenji

No single player campaign.

“There is no story mode per se. You go through training, where you get to experience different operators and their devices. You can play against enemy AI in co-op through all the maps. You can customise matches, so that’s what we’re offering on the single-player side of things.

It’s a pretty good training ground, and on top or that you’re unlocking the same content as you would playing in PvP. You’re still gaining stars, renown points, and new operatives”

Chocolatito

I got my code.

Calvin

finally got my code. Downloading now! 30 mins til play time

BlitzKrieg

ffs its a pain to play on pc because almost no one uses their mics for comms. you really need to squad up with friends to play as its impossible to understand whats going through the minds of the internet people.

but to confound and dumb found this all squading and friends is through Uplay...

the worse of all the online stores/launchers.

I have 0 friends on it so I dont even know if any of them are even playing rainbow six let alone squading with them.

dreamers75

Squadding doesnt really work so even if you have mates its a difficult to actually get a squad together.

Assume its being worked on, played with 4 mates and tbh you can be devatasting when working together, game really shines then.

Another gripe is that the Recruit operator can use any weapon you have unlocked but not the scopes or other. Thats kinda annoying.