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CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

Rad Valtar posted:

The insane fans of Star wars will keep this game running longer then people believe.

If the Han solo mini fridge had been a mold rather than a sticker I seriously would have considered buying it.

I am a whore

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Womyn Capote
Jul 5, 2004


I really wish more people still played Quake Wars.

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

DONT CARE BUTTON posted:

I really wish more people still played Quake Wars.

Or Unreal Tournament. So glad I bought UT Black for console a few months after it came out and only played with bots because it was as dead as Elvis.

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.
so how does one get early access to the beta?

Zaphod42
Sep 13, 2012

If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

DreamShipWrecked posted:

Or Unreal Tournament. So glad I bought UT Black for console a few months after it came out and only played with bots because it was as dead as Elvis.

The new UT is out and its pretty awesome https://www.unrealtournament.com/

Erata
May 11, 2009
Lipstick Apathy

DONT CARE BUTTON posted:

I really wish more people still played Quake Wars.

That game was fun even though I'm sure lots of people would complain about the bunnyhopping. Like, the one not-Normandy landing where people could jump right over the seawall they were supposed to blow up.

KiddieGrinder
Nov 15, 2005

HELP ME

Dapper_Swindler posted:

so how does one get early access to the beta?

I'm pretty sure when tomorrow comes you just download it and click PLAY, or something to that effect.

There's no NDA to sign, no special application process, nothing. Remember; this is a four day demo, not an actual beta.

edit: Here's more info.

edit 2: this is using Origin by the way.

edit 3: just realized you said "early access", sorry. In that case ignore this. Early access was given to certain streamers/online personalities directly by EA I believe, there wasn't a way to get it yourself.

KiddieGrinder fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Oct 7, 2015

hhhat
Apr 29, 2008

I said come in! posted:

Overwatch looks amazing right now and the beta for that should be starting soonish.

Aren't you just the cutest thing

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

hhhat posted:

Aren't you just the cutest thing

overwatch looks way better than this poo poo

hhhat
Apr 29, 2008

DONT CARE BUTTON posted:

I really wish more people still played Quake Wars.

Since we're having wishes I wish more people had played quake 4. It was the best one they ever made. (Until tf2)

hhhat
Apr 29, 2008

Eonwe posted:

overwatch looks way better than this poo poo

I'm making fun of 'soonish'

Because it is a blizzard game you see

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

hhhat posted:

I'm making fun of 'soonish'

Because it is a blizzard game you see

Bahahahahahahahaha. Funny nigga

Spanish Manlove
Aug 31, 2008

HAILGAYSATAN

Eonwe posted:

overwatch looks way better than this poo poo

Teh

mitztronic
Jun 17, 2005

mixcloud.com/mitztronic

Zaphod42 posted:

Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection


Yikes, my "50 Mbps" Comcast connection will never get that good. Damnit.

Dapper_Swindler
Feb 14, 2012

Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

KiddieGrinder posted:

I'm pretty sure when tomorrow comes you just download it and click PLAY, or something to that effect.

There's no NDA to sign, no special application process, nothing. Remember; this is a four day demo, not an actual beta.

edit: Here's more info.

edit 2: this is using Origin by the way.

edit 3: just realized you said "early access", sorry. In that case ignore this. Early access was given to certain streamers/online personalities directly by EA I believe, there wasn't a way to get it yourself.

it cool and thanks for the info. knowing psn shittyness i wont be able to play it tomarrow anyway.

hcreight
Mar 19, 2007

My name is Oliver Queen...
They handed out early access beta codes to a few different websites, it looks like. The only way to play before tomorrow is to luck into one of those, I would guess.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

hhhat posted:

I'm making fun of 'soonish'

Because it is a blizzard game you see

I see

Megafunk
Oct 19, 2010

YEAH!
I refreshed this one guy's twitter page once ever 3 seconds and he posted an image with 100 keys. That's how I got in.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Megafunk posted:

I refreshed this one guy's twitter page once ever 3 seconds and he posted an image with 100 keys. That's how I got in.

Winning!

RCarr
Dec 24, 2007

Megafunk posted:

I refreshed this one guy's twitter page once ever 3 seconds and he posted an image with 100 keys. That's how I got in.

Well who is he?!?

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001



Zaphod42 posted:

Yeah probably, knowing DICE it'll look pretty but require a good CPU to manage everything.

Hey they already have specs out, lemme google that for ya

https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/star-wars-battlefront/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition#details

Minimum PC System Requirements

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
Processor (Intel): Intel i3 6300T or equivalent
Memory: 8GB RAM
Hard Drive: At least 40 GB of free space
Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Graphics card (ATI): ATI Radeon HD 7850 2GB
DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent
Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Recommended PC System Requirements

OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
Processor (Intel): Intel i5 6600 or equivalent
Memory: 16GB RAM
Hard Drive: At least 40 GB of free space
Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB
Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent
Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

So that's a yes.

16 gigs lmao

i guess this will be :dice: optimized

Megafunk
Oct 19, 2010

YEAH!
https://twitter.com/asd81_ He stopped giving out though.

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Get more rams if you don't like it -.-

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

net cafe scandal posted:

Get more rams if you don't like it -.-

your av is very festive and good

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

[in great pain as I say this] Thanks

DoctorStrangelove
Jun 7, 2012

IT WOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT MEIN FUHRER!

Just a reminder before the beta starts, be sure to join the Battlefront Goons official Steam Group:

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791439697499


Since there's no Battlelog platoon cuz this game doesn't use battlelog

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

I was going to say "just use steam groups duh" but right, we have to use the bastard offspring Origin for this

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

I keep forgetting about the Origin requirement. It's a huge piece of poo poo.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

net cafe scandal posted:

[in great pain as I say this] Thanks

lol

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.


You guys probably get asked this a lot so I apologize but it wasn't in the OP: I know that the console versions will have splitscreen multiplayer, but will you be able to take that splitscreen online at all?

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

I said come in! posted:

I keep forgetting about the Origin requirement. It's a huge piece of poo poo.

Origin is awesome.

hhhat
Apr 29, 2008
I'm going to put more rams in tonight so I can play this tomorrow.

They have a steam client analog? That's dumb what other stupid origin game am I gonna play

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

I got Theme Hospital for free on Origin. Origin is better than Steam.

George H.W. Cunt
Oct 6, 2010





net cafe scandal posted:

I got Theme Hospital for free on Origin. Origin is better than Steam.

drat I have only gotten syndicate I want in on this theme hospital action

KiddieGrinder
Nov 15, 2005

HELP ME

Notorious QIG posted:

You guys probably get asked this a lot so I apologize but it wasn't in the OP: I know that the console versions will have splitscreen multiplayer, but will you be able to take that splitscreen online at all?

Nope. :(

quiggy
Aug 7, 2010

[in Russian] Oof.



That's lame as poo poo and kind of kills my desire to get this :smith:

RCarr
Dec 24, 2007

I bought an early access code off Ebay for $5. I figure for the price of a beer at a bar I can sit home by myself and play a video game for multiple hours tonight.

Absorbs Smaller Goons
Mar 16, 2006
How the hell do you create a game that needs 16 gigs of ram? Considering the amazing port's we've been getting recently, and that this is also coming out on consoles, it's pretty much an indicator of a horrible optimization/porting job.

Which is no surprise.

Spanish Manlove
Aug 31, 2008

HAILGAYSATAN

Absorbs Smaller Goons posted:

How the hell do you create a game that needs 16 gigs of ram? Considering the amazing port's we've been getting recently, and that this is also coming out on consoles, it's pretty much an indicator of a horrible optimization/porting job.

Which is no surprise.

I've been meaning to upgrade to 16GB for running recording software with a bunch of VSTs but DICE is good at making games so this isn't so surprising.

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net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

Absorbs Smaller Goons posted:

How the hell do you create a game that needs 16 gigs of ram? Considering the amazing port's we've been getting recently, and that this is also coming out on consoles, it's pretty much an indicator of a horrible optimization/porting job.

Which is no surprise.

They crafted the most authentic Star Wars experience possible using real Lucasfilm props. I know that doesn't answer your question, but it's something to think about.

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