Crysis 2 multiplayer demo headed to pc!

Judging by how few people are actually playing on the servers I predict the MP component of this game has already crashed and burned. If people won't play it when it is free why would expect more after it ships.
 
Luthorcrow said:
Judging by how few people are actually playing on the servers I predict the MP component of this game has already crashed and burned. If people won't play it when it is free why would expect more after it ships.
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Because theres only so many times and for so many days you can play the same two maps over and over?
 
Savoy said:
Because theres only so many times and for so many days you can play the same two maps over and over?
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Thinking up excuses much?

Demos for UT2004, BF2, BC2 were excessively populated right up until retail release.
 
defiant007 said:
Thinking up excuses much?

Demos for UT2004, BF2, BC2 were excessively populated right up until retail release.
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Dude I don't need to make an excuse for a fuckin game, trust me kid. I'm stating facts. That's what happens in games like this. It's a straight foward Dm style game with somewhat cod style linear maps, it aint gonna stay super populated with 2 maps, it's just not. The other games games you listed are completely different since I've played em all as well over the years alot. They offer much more varied gameplay and bigger maps with more to do and more varried gameplay. What's so hard to comprehend?
 
defiant007 said:
Thinking up excuses much?

Demos for UT2004, BF2, BC2 were excessively populated right up until retail release.
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All good games/maps are, most of the valve titles release with very few maps but usually well polished, I think TF2 launched with 6 maps? I think DoD:S launched with 4.

All the classics are still played today, counter strike maps like Dust are still played to death, it's the mark of a good map in a good game, Crysis for all its graphics is pretty bland.
 
PrincessFrosty said:
All good games/maps are, most of the valve titles release with very few maps but usually well polished, I think TF2 launched with 6 maps? I think DoD:S launched with 4.

All the classics are still played today, counter strike maps like Dust are still played to death, it's the mark of a good map in a good game, Crysis for all its graphics is pretty bland.
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I agree with what you said here for the most part. Thing is c2 is no more or less bland than any cod game that's been out in the last few years. I find it fun but not zomg best thing ever fun, no. It's entertaining as much as say cod mw/mw2/waw blah blah blah. That's not a bad thing mind you but it is what it is. The classics I agree had a way of holding ones attention even on the same map for years, very true. Ie: dust/dust 2 from cs. I lost count of the thousands of times I've played that map lol.

Bland however is very subjective and again I find it no more or less fun, or bland if you will, than any of the cod games out. I tend to tire easily of any cod map and the same holds true for C2. As long as it ships with a decent amount of maps and varried maps at that I'm cool with it.
 
defiant007 said:
Why would I trust a patronising asshat?

P.s. the other explanation for why the servers are deserted is that the demo plain sucks...if it was good people would still be playing it.
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Heh. I think you need to look in the mirror buddy. Don't accuse me of making excuses just because you don't like my response my friend. I don't need to make excuses for crytek or anyone else. Enough of that however.

Servers could be dead also because there was a small patch issued yesterday and I see alof of the server that were available on my us fil\tered list are not there this morning. I'm also not sure if the steam version of the demo has been updated yet since as of late last night it hadn't.
 
Savoy said:
Heh. I think you need to look in the mirror buddy. Don't accuse me of making excuses just because you don't like my response my friend. I don't need to make excuses for crytek or anyone else. Enough of that however.
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You do a good job of it though, perhaps you should become a shill if you aren't one already.
 
defiant007 said:
You do a good job of it though, perhaps you should become a shill if you aren't one already.
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I can see I was baited here and I fed a troll. My bad on that one, won't happen again. Move along buddy. Back on topic please.
 
Played this for about two hours the other day. I thought it sucked and I deleted it. I guess I could elaborate a bit more but I feel I've wasted enough time already.
 
defiant007 said:
Thinking up excuses much?

Demos for UT2004, BF2, BC2 were excessively populated right up until retail release.
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i agree, i stopped playing the Crysis 2 demo because it's just not fun. i played the shit out of the BC2 beta map Port Valdez, right up until release.
 
Porter_ said:
i agree, i stopped playing the Crysis 2 demo because it's just not fun. i played the shit out of the BC2 beta map Port Valdez, right up until release.
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BC2 is more intense, better aiming, and the sounds are great.

Anyone else annoyed by the clacking sound of the scar when you fire and in the distance? It sounds like a paintball match.
Very generic.
 
Porter_ said:
i agree, i stopped playing the Crysis 2 demo because it's just not fun. i played the shit out of the BC2 beta map Port Valdez, right up until release.
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It's a good point, I did too. Same with UT2004 demo as someone mentioned before. I played Crysis 2 demo for about 20 minutes xD
 
Wow talk about disappointment. The trailers for Crysis 2 looked so cool, you know this kinda uber-realistic looking post-apocalyptic touch and crap. However, playing the demo was really bad. Can't believe people here are bitching so much about Daikatana, this is WORSE.
 
kyodai said:
Wow talk about disappointment. The trailers for Crysis 2 looked so cool, you know this kinda uber-realistic looking post-apocalyptic touch and crap. However, playing the demo was really bad. Can't believe people here are bitching so much about Daikatana, this is WORSE.
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That's a little far saying its worse then daikatana. At least the graphics don't suck as much as diakatana's did and the marketing hasn't been quite as over the top.


If there are posters saying crytek is going to make me it's bitch somewhere please let me know.
 
People still play the UT99 demo. Hell, you can still RENT UT99 DEMO servers. So yeah, to the guy above, your point is moot.

Honestly, I look at the Crysis 2 MP and I literally feel pain. Not only because it is nothing but a shameless port, but also because a concept such as the nanosuit and the gameplay mechanics it introduced could have been utilized to produce a very distinctive and unique online experience. As I type this up, the gears in my head are turning like crazy thinking of how I would improve the MP. If we get Mod tools, I might even mess around with bringing those ideas to fruition.
 
Maximuss said:
I think people *are still* playing the RTCW demo.
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oh man...such fond memories. that demo was my first excursion into PC multiplayer gaming. i had been gaming for years, but until the RTCW demo i hadn't bothered to try out multiplayer. think i stayed up playing until 4 in the morning the first night i tried that demo, and i had a college exam the next morning. the nerd-switch was flipped that day.
 
Porter_ said:
oh man...such fond memories. that demo was my first excursion into PC multiplayer gaming. i had been gaming for years, but until the RTCW demo i hadn't bothered to try out multiplayer. think i stayed up playing until 4 in the morning the first night i tried that demo, and i had a college exam the next morning. the nerd-switch was flipped that day.
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I wasn't quite that hardcore, but still RTCW demo was awesome. I played that demo for more hours than I played most other full games.

There is some truth in the fact it's simply not a "deep" game, so people won't play the demo for long. There's also a lot of truth in the fact it sucks so people won't play it for long. Seriously, I had to fuck around for ages to first get an account created and then to get the game playable with a proper FOV and mouse acceleration and sensitvity. Then add in the sickening hdr and motion blur, I can certainly see why the demo is dying. I can't imagine this demo actually convincing anyone they should be laying $60 for the game.
 
I don't know if i just played halo or Call of Duty. I'm really confused. Regardless the game sucked. No $ from me. I'll wait for Planetside, Duke Nukem, and BF3 later this year.

-Dill
 
Yep, patch out for the demo...

- “Press Start to Begin” has been changed to “Press Enter to Begin” on the main menu
- Ping changes in server browser - no ping for anyone now (all 0)
- Fixed crash if getting force disconnected from a dedicated server (although the force disconnect issue has been resolved anyway)
- Account creation now works properly
- G35 headset fix now implemented
- People not able to sign in with certain characters such as “-“ or “numbers” in their username, now can
See you online!

I love the first change “Press Start to Begin” has been changed to “Press Enter to Begin”. I guess they were listening to the community on that one, haha.

I dont get the 0 ping thing... does that mean no servers show 0 ping now or they all show 0 ping? I'll check it out when I get home.
 
Glad to see the quad sli is scaling as it should but my god I don't understand how you guys play on three screens with the bezels in the way like that. I know that's portrait mode but even in landscape I can't stand it it ruins the immersion imo. Yes, I've seen it and played on it for a while in person as well and while it's impressive to see at first when I actually sat down to play like that I just couldnt get over those bezels. Not for me if/until they make really wide concave monitors (ala that alienware one that was floating around from a couple of years ago).
 
If you watch the video again the guy can't play for shit and has pretty bad lack of location awareness, I think the bezels is the last thing of his worries. I think whoever made that setup with 3 screens is probably somebody who works and browse a lot, or is simply show boating to impress horny school girls :) If it's the first, I still don't understand why the need of powerful GPU to run games.
 
All pings are showing as 0 in the browser but you can still see your ping while gaming.
I see a browser option for max ping now and the server info is working.
I don't think the ping filter is working but choosing North America as your server location seems to be.

V4 of the config mod works with the patch. Turning off mouse acceleration still works.
 
Kokain said:
If you watch the video again the guy can't play for shit and has pretty bad lack of location awareness, I think the bezels is the last thing of his worries. I think whoever made that setup with 3 screens is probably somebody who works and browse a lot, or is simply show boating to impress horny school girls :) If it's the first, I still don't understand why the need of powerful GPU to run games.
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You are not the sharpest tack in the box eh? The purpose of the video was to show the game in action on this particular setup. Not showcasing elite Crysis 2 gaming skills all while sitting at a 90-degree angle to the screen to allow an unobstructed camera view.
 
Is this game seriously not shipping with DX11 support? If that's confirmed, fuck this noise, cancelling pre-order now. Not paying money to be treated second-class.
 
How does one take a game build for DX9, and then magically it gets patched later to have DX11? :rolleyes: Yeah... Exactly what I thought... Dont forget to press the start button
 
Yeah my faith in this thing being decent on the PC even for the SP experience is low, but at the $30 price I paid I'm still on the fence about cancelling.
 
Matrices said:
Yeah my faith in this thing being decent on the PC even for the SP experience is low, but at the $30 price I paid I'm still on the fence about cancelling.
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Please share how you paid 30 dollars? One of those international keys that your activate on steam?
 
Savoy said:
Please share how you paid 30 dollars? One of those international keys that your activate on steam?
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Was the pre-order price more than a year ago. I think it was around $30 at one point a few weeks ago too.
 
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