The Division open beta

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Where can you download the beta from?

[MrNeil]

steam i got mine !

[MrJim]

Where can you download the beta from?

If you have UPlay installed, you can select the beta from the games menu...

[MrNeil]

This is running nice with a AMD 270X running mostly on high setting 1980x1020 on my oldest boy's computer !

Again 40/50 fps !!

I thought it was suppose to be a bit hungry on the cards but then again i did see this with the BF4 beta ..

I will buy this but only when its on a sale !

[aramil]

Cancelled my pre-order, to much of a run / hide shooter (like we need more of them) than a game with any depth, definately not worth the asking prices, might come back to it when it's <£10.

[jcdenton]

Sounds disappointing, shame as was tempted by the nvidia offer

[Kanoe]

Many thanks to outwar6010 for showing me and the wife the ropes. Was pretty fun running round in a group of 3 in the pve area. Didnt try the pvp area.

Biggest issue was trying to get acceptable frame rates, had to run everything on Low to get 40 fps and the gfx driver needs some work as it would just not use the 2nd GPU which was a little disappointing but I appreciate it is still beta.

[outwar6010]

Many thanks to outwar6010 for showing me and the wife the ropes. Was pretty fun running round in a group of 3 in the pve area. Didnt try the pvp area.

Biggest issue was trying to get acceptable frame rates, had to run everything on Low to get 40 fps and the gfx driver needs some work as it would just not use the 2nd GPU which was a little disappointing but I appreciate it is still beta.

Np. I had a bit of problems with my frames too but the game looked amazing and you are trying to run it at 4k.

[hsteamer]

Are many people planning to play The Division open beta? It doesn't start on PC until the 19th, but is available to preload right now. The bad news is it's a 26Gb download for just three days game-play...

game works and runs perfect on my pc played all weekend and will buy when it comesout

[shaithis]

Nice that the second beta almost fixed SLI (after 3-4 hours, the SLI bug came back, a restart of the game fixed it).

Quite enjoyable in a group but limited to 4-man groups is a bit of a let-down.....plus I am concerned about how much mileage the game has.

[Firejack]

My thoughts in no particular order;

After about 4 and a half hours, struggling through persistent seemingly driver related crashes, I can safely say I'll be logging into The Division on launch day.

Although I didn't have one single "WOW I must play this!" moment there was a constant stream of things I liked that convinced me this is a game worth playing.

The beta felt more like a demo then a real test. Would of been great to start at level 1 for the sake of the story/intro.

Content was limited and I really felt there could of been more mobs hanging around the streets to shoot.

Technically I was very impressed with the graphics, sounds (maybe not the voice acting), world free of loading screens, ease in linking up with friends, intricate details of the maps. Being able to shot out individual tyres/ lights on cars was very cool too.

The story and atmosphere were great. This is probably the most promising new gameworld I've entered, especially for an online game, in a very long time.

The idea of having your own Base of Operations was great. Combined with the different type of missions, coop PvE, PvP, random encounters with named mobs, resources collection and investigation I found the gameplay really enjoyable.

UI and controls seemed geared to gamepads. Couldn't understand some of the bindings. Control for jump/ space for cover seemed really weird. Changed those around quickly.

Overall solid 7/10 so far. Expect it to be even better at launch

[jcdenton]

Can you suggest what games this is similar to? Would like to try the beta but dont have fast enough broadband to download in time. I have heard comparisons with gears of war for the shooting elements and Destiny (which I havent played) for the multiplayer.

[Disturbedguy]

So, anyone been playing this since the games full release?

I didn't play the beta so went into this not knowing what to expect, having not really seen any videos of it either.

I'm about 25 hours in and rank 20 and so far still enjoying it, playing all the missions on hard for an extra challenge as well as doing all the encounters / side missions and the collectable side of it too...

[rogerroger]

Yes played the beta and enjoyed it - maybe not to pay the full price for - I`m going to upgrade one of my graphics cards and pick up a free copy with Nvidia`s offer