The Division open beta

[MrJim]

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...

[GheeTsar]

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...

Yes, I really enjoyed the closed beta (against expectations) and am likely to buy on release. I even had a good time in the reportedly griefer infested dark zone (I had no issues and had some genuinely tense moments while trying to extract loot).

[outwar6010]

I'm downloading it now.

[MrJim]

I'm downloading it now.

I've just been playing it Not really done much so far though, other than setting up my keys. What's your Uplay name? I'll add you so we can team up tonight, if you're about?

[outwar6010]

I'll be here my name is outwar6010 on pretty much everything.

[Marenghi]

haven't even played it yet and i'm so close to uninstalling it already!

so far i've had a surprise uplay install, game launching in windowed mode, an unskippable tutorial and i finally get the option to configure the game, put it in fullscreen and it crashes.

[Kanoe]

Ive been interested in this a good while, might give it a go tonight and see how it is.

[scaryjim]

For those who have played, how much single player mileage is there in this? Looks like something I might enjoy, but if it really requires team PvE or PvP to be worthwhile I'll probably pass it by (my gaming now tends to be sporadic, so I need something I cna drop out of for 6 months without feeling like I'm missing anything or letting anyone down ).

[MrJim]

For those who have played, how much single player mileage is there in this? Looks like something I might enjoy, but if it really requires team PvE or PvP to be worthwhile I'll probably pass it by (my gaming now tends to be sporadic, so I need something I cna drop out of for 6 months without feeling like I'm missing anything or letting anyone down ).

I think there are a couple of co-op missions in the beta, I'm not sure how big the actual finished game will be. It's basically a loot collection exercise, a bit like Borderlands I think. I haven't tried the Dark Zone PvP section, but that might have have some reply value.

[Allen]

Played closed BETA, was seriously impressed with the single player side (awesome graphics, good story, fun gameplay mechanics, etc) but not so impressed with the "dark zone". I imagine it will turn into a griefer infested, free-for-all where nasty people win and the rest of us who don't like ruining other people's gameplay lose out.

Not sure why they didn't make it team based so it's at least a little bit fair? Right now, you get a group of nasties running around and they win everything, so no point going in there unless you're in a group or don't mind being griefed and losing all the time.

[Allen]

Just read they've increased the reward for going Rogue, so expect more "nasties" than before. Not sure if I'll buy it if there isn't enough PvE content as I won't be able to enjoy the Dark Zone as it is.

[deejayburnout]

Playing it earlier and its awesome. This will be bought. Looks to have a lot of depth to it.

[Allen]

So they've pretty much made the Dark Zone impossible to play without a group now... a group of 4 NPC's turn up out of nowhere when you call for an extraction.

That, along with uncertainty about PvE longevity, bugs, sluggish controls and all the other problems typically related to PC games that are also released on consoles (i.e. ports, although they claim this isn't a port), I am certainly not pre-ordering, let alone buying after release for full price. Maybe in 6 months when they've (no doubt) released £100 worth of DLC, there's raving reviews confirming it's bug free and there's a GotY edition on sale for £20...

Can anyone tell I'm getting bitter about the state of PC gaming?

[deejayburnout]

I have been playing it for the last t hours and not had any issues with bug or sluggish controls. Been running a dream the whole time.

The dead zone has been fun as I ran about myself for a bit and helped kill some rogue agents with another team. I hang about some extractions by other teams and only once had a team of 4 npcs arrive. They were easy to kill as they were in dead zone 1 which had level 1 to 4 npcs in it.

Now back in the main area, doing some side missions.

All good fun.

[MrNeil]

Just played for an hour or so
Only problem i had was 1st starting with a really high setting but managed to sort that ! I am running on a mix setting of Ultra and high with a fps of a steady 40 !
I thought you need a fairly high spec rig to play but im having a ball but still trying to get use to the grenade throwing and crouching .....
Tomorrow i will trying this on a AMD 270X with the rest basically the same spec as my system !

Edit ! fps now steady between 50/60 after tweaking the shadows !

[Jace007]

After the beta I'm Glad I cancelled my pre-order. I will say Nice graphics and sounds, but nah, not one for me.