[PS3] Resistance 3 [SPOILER ALERT - Contains R2 story discussion]

[patsu]

4th August for Socom 4 gamers.
23rd August for PS+ members.

 

[patsu]

When you kill somebody their weapon is left behind, that is the only weapon pickup I have seen.

Yeah... found out that BullsEye is incredibly accurate in R3. Best weapon for me so far. Carbine is not that accurate. It's difficult to get kill with the 40mm grenade also.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

4th August for Socom 4 gamers.
23rd August for PS+ members.

So no beta for the rest? THe one's not on PS+ .

 

[patsu]

I think they have other marketing activities that give out beta codes. The gaming sites may have some if you keep a look out for them.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

I think they have other marketing activities that give out beta codes. The gaming sites may have some if you keep a look out for them.

hmm..ok ! I was just confirming if it would become totally open like the Uncharted 3 beta or the SOCOM 4 beta or not.

 

[2real4tv]

MOVE analysis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJkda5B7-2I

 

[RenegadeRocks]

http://www.yourgamercards.net/index.php/news.html/_/news/ygcexclusive/30-new-resistance-3-images-r847

30 images from the latest Qore episode. SOme really cool concept art. Could be spoilers there regarding environments.

 

[patsu]

I play every night. To be frank, Sony's betas suck because they are real betas. ^_^
Expect lotsa crashes.

Game is rather "technical". In KZ3, shooting is easy and I can focus on tactics and strategies. In R3, shooting is the game. I guess that's why GAF folks like it (Hah ! shallow people... )

Anyway, my body is ready. I got a 3D monitor for R3. According to GameStop, Sony's R3 3D monitor bundle only comes in November. I can't wait that long.

 

[rabidrabbit]

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Resistance 3 will be out next week already!
I had thought it'd come out sometime next winter. Great! I've been longing for a new good game after a virtually gaming free (hot) summer, and RE3 will fill that slot just nicely
I liked RE1 and 2 a lot and RE3 will sure be good in my 59" 3D Samsung plasma.

Edit: Oh, it's August now, not September... So a month to wait still.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Resistance 3 will be out next week already!
I had thought it'd come out sometime next winter. Great! I've been longing for a new good game after a virtually gaming free (hot) summer, and RE3 will fill that slot just nicely
I liked RE1 and 2 a lot and RE3 will sure be good in my 59" 3D Samsung plasma.

Edit: Oh, it's August now, not September... So a month to wait still.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

New SP trailer !!!!!!!!!!

I want ! I want ! I WANT !!!

 

[patsu]

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Resistance 3 will be out next week already!
I had thought it'd come out sometime next winter. Great! I've been longing for a new good game after a virtually gaming free (hot) summer, and RE3 will fill that slot just nicely
I liked RE1 and 2 a lot and RE3 will sure be good in my 59" 3D Samsung plasma.

Edit: Oh, it's August now, not September... So a month to wait still.

... and I thought I lack sleep.

59" 3D Plasma ! I'll need to upgrade or replace my wife first before I can get one.

I am waiting for the game with bated breath too. Atmosphere in that SP trailer feels great !

After playing the beta, I had to realign my expectation a little. The old fast pace shooting gameplay can be awkward at the beginning, partly because I needed to learn the maps, weapons and abilities. It's quite confusing. I got used to it, and enjoy it more now. Really like how my favorite shooters play differently.


EDIT: I saw my reflection in the window pane, I look like a freaking helicopter pilot with 3D glasses and studio headset.

I find that the nVidia's 3D glasses is lighter and more comfortable than other 3DTV glasses.

 

[patsu]

Global Resistance Update: Strategies and Resistance 3 Unlocks:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011...e-update-strategies-and-resistance-3-unlocks/

Global Resistance is a massive online strategy game developed by Soap Creative. Here’s the official definition: Global Resistance is a free-to-play online strategy game set amidst mankind’s final stand in the Resistance universe. You enlist as a Chimera or Human commander and take over the world to unlock exclusive Resistance 3 multiplayer skins, in-game titles and XP boosters. Customize your base, build and deploy your personal arsenal alongside thousands of other players, or attack your rivals directly in head-to-head skirmishes. But what does all that mean? How do you play Global Resistance?

...

Since launch, 1.5 billion soldiers have been deployed. We are in the middle of our fourth war. 250,000 bombs have been dropped, 100,000 skirmishes fought and numerous rewards given. We have also made many tweaks to balance out the gameplay and things are looking pretty good. We have completely changed our balance of power mechanic to be fairer to each side.

...

I hope they keep the game running after launch. Created a soldier but haven't checked it out yet.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

There's a R3 MP dev diary up on the IGN youtube channel, chk it out ! I don't know how to link it from my ipad as youtube vids open up in the app.
Edit: ok, found the video on the blog too, here's the link: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/08/05/resistance-3-multiplayer-passive-and-active-abilities-detailed/
The video is damn cool, MP looks real fun !

The overall look of the maps looks damn cool ! Also new Australian MP map on the us blog.
War report complete,Sir!! Now I have to go n watch the video !

Edit: Breaking news: Resistance3 has gone gold !!!!!!!!!!can't wait !

 

[patsu]

Great news !
http://www.insomniacgames.com/an-update-on-r3-beta-matchmaking-and-patch-201/

An update on R3 Beta, Matchmaking and Patch 2.01
Posted on August 9, 2011
Hey folks,

As you are by-now well aware, we hit a rough patch over the last week with the Resistance 3 Online Beta. The expansion to the hundreds of thousands of SOCOM4 users revealed some bugs that we’ve been rapidly working to correct on our side. We greatly appreciate your patience, and the way you’ve banded together to create private games via Twitter, Facebook and forums.

Rest assured, creating a world-class multiplayer experience is our top priority at Insomniac Games. Our team is meeting daily to discuss issues and address them, and we’ve been playing the beta each night at home to continue logging and checking issues. We are focused on creating an experience we are proud of and want to play ourselves, and we will continue to work and fix these issues in order to get it right.

Europe PlayStation Plus

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the beta opens up in Europe for Early Access to the Public Beta, starting with PlayStation Plus subscribers. We’ve updated the package file on the PSN store to have the latest beta contents, meaning EU and future testers won’t need to download the mega-patch that our US testers did. This also means that everyone needs a small patch to ensure compatibility. You’ll see this patch required tonight or tomorrow, and it will be update 2.00.

Matchmaking

In good news, we have sent a patch (Update 2.01) that addresses the matchmaking issues into final testing at Sony, and are hoping to have it up by tomorrow night UK time, so that you EU folks joining the beta should be able to matchmake. This additional patch will be required, and will allow us to re-enable matchmaking, which should again (hopefully) happen sometime in the late morning Pacific Time tomorrow. This should address the issues and allow you to use matchmaking to find games again, while also addressing a few crashes. Thanks for your patience while we developed and fixed the issue – and please continue to report any issues you find with matchmaking to us so we can continue to tweak and optimize. We will continue to update you on the status of the 2.01 patch as it gets through final testing, staging, and release in the next day or so.

Stats coming down again

Sometime this (Tuesday) afternoon, we will be bringing down stat progression again until further notice. We are moving the stat database and tracking to the servers where they will live for the launch of the final game (and before you ask, yes, you will have to start over in the final game). That said, we’ll be porting your current beta stats to this new server and getting it set-up as quickly as possible. We know this is frustrating to the new folks joining the beta tomorrow in that you will not be able to progress, but we hope to knock this out as quickly as possible so you can begin to work your way up to the beta level cap, and we don’t expect this to last more than a day or so. We’ll keep you updated when progression officially goes down, and when it is restored.

Outstanding issues

The matchmaking patch is a specific patch to deal with that issue (and a few crashes). We are also still testing a larger Day 1 Patch for the final game that contains fixes for many of the other bugs you’ve been encountering. Once we’ve gotten than patch through Sony final testing, we will then try to bring these fixes to the beta itself.

Some of the issues this includes are:

-Freezes/Crashes – particularly at the end of matches (though scoreboard crashes should be fixed in the 2.01 patch)
-Host/Party Leader rapidly changing between players
-Game has already ended errors when trying to join a game
-Lag issues with deployables and other players (though this should be improved at the moment, we will be adjusting our servers to continuing combating this)
-The Invisible Man glitch (both variants, where the Invisible player appears and doesn’t appear on the scoreboard) – we are still working to eradicate this – if you have a way to reproduce it, we are offering a bounty on info to help us eliminate it.

As you can see, we still have our work cut out for us, but we’re making progress. If you have feedback, please continue to post on the forums, send us replies via Twitter, or post on our Facebook wall. We’re all working hard to ensure Resistance 3 multiplayer is excellent, and your feedback is critical for that.

 

[RenegadeRocks]

According to IGN's extended preview(new) the game runs at 60 fps! If so, why isn't Insomniac publicising that fact !
Whats the fps of the MP beta? 60fps is not something that can be missed, the smoothness is immediately noticeable!

 

[Billy Idol]

According to IGN's extended preview(new) the game runs at 60 fps! If so, why isn't Insomniac publicising that fact !
Whats the fps of the MP beta? 60fps is not something that can be missed, the smoothness is immediately noticeable!

didn't digital foundry mention 30 fps in their R3 article??

 

[patsu]

According to IGN's extended preview(new) the game runs at 60 fps! If so, why isn't Insomniac publicising that fact !
Whats the fps of the MP beta? 60fps is not something that can be missed, the smoothness is immediately noticeable!

May be it's not locked ?

Anyhow, 30fps or 60fps, here I come !

2.00 is out now. Waiting for 2.01 to drop tonight.

 

[N_B]

According to IGN's extended preview(new) the game runs at 60 fps! If so, why isn't Insomniac publicising that fact !
Whats the fps of the MP beta? 60fps is not something that can be missed, the smoothness is immediately noticeable!

Link? Can't find any new preview on the site.

 

[assurdum]

According to IGN's extended preview(new) the game runs at 60 fps! If so, why isn't Insomniac publicising that fact !
Whats the fps of the MP beta? 60fps is not something that can be missed, the smoothness is immediately noticeable!

IGN...... however 60 fps appears only when the screen is pratically empty in the previous demo, I doubt insomniac forget to mention something like that to reply at the past criticism about the graphic...