World in Conflict Demo Released

I found it to be pretty boring. I agree with some, it is more like an RTS game mixed with BF elements, but just because you dont need to be a master of hotkeys/binds/quick keys or be able to manage an economy doesn't make the game better or more fun than that style of RTS.

I played the beta for a few weeks, and I had fun, but the game is just so shallow, it REALLY irked me that I was able to control only 5-6 units at max, considering the units aren't even that interesting. It boiled down into a very very very simple of rock paper scissors. For example; if you chose to go air, you either had to go ALL heavy attack choppers, so you could effectively kill tanks, which left you wide open to attack by someone who went ALL anti heavy chopper attack copters. Or you could go ALL attack choppers and hunt heavy choppers to protect your tanks.

Great, I understand the concept, but playing a 30 minute game where the only thing I do the whole time is wait around my tanks waiting for some guy to bring in heavy choppers and then attack those is not really that fun, praying the whole while that some tard chose to go air and then go light choppers to cover my heavy choppers.

Basically it boils down to immense ammounts of teamwork, but not in a good way. You can only build 5 units, and with only 5 units, choosing to build a "balanced" force is not an option, to be effective with 5 units you have to absolutely pick all of one type of unit. So you can't really mix an anti-air truck in with your heavy tanks, I mean, yes ive seen people do it, and ive seen those people with 4 heavy tanks and 1 anti air truck immediately get wiped out by 5 heavy tanks. In my opinion it forces people to work together because their options are so limited. And god forbid you have a team that is not coordinated against a team that is, it becomes a watershed beat down every time, like not even a close game, just a straight up rape fest. So I guess thats why I didnt find it to be that fun.

I think a slightly flawed analogy would be that WiC is like playing a game of chess, except every individual piece is controlled by a different person. Imagine whats happens when even 1 or 2 of those people decide to do their own thing. Which unless your in a serious clan or group is going to happen every time:)

The lamest, ugliest, slowest, tedious game i've laid my eyes on!
COH still ownz them all and is likely to keep doing that until the sequel!

I love the controls -- almost identical to Sims 2. I've wanted controls like this in a (combat) RTS for a long time.

I'll definitely be on this weekend if anyone wants to play.

Lol, 2.71Mb with quicksilver

awesome, 8 minutes to dl a 1.2Gb file.

Is this a strategy game or a tactical game?

I got into the beta earlier this summer, multiplayer was definitely fun. Games were fast paced and not too long, you could play a couple in a lunch hour. Not sure it really qualifies as a strategy game but fun none-the-less.

Anyone getting installation problems?

Mine doesn't go anywhere once I click next to begin the process. It creates the folder where I tell it to but it doesn't go anywhere.

I'll d/l it again from Quicksilver to be sure.

WIC gets the prize for lamest, most condescending tutorial ever created.
Move your camera left! now right!
Fly your camera through these hoops to advance!

Other than the tutorial, this is definitely GOTY.

How many people can play multiplayer in the demo?

funny thing is i had the beta, installed it... never played it

Played the tutorials, started playing the demo and some 15 minutes in I wanned it to end. I'm very unimpressed. Company of Heroes is so much better...

...someone fix the camera :[

woot its been raining sweet demos lately, good stuff

mercury only??? no public link.

I sure hope this has a tutorial built-in, I couldn't figure out a single thing to do in the Beta - I didn't give it much a chance though...

Is this on Live yet? Haven't had a chance to log on and check.