Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Out on Xbox 360 as PC Beta Begins

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  their Twitter feed has some links, I believe. https://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2 : duffman03
  • ...and why is Fileshack not a part of it? : dedgecko
• Hmm...I don't see anything on the twitter about extra beta keys. : lectR
• I did, however, find some more gameplay footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1H5vRffCzo : lectR
• IGN is giving away 10 keys. : unholydonuts
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  5pm GMT http://www.fileplay.net/ is giving away 10,000 apparently. : marmite
  • shit sucks : feek
  • Haha their website is not exactly responsive. I wonder if they didn't anticipate the demand? :) : dfay
  • hush, that is not public information, really its isn't *jedi hand wave* : lordkosc
  • I don't know if it's over but I finally managed to get one from them at around 6PM GMT. (1PM EST) : Bingo
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  finally got my key throhg www.fileplay.net =) It was a struggle 'cause the site is getting nailed, but n... : DscytheX
  • *through...need some more afternoon caffeen... =P : DscytheX
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    same here, fileplay.net beta key, YES!!!!!! see you gents on tonight. my f5 key is never going to work... : lordkosc
    • lol, yes...mine's broke! see you on the battlefield. : DscytheX
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    Man.... www.fileplay.net is still getting hammered... :-( I can't get it to log in... : JediDwag
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      give it another shot. The site is back up and working and it looks like they still have keys. : DscytheX
      • I managed to get one! :-) So happy... : JediDwag
• Yep, got my key!! : lectR

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• Try closing out of Steam, going to the install dir and deleting *I believe* clientregistry.blob, then res... : at0micgarden
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  Don't delete ClientRegistry, that's pointless. The issue is that the servers in your area are overload... : Y3k-Bug
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    THIS....is what I did. Found a fast, clearly un-swamped server. Got everything, now it's just sitting t... : wytefang
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      I'm getting almost 1mb/s from the local Toronto servers right now :D : duffman03
      • Went from "Chicago" to "Atlanta" getting 2.1 MB / Sec right now . . . already 10% . . . woot woot : ezanga
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  Yeah, I shouldn't have griped too hard...at least I'm home and able to get it now before the post-work ru... : wytefang
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    If I preordered it on Steam last night and left Steam running, I wonder if it will auto-start the downloa... : at0micgarden
    • no you have to "install" the beta because it will now show up in your Not Installed list. : malloc
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  2.0 MB/s on Steam. You've gotta move out of the sticks brother. =) : MrT1539
  • 2 MegaBYTES a second is pretty fast for the states. : korruptedone
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    Hah, but how much a month are you paying for that? : ReckHavoc
    • For that speed I pay 50 Euro a month, including unlimited phone calls/online time/data. : Johnnsen
    • 50 Bucks a month. And I live in the friggen mountains of Camp Pendleton. Cox don't fail me now! : MrT1539
• I downloaded it at 11am EST the day it was released at 800kbs.... no issues. Screw all you inpatient f@gs... : Seabass307

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  wow, your main problems is that alone? Gameplay in BF is 10x better then that in MW2. : alllivestaken
  • A good enough reason. Otherwise the game has so much to offer. I'm going to give it another few goes, but... : Kartman013
• MW2 fails thanks to IWnet, I think MW2 wins at being a small scale corridor shooter. But bfbc2 is the lar... : Seabass307

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• @ #4: Doe the guns feel weak because of the "cone of fire" thing they had with BF2 (ie poor accuracy) or... : EnderWigginDA
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  Its not a "demo". Its a beta. Glad to hear that its meeting/exceeding expectations. Can't wait to jump... : ezanga
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    A beta basically is a demo these days. People participating in this aren't beta testers, they are just ra... : Johnnsen
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      Obviously you haven't tried this beta yet, cause it's clearly a beta and not a demo. : datim
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        So the fact that its virtually broken now is somehow proof that it will be fixed later? Riiiiiiggght. : ReiMomo
        • It's actually called a beta. So yes, all the bugs that people are finding now will be fixed in the next ... : duffman03
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          Its not that broken, just use the play now button instead of the browser. I played for 4 hours last n... : supaslasha
          • An STO Comment YAY !!! (In Headstart now) : perkam
• 1) I felt this way the first time I played it during the PS3 beta but you'll get used to it once you get ... : DscytheX
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  Battlefield puts in a ton of incentives to work together, so people quickly learn to fight as a team. ... : Sturm08
  • Yep is a good squad game really : noven
• 4,5 - I think there is a stopping power type upgrade and clans will surely emerge with intense tactic us... : noven
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  #4 is disturbing. Unless they have a lot of stopping power the game tends to be dominated by vehicles whi... : 5150Joker
  • On that note, Frontlines Fuel of War for the PC has excellent gameplay (similar to this), it costs like $... : 5150Joker
  • Vehicles are powerful, but if you charge an enemy base with it your going down. I tried last night and i... : supaslasha

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• above is for PC beta by the way : ClawHammR
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  Pretty much everyone is crashing out from server browser, EA has said they're working on it, hopefully fi... : yAak
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    yeah just saw it when tried again, also forgot to say that i always get connection to server lost when us... : ClawHammR
    • EA Update: http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-beta/880470-important-server-b... : yAak
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      "Play Now" button doesn't seem to have much intelligence from what I've seen posted, it might be randomly... : yAak
      • Even using the 'Play Now' button, I've had little success connecting to servers. And actually, Steam Frie... : lectR
• A beta is intended to make sure the game works and to fix problems. You don't want this game to end up... : TheIneffableBob
• Use the play it now button, and you should already have an ea account from BF2. I used the same login and... : supaslasha

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  Can't wait to see you back in like an hour after the release just saying how much of a fail it is. Make ... : Desmond4231
  • What? : TrptJim
  • Someone please nuke this guy. There is no point to posts like this IN a BF thread. : pun][sher
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    Throwing a grenade should take at least 3 separate button presses. : tharger
    • haha yes of course : sreyes22
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    Did you play BF1943? The health regen is fine. I was skeptical for a while too, but it just makes the gam... : at0micgarden
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      No, I played 1942,Vietnam, 2, and 2142 all "fun". Add some regenerating health and it's terrible. I be... : Desmond4231
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        But you're not making much sense here. If you haven't played 1943, how do you know regenerating health is... : at0micgarden
        • Why question him? HE KNOWS! : Derringer
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  I played the PS3 beta to death and I just downloaded the Xbox 360 demo. I'm also very anxious to play the... : Snake&Crane
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    It does have regenerating health but it's slow. : -efx-
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      Of course they have regenerating health! That's why the medics have medkits... Oh wait... : MrT1539
      • If your in the red/blur zone and you manage to get away, your still going to be a one shot kill for someo... : supaslasha

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  is it an actual sensitivity problem or an acceleration problem? just use your mouse software to overri... : x Tempest x
  • There is an ACTUAL setting in the game to turn off the mouse acceleration, WOW, definitely not a crappy c... : The_Turbinator
• Ugh mouselook Is basically the worst part about it in my opinion. : TheDaFox
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  the mouse control is completely jacked up. For most folks, myself included, no matter how high sensitivit... : yacoub35
  • Yep I'm at 90% sensitivity right now and I'm still having to pick my mouse up all the time. And like you ... : TheDaFox
  • get a Gx logitech of some form. When i'm on foot i keep sensitivity in the middle, in a vehicle i crank i... : supaslasha

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  there is a vid on youtube q6600+4850 and it ran great : Iwannaacura
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    link! : at0micgarden
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WOO97Lc6pI&feature=player_embedded : Bingo
      • ah crap sorry, I had the wrong one in my copy buffer... the link from lectR is the video I wanted to link... : Bingo
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1H5vRffCzo : lectR
  • on medium settings : hanged_man
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  you called my PC an older machine :( : flasher 907
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    I know right? Have the same machine and don't see it as old. But it is. ;( : D11ger
    • I would hazard a guess that if you just popped a GTX 260 core 216 in there you'd be fine. : at0micgarden
• Why wouldn't it? That sounds like perfectly reasonable hardware. : WaterSign
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  That's faster than a 360 or a PS3.. : razlebol
  • If only it were that comparable :( : Milleh
• I didn't think it would run on my machine. I've got 1.83 core duo and said gameplay would suck. I've been... : MrT1539
• C2D 2.4ghz, 4gig ram, win764, ATI 4890... settings on high at 1680x1050 runs smoothly : kevp

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  UPDATE: The site really works: 1. go to the main page, and register an account 2. check email and co... : The_Turbinator
  • their confirmation email is all screwed up. the site says it couldnt send it, but i got 5 copies of it in... : yacoub35
  • oh and they only have Subscriber keys left, so don't bother. : yacoub35
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  It's not down, you just have to keep refreshing the page. Keep trying! It took me about 15 minutes to... : empy
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    So stoked right now. I'm just waiting in line at FilePlanet now for the download to start... lawl. : empy
    • I too am waiting in line. : usmcmueller
• thanks! so glad I didn't have to pre-order to get in this. : pyide
• NOTE: If the key request page at first denies you "You are not in the Normal User Group..." blablah. Just... : kevp
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  IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE CREATING AN ACCOUNT : 1) go to http://www.multiplay.co.uk/ and create your account th : LordHellMaX
  • thank you, i got the acccount authorization e-mail immediately after signing up at that website. now i ha... : Crazy Hawaiian
  • thanks : yacoub35
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    Multiplay.co.uk is down. http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/multiplay.co.uk : dafugg
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      Which is really pissing me off.. I was at work.. signing up for multiplay and some people interrupted me.... : dafugg
      • Ok wow it's just really slow. Around five minutes to load a page. : dafugg
• thank you kind sir, i am now in the process of waiting... i hope. : Crazy Hawaiian
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  No more keys. Any other sites? : TheIneffableBob
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    I feel rage as a result of missing out. I too hope to find another site offering keys. : Micand
    • MyInternetServices and Alienware are giving them out. I got one from MyInternetServices. : TheIneffableBob
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    I just got mine from http://www.alienwarearena.com/ just had to sign up, which was free and quick. : jbt11
    • Jut did this, the counter to the right said it had 2500 of 5000 keys left. : comiekazie
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      Just grabbed one as well. Now to find a place to d/l this game. : 5150Joker
      • http://www.filefront.com is hosting the install files, and is very fast, I got it under an hour. : The_Turbinator
• They are accepting beta sign-ups at: http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/beta I guess they will be g... : The_Turbinator

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• if it's any consolation, DICE has stated that the server browser will be more robust at launch. : usmcmueller
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  Update: Now it doesn't work. It exit to Windows when it tries to load a game. :/ But the status bar in... : Turin Turambar
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    OK, so that's not just me? : spyrext
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      Yep, me too. This is a Battlefield beta like they used to make em! : The Wilhelm Scream
      • That said, it looks like it will be fun as hell when it works. : The Wilhelm Scream
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    yep refresh server browse causes crash to windows : Iwannaacura
    • And there's no direct IP connection? So WTF this is now a piece of junk ? : noven
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  I can vouch for all of those points. The beta ticker-tape at the bottom in-game also mentions they are... : vHazardous
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    Other Battlefields are this way. I don't think it is new. You try sprinting sideways. I bet you can ... : korruptedone
    • yeah it is kind of wonky but that's only for sprint IIRC : noven
  • bf2 was exactly the same and it makes sense, how can you complain about this : feek
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  I can alt-tab in the pre-game and server browser. Didn't try in-game. I had some graphics issues too ... : korruptedone
  • Now it just dumps back to the desktop without error when you try to refresh the server browser or join a ... : vHazardous
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  alt-tab works better than any game i've ever play on windows. It's instant out and instant in. : burning eye
  • Funny. It doesn't work for me... and today i have been playing Dragon Age, where i can alt-tab without pr... : Turin Turambar
  • same here. No other game I have right now alt-tabs so fast, and I can instantly open other stuff without ... : duffman03
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  You can Alt-Tab all day no issues. : datim
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    Well, I can't ALT-TAB either. There's many people who can't so ... : mystifier
    • i think the problem is you have to have another app to alt-tab to... so keep an internet explorer window ... : x Tempest x

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  weird, i made a post asking about FOV and it is gone : flasher 907
  • oh wait, there [1] it is. It's just not showing up under my user comments. hmmmph. [1] http://www.shac... : flasher 907
• Use fraps for the fps counter in the corner, it works for all games. : Snake&Crane
• Meh, the game is shitty low console fov? Was about to pre-order, but fov below 85-90 GET THE FUCK! Wait f... : abjectblitz
• FOV was mentioned in the BF blog entry talking about the PC beta so hopefully there's an option to change... : SatansFist

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• yeah try again tomorrow, i guess they had unforeseen problems with mass connections :P : dpgagnon

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• I hate this song with a passion, Its used in every crappy youtube gameplay video, and littered all over t... : Johnnsen
• Personally, I don't have a problem with it. I chuckled when I heard it, I'm sure it'll get old fast but w... : mystifier
• im assuming both those things are only in the beta and will be out for the final release : feek

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  and how can I get into this torrent? I have uTorrent and suck at understanding how it works : kevp
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    Just open the torrent file you downloaded with utorrent. If you use Opera though, it downloads it just li... : Johnnsen
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      ya, but where is this torrent file for the good torrent. Once I get a torrent file I think I understand w... : kevp
      • Google : battlefield bad company beta torrent : Crabs Jarrard
      • There's a Russian torrent linked somewhere (maybe latestchatty?) that I used. Looked legitimate and insta... : dfay
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  It definitely is a bit sad to see Fileshack STILL not have the file, as usual. Really makes me wonder why... : ReckHavoc
  • Lightning bolt! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw : dfay

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  More thoughts: 1. No way to turn off the effing Head Bob - probably won't be able to play this if they... : wytefang
  • I was afraid its going to have that weird BF movement feel but I wont say much before I try the beta toni... : Cashh
  • Can't turn off headbob in the config? Or just the in game options? : EnderWigginDA
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    I don't get this console feel you mention. Nothing so far has shown any indication of consolitis. : datim
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      I have played both the PS3 beta and this, I can say that it is very close to good old BF2, which is reall... : mystifier
      • Very good to hear, I was hoping for high-fidelity BF2. DL'ing now from steam at 3mbps!! : at0micgarden
  • It really doesn't feel anything like a console port. I'm not sure what you're talking about. : burning eye
• what are your specs? : at0micgarden
• Damn, that's disappointing. Hopefully it's just beta stuff that will get polished with more options late... : Fuzzmatang
• The server browser is like BF2's. IE: an abortion : Beady
• there only is one map... so you can sort : Iwannaacura

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  Also, http://www.fileplay.net/ will give out an additional 10.000 Keys at 5pm GMT. : Syrek
  • Liars! : watcherxp

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  Yes, everyone. This is how the game responds when it can't get a server list I assume. It could also be... : spyrext
  • epic work by Dice & Co. Delayed the beta to upgrade infrastructure to prevent this exact thing from happ... : noven
  • huh.. interesting way to handle not being able to find a server list. I guess they can get away with thi... : duffman03
  • ah, you are correct. "News Flash: DICE & BFBC2 PC Beta & Demo crashes the internets World Wide, but we're... : duffman03
• yep same - w7 64bit : noven

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  Pretty much until a week before release. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • thanks. : usmcmueller

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• Link please. : D11ger
• What's the official Hash for this? I grabbed a torrent via gameupdates, but the MD5 is different, than e.... : VisitorQ

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• Yay STEAM! It's SO awesome!! : wytefang
• I never have problems with download speeds on steam. Maybe its the area I live in. : Cashh
• where are you downloading it from ? : gyokuro
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  Doesnt show up for me either!! Just the pre-order :C : supi
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    just restart steam. And i'm getting over 1000kb/s right now. : duffman03
    • im getting good download rates as well, hopefully it stays that way : hanged_man
• STEAM'd : Johnnsen

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• Fileplay: down, no reply. FilePlanet: giving out retarded aspx errors claiming I'm either under 18 or ru... : levente@speakeasy.net
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  I'm getting nearly 1mb/s on steam. : duffman03
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    Steam is FLYING if you change to another region . . > 2mb/s right now : ezanga
    • Ehhh, don't even talk about Steam for me... I was debating it, only to stick to GS - huge mistake, it see... : levente@speakeasy.net
  • Sadly steam is %30+ more expensive in europe : Beady

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  Let's talk about your PC key. : mystifier
  • Yes, do talk. : lectR
• From where? Steam doesn't seem to show it yet. Neither does the Gamestop orders. : wytefang
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  Downloading at 100k .... : razlebol
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    From where?? All the 20+ sites DICE linked on their beta page are down lol..... : mystifier
    • From a place I had to refresh like 40 times. : razlebol

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• ah.. never mind. I just restarted steam and the beta showed up on my not installed list. : duffman03
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  I've restarted Steam 3 times and it's not showing up...any ideas? : The Wilhelm Scream
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    and...lol. There it is. : The Wilhelm Scream
    • Magic! : JediDwag

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• back under the bridge with you : at0micgarden
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  Back to MAG with you!! : Snake&Crane
  • I like MAG. Take it easy... : lectR
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  I bet this guy watches Glenn Beck and likes it : Clench
  • or Keith Olbermann. Trollish nature is found on both ends of the political spectrum. : yacoub35
• I only read "ruff knuff duff" here. : Johnnsen
• Yes looks terrible , please dont play it. : Cashh
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  You're broken. Time to throw you away. : saunders45
  • ROFL, I'm very excited. 2 months down the road there is going to be a patch out. Everyone is going to b... : Desmond4231
• HURF DURF : hopterque1987
• Bad troll is bad. : mystifier
• rofl : atom519
• http://grab.by/22dw : zuff
• you didn't play the beta or the demo yet soo.. Get over it. : supaslasha
• front page comments : klearlyunseen
• hahaa jesus christ, a front-page troll of the highest order : niceguynick
• I love front page posters with only a handfull of posts. : Milleh

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• You can do LAN play, sort of, on MW2. You do have to have Internet access though, to set-up the Private ... : wytefang

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• rofl even www.ea.com is down xD : mystifier

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  Get ready for 1 KB/s download rates... : Jon-Ace
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    But wait..I thought STEAM was awesome? : wytefang
    • Only when EVERYONE isn't downloading the same thing at once. : Jon-Ace
• its available to me know, but cant start the download steam is too busy : oldschoolbob-o

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• no mods or mod tools for BC2 : cell9song