Crysis 2 multiplayer demo now available on PC

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  Summary: If you haven't already grabbed it, the Crysis 2 PC demo is now available on Shacknews.com : XAVdeMATOS
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    offtopic: when will you change the comments system? It's out of place, IMO. : QuickFobos
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      Helpful feedback goes to greg-m. : XAVdeMATOS
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        Xav, I have lots of unhelpful feedback too, who do I SM that to? :( : Durajim
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          You just keep posting it loudly and often, especially in direct reply to the people that work here, watch... : Haxim
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            Also, bonus points if you can work in veiled enough personal attacks to skirt being nuked or banned. : Haxim
            • Additional bonus points if you make overt personal attacks but still avoid being nuked or banned. : noxiousgg
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      for now, try the "White and Blue" theme here:
      
      http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Customization

      Mar 01, 2011 1:23am PST
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      for now, try the "White and Blue" theme here: http://shackwiki.com/wiki/Customization : vynn
      • Thank you, kindly. It was not the point of the problem but still helpful. : QuickFobos
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      In what way? I hear people complaining about it but im new to it. WHats the problem? : apocreg
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        There (and here) is only ONE comment with lots of sub-comments. My complains are'bout that. : QuickFobos
        • Each sub-thread is just like a thread of its own. It will take some adjusting for people who spent most o... : noxiousgg
        • Your real problem is that you have no idea how this community / chat system functions. The sooner you ... : dedgecko
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  This should be interesting.. : ColoradoCNC
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    Can I just say, this tilting menu screen is a horrible idea. I shouldn't have to get seasick trying to ch... : ColoradoCNC
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      I was pretty meh on the 360 demo when it came out and was really hoping the PC version would be better, b : ColoradoCNC
      • Make a game for 360, hit compile. : Pneum0
    • Personally I dig it. : SpaecKow
    • It seems like it was made specifically for those with 3D glasses. That's my guess, anyway. : Jobos
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  Well, not at all surprisingly, the mandatory account creation screen does not work - it sits there 'creat... : MeestaNob
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    It's just a demo. The good news is the actual game is fun. : Wisp!
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      Why would a demo not be indicative of the actual game? : The Wilhelm Scream
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        The issues he is talking about are minor UI and menu tweaks. This is something that can be patched. For a... : Wisp!
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          an issue that prevents you from playing the game isn't minor. : grendel
          • Also the first bug that will be fixed. : Wisp!
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            GAME IS BROKEN. Download cancelled. : moe6
            • PREDOWNLOAD CANCELED. : menar003
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    Create on the web site. It may be on "creating" endlessly there too, but check your email after a few min... : Tawler
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      Which website? www.mycrisis.com which currently isnt loading? : ashkie
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        An HTTP error occurred while getting: http://www.mycrysis.com/register/ Details: "connect timed out... : ashkie
        • Yeah... that website. :( : Tawler
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          Yep, website is down for me too. Fucking hopeless. Although, from the comments of people who did get i... : MeestaNob
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            The singleplayer is a letdown compared to the 1st two Crysis : hanged_man
            • How could you have played it... : MeestaNob
            • Arggg matey I didn't know it be out yett! : Jimbo Ro
        • down for me as well : hanged_man
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    PROTIP: If you had a BF2 account, you can login with that name/password. :) : u sir name
    • Didn't work for me either. :( : MeestaNob
    • Didn't work for me... : Gerg0r
    • Worked for me, thanks! : Lakipo
  • Same for me, after a lot of retries I finally got it to create the account through the website but have s... : Orteko
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  Wait - are we supposed to post in this thread, or the already-created one? : The Wilhelm Scream
  • yes : vynn
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  Stuck on creating account for 10 minutes now. Bullshit. : ashkie
  • Me too. I created an account, clicked "Create", saw the "Creating Account" screen... I watched a movi... : Turtleey
• Why the fuck am I at work reading this? Maaaaaaaaan >:C : Snipergen
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  My initial impression after playing for 15 minutes or so. The FOV is, yep, consoled. Mouse movement feels... : u sir name
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    The aim is weird because they accidentally left auotaim in the PC demo. I'm sure that will be removed. Yo... : Wisp!
    • Scratch that, I was wrong about the console command. Read it on a forum and then went to test it in-game.... : Wisp!
  • Ya, I couldn't get the mouse sensitivity to feel right at all and it jumps in increments of 5. Really hop... : vynn
  • It's not a bug, it's a feature. : Epsilon Sector
  • Noooo! For like the past year I've been all like, "Crysis 2 will have perfect FOV - they did it in the f... : Jobos
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    The FOV thing sucks. That might be enough to completely ruin the game for me. Low FOV fucking sucks ass. : SockMonkeh
    • The FoV being changeable via .cfg in BioShock 2 was the thing that saved it from my burning a Steam refun... : Marrbe
  • is anyone really surprised? PC shooters are dead and buried, the only people that can make money off that... : gokart.
• :C mycrysis is still taking a shit :C : moe6
• Yawn. After 15 minutes : darkfox321
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  I'm having fun! but i never played any of the call of duties in multiplayer except maybe twice for 10 m... : xxx2xxx
  • I thought the same thing but had the opposite conclusion; it's fast, boring and mostly unoriginal. CoD w/... : exit button
• Way to send a password through plain text in the confirmation email Crytek/EA you morons. : ZenzenTen
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  Account is being created... : Goblin au
  • An HTTP error occurred while getting: http://www.mycrysis.com/user/reset/numbers/morenumbers/bigol'has... : ZenzenTen
• Awwww yeah!! http://steamcommunity.com/id/ZenzenTen/screenshot/540635318086146411 : ZenzenTen
• Not able to make an account to play. No "offline" mode available....an account is required....Boo. : Jimbo Ro
• When is Sandy Bridge available? Only way I'll be able to play it... : CrustaR
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  6 hours later and this clusterfuck of a web page is still down.. : biofrog
  • And people said the Bad Company 2 beta / demo was a cluster.... : Jimbo Ro
  • UPDATE TWENTY NINE hours and I still can't log in to the fuckin site! : biofrog
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  Downloading... So how is the DX11 in this game for those that have played it? Tessellation? Anything c... : valcan_s
  • Some that have played it said its DX 9 only. : Jimbo Ro
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    Don't think the demo has full bells and whistles bro but I bet it'll be freeking awesome. : moe6
    • Why do companies release demos without all the bells and whistles? "Hey here's a DEMONSTRATION of our ... : Schnapple
• What about the PS3 demo?? :C : ichfan
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  Anyone find a config or a way to enable the console? I really need to tweak this FOV. The game looks ... : pyide
  • Leaning is still there but context-sensitive : henrikb
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    FOV fix via the command line option works, thankfully it's the same command as Crysis. Probably some othe... : pyide
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      Is 90 good FOV for shooters? Wasn't Half life 2 60 or something? (I model my 3D stuff in 90 FOV, I li... : Snipergen
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        A good FOV is whatever you prefer. For me personally that means something not so low and zoomed in that I... : pyide
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          eh? isnt horizontal FOV the correct way to calculate it? or is vertical? the correct way gives you wider ... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • You want a wider horizontal fov, yes. Certain games however calculate the overall fov in the engine by us... : pyide
      • HL2 and episodes have a slider from 75 to 90 in the menu. : Marrbe
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        Faster shooters need a wider FOV. QW & Q3 asked for 110 for me. Anything below 90 literrally makes me sea... : pillzer
        • I used a 120 fov in Quake 3 for years and I mean years. : Savoy2001
      • remember that the FOV for some games is actually controlled vertically rather than horizontally : vynn
    • Direct link? http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577790014994757440/2CFFEBB9F2F637365CAFC3FAFFB2ED6FBB55C38... : pyide
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      ads/zoom can be switched to toggle in the options/game menu but ONLY while you're in a match, otherwise i... : vynn
      • lol, thanks for the tip! : pyide
    • 75 FOV feels about right for me : vynn
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    As indicated, leaning is still there it just isn't toggled by a button at any time anymore. Its contextua... : Toth21
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      I haven't seen a single instance of it yet in the demo. SP only? : pyide
      • Hmm.. could be actually. : Toth21
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  Looks like they forgot everything that made the first one such a success on the PC. Either that, or threw... : YerMothah
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    In what universe was Crysis 1 multiplayer popular? : Wisp!
    • The MWLL Multiplayer : LoioshDwaggie
    • I never did the multiplayer, strictly single player. : YerMothah
    • not this one, but it's a shame. It was a lot of fun (at least during Beta). I hear there was a lot of c... : MamiyaOtaru
• Comcast was being an asshole last night so I didn't get this demo downloaded but this thread makes it sou... : SockMonkeh
• crytek took a page from the serious sam 2 demo, can't believe how consolized crysis 2 was. Not certain w... : stgdz
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  I miss the days of single player demos, I have zero interest in the multiplayer for this game. : Derringer
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    Agree, but at least you get to see the game run on your system before 22nd. Why the hell have SP demos... : valcan_s
    • Because with the length of SP campaigns these days if you release a demo you're giving away like 1/3 of t... : DirkSpanners
  • Yep, the SP demo for Crysis 1 is what got me to buy it. : Begawkiness
  • agreed : AMikaboshi
  • Perfectly agree. I don't want to have to clog through the over-capacitated register servers to play with... : Turtleey
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  Am I missing where I can customize my visual settings? Are we really limited to just three preset, rathe... : Zips
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    crysis 2 is not a pc game, its a port. were lucky to have any options at all : retarded talking dinosaur
    • But we have a server browser, that has to count for something! ... Oh wait, it's f'ing GameSpy, nevermin... : Zips
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      FUCK, are you saying it has no graphics menu? Please tell me this is not true. : vitek r
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        There is one, with resolution options and 3 graphics settings. It looks like you'd have to get ini editin... : crummynz
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          I'd hope you can adjust things in the full game... it would suck if its just locked to 3 settings. :( : Shadowdane
          • A Crytek dev posted this on the Steam forums: On the topic of "console ports", please note that this : pyide
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            They're going to fuck you out of making your custom config. : Crabs Jarrard
            • Yup word is the configuration files are binary or encrypted... fuck that : Shadowdane
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          Theres no INI or CFG editing either. All the files are generated on game start up and can not be altered. : var987
          • command line variables work at least: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=25390355#itemanchor_25390355 : pyide
• SP demo please : retarded talking dinosaur
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  The 360 demo is out of retirement with an extra map and an extra game mode like the PC version http://... : dantastic
  • anyone want to party up and give this a shot tomorrow night, maybe 9pm EST? : dantastic
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  I hope the MP plays nothing like the single player. God it is so fucking bad. Armor takes away energy b... : Jimbo Ro
  • sigh. i loved crysis, it was probably my favorite pure shooter since HL2. it really breaks my heart to ... : vitek r
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    its definitely a lot worse than Crysis 1 and the SP is fun but not great : hanged_man
    • You've played it already? : pyide
• Steam demo link: steam://install/99850 http://store.steampowered.com/app/99830/ : pyide
• MAXIMUM AWESOME!!! I'm lovin' it! : ZenzenTen
• Good game! : moe6
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  OK, this game is a lot of fun! The controls feel good, smoother than Crysis. The game runs super well on ... : crummynz
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    Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to run so smoothly on the hardcore graphics level. : The Grolar Bear
    • There's no destroyable buildings, barely any trees, it's 12 players, and they made it for consoles. If th... : thebigbeefsandwich
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  Post usernames for Crysis 2 Friendlists - We need Shackbattle up in this bitch. jscooba (it still ... : Crabs Jarrard
  • ZenzenTen : ZenzenTen
  • TheGrolarBear : The Grolar Bear
  • pyide : pyide
  • rolecks : rolecks
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    ColoradoCNC : ColoradoCNC
    • You can't play till we get pics. : Crabs Jarrard
  • smbz : supermonkeyballz
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    It's too fucking bad I have to do this for every retarded, worthless, fucking awful GameSpy/EA game that ... : LoioshDwaggie
    • are you from the fucking future or something? : Turd Ferguson
  • Dynotaku : Dynotaku
  • MarkovChain : MarkovChain
  • killergrapefruit : Alastayr
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  I really wish I could login :( : nomaad
  • If you make a Gamespy account on the IGN website, you can login with that. : Crabs Jarrard
  • Yeah, all I want to do is play around and see how it runs on my system. There should be an offline mode. : gooblerampling
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  Well, very consolly ("press start button"?!?) from the interface to the FOV, but on a pure visual level, ... : Gorkgork
  • I too noticed the 'press start button' - how lazy is it to leave that in? Why not 'press any key'......bu... : niceguynick
• Update: Still not fucking validating account. This is infuriating : steve_o
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  Demo is on Steam now as well.. http://store.steampowered.com/app/99830/ : watcherxp
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    do you still need a mycrisis account? : steve_o
    • believe so. Just like BFBC2 needing an EA account. : watcherxp
• I am a Dirty Dozen Exhibitionist!! http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/540635318093804974/445E01CB91F493D6F... : ZenzenTen
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  wow its fucking amazing : eeeealmo
  • I played the 360 demo a bit and it was mega fun times. Can't wait for the full game now. : nomaad
• Alter FPS, FOV etc through command line: http://www.fpsadmin.com/forum/showpost.php?p=97204&postcount=3... : Cygnus X-1
• Liking the gameplay a lot. Played a few rounds with Crabs and pyide for a bit but then the friends list s... : rolecks
• Having finally played a bit of this, I'm disappointed. It looks good, but not spectacular. It plays : MeestaNob
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  This game is utterly fantastic! I can't understand how people can complain about this. : henrikb
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    I'll assume you're playing the console demo, yes? Otherwise there seems to be some reasonable issues for... : wytefang
    • I'm enjoying it, actually my only real complaint so far is a kind of narrow FOV and letterboxing. : Dynotaku
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      none of the "issues" are "reasonable" on pc. people are just bitches : eeeealmo
      • Ohhhh...that's why people are unhappy. Got it. : wytefang
      • They're plenty reasonable. I mean, fuck, I couldn't even create an account for most of the day. : Conan
      • yep. : justwr!ght
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      Nope PC. FOV is fixed by this command line: +g_skipIntro 1 +cl_fov 90 +r_DrawNearFoV 90 +pl_movement.pow... : henrikb
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        Is there any way to host a match? For the life of me I can't find one. : Conan
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          http://www.katzforums.com/showthread.php?t=4229132 : dignan
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            ^^ at the bottom of the first post it lists some shit, i didn't read it too well but remembered your ques... : dignan
            • Info from the leaked pirate copy doesn't help; the menus are different. I have no option to start a match... : Conan
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        how do I add this in win7? im not seeing it in properties of the exe or shortcut : dignan
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          wtf, shortcuts don't even say which .exe they refer to in the properties... am i missing something? : dignan
          • Navigate over to C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis 2 Demo\bin32 and make a shortcut of... : rolecks
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          I had to make a new shortcut to Crysis2Demo.exe" add it after the quotes. : Turd Ferguson
          • just figured this out as well. wow, they screwed up on this in win7. right click / open file location b... : dignan
• I keep going between liking and hating it. I hate it at the moment. The fucking mouse sensitivity keeps r... : Crabs Jarrard
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  Does anyone else have a problem running this in Windows 7 64-bit? Everytime I try to run it, I get a ... : Landrosradick
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    Q9550 (no overclock), 8GB DDR2, GTX285 and Gigabyte P35 if anyone is wondering... Just updated the driver... : Landrosradick
    • Works here. : hussdelrio
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      no prob here Win6-64 : watcherxp
      • +1 : watcherxp
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  What the fuck is wrong with naming the graphics presets Low, Medium, High, Custom : JMro
  • wayyy to confusing for console gamers : headbone
  • im on 'gamer' , you forgot one : dignan
• Just played for a couple hours, it's not terrible but it feels like it's missing something. Also it feels... : headbone
• I liked the demo. The presentation is slick - graphics and sound are both top notch. It feels solid and... : megarust32
• Wouldn't let me create a username, kept saying it can't contain numbers or symbols when it was just lettt... : HL3dsx
• This runs way faster than Crysis or Warhead for me. Granted its probably only medium res textures since ... : Turd Ferguson
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  runs better than crysis 1 AND supports 360 gamepad. so far I'm like it it. now if it handles the dr... : X-GOUKI
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    Crysis 1 supports the 360 gamepad.. : Landrosradick
    • Playing an FPS on the PC with a gamepad? What's the point? : Topsiderover
  • It uses SolidShield - Like Shank and Dead Space 2. : Crabs Jarrard
• I say bring on Brink. The demo is fun but it's confusing at first and it's missing a lot of options. Also... : razlebol
• still can't log in to the game or the site : grendel
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  It's fun, but not 60 dollar fun, and I don't think the multiplayer will hold my interest for very long. : u sir name
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    I doubt I will play the MP more than I just did. I played the hell out of some TDM back in the day, but ... : Turd Ferguson
    • CounterStrike Source is the only deathmatch game I can play for hours on end. A few quick rounds of Halo ... : Dr_Cube
  • This is what's going to doom it. I am sure the tech will be even more impressive for the retail release b... : Dr_Cube
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  You level up fast! i hit level 10 in about 2 hours. The game plays and looks great after I fixed the FOV ... : DarkDeus
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    how do i turn off the blur? : dignan
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      http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=25393733#itemanchor_25393733 : Turd Ferguson
      • ah, now i see that part in the line... doh! thanks : dignan
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  After finally getting in a fucking game my suspicions are confirmed that the sound isn't working. Also, t... : SockMonkeh
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    lol : eeeealmo
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      Okay, actually, after getting the sound working this is pretty awesome. : SockMonkeh
      • Well, apart from the technical issues this game is fun. The server browser is a complete piece of trash, ... : SockMonkeh
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  server browser is shit. 1/2 have 0 ping, filtering by N. America only shows 12 servers but thats not true... : dignan
  • Yeah, it's like it was coded by DICE /ducks, sorry efx ;) : TabsAZ
• Want SP demo. : HisDivineShadow
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  Changing the FOV (went to 90) makes it look a little fisheyed. : The Wilhelm Scream
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    So drop it down to something that looks good to you. The correct fov is entirely subjective and a persona... : pyide
    • I noticed that if I'm up against a corner at the right angle with FOV set to 90, my view will clip throug... : SockMonkeh
  • That might be the vertical FOV ala how it is in BC2 - see if setting 65 or 75 looks right. : TabsAZ
• Guys I'm having trouble and I can't play the demo. Ok so I got past the tutorial video and I'm at the me... : ManiacalMoose