I mentioned I played a few matches of the Battlefield 4 beta so I wanted to give some thoughts on it so far. First off, the gameplay was fine for a beta. The graphics and sound were mostly fine as well. I was pretty impressed with how the game flowed for the most part. That map is a decent one and you're able to move around pretty quickly and freely. Sometimes I would spawn in a helicopter and then parachute out onto a target. Others I would spawn on squad mates, sometimes when they're on top of buildings and I can parachute off of there, too.
The map is called Siege of Shanghai and it's an area surrounding I believe 2 skyscrapers that you can utilize and a great feature of those skyscrapers is having multiple elevators available to go up and down. They had 2 game modes available: Conquest and Domination, both core. Conquest, if you don't know, is most comparable to CoD's "Domination." You need to acquire and hold multiple flags for the most time and kills to win. Vehicles are available in Conquest on this map and it gets pretty crazy and that's not even the craziest part. The other mode is "Domination," which is a fast-paced, infantry only mode that allows you to acquire and hold flags quicker and there are less "tickets," or lives, for each team. There were tanks, helicopters, and LAV's with 3 flags in Conquest. I didn't get to play Domination yet.
Parts of the map were sometimes "floating," but I didn't really see any other visual bugs. The sound was good, too, and I didn't have any issues hearing everything I expected to hear. If I remember correctly, BF4 changed the controls to have the melee by pressing the right analog stick as it is in CoD. RB on Xbox 360 and R1 on PS3 will now "spot" enemies instead of the Select button. I kept bringing up the Battlelog screen in the middle of the match before figuring it out. Everything else is pretty familiar, though.
Overall, I enjoyed the few matches that I played and will play some more tonight. It seems like it's going to be a really good multiplayer experience and that is why I pre-ordered a copy myself. I will probably do the upgrade and trade in my Xbox 360 version for the Xbox One version when it comes out. I'm not really sure what the single player is all about as the multiplayer is what's been keeping me interested. I remember seeing the trailer, but I don't recall much about the story, characters, and such. I'd like to know as I enjoy playing the single player parts of many games and play them usually before the multiplayer.
So before I end this, I want to give my "BF4 Beta Experience" like the videos the official Battlefield YouTube has about real player stories. My very first match for BF4 had an epic experience that I just had to look at. I was on the roof of a building looking one way not at the skyscraper when I heard and felt a loud rumbling sound so I turned to look. What I saw was pretty awesome. One of the skyscrapers was collapsing to the side right in front of me and I just sat and watched. This is something you see/hear in a movie or something or maybe in a really good single player part of a game. That was my first time seeing that and I was awestruck and impressed when I experienced it. I'd suggest playing the beta and experiencing that at least once.
In my second match I had something pretty epic happen to me and I wasn't even mad at it. It was insane and I loved it. There is a channel/river with water and on both sides are each teams base. There are a few bridges allowing entry to the other side, but you can also go the water route, which can sometimes be a lot safer/smarter. I happened to have jumped in the water and was swimming to an area I could climb up and start an attack. As I was a few feet away from steps out of the water I felt and heard that rumble again. Not sure where I was or where the skyscrapers were I just looked back and forth and then I looked forward and up. There it was, the skyscraper was beginning its descent right onto me. I wasn't even mad that I died; it was just a really crazy and awesome experience. I don't want it to happen too much, but it was cool to go through.
Anyway, those are my initial thoughts on the Battlefield 4 multiplayer beta. Remember to check out the open beta on October 4th. I look forward to this game so hopefully many of you do, too.
Until next time,
HAPPY GAMING!
GeNiO
The map is called Siege of Shanghai and it's an area surrounding I believe 2 skyscrapers that you can utilize and a great feature of those skyscrapers is having multiple elevators available to go up and down. They had 2 game modes available: Conquest and Domination, both core. Conquest, if you don't know, is most comparable to CoD's "Domination." You need to acquire and hold multiple flags for the most time and kills to win. Vehicles are available in Conquest on this map and it gets pretty crazy and that's not even the craziest part. The other mode is "Domination," which is a fast-paced, infantry only mode that allows you to acquire and hold flags quicker and there are less "tickets," or lives, for each team. There were tanks, helicopters, and LAV's with 3 flags in Conquest. I didn't get to play Domination yet.
Parts of the map were sometimes "floating," but I didn't really see any other visual bugs. The sound was good, too, and I didn't have any issues hearing everything I expected to hear. If I remember correctly, BF4 changed the controls to have the melee by pressing the right analog stick as it is in CoD. RB on Xbox 360 and R1 on PS3 will now "spot" enemies instead of the Select button. I kept bringing up the Battlelog screen in the middle of the match before figuring it out. Everything else is pretty familiar, though.
Overall, I enjoyed the few matches that I played and will play some more tonight. It seems like it's going to be a really good multiplayer experience and that is why I pre-ordered a copy myself. I will probably do the upgrade and trade in my Xbox 360 version for the Xbox One version when it comes out. I'm not really sure what the single player is all about as the multiplayer is what's been keeping me interested. I remember seeing the trailer, but I don't recall much about the story, characters, and such. I'd like to know as I enjoy playing the single player parts of many games and play them usually before the multiplayer.
So before I end this, I want to give my "BF4 Beta Experience" like the videos the official Battlefield YouTube has about real player stories. My very first match for BF4 had an epic experience that I just had to look at. I was on the roof of a building looking one way not at the skyscraper when I heard and felt a loud rumbling sound so I turned to look. What I saw was pretty awesome. One of the skyscrapers was collapsing to the side right in front of me and I just sat and watched. This is something you see/hear in a movie or something or maybe in a really good single player part of a game. That was my first time seeing that and I was awestruck and impressed when I experienced it. I'd suggest playing the beta and experiencing that at least once.
In my second match I had something pretty epic happen to me and I wasn't even mad at it. It was insane and I loved it. There is a channel/river with water and on both sides are each teams base. There are a few bridges allowing entry to the other side, but you can also go the water route, which can sometimes be a lot safer/smarter. I happened to have jumped in the water and was swimming to an area I could climb up and start an attack. As I was a few feet away from steps out of the water I felt and heard that rumble again. Not sure where I was or where the skyscrapers were I just looked back and forth and then I looked forward and up. There it was, the skyscraper was beginning its descent right onto me. I wasn't even mad that I died; it was just a really crazy and awesome experience. I don't want it to happen too much, but it was cool to go through.
Anyway, those are my initial thoughts on the Battlefield 4 multiplayer beta. Remember to check out the open beta on October 4th. I look forward to this game so hopefully many of you do, too.
Until next time,
HAPPY GAMING!
GeNiO
