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chop
Australia15 Posts
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3del
Germany23 Posts
The public scene is very active in my opinion at the moment. There are 4 European and 3 US servers and 2 AUS servers, that are constantly full (18/18) during the main times (don't know about the AUS servers, but there seems to be enough activity for pub games). At ensl.org you can join gathers with really good players and play the game in a more competitive environment. You're always welcome there, as long as you follow their rules and listen to your team. European gathers happen almost daily around 10-11 pm CET, and US players join in later usually. About balance: The whole community is actively involved in addressing balance issues and trying to suggest solutions, and the devs try to satisfy the casual, as well as the competitive sides. It's not always easy, but they are doing a good job at it. There is a steep learning curve atm, but it's rewarding, and you can have lot's of fun, even as a beginner already. There has been a lot of progress in balance, but there are still some more or less significant problems. I for one am confident, that they'll be eased until release, and experience from NS1 shows, that they'll keep addressing balance issues after release. About performance: Performance has had ups and downs in the progress of the beta, but is steadily improving for the last 2 months. I don't have any major performance issues anymore, you should have a powerful CPU though. I'd say, as long as you have at least 3.2 Ghz core i series processor, you're good to go. Keep an eye out for Total Biscuits youtube channel!  | ||
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chop
Australia15 Posts
The videos seem to have bumped interest in the game significantly, heaps of people playing right now | ||
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SpiffD
Denmark1264 Posts
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gTank
Austria2606 Posts
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soullogik
United States1171 Posts
been waiting a long time for ns2 to get farther along. | ||
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Darkomicron
Netherlands216 Posts
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Corvi
Germany1406 Posts
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
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Sicion
Germany131 Posts
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
On August 15 2012 21:42 Corvi wrote: hmm 35 bucks seem quite expensive for a multiplayer only game. i gonna wait for reviews ... I think it'll be worth it, especially after all the mods will get released. Take note you need a really good computer to play it (better than BF3) because it's really unoptimized right now (the main problem is nearly everything is written in *lua and lua is not the best scripting language to use for speed). *Few games are written entirely in lua (if some games do use it, they only use it for part of the games or some aspects rather than the entire game or engine). With NS2, they did this for mod support (it has advantages over C++ or other scripting languages in that regard) but the main disadvantage is performance. I think the advantage does overweight the disadvantage (at least in the long term - as time passes, everyone will get better computers) but it does have the problem with potentially putting off a lot of buyers as some may not be able to run the game well now. | ||
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Sicion
Germany131 Posts
Natural Selection 2 Pre-Orders on Steam! Two versions of NS2 will ultimately be available on the Steam Store: Standard and Deluxe. The Standard edition will cost $24.99 and gives you the full game. The Deluxe edition costs $39.99 and gives you the full game plus a whole bag of goodies: Deluxe Edition NS2 Official Soundtrack (almost 1 hour of music) Digital Art Book (40 pages) Exclusive wallpapers and avatars Exclusive new in-game marine armor ![[image loading]](http://www.unknownworlds.com/cache/thumbnails/SpecialArmor_Render2_800x450.jpg) Now for the really cool part: We have some presents for everyone who pre-ordered the game before today's Steam release (anyone who has played in the NS2 beta). You all receive: A free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition detailed above A free copy of NS2 Standard Edition to give to a friend or stroke lovingly Continued private beta access right up to launch day in October The free copys come through the gift system in a couple of days. If i wasnt in love with you already i definitely would be by now! UWE have my babys! | ||
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myopia
United States2928 Posts
On November 24 2010 04:57 Apexplayer wrote: I dont believe people understand how close they are to release. It's almost done. in hindsight, this is quite amusing. lol | ||
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Catch]22
Sweden2683 Posts
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myopia
United States2928 Posts
I haven't played since before the exosuit was ported, I'll have to jump on this weekend. | ||
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bigjmachine
United States314 Posts
On September 07 2012 23:50 myopia wrote: Nobody new can get in now, beta access is locked. Yes, the game is awesome. I haven't played since before the exosuit was ported, I'll have to jump on this weekend. Well that's disappointing, I was about to get it so I could get into beta but ill just wait till later then | ||
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Psyonic_Reaver
United States4342 Posts
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SpiffD
Denmark1264 Posts
http://de.twitch.tv/blindns2 | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
 How hard is it to learn the commander role? Many of my friends love FPS games, while I love RTS much more. I imagine I will suck pretty bad and bring team down for awhile though. I was planning on playing for a few days doing the FPS side and then just jumping into the commander seat and probably getting kicked out and banned from servers for quite a while. I have been looking for youtube commentaries and other information about playing commander, but have not been able to find much. Casts of higher level teams on the natural selection twitch channel seems like the best way to learn. Although I imagine competitive strategies don't always translate well to pubs. | ||
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Endymion
United States3701 Posts
On September 11 2012 23:03 Bosu wrote: Wish I preordered the game earlier. Didn't realize you could get into beta by preordering, until recently when they closed it. How hard is it to learn the commander role? Many of my friends love FPS games, while I love RTS much more. I imagine I will suck pretty bad and bring team down for awhile though. I was planning on playing for a few days doing the FPS side and then just jumping into the commander seat and probably getting kicked out and banned from servers for quite a while. I have been looking for youtube commentaries and other information about playing commander, but have not been able to find much. Casts of higher level teams on the natural selection twitch channel seems like the best way to learn. Although I imagine competitive strategies don't always translate well to pubs. it's not that difficult, really there are only like 1 or two 'good' build orders and the rest is just interfacing with your team well so that they'll actually listen to you in a pinch. there's a surprising amount of 'micro' in the game, having the constantly be watching your players and their health/ammo levels. in terms of strategical depth, there really isn't any because some of the ups for marines are so blatantly OP in pubs (exosuits..) so basically a common marine commander build order is mines -> weapons ups -> armor ups -> phase gates -> exos.. I haven't really tried out the alien commander as of yet, but i wish they would just remove exos from the game. | ||
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