The Official SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy Seals Thread (Beta up for PS+ users)

[QUOTE="Tetrarch9"]Lol. Somebody voted I'd rather play Call of duty.ExoticAnimal

*Looks at you* :|

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

[QUOTE="Tetrarch9"]Lol. Somebody voted I'd rather play Call of duty.Tetrarch9

*Looks at you* :|

I might get the special edition just for the move controllers and sharpshooter. That would be nice

Has anybody played the beta? I know it was only released today to a select few, but I want to know how it plays with the sharpshooter.

Has anybody played the beta? I know it was only released today to a select few, but I want to know how it plays with the sharpshooter.

gamerfan85

i tried it with the sharpshooter, and man was it smooth and precise, felt natural. the game looks awesome by the way, no lag so far no frame rate issues, at least so far from what im been playing. and overall, they did a good job and im happy, cant wait for it to be releasedJoKeR_421

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]i tried it with the sharpshooter, and man was it smooth and precise, felt natural. the game looks awesome by the way, no lag so far no frame rate issues, at least so far from what im been playing. and overall, they did a good job and im happy, cant wait for it to be releasedKurupSoldr

i tried it with the sharpshooter, and man was it smooth and precise, felt natural. the game looks awesome by the way, no lag so far no frame rate issues, at least so far from what im been playing. and overall, they did a good job and im happy, cant wait for it to be releasedJoKeR_421

That's good to hear. I'm totally getting the full deployment bundle.

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]i tried it with the sharpshooter, and man was it smooth and precise, felt natural. the game looks awesome by the way, no lag so far no frame rate issues, at least so far from what im been playing. and overall, they did a good job and im happy, cant wait for it to be releasedExoticAnimal

That's good to hear. I'm totally getting the full deployment bundle.

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]i tried it with the sharpshooter, and man was it smooth and precise, felt natural. the game looks awesome by the way, no lag so far no frame rate issues, at least so far from what im been playing. and overall, they did a good job and im happy, cant wait for it to be releasedJoKeR_421

That's good to hear. I'm totally getting the full deployment bundle.

Good for you sunny boy. :P The only reason I wanted a Move was for games like Socom and KZ and been hearing great things about them. Ugh, only two more weeks before I can get in the beta. :(

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"][QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

That's good to hear. I'm totally getting the full deployment bundle.

ExoticAnimal

Good for you sunny boy. :P The only reason I wanted a Move was for games like Socom and KZ and been hearing great things about them. Ugh, only two more weeks before I can get in the beta. :(

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"][QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

That's good to hear. I'm totally getting the full deployment bundle.

ExoticAnimal

Good for you sunny boy. :P The only reason I wanted a Move was for games like Socom and KZ and been hearing great things about them. Ugh, only two more weeks before I can get in the beta. :(

Got in1bigsmoke55

Thanks for telling us about how you are liking it so far. ;)

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"] i would too, but i already own a move and sharp shooter so its pointless for me to get the bundleJoKeR_421

Good for you sunny boy. :P The only reason I wanted a Move was for games like Socom and KZ and been hearing great things about them. Ugh, only two more weeks before I can get in the beta. :(

That would be awesome. I'm on spring break next week so I'll be at home doing nothing but playing video games all day. :P

So my thoughts so far on the beta for those that cannot see it yet:

Character movement is kind of slow but i attribute this to the fact i have been playing MAG and BFBC2 which are both FPS which can cloud this portion.

Its very MAG like with xp, and other display areas. But it does have a few funny things i noticed, when someone killed me and then i respawned and killed them it said "remember me" on the screen and i got triple the XP. So I am sure more things like that to come in the future.

Obvioulsy not sure about pistols yet, but you can pretty much carry any two weapons you want i had a sniper and assault, assault and shotty, smg AR so its just up to you.

Knifing is just like MAG so if you know that its left hand knife swipe when you hit the button

Supression is the only game mode though, i thought it would have bomb squad but have not noticed where to get that game mode yet does not look available to me.

Campers but thats not new to socom so should not really be dwelled on.

Its fun but if you are used to FPS right now it will take a bit to get used, the MAP was lush and seemed like many ways to get to where you wanted in the MAP. The side MAP is completely from MAG blue dots, red dots etc.

More to come later as i still look into playing, its socom in a new light its still fun and classic mode is exactly what you would expect with all the changes.

Thanks for the impressions Kurup. Also FYI, the Socom beta is going to work similar to MAG's beta from what I hear. They'll let you play different modes on different days and time frames

Added mine in blue.

So my thoughts so far on the beta for those that cannot see it yet:

Character movement is kind of slow but i attribute this to the fact i have been playing MAG and BFBC2 which are both FPS which can cloud this portion.

I've noticed this too. It's been better after I bumped up my sensitivity, but I attribute it to being used to BO which not only is FPS, but is a very fast FPS.

Its very MAG like with xp, and other display areas. But it does have a few funny things i noticed, when someone killed me and then i respawned and killed them it said "remember me" on the screen and i got triple the XP. So I am sure more things like that to come in the future.

Yea there seem to be a whole bunch of things you can earn XP for. "Weakest Link" is for getting killed first, "Boo" is for a kill from the grave, and you even get 30XP for doing a victory dance (go over a dead enemy body and press circle).

Obvioulsy not sure about pistols yet, but you can pretty much carry any two weapons you want i had a sniper and assault, assault and shotty, smg AR so its just up to you.

The developers made the decision to go with no pistols. I don't mind it although it did lead to needing to pick up enemy guns if you were alive for a while in past socoms.

Knifing is just like MAG so if you know that its left hand knife swipe when you hit the button

Supression is the only game mode though, i thought it would have bomb squad but have not noticed where to get that game mode yet does not look available to me.

They posted a schedule at SOCOM.com. I've posted it below.

Campers but thats not new to socom so should not really be dwelled on.

All shooters will have campers. When defending a position or out-numbered, I consider it a useful tactic. Past SOCOMs had "gun-hot" to deal with this where when you were near an enemy your character would raise his gun to the firing position. The absence of this will make camping a more viable tactic.

Its fun but if you are used to FPS right now it will take a bit to get used, the MAP was lush and seemed like many ways to get to where you wanted in the MAP. The side MAP is completely from MAG blue dots, red dots etc.

I've been a fan of how the maps stretch both high and wide. There are many paths to take and lots of elevation changes.

More to come later as i still look into playing, its socom in a new light its still fun and ****c mode is exactly what you would expect with all the changes.

My biggest issue so far has been no grenade arc. I've thrown grenades into walls in front of me even though my crosshairs were pointed well below the wall. That and the hit detection is alright, but it could be better.

KurupSoldr

Schedule

Tuesday (3/15)-- Suppression and c1assic Suppression
Wednesday (3/16)-- Suppression and c1assic Suppression
Thursday (3/17)-- Uplink and c1assic Uplink
Friday ( 3/18 )-- Last Defense and c1assic Last Defense
Saturday (3/19)-- Bomb Squad and c1assicc Bomb Squad
Sunday (3/20)-- Sniper Alley and Last Defense Run 'n Gun
Monday (3/21)-- Scrum and Community Day c1assic

The custom game types that we'll be playing are:

*Sniper Alley: An 8 vs. 8 version of c1assic Suppression with higher damage. Weapons are limited to sniper rifles, shotguns, smoke grenades and poison gas.
*Last Defense Run 'n Gun: Faster movement speed and reduced damage are applied to 16 vs. 16 Last Defense with weapons restricted to only shotguns and SMGs.
*Scrum: Suppression is given rule tweaks of no respawn, faster movement and higher damage, while sniper rifles, frag grenades, concussion grenades and poison gas are disallowed.
*Community Day c1assic: A medley featuring c1assic versions of all four game types (Suppression, Last Defense, Uplink and Bomb Squad) with increased speed and weapon restrictions placed on ranged explosives. Each game type is played over 11 five-minute rounds.

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"][QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

Good for you sunny boy. :P The only reason I wanted a Move was for games like Socom and KZ and been hearing great things about them. Ugh, only two more weeks before I can get in the beta. :(

ExoticAnimal

That would be awesome. I'm on spring break next week so I'll be at home doing nothing but playing video games all day. :P

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"] dont worry, i might be able to get u a code ;)....give me till sunday, since im going to meet him then. ill see if i can get u one, still havent forgotten about u homie lol :PJoKeR_421

That would be awesome. I'm on spring break next week so I'll be at home doing nothing but playing video games all day. :P

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"][QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

That would be awesome. I'm on spring break next week so I'll be at home doing nothing but playing video games all day. :P

Tetrarch9

Don't want to pay for something that I don't need. ;)

[QUOTE="Tetrarch9"]

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"] 2weeks before mine start, u lucky b@st@rdExoticAnimal

Don't want to pay for something that I don't need. ;)

Me and my SOCOM clan are pretty upset with the beta at the moment when compared to other games in the series. It's fun but not... SOCOM.Adziboy

[QUOTE="Adziboy"]Me and my SOCOM clan are pretty upset with the beta at the moment when compared to other games in the series. It's fun but not... SOCOM.The_Rick_14

[QUOTE="KurupSoldr"][QUOTE="JoKeR_421"]i tried it with the sharpshooter, and man was it smooth and precise, felt natural. the game looks awesome by the way, no lag so far no frame rate issues, at least so far from what im been playing. and overall, they did a good job and im happy, cant wait for it to be releasedJoKeR_421

you have to stand up to access those satellites just makes you sniper bait all day can be a painKurupSoldr

[QUOTE="The_Rick_14"][QUOTE="Adziboy"]Me and my SOCOM clan are pretty upset with the beta at the moment when compared to other games in the series. It's fun but not... SOCOM.Adziboy

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"][QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

That would be awesome. I'm on spring break next week so I'll be at home doing nothing but playing video games all day. :P

Tetrarch9

[QUOTE="The_Rick_14"][QUOTE="Adziboy"]Me and my SOCOM clan are pretty upset with the beta at the moment when compared to other games in the series. It's fun but not... SOCOM.Adziboy

[QUOTE="Tetrarch9"]

[QUOTE="JoKeR_421"] 2weeks before mine start, u lucky b@st@rdJoKeR_421

[QUOTE="Adziboy"][QUOTE="The_Rick_14"]What changes are your clan looking for? Accurate "hip" fire, guns hot, game modes (Demo, Breach, Extract)? Did I miss any?MethodManFTW

wait, so ppl who have PS Plus get it earlier than ppl who bought KZ3 and got the beta code, how do u figure that?

wait, so ppl who have PS Plus get it earlier than ppl who bought KZ3 and got the beta code, how do u figure that?

killerband55

[QUOTE="killerband55"]

wait, so ppl who have PS Plus get it earlier than ppl who bought KZ3 and got the beta code, how do u figure that?

The_Rick_14

well good thing i have PS+ then

[QUOTE="The_Rick_14"][QUOTE="killerband55"]

wait, so ppl who have PS Plus get it earlier than ppl who bought KZ3 and got the beta code, how do u figure that?

well good thing i have PS+ then

Minus the major complaints that I have (and I won't actually be playin til the beta goes public or my re-Tweeting gets me a "giveaway" code from Zipper, sooner), which would be:

-no grenade arch

-no leaning?

-PTT in the wrong location (and no tactical button customization in general)

...from all the videos I've seen, I'm really liking what I'm seeing. And it's actually caused me to be majorly interested in SOCOM again, when at last that was---was SII!!

So have people who've been in the beta been turned away from buying it? I've been hearing mixed reactions from friends and other people so just wanted to hear from you guys.

So have people who've been in the beta been turned away from buying it? I've been hearing mixed reactions from friends and other people so just wanted to hear from you guys.

ExoticAnimal

My Complaints:

No Nad Arch, Camera is too close, Two Primary weapons (who does that), Sound sucks, Nads are weak, I miss the old game mode.

The game is still fun if you have a clan.

So have people who've been in the beta been turned away from buying it? I've been hearing mixed reactions from friends and other people so just wanted to hear from you guys.

ExoticAnimal

I was going to buy it on Day One (I have it pre-ordered), but after trying the beta I must say I may never buy it. The 3D was solid, but the gameplay was just not for me. I enjoyed the other SOCOM games, but the main draw for me was always issuing verbal commands to my squad. I was looking forward to playing another game with my new Sharpshooter, but I have to say that the controls were really unusual and awkward compared to the smooth intuitive controls of Killzone 3. So looks like I won't get another Sharpshooter game till Resistance 3 comes out. I sure hope 3 is better than 2, because 2 was terrible.

Due to the fact I am a huge Socom fan. I will most likely still get it. It should grow on me like confrontation.