Hawken Beta Sign-Ups

LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
edited February 2012 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">beta sign-ups for hawken have begun, see link posted</div><!--coloro:#FFFF00--><span style="color:#FFFF00"><!--/coloro--><!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>HAWKEN BETA SIGN-UPS HAVE BEGUN! LOOKING FOR PILOTS! </b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

If you are interested in signing up for the Hawken beta; there is no better time than now!

Only a certain amount of players will be accepted into the upcoming beta. So now's your shot! Reserve your call sign today!

<b>Beta Sign-Up Link:</b>
<a href="https://playhawken.com/" target="_blank">https://playhawken.com/</a>

<i>Please use the link above to sign up for the beta and good luck!</i>

<b>PAX TRAILER Official Hawken Desert Gameplay:</b>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVa7B1bLv8I&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVa7B1bLv8I...feature=related</a>

<b>Hawken Official Website:</b>
<a href="http://www.hawkengame.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hawkengame.com/</a>
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  • PaniggPanigg Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58212Members
    *suavely glances at undone homework, conveniently lying in a pile on the floor then dismisses it with a smoth gesture*

    Sure... not like I have anything else to do.
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  • TykjenTykjen Join Date: 2003-01-21 Member: 12552Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    That looks badass. Signed
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    edited February 2012
    So I need 3 people to click my referral link to get into closed beta?
    <a href="https://playhawken.com/" target="_blank">https://playhawken.com/</a>
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    no, that just reserves your username.
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  • Konohas Perverted HermitKonohas Perverted Hermit Join Date: 2008-09-26 Member: 65075Members
    I signed up.
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  • TemphageTemphage Join Date: 2009-10-28 Member: 69158Members
    Is this that mech game that everyone says is a mech game and compares it to real mech games, even though it's only 'mech' graphically and beside that it's just action-shooter-two-weapons-at-a-time-oh-and-you-can-jump-really-high-wait-its-Halo-reskinned-with-brown?
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  • TykjenTykjen Join Date: 2003-01-21 Member: 12552Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    The game's graphical design reminds me more of Killzone 2. Which is just grand and welcomed in my opinion.
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1902395:date=Feb 12 2012, 02:28 PM:name=Temphage)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Temphage @ Feb 12 2012, 02:28 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1902395"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is this that mech game that everyone says is a mech game and compares it to real mech games, even though it's only 'mech' graphically and beside that it's just action-shooter-two-weapons-at-a-time-oh-and-you-can-jump-really-high-wait-its-Halo-reskinned-with-brown?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Careful with the Halo comparison. It's like the NSOT version of Godwin's law. Except with facepalms.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I think that was the intention.
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    This game is going to be free to play. Set for release on 12/12/12.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <center><object width="450" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XFbTYybOHtM"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XFbTYybOHtM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="356"></embed></object></center>
    New trailer.
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  • Konohas Perverted HermitKonohas Perverted Hermit Join Date: 2008-09-26 Member: 65075Members
    My pants became extremely tight.
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1909324:date=Mar 2 2012, 08:17 PM:name=Konohas Perverted Hermit)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Konohas Perverted Hermit @ Mar 2 2012, 08:17 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1909324"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->My pants became extremely tight.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Why?
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  • sherpasherpa stopcommandermode Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58338Members
    I'm going to be the NEGATIVE NELLY here and say this is just an FPS game with jump and shoot, only from a higher-up POV. I'd like to get stuck into a proper mech game like everyone else but the videos I've seen make it look kinda shallow. Maybe I missed them or they'll be added later but things like heat management and individual body part damage aren't in? Without these things it's just an FPS game! :o
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    With jetpacks, dual guns, dashing, high character weight...
    It's not a mech game, but it'll be a very distinct FPS game.
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1909438:date=Mar 3 2012, 05:51 AM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Align @ Mar 3 2012, 05:51 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1909438"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->With jetpacks, dual guns, dashing, high character weight...
    It's not a mech game, but it'll be a very distinct FPS game.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    How is this not a mech game when there are clearly mechs involved?
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  • AldarisAldaris Join Date: 2002-03-25 Member: 351Members, Constellation
    Mech game has certain connotations to some people, and in this case myself. Mech to me means MechWarrior. Slow, ponderous, multiple systems to take care of etc. This does play like a faced paced FPS where instead of a human body it's a metal one instead.
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    edited March 2012
    Your fighting from the inside of a mech...you are the pilot in the cockpit.

    These mechs are much smaller in size when compared to those of MW. Think of the mechs from Matrix or the Avatar movie.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Mech sim, then.
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  • AldarisAldaris Join Date: 2002-03-25 Member: 351Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1909462:date=Mar 3 2012, 02:40 PM:name=LV426-Colonist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LV426-Colonist @ Mar 3 2012, 02:40 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1909462"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Your fighting from the inside of a mech...you are the pilot in the cockpit.

    These mechs are much smaller in size when compared to those of MW. Think of the mechs from Matrix or the Avatar movie.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Again, you missed the point. Consider mech game a sub genre of FPS. Hawken doesn't play like them at all, so to many it is not a mech game as such.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    It's a question of semantics really. What it boils down to is "they said it's a mech game, so I expected X, because mech games have led me to expect X. However, now that we're hearing more about it it turns out that it isn't X, it's actually Y. I wanted X, and I am disappointed." The names are just labels in the end.
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    It's a mech FPS.

    /End
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    <!--quoteo(post=1909512:date=Mar 4 2012, 04:49 AM:name=LV426-Colonist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LV426-Colonist @ Mar 4 2012, 04:49 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1909512"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It's a mech FPS.

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    Yep.

    I've not really seen anything particularly interesting in hawken. It looks pretty, to be sure, but the gameplay doesn't look particularly unique or interesting.

    --Scythe--
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    edited March 2012
    IDK, the fact that it's a mech FPS is unique enough.

    So far only three game modes have been confirmed - DM, TDM and SIEGE(?).
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  • TemphageTemphage Join Date: 2009-10-28 Member: 69158Members
    edited March 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1909656:date=Mar 4 2012, 12:55 AM:name=LV426-Colonist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LV426-Colonist @ Mar 4 2012, 12:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1909656"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->IDK, the fact that it's a mech FPS is unique enough.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Are you really that shallow? It's been agreed more places than just here that it's just what I said on the first page: a bog-standard point-control FPS game with only two guns and you can jump really high, which is basically Halo. In fact, the guy who is in charge of the project? Said the exact same thing way back in the day, that he's an Xbox gamer and wanted it to be like Halo.

    Saying that this is a mech game is like saying Portal 2's coop was a mech game too since you control a bipedal robot. You can't just reskin it and it magically becomes any type of game you want.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It's a mech FPS.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Why exactly do you feel you need the distinction? The fact is, there's only two reasons I've ever seen people getting excited about this game:

    1) The developers keep heavily implying in all their media that it's some sort of Mechwarrior game, so people are getting this impression that it will require brains (which it won't).
    2) Graphics boners.

    Interestingly I don't think I've seen anyone talk about the gameplay, probably because it's the same generic pointy-clicky as anything else. As far as the mechs go, it really just seems like an excuse to make the screen shake wildly at everything you do, and block 40% of the screenspace with clutter. Guarantee you people are going to get tired of that. Even Mechwarrior had less shake.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Ever since riding as gunner on a TR Colossus BFR, I have hated screen shake with a vengeance.
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  • LV426-ColonistLV426-Colonist Space Jockey Join Date: 2011-08-05 Member: 114269Members, Constellation
    edited April 2012
    Oh man, screen shake.

    -.-
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  • Konohas Perverted HermitKonohas Perverted Hermit Join Date: 2008-09-26 Member: 65075Members
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    eh, not impressed. basically a reskin of tetris.
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  • Konohas Perverted HermitKonohas Perverted Hermit Join Date: 2008-09-26 Member: 65075Members
    edited April 2012
    Language Filter fails... Can't Link the PAX video...
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