The BETA
mowky
Join Date: 2011-01-15 Member: 77551Members
Join Date: 2011-01-15 Member: 77551Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Natural Selection 2 BETA</div>Hi fellows. I was just wondering. I have been TRIED to keep myself updated with NS 2 and i felt it was a bit hard. So I thought i should go on their website and check some things up. And on the front page i saw that you could buy "NS 2 standard EDITION"
But when reading on the description i saw this:
Immediate beta access on steam (updates weekly)
Fellu version when done
Our eternal gratitude
And this one. The confusing one.
"10,000 avaible"
And a little more below it says this:
The beta is not fully optimized so a more powerful system is recommended.
So i started search for some BETA-gameplay videos but without result. I just found some pre-alpha fotage.
So my question to you is:
If I buy the game now will i be able to play it and is the community big now under the BETA ( if there is one avaible atm ? ) ?
I would appreciate some good answers and not being too confused.
TL;DR
Can you buy the NS2 Standard EDITION and play it directly after via steam and is ther alot of players going playing it ?
But when reading on the description i saw this:
Immediate beta access on steam (updates weekly)
Fellu version when done
Our eternal gratitude
And this one. The confusing one.
"10,000 avaible"
And a little more below it says this:
The beta is not fully optimized so a more powerful system is recommended.
So i started search for some BETA-gameplay videos but without result. I just found some pre-alpha fotage.
So my question to you is:
If I buy the game now will i be able to play it and is the community big now under the BETA ( if there is one avaible atm ? ) ?
I would appreciate some good answers and not being too confused.
TL;DR
Can you buy the NS2 Standard EDITION and play it directly after via steam and is ther alot of players going playing it ?
Comments
40 players? woah
You're able to pre-buy NS2 now - so you're able to buy the full game although it isn't "done" yet. Instead of the finished game you're getting immediately access to the closed beta of Natural Selection 2.
After the purchase you're receiving a cd-key which can be activated in steam and enables the download of the current beta via steam.
There is still a active community - just look around in the board especially the modding section.
There are just a "few" players playing at the same time but it is very uncommon at the usual "gamer" daytimes that all server are empty.
If you would like to try it out or simply support the NS2 Developer buy Natural Selection 2.
In my mind it is already worth it ;)
Also have a look at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NaturalSelection2HD" target="_blank">NS2HD</a> on youtube he has the most gameplay/commentary video's online and they are 1080p (well youtube1080p :P)
You're able to pre-buy NS2 now - so you're able to buy the full game although it isn't "done" yet. Instead of the finished game you're getting immediately access to the closed beta of Natural Selection 2.
After the purchase you're receiving a cd-key which can be activated in steam and enables the download of the current beta via steam.
There is still a active community - just look around in the board especially the modding section.
There are just a "few" players playing at the same time but it is very uncommon at the usual "gamer" daytimes that all server are empty.
If you would like to try it out or simply support the NS2 Developer buy Natural Selection 2.
In my mind it is already worth it ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sounds all good. But i just dont feel buying a game ( i do know it is under development! ) which isnt very active on the gameplay front. What i remember from NS 1 there was TONS of servers all full most of the time.
I feel like i want a game with lots of action and not too much downtime.
But because the game is still quite unfinished in terms of content, this testing phase is not everyone's cup of tea so to speak. Mind you it is quit playable if it runs on your pc.
Once the game is more complete and stable, they will come. NS2 is a good game and the devs are awesome... Well there you have it...
If you want gameplay footage though, see NS2HD: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NaturalSelection2HD" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/NaturalSelection2HD</a>
If you're looking for a game to jump right into and play and have tons of fun right off the bat, this beta honestly might not be a great buy for you right now. If you want some good gameplay footage with great commentary, Kouji is right - NS2HD on Youtube has great videos.
Even if you decide not to grab the beta right now, check back from time to time (or even just after release) and hopefully we'll see you join us then. :D
edit: And I totally didn't rip off Zek's post XD
This and also the official beta gameplay trailer here:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UHXOoUWu5s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UHXOoUWu5s</a>