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'Firefall' Cinematic Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhiJtotZNWk#ws)

Not sure if anyone here heard of the game. I searched for a FireFall topic but didn't find one, so I thought I'd make one.

FireFall is the first MMO in first person view (as far as I am aware, and if not, it's the first that isn't total shit). It's currently in closed beta, but I have a beta key to give away here (https://www.facebook.com/TheJollyDen/posts/285390574894210).

Is any of you maybe in the Beta already? When I went to the GamesCom 2012, they handed out free beta keys. I grabbed 3 (for me, jordan and one to give away).

Jordan and I also recorded some footage, but it's roughly 1 month old. You can watch it here* if you're interested in watching gameplay with a familiar voice talking over it.

*http://www.you tube.com/watch?v=d05i9Ml5eyw  <--there's a space between the you and tube of youtube. Didn't want to make this post any larger than it needs to be.

is it weird to say i only know about it through the jolly den? though it looks great and has an appealing class system.

Quote from: bd648 on October  9, 2012 12:02 AM
is it weird to say i only know about it through the jolly den? though it looks great and has an appealing class system.

I noticed that this game isn't very well known in the US. In Europe it's a pretty big thing - or at least where I'm at. During the GamesCom 2012 it basically stole the show - together with Mists of Pandaria of course.

Yeah I've seen a few loose vids floating around since it was released, but it doesn't seem that heavily covered [in the US].

Looks pretty cool though

Quote from: cipher on October  9, 2012 02:02 AM
Yeah I've seen a few loose vids floating around since it was released, but it doesn't seem that heavily covered [in the US].

Looks pretty cool though

Well, that's mainly because it actually hasn't been released yet. It's still in closed-beta as I mentioned in the first post. They actually tried not to get too much attention at first (before they went to GamesCom 2012). It has been picking up a ton since then here in Europe, but there's not a lot of people with Beta-Keys, seeing as thost keys aren't directly easy to come by. You need to know someone who has a Beta Key and an invite left over, and as far as I know, the only way to get Beta Keys is to attend an event where they presented their game. Or at least it used to be like that, I think. (<-not sure though, I might be wrong about that).

Apparently, you can request a Beta Key on the main site here: https://beta.firefallthegame.com/
I have no idea how long it will take to get said beta-key though if you request it.

man you word everything so fucking stupid

there's plenty of MMOs in first-person... usually you can zoom in and view the world through your character's eyes

firefall is an MMO *shooter*, basically summed up as TF2 with a couple thousand faggits running around you instead of a couple dozen and some gimmicks added on top to keep people hooked

"requesting a beta key" also sounds incredibly wrong - usually, you sign up for a beta by providing system specs, answer a few questions, before being put in a pool of potential testers, with the actual beta keys being handed out 1: to people who fall into a demographic the developer feel they need feedback from (people with a certain kind of processor, graphics cards or even play-time) and 2: at complete and utter random

getting one can take anywhere from a day or two to several weeks or months depending on what stage the game is at, how many people sign up and how many testers the developers feel they need (also to record data regarding winrates, economics and other stuff)

anyway, firefall is an interesting concept in a lot of ways, but so was brink... i like the idea of how players can retake the world to allow for a larger playing area, but let's face it you're starting off in brazil so you can tell what sort of degenerates they UNFORTUNATELY are appealing to (prepare for massive amounts of spic-speak and disastrously mongoloid players)

Quote from: psi on October  8, 2012 11:32 PM
MMO

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that isn't total shit

(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLFbrA.gif&hash=922436fbbfd498fddf5ddf58b01ac9f601e9c648)

Quote from: Gladius on October  9, 2012 04:10 PM

Quote from: psi on October  8, 2012 11:32 PM
MMO

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that isn't total shit

(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLFbrA.gif&hash=922436fbbfd498fddf5ddf58b01ac9f601e9c648)

yeah, i agree. most mmos are pretty rubbish. granted that i haven't actually seen much, i really doubt this game provides enough to make itself stand out from everything else, whether it being shooters or other mmos that you're comparing it to, just from a look at its design. putting the game in a first person perspective with giant maps makes me worry that some scrub will be able to pick you off with his leveled-up sniper class/endgame tier weapon from as far as the distance fog lets you see. but we'll see in time, it does look pretty though

Quote from: Sinitron on October  9, 2012 04:09 PM
anyway, firefall is an interesting concept in a lot of ways, but so was brink... i like the idea of how players can retake the world to allow for a larger playing area, but let's face it you're starting off in brazil so you can tell what sort of degenerates they UNFORTUNATELY are appealing to (prepare for massive amounts of spic-speak and disastrously mongoloid players)

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couldn't read more than a few words of what sinister wrote cause i don't care

Quote from: BluPhoenix on October  9, 2012 05:27 PM

Quote from: Gladius on October  9, 2012 04:10 PM

Quote from: psi on October  8, 2012 11:32 PM
MMO

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that isn't total shit

(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLFbrA.gif&hash=922436fbbfd498fddf5ddf58b01ac9f601e9c648)

yeah, i agree. most mmos are pretty rubbish. granted that i haven't actually seen much, i really doubt this game provides enough to make itself stand out from everything else, whether it being shooters or other mmos that you're comparing it to, just from a look at its design. putting the game in a first person perspective with giant maps makes me worry that some scrub will be able to pick you off with his leveled-up sniper class/endgame tier weapon from as far as the distance fog lets you see. but we'll see in time, it does look pretty though

i haven't really experienced any PvP and to be quite honest, I'm not even sure if it's possible for you to get killed (unless you accept to some sort of duel).
Do you really think that people would design a game for years and not think of that lmao.

Also, saying "not total shit" is extremely relative. I can't be wrong cause it's my opinion. I think it's not total shit, if you think it is, then that's not my opinion. gee do i have to explain everything I say. Why is it whenever I make a topic that shit happens, seriously.

not gonna bother anymore, go mental posting in this thread and write whatever you want

edit (not really, cause someone posted before i did and i actually got to read a good part of sinister's post)
to respond to what you said about the MMO-Shooter - I agree, you are right. I do not agree with what you said about MMOFPS though; that's what I called it and you said "well you can zoom into your character in other MMOs". I've played them before and i do know, that's why I said MMOFPS not MMOFPV or anything. It has the word "Shooter" in the end and it was originally developed for a first person view only. You can go 3rd person tho.

About the "request beta key" - the website has a button that literally says "Request Beta Access" which has the exact same meaning, because if you get picked you will be sent a beta key. I didn't feel the need to explain how signing up for Betas work because I assumed anyone interested would know how that process went anyways.

But yeah, as you said, the concept is pretty interesting. It was good enough to keep me playing AND interested for roughly 2 hours even after recording. That's something I usually never get out of MMO's unless they have either a certain gameplay aspect that I love or there's a twist added to it (such as Realm of the Mad God for example, which kept me occupied for roughly 3 days when playing it. Personal preference; you may hate the game, i didn't).

I generally don't want to get into MMOs though, so I quit playing FireFall.

i'm just worried about the brazilians

Quote from: rtil on October  9, 2012 10:18 PM
i'm just worried about the brazilians

Brazilians are Sick (11-Word-Poem) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIJ4VB_4yyw#)

that girl in the cinematic trailer? i want her enhancements. the gun... eh. but a jet pack built in? i would love it.

Quote from: psi on October  9, 2012 09:28 PM
i haven't really experienced any PvP and to be quite honest, I'm not even sure if it's possible for you to get killed

ding dong the dick is dead, welcome to hello kitty online

it's a shooter where you can't shoot people? worthless

Quote from: Sinitron on October 10, 2012 12:27 PM

Quote from: psi on October  9, 2012 09:28 PM
i haven't really experienced any PvP and to be quite honest, I'm not even sure if it's possible for you to get killed

ding dong the dick is dead, welcome to hello kitty online

it's a shooter where you can't shoot people? worthless

Well, it IS still in Beta after all. I am sure they will come up with something that isn't unfair to new players but will still be enjoyable for others.

may as well play tribes

Quote from: Sinitron on October 11, 2012 06:43 PM
may as well play tribes

tribes also isn't an mmo so it's most likely 5000x better anyways