– Various weapons to check out, cards to build decks and Ridden to slay – Play as six different Ridden variants in “Swarm,” including the Bruiser, Retch, Hocker, Exploder, Crusher and Stinger – Play as Mom for the first time, as well as other Cleaners: Evangelo, Holly, Walker and Hoffman – Two co-op maps to fight off Ridden with your friends Here’s what’s available over both chunks of this 50% open beta, according to the press release: Those of us who don’t want to basically pay to stress test the game will be able to play in the actually open section of this “open beta” from August 12th until August 16th. This “open beta” sure seems more like a “pre-order beta that’s closed to anyone who doesn’t pay money” instead, but maybe I’m just missing something here. It’s supposed to be a stress test for online services more than anything, though it does also offer players the chance to play a game early and find out if it’s for them.īack 4 Blood has one of these open betas coming up soon - except there’s nothing open about the first half of it.įrom August 5th until 9th, WB Games and Turtle Rock Studios are holding an open beta for Back 4 Blood, but only for those who pre-order the game. Back 4 Blood, meanwhile, has a completely wrong understanding of the word “open” in open beta.Īn open beta is typically a beta that is open to all, free of charge. The difference between a remaster and a remake is a fine example of this, with so many games having different ideas of what constitutes either. It's an odd way to treat the people willing to put down money for a game before it's even in stores.Gaming can be very confusing sometimes, especially when the very meaning of things gets completely twisted and distorted beyond their initial definitions. Customers are essentially being offered a mystery box here.
It's tough to defend pre-order programs under circumstances like this. I'm just calling it DOOM 4 because it takes fewer keystrokes than "the next DOOM." Oh, and it'll probably support the virtual reality headset that most of you won't own. It's probably got some shotguns and demons but that's about all that can be safely guessed. There's also the fact that we don't know a damn thing about DOOM 4 itself. The content and length of the test haven't been announced yet.
There are still some big unknowns about the beta. We will be providing more information on additional beta tests, if any, at a later time." The only current way to ensure an invitation is through pre-ordering Wolfenstein: The New Order. "Timing and availability of future beta programs for DOOM is to be determined.
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