Eleven: Table Tennis VR free for 3 days

Borsch · 8 Feb 2018 at 22:15

This game deserves a try, it is one of the best and deepest games (ie it is not a shallow arcade) for VR right now. Really, really good physics!
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/989106554552337/

melmac · 9 Feb 2018 at 12:09

Yeah, it's a great game, even if you don't play table tennis, it's an amazing demonstration of what VR can do.

Ravenger · 9 Feb 2018 at 12:31

It's an incredible game, one of the best uses of VR I've tried.

sk3lph · 12 Feb 2018 at 13:27

I tried it for free over the weekend and ended up buying it - very impressive game, so many things to like about it.

kration · 12 Feb 2018 at 19:03

Whenever I read the title of this game I always see it as "Elven: ...". I just get this vision of a LOTR RPG sports game.

melmac · 13 Feb 2018 at 00:01

kration said:
Whenever I read the title of this game I always see it as "Elven: ...". I just get this vision of a LOTR RPG sports game.

I thought I was the only one, I read it as Elven all the time!!

magicoi · 14 Feb 2018 at 13:42

Bought this yesterday for half price - Looks great!!

Just need a little more room as I did hit a couple of things on wide table shots!! Really looking forward to putting some time in on this!

ArmitageShanks · 14 Feb 2018 at 14:01

I've had this since it was first released (and had a different name) but I still can't get any spin on the ball as I could in real life.

Great fun though...

CGrieves · 14 Feb 2018 at 22:02

Eleven was one of the first VR games I bought. I've always liked table tennis but never been any good. After playing for around 50 in-game hours I was loving it but getting really frustrated with my technique. I watched a few coaching videos on basic body stance and stroke types and what completely blew me away was that putting the advice into action immediately improved my in-VR ability and enjoyment- I started beating the Semi-Pro AI and can get the odd point against the Pro level.

Such a great feeling game and also a half decent workout if you take it seriously.

I also really like that once you've finished playing a match, exit the menu and you can play knockabout with the same AI.

Borsch · 16 Feb 2018 at 22:03

ArmitageShanks said:
I've had this since it was first released (and had a different name) but I still can't get any spin on the ball as I could in real life.

Great fun though...

This Division 1 table tennis pro was also not happy with Eleven, said he much prefers Racket Fury. Weak AI (he absolutely smashed the legendary AI in Eleven

, I still cant beat the semi-pro there), lack of practice modes and topspin physics were his major complaints. [I must add these vids are a few months old and may not reflect the current state of affairs]

I followed his recommendations and tried RF, but to me it felt worse, ended up refunding RF and keeping Eleven (Elven). But perhaps you could try it as well and see how you get on there.

ArmitageShanks · 17 Feb 2018 at 16:58

Thanks! Might give that a try!

I've played against non-AI opponents who manage to get an impossible amount of spin on the ball, but never managed it myself

melmac · 17 Feb 2018 at 18:01

You know there are a couple of different bats you can use in the game? One is good for doing spin shots, the other is a faster bat?

There are also sliders in the menu that you let the customise the bat to your preference.

ArmitageShanks · 17 Feb 2018 at 22:50

Yes, I tried all three bats and have the spin slider to max. No effect.

ssmacc · 20 Feb 2018 at 12:52

I'm going to sound stupid now but I bought this on sale and have only played it for a couple of mins...In a game I couldn't figure out how to start another point after the first one! Again I moved on after a couple of mins so not looked into it (I bought a few games in the Humble Bundle sale)...

So daft question. How do you start a point?

melmac · 20 Feb 2018 at 15:25

ArmitageShanks said:
Yes, I tried all three bats and have the spin slider to max. No effect.

Something wrong then. I get spin no problem and have played guys online that have had no trouble doing spin shots, back spin, top spin, side spin.

melmac · 20 Feb 2018 at 15:26

ssmacc said:
I'm going to sound stupid now but I bought this on sale and have only played it for a couple of mins...In a game I couldn't figure out how to start another point after the first one! Again I moved on after a couple of mins so not looked into it (I bought a few games in the Humble Bundle sale)...

So daft question. How do you start a point?

You hit the left trigger to make the ball appear in your hand

Slam · 20 Feb 2018 at 15:40

My play space is a rectangle, approx 1.5 x 2.2 metres.
For this game I reset the view so that I have more space side to side than front to back. I find I rarely step back from the table much more than a single step.

sk3lph · 21 Feb 2018 at 13:14

melmac said:
You hit the left trigger to make the ball appear in your hand

You also need to serve the ball from behind the baseline or the point doesn't count - took me a while to work that out too.

MrWhippy · 28 Mar 2018 at 20:30

This is on offer for £10.99 on the oculus store right now, so i bought it with the £11 store credit they gave us due to the recent downtime issues.
Only gutted that after picking it up for free, I'm really not going to get time to play until after the weekend.
Looking forward to it none the less.

rossiboy001 · 28 Mar 2018 at 22:21

My favourite game, at least to last night. playing at semi pro level, leaned to much forward to get a shot going of to the side by the AI opponent, desperate as i was to save the point. So much leaning over that i had to put out my hands onto the table in front of me to keep balance. Of course the table was not actually there...