Red Orchestra (2) : Heroes of Stalingrad

ak22 · 4 Aug 2011 at 17:40

Number_25 said:
It looks like a game from 2005?

meh,,

Gimpymoo · 4 Aug 2011 at 17:46

Number_25 said:
It looks like a game from 2005?

LOL

Just get out and NEVER come back untill you have learnt some manners.

Cliste · 4 Aug 2011 at 17:52

Gimpymoo said:
LOL

Just get out and NEVER come back untill you have learnt some manners.

I was thinking the same thing.

ak22 · 4 Aug 2011 at 17:54

Gimpymoo said:
LOL

Just get out and NEVER come back untill you have learnt some manners.

Respect!

Anyone here pre-ordered the game, know when beta starts?

Mahnsikir · 4 Aug 2011 at 17:54

Mariusz said:
Does anyone who has preordered the Deluxe version know when we get access to the Beta?

Sometime between now and release.

Thats actually pretty much the official wording though, just whenever they launch the final beta. I imagine it will just appear on your steam list when its active.

Hank_Marvin said:
Were there lots of UK clans for RO1.

Looking on the twi forums its all a bit SS style clan wise.

Hopefully find a nice clan for some competitive action.

Yeah there are some right nut jobs over on the TWI forums, though theres also a fair bunch of 'pro' clans or have a few beers and kick some ass clans.

ak22 · 4 Aug 2011 at 17:58

Mahnsikir said:
Sometime between now and release.

Thats actually pretty much the official wording though, just whenever they launch the final beta. I imagine it will just appear on your steam list when its active.

Cheers

Hank_Marvin · 4 Aug 2011 at 19:48

Mahnsikir said:
Yeah there are some right nut jobs over on the TWI forums, though theres also a fair bunch of 'pro' clans or have a few beers and kick some ass clans.

That's good to hear.

melipone1 · 4 Aug 2011 at 19:54

stuartw_b said:
I thought Red Orchestra was about team play and realism. If so whats with all the stats / achievments / progress etc this sounds more like cod!

Hope its good as its different enough from bf3, i think, to play as well as, rather than instead of.

TWI want to make the game more appealing to "normal" players, but I am pretty sure they won't balls up in the core gameplay department. RO was a bit of a niche game, but the concept could be played by anyone really. Its got skill based play, team play, realism, immersion and its just plain fun to play.

Don't know if anyone used to play on Splat server here but I'm told they will be doing a new server for RO2. We used to have a large bunch of regs playing there with good teamwork, was pretty good at the time

CatMangler · 4 Aug 2011 at 22:22

Hank_Marvin said:
Were there lots of UK clans for RO1.

Looking on the twi forums its all a bit SS style clan wise.

Hopefully find a nice clan for some competitive action.

Thats not to easy to answer. Most clans where developed around being European or US based, the ping difference between the continents was considered to have a negative impact on intercontinental clan matches. That, and at its height RO1 only really managed to attract 30 active clans.

Finding committed players was always a struggle, so to put together a UK only clan was virtually impossible. That said we did manage to play a couple of Team UK tournaments with a mixture of UK ppl from different clans. This was arranged (like all clan play) through www.roladder.net.

Yes there was a realism league at one point for hardcore teams based around historical regiments (SS & NKVD) that fought in the actual battles portrayed. Which all seemed a bit weird and intense to me...

I'm sure mine and other RO clans will be looking for new bodies once the clan scene gets going.

I remember the splat servers, they were good boxes usually well run too

pieplough · 4 Aug 2011 at 23:28

Just pre-ordered now... looking forward to something other than a modern shooter. This is looking pretty great, I'm guessing I will die a whole lot.

Cliste · 5 Aug 2011 at 00:01

pieplough said:
Just pre-ordered now... looking forward to something other than a modern shooter. This is looking pretty great, I'm guessing I will die a whole lot.

Well, in a way, no.

We'll all be so bad at the start that no one will be able to kill.

RollerBall · 5 Aug 2011 at 00:10

I played the first one and hated it. People stood on hills shooting randomly into the air with outrageous bullet drop killing people inside castles.

Number_25 · 5 Aug 2011 at 00:20

I would actually like to retract my previous comment, the engine looks quite impressive.

Cliste · 5 Aug 2011 at 01:19

RollerBall said:
I played the first one and hated it. People stood on hills shooting randomly into the air with outrageous bullet drop killing people inside castles.

Are you sure you weren't playing Mount & Blade?

ak22 · 5 Aug 2011 at 01:26

Number_25 said:
I would actually like to retract my previous comment, the engine looks quite impressive.

dakaiez · 5 Aug 2011 at 01:36

Pre-ordered

RollerBall · 5 Aug 2011 at 01:38

Cliste said:
Are you sure you weren't playing Mount & Blade?

Never played M&B so don't understand the joke.

I picked it up when it was in the steam sale for like £2. Played it for like two hours then uninstalled it.

Hank_Marvin · 5 Aug 2011 at 08:33

CatMangler said:
Thats not to easy to answer. Most clans where developed around being European or US based, the ping difference between the continents was considered to have a negative impact on intercontinental clan matches. That, and at its height RO1 only really managed to attract 30 active clans.

Finding committed players was always a struggle, so to put together a UK only clan was virtually impossible. That said we did manage to play a couple of Team UK tournaments with a mixture of UK ppl from different clans. This was arranged (like all clan play) through www.roladder.net.

Yes there was a realism league at one point for hardcore teams based around historical regiments (SS & NKVD) that fought in the actual battles portrayed. Which all seemed a bit weird and intense to me...

I'm sure mine and other RO clans will be looking for new bodies once the clan scene gets going.

I remember the splat servers, they were good boxes usually well run too

If the community get to half the size of mohaa/cod1/2 i'll be happy.

Tripwire are going to start a huge marketing campaign I hear so maybe more sales then RO1. PC gamers who moan about lack of quality PC games should be getting this.

JDMaverick · 5 Aug 2011 at 10:08

Pre-ordered. Hoping for good things with this.

Conscript · 5 Aug 2011 at 13:43

How annoying. I heard about the pre-order on Tuesday whilst reading forums at work and planned to buy it as soon as I got home. Got home and....Internet has been cut off! Im in limbo after ending my Sky contract and Im going to have to wait until Monday at the earliest until Plusnet activate my service.

Anyway, will deifnately be preordering as soon as I can. I loved Red Orchestra, it's innovation and its realistic approach to FPS. I lost countless hours to it, and have been waiting for this sequel with baited breath.

EDIT: Once this is out, it would be nice to know where all you guys play. I never joined a clan, I dont really have the time, but it would be nice to have a few regular servers where I could play against like-minded people.