If it goes through:
I hope it goes through for you. If you are a X1 guy that is excellent deal.
Well, they have taken my money, so
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Sweet!
My early quick thoughts on Titanfall (if you care):
1. The vertical dimension makes combat much more interesting. Being able to use walls and ledges to climb up high on buildings to get a good vantage point to take out a Titan, or to climb into a window to escape a fire fight, can be very exciting. It also means there are many more ways your opponents can come at you, so you always have to be on your toes.
2. Other than the vertical, the controls feel pretty much like COD, so its very familiar. In other words, there is limited recoil on the guns, the players move quickly and can jump, dodge, and strafe easily. I like this a lot, as the game plays to my style.
3. I think having a limited amount of time to use your special ability is a great idea and helps out with the balance of the game. So unlike COD, even when your pilot equips stim tactical ability (makes you move faster), you won't have people running around like the MW2 knife monkeys as the ability lasts for less than 10 seconds.
4. The game plays FAST. I don't know if its just people trying to quickly "score up" to get their titans, the fact that when you fire your weapon you show up as a huge dot on the HUD, the inherent speed of the pilots, or what, but most people playing this game right now are constantly running and jumping around and I have seen very little camping. There does not seem to be much incentive to camp, as: (a) there are no no killstreaks; (b) camping means it takes longer to get your next Titan; © the verticality creates many more angles to attack a camper; (d) Pilots have more health than players do in most of the COD games; and (e) No one seems to care much at this point about K/D, helped by the fact that its harder to see other people's stats.
5. Titans are cool, different, and add another interesting layer of complexity. And since everyone gets a Titan with time, they aren't overpowered (yet). I enjoy trying to figure out the best way to take out an enemy Titan, and/or the best way to utilize my Titan or my teammates Titans. The game makers were quite clever to include the Follow Mode for Titans, so that even if you don't want to use your Titan, you can have it around you helping you if you run into a battle with other Titans. Also, lots of fun trying to get your Titan to spawn on top of enemy Titans - got a big kick out of doing that last night. I haven't yet figured out how to control my Titan effectively - that's the next stage of learning the game for me and I look forward to that. In the end, I suspect those most proficient with the Titans, and not the guys good at Pilot to Pilot combat like myself, will be the dominant players in this game.
6. I'm a bit worried about the longevity of this game. Between Pilot and Titan controls, the combat is complex enough to keep me engaged for at least a little while, but after I become comfortable with that, what's next? I'm not sure there are enough customization options (guns, tactical abilities, etc.) or game modes to keep this game fun for the long haul. But I've only played it for a day (+ a few games of beta), so I will reserve judgement.
Overall, I really like the game so far....it is not COD4/Halo2 ZOMG great but it is dynamic and different enough that it may end up feeling that way for me in the end.
