A Half-Million Sample KZ3, Guerrilla Preps Patch

If you track back to later last year, Guerrilla has been testing Killzone 3 for quite a long time.

And the most recent test, the multiplayer public beta trial currently available to download from the PSN, may prove to be the most fruitful. This is simply due to the sheer number of participants: around a half-million, according to the latest update at the game's official site. We found the private beta to be pretty damn solid last year, but Guerrilla has noted new bugs and issues that need to be addressed. A patch, which is already available in Europe and might drop today in North America, should fix most or all of the following problems:

Connection problems
High load caused the database to fall over
Score posting
Flickering screens
Ribbon stats not updating
Vulgarity filter

As for raw numbers, Guerrilla reports that over 500,000 players have already participated in over 350,000 matches and there have been 55 million kills. This is all in the first week of the multiplayer beta's availability, so that's pretty impressive. A single-player demo will be up on the PSN next week - February 15 - and the hotly anticipated PS3 exclusive will hit store shelves on February 22. Are you ready?

Related Game(s): Killzone 3

Tags: killzone 3, kz3, kz3 beta, kz3 demo, guerrilla

2/9/2011 10:39:57 AM Ben Dutka

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maxpontiac
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:53:33 AM
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I love it.. when I connect.

I sure hope this patch fixes this.

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ZettaiSeigi
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:55:11 AM
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I haven't finished any FPS games, but I tried the multiplayer beta for Killzone 3. I had fun, even if I kept getting killed. LOL Anyway, those are nice figures for just a week of being available to the public. Great job, Guerrilla!

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bigrailer19
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:57:32 AM
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I've had plenty of connection issues and about a dozen different error codes! I can't imagine each error code I've received is for a different connection issue. None the less when I'm on it, it's a great experience!

I'm really excited for this game! I got my gun attachment pre-ordered and the game pre-ordered! Sounds like my Gamestop is doing a midnight release as well!

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Underdog15
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:58:43 AM
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Single Player demo is already available for PSplus members in NA. I downloaded it last night, but had to go to bed before the install finishes. (My PS3 auto shuts down after 1 hour of inactivity) So I haven't tried it yet.

But it is available for PS plus members.

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Simcoe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 12:16:14 PM

Ha, I was in the same situation last night too. The update came rather late in the day. I checked at one point at around 8:30 pm (EST) and nothing, but it was there at 10:30 pm! It was 1.5 GB file, so I too had to go to bed before it finished downloading.

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Psylight
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:59:56 AM
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For me, the experience wasnt much different than KZ2 online, which is not a bad thing at all! I loved playing KZ2 online! Hopefully there will be more people this time around!

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Silent_J
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:01:25 AM
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I haven't been able to connect since Friday. And when I do ,I only get into a few games before it disconnects.I'm really wishing this update fixes the connection problem .Bots are OK to play with I guess ,but a real person behind the character makes it better.
Oh one more thing ,I download the single player demo and it was alot fun.

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HighOnFire
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:12:20 AM

I guess the update did work, I was on for a couple of hours last night. Took no time to get into Warzone.

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Silent_J
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 12:41:05 PM

finally I was able to play last night .aaahhh KZ3 goodness ,cant wait for the full game.

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HighOnFire
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:04:13 AM
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Guerilla deserves all the success in the world with KZ3. The beta is amazing. I played the single player 4 times before work this morning, and it makes the wait for the 22nd worse. The jetpacks are the sh*t and Rico is actually tolerable.

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coverton341
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:05:41 AM
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Downloaded the single player demo last night but like Underdog had to hit the hay before it was finished. I surely hope that the patch addresses the connection issues. I really would love to play the multiplayer demo with people, but I have still never been able to connect to a match. I am getting really good and killing bots though. :-\

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Silent_J
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:10:24 AM

sometimes I get my ass kicked by the bots on the hardest difficulty lol

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Ultimate_Balla
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:07:55 AM
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Forgive me for still being a cry~baby over the weight issue.
I haven't played the Beta, but if those were the only issues then KZ3 has a really high chance of raising the bar once more IMO.
We're getting the review before it releases, right? That'll do me in.

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aaronisbla
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:29:04 PM

the weight issues some had are gone

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Ignitus
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:21:27 AM
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I'm glad GG got the information it needed to address bugs ahead of the game's launch. Let's see how well it goes in its initial week.

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spiderboi
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 11:53:47 AM
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It's fun, but the MP beta didn't really wow me, especially the difficulty in connecting to a game.

On a side note, is it just me or KZ characters feel/look a bit stubby (short and wide)? Also, it takes a lot of time to really kill someone. KZ2 had good hit detection, I'm guessing GG needs to work on that for KZ3.

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slugga_status
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 12:22:02 PM

Characters look life sized to me. Gotta remember they have gear on..Doesn't take a lot to kill someone actually...pretty easy..Gotta disagree in regards to the hit detection..KZ2 hit detection was horrible..They've tightened that up very well with KZ3

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big6
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:15:02 PM

@spiderboi
You are kidding, right?
I mean the part about the taking a lot of time to kill someone in KZ3? Not sure how much KZ2 you played, but it's probably 3 times easier to kill someone in KZ3 now.
In fact, that's actually a complaint by some on the Killzone forums... that it's too easy to kill and be killed now.

As for height, I think it's just Sev that appears to be a little too short in KZ2. I think they needed to raise the camera height a bit. Hopefully this is fixed in KZ3.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:58:51 PM

The camera in KZ2 is more or lest in Sev's chest. Kinda retarded, but it doesn't affect the quality of the game imo.

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SolidFantasy
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 12:12:21 PM
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I'm having difficulties connecting my PS3 to the internet. I want any piece of KZ3 that I can have now! and yet I'm restrictive by my own technical incompetence!
Glad to see this game is doing well :)

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Simcoe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 12:26:01 PM
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Vulgarity filter? Really? It's a game for mature audiences, I don't get why language would be a concern.

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Underdog15
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 12:45:47 PM

You don't find it annoying when people are vulgar? For "adult" language, it's awefully jeuvenile. It's the main reason I usually mute everyone besides my friends.

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Jawknee
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:39:04 PM

My wife doesn't like the language and I don't blame her. A vulgarity filter is a welcomed addition.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:59:24 PM

Just need a filter to remove the kids.

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Snorge
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:10:40 PM

@WorldEndsWithMe

I agree, kick these snot nosed punks off and back into the childish world of 360.

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Underdog15
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:18:53 PM

My wife runs a before and after school program, and she says a couple of kids talk about Black Ops all the time. One kid even brought the game to school. Apparently the kid's 8 years old.

Some parents need a good whoppoppage. lol I can see a mature 13 year old playing it...

But EIGHT?! Even if the content of the game itself is permissable by some parents (strange to me, but whatever), the different user names, clan tags, and especially emblems some people put up there are SOOOO bad. Some of these kids need a good smackin'... er... stern talkin' to.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:49:15 PM

I agree on the "whoppoppage" of parents. It is my general observation that the new parenting model is to give them whatever they want so they don't complain.

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Simcoe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 3:01:43 PM

Sorry, I thought the vulgarity filter was for character dialogue (which I didn't recall hearing in the beta) not muting other players. I'm all for being able to mute other players!

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Underdog15
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 7:41:43 PM

lol for sure, World. Perhaps we should call it "pacifier syndrome". You know? Baby cries... stick a pacifier in it's face. Kid cries... shove something they'll like in their face... Teenager cries... let em suck on a new ipod.

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slugga_status
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 12:27:09 PM
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I've had no problems getting online at all. I like the Online Beta a lot. To me, it feels that I have no weight at all. But that could be because I was so used to the weight on KZ2.

Not going to play the campaign demo. I can wait 13 days for the whole game. I'm with others in that my only gripe is that it's a pain to get revived and always end up looking the opposite direction...only to get shot in the back..

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Snorge
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:08:45 PM

I had MASSIVE issues conncting last night (I tried for 3 hours!)...and this is AFTER the 1.01 update. I tried again this morning right before I went to work and voila Im in!...WTF?

Needless to say, I stayed logged in so it will (hopefully) be still up and running when I get back home. *crosses fingers*

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slugga_status
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 3:24:04 PM

@Snorge...that sucks..at least you got in..not sure about the staying logged in part..

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Ludicrous_Liam
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 12:35:45 PM
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Judging from the SP demo, (which was amazing to say the least) I'm guessing 9.0 to 9.2. Some parts feel a little rough, & not quite fleshed out as much as you'd want (pacing was a little off..I guess this is just an extract from the middle of the full game) but overall, this game is definatly worthy of elite status.

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SSRGohan
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:02:09 PM
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im ready, got pre order in last year with the green controller. I just hope i like this game, i did finished last one, this one BETTER get it all right, tired of playing in Call of Duty crappy servers.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:30:44 PM
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Arg, I haven't had a moment to play yet, but with all the bugs I might just get the SP demo instead. That's what I care about.

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Jawknee
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:36:51 PM
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Arg, I haven't been able to play this either. Been stuck in California due to snow conditions in my home state.

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Simcoe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 3:17:48 PM

Was it due to flight cancellations? Nothing worse than being stuck in an airport, when all you want to do is go home!

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daus26
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:38:56 PM
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I hope I don't get flamed for this, but if I was honest, I enjoyed BFBC2's online more than this demo, and the button configurations too I guess. I'm not saying the K3 demo was bad though. Not at all.

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Jawknee
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:40:53 PM

It's tough to beat Bad Company 2. It's a fun game.

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daus26
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:49:39 PM

Yes. It's soooo much fun. I just love the squad system.

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Simcoe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 3:15:54 PM

I thought the controller settings were fairly similar to BC2. Killzone might not have the range of vehicles that BC2 has (which I really like), but I do like all the classes of soldier that Killzone brings to the game.

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FM23
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:39:08 PM
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I didn't like the fact that most of the guns in the beta were one hit kills and could reach you from far far distances like an SMG. I heard Ben complain about this in his preview and now I know what he's talking about. I kind of like the new feel of the controls and the graphics looks crispier. With that said...KZ3 looks great and I haven't experienced any bugs, but then again I only played 6 matches.

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slugga_status
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 1:57:00 PM

I haven't experienced too many one hit kills that weren't head shots...I agree with you that some weapons have long range on them i.e. the shotgun has ridiculous range still.

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Snorge
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:20:07 PM

Oh most def agree, the shotgun is ridiculous!...but as for all the other weapons, no one shot kills unless its a headshot.

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Lord carlos
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:24:40 PM
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Love the new cqc melee kills,very satisfying when ya pull one off!
Had a few problems connecting throughout the week but that what these beta's are for,to iron out the creases!

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Teddie9
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:29:39 PM
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Can't wait for the single player demo, heck can't wait for the release

Last edited by Teddie9 on 2/9/2011 2:29:56 PM

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Kiryu
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:56:09 PM

You can download the single player demo for free if you have a Hong Kong Account.

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aaronisbla
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:33:58 PM
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Forgot how great killzone looks, and it plays like a dream now. pardon me for not being a huge fan of the weight in killzone 2. it didn't bother me too much, but im glad they made the change.

One thing im surprised about, this can be good or bad depending on others opinion, is how accurate the ISA LMG is ( the one with the iron sights ). I don't recall it being is steady as it is now. Actually, quite a few guns feel steadier.

Last edited by aaronisbla on 2/9/2011 2:35:30 PM

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Snorge
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:38:31 PM
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Um, not many people have touched on this on here but I own the Move and I was extremely anxious to try this beta with it. After playing for hours with it I've concluded, IF you can keep a steady aim (no shaking hand syndrome, which isnt hard if you rest it on ya leg or knee) then it seems to work EXTREMELY well.

Of course everyone has to calibrate their Move before playing, so I suggest playing with the deadzone options and the turn speed.

Since I hit the sweetspot settings wise, I dont really want to go back to the DS3. And I think the Sharp shooter will make it that much more awesome and controllable!

Dont just pass it off as a gimmick people, Move REALLY works if you get around the learning curve and stick with it. Zooming in and shooting enemies from across the map is an amazing and surprisingly easy thing to do with the Move. I have yet to test the 3D functionalilty with Move though :(

Last edited by Snorge on 2/9/2011 2:39:33 PM

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 2:59:31 PM

Interesting...

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Simcoe
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 3:10:36 PM

I did try it out with the Move too. At first, I was standing but things didn't work out so well, as you said "shaking hand syndrome" (Move is too precise!). Then I decided to sit down and like you said, resting on your knee or leg helps a lot! I personally still don't have all the options set up to where I'm comfortable but it is interesting and I'll be sure to give it a go with the single player demo tonight!

It does take time to get used to a totally new experience when we're so used to using a controller, but I do think it's worth it.

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kraygen
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 4:47:04 PM

I agree, it can be incredibly accurate with the Move. I tried it out and my only complaint was I didn't have a gun mod for my Move controllers. Need to get one and soon.

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redman479
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 3:27:22 PM
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Haven't been able to connect since the update!!!!!!

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Deleted User
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 4:03:07 PM
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The beta doesnt even work for 90% of the samplers... psx ben you should write about that and not just say everything is ok and running smooth cauae ita not.

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kraygen
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 4:49:49 PM
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I tried the single player campaign demo last nite, thanks to a plus buddy of mine, and it was pretty stinking awesome.

Most people here know I'm not an FPS fan, but man are the controls on this game good. My only complaint is that the jet pack doesn't really let you fly very far, but I guess you would be a little too powerful if it did.

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ruiz805
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 7:28:36 PM
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Just played the single player demo today, and left wondering why is this game getting an average score! This game is freakin AWESOME! Way better then cod in my opinion.

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Lairfan
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 8:12:46 PM
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Well I'm glad they're putting out a patch. I've gotten in one good 2 hour session with the open beta, the rest of the time whenever I try to get in all it ever does is say, "Connecting..." at the bottom of the screen for eternity. I let it sit there for 2 hours once, came back, and it was still, "Connecting..." I've had errors a couple times too. Hopefully this patch fixes all those problems.

Btw, for those who have played the single player demo, is it the demo shown at E3 last year, or something completely different?

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AshT
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 8:19:52 PM
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loving every bit of the beta, i didnt like the color scheme of the loading screen, not soothing at all

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StangMan80
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 8:49:32 PM
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I'm loving the beta! It's awesome.
The 22nd is the day I lose $60 bucks.

I do have one problem with the beta, It's still a great experience. I'll get use too it but It's not what I expected. The "heavy" feeling, it's just not their, at all. I loved the heavy feeling of KZ2 but it almost feels as... if...it's... as light as COD... I hate saying that but I was hopeing for some heavyness. They said some of it would be their so they can make everyone happy. But, It's just feels like it ant there at all to me.

I hate comparing it too a game like COD, KZ is on such a higher level.

I downloaded the update last night(I live in the good ole' USA, GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!)

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Temjin001
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 9:51:26 PM
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I reserved the game today. woo hoo!!
Man, I wish the single player demo wasn't a PSN Plus one week exclusive. grrh!

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Kiryu
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:51:58 PM

You can download the single player demo for free if you have a Hong Kong Account.

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Temjin001
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 12:12:02 PM

I just setup a Hong Kong account and, no, I can't.
There's a KZ2 demo, though. whoopie doo!

thanks for the misinformation.

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Kiryu
Wednesday, February 09, 2011 @ 10:51:24 PM
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Killzone 3 Single Player demo is absolutely Amazing!

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___________
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 1:09:24 AM
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been testing it for so long now and its still f*cked!
hard to believe this games coming out in 2 weeks time considering the amount of issues the online demo has been having.
ive played 200+ games, and only finished 60!
really wanted to enjoy it till it finished next week, but im sorry i got better things to do than spend 30 minutes raking up points then have them disappear in the last minutes because of unreliable servers!
when will sony stop being such tight asses and give us dedicated servers?
if one of the smallest publishers in the industry can afford it, than surely one of the worlds largest companies can foot the bill!
come on sony, for once take a leaf out of M$s book and stop being so god dam tight ass!!!!!!!!!!

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th3_bLy
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 1:39:30 AM

Guerrilla is the one responsible for hosting the servers. Stop complaining about server issues, when it's not Sony's fault.

Last edited by th3_bLy on 2/10/2011 1:41:25 AM

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slugga_status
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 8:09:10 AM

once you get in you're in. haven't heard of anyone losing connection in-game....

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Snorge
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 9:26:54 AM

I only lost connection one time...and that's because my internet went out...

I really dont see why we still reply or even acknowledge this blank line person, nothing but a negative nancy. Go whine somewhere else!!!

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th3_bLy
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 1:39:10 AM
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When you guys say "weight" issues, are you talking about control? If that's the case, that's the one thing that's been annoying me during the beta. I haven't been online for a few days, but if it's really been fixed I'll be on more frequently.

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slugga_status
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 8:10:46 AM

Really depends..if you played KZ2 a lot then it may feel as though you have no weight on KZ3. If you didn't you'll notice that you're character has weight/heft to him

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th3_bLy
Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 11:28:45 PM

When I played, it didn't feel like the character had any weight at all. He moved very fast even on the lowest sensitivity. Tried it again today and with the weight fix I had to up my sensitivity slightly, but it controlled a lot easier.

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