pcgamer.com, RO2 preview.

[mestido]

Not sure that was posted be for.
Any way here it is : [url]http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/07/19/red-orchestra-2-heroes-of-stalingrad-preview-2/[/URL]

 

[Grumms]

I posted a link on the Wilsonam blog post, so hopefully they update that news post.

 

[hockeywarrior]

Nice find. Kind of a short write up, but now we know that Hero status is determined by being experienced with a particular class, rather than just leveling up your main character separately. So I guess this means that you can be a hero with all the classes, potentially?

 

[MrLebanon]

sounds like the PC gamer reviewers were the ones killing the more bitter reviewers who said RO2 was too difficult

 

[hockeywarrior]

Oh and this article also clearly shows that the melee system is the same as in RO1, which is actually just fine with me. Hopefully they've made improvements to the hit detection and ability to tell if you're going to hit someone with a bayonet!

 

[[TW]Wilsonam]

Nice find. Kind of a short write up, but now we know that Hero status is determined by being experienced with a particular class, rather than just leveling up your main character separately. So I guess this means that you can be a hero with all the classes, potentially?

No... as usual, the journos were reading details into things that aren't there. The beta they were playing is set up to generate random "Heroes" for testing purposes...

 

[hockeywarrior]

No... as usual, the journos were reading details into things that aren't there. The beta they were playing is set up to generate random "Heroes" for testing purposes...

Ah OK good to know. If Hero status is determined by level, I wonder how you guys are going to do it when everyone eventually reaches max hero level. Should be interesting ...

 

[[TW]schneidzekk]

As mentioned before: There is a set limit per side/server.

 

[Faneca]

Stig of Stalingrad

Oh Sweet Jesus,I want to see Stig hero character after the game is released. WE MUST MODEL IT!

 

[FBOTheLiuetenant]

Some say he can only tell the difference between Germans and Russians by how they run, and that his IS-2 goes faster than a fast car. All we know is, he is called the Hero Stig!

 

[Rayhee]

nice little review

 

[monster]

I have come to the conclusion that the major reviewers are major because they don't piss anyone off. The only way to know is to play.

About heroes, I prefer my vitrual heroics to be in-game, not in game-time.

 

[HellBilly]

im glad to see the positive replys over there @ PCgamer

this game is gonna rock !!!!

 

[ButchCassidy]

That was a nice read..

 

[Dcode]

Nice read. A lot of love for this gamer over there

 

[[TW]Ramm-Jaeger]

Ah OK good to know. If Hero status is determined by level, I wonder how you guys are going to do it when everyone eventually reaches max hero level. Should be interesting ...

You don't level up to hero, and are always a hero. You level up to the point of being a hero "candidate". The game also limits the number of heros allowable on a server. So through some jedi voodoo in the background the server picks the heros from the possible hero candidates, up to the limit set by the server. So unless a server admin goes nuts with their settings (and they can't get too crazy unless they are running custom mode), you'll never have a bunch of heroes in one server.

 

[-[SiN]-TiTuS]

You don't level up to hero, and are always a hero. You level up to the point of being a hero "candidate". The game also limits the number of heros allowable on a server. So through some jedi voodoo in the background the server picks the heros from the possible hero candidates, up to the limit set by the server. So unless a server admin goes nuts with their settings (and they can't get too crazy unless they are running custom mode), you'll never have a bunch of heroes in one server.

wait...so the game chooses who are the most viable players in the server to be your team's heroes? It's no longer some magical status you acheive by shooting people, but something you are more likely to be awarded during certain matches for doing just that?

 

[Snuffeldjuret]

Hmmm, when you say it like that Ramm it makes it sounds like you can slightly adjust server settings while still being listed as a default mode. Interesting =).

 

[hockeywarrior]

You don't level up to hero, and are always a hero. You level up to the point of being a hero "candidate". The game also limits the number of heros allowable on a server. So through some jedi voodoo in the background the server picks the heros from the possible hero candidates, up to the limit set by the server. So unless a server admin goes nuts with their settings (and they can't get too crazy unless they are running custom mode), you'll never have a bunch of heroes in one server.

Aaaah I see. This is new information that I'm glad you are sharing with us! Sounds very interesting ... so in the really off-the-wall case where every single person in the server is max level, the server chooses randomly, or maybe based on recent performance?

Either way it sounds pretty cool. And I'm glad that you don't level up to become a "hero" as a class in itself.

 

[GRIZZLY]

sounds awesome! 1 random hero per side that is

So if you're selected as the hero do you go from Rifleman to Elite Rifleman? or is that something else? Do you qualify for hero candidacy with each class (as opposed to achieving some overall experience level)?

So only one rare weapon per team?