Treyarch community manager JD just posted an update on the official Call of Duty: World at War forums, informing the masses that a World at War beta update is headed our way. An update that'll increase the leveling cap and add a few new playlists.
The update will release sometime later today or on Saturday, adding hardcore playlists, a search and destroy playlist and will increase the level cap to 24 which unlocks new perks and challenges. The update will also fix some game bugs and glitches. So, watch your head ... a World at War beta update is about to drop.
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10-17-2008 @ 1:09PM
xFenixKnightx said...
I got my Beta code for this on Monday. When I entered it in it came up invalid. I emailed them about it and they haven't done jack shit!
Sad Panda = Me :(
In the meantime 3 of my buddies have been playing it (lucky bastards) and say they are really liking it so far regardless of it going back to WWII.
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10-17-2008 @ 1:12PM
SuburbGuerrilla said...
I suppose I should enter my beta code and see what all this fuss is about. Ive been sitting on it for over a week now...
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10-17-2008 @ 1:15PM
xFenixKnightx said...
SuburbGuerrilla
Noooooooooooooo, give it to me :)
Please?
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10-17-2008 @ 1:43PM
Bmurph said...
I don't know if you are really missing anything. It's fun, but it really feels like COD4 with new maps. Now, that normally would be a great thing - but with so many other games to come out soon, I think I'm going to hold off on this one for a while.
10-17-2008 @ 1:44PM
Bmurph said...
... new maps and new guns...
10-17-2008 @ 2:57PM
joeybeast said...
New maps and old guns.
10-17-2008 @ 1:19PM
Cole said...
Sweet, I'll be playing this again. To be honest, i still like COD4 more. I played the beta and I played until i hit 11. Once i hit 11 i got a little bored and tired of the weapons. Hopefully the higher cap will change my mind a little bit
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10-17-2008 @ 1:23PM
Ghostbuddy said...
Is anyone else not happy that the beta has been held so late?
I mean, Infinity held the COD 4 beta in late august if I remember. That gave them two months to polish the game.
The World at War beta however, was released on october 10th. The game is released on November 11th. The game has to be reproduced, and shiped by then.
So the developers probably have at most two weeks of polishing left.
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10-17-2008 @ 1:33PM
xFenixKnightx said...
But its only the online stuff they're testing to be fixed via patch. I doubt they will improve anything like graphics.
10-17-2008 @ 4:30PM
phoenx said...
Well, you have to consider CoD4 was the first game to use the in-house engine by IW, so more beta testing had to be done for network/performance tweaks. Treyarch is using the same polished engine from CoD4 so it makes sense that their beta period would be shorter, probably to test performance with the bigger outdoor maps/vehicles than anything.
10-17-2008 @ 1:36PM
Curtis said...
GOOD news!
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10-17-2008 @ 1:42PM
vidawhowho said...
I've been playing this beta, and not soooo impressed with it so far. I enjoy COD4 much more....dont think I'll be picking this up now. And like someone else said, the visuals wont be fixed at all from beta to gold and IMO this isnt at the quality COD4 was/is
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10-17-2008 @ 1:51PM
Stymie said...
Good! Maybe they can fix all the under the map glitching that is going on!! It's pointless to even play on Roundhouse because of it!
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10-17-2008 @ 2:09PM
Fire Fawkes said...
I'll come back to it now that the level cap is going up. Playing once you've unlocked everything and maxed out your level just isn't as fun.
I can't believe everyone is knocking the visuals of this game. You know it runs on the same engine right? If anything, I think that the graphics of World at War are more interesting than COD4. The maps at least have more personality. (Not just brown, brown, oooh a map with a tree! Like in COD4).
Yes, gameplay wise it is exactly the same game as COD4 with a WWII paint job, but when the gameplay is as good as COD4, how is that a bad thing?
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10-17-2008 @ 2:17PM
KC said...
People with nothing to complain about = unhappy people. They have to find something!
I am enjoying the beta so far. The graphics are very good, the game play is similar to COD4 which is a good thing. At least this is the Pacific theater so it will be different than most other WWII games. I'm definitely getting it.
10-17-2008 @ 2:49PM
Bmurph said...
I'm not complaining - it is good. I just don't think it's good enough for me to put down COD4 and or, when the time comes, stop playing GOW2/Fallout3/all the other great games coming out now.
10-17-2008 @ 3:02PM
joeybeast said...
They must be using low res textures in the Beta because it does not look as good as COD4.
Oh, I hate how weak the Bolt action rifle is without the scope.
I remember it used to be one shot kill in COD 2.
10-17-2008 @ 6:28PM
vance almighty said...
i, for one, love the beta, and can't wait for the actual game to ship. i played COD 4 so much, and this game is a welcome change of pace. the dogs, for example, are totally awesome.
i've made the kool-aid for all my friends to drink as well. two have already pre-ordered it.
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10-17-2008 @ 6:52PM
NitroFrost said...
When Tryarch doesn't sux I will buy this game I already made a mistake by buying COD3 and TRyarch is afraid of calling this one COD5 so I figure they sux and will continue to sux. IW shouldn't let them touch and butcher the IP
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10-17-2008 @ 7:24PM
Mechanical said...
I feel less intelligent having read that.