The strogg are coming! .."soon-ish"*

by taken` • 16 Jun 2007, 17:16 • News

The upcoming successor to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is now in the earlier announced open beta stage of testing. This is the part where regular people (some say about 50.000) get the chance to try, test and give feedback on the game, to get rid of the last load of bugs before release. The open beta will be hosted by Fileplanet.com and it is not clear if it will be subscribers only.

The open beta will probably not be identical and not have the same features as the ongoing closed beta. (That also features clans) There is no info at this time about whether or not this beta will make it possible for clans to scrim. Info from people being able to download the open beta earlier than planned (but not play), say it contains the map Sewer.

Official announcement

QuoteWhat I can confirm at this point is that the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta is definitely coming. I do not have a final date at the moment, but the groundwork is obviously being laid for the thing to roll out soon-ish.

We will have much more on the ETQW public beta in the near future, laying out our plans for the beta and how you can participate.

Stay tuned...

You can read the whole announcement and the following discussion on the official ET: QW community site here, see the system requirements for the open beta here and sometime 'soon-ish' download the beta from Fileplanet here.

Difference between betas, demos and muffins?
Closed beta = Release focused on testing, balancing, bug fixes, probably limited to a small number of community testers by invite only.
Open beta = Release focused on larger macro issues, like stats engine, server loading, etc. Could still be limited to a larger, but controlled community.
Demo = Available to everyone.
Muffins = Taste very yummy, but are sometimes too dry.

(Sources: enemyterritory.com, quakewars.se and Ifurtia from the community forum)

NOTE: the newspost might contain "some" grammar errors due to extreme hangover :(

*Update*
More info about the open beta has been released at the official community webpage. LINK

old >:o

well written

i always wanted to know what was up with those muffins!

I might even feature donuts next time:o

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they were in the oven too long :(

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my bacon sarnie wasnt as good as my greasy caf :(

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nice :)

mmmm... muffins...

"The stroggs are coming"

or

"The strogg are is coming"

Maybe strogg is the singular and plural form LoLoLo!

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one penis, lots of penis.

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fixed, thanks for the headsup.

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No problem, was a nice post overall.

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the strogg is coming makes no sense whatsoever in this context

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Form and function, correct English doesn't always make sense.

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QuoteThe Strogg are a fictional alien race who are the enemies in the first-person shooters Quake II and Quake 4, and a playable faction in the upcoming Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

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strogg is plural :(

you don't say we are the borgs we are going to assimilate you aswell! =)

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I know, although I would probably class it as a collective noun for the sake of it. I was just proving that proper English doesn't always make sense.

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and that what actually makes sense, is not always proper english.

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[+2]

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that's because it IS collective :p

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qw is dead!

#care

qw sucks

paying for a beta :o nop :)

You'll all be playing it.

ET will die a slow death just like RTCW did when ET was released so i wouldn't start bashing a game you've never played before!

hah, i read that as 'bashing over'

:o(

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Do you often "bash" to games then?

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nono! not to games, do not worry sir

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haha

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ET IS AN EVOLUTION OF RTCW! That's why RTCW died after ET was aluched. Besides going from paid to free is not that hard.

Now, ET:QW is not similar to W:ET! And going from free to paid THAT'S F'N HARD!

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QuoteNow, ET:QW is not similar to W:ET!

Yes it is.

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Totally correct. I wouldn't be surprised if ET would still be alive and kicking after ETQW starts dying itself. :)

Anyone who's bored of ET should rather go to urbanterror.net. Going from free to free ain't that hard. ;)

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Heh dborg !! :)

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"And going from free to paid THAT'S F'N HARD!"

"Oh noes do we have to pay for games!?!?! OMG!!!! ETQW SUCKZ"

:>

wolf: et would imo be worth 40$..

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The money is not the issue, but that it's more difficult to build and maintain a large community. Even if you could still buy the game after three years, very few people would want to do that.

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i want a muffin

I don't want a limited beta!
There are so many players wanting that game that it will be full a few hours after release.

large map = no competion

Well I guess only a couple %'s is going to be used on big maps, whats the point in wandering about 1000m from a objective? Gameplay is: objective->objective->objective: not spreadout->walk for 15 min->shoot one guy.

The figts will imo be as focused as in games with small maps.

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ok i start again my flame about this game:

1#: Hardware usage
2#: to big maps
3#: vehicles
4#: master blaster lazer power plasma guns shit
5#: humans vs strogg / different weapons for different teams
6#: starship troopers / battlefield / halo remix

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#1-6 have you played the game?
"no"
then wait for the demo/beta, try it and then make up your mind

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i agree with zafoga

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he hasnt played it yet, but his points are true though.

It will use a lot of hardware support, the mapos are battlefieldish, there are vehicles, there are space-weapons, #5 is something I dont agree with and it is a remix of those games.

I thunk that sucks, but that's my opinion. And no, I never played the game but those things are facts.

nice article though

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SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP/Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (included)

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.2 Ghz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) XP 3200+ processor
RAM: 1GB RAM
VIDEO CARD: 128MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6600GT or ATI(R) Radeon(R) X800 (full list of supported chipsets below)
SOUND CARD: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
HDD SPACE: 950MB of free hard drive space, plus 700MB for Windows swap file
INTERNET: Broadband connection and service required for full gameplay and downloads. Features may change without notice.

RECOMMENDED HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.4 Ghz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) XP 3500+ processor
RAM: 1GB RAM
VIDEO CARD: 256MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6800GT or ATI(R) Radeon(R) X850 (full list of supported chipsets below)
SOUND CARD: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
HDD SPACE: 950MB of free hard drive space, plus 700MB for Windows swap file
INTERNET: Broadband connection and service required for full gameplay and downloads. Features may change without notice.

SUPPORTED VIDEO CHIPSETS*:
NVIDIA Geforce 6 Series (6600GT or higher)
NVIDIA Geforce 7 Series
NVIDIA Geforce 8 Series
ATI Radeon X800 or higher
ATI Radeon X1600Pro or higher

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thats for the beta, and beta's usually require better hardware because of bugs etc afaik

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yes :]

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I have 2200+, like the final version will have that.

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1#: welcome to 2007 mate.
2#: I guess big maps scare you because big maps suck in other games, however with the objective based gameplay the maps will be feeling just as big as W:ET but with more objectives.
3#: will be disabled in all the cups organised by old ET players :P
4#: Just for strogg :P
5#: different weapons yes, but they all handle a lot alike each other..
6#: No, ET:QW will be the second game featuring class based gameplay were every class has an unique role like in W:ET, ET:QW will have objective based gameplay as in W:ET, imo ET:QW will feel a lot like a reskinned and renewed W:ET once you disable the vehicles (except for the MCP which can be compared to the tank / truck in W:ET, it only drives a designated path)..

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totally agree.

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Read something about QW then whine

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its possible to dl the shit already, if u r pro :D

and I mean legally, from a real ftp, no torrent/illegal shits :)

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QW sucks

Quote by enemyterritory.comAt long last, we are delighted to confirm the impending Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta. The ETQW Closed Beta has been going extremely well and yielding excellent results. We want to give more people the opportunity to give us feedback on the game so we’re going to open a Public Beta with 60,000 slots available. This way we’ll be able to test many more combinations of hardware, RAM, CPU, graphics card, drivers etc. than we’ve been able to ourselves, and also get a better idea of how the game plays for the general gaming public.

The Public Beta build will consist of a single map named “Sewer”, which is part of ETQW’s Pacific Campaign. Set in Japan, the map revolves around a Strogg base hidden in, well, a sewer. It’s an interesting mix of outdoor and indoor, vehicle and infantry combat, deployables and counter-deployables and good old-fashioned FPS combat.

If you’d like to help us finish ETQW, we’d really appreciate your participation. If you want to just play a game for free you may find it a frustrating experience. This Public Beta is not the Demo - it’s not the finished game, but an opportunity to get feedback from a large group of people while testing stability and performance on a wider range of hardware combinations. The Public Beta will also collect some information on your hardware configuration, so you shouldn’t apply unless you’re comfortable with that.

When the Public Beta opens, participants will be sent their unique license code that is required for play. As we don’t have the infrastructure necessary to download tens of thousands of clients, we’ve asked FilePlanet to help us distribute these license codes along with the beta clients.

A fixed number of beta slots are being set aside for Fileplanet subscribers, so if you already have a FilePlanet subscription, you’re in the front of the queue. The rest of the slots will then go to those with free FilePlanet accounts. To be clear: You don’t have to pay anyone anything to participate in the ETQW Public Beta. It’s up to you if you want to pay FilePlanet for use of the improved download services they provide.

We will reveal more details on the Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Public Beta, including the official start date, in the near future. Hope to see you all online very soon!

I think everyone should start playing q3 instead !

I am

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I think everyone should start having a real life instead !

The long awaited Battle Field: Doom Wars is coming !!

yeah because the whole movement and gameplay has nothing to do with et or wait?

omg shut up etqw sucks i know cus im so leet omgomg shutup randomnoobomg

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Hard to say, I guess movement will be between BF and ET, which is fine for me..

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I tried to be ironic :(

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mee n33ds 2 upgrAd3 comput0r 4 thi3

you need upgrades in wow too, a male night elf what a disgrace :(

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im gonna buy this after ive bought a new computor -.-

ET > QW :)

Think you missread m8, its "ET: QW" :)

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ET for me is axis, allies, WWII action - ok W:ET > ET:QW! :)

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Now your just being mean to the nice looking strogg:(

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Dont like them rly, but I dont say ET:QW sux, it can be great game, but I am very sad thats nothing like RTCW2 or ET2 coz we are strong community I think and deserves it! :)

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Maybe RTCW2 wont be anything like RTCW2 either, ok that sounds weird :P

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need new pc for ET:QW pm me asap!!!

I hope they will make something like CSS

where you can switch the DX modes

7.0
8.0
8.1
9.0

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Cant wait to test it

so true.

I'll make it butugly if I have to, just so I can play it :p

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xDDD

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need a et:qw config (low detail) - qry me

and how did u play then?

u found the file lost on internet??

someone gave me his beta login

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I have ~20 fps in menu, interesting how much fps I will have ingame...

i`m waiting for license code :<

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