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Crysis 3 open multiplayer beta begins January 29th
Posted: 23.01.2013 16:04 by Simon Priest Comments: 4
For two weeks an open multiplayer beta for Crysis 3 will run on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Crytek have dated the start of the beta as January 29th, which includes two team-based modes and maps.

The studio claim to deliver the "deepest, most robust" multiplayer in the franchise and have "listened closely to our fans" to shape the online experience in Crysis 3. The modes are Crash Site and Hunter.

In Crash Site areas must be secured and held against the opposing team. Hunter begins with two cloaked hunts against 10 CELL troopers.

"With Crysis 3 we are delivering the deepest, most robust Crysis multiplayer experience yet," said Crytek.

"We have listened closely to our fans and have evolved the multiplayer in Crysis 3 by adding a host of new gameplay features including the unique Hunter mode, deadly new weapons like the Predator bow, deeper loadout and unlock options, enhanced upgrade systems and more social features like the New York Feed. Top it all off with the ultimate weapon in the Nanosuit and you have a multiplayer experience that is unlike anything else out there."

The maps are Airport and Museum, which are two of twelve to be shipped with the game at launch. An all-new social feed called New York Feed is also showcased in the open beta which highlights gamer accomplishments and offers dynamic challenges along the way.

Crysis 3 releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC February 21st.

Comments

By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 23, 2013
herodotus
I hope it goes better than "BF3" 's open Beta, but with the emphasis on MP I'm a little concerned with SP content of what for me is a SP-only game, with MP as a pleasant but infrequent diversion.
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Jan 24, 2013
FoolWolf
Well I see they seem to listen to the vocal part of their fans - the changes made only make me feel even less inclined to play it.
My problems with Crysis 2 which I was lead to believe would be fixed until launch were: crappy MP maps that were very small and no place for real tactics and strategy even for a FPS game. The game felt sluggish and made it feel more like a console adaptation to even out the control problems.

Unlocks make the game such a di** to go hunting for unlocks to have items good enough to actually be able to make a difference in MP. Social feeds and Facebook and Twitter interactions etc - go spit! If you have time for that in the middle of a game - you need some serious help. Make more maps instead . oh sorry - ruined your first DLC costalot "surprise" there?

Bah and double BAH!
By HenoKutus (SI Elite) on Jan 24, 2013
HenoKutus
Looks great but now they should focus on Homefront 2 as well!
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jan 24, 2013
herodotus
Heno, what is it with you and "Homefront", a game derisively critiqued by both critic and fan alike? I've played some of the SP, and while I enjoyed it the MP was dead as a duck within a few months (just as it was with the preceding "Frontlines: Fuel of War").
What it has to do with Crytek and EA also mystifies me.