Studios certainly love to show off their wares sooner than ever. Why wait until the third date before jumping into bed with players – they’re willing to expose what’s on offer in the Alpha stage already. However, much like overeager daters, it’s all in an attempt to seal the deal and get you to commit. Okay, this metaphor is getting creepy, but that doesn’t make it wrong – does this early footage make you excited to commit and pre-order Rainbow Six Siege?
Here is some early gameplay of the game’s Closed Alpha:
This Alpha is played on PC at the moment. While final specs haven’t been revealed as yet, gameplay designer Andrew Witts said on the Ubi blog that the frame rate will be paramount:
With the game being all about indoor close quarter combat, we are making sure that 60 FPS and low latency are mandatory so that player’s input is fast and responsive.
While there is only one mode for the Alpha so far (Hostage Rescue) there will be two maps to explore – House and Plane. Both of these have destructible environments and plenty of choke points. So, with just a few parts of the game exposed to a small group of people who were selected for the closed Alpha, how does this work to lure people into pre-ordering the game? Well, it relies on your impatience. Just read the end of the blog post:
The Closed Alpha will begin on April 7 at 10am ET and end on April 13 at 10am ET.Those who make it in will also have the chance to try out the ten recently revealed Operators, like the brutish Sledge and the ever-vigilant Pulse. If you weren’t able to get access to the Closed Alpha, you can head to the official website and sign up to be placed on the waiting list for the console and PC beta coming later this year, or pre-order Rainbow Six Siege for automatic entry.
That’s right – if you feel like you’re missing out on the Alpha, never fear, you can enter for a slot on the waiting list to be allowed into the Beta. Or, if you are tired of the uncertain nature of life, you could just commit and pre-order, allowing you to rest easy with the knowledge that you’ll be included in the Beta. Why would you want to be a part of Beta testing? I suppose to be one of the first people to play the game, even if it isn’t the finished product.
Betas seem to be replacing demos – they give a taste of what the game will include while still giving feedback to developers. I’m not a fan of this model, but it seems to be what everyone wants – both gamers and developers seem to enjoy this set up. Still, I worry that all these Alpha and Beta tests open to the public are changing our perceptions about game development and expectations for how studios can build hype leading up to the game. Just look at those massive Betas for Titanfall, Destiny and Evolve.
Would you be willing to pre-order the game if it means grabbing Beta access? Or will you be pre-ordering simply because the game looks rad and you’re sure you’ll want to play it when it’s released?
Last Updated: April 8, 2015
Admiral Chief
April 8, 2015 at 10:38
I’d love to get this, BUT, a few things to convince me not to:
– Oobi
– Possibility of terri-port
– Lag
– DLC
Pariah
April 8, 2015 at 10:47
So that’s a “nope” then.
Admiral Chief
April 8, 2015 at 10:48
Arrrr
Hammersteyn
April 8, 2015 at 10:50
How does a pirate say no?
Admiral Chief
April 8, 2015 at 10:50
He stabs you in the face
Pariah
April 8, 2015 at 10:53
But then you’d have to buy the game to stab it in the face. Isn’t that sort of defeating the object here?
Hammersteyn
April 8, 2015 at 10:54
Would be awkward if he changes his mind later on.
Captain JJ the flash noob
April 8, 2015 at 11:25
Very convincing no.
Admiral Chief
April 8, 2015 at 11:28
I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request
Shan
April 8, 2015 at 11:32
Back terrr werk yerrrr mangie scoundrel!!!!!! Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Kromas is drunk with power!
April 8, 2015 at 11:01
Remove the whole prep/uav phase and enlarge the map a bit and you have Counterstike. 😛
Admiral Chief
April 8, 2015 at 11:06
Stike nogal?
Kromas is drunk with power!
April 8, 2015 at 11:10
Met eish ja … met eish!
Hammersteyn
April 8, 2015 at 10:50
We have to preorder the game to play a demo of the game to see whether is something we would want to buy? That’s like being allowed to test drive a car after signing the papers.
Greylingad
April 8, 2015 at 10:53
Exactly, how else would you do business with Ubisoft? Are you mad?
Captain JJ the flash noob
April 8, 2015 at 11:24
It’s Uplay. Most games have a strict No Play policy if the client has the slightest hiccup.
Greylingad
April 8, 2015 at 10:52
Nope, never again shall I be fooled by the mark of the UbiBeast… I have fallen trap to their mischievous endeavours too many a time before… Not even if it is coated in berry flavoured chocolate tart with a sprinkle of finely chopped cherries and a Christmas hat…
Greylingad
April 8, 2015 at 11:00
Arekz…Arekusda…Arekkmas…Arekkz gaming? did I say that right?
Ir0nseraph
April 8, 2015 at 11:08
Destiny , I did the Alpha then the Beta , and the final game , that was the first and the last time for me.
Captain JJ the flash noob
April 8, 2015 at 11:23
They do. They really do.
But then the focus on Multiplayer just puts me off it again
Matthew Holliday
April 8, 2015 at 12:01
rainbow six has never intrigued me in the slightest.
tom clancy games generally miss the mark.
the original Ghost Recon was legit, but since then, the only thing that looks exciting, is The Division.
i dont know which niche this is supposed to pick up, its a weird gap between counterstrike and battlefield, but smaller, much much smaller.
and less exciting.
rainbow six, and all its predecessors, misses the mark.
dont even car that its oobi.
Captain JJ the flash noob
April 8, 2015 at 12:16
I played it for the main story line. In my eyes it was never anything in the lines of CS or BF because the main attraction was the Single Player story and campaign. They used to stick rather true to how Tom fanned out his stories and characters in the books, so I liked that.
I, for one, am a huge Rainbow Six fan. But now that it’s being made into a multiplayer focused game I also have little to zero interest in it.
FSR
April 8, 2015 at 15:07
Take that back right now! Rainbow 6 Vegas (1 and 2) were some of the best tactical-co-op shooters ever. That’s right, EVER!