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What did you think of the DOOM multiplayer beta?

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This weekend saw the DOOM beta open up to more people – and we’ve rather liked it. It’s fast, it’s fun, and it’s what would happen if Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament had a terrifying, malformed baby. I’m certainly keen for more DOOM after the little slice of its multiplayer, but many people feel quite the opposite.

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I know our own loveable cabbages, Matthew and Alessandro, are pretty enamoured with the DOOM beta – but they seem to be in the minority. A quick look on Steam shows that the beta is sitting with mostly negative user reviews.

Much of the negative sentiment seems to come from the fact that players have to choose loadouts, instead of picking up weapons on the map, and that the game has a “perks” system.

Says one angry player:

“This isn’t Doom. This isn’t old school, and they aren’t going back to their roots (maybe they just forgot what it use to be about?), so stop saying it is. It’s another generic, modern military shooter with a hellish look. The speed of the gameplay, the weapons, the announcer, the lack of screams/grunts from Doomguy, extremely limited level editor and no mod tools…. it just screams “not Doom”. The only similarities to “Doom” is that there’s no health regeneration and it takes place in hell. The game could have been tons better had they not tried to use Doom’s name and falsely advertise it as an old school shooter going back to it’s roots.”

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That same angry person hates the loadouts:

“How can you add perks and weapon loadouts to a “Doom” game with a straight face? As if there were dozens of weapons to choose in Doom in the first place, the starter classes spawn you with a rocket launcher and double barrel (did I mention the 2 weapon holding limit aside grenades?), so what is encouraging you to explore the map and dominate it? Nothing. It’s not Doom and it’s even worse that they’re just calling it “Doom” because now, at least for the rest of this generation, people are going to think this is the “Doom” us ol­dfa­gs have been talking about and completely forget about what an amazing game – and a social experience at times – the original Doom was.”

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Says another disgruntled player:

“Call of duty: Monster Warfare. Go full speed ahead with the casual games bethesda how about a new doom game every 9 months from now on with the full price of 90$ and make dishonored into assassin’s creed.”

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And another:

“It has nothing to do with the vibe of any of the previous titles, which is probably why it’s called DOOM and not DOOM 4. Because we are into re-booting now, not making sequels. Because a sequel has to acknowledge and build upon the original in some way. This does no such thing – it borrows from a bunch of other financially successful online shooters (Loadouts, unlocks, XP progression? Really? In a DOOM game?) and it does so rather poorly.”

The game sits on Steam with negative user reviews vastly outnumbering the positive ones. Did you give the beta a go? What do you think of this modern take on classic gameplay? The beta’s been extended an extra day, so you may yet still be able to give it a bash.

Last Updated: April 18, 2016

122 Comments

  1. Alien Emperor Trevor

    April 18, 2016 at 10:10

    Well I thought “should I try the new Doom 3 Arena beta?” and decided no.

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    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      April 18, 2016 at 10:20

      Same here

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    • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

      April 18, 2016 at 11:27

      I tried it for the sake of inquiry, Everything, from the first letter to the end of this article is 100% accurate, that is all.

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      • RustedFaith

        April 18, 2016 at 16:27

        Yup such a disappointment, I knew once Carmack goes id will go this route … he was the only one left that got what it is about and had a passion to make games not money.

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        • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

          April 18, 2016 at 17:48

          Yeah, they now have a license to print money…

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  2. JWT-80

    April 18, 2016 at 10:12

    Must say I really enjoyed it. No it’s not true to the original and yes there are valid complaints, but I still had a blast. Gorgeous graphics, fast game play, get killed a LOT, experimenting with the new weapons and character customization, working up to Level 15… Fun. And at the end, for me at least, it will all be about the single player experience. Can’t wait!

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    • JWT-80

      April 18, 2016 at 10:15

      Also seemed like those hack module thingies were broken most of the time… Couldn’t select any so just stuck with whatever was assigned for the match.

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    • JWT-80

      April 18, 2016 at 21:02

      Final thought, I’ve bought into Doom and still own every single release since the original Shareware version. Double dipped several times. If Doom 2016 sucks, then so be it. We can always replay that which we hold dear.

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  3. HairyEwok

    April 18, 2016 at 10:13

    Played 3 rounds… Quit the game and removed it from my steam library… Honestly they should have let us beta the single player rather than the Multiplayer.

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    • Pariah

      April 18, 2016 at 10:15

      I’m actually glad they didn’t let us spoil the single player. I want to experience that without spoilers.

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  4. Pariah

    April 18, 2016 at 10:14

    Loadouts and weapons aside, the pace and gameplay is pretty much exactly what I’d expected. It’s Quake 3 with a Doom skin and some modern concepts thrown in. The unlocks are all cosmetic, so who cares?

    The only thing missing are the weapon pickups, but I don’t feel it needs them. This adds some strategy to your gameplay, and you can change loadouts during the match anyway. Honestly, I kind of prefer this – because now you can get the weapons you like, and not be forced to use the first thing you come across in the hopes that camper with the railgun/rocket launcher doesn’t take you out for the 47th time.

    Now you just have to deal with the fact that a shotgun is stronger than a rocket launcher. LOL.

    But yes, I’m excited. This is the multiplayer I was hoping for, it’s spot on with its pace and gameplay. At least, with my rather limited time with the game.

    Single player is now the question – CoD 3 hour campaign, or sprawling levels that you get lost in like the originals. Time will tell.

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    • Deceased

      April 18, 2016 at 10:21

      When can we start pre-loading the full game? 😛

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    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      April 18, 2016 at 10:21

      “CoD 3 hour campaign” I’ll lose all faith in humanity(oh wait too late) and seriously consider quitting gaming if this is true

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      • Pariah

        April 18, 2016 at 10:22

        Me too. Let’s hope they didn’t do that. Because that’ll be the key buying decision for me. I won’t buy this just for the MP – I want the SP experience too.

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    • Captain JJ vs ..............

      April 18, 2016 at 10:29

      I enjoyed the weapon pickups of the old games. You were often forced to grab the closest weapon simply because you ran out of ammo, and that made things really exciting and unpredictable.

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      • Pariah

        April 18, 2016 at 10:31

        But also really shit. What if you simply weren’t good with that weapon – then no matter what you were immediately disadvantaged. I think this way is better, both for balance and for overall player experience. I like it.

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        • Captain JJ vs ..............

          April 18, 2016 at 10:33

          But that’s exactly the point.
          I suck with all the weapons in every game, so for me it’s not that much of a difference. But I remember very well playing Unreal and Quake MP when I was younger, and those moments made for such awesomely fun moments.
          With set loadouts it’s just another modern shooter.

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          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:37

            But let’s be fair here, nowhere did they say they’re making another Quake 3. That’s a fan-made expectation. This IS a modern shooter based on a classic. I do want some modernisations in it. I like that it’s not just Quake 3 with DX12 support. I like the strategic choice on weapon selection. And when there are more maps – both official and fan-made – that choice may just change from map to map. I like that. I also like NOT scrambling for the railgun spawn point, hoping not to get killed right as you pick it up. I like that you can choose which weapons you prefer, and get them as you spawn. I like that a lot. I think it makes for faster gameplay with less RNG.

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:38

            It just feels generic to me, but that’s why I stand with my initial point. Don’t remove it, just make it a separate game mode.
            I won’t play either, since I won’t bother with the MP.
            Doom is SP-only for me.

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:42

            Lol, I want both. But I want them to feel completely different, and be completely different experiences. I don’t want either of them to be the focus, or to be diluted. I simply hope the SP has had the love and attention it deserves.

            As for the MP, I Like it. It just needs some balance with the weapons – the Shotgun cannot be the best weapon when this releases. There has to be balance, so you can choose a gun that isn’t a shotgun and still actually do damage.

          • RustedFaith

            April 18, 2016 at 16:41

            E3 2015: ‘Doom’ is a Modern Old-School Shooter

            http://gamerant.com/doom-impressions-e3-2015-113/

            Quoted from Marty Stratton E3 2015

            “That devotion to tradition isn’t just aesthetic; the id Software team really wants to make a game that feels like the original. According to Stratton, the game is hard; if it looks easy, that’s only because the developers who conducted the demos have spent a ton of time with the game. As in the original game, DOOM’s hero will carry all of his weapons with him; no need to pick and choose. In most modern shooters, health refills automatically. In DOOM, players need to collect health boosts from downed enemies, which adds an extra layer of strategy: if a player is low on health, his or her best bet is to “find the weakest guy, and take him out.”

            You were saying ?

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            April 18, 2016 at 11:38

            EXACTLY!! Where are the days of running for that BFG!?

        • HairyEwok

          April 18, 2016 at 11:29

          If you weren’t good with a weapon you adapt, and learn how to play with it… I’m questioning balance on this game when the entire team spawns with rocket launchers (which kills in 2 direct hits and have aoe) and the maps are 80% tight corridors.

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          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:31

            I can personally say that the Rocket Launcher in DOOM is nowhere near as strong as the shotgun. One rocket does 55 damage, direct hit. That means with any armour, and any pickups during the fight, it easily takes 6 – 8 rockets to get a kill. By that time the guy with the shotgun has already raked in 2 kills, with a 3rd almost in the bag.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            April 18, 2016 at 11:35

            It is Stupidly nerfed, I was running around with it, getting shots in that’d make UT 2k4 look like it was a preschool dart gun shootout and the guys would just look at me,grin, run up to me and melee me to death after about 5-6 shots, IN THEIR FACES WITH AN AAAARRRRR PPPP GGGGG!!! WHat the actualiusgdflkdgha;l’jgdfh!?

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:36

            Yes. That is so far my only real frustration with the game. The weapon balancing. It’s really, really bad.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            April 18, 2016 at 11:38

            I don’t know, it’s so bad, it put me off…

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:39

            Everything else was spot on though. The gameplay, the pace etc. Everything. So with some balancing and tweaks, that’ll be fixed.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            April 18, 2016 at 11:42

            Nope, they got the pacing right, but the loadouts? They promised an old school shooter frantic twitch based gameplay, this weekend wasn’t that, maybe if there were more demons, it’d be able to make me want to play it more and forgive the nerfing and the “Oh you’re not allowed approach” but currently, it’s definitely not a day one sale…

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:45

            Actually, the gameplay was exactly frantic twitch-based. Changing the one mechanic to remove RNG and make the game more frantic? Good choice imho.

            Also remember, this is just MP. SP is going to be a huge factor as well.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            April 18, 2016 at 11:51

            You’re right, this is only the MP side so far, but I honestly don’t like the leveling system, it really just covers the game in the crap that has been injected into the industry the last few years, I can already see the MTs boil over like a Tsunami hitting the Easter Islands…

          • HairyEwok

            April 18, 2016 at 11:35

            One thing we can all agree upon is that this games future rides heavily on the SP experience… If that fails this game will truly be DOOM..ED

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:36

            Yes, on that we can certainly agree.

        • RustedFaith

          April 18, 2016 at 16:37

          The comp players disagrees but I see your point. I hope they bring out a promode mod that fixes the weapons strave jumping etc. then it might be a worthy arena shooter.

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  5. kieker

    April 18, 2016 at 10:15

    Played a few matches over the weekend, it was fun, but not R800 fun. Didn’t really feel like the old doom. TBH, I would rather play the new UT.

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    • Ottokie

      April 18, 2016 at 10:29

      Did not even check the price O.o

      Luckily Rachet and Clank took their money last night, I will be happily indulging myself in some cartoon mayhem instead of getting teabagged by random strangers.

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      • RinceThis

        April 18, 2016 at 10:35

        Me too!

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          April 18, 2016 at 10:36

          He said “instead of”

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          • RinceThis

            April 18, 2016 at 10:39

            He said CLANK! Don’t get excited!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 18, 2016 at 10:40

            Next thing you’ll tell me Ratchet isn’t a nurse.

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            April 18, 2016 at 10:47

            Nurse Ratchet, I geddit

      • Dresden

        April 18, 2016 at 23:32

        At this point I’m willing to buy a PS4 just so that I can play Ratchet and Clank.

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    • Captain JJ vs ..............

      April 18, 2016 at 10:30

      It’s just R800 on Steam. Steam’s Bethesda pricing is insane. You’ll be able to get the game on retail for half that and still activate it on Steam.

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      • kieker

        April 18, 2016 at 10:37

        Good to know, but buying overwatch is on my list for next month, and not going to buy more than one game a month 🙂

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        • Captain JJ vs ..............

          April 18, 2016 at 10:39

          I got Fallout 4 for R400 at retail pre-ordered. On Steam it was R800.
          Plus it was nice to get the physical copy in the end.

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  6. Pariah

    April 18, 2016 at 10:20

    Also I just want to point out – that guy talking about “no modding support” et. al., this is a frikkin BETA dude. BETA. Of course the modding isn’t in the game. I can’t take people like that seriously.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      April 18, 2016 at 10:32

      I had a giggle at that too.

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      • RinceThis

        April 18, 2016 at 10:35

        I can’t take you seriously!

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          April 18, 2016 at 10:35

          You can’t take me at all. O_o

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          • RinceThis

            April 18, 2016 at 10:37

            That’s what OvG is for! He can have a heart attack and land on you!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 18, 2016 at 10:39

            That’s okay, after Warframe’s last sortie I have a new record when it comes to reviving people.

          • RinceThis

            April 18, 2016 at 10:42

            lol

        • Captain JJ vs ..............

          April 18, 2016 at 10:35

          Hahahaha
          Oh wait, you’re not joking?

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  7. Captain JJ vs ..............

    April 18, 2016 at 10:26

    I can appreciate the idea with the loadouts, but maybe just make it a separate game mode. It doesn’t have to be scrapped completely, we just want the old school vibe back. Everything feels the same these days.
    In all honesty, I actually don’t care much for the MP. This game is all about the SP. Doom always has been.

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    • RinceThis

      April 18, 2016 at 10:27

      I bet you have to pay more for the SP DLC…

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      • Captain JJ vs ..............

        April 18, 2016 at 10:28

        This is Bethesda. Not EA or Ubisoft.
        They might sue the first person to use the word doom without their consent, but at least they don’t go completely aapkak with stupid DLC.

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        • Pariah

          April 18, 2016 at 10:29

          There’s a horse armour somewhere that’s laughing at you right now.

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          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:32

            Mods my friend. Who needs DLC when you have mods that add more quality and quantity?
            Dawnguard and Hearthfire were decent DLC though.

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:33

            Dawnguard. <3 I still love that DLC. But didn't you like the Dragonborn saga too? I loved that island, and riding dragons. That was some serious quality DLC, worth 30 hours on its own.

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:35

            I did. Sorry, I actually just forgot about Dragonborn DLC. Solstheim was so much fun. I spent a lot of time on that island myself.

  8. RinceThis

    April 18, 2016 at 10:26

    lol welcome to the new world.

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    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      April 18, 2016 at 10:33

      Doom was always about travelling to hell to fight evil. If this game is too MP heavy I’d say they’ve succeeded

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      • RinceThis

        April 18, 2016 at 10:34

        Everything is MP these days, isn’t that what you love? 😛

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        • Pariah

          April 18, 2016 at 10:39

          I like it when its 2 player couch co-op…

          Oh you mean games? Right.

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          • RinceThis

            April 18, 2016 at 10:39

            0_o

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            April 18, 2016 at 10:45

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:46

            As much as I hate that movie – LOL!!!!!

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            April 18, 2016 at 10:46

            XD

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:46

            I just don’t talk about it.

          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            April 18, 2016 at 11:31

            HAHAHA!!

        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          April 18, 2016 at 10:48

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 18, 2016 at 10:49

            lol

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:50

            I would be the SnoopDogg type. Not contributing much, but enjoying the show.

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            April 18, 2016 at 10:51

            Because I got into Divisions so late I’d be Travolta

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:52

            Hahaha.

          • Dresden

            April 18, 2016 at 23:36

            I exclusively use that as my winning pose in Black Ops 3.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 18, 2016 at 10:51

            I was playing with a few JCVDs yesterday.

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:52

            I just do that when I’m surprised. 😀

          • hairyknees

            April 18, 2016 at 11:25

            LOL

          • Admiral Chief in New York

            April 18, 2016 at 12:32

            GIF of the week!

      • Captain JJ vs ..............

        April 18, 2016 at 10:35

        XD

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  9. Pieter Kruger

    April 18, 2016 at 10:40

    Enjoyed the beta but definitely not enough to buy the game…..

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  10. GooseZA

    April 18, 2016 at 10:44

    Wait so there aren’t weapon pickups?

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    • Captain JJ vs ..............

      April 18, 2016 at 10:45

      Can’t help but feel those negative reviews make a good point.
      Except for the mod thing.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      April 18, 2016 at 10:50

      Nope, you pick a load out before you start.

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      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        April 18, 2016 at 10:51

        Because all games now have to conform to this standard or else it gets snubbed

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        • Captain JJ vs ..............

          April 18, 2016 at 10:52

          Expect Loadout picks for the next F1 game.
          It’s inevitable.

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          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:52

            F1 has games? O_O

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:54

            They’re awesome!

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:55

            Impossible. They’re F1.

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:57

            F1 is awesome!
            Have you no culture? 😛

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:58

            Probably not, but I do have standards.

            They don’t include racing games.

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 11:01

            I just have a real appreciation for cars, engines and fun 😀
            But seriously, I can spend a lot of time on a racing game. But proper racing games are the best.

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:02

            Cars are like horse carriages. There to make sure you’re not wet when you arrive at your destination. Bikes, now they’re the horses. That’s where the fun is.

            Saying that, why in the actual hell would I play a racing/riding game, when I can just open my garage and get the real thing? 😀

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 11:06

            Oh, I do enjoy motorcycles myself. Had a few growing up. And I cannot disagree there one bit. Never enjoyed motorcycle games much though.

            But I enjoy racing games for the tracks and the cars you don’t get to use in real life and competing with friends just as poor as you in F1 cars that you’ll never get to drive 😀 My wife and I are big lovers of F1 though, she’s been lucky enough to have watched a few growing up. Silverstone, Monaco, Monza. I’m really good at hiding my jealousy. :/

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:07

            I’m really good at just not being jealous. Does that count? XD

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 11:09

            Haha. Fair enough. It counts

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 18, 2016 at 10:59

            Far as I’m concerned F1 is the annoying thing that pops up when I miss F2. 😛

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 11:00

            LOL!!!

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 11:01

            Muggles! All of you!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 18, 2016 at 10:52

            You mean liking choosing your car beforehand instead of finding it while you run around the track?

          • Pariah

            April 18, 2016 at 10:53

            GTF1? O_O

          • Captain JJ vs ..............

            April 18, 2016 at 10:54

            Damn man. I meant gun loadouts!

            Well, you joke, but this is pretty much what the last Most Wanted NFS was all about. Drive around and find cars randomly just standing around for you to take.
            Thanks for confirming just how stupid that game was 😀

      • GooseZA

        April 18, 2016 at 11:00

        That is so stupid. The whole point of an old school arena shooter was learning the maps, learning where the power ups, armour and weapons were and how often they spawned etc. Sure, sometimes you get unlucky and spawn near a gun you suck with but so what. Life is hard and then you get railgunned.

        This is really surprising and disappointing, especially after all the talk about going back to old school bla bla bla.

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        • HairyEwok

          April 18, 2016 at 11:23

          But that’s exactly my point as well, you spawn near a weapon you suck and you learn to be better with it, with this loadout k#k you go into this weapon bubble where you always play with the one weapon because it’s either OP or OP. Every body case and points at CoD with good reason.

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  11. Sageville

    April 18, 2016 at 11:32

    Oooh, generic military shooter, that is Doom in name only, has stupid class system and sucks donkey ballas…

    This review basically saves me money, thank you LG!

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    • Pariah

      April 18, 2016 at 11:33

      There’s no class system? O_O

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      • Sageville

        April 18, 2016 at 11:36

        Ag, that chosing loadout bollocks…

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  12. Greylingad[CNFRMD]

    April 18, 2016 at 11:37

    Not impressed, I could have spent the 10 or so Gigs on something much more meaningful, like downloading the old Doom with mods seventeen hundred and eighty millions time over!

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    • Pariah

      April 18, 2016 at 11:37

      Meh, it’s just 10gb’s.

      Reply

      • Sageville

        April 18, 2016 at 11:38

        Kids today…..

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        • Pariah

          April 18, 2016 at 11:40

          I pay good money for my gigs. I can use them however I choose.

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        • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

          April 18, 2016 at 11:44

          Kids?! I’ll have you know, I had all of my supper last night, green peas and the lot!

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      • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

        April 18, 2016 at 11:40

        That’s 10 Gigs of wasted space sitting there peering at me with it’s mangled eyes screaming that it should’ve been better while it isn’t…

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        • Pariah

          April 18, 2016 at 11:40

          O_o Yeah but you get more gb’s in 2 weeks.

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          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            April 18, 2016 at 11:43

            Even so!? I could have midnight binged Quantum Break Episodes!

  13. Raptor Rants

    April 18, 2016 at 12:09

    I tried it. It was fun, but I have to agree it’s not Doom. When I think Doom, Quake, Unreal etc (all the old school shooters) it wasn’t about persk and loadouts. It was about rushing around, picking up weapons and using them when you find them.

    This isn’t old school. This is a modern day Doom. As a game it’s good. As a call back to the old days. Well it fails miserably.

    Perhaps there will be other more regular modes once out. But I don’t like the concept that someone who has more time than me will yet again have better perks to use simply because they have more time while I sit back and watch people be far superior in every way with no way of leveling the play field.

    At least with oldschool everyone had the same everything. It was just skill and it was a type of gampeplay that lends itself to more casual and kick back and relax play. This new way of doing things with RPG elements built in just means that it’s not in any form for the kick back player. It’s for the competitive player only. That’s unfortunately where games are now adays.

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    • Raptor Rants

      April 18, 2016 at 12:10

      Also performance is shite.

      I couldn’t run it in SLI at all. It simply wouldn’t load. Single card performance was low 20s for most parts with dips as low as 1 -2 FPS on a 560Ti.

      I know my card is old, but the game didn’t look that amazing and that complex with details. My setup can run Witcher 3 on high. So hopefully at launch the performance issues are resolved.

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  14. Tiaan Venter

    April 18, 2016 at 13:04

    It does need a lotta changes. Needs to be way quicker. Way, way quicker. Also, I’d actually like an actual sequel from Doom 3, lot of peeps give it gaff, but I loved it.

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  15. Mkchamp92

    April 18, 2016 at 14:46

    Say what you want, i enjoyed the beta. I got my pre-order started on Saturday. While it may not be going all the way back to doom’s roots. It is still a breathe of fresh air to me, considering the fact we have had too much COD. I had a blast this weekend with the beta. I love the feel, the look, the gameplay and the maps. I’m looking forward to the release.

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  16. Oliver Bissen

    April 18, 2016 at 16:04

    ” so what encourages you to explore the map and dominate it? Nothing.” I’m sorry but I thought you had to pick up health ammo and armor to survive, as well as running for the demon rune and power weapons. That reviewers sounds as ignorant as you can get. In the time I’ve played, I know where every power up is, where demon runes spawn, and where and how to travel the map to not get killed. Want to know how I know? I had to traverse the map to SURVIVE.

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    • RustedFaith

      April 18, 2016 at 16:10

      Cool story bro you are a young padawan it seems. Having 2 guns and a special must seem normal to you.

      Yup the COD generation wont understand but dont worry the rest of us that remember what Doom really was agrees with all the bad reviews.

      What was that about being ignorant ???

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