Killzone 3 Multiplayer Goes Free-to-Play, À la Cart On PSN Next Week

Next Tuesday, February 28, Sony will be giving away the multiplayer side of Killzone 3 away for free via its PlayStation Network. Any PlayStation 3 owner with an internet connection and a PSN account will be able to download Killzone 3 multiplayer across all of its maps, free-to-play style… up to a certain level cap.

[Snookies12]

Wow that's... Really interesting. XD

[LOGICWINS]

Yeah...to say the least! Theres gunna be a crapload of players now. I gt my Move...I'm ready for all comers!

EDIT: So, since GG and Sony are providing all the maps for free...do the people who already have KZ3(the disc version) get the free maps as well?

[Abash]

This is EXACTLY what I needed to start playing my copy of Killzone 3 again. I love the multiplayer, it's my favorite online FPS this gen but I lost track of playing it with all the games I bought last year.

[LOGICWINS]

Same here. I've been so busy with ME2 that I haven't had time to really devote to KZ3's MP. I'm def gunna find time to play it now.

[dragunrising]

Exactly what I was thinking :-) I love playing shooters with Move. Killzone 3 implemented Move controls the best Imo. On an unrelated note, I'm looking forward to Sorcery and Move controls patched into Oddworld strangers wrath.

[NatureOfLogic]

I'm downloading and playing this so they will do this with other games.

[Commander_TK]

Awesome, but I also want to try out the campaign. Btw, does any1 know if it comes with the extra maps?

[AC130-Gunship]

Sony must be coming out of pocket for this venture. Before the PSN network breach KZ3's multiplayer was one of the most popular online shooters. I was sure Guerrilla was pissed Sony cut the wind out of their sails with the incompetent network protections.

Proves when you focus on investor profits instead of your customers you will eventually pay through the nose Big time.

Arjan Brussee is also leaving the Guerrilla. I'm sure he's had enough.

[Sashamaz]

Good riddance, maybe the story and direction of the game may finally improve. It's about time things changed, the game needs a fresh direction.

[badz149]

I think I'll get back to KZ3. with Starhawk beta and all other games and not to forget the Vita...too little time!

[guitarded77]

Oh yeah!!! This should get more people playing. I love the online on KZ3.

[SilentNegotiator]

Wha....where did that come from? KZ3's MP is going F2P all of the sudden?

Why?

[BattleAxe]

Cool, I'll be down for this.

[specialguest]

I just got my KZ3 and Move/Sharpshooter back from my friend who was originally supposed to borrow it for a couple of months. A couple of months became almost an entire year.

Just when I thought KZ3 online was probably going to be dead, along came this news.

[Masta_fro]

This is F@cking GREAT!!

Wish they would have done it sooner.

This should be massively promoted, a lot of publicity should go into this.

BTW, for those of you who havent tried starhawk...GET THAT BETA CODE NOW!!

[Montrealien]

desperate times lead to desperate measure, here's hoping this works out. Killzone 3 has amazing MP.

[SolidStoner]

ok, count me in, when its up I'm downloading it!

[Yardie]

I think killzone 2 deserves more players, it's multiplayer was better than kz3's in my opinion.

However, i could see myself getting back into kz3

[Getowned]

This is Awesome!!! freee games! I always wished PSN had a free game everyone could play like steam has TF2.

[dantesparda]

my question is, if you have the disc version can you get the dlc maps for free? or do you have to dl the f2p version to get all the maps

[Deputydon]

Meh. KZ2 Online was so much better.

[GribbleGrunger]

perhaps this is an experiment to determine whether to offer this with Starhawk when it releases

[soundslike]

with starhawks current framerate, 15 bucks is about the maximum I'd pay for it.

[GribbleGrunger]

that's odd because i was on it last night and it seemed very smooth

[t0mmyb0y]

Isn't Starhawk mostly online. Wouldn't they not make money if it was free? Plus KZ3 has been out for a while. Might as well get some more interest from those who haven't tried?

[CarlitoBrigante]

I hope with this new players will be introduced to Killzone 2. Its the best multiplayer experience I had this entire generation.

I see me owning again in Radec Academy, Tharsus, Bloodgracht...

[Masta_fro]

@Soundslike

Dude, played the game last night, buttery smooth.

On a side note, its the most fun ive had playing an online game since Halo CE.

Talk about a generation leap in gameplay, Starhawk is unbelievable.

[fei-hung]

I think they are trying out the Gotham City Imposters price plan. That and the DCUO going f2p may have proven to be successful.

Also, if this is successful, this may lead to extra sales for the game and boost the KZ fanbase if they are to release a KZ4.

[TooTall19]

Haven't been able to get in a game of Starhawk so I can't tell how the framerate is.

[MAJ0R]

@t0mmyb0y
Not necessarily, when I heard KZ3 was going F2P, Starhawk 2 immediately came to mind as a future F2P title. Sometimes developers can make more profits than they would if they released it as a paid release if they sell DLC and other extra things after the person is already playing it for free.

Just look at APB and other F2P stuff on Steam, I think they are doing very well because of all the premium stuff they sell for pure profit.

[princejb134]

omg release it now

[Jamzluminati]

Sooooo, is PSN steam now or something?

[Fez]

Let's hope so.

[MagicAccent]

Maybe not quite Steam-good.

Still, just thinking about those poor xbox 360 players constantly being fleeced by MS, PSN is practically a charity in comparison :P

[jthamind]

@MagicAccent

yeah, Sony is so charitable that they're charging reasonable prices for their Vita memory cards.

oh, wait...

[MagicAccent]

@jthamind
I said PSN, not Sony.

The prices on the memory sticks are out outrageous ans stupid, I agree. How much do MS charge for their next gen hand held accecories?

oh wait...

[hazardman]

your obviously a fanboy! Do all your comments include jabs at MS? Anyway I'm glad more people will enjoy this great game. If this works that would be awesome for Sony and PSN. Kudos to Sony for this and hope we see it more with future games!

[MagicAccent]

@hazardman

I am definately not a fanboy. I own ALL consoles and I use them almost every day(except the vita which I don't have).

I'm sorry if 'you' are so fanboyish to accept the fact that PSN has surpassed xbox live in terms of content and services(steam integration, hello..), and the MS customers keep putting up with their crap.
I'm sorry, but it's true. They don't even offer proper support for Indie game devs. They want a industry monopoly, and gamers and developers have suffered for it. Games like LBP or ModNation Racers couldn't happen on their console because of their backwards policies.

I am a gamer. Not a sheep, and not a fanboy.

[Gamer1982]

A fantastic sales technique. Unlike with the first Xbox and Halo where there was no competition Killzone always had plenty so it found it hard to make a name for itself on PS3. This could well be the opportunity it needs to sell itself as the number 1 exclusive FPS franchise on PS3.

[hazardman]

huh?

[ritsuka666]

Talk about desperation here people... looks KZ3 fails in salles compared of KZ2,this is what happens when you completely forget you fanbase KZ2 and dumbing down for COD kids.

[ABizzel1]

They should do this with more games for PS+ Users.

And older games should have their multiplayer free after about 2-3 years to keep the community going, just make The DLC in small packs for $1 (1 map, 2 new guns, 2 new skins for $1).

[StraightPath]

trying to get players to play this game that died in its first week. I played it ages ago the mp lobby must be dead and sony trying so hard to get more players. PS3 players love COD. But since free people will get it.

[Patriots_Pride]

This totally caught me of guard - I would expect this for the Resistance franchise but not KZ.

I have mixed feeling about this, on one hand its good that more people get to play it and the lobbies will be full but on the otherhand this could mean that Sony will not give GG a huge budget if they make a next KZ.

I always knew that Sony made a mistake in giving GG more attention and resources over Naughty Dog but ND proved that they are the true kings of the PS3 and deserve to be treated like no.1 developers. Not to say GG are bad but ND were just more hungry I guess.

[Loadedklip]

Look at it this way ... Killzone 3 kinda flopped already but it is a good game so IF by giving this limited free version away ... it gets the community online to grow and gains the interest of a lot of new players ... then there will be a market for Killzone 4. It's pretty simple ... what do they have to lose? Nothing. They might just gain a huge franchise if this works.

[GraveLord]

OMFG! This is huge!
This can really put KZ3 on the map.

Anyone know if the DLC released so far will be free as well?

[yesmynameissumo]

All maps are available with the F2P MP release of Killzone 3. There is only a level cap. I think it's pretty damned innovative idea. Not sure why it wasn't thought of sooner.

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Agreed.

[biRdy]

Microsoft! please take notes! I would love to see gears of war and halo have this! Sony good move! I get to try the game now.

[NBT91]

the thing is, I understand it being free will get new players in. But with arguably the biggest part of the game now free, how many of those people will buy the full version?

Oh well, more players FTW!

[ravinash]

I think the levels are capped, so if you want to grow further, you have to buy the game.
Good way of getting your feet wet.

[REALgamer]

This has previously happened with FEAR 1 and Crysis on PC.

FEAR's multiplayer was released freely as 'FEAR Combat', while Crysis' multiplayer was released as Crysis Wars.

Interesting to see how well it work on console.

[eyeDEVOUR]

Ughh... this HAS been done before.. anybody remember the extremely underated game called__ MAG__.. lol

[Ray186]

This isn't new. They did the same thing with MAG last year.

[wolokowoh]

@NBT91 The full version is no longer pulling in all that much. Look at the prices at any retailer($20 at the most, lowest I seen was $8). Its very smart business. They stand to make a lot more from people paying to remove the cap or any other fees than they would off retail and the money they're making covers the cost of server maintenance. Every online game should do this when the retail price gets low enough.

[vickers500]

Sounds like one of the best demos ever.

[slutface]

I guess GG made enough money to let it go free!

[Nightfallen]

Got to admit, my first thought was the opposite.

[-Alpha]

My thoughts exactly, Killzone 3 was never really a success with the fans and the overall sales were lower than that of Killzone 2. The community is also struggling, I can find fuller games in K2. I doubt we would see this if the game was massively successful like other shooters.

Still, it's an experiment worth trying for a series that could benefit from it, and it seems Sony is testing the waters for a really interesting approach.

Hm, can you play this on the VITA?

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Alpha has it on point.

Killzone 2 fans have been saying this since the PS+ private beta in October 2010:

A year after Killzone 3's release the muliplayer will be dead because all the people that were active on KZ2 for 2+ years will not be playing KZ3.

Fast forward to now, KZ3's online community is so dead that they are giving it away for free...

I believe Guerrilla Games has learned their lesson now.

[Sevir]

A case like Insomniac and Resistance 3 where it improves on everything that its prequels failed at but be largely ignored by its fanbase that claims they play gets yet over looks a great title that really is heads and shoulders above the rest! >_>

Killzone 3 was an excellent game introduced new features and brought back features from previous games in its series! While giving a better campaign! They largely addressed the lag which many of the hardcore fans cried about, and what exactly happened to killzone 3...? The hardcore called it a COD copy!

If you play any COD game and then play Either KZ2/3 you'll quickly realize that KZ feels different than COD! It's heavy It's, a bit more in accurate in its aim, its "War Perfected" COD is for a totally different market! But fans cry, and hold grudges and like what happened to R3 and insomniac, will be fall KZ4 and GG!

I hope this bolsters the community and shuts these cry babies up! Because KZ3 is awesome! :-)

[Jamaicangmr]

I think this is more of an attempt to revitalize activity on the servers which will intern generate more sales.

I haven't played in awhile because i just got bored the game is fun but the maps a too few and not interesting enough. Frozen Dam is still my fav though.

[k-dillinger]

they need more ppl since they banned damn near there whole community f.y.i do not wear a mic while playing you will get banned for saying anything

[DlCK_DANGEROUSLY]

I'm sure if you were banned then you deserved to be banned.

[Rageanitus]

Although I was not a fan of kz multiplayer this is gr8 news.....

this is opposite of online pass :)

[PirateThom]

Free to play with a cap doesn't sound like a bad idea going forward... if it gets you hooked to the point you'll buy the game or the standalone multiplayer, it's done its job. I may jump in again and play with the noobies.

[LackTrue4K]

hahah...same here. i always hit top ranks on each game (most kills) Ill have me more with thiz noobs. XD

[krontaar]

Interesting, they want to get more people into it for a reason...A new killzone, maybe? Though it's a little too soon for that.

[NarooN]

There is a new KZ game coming to the Vita this year.

[ElasticLove]

Sweet

[Grimhammer00]

I wonder what the cost is to unlock the level cap?

[nevin1]

$14.99

[Oschino1907]

I wonder why people ask questions in the comment section of an article when the answer is in the article?

[Getowned]

Because they are lazy..Why do people ask questions that they know the answer to ? JK :P

[nevin1]

I wonder how big the file would be?

[Majin-vegeta]

You only need 5 mb for the actual game to install on your hard drive so probably smaller idk.

[DlCK_DANGEROUSLY]

Perhaps you meant 5 gigs? Surely you didn't mean to say 5mb......

[rob6021]

I hope this is Sony's secret plan for PS4: Free to play Multiplayer for all first party games, That would be the ultimate online network, so much to play and ALL your friends can play with you.

[SuperBeast811]

wow an N4G article that actually supprised me

[HammadTheBeast]

Sony = Ultimate Win.

Think, this is huge!

[nevin1]

@rob6021

This could be experiment/possible trend as we head to the future of gaming.

I mean EA has the single player of Fight Night Champion for $4.99.

[Tonester925]

SONY! You never cease to amaze me! Keep it up

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Brilliant decision! I'd love to see more of this in the future. Steam and its partners do this constantly and it would be in the best interest of console publishers to do the same.

[IM_KINECTED]

This is a pretty interesting move, definitely trying to lure people into Killzone. It might pay off, I know I'll be downloading it to try it out.

This could be the start of an interesting trend, imagine if all the companies started doing this? We could see Killzone, Resistance, Halo, Gears Of War all going in this direction.

That would be great for gamers and it would probably lure in a lot of new customers.

This is sort of what Cliffy B was talking about a couple of weeks ago when he suggested "light" versions of games, where people could pay for either the online portion or the campaign portion separately.

[Strange_Evil]

I bought Killzone 3, so do I get the maps for free?

I love KZ3, but the community had gotten thin... This is an AWESOME idea!!!! The community will increase and the game will sell more as well... Win Win.

[QuebecSuperstar]

Maybe someday we'll get to buy single player campaigns and online multiplayer portions seperately.

Like buy the single player campaign for 35$, the online multiplayer for the same price or both for 60$.

I'd love it, personally.

[negroguy]

Wow this is excellent. Loved KZ2 but since they strayed away from that type of play style I never did pick up KZ3. To get KZ3 Multiplayer for $15 is a steal for someone who never picked it up.

[mayberry]

Ok, I know kz3 strayed away from kz2's playstyle A little, but to hear from everone (most havent even played 3), it is totally different. It is not! It's a little tweaked for easier play, but the learning curve is still pretty tough. IMHO, that is why alot of people gave up on it early on. I had a hard time not coming in last in the leaderboards for awhile till I developed A better style and map memorization, then WOW! such a BLAST!

[dinkeldinkse]

What learning curve?

[trenso1]

i have to disagree, they took out the learning curve. explain to me how the learning curve is there, if my friends who play only COD hated kz2 for being slow, found it hard and sucked at it. but when they play kz3 they love it and actually do good on the leader boards? they put in full regen health making the medic close to useless and the medic gun has a horrible range compared to kz2. the saboteur is messed up that it can brutal melee and still stay cloaked. along with one hit melee there is no learning curve. the marksman class can stay invisible if you use a silenced weapon. Do you know how unfair that is especially if happen to pick up the saboteurs last weapon? you can stay invisible with an assault rifle that kills in one burst. The maps aren't hard to learn at it only takes one or two games to figure them out. they took out spawn grenades so its hard for a team to come back if the other have captured all the spawn beacons. especially on the map with the huge emp. cap all spawn beacon disable the emp and use the jet packs to spawn trap it happens all to often.They lowered the player count. what was also bad was that they didn't let us make custom games when it launched or gave us a game browser to find custom games. I'm not sure if this was added as i sold the game fairly soon after i got it.

/end rant

[birdykilla]

I spent $60 last may on this game and can say the multiplayer is really good. The campaign could be skipped altogether so this seems to be a good move for Sony. I've since pawned off the game for BF3 and now I'm able to get back into it again. Hopefully I'm not already leveled up to far for the free version. I had tons of fun playing "Operations mode" with cinematic cutscenes throughout a multiplayer match and objectives to either hold or destroy it was the best :)

[r21]

sweet, now the player count will increase quite significantly! see ya all online!

[ElementX]

Any Sony fan would already own KZ3. This is just a move to get people to buy the game by letting them play MP

[Father Murder X]

It should be free because it sucks. I was just online Monday and the community is damn near gone. This game really isn't that good and Sony knows it.

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

i just played some warzone last night o.e seemed okie to me~

[BlackTar187]

LOL murder. Game sucks but you were able to get back on to play over a year after release. Something is off here I'm calling shenanigans.

Did you just buy it? did you forget you hated it? Did you think it would be different or that the longer its out the more people or better the game will get with overall age and nothing else?

[C0MPUT3R]

I love the graphics, and atmosphere in Killzone games.
.
This is a great idea if SONY does this with all of their 1st party multiplayer games it would definitely give them an advantage.

[Allowen]

I guess KZ4 announcement might come soon (AKA E3) since Sony is teasing us with free to play KZ3 MP !!

NICE !

KZ3 rocked but I wish the story were better and with less "on rails" scenes and 32 players instead 24ppl like in KZ2.
KZ3 has a coop that works but damn, they should have improved that a bit more AND added online coop.

I have lots of hopes KZ4 will have the most amazing campaing bettewn KZ2-KZ4 and it will pop to also be compatible on the PSVITA.

Bring it on GG and SOny ! I m REadY !

[NewVegasTroop]

i wonder if the DLC will be free for the ppl that have the disc version, i want to have 100% trophies but i think this version will keep the trophies locked until you buy it so i dont have much hopes to getting free stuff...

[Gamer-Z]

Awesome cant wait to play

[DRiX]

Great idea. Thought the beta was decent so I'll definitely give this another go. :D

[THC CELL]

I see this been a step up and a new idea for next gen maybe

[mayberry]

Awesome! just when EA and bioware and capcom and other company's decide to put the screws to gamers by charging for day one release DLC, sony shows more love! Yes I know they are trying to keep the MP more active, but still, this is very cool!
I play KZ3 mp alot, and it is AAA! So much of everything is so amazing. the more people really get deep int this, the more they will love it! It takes a while to start really causing some serious damage to the opposing faction, but when you start being at the top of the leaderboards consitiently, WOW!
The learning curve is harder than alot of FPS titles but not as steep as KZ2!
See you online!

[coolasj]

More games need to step up to this idea.
Sever off the multiplayer and single player portions and sell them separately.

[Lord_Sloth]

And everybody always accuses Sony of being the most greedy of the 3 companies.

[TronEOL]

This is actually brilliant. Offer Multiplayer portion of games free-to-play until a certain level, then have them buy it. Maybe this means soon we'll be able to pick and choose which part of a game we want to buy for a lower price?

So for those who play Battlefield and Call of Duty don't have to pay for a single player portion they don't even want, or ever plan on playing.

This actually looks to be an amazing idea. I hope it takes off.

[hesido]

KZ3 could have been the best online shooter, but lack of squad interactivity, lack of comeback chance due to spawn changes from KZ2 made it a frustrating experience for me.

[Sizzon]

Nice I guess, Killzone 3 online is fun, I play it here and there, but it's kinda laggy and glitchy.

Then with all the japanese players on our european servers... uhh ;<

[R834]

Sounds cool. Definitely going to give this a go - I really enjoyed KZ3 in beta, but never got round to buying it.

[Silly gameAr]

All I can say is, you newbies watch you back. Perfect opportunity to break the new PS3 in. :)

[NoTheMama]

Vita cross play please!! That'd rock!
Havent played Killzone 3 yet so ill definetly be giving this a try.

[MrGunny94]

Would be sweet to have this on VITA! Would be fun playing this online :)

[Pandamobile]

While this is good for players, it's not a good sign for Killzone if it's going free to play after a year :l

[Baka-akaB]

well it was never a secret kz3 's online didnt sit well with many kz2 players , while failing to attract the cod crowd it aimed for .

[P_Bomb]

@Pandamobile
It actually still costs $15 to unlock the full MP. People didn't read the article. This FTP has a level cap like the MAG full game demo thing also on PSN. If you wanna unlock the best gear etc, you still have to buy the game.

Level cap basically insinuates your skill points will be locked after a while too, so if you want the M82 or Field Medic respawn you'll prolly still have to pay the $15.

Quote:
"The free-to-play multiplayer mode for Killzone 3 comes with a limitation however, an unidentified level cap. There will be some sort of limitation on what rank players can achieve in free-to-play mode and a limit on the number of skills and unlockable weapons that come with those higher rankings."

[NeloAnjelo]

The online count has really dropped fast when comparing KZ2 and 3. Most core fans still prefer KZ2. Me being one of them. Over 800 logged on KZ2, compared to my KZ3's 150.

[SnowBlu]

homefront all over again

[Ninjamonkey82]

Can't see nothing wrong with that tbh alot off peole getting alot off enjoyment for free. Thats win win tbh. Hell to all this comparsion bull flying about these posts can see idiots trying to compare to cod etc wtf. I got this gam at release. Ive had nothing but fun from it.

Opertunitys there for thsoe that have not tried the multiplayer now to just go on beast some. Do so and do it for free. Don't see this happen on any other platforms.

[Raoh]

This is the second free to play fps for sony. MAG is also free to play with a level cap.

Killzone 3 was demoed early on to show remote play on he vita so this is going to be a nice big push for vita too.

[peeps]

Good way to try and boost the community, I might even dust my copy off lol

[FinaLXiii]

Havent played Killzone 3 in a while but why not Killzone 2 as well.

[bahabeast]

i see this happening to alot of games in near future and i for one embrace it :D

[MizTv]

sorry but they can try to give this crap away for free but it will never be as good as kz2

[mayberry]

Killzone 2 is awesome, but to discount Killzone 3 as much as you do is doing a diservice to kilzone 3's high points, imho. I have the same issues as you concerning the changes made from kz2, but if kz3 was multiplatform (incl p.c.), it would be revered alot more than it is. My experiences with it to this day are d++n near excatcly what I have always wanted a shooter to feel like. war is chaos and comraderie, desparation and triumphs. I actually feel sometimes that I, as a player on a team, have turned the tide of battles! So much fun!

[P_Bomb]

It's not free, full MP unlock costs $15.

[Ace_Man_6]

"Any PlayStation 3 owner with an internet connection and a PSN account..." they mean SEN account ;D

[josephayal]

Best Console GRAPHICS for free

[CanadianTurtle]

Now that is a game selling technique

[BeardedPriest]

Good thing I sold my copy. Its a good thing even though I was beginning to miss it.
Its not a great game but its decent. A nice break from BF3. I wonder what happens to people who are already high rank who decide to download this.
Not gonna lie I would much rather have a cleaned up HD remake of the original.

[trenso1]

What if your level in kz3 is past the level cap and you download this?

[Sorrow24]

To be honest, its probably so that they can then port it over to Vita and the Vita users get a solid FPS "demo" before anything else comes out. This will keep the servers populated.

[DG90]

Im gonna start playing Killzone 3 online again now i think.. With more players getting involved it may get the Killzone community back together!

[DarkBlood]

shit lol my save file was on that phat ps3 which is broken i got to install this again on my slim and download the retro map pack since thats all i have and try to get a high level before the noobs come in :P

[Ch1d0r1]

The map with the chain reaction in the center is freaking awesome. They should of invested more into the objective mode, that mode is awesome, specially when the top losing player get executed.

[hazardman]

Great move Sony!! Its essentially a multiplayer demo using all maps and a capped system. So obviously you'll enjoy the game til you reach cap and then from there if you liked it you BUY IT. MAG did same thing so its nothing new really. Maybe this will be the norm from now on, it will benefit the player looking for the best multiplayer experience! Honestly tho if your PS3 only player this game should be in your collection!! No excuses unless your poor, homeless or DEAD!

[Dubfella]

Great news, I love KZ3 multiplayer so it should be good to see more people online.

[MizTv]

no i dont think so at all. for people like me kz2 is the best fps and kz3 was a slap is the face.

[fatboyfsx]

I love KZ2 and KZ3, overall I like KZ3 more. Yea, it's not perfect but neither is KZ2. The lag in KZ2 makes the game unplayable at times when every single person is a bullet sponge. They fixed 90% of that in KZ3 which is a huge difference in overall gameplay and enjoyment. Neither game is perfect, both are amazing games, but when I hear KZ2 fans say KZ3 is a complete disappointment, a disgrace or worst of all a COD clone, it just makes me shake my head as it simply is not true. Play COD and then KZ3, they are very different games. The game is amazing and I cannot wait till KZ4!

[RXL]

wow...this is fantastic!..

w0ot@sony

[Zephol]

this is awesome!!

[OooHJohnny]

Time to undust my copy.

[iistuii]

I've always enjoyed it, however there's hardly anyone on it. Hopefully this may kick start it again, but I won't hold my breath.

[SpecialK]

wow I'll have to go for that. I loved Killzone 2's multiplayer, right up until you leveled up and came up against ridiculous things such as invisible snipers crouching in corridors and enemies that posed as team mates.

It went from great tactical gameplay that me and my friends flourished on, to rocket spamming craziness with GOD DAM INVISIBLE SNIPERS. Hated it so much and without deleting my save files I couldnt go back to the best bit, when medics were unlocked and everyone was a team player and actually revived people.

Im sure some people liked that craziness but it killed the game for me. whats the new one like? are the crazy classes gone and if not reckon the level cap will keep me away from that?

Either that or a barebones mode would be brilliant. a mode where they just cut the excess and focus on good team play that made killzone 2 great before the other classes came in.

If they did that, then id stop playing all other shooters. *crosses fingers*

[fatboyfsx]

Though I disagree, everyone has their own preferences of what is the best. If you do not like that then you will not like KZ3 either, it has the same classes as 2 some combinations just switched around.

Were you only playing people of your level or lower? Cause otherwise there are people of all kinds of levels in games with different abilities.

I do think a barebones mode would be a cool option for KZ games.

[bobtheimpaler]

KZ2 is still plenty tactical with all the classes. Just take some adjusting to and knowing which classes to use in each scenario.

KZ3 not so much. Snipers can jam your radar as well as turn invisible, and sniping is much easier because the game has less bullet variables and they don't need to lead their shots.

Recoil in general is lower and you can go full auto with some weapons and kill people accross the map.

If you liked the tactical nature of KZ2 then I don't think KZ3 is for you. It is a much more casual game in a lot of respects.

[SpecialK]

Fair enough thanks for the reply. I'll download the free version just to see how it is. I remember map design was always brilliant in Killzone 2 that was its main plus point for me.

[DG90]

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[bobtheimpaler]

Why? KZ2 is a far superior game. It takes far more skill, has more tactical depth, is far more rewarding and requires more teamwork.

For heaven's sake the final boss fight was on rails. They took every opportunity to make KZ3 generic as hell.

[OooHJohnny]

Why?
Killzone 2 = dedicated servers
Killzone 3 = P2P

[SSultan]

I'd like to see more of this as I rarely play single player.

[Gamerita]

very good move by Sony. things like this + free online play will bring more people to the world of playstation.

[J_Cob]

It's not F2P. You can play up to lvl 10 then you have to buy it. Last time I checked F2P games let you play as much as you want unless you want more stuff then you pay. They don't just completely cut you off. It's a trial. The download says it's a trial and not Free to Play like DC Universe Online.