Call of Duty 4 beta ending Sept. 30, cap being raised

by Justin McElroy { Sep 21st 2007 at 10:45AM }

It's sad, but it's a fact you're going to have to deal with: The Call of Duty 4 beta will be coming to an end on Sept. 30. But, hey, don't think of it as the end of a beta. Think of it as the beginning of a month-long wait, at the end of which you'll able to pay $60 for the game that you've been enjoying for free. ... Hmm, let's move on, shall we?

This also means that if you had been putting off trying to get into the beta this is probably the opportune time to get up on it. It's going to be a crazy finish too, as the level cap is apparently being raised to 25 near the beta's end on Sept. 28. But let's be honest: At that point, will many people still be around to care?

[Thanks, Alexander]

Tags: activision, beta, callofduty4

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Sep 21st 2007 10:54AM

they should just raise the cap now

Forsakyn @ Sep 21st 2007 12:40PM

Agreed; it would've made more sense to do this today so the weekend is available for them to track results. I have no doubts folks will still be playing the beta come September 28th (for a whopping couple days), but it will definitely greatly diminish due to that other small Halo-something game coming out on the 25th...

Jimbo @ Sep 21st 2007 11:01AM

Lets hope the constant lag issues are sorted when it goes gold eh? Good game, but still a few things to tweak

GamerG @ Sep 21st 2007 11:05AM

Lag? I am yet to see any lag whatsoever!

Jimbo @ Sep 21st 2007 11:11AM

lucky you!

Jimbo @ Sep 21st 2007 11:16AM

what about the whole game freezing for 10 seconds every time someone leaves the match? And I have a bloody quick connection!! Oh well, its free so I musn't grumble about it

KingOfGods @ Sep 21st 2007 11:25AM

I have been playing it since day 1 and I never heard anyone complain about it freezing up

Jimbo @ Sep 21st 2007 11:46AM

Well it started freezing for me last night in a free-for-all match at about midnight British time. Maybe when theres loads of traffic in the US it affects the British connections. I don't know what could be the cause, and I don't care really. All I'm saying is that in the last few days I've been playing there have been some issues when playing. I've spoken to many people who have had similar problems.

Nox @ Sep 21st 2007 2:20PM

You guys must not play much then because there are definatley some lag issues. It really depends on who the host is though. This is pretty much all I play and probly 1 in 10 games will lag. I have business class roadrunner and know its not my connection.

jon smith @ Sep 21st 2007 11:31AM

i want the beta! :/

TRUTH @ Sep 21st 2007 11:34AM

LOL, Who is going to care when HALO 3 Launches!
Thanks 4 the raise in the cap, but it's a bit LATE!!!

doomcloud @ Sep 21st 2007 11:36AM

i care halo is for gayz

Sean @ Sep 21st 2007 11:44AM

buy more teh haloz

ill trooper @ Sep 21st 2007 12:06PM

Yeah, it goes the other way too... Expect a lot of curious or disillusioned Halo peoples to be migrating over to the retail release of THIS game a month later.

My wallet will be buying Halo3, but my heart will be thinking of CoD:4 Trés Moderne Combat.

OGHowie @ Sep 21st 2007 12:25PM

So we will have a day or two to go from level 16 to 25?

Lame.

xGeneral DEATHx @ Sep 21st 2007 12:43PM

Sounds like they're testing their marketing machine to see the amount of players still playing the beta after the 25th. I know I'll still be loving CoD4 a little more, I prefer the real-world tactical games just a bit more than teh Haloz. Still, I'll buy teh Haloz in the meantime. :-) 4-player co-op ftw.