The few, the proud, the unbelievably freakin’ lucky. Head on over to the official site for COD4 (charlieoscardelta.com) and if you manage to get the beta info pages to load, that is exactly how you will feel.

Yea, it seems that the announcement of Beta details has caused their site to get somewhat overloaded. On top of that a good amount of other sites are linking directly to their images (which doesn’t help) so visiting those sites won’t do you any good either … unless you want to stare at blank images that won’t be loading anytime soon.

Oh quit your belly achin’ we got you covered soldier! Get yourself together and review the information below … and if you EVER cry in our presence again we will beat you severely.

COD4: MW MP BETA DETAILS

Age: Must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible.

Lead Time: Infinity Ward urges fans not to worry as they promise to give everyone plenty of warning before the Beta goes live. Along with updates via the Beta HQ they will also be posting a countdown clock on their sites homepage.

Availability: Beta is first come first serve, spots will be limited. In other stay on your toes and be ready to move.

Region: Beta will start in the US. Other countries have yet to be decided.

Max Rank: Rank has been capped in the game and therefor you will not be able to unlock every item.

HOW TO PLAY:

1. What are those yellow numbers? How do Experience Points work?
In game you are going to see pretty yellow numbers pop up when you complete objectives, get kills, etc. These are your Experience Points. Experience Points add to your overall ranking during the match. Depending on the matchtype, you will get a different number of points for different actions.

And no, you will not be able to carry your rank over into the final game.

2. Does the Public Beta have matchmaking? How can I play with my friends?
Easy. Select ‘Xbox Live’ from the main menu and then choose ‘Find Game’. If you want to party up with your friends, select ‘Party Invite’ from the same menu. You can also jump into matches your friends are playing by selecting their gamertag through the Xbox 360 dashboard, Friend’s List and the option ‘Join Session in Progress’.

3. Main Menu

Xbox Live:
Find matches, Create A Class, Check your rankings, review progress on challenges, and play with your friends.

Controls:
Setup the controller to your personal preferences and alter game brightness.

Quit:
This is the option you are never going to want to choose.

4. Xbox Live Menu

a. Find Game:
Essentially the Beta’s ‘Go’ button. When you are ready for action, select this option, choose a game type, and unleash your skills.

b. Create a Class:
Build your custom classes. (See: Classes\Create A Class)

c. Barracks:
Check your rankings on the Leaderboards and your progress through Challenges, choose your Clan Tag, and even review your basic player statistics.

d. Party Invite:
Invite your friends to your party.

e. Message of the Day:
Check this section for important Beta updates.

5. Barracks Menu

Leaderboards:
Compare yourself to other players in the Beta in Score, Wins, Kills, and Accuracy. You can view the Global rankings, or limit your view to Friends.

Challenges:
Check your progress on various challenges. Complete these challenges to gain XP rewards and Weapon add-ons.

Clan Tag:
Set your clan tag.

CONTROLS:

Stick Layouts:
Default – Pictured below.
Southpaw – Switches functionality of the left and right thumbsticks.
Legacy – Swaps vertical functionality of the left and right thumbsticks.
Legacy Southpaw – Switches left and right thumbstick functionality of the Legacy layout.

Button Layout:
Default – Pictured below.
Tactical – Switches functionality of the right thumbstick click and the B button
Lefty – Switches functionality of the left and right shoulder buttons and triggers.

Sensitivity Options:
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Very High

Players also have the option to invert their joystick controls and enable/disable vibration.

WEAPONS:

Below are the weapons available to you in the Beta. Keep in mind, this is just a sampling of the full arsenal that will be available to you when the game ships.

ATTACHMENTS:

ACOG Scope: Enhanced zoom ACOG scope.

Grenade-Launcher: Grenade Launcher attachment for assult rifles. THIS ATTACHMENT REPLACED PERK 1.

Grip: Vertical foregrip for reduced recoil.

Red Dot Sight: Replace the iron sights with precision reflex sight.

Silencer: Invisible on GPS when firing, reduced muzzle flash, but shorter range.

GRENADES:

Flash: Device that blinds and deafens the target when detonated.

Smoke: Device that creates a smoke screen when detonated.

Stun: Device that disorients the target when detonated.

SNIPER RIFLES:

Dragunov SVD: Semi-automatic sniper rifle. Effective at long range.

M21: Semi-automatic sniper rifle. Effective at long range.

M40A3: Bolt-action sniper rifle. Effective at long range.

SHOTGUNS:

W1200: Pump action shotgun. Effective at close range.

SUB MACHINE GUNS:

Mini-Uzi: Fully automatic with high rate of fire. Effective at close to medium range.

MP5: Fully automatic with good accuracy. Effective at close to medium range.

Skorpion: Fully automatic with high rate of fire. Effective at close range.

SIDE ARMS:

M9: Semi-automatic with high capacity and power. Effective at close range.

M1911.45: Semi-automatic with medium capacity and power. Effective at close range.

USP.45: Semi-automatic with medium capacity and power. Effective at close range.

ASSAULT RIFLES:

AK-47: Fully automatic with high power. Effective at medium range.

G3: Single-fire with a high capacity. Effective at medium to long range.

M4 Carbine: Fully automatic with low recoil. Effective at medium range.

M16A4: Semi-automatic with three round burst fire. Effective at medium to long range.

LIGHT MACHINE GUNS:

M60E4: Fully automatic with high power. Effective at medium to long range.

M249.S.A.W: Fully automatic with high rate of fire. Effective at medium to long range.

RPD: Fully automatic with good accuracy. Effective at medium to long range.

CLASSES:

Create Class: Reach the rank of Private (rank 4) and you will unlock Create a Class. Here you can customize a class lead-out that fits your specific play-style. Create a Class is all about options—pick your primary weapons, side arms, grenades, attachments, weapon camouflages, and, maybe most importantly, Perks.

Default: Assault, Heavy Gunner, Sniper, Demolitions, Spec-Ops

PERKS:

Perks are how your custom class stands apart from the crowd. There might be a lot of people out there with the M21, but do they have it backed up by Stopping Power and Deep Impact?

There are three Perk groups, listed below. Note you can only select one Perk from each category in building your Create a Class. In the screenshot, our player has chosen Bomb Squad for his Perk 1 category, Stopping Power for Perk 2, and Deep Impact for Perk 3.

Remember, some weapon and attachment settings will limit your ability to equip certain Perks. For example, the Grenade Launcher attachment will fill your Perk 1 slot, meaning you will only get two active perks.

Check out the Beta’s Perks and what category they fall under below. And don’t forget, for the Beta we picked a bunch of our favorite Perks for you to give us feedback on – you’ll have many more Perks to choose from in the full-game.

PERK 1

Bomb Squad: Ability to seek out enemy explosives.
C4 x 2: Remote detonation explosive.
Claymore x 2: Trip activated explosive mine.
RPG-7 x 2: Rocket Launcher with 2 rockets.
Special Grenades x 3: 3 special grenades. No smoke.

PERK 2

Juggernaut Increased health.
Sleight of Hand: Faster reloading.
Sonic Boom: Higher explosive weapon damage.
Stopping Power: Increased bullet damage.
UAV Jammer: Undetectable on enemy radar.

PERK 3

Deep Impact: Deeper bullet penetration.
Extreme Conditioning: Sprint for longer distances
Last Stand: Pull out your pistol before dying.
Martyrdom: Drop a live grenade when killed.
Steady Aim: Increased hip-fire accuracy.

GAME MODES:

On the Beta you will have several Game Modes to pick from. Learn about each below:

Free-for-all
Every man for himself. Kill everyone.
Players: 6-12
Score Limit: 300
Points for kill: 5

Team Deathmatch
Use teamwork to kill enemy players and reach the score limit.
Players: 6-12
Score Limit: 750
Points for kill:10

Team Objective
Domination and Search and Destroy.
Capture flags in Domination, with respawning. Destroy and defend objectives in Search and Destroy, with no respawns.
Players: 6-12
Score Limit: 750
Points for kill:10

Team Tactical
Small Team Deathmatch and Search and Destroy. 2vv2 or 3v3.
Players: 6-12
Score Limit: 750
Points for kill:10

MAPS:

The Beta comes to you with three of our favorite maps – Overgrown, Crash and Vacant. Remember, it’s just a Beta – the full-game comes to you with many, many more maps. To learn more about the three maps included with the Beta, click on the links below. We’ve provided a description of each type of map.

Crash

Downed Sea Knight in a desert town. Fantastic team games.

Overgrown

Large overgrown rural Russian area. Sniper ghillie suits make for good cover.

Vacant

Deserted Russian office. Intense interior fighting.

We are working very hard to access the site and pull the information off. If you see a “PENDING UPDATE” that is because the area we are working on is still unaccessible. Keep checking back with us for updates throughout the day.

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1 Comment » ryan on March 24, 2008 6:59 pm if you want all of the sniper names go under challenges and look at sniper. it will give you the names of all of the snipers. RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URL Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.