Two New Maps, Two New Weapons For Killzone 2

@Witzbold: Shotgun-medics. That would be awesome. Atleast then I'll get healed. :P I hope they don't over/underpower the boltgun. As it currently is in SP makes an awesomely overpowered weapon for MP, but nerfing it too much will result in nobody wanting it.

Good to see it's not just those crappy easy bronze per level and class trophies. Nice to see some silver and gold up in there....Unless of course this is just BS.

You can always search for one of the new maps, it always works for me if I wanna play them but its true that generally people stick with the original 8 maps. This is a day 1 buy for me cause I love getting trophies in this game

Timothy Saskiewicz

@Fociz: it's already "fixed"

@Fociz: try High Precision Mode + Alternative2

@-[[CHoZO]]-: Agreed. What bs.

@TheIrishNinja: I think the point that the OP was making was, "Why was that comment necessary?". To be honest, it's probably just to stir the pot and get the threads like this one started :-\

@jtyson: ...i thought the first paragraph, the one where the "shot" was taken, basically said hey, guerilla didnt sell as well as theydve wanted on this one, but theyre doing this anyway. thought it was pretty clear?

There's something fishy about these trophies; Kill 20 in one match, maybe, but 50!!

Plankboy

Pricing in pounds is £4.79

Plankboy

@-[[CHoZO]]-: COD.

@Atomsk88: I wouldnt say the boltgun is like an overpowered shotgun, since you can snip with the thing if you are good at "railgunning". Considering how many guys I pinned to walls on that stage.

@Kaneda: I heard if you adjust the split fish or whatever that freak of nature thing is called it works pretty well. Just that it takes a while getting used to.

Lve KZ2 but pricing maps at 2 for £7 is completely unrealistic. Until im looking at 4quid they can go stuff themselves.

teeps1981

Fix the controls. kthxbye.

Fociz

@NitroAML: I just recently went back to KZ2 since I was done getting the Platinums on UT3 and Dead Space, and I had the reflex to get the four news maps because I was afraid to be left out if I didn't have them. But actually you're right about people generally sticking to the original ones. It's a shame that KZ2 doesn't have kb/m support though. Maybe I should try getting one of those fish splitter...thingies.

maybe if they add a flamethrower and bolt gun, that would be a kin to the pyro and heavy in team fortress 2? that could balance things out nicely if executed properly.

rainbowkitten

Why should Kotaku just say :"look some new great stuff for Killzone2 is coming", nooo, they have always to say something negative about PS3..."Sure, the game's not dominating the PS3 scene like it was probably hoped it would"...ahhhhhh

@jtyson: i like your tone. i fully agree.

rainbowkitten

@Skyline7284: Huh? I've played over 500 hours of Battlefield Bad Company, and have unlocked every weapon. I never paid a cent for any weapon, and I don't remember any option to pay to unlock them sooner. Two free map packs have been released since launch aswell. DICE are good to their fanbase, and they probably always will be. (edited for punctuation)

KesMonkey

Ooooo this sounds cool. Do hope can get more free time to be playing KZ2 again. Though still am sad with how the engineers are handled with shared resources with most of the team not realizing that and putting turrets in the most idiotic places. One thing that would really be happy to see patched but wont happen is allow medics to use shotguns. Since nobody gets in closer like us medics do. :/

Don't know why Killzone 2 isn't more popular, it's easily one of the best shooters of this generation, more people should give it a go.

Cool, boltgun is a powerful weapon, i wonder how it is going to look like "rpg crazy kids" will turn into "bolt gun crazy kids"

I'm cooler than Danzel Washington

OMGOMGOMG I SQUEALED LIKE A GIRL when I saw the boltgun was going to be put in the multiplayer! I LOVE THIS GAME!!!

Joe Lengerich

@Atomsk88: Yeah, that much I knew. I was mostly referring to the fact that I think the lightning gun is the only weapon that really felt overpowered.

O.K. so Sony copied Microsoft's 360 achievements with PS3 trophies, now why can Nintendo do something similar? Come on Ninty, this will make replayability so much better.

@jtyson: as much of an asshole thing that was to say, you have an excellent point there

Weapon is limited to use in that level only looks like. Still cool, I enjoy the game.

Oban

@thegriefer:sounds like horde mode or something

thegriefer

Idk kinda sounds like something like horde mode or something.

thegriefer

@Luke Plunkett: Yet it wasn't surprising when Criterion decided to keep supporting Burnout Paradise which sold less units than Killzone 2. I admit that many thought Killzone 2 was going to sell as much as the first Gears and it didn't. Although that may be disappointing to many, the truth is we gamers are way too jaded with multi-million selling titles and commit the mistake of thinking that a million + titles sold worldwide is not enough.

@(Zombie) Goldwings: you mean like the revolver? because i kill everyone with that.

dappaute

@reality.exe.torrent: That's not the bolt gun. The bolt gun is that weapon from the desert area where you fight the miners equipped with LMGs. It's basically like an overpowered shotgun, but slower, low ammo, and huge recoil. There's no way that lightning gun would make it into online. One person could probably take out eight people before the rest of the team wiped him out.

Atomsk88

@jtyson: "Burning up the PS3 scene..." "dominating the PS3 scene..." To come up with the two ways of phrasing that makes me think that the disappointment was what he wanted emphasized.

Thanatophage

aaaahhhhh and i hust sold kz2

I didn't even buy the first. Little chance of getting this. For a second I would have thought that only hardcore fans would still be playing this game, and went to play a few days ago when...I couldn't believe how horrible alot of people were just as if I were playing one of the COD games... /completely off topic...

Omegastrider is playing FFVI

I've enjoyed the already released DLC, so I'll probably get this one. Hell, what can I say, I love KZ2.

Robotic Bilbo Bagins has no use for fleshy ones

Awesome new weapons!

I still jump into this game on a regular basis. New stuff is always welcome.

@Luke Plunkett: Funny, because you don't make any mention of how "great" that support is in the post. Nope, just the bit about Killzone 2 being a disappointment. Nice that you could mention it in the comments section though. It's great to see the writer continue to support their post in spite of that.

@Dangeresque the Observer: I can see that would be the case with the lightning gun, but I seem to recall the flamethrower being.. well, a flamethrower - sure, it's got limited range, but does lots of damage and is fun as hell.

@Avalon: Not to turn this thread into something else... but yeah, I kinda don't so much like this new star abilities thing. It makes it more work to find out those whose brilliance has not been realized, and also gives me a big head, even though I pretty much just got my star for invoking the DK Rap.

I respect my fellow stars, but we are men, nothing more. A nifty little gold thing by my name is enough for me.

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Sweet. The turret ribbons was a pain in the ass for me to get also. It just takes a good sense of bot placement. The airbot ribbons were hell to get before the patch. I only have 2 pre-patch Air bot ribbons. the rest came from after they got that ridiculous power boost.

@reality.exe.torrent:Yeah, they were, but they were left out of the multiplayer. Something about "ridiculously overpowered, no seriously, there is no way this would be fair".

So I'm really excited for their addition. No really, they are awesome weapons, and I look forward to being murdered repeatedly by them with no chance of retaliation.

Don't care what people say about this game; one of the greatest game created! Thank You Guerilla! Keep em coming! :D

taeka22

@CustomFirmware: What, the space feature doesn't work anymore? Ever heard of paragraphs Gawker? Jesus Christ.

@Avalon: Yea, and now witty remarks and intelligents debates won't happen because of the reverse chronological order. So people will just keep reposting what has been said earlier and those that actually contributed something useful, well their post will be lost in a sea of comments. This is a great way to lose respectable commenters/comments, and a great way for people to just post easy one-liners and never look back. And this Star-Privileged thing? Absolutely not fair, especially now since most our comments won't even be read. The idea is good, what Gawker is trying to do for us is good, but it has been executed so poorly. But this is a horrible layout. That said, as a dedicated Kotakuite, even though I disagree with it, I'll still be here and i'm sure many will follow suit. Bottom Line: Great additions like video, image, and edit features, but horrible layout, reverse chronological order, and total discrimination.

@supo: DO NOT buy these DLC maps if you are not a hardcore KZ2 player. After the first two weeks the DLC gets released, the hype dies down and people usually go back to playing the original eight. The new maps are fun and all. But if you aren't a frequent player there is no need for it IMO.

@NitroAML: Yeah I already took the liberty of finding out your profile and I have to say I'm envious you can play as much as you did. Damn you're pretty high ranked. We should play together sometime, since I have yet to get the turret ribbon (it's annoying to get).

And probably much like the past two DLC kits, it will cost $6, resulting in few purchases.

ヽ(´ー｀)ﾉ (NO MEANS YES)

@(Zombie) Goldwings: You are definitely not bad. Your K/D R is way better than mines was when I was around your score. KZ2 is the first FPS I ever played online and I was at about 0.7 for my KDR for a while and I sucked big time. Maybe I adapted because I had never played many FPS outside of CoD:4(which I didn't play that long). Maybe people with a cleaner slate learn easier? What I achieved after months of trying to even out my K/D R: http://www.killzone.com/kz/mykillzone.psml?kz_user_id=AngelMayLaugh

Waiting for earlier DLC to be released.. there's 2 packs out right? As a PC gamer its hard for me to justify buying maps, *especially* with the amount of time I've been working. I just wouldn't have a lot of time in between work and other games (like Infamous, :D ).

supo

@-[[CHoZO]]-: ooh, ooh, i know this one. it's MGS4 right? ...ok GTA4? Or maybe Warhawk? Or Resistance FOM? ...Well I'm out of ideas.

NoHoldsBarred

@SiniStarR: Then get out there and buy it. It's well worth it, plus I've seen it for less than MSRP lately. About 20$ less here in CAN.

supo

@NitroAML: Dude even I say this to others when they complain about the controls, but the fact doesn't change that I can't get use to the controls and that I suck at playing the game. I can hold my own though so I'm not THAT bad :D http://killzone.com/kz/mykillzone.psml?kz_user_id=Lightgamet

@Skyline7284: Thirded. Even though this won't matter in the slightest

@Atomsk88: Even so, it means part of what you're paying for IS the weapons. It's a little silly. I hope the weapons are patched in when the DLC hits.

@njd09: Pfft I got over 300 hours of playtime on it. I think It's nearing 400 right now.

@njd09: meh... they just felt way to unresponsive...

Kiaza

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Did you try turning on precision aiming?

@Luke Plunkett: I have to assume they plan this kind of DLC ahead of time. But yeah, support for games post-release is always appreciated. I, for one, am a big supporter of post-release content. If I don't find it worthy of a purchase, then I don't buy it.

-[[CHoZO]]-

@reality.exe.torrent: Well, they could just be charging for the maps only and the weapons come included. I mean, they better not charge a little extra for two packaged weapons.

Atomsk88

@Firemane: We bitch cause we suck. Hence the game sucks /sarcasm (on the latter part of the sentence only :[ )

@Firemane: Yeah, it seems kinda backwards to charge for weapons already in the game.

@njd09: i second this request

@Blue Wizard 422: What is the #1 online game for the PS3? Killzone seems to be the best offering, by far.

-[[CHoZO]]-

@reality.exe.torrent: ya they are in the single player campaign. Be nice if the guns were released for everyone since the models are already made.

Firemane

@(Zombie) Goldwings: my bad, I forgot that people sucked with KZ2 controls. I still don't get why people bitch about them.

Firemane

I hope the boltgun is an alternative to the Engineer's shotgun. The shotgun is total bullshit. When I use it I can only 1hko people from 5 ft or less but others can 1 hko me from about 20-15ft away or whatever system of measurement is in KZ universe.

If its not performing well online then whats beating it? Very curious since this was supposed to be an orgiastic frag fest with a smattering of ocular money shots.

@Firemane: It was a stab at the Killzone 2 controls, which I still suck at and have issues with. Rockets are not cheap since they are balanced with low ammo and awhile to reload.

@D4RkNIKON: I assume the weapons come with the maps, but that's just conjecture.

njd09

@Kiaza: I've gotten used to them, it's just different than the 360. It's my favorite online game until MW2.

njd09

@(Zombie) Goldwings: That and it doesn't have as much ammo capacity. The flamethrower should be tons of fun, and it should be good for crowd control.

Atomsk88

... Wasn't there a flamethrower and a boltgun in the basic game? I know I remember a flamethrower.

@Avalon: Well it sucks. I want to see what EVERYONE has to say. Yes, even the trolls. Bring it.

njd09

@(Zombie) Goldwings:I found that wierd since they put in a rocket launcher but not this. Rocket launchers are cheap. I found the bolt gun to be really easy to aim though.

Firemane

@Luke Plunkett: It's certainly got the best online following on the PS3, so I'm not sure how it isn't dominating the PS3 scene. I've got 13 hours of online play time and over 1200 kills, and I still haven't even cracked 350k on the leaderboards. That's pretty damn active if you ask me. People want DLC and they give it to us. Gotta give it to them, they know how to support their games.

njd09

They're bringing the Bolt Gun?! I thought the reason for its absence was due to the balancing... hmmm thinking about, the bolt gun won't have such bad balancing issues since it takes precise aim/control to actually kill someone.

@dsi1: That's exactly what they're trying to avoid with this new segregating format.

@Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: Guess it does that automatically if I comment. We're still coming to grips with this new system :)

@Avalon: There needs to be an 'always show all comments' option.

dsi1

It's awesome to see they support the game. But make the damn packs cheaper.

nukee

@Luke Plunkett: Way to promote the comment, Luke. :P

@-[[CHoZO]]-: I don't think that was supposed to comment on the sales figures of Killzone 2. We all know it sold well, but is it the #1 online game for PS3? I think that's what he was referring to...

With Kotaku's current layout, this post has no comments by default. I guess we'll have to wait for an all important star to speak their mind before the rest of us can be heard.

@D4RkNIKON: Hopefully they don't since they are already in the single player campaign.

Firemane

Yeah, it was a lot of fun at first, but TOTALLY lost it's appeal after a month. Controls were lackluster at most...

Kiaza

@-[[CHoZO]]-: because it's great to see the developer continue to support the game in spite of that, that's why

@-[[CHoZO]]-: i also found that a bit odd.

THEMISSING

Even more new maps to split up the community, yay Guerilla.

Firemane

oh woot. as long as kotaku gives away a couple codes COUGHIM TIRED OF PAYING FOR DLC BUT I STILL WANT THE DLC COUGH

Why did Luke take a stab at Killzone 2's sales? Seems unrelated to a story about maps. Not that I'm a huge PS3 supporter or anything, but I just found it weird.

-[[CHoZO]]-

Don't make the BF:BC mistake and charge for weapons...

I'm happy this game is still being supported with DLC and the such, not being dropped because it didn't completely dominate the sales charts forever.

Do the weapons cost $$? Oh well, this should be interesting!

@Witzbold: Yeah. Great game. I really thought that you could use shotty-Meds, though. Guess it's been too long since I've played. Think I'll do it now to confirm/not confirm my memory of shotty-Meds. Thanks, Witz!

Raziel

@jtyson: Haha, owned!

Gringorilla

@Joe Lengerich: And, for the final bit of information, pricing on these will be 800 Yen, which converts to around $8.60 USD so we can probably expect $7.99 on this.

You heard it here first, folks. When Kotaku publishes this, I expect a mention.

Joe Lengerich

@Kaneda: Ive just seen online reviews and such. Which do seem to be positive for the most part but do stress the need to get the adjustments right before trying to get comfortable. Knew one guy but hardly have the chance to speak with him lately.

@laencythe: Yeah there are classes, but the problem is they all are not unlocked from the start. You gotta make your way up the rank system to unlock other classes and earn appropriate badges for unlocking other skills / gear for your class. Still its a pretty solid game that looks damned nice.

@Witzbold: I think I'll give it a try. Honestly it can't really be worst than a controller! Plus I think they had a newer version with more adjustment options and better precision. Did you ever talk to someone who had one?

@Witzbold: So Killzone 2 plays like TF2? beacuse I didn't know there were medics or engineers in KZ2. This is a serious question, by the way. I haven't played KZ2, actually I only played TF2 for the first time a few days ago on my bro's computer. I really have no clue...

laencythe

I'm really excited! Cant wait i love the support were getting from GG. Keep it coming ill be first in line.

grandmufti

@-[[CHoZO]]-: Yeah i see that all the time here on Kotaku. Its like you cant post about k2 if you dont take a jab at it first.

grandmufti

YES! Those are the two weapons I really wanted to see in multiplayer, but since the weapon damage would be hard to balance out I thought they wouldn't do it. I hope this is not expensive. Like around 5 dollars. Please.

I could see myself picking up these maps in the future. The addition of the flamethrower and bolt gun seem interesting. Of course...I'm still on the fence about this game, so I will probably wait until some price drops occur. I enjoyed the demo and the original Killzone, but hated the beta. That leads me to believe that I will hate the online (which isn't unusual as I don't play FPS games online), but that I may enjoy the campaign. Hm...if they keep releasing content I may have to pick this game up

Stoeck

@Nikuma: I'm recently realizing how true this is. CoD4 meets Team Fortress.

TylDurden

@Joe Lengerich: Oh, and also the new DLC pack will be called "Napalm & Cordite" in case anyone was wondering

Joe Lengerich

boltgun - cloaking = good luck moving 10 feet from spawning b/f I drill a hole in your head all the way across Phyrrus.

rte148

@Joe Lengerich: Thank you sir. I guess I'm going to have to get a PSN card soon.

Hezekiah Hicks

Release Date: 23/7/09 Thought you all might want to know that. GG confirmed this earlier on the Killzone forums.

Joe Lengerich

@-[[CHoZO]]-: Luke does it does all his playstation posts. there is always a jab in there somewhere.

fireb0x

KIllzone is my main PS3 Online Game. Once I finally get a PSN card, I will buy the two map packs. But now, I'll wait for all three to be bundled together. Hopefully soon after it's released. I was looking forward to online Flamthrowers since KZ2's Release. The Bolt gun, not so. I always have trouble with it. All in all, this should be a good pack.Trophes, Maps AND weapons. :O

Hezekiah Hicks

@.- -. --- -. -.-- -- --- ..- ... / .. ... /...: Yeah seriously, since the standard gear they leave medics with really creates problems with getting to said bodies. Unless you have a good team backing you up as you run your ass out to where a good jolt is needed for a fellow player. Granted we can use the revive gun from a fair distance away, still doesnt mean that we dont need to run out into all sorts of nasty places to get our own back on their feet. Really really was let down by the fact that we are not allowed to use shotguns from spawn. Guess its not all that bad considering we can pick them up from a dead team member or enemy.

cant wait for more maps. i played battlefield 1943 and its a very cool game so better watch out for this game.

@NitroAML: Hm Alright, good to know. Oh, and I meant to say for free.

supo

i still need killzone...

@Raziel: Unless its something really high up we are stuck with the ARs.

they aren't original with their new trophies (same with previous map updates) ... pretty boring if they can release a bundle with all 3 packs, it's something i'd get, because 6$ for 2 maps is overpriced imo

HeavyMental