So....Anthem's endgame upon release will be composed of 3 'dungeons' with 3 difficults, their version of world quests and repeatable quests......I gotta pre-order this!!!!
People allways want "end game" content well apart from pvp or raids what would you be happy with as "end game" content ?
After playing the open "demo" this weekend I found myself getting bored very quickly. It's very restricted. Only 2 javelins, basically one story mission line which didn't take long to complete and a small freeplay area. The PC controls for flying are poor so the "gimmick" of flying fell flat, and swimming was atrocious.
you do understand that this is a restricted demo with alot of the content blocked or removed ? (they have even removed alot of the npc's from Tarsis) if not then i don't know what to say to you.
if you did not get into the VIP demo last weekend then yes you only get 2 javelins.
you must have your mouse DPI set to somthing silly like 1000+ if you are having trouble flying.
What I am curious about is will this game be like most others where you can solo play till the end and then all the sudden no longer do anything solo. I don't play shooters for group play myself, I prefer to play them solo, just personal preference. Can't stand doing random grouping with people that just want to run through stuff as fast as they can, I rather take my time and enjoy it. Overall going to reserve my judgement till I find that out. If I can't play solo I will most likely skip this one, if I can I will give it a go. To me in reality just looks like a more updated warframe model which isn't a bad thing.
From what I have seen there is some max level content you can do on your own but most of it, especially on harder difficulties, you’ll probably want a group for.
@k61977, I remember reading somewhere that you can solo or group the main story. I also like to jump in solo a bit of content then log off.
You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
What I am curious about is will this game be like most others where you can solo play till the end and then all the sudden no longer do anything solo. I don't play shooters for group play myself, I prefer to play them solo, just personal preference. Can't stand doing random grouping with people that just want to run through stuff as fast as they can, I rather take my time and enjoy it. Overall going to reserve my judgement till I find that out. If I can't play solo I will most likely skip this one, if I can I will give it a go. To me in reality just looks like a more updated warframe model which isn't a bad thing.
From what I have seen there is some max level content you can do on your own but most of it, especially on harder difficulties, you’ll probably want a group for.
@k61977, I remember reading somewhere that you can solo or group the main story. I also like to jump in solo a bit of content then log off.
You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
See that is the thing end game shouldn't be only group content that is a problem these days with a lot of games. Well you did the story that's it nothing else for you. If a game is going to allow for solo play then it should have solo play for people to do at end also. Not talking about raids and such as that would be ridiculous, but there should be missions where a solo playing can keep playing the game. Whether that be dailies where you can accumulate something over time to get better stuff or something else. It's not that hard to set up random rotating missions to tie people over other than group play for endgame while you wait for DLC's or expansions. Sure people will get tired of running the same missions over and over as time goes on, but that is no different than running the same dungeon/raid over and over in reality.
One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
That kind of goes both ways, imo. Why not have “endgame” activities throughout the “ leveling” process?
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I want to really stamp the point at how bad underwater was.
I wanted to fist fight whoever made the decision to let it be in the game that way.
It starts ok, but by the end it feels like you're inside of one of those NASA/Air Force spineroonie gyro setups. It will literally spin you the f@#k around even when you're staying absolutely still trying to sort your life out.
I just left in the middle of the expedition.
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What I am curious about is will this game be like most others where you can solo play till the end and then all the sudden no longer do anything solo. I don't play shooters for group play myself, I prefer to play them solo, just personal preference. Can't stand doing random grouping with people that just want to run through stuff as fast as they can, I rather take my time and enjoy it. Overall going to reserve my judgement till I find that out. If I can't play solo I will most likely skip this one, if I can I will give it a go. To me in reality just looks like a more updated warframe model which isn't a bad thing.
From what I have seen there is some max level content you can do on your own but most of it, especially on harder difficulties, you’ll probably want a group for.
@k61977, I remember reading somewhere that you can solo or group the main story. I also like to jump in solo a bit of content then log off.
You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
See that is the thing end game shouldn't be only group content that is a problem these days with a lot of games. Well you did the story that's it nothing else for you. If a game is going to allow for solo play then it should have solo play for people to do at end also. Not talking about raids and such as that would be ridiculous, but there should be missions where a solo playing can keep playing the game. Whether that be dailies where you can accumulate something over time to get better stuff or something else. It's not that hard to set up random rotating missions to tie people over other than group play for endgame while you wait for DLC's or expansions. Sure people will get tired of running the same missions over and over as time goes on, but that is no different than running the same dungeon/raid over and over in reality.
One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
It isn't a bait and switch. If you are looking for a solo experience in a game they are promoting as a co-op looter shooter then you might want to ask yourself why did you play it in the first place. I like playing solo but I also know that this game is advertised promoted and being shown as a "Co-Op Looter Shooter". Not much bait and switch in that.
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One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
That kind of goes both ways, imo. Why not have “endgame” activities throughout the “ leveling” process?
I believe that's why games have world bosses and dark anchors and rifts. That's end game content that's there as you level. Along with personal stories that continue to expend through the life of the game.
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What I am curious about is will this game be like most others where you can solo play till the end and then all the sudden no longer do anything solo. I don't play shooters for group play myself, I prefer to play them solo, just personal preference. Can't stand doing random grouping with people that just want to run through stuff as fast as they can, I rather take my time and enjoy it. Overall going to reserve my judgement till I find that out. If I can't play solo I will most likely skip this one, if I can I will give it a go. To me in reality just looks like a more updated warframe model which isn't a bad thing.
From what I have seen there is some max level content you can do on your own but most of it, especially on harder difficulties, you’ll probably want a group for.
@k61977, I remember reading somewhere that you can solo or group the main story. I also like to jump in solo a bit of content then log off.
You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
See that is the thing end game shouldn't be only group content that is a problem these days with a lot of games. Well you did the story that's it nothing else for you. If a game is going to allow for solo play then it should have solo play for people to do at end also. Not talking about raids and such as that would be ridiculous, but there should be missions where a solo playing can keep playing the game. Whether that be dailies where you can accumulate something over time to get better stuff or something else. It's not that hard to set up random rotating missions to tie people over other than group play for endgame while you wait for DLC's or expansions. Sure people will get tired of running the same missions over and over as time goes on, but that is no different than running the same dungeon/raid over and over in reality.
One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
It isn't a bait and switch. If you are looking for a solo experience in a game they are promoting as a co-op looter shooter then you might want to ask yourself why did you play it in the first place. I like playing solo but I also know that this game is advertised promoted and being shown as a "Co-Op Looter Shooter". Not much bait and switch in that.
The only reason I was interested in Anthem was because the devs repeated how much solo content that there would be and I thought (almost) everything was going to be solo-able, with less reward. That's almost word for word what I heard, otherwise the game wouldn't even be on my radar. I thought it was striking because it was in contrast to Div2 which seems to be pushing even more into group play and less focus on solo. But after playing I'm leaning on holding off for Div2 if just for the story.
So....Anthem's endgame upon release will be composed of 3 'dungeons' with 3 difficults, their version of world quests and repeatable quests......I gotta pre-order this!!!!
People allways want "end game" content well apart from pvp or raids what would you be happy with as "end game" content ?
No end game.
so once the story is over the game is done ?
No...I did not think this would require an explanation. No end game, meaning the game does not end. I bloody friggin hate the term "End Game". Why do we need that? Why is the end of the game a goal? Why can't the journey be the goal? I really don't care about the story either. From my experience, they are pointless, obvious, and extremely predictable read: Boring and not worth paying attention to. I would not mind having my mind changed on the story, but I seriously doubt that will happen.
I get that is virtually impossible to create a game that does not end. No mans Sky is a good example, I can go and go and never see the same planet twice, sadly this is not the most engaging way to achieve this.
The overarching point I am trying to make is I hope to someday play a game that I can just keep going in without falling asleep due to boredom.
End game is why I stick to mainly lobby shooters any more. If I can't do something meaningful and long-standing, then why bother? Again, I do not need to be told by the peanut gallery how impossible this is, I get it, it is a nice thought however.
If you want a new idea, go read an old book.
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With no PvP or group content like raids not sure this is for me.
Not to mention that it doesn't have cross platform support either. Now I understand that Playstation doesn't really jump on the cross platform bandwagon because of their exclusives, but I'm pretty sure Microsoft really would not mind.
I am never concerned about cross platformed support, do I want to be playing with my PC in games where they have made it easier to fly and so on for console players? This does not have PvP so not an issue here but normally I have to ask why should I play in a game where they give console users an advantage?
The focus on consoles actually makes it harder to fly on PC. They have this utterly ignorant turn inertia they force into the game which means you'll often have the camera pointed at an odd angle that makes it tough to truly understand what direction your javelin is currently headed in.
The flight controls on PC are woefully under-baked, because they're way too similar to the way it's handled on consoles.
EDIT- they do use a true direction dual-reticle system to try and alleviate this, but it's a piss poor substitute for tight flight controls without a wonky as all shit camera.
What I am curious about is will this game be like most others where you can solo play till the end and then all the sudden no longer do anything solo. I don't play shooters for group play myself, I prefer to play them solo, just personal preference. Can't stand doing random grouping with people that just want to run through stuff as fast as they can, I rather take my time and enjoy it. Overall going to reserve my judgement till I find that out. If I can't play solo I will most likely skip this one, if I can I will give it a go. To me in reality just looks like a more updated warframe model which isn't a bad thing.
From what I have seen there is some max level content you can do on your own but most of it, especially on harder difficulties, you’ll probably want a group for.
@k61977, I remember reading somewhere that you can solo or group the main story. I also like to jump in solo a bit of content then log off.
You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
See that is the thing end game shouldn't be only group content that is a problem these days with a lot of games. Well you did the story that's it nothing else for you. If a game is going to allow for solo play then it should have solo play for people to do at end also. Not talking about raids and such as that would be ridiculous, but there should be missions where a solo playing can keep playing the game. Whether that be dailies where you can accumulate something over time to get better stuff or something else. It's not that hard to set up random rotating missions to tie people over other than group play for endgame while you wait for DLC's or expansions. Sure people will get tired of running the same missions over and over as time goes on, but that is no different than running the same dungeon/raid over and over in reality.
One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
It isn't a bait and switch. If you are looking for a solo experience in a game they are promoting as a co-op looter shooter then you might want to ask yourself why did you play it in the first place. I like playing solo but I also know that this game is advertised promoted and being shown as a "Co-Op Looter Shooter". Not much bait and switch in that.
The only reason I was interested in Anthem was because the devs repeated how much solo content that there would be and I thought (almost) everything was going to be solo-able, with less reward. That's almost word for word what I heard, otherwise the game wouldn't even be on my radar. I thought it was striking because it was in contrast to Div2 which seems to be pushing even more into group play and less focus on solo. But after playing I'm leaning on holding off for Div2 if just for the story.
Articles like this point to solo play.
Anthem Game Director reveals more details about the upcoming action RPG by BioWare.
Freedom of experiencing the game the way you want to play it is
important for BioWare, so gamers will be able to play either with
themselves or with friends. The whole experience is “frictionless.” And
it’s “absolutely” possible to play through the entire game solo.
Incidentally, this was also confirmed by Lead Designer Corey Gaspur on Twitter.
Yes of course! The game is designed so you can
enjoy an amazing BioWare story and explore an incredible open world
alone or with friends.
I've heard that the Division 2 will be solo friendly. I played through the main storyline and did a lot of the DLC content solo, of D1.
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What I am curious about is will this game be like most others where you can solo play till the end and then all the sudden no longer do anything solo. I don't play shooters for group play myself, I prefer to play them solo, just personal preference. Can't stand doing random grouping with people that just want to run through stuff as fast as they can, I rather take my time and enjoy it. Overall going to reserve my judgement till I find that out. If I can't play solo I will most likely skip this one, if I can I will give it a go. To me in reality just looks like a more updated warframe model which isn't a bad thing.
From what I have seen there is some max level content you can do on your own but most of it, especially on harder difficulties, you’ll probably want a group for.
@k61977, I remember reading somewhere that you can solo or group the main story. I also like to jump in solo a bit of content then log off.
You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
See that is the thing end game shouldn't be only group content that is a problem these days with a lot of games. Well you did the story that's it nothing else for you. If a game is going to allow for solo play then it should have solo play for people to do at end also. Not talking about raids and such as that would be ridiculous, but there should be missions where a solo playing can keep playing the game. Whether that be dailies where you can accumulate something over time to get better stuff or something else. It's not that hard to set up random rotating missions to tie people over other than group play for endgame while you wait for DLC's or expansions. Sure people will get tired of running the same missions over and over as time goes on, but that is no different than running the same dungeon/raid over and over in reality.
One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
It isn't a bait and switch. If you are looking for a solo experience in a game they are promoting as a co-op looter shooter then you might want to ask yourself why did you play it in the first place. I like playing solo but I also know that this game is advertised promoted and being shown as a "Co-Op Looter Shooter". Not much bait and switch in that.
The only reason I was interested in Anthem was because the devs repeated how much solo content that there would be and I thought (almost) everything was going to be solo-able, with less reward. That's almost word for word what I heard, otherwise the game wouldn't even be on my radar. I thought it was striking because it was in contrast to Div2 which seems to be pushing even more into group play and less focus on solo. But after playing I'm leaning on holding off for Div2 if just for the story.
Articles like this point to solo play.
Anthem Game Director reveals more details about the upcoming action RPG by BioWare.
Freedom of experiencing the game the way you want to play it is
important for BioWare, so gamers will be able to play either with
themselves or with friends. The whole experience is “frictionless.” And
it’s “absolutely” possible to play through the entire game solo.
Incidentally, this was also confirmed by Lead Designer Corey Gaspur on Twitter.
Yes of course! The game is designed so you can
enjoy an amazing BioWare story and explore an incredible open world
alone or with friends.
I've heard that the Division 2 will be solo friendly. I played through the main storyline and did a lot of the DLC content solo, of D1.
And there is the answer right there! Thanks for the post Octagon7711. Was not just advertised as a co-op shooter. Was also advertised to be able to play solo for the whole thing.
Also wasn't just talking about this game with the bait and switch statement. That was a generalized statement about endgame these days, which is actually the case 99% of the time lately.
Again don't think it is a bad game. Just not a game for someone who is looking for solo playstyle from what I saw. Even though the devs themselves are promoting it as solo.
What I am curious about is will this game be like most others where you can solo play till the end and then all the sudden no longer do anything solo. I don't play shooters for group play myself, I prefer to play them solo, just personal preference. Can't stand doing random grouping with people that just want to run through stuff as fast as they can, I rather take my time and enjoy it. Overall going to reserve my judgement till I find that out. If I can't play solo I will most likely skip this one, if I can I will give it a go. To me in reality just looks like a more updated warframe model which isn't a bad thing.
From what I have seen there is some max level content you can do on your own but most of it, especially on harder difficulties, you’ll probably want a group for.
@k61977, I remember reading somewhere that you can solo or group the main story. I also like to jump in solo a bit of content then log off.
You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
See that is the thing end game shouldn't be only group content that is a problem these days with a lot of games. Well you did the story that's it nothing else for you. If a game is going to allow for solo play then it should have solo play for people to do at end also. Not talking about raids and such as that would be ridiculous, but there should be missions where a solo playing can keep playing the game. Whether that be dailies where you can accumulate something over time to get better stuff or something else. It's not that hard to set up random rotating missions to tie people over other than group play for endgame while you wait for DLC's or expansions. Sure people will get tired of running the same missions over and over as time goes on, but that is no different than running the same dungeon/raid over and over in reality.
One of the biggest problems in gaming these days is the whole idea of endgame to be honest. You do one thing all the way through a game could be questing or random missions to level which is the part I actually enjoy myself. Then when you reach max level the game changes completely and you no longer can do the things you were doing the entire game. If the endgame consist of only group content then it is basically a bait and switch in reality.
It isn't a bait and switch. If you are looking for a solo experience in a game they are promoting as a co-op looter shooter then you might want to ask yourself why did you play it in the first place. I like playing solo but I also know that this game is advertised promoted and being shown as a "Co-Op Looter Shooter". Not much bait and switch in that.
The only reason I was interested in Anthem was because the devs repeated how much solo content that there would be and I thought (almost) everything was going to be solo-able, with less reward. That's almost word for word what I heard, otherwise the game wouldn't even be on my radar. I thought it was striking because it was in contrast to Div2 which seems to be pushing even more into group play and less focus on solo. But after playing I'm leaning on holding off for Div2 if just for the story.
Articles like this point to solo play.
Anthem Game Director reveals more details about the upcoming action RPG by BioWare.
Freedom of experiencing the game the way you want to play it is
important for BioWare, so gamers will be able to play either with
themselves or with friends. The whole experience is “frictionless.” And
it’s “absolutely” possible to play through the entire game solo.
Incidentally, this was also confirmed by Lead Designer Corey Gaspur on Twitter.
Yes of course! The game is designed so you can
enjoy an amazing BioWare story and explore an incredible open world
alone or with friends.
I've heard that the Division 2 will be solo friendly. I played through the main storyline and did a lot of the DLC content solo, of D1.
And there is the answer right there! Thanks for the post Octagon7711. Was not just advertised as a co-op shooter. Was also advertised to be able to play solo for the whole thing.
Also wasn't just talking about this game with the bait and switch statement. That was a generalized statement about endgame these days, which is actually the case 99% of the time lately.
Again don't think it is a bad game. Just not a game for someone who is looking for solo playstyle from what I saw. Even though the devs themselves are promoting it as solo.
Well on the main page for the game they promote the multiplayer.
"Team with up to three other players in cooperative adventures that reward both combined effort and individual skill."
So yes the developers are saying you can go through the entire campaign solo but they have also stated as well as their own website that this is a multiplayer game.
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Well those comments from the devs certainly suggest it is playable solo. I'll be watching to see how that shapes up as that's what I'm interested in as well.
So....Anthem's endgame upon release will be composed of 3 'dungeons' with 3 difficults, their version of world quests and repeatable quests......I gotta pre-order this!!!!
People allways want "end game" content well apart from pvp or raids what would you be happy with as "end game" content ?
I've played for several hours today. When the game isn't impersonating a damn flight sim, its quite enjoyable. The combat isn't as tight as destiny, but thats to be expected. Their focus on abilities, rather than weapons takes getting used to.
Over all I'm willing to give it a chance over the next few months. Especially since there is no PvP, and at this point doesn't look like there will be. I consider that a major selling point. Why? Because its unlikely that we will see the endless nerfs of weapons and abilities that we have in destiny, to appease the PvP howlers. "XYZ is OP!! XYZ is Broken!!"...(face palm)
Let hope that Bioware has some truly unique fights and/or mobs in the game. They aren't known for interesting or unique battles in their past games unless you count increasing the amount of HP and/or waves as unique.
Not sure which game(s) you had in mind, but to me ME3 MP had quite a few interesting fights. Not necessarily because unique design of bosses, but rather thanks to how the composition of the incoming waves could considerably change the mission. For example brutes with banshees, supported by all kinds of foot soldiers provided for a very entertaining combination of threats that players had to face.
ME3 MP would be a good template to follow, with a few tweaks - it had a great variety of play styles and combos across the team. Inflated numbers were one of the problems, with players being able to solo the highest gold difficulty, which forced Bioware to add platinum. It didn't help too much.
If Bioware used the same basic formula, added substantial story updates, borrowed parts of the Warframe's model (chasing components for elite forms of your exoskeletons + cosmetics), it could work well.
Let hope that Bioware has some truly unique fights and/or mobs in the game. They aren't known for interesting or unique battles in their past games unless you count increasing the amount of HP and/or waves as unique.
Not sure which game(s) you had in mind, but to me ME3 MP had quite a few interesting fights. Not necessarily because unique design of bosses, but rather thanks to how the composition of the incoming waves could considerably change the mission. For example brutes with banshees, supported by all kinds of foot soldiers provided for a very entertaining combination of threats that players had to face.
ME3 MP would be a good template to follow, with a few tweaks - it had a great variety of play styles and combos across the team. Inflated numbers were one of the problems, with players being able to solo the highest gold difficulty, which forced Bioware to add platinum. It didn't help too much.
If Bioware used the same basic formula, added substantial story updates, borrowed parts of the Warframe's model (chasing components for elite forms of your exoskeletons + cosmetics), it could work well.
so far it actually is working quite well :P
i like the game, customizations seem to be way better than i feared they would be.
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You can solo or group the main story, but we were talking specifically about endgame content which is generally stuff to do after you finish leveling. They do expect most people with hit level cap shortly before finishing the main story (the last thing is a max level mission) but I still would consider the main story separate than endgame content.
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I wanted to fist fight whoever made the decision to let it be in the game that way.
It starts ok, but by the end it feels like you're inside of one of those NASA/Air Force spineroonie gyro setups. It will literally spin you the f@#k around even when you're staying absolutely still trying to sort your life out.
I just left in the middle of the expedition.
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It isn't a bait and switch. If you are looking for a solo experience in a game they are promoting as a co-op looter shooter then you might want to ask yourself why did you play it in the first place. I like playing solo but I also know that this game is advertised promoted and being shown as a "Co-Op Looter Shooter". Not much bait and switch in that.
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"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
I get that is virtually impossible to create a game that does not end. No mans Sky is a good example, I can go and go and never see the same planet twice, sadly this is not the most engaging way to achieve this.
The overarching point I am trying to make is I hope to someday play a game that I can just keep going in without falling asleep due to boredom.
End game is why I stick to mainly lobby shooters any more. If I can't do something meaningful and long-standing, then why bother? Again, I do not need to be told by the peanut gallery how impossible this is, I get it, it is a nice thought however.
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The flight controls on PC are woefully under-baked, because they're way too similar to the way it's handled on consoles.
EDIT- they do use a true direction dual-reticle system to try and alleviate this, but it's a piss poor substitute for tight flight controls without a wonky as all shit camera.
Anthem Game Director reveals more details about the upcoming action RPG by BioWare.
Freedom of experiencing the game the way you want to play it is important for BioWare, so gamers will be able to play either with themselves or with friends. The whole experience is “frictionless.” And it’s “absolutely” possible to play through the entire game solo.
Incidentally, this was also confirmed by Lead Designer Corey Gaspur on Twitter.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
Well on the main page for the game they promote the multiplayer.
"Team with up to three other players in cooperative adventures that reward both combined effort and individual skill."
So yes the developers are saying you can go through the entire campaign solo but they have also stated as well as their own website that this is a multiplayer game.
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Over all I'm willing to give it a chance over the next few months. Especially since there is no PvP, and at this point doesn't look like there will be. I consider that a major selling point. Why? Because its unlikely that we will see the endless nerfs of weapons and abilities that we have in destiny, to appease the PvP howlers. "XYZ is OP!! XYZ is Broken!!"...(face palm)
ME3 MP would be a good template to follow, with a few tweaks - it had a great variety of play styles and combos across the team. Inflated numbers were one of the problems, with players being able to solo the highest gold difficulty, which forced Bioware to add platinum. It didn't help too much.
If Bioware used the same basic formula, added substantial story updates, borrowed parts of the Warframe's model (chasing components for elite forms of your exoskeletons + cosmetics), it could work well.
i like the game, customizations seem to be way better than i feared they would be.
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