What are you playing at the moment? 2011 - September 2017

[Viral_Frog]

Unrelated to the number of NPCs you kill, but just wait until the most anticlimactic final encounter in all of gaming.

[Tritagonist]

Gave Overwatch another go this weekend. Or was it last? Either way, I like Symmetra. At least I think I do. In some situations I was a few lucky shots short of useless, but in other cases she’s a real winner. There must be some trick to it that I’m not (yet) seeing, but which seems to work out by chance from time to time. Some of my fellow Heroes have shown vocal dissatisfaction about Symmetra, so perhaps there are simply cases in which she’s best not picked.

Also still playing Heroes of the Storm. It’s grabbed my attention longer than it has in previous periods. “Discovering” the Diablo hero probably prolonged my interest, as it’s good fun to play.

[Shadoko]

That was horribly disappointing.
Not the most disappointing final encounter I’ve played (that award probably goes to Mass Effect 2) but quite close.

Oh, and waiting until the very end to make me dual-wield pistols, and in a QTE sequence to boot. Seriously ?

[L_No]

Yeah, that sucked. I spent the entire game waiting for a moment where I could dual wield, and then the game was over.

[Viral_Frog]

I finished ME2 and don’t remember the ending at all. And I finished that far more recently than Tomb Raider (2013). So it must have been bad, but apparently I didn’t think it was as bad as TR’s.

[Det.Bullock]

I don’t remember it being anticlimatic, far from it.
Regarding the dual wielding I saw it as just an easter egg, but I don’t really have nostalgia for the old Tomb Raider games.

The ending of ME2 had a rather silly boss, and yes, it felt forgettable, I don’t really get it the people that think it’s epic.

[Tritagonist]

I don’t really get it the people that think it’s epic.

I suppose it depends on how (or when?) you approach it. Much of the reputation of the ME2 ending comes from those early months in which people didn’t yet see through the rather simplistic mechanics driving the ending. If Steam achievements are anything to go by, most people aren’t of the ‘completionist’ type - and would have suffered multiple deaths on their team.

[Shadoko]

The problem with the ME2 ending is that it makes you fight against the Collectors for two hours. And the Collectors aren’t fun. They’re mildly interesting thematically (though the plot doesn’t go anywhere with them) and gameplay-wise they’re shit. I get that they’re supposed to be tougher and force you to move but ME2 has never been designed to handle that kind of gameplay, given how fragile and slow you are. (contrary to ME3 that is). Once you’ve layed once or twice all the tension is gone because you know exactly what to do and who to assign to each task (even though I still managed to lost Mordin due to bad memories lately).

The last boss is just lazy. The idea of Harbinger was kinda cool (plus, he is the second best source of ME memes) so on the first playthrough I thought I was going to go toe to toe with the puppet master of the Collectors, head-on fight with a Reaper, but no. Instead you have the human Reaper whose aesthetic goes out of litteraly nowhere (Human-shaped reaper, seriously ?) and that uses a mix of the laziest boss design in existence (towering, unable to move and spamming ranged attacks ? Check. Scripted platforme destruction ? Check. Spamming mobs mid-fight ? Check).
It was just lazy. And disappointing.

I mean, I sincerely think Kai Leng in ME3 was a more memorable boss fight. At least he had the single most satisfying renegade interruption of the entire trilogy.

[MantisTobogganM.D.4]

I was incredibly disappointed with ME2 overall. I liked pretty much all the characters and the gameplay was much better, but the story, and lack of really any rpg elements sucked. I liked the idea of the final level (having to use your team to their strengths), but the execution wasn’t great. I agree the final boss was terrible.

Imo 3 was the best mix of rpg and improved gameplay. Story was still pretty meh, some great moments though, and characters were still great. Garrus is one of my favorite video game characters of all time, he was badass.

[Viral_Frog]

I’ve been playing Plunkbat whenever I have free time. I came so close to my first chicken dinner yesterday! 4th fucking place. I’ve been watching a ton of WackyJacky101, which has helped my game incredibly. (Started watching his videos about a week~ ago) He goes incredibly in depth to all the different mechanics in the game. Offers tips on his optimal setup for mouse sensitivity (which I used as a baseline to set up as optimal for me) and tips on practicing your aim.

Then he goes in depth about bullet drop, how to aim using scope at different distances, rangefinding with a scope, zeroing (haven’t seen that video yet), spotting enemies, optimal FOV and graphics settings, player-environment contrast, and more. With these videos, I’ve been regularly getting 3+ kills in a game lately, whereas I was generally getting 0-1 for the majority of games prior to discovering his videos.

This is the first time I can think of that I’ve sat down and watched videos on YouTube to help myself improve at a game beyond just the basics. I’m still not a star player or anything, but damn, I’ve learned a lot about how Plunkbat in general works. I am now consistently finishing top 15+ every game. If you’re interested in seriously improving your PUBG game, check him out. (I still doubt I’m gonna get that chicken dinner, but we’ll see.)

[alms]

2 posts were merged into an existing topic: Heat Signature, from the maker of Gunpoint

[Tritagonist]

The problem with the ME2 ending is that it makes you fight against the Collectors for two hours. And the Collectors aren’t fun. They’re mildly interesting thematically (though the plot doesn’t go anywhere with them) and gameplay-wise they’re shit. I get that they’re supposed to be tougher and force you to move but ME2 has never been designed to handle that kind of gameplay, given how fragile and slow you are. (contrary to ME3 that is).

Perhaps I haven’t paid close enough attention in the five or so times I’ve played ME2, but I’m not sure how the Collectors are significantly different from the other enemies - gameplay wise. Having played both a Vanguard (the one with the charge) and Infiltrator (the sniper) it seems the game works well with both an high-mobility and slow, stationary player. But to each his own, as always!

Can’t disagree with the criticism of the plot. The Collectors are the low-point of the Mass Effect storyline, matched only by the omniscient Cerberus-shenanigans of TIM.

[mrpier]

TW: Warhammer 2 in about 3 hours.

[The_Velour_Fog]

cool will check those out

my best solo finish was also 4th, playing the sneak

recently i decided to try the guns blazing approach, got 3 kills which is my best ever!

I still find it too hard to know where shots are coming from, and usually by the time i spot them i am dead

[The_Velour_Fog]

I’ve been playing Plunkbat whenever I have free time. I came so close to my first chicken dinner yesterday! 4th fucking place. I’ve been watching a ton of WackyJacky101, which has helped my game incredibly. (Started watching his videos about a week~ ago) He goes incredibly in depth to all the different mechanics in the game. Offers tips on his optimal setup for mouse sensitivity (which I used as a baseline to set up as optimal for me) and tips on practicing your aim.

Then he goes in depth about bullet drop, how to aim using scope at different distances, rangefinding with a scope, zeroing (haven’t seen that video yet), spotting enemies, optimal FOV and graphics settings, player-environment contrast, and more. With these videos, I’ve been regularly getting 3+ kills in a game lately, whereas I was generally getting 0-1 for the majority of games prior to discovering his videos.

This is the first time I can think of that I’ve sat down and watched videos on YouTube to help myself improve at a game beyond just the basics. I’m still not a star player or anything, but damn, I’ve learned a lot about how Plunkbat in general works. I am now consistently finishing top 15+ every game. If you’re interested in seriously improving your PUBG game, check him out. (I still doubt I’m gonna get that chicken dinner, but we’ll see.)

woah quoting is weird…below was a reply to you, makes more sense with the quote I feel?

cool will check those out

my best solo finish was also 4th, playing the sneak

recently i decided to try the guns blazing approach, got 3 kills which is my best ever!

I still find it too hard to know where shots are coming from, and usually by the time i spot them i am dead

[playover]

The think is that I’d play very often Fifa 17

[playover]

But I love to play Settlers the first edition.

[alms]

2 posts were merged into an existing topic: Heat Signature, from the maker of Gunpoint

[Viral_Frog]

I still find it too hard to know where shots are coming from, and usually by the time i spot them i am dead

His video about optimal graphics settings and spotting enemies helped me a TON. As for sound, I just bought a pair of HyperX Cloud IIs. The sound quality is superb and I can pinpoin the exact direction I hear shots from, unless I’m turning as I hear them. Even then I can still roughly predict where they came from. A good headset is definitely required to succeed, I think.

Edit: I just got a notification from the YouTube app. He just uploaded a video that combines best settings for graphics, mouse, sound and others (not sure what others, probably keybindings and such) all into one, so you don’t have to track down the different individual videos now!

[Shadoko]

The problem with the ME2 ending is that it makes you fight against the Collectors for two hours. And the Collectors aren’t fun. They’re mildly interesting thematically (though the plot doesn’t go anywhere with them) and gameplay-wise they’re shit. I get that they’re supposed to be tougher and force you to move but ME2 has never been designed to handle that kind of gameplay, given how fragile and slow you are. (contrary to ME3 that is).

Perhaps I haven’t paid close enough attention in the five or so times I’ve played ME2, but I’m not sure how the Collectors are significantly different from the other enemies - gameplay wise. Having played both a Vanguard (the one with the charge) and Infiltrator (the sniper) it seems the game works well with both an high-mobility and slow, stationary player. But to each his own, as always!

Can’t disagree with the criticism of the plot. The Collectors are the low-point of the Mass Effect storyline, matched only by the omniscient Cerberus-shenanigans of TIM.

Husks, Harbinger’s shockwave-on-impact attack and the Praetorians are especially designed to force you out of your zone of comfort and break the standard “duck, fire, duck, fire, rinse and repeat” template. Granted, other units do that too - the Geth hunters or the robot dogs - but to a lesser extent.
The thing is, Vanguard and Infiltrator are the best classes to deal with them ; the first one because it’s based around mobility with the biotic charge and the second because temporary invisibility means that you can relocate fairly easily. But with, say, an Adept or a Sentinel, they’re a real pain to deal with (whereas the ME3 Sentinel or Adept would obliterate them).