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  1. #1

    are the devs even aware the changes destroy enjoyment?

    I didnt buy the DLC and wasnt particularly looking forward to it either. I m what you can call a "casual" player. I m lv 30 with a skill that "works for me" (being skill.based) and so far had no problems soloing challenging content whenever I felt like it. My various alternate gear pieces allowed me to switch n swap gamestyle to whatever I felt like at the moment.

    So I hopp in today for some FPS mayhem and notice how my drone isnt doing much. Instantly down but whever it went on a strafe run it didnt affect the enemies a whole lot which is strange because my +528% damage mod and the +174% I have equipped usually chew through enemy armor in seconds. So I take a look thinking maybe I have my healing mods equipped.

    And my +528% damage, +174% damage and +94% duration have turned into +3.6% duration, +5.1% deflector damage and +3.7% repair value respectively.

    What.....the....effing ****? All my mods turned into completely worthless junk with stats I never even used. My grenade tickles, my shield is gone in seconds and turret is a joke. I read that the changes were supposed to "enhance" skill and tank builds but what can I say....I was a skill build and the changes completely crippled my performance. And the base versions of the skills dont feel enhanced at all.

    Now I could collect new stuff I guess but I m a little PO because I believe I shouldnt have to simply because somebody took away what I had.

    Instead of enjoying a few hours of gameplay today I simply logged right out again and think I ll observe the changes on the forum before I "waste" anymore time on stuff that feels like wild and blind experimentation of the devs part. Devs...good job done....NOT!!!

    Sorry for the mini-rant, yes I m mad.


    TLR changes crippled my gear, not a happy puppy
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    Beware the git gud mob will soon be on this thread. Ubisoft Massive does not care about its player base, and only cares about the few youtubers, and the try hards who complained constantly during the game when it came to tu5, tu6, and, tu7. In all honesty they think that these changes are great, and a step in the right direction. Its what they said in the state of the game. In all honesty right after the state of the game I uninstalled this junk. Although yes they were fully aware that they would piss off everyone with this update, and they pushed it out anyways. Although remember the fan boy **** suckers and git gud squad are going to be all over this post very soon.
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  3. #3
    DPS is the only viable build... F- skill builds and tank builds, because if you want to play some other way then you don't know how to play the game. Gitgud and stack weapon dam, crit chance, and crit damage and go on the forums and tell all the plebs trying to have fun that they are mentally challenged.
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    Originally Posted by MTBFritz Go to original post
    I didnt buy the DLC and wasnt particularly looking forward to it either. I m what you can call a "casual" player. I m lv 30 with a skill that "works for me" (being skill.based) and so far had no problems soloing challenging content whenever I felt like it. My various alternate gear pieces allowed me to switch n swap gamestyle to whatever I felt like at the moment.

    So I hopp in today for some FPS mayhem and notice how my drone isnt doing much. Instantly down but whever it went on a strafe run it didnt affect the enemies a whole lot which is strange because my +528% damage mod and the +174% I have equipped usually chew through enemy armor in seconds. So I take a look thinking maybe I have my healing mods equipped.

    And my +528% damage, +174% damage and +94% duration have turned into +3.6% duration, +5.1% deflector damage and +3.7% repair value respectively.

    What.....the....effing ****? All my mods turned into completely worthless junk with stats I never even used. My grenade tickles, my shield is gone in seconds and turret is a joke. I read that the changes were supposed to "enhance" skill and tank builds but what can I say....I was a skill build and the changes completely crippled my performance. And the base versions of the skills dont feel enhanced at all.

    Now I could collect new stuff I guess but I m a little PO because I believe I shouldnt have to simply because somebody took away what I had.

    Instead of enjoying a few hours of gameplay today I simply logged right out again and think I ll observe the changes on the forum before I "waste" anymore time on stuff that feels like wild and blind experimentation of the devs part. Devs...good job done....NOT!!!

    Sorry for the mini-rant, yes I m mad.


    TLR changes crippled my gear, not a happy puppy
    Basically, scrap your Skill build and tank and go for the linear as fk which is DPS build. That's literally it
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  5. #5
    The grind at level 40 is worthless so don't bother with buying the dlc. There's no reward for playing at the moment and there's no reward for sticking with it fron the start 👍
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    Originally Posted by Janellope Go to original post
    DPS is the only viable build... F- skill builds and tank builds, because if you want to play some other way then you don't know how to play the game. Gitgud and stack weapon dam, crit chance, and crit damage and go on the forums and tell all the plebs trying to have fun that they are mentally challenged.
    That is a lie.


    Skill builds are pretty strong now, and there is a strong high armor LMG build going on that is tanky, with a certain set does great dps with it.


    Go farm the gear and stop crying.
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  7. #7
    huh skill builds strong?
    Most i can get from rolly balls is 3 millions, while i can crit 1.7 m with my rifle 3 times/ sec.
    Skill builds will lose to dps build every time.
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    Originally Posted by BrownRecluse42 Go to original post
    Beware the git gud mob will soon be on this thread. Ubisoft Massive does not care about its player base, and only cares about the few youtubers, and the try hards who complained constantly during the game when it came to tu5, tu6, and, tu7. In all honesty they think that these changes are great, and a step in the right direction. Its what they said in the state of the game. In all honesty right after the state of the game I uninstalled this junk. Although yes they were fully aware that they would piss off everyone with this update, and they pushed it out anyways. Although remember the fan boy **** suckers and git gud squad are going to be all over this post very soon.
    Is that true !! I mean why there are this update supporters who vouch for it ? Because, they are getting very good game playing experience because of purchasing WONY pack ? Because they are loaded with friends who would play all challenge missions with different builds to save each other in mission? They are very good players because they have very good hardware? Maybe they want to keep this game alive so that, players keep on watching their videos ? Might be they would be earning their lively hood out of this game via youtube? But if someone had a bad game experience because of this update, they can't force them to keep on playing under current state of the game.
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    Originally Posted by Asfblast Go to original post
    Basically, scrap your Skill build and tank and go for the linear as fk which is DPS build. That's literally it
    Is it?

    I don't have a DPS build and I can quite happily roam Challenge difficulty world tier, without getting killed and melting/killing mobs (reds/purples and yellows) sometimes it gets hairy but its not that bad. (my build is only a 1 red stat 1 red battery. level 40.it can take a firect hit from a grenade on challenge world difficulty, I must be doing something right, build wise.

    PS: i'm not going to say get gud not my thing,

    Maybe I have a bugged open world on PS4 and it's easier than other platforms (just like the non expansion DC) who knows but I have not be wiped or whacked by any mob so far on challenging world difficulty open world, as for missions I will be testing that on hard then challenging . Later on.
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  10. #10
    Originally Posted by Jadedsins Go to original post
    That is a lie.


    Skill builds are pretty strong now, and there is a strong high armor LMG build going on that is tanky, with a certain set does great dps with it.


    Go farm the gear and stop crying.
    Have you played this game previous to tu8? I dont think you understand what a strong skill build is. Just because skill builds do 3mil damage now compared to 800k before doesnt mean its strong now.
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