Seems like the balance teams has done their job well. The game feels really good at the moment.
I almost got a pre-TU8 feeling playing the game today. It was fun to run around the city once again, dropping (bad) Hyenas left and right. - remember, I am the good Hyena
Weapons felt smooth, enemies felt fair, not rushing all the time, or spamming grenades, and the damage over time (like fire or toxins) didn't instakill you. The loot also felt really good - even on Challenging
Ran through a couple Heroic level CP's without getting my *** handed to me as well. And trying different builds felt really nice. I actually felt tanky building all blue. Weapons did pretty good with a full red build. Still need to test a skill-oriented build, but I guess that one's also prettty good now.
Best of all.. Shotguns are nice again. I've missed my shotty builds!
All in all, the experience coming back after like 5-6 months was really good
Guess I will start grinding out for the best gear now![]()
A lot of us veterans like to QQ because we expect perfection(or at least high levels of competency). We've put in so many hours that we've literally found every single error or bug possible.....and sometimes new ones continue to show up.
But it's easy to forget how far the game has come over the years. Build diversity is better than it's ever been. Enemy AI and damage and spongy-ness is at a pretty decent spot outside of legendary(which is intentionally broken IMO). Weapon variety and sets create all kinds of different gameplay experiences, even within the sub-categories of Shooting/Survival/Skills.
All the game really needs now is more content that isn't broken and bug-filled.
Amen to thatOriginally Posted by Sircowdog1 Go to original post![]()
You all must be joking?!
This game blows...
RNG on top of RNG...
No MM for Raids...
Content that is so dry it makes the Sahara look like a lake...
Every person I've know/knew quit..
Cut/Paste Content...
Sets that don't work properly...
Day 1 bugs still in game...
List goes on...
So, really, I hope you was being sarcastic, that or you all have piss poor tastes in games...
I've had my fair share of b****ing about the game. But that doesn't mean I don't also appreciate the things that are done right.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
Mostly your post sounds like you just don't like anything about the game. So maybe it isn't up your alley. Which is fine, but doesn't invalidate where the game does things right.
Right? What's right??Originally Posted by Sircowdog1 Go to original post
Stick to cover like glue??
OP/Super sniper/Armor Shtredding AI/Quarterback arms for grenades/flame tossing???
Skills that mess up all the time??
Way to many gear sets??
Poo for exotics???
Lag spikes/Disconnects/CTD's???
Rinse & repeat content??
Busted *** PvP???
Really.....as I said, you have piss poor tastes....
Says the person who's played for over 135 hoursOriginally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
Yep, 3 pieces of Empress International are a solid base for skill builds. Eclipse Protocol status builds were so strong there were calls for them to be nerfed at one point.Originally Posted by THE_Crazy_Hyena Go to original post
you mean they wanna nerf eclipse again? cause they better not, because then no one will ever run status effect anymore and everyone (not that it isn't now) will run turret build only in legendary... fking hate this Turret meta,Originally Posted by dagrommit Go to original post
It's a cover-based shooter, so I'm not sure what your point here is. But there ARE builds to be used that don't require you to stay in cover 24/7. Hunter's Fury is a good place to start. I'd link my playlist of heroic runs with no shield if I thought you'd actually watch it.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
You mean the massively telegraphed attacks that are relatively easy to avoid if you're practiced and paying attention?Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
Sorry, those "problems" are not as bad as you seem to think. Every attack the NPCs have also have a telegraph you let you know it's coming. If you feel it's "OP" then either you're not very good or you can turn the difficulty down.
That's not an insult, but many people have expressed an unfounded dismay at the difficulty of this game; but outside of a handful of legit bugs I've never not seen it be an issue of L2P..
I already know you won't accept that though.
Such as?Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
We've all seen skills bug from time to time. But is it a regular occurrence? Probably not as much as you'd like us to believe. And much more likely human bias to remeber the negative and not all the times it does work.
Relative to what? This seems like purely subjective opinion. And while I won't dispute that some sets are not good(Striker), that's a problem with the performance of the individual set, NOT a product of the number of sets available.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
What does that even mean? You're just being salty here.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
Do you mean no enough drops? Not enough equipped at the same time? That the current exotics aren't strong enough?
So far this is your only legitimate point. The CTD is a powerful problem that should have been fixed a long time ago.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
Lag spikes tho...not so much. Maybe check your internet connection or router.
Same as the cover argument. It's a looter shooter. Quite honestly, it's part of the genre. How would you do suggest they do it better? I have some ideas, but I want to hear what you think.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
Your only other valid point. PVP in division 1 and 2 is pure unmitigated garbage that has done more harm than good.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post
No. I simply don't share your tastes.Originally Posted by Ken_Koerperich Go to original post