Dr Zhivago
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aristotle said:Actually, red trails areenemy movements.
I mean
the 2012 villa with no enemies
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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood |OT| where my bro's at?
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Which is why I think many people are drawn in to this game, it's not just about twitch action skill like first person shooters. It's about playing mind games.MrCompletely said:
In beta I would just find a secluded place and just stand in a group with other NPCs, and most of the time they would kill the NPC.
I don't know about you guys but the single player mission so far have been more of a meh then anything else. I am on sequence 2, I have only about 7 Borges Tower left. The catacomb levels are fun the requirements for full sync are a bit on the crazy side though.
The game seems to be more filled with side mission that you kind of have to do to get the full sync and gist of the story in the game.
The game seems to be more filled with side mission that you kind of have to do to get the full sync and gist of the story in the game.
MrCompletely
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but that tactic won't win you the game because eventually you're competing with other players for the contract. I love it when it turns into an all out chase, and then you manage to flank and assassinate.Nakiro said:
I'm up to the
. Trying to get not to get hit is a pain for the perfect synch is a pain in the ass and don't get me started on the perfect synch challenge where you have to
I must have retried those 2 at least a dozen times. I still don't know how to do an instant execution. Do you have to do a counter kill, press and hold LS then attack when the target's health is highlighted? That thing's a pain in the ass to pull off and not to mention that targeting still kind of sucks in this game and I have no bullets or knives to do it so that may be part of the reason.
Other than that, this game is very addictive. I've been blowing up towers, buying properties, finding and solving
, stealing money from people to buy said properties, opening chests, climbing viewpoints, and finding collectibles. There's a ton of stuff to do right off the bat so that's pretty cool and a very nice distraction from the story and I haven't even gotten to the game's meat and potatoes yet.
I tried some of the MP yesterday for the first time and it's pretty cool and unique to say the least. It is true that the players stick out like a sore thumb because they're the only ones that run on the rooftops and sometimes the stun button doesn't work. A lot of the deaths feel cheap because the higher level players have more advanced perks like Templar Vision and Target Lock which I don't have (I'm level 4) so it'd be nice if the matchmaking system put people into players of the same level and not higher levels and I'm playing public matches. If anyone wants to play together, send me an invite or an FR, my GT's in my profile.
Romulus ruins
beat the ruins in 8 minutes. I got stuck towards the end of it.
Other than that, this game is very addictive. I've been blowing up towers, buying properties, finding and solving
Subject 16 puzzles
I tried some of the MP yesterday for the first time and it's pretty cool and unique to say the least. It is true that the players stick out like a sore thumb because they're the only ones that run on the rooftops and sometimes the stun button doesn't work. A lot of the deaths feel cheap because the higher level players have more advanced perks like Templar Vision and Target Lock which I don't have (I'm level 4) so it'd be nice if the matchmaking system put people into players of the same level and not higher levels and I'm playing public matches. If anyone wants to play together, send me an invite or an FR, my GT's in my profile.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Nemesis556 said:
Turn on your eagle vision when you go outside.
Jipan said:
I don't know what you mean by that, but if you mean combo, you simply do a counter kill, then let go of RT/R2, hold the left stick towards your next enemy and spam attack. If you mean when you kill a enemy instantly, the loading screen tip says "keep attacking", for me they always triggered if I did a kick first and then just spammed attack.
Grady Durden
Member
Charles said:
No it was everyone, I believe. I just saw on Facebook that the problems should be fixed now.
So I'm really enjoying the multiplayer but I just played from level 10 to 20 not knowing that I could use two abilities at once. Whoops.
Also, my five year old nephew always wants to watch me play games and I have to watch what I play sometimes due to gore. It was a nice addition to be able to turn off the blood in MP.
MrCompletely
Member
Some interesting MP tips in these videos http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/210-get-the-edge-on-assassins-creed-brotherhood
to summarize my biggest takeaways:
subtle audio cues when you're being targeted by a gun, a faint double 'beep')
subtle audio cue when pursuer is within 20 meters, you hear whispering
if you're blended into a walking group, they will walk towards your target!
to summarize my biggest takeaways:
subtle audio cues when you're being targeted by a gun, a faint double 'beep')
subtle audio cue when pursuer is within 20 meters, you hear whispering
if you're blended into a walking group, they will walk towards your target!
DualShadow
Member
MrCompletely said:
I found this one out but I think it only happens sometimes, cause I think some of the groups are on a set route. But getting the kill from inside a blend gets awesome points
RiccochetJ
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MrCompletely said:
Awesome find! I didn't know about the audio cues or the fact that my group will try to help me! I'm find myself walking in a group a lot so this little piece was invaluable. I thought they were on a set path.
I am still on Memory Sequence 2 and I have taken out about all 3 Borga towers out. Only 3 more to go.
Sometimes the game is silly hard and then sometimes its extremely easy. Also I have owned 2 Borga Captains with my handy dandy Gun. The first one was just before the panic started and got it just walking away from me. Other time was across the cave type of situation and from the back. :lol Another time was when was on a horse. :lol :lol
Sometimes the game is silly hard and then sometimes its extremely easy. Also I have owned 2 Borga Captains with my handy dandy Gun.
The first one was just before the panic started and got it just walking away from me. Other time was across the cave type of situation and from the back. :lol Another time was when was on a horse. :lol :lolDualShadow
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Zapages said:I am still on Memory Sequence 2 and I have taken out about all 3 Borga towers out. Only 3 more to go.
Sometimes the game is silly hard and then sometimes its extremely easy. Also I have owned 2 Borga Captains with my handy dandy Gun.
You can't clear them all till later in the game, advance a few Sequences then you will be able to.
But, I think Ubi missed a good chance to make the towers a lot harder then they did.
WrenchNinja
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Can someone help me out here with the VR training? In the first Free Run mission, it tells you to "free run and tap X to land safely next to the arrow". I do that, but nothing seems to happen and it just resets me!
If that's kind of vague, I'll try to remember the other actions. It goes like "Run and reverse wall bounce, swing and jump, run up and bounce to the side, keep running, Let go of right shoulder button and drop down". Then after that it's the "free run and tap X". I know this is still kind of vague but hopefully someone remembers this sequence.
Please help, I want the Raiden outfit. ;_;
If that's kind of vague, I'll try to remember the other actions. It goes like "Run and reverse wall bounce, swing and jump, run up and bounce to the side, keep running, Let go of right shoulder button and drop down". Then after that it's the "free run and tap X". I know this is still kind of vague but hopefully someone remembers this sequence.
Please help, I want the Raiden outfit. ;_;
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Crewnh said:
It wants you to do a small jump down off the ledge. You want to do it some distance away from the ledge so you jump over the span and land a level down. Definitely a useful skill in MP when you're trying to escape a pursuer.
DualShadow
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Crewnh said:
If that's the first VR free running mission it just means jump before you reach the ledge, so while sprinting tap X and you will jump before the ledge and should land at the marker. If i remember there should be a symbol/mark that indicates when to jump on the ground.
Hopefully that helps.
Edit: Beaten
DualShadow
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Zapages said:
I didn't mean just the climbing of the towers :lol
I meant the whole Borgia Tower segments, they still seemed way to easy for supposedly taking down an enemy 'stronghold'.
WrenchNinja
Member
RiccochetJ said:
Okay guys, thanks. Now I feel really dumb. This is like the last thing I needed to do in the single player. :lolDualShadow said:If that's the first VR free running mission it just means jump before you reach the ledge, so while sprinting tap X and you will jump before the ledge and should land at the marker. If i remember there should be a symbol/mark that indicates when to jump on the ground.
Hopefully that helps.
Edit: Beaten
DualShadow
Member
Crewnh said:
I did all the VR missions at the very end as well. There was no benefit for doing them any earlier really, other then 1 skin.
DualShadow said:
Yeah, I see. There were no back story for the borga captains. Just go and take them down because they are repressing the people, but how though.
Also it kind of sucks that some of the costumes don't give you the almost unlimited life health like in AC 2 ie. Altair's stuff. You kind of have to go back and rebuild your armor. :
Even after 2 games, the combat is still weird or I can't get hang of it. I guess. Sometimes I just want to run away and not be swarmed up with enemies. But the games' targeting system is a still slightly wonky but better than the previous games.
Horse combat = ultimate domination of your enemies by walking around just slashing down at your enemies. :lol
ZephyrFate
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So my Assassination Synch is at 0% in my DNA. How do I unlock these missions I've apparently missed?
ZephyrFate
Banned
Oh shit, I see now. I can't believe I overlooked the pigeon coops with a different icon.Papercuts said:
Thanks!
DualShadow
Member
Zapages said:
The costumes are just skins, they don't affect your stats at all.
Horse combat felt really awkward but still ownage :lol
Yeah, you can't gallop like in AC1 and AC2. Sux. There are also three different types of horses, I guess I'm the only one that read the in-game instruction manual? :lol One is normal speed, another is faster, and the third is the armored horse which is the slowest. I'm not sure how to distinguish the two regular horses, visually.
DualShadow
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Volcynika said:
I think the physical manual was the joke!
DualShadow
Member
Volcynika said:
*High-five*
There's an in-game instruction manual?
Boombloxer
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Zapages said:
The Armor of Brutus has the same amount of life as Altair's from AC2. Mine is covered with the Armor of Altair, which is just badass.
DualShadow
Member
jett said:
Spoilers in a manual? Oh Ubi never change :lol
I'll have to check it out tonight after work then.
DualShadow
Member
Irish said:
Yeah it doesn't seem that hard to do at all. I didn't even know there was an in-game manual *shrug*
For such a good game Ubi did some strange things :lol
DualShadow
Member
Pandoracell said:Sequence 9 spoilers:
im back in the present and the power has gone out. Is there somewhere im supposed to go to reactivate it? ive combed the city but cant find anything, and I feel stupid
Go up the stairs to the top and use eagle vision.
It really bothers me that it takes so long to map out the city. I'm in sequence 6 and I still don't have access to a few of the towers/viewpoints.
It worked better in AC2 where there were very specific districts and as you'd advance you'd get access to an entire district and everything in it.
Here with the whole borgia towers, locked stuff and the map just kind of blending together it just feels restrictive and limiting which is supposed to be the opposite of what a sandbox game is.
It worked better in AC2 where there were very specific districts and as you'd advance you'd get access to an entire district and everything in it.
Here with the whole borgia towers, locked stuff and the map just kind of blending together it just feels restrictive and limiting which is supposed to be the opposite of what a sandbox game is.