It's not; they're AR missions.
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Batman: Arkham Knight |OT| Protect Gotham Racing
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It's not; they're AR missions.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Huh. Odd place to put it, but good to know.
guys, I feel so stupid because I must have missed something...so my question:
Edit...found it. my god I am blind.
I'm in the ACE facility, mixing chamber. knocked out everyone and also deactivated the automatic guns. I know that I have to get my batmobile in there to pull down the wall to scarecrow....but how do I open the gate? scarecrow said "come in, the door is open" >> but no. it is not asshole. I can't find a way to open it. what did I miss 
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?Edit...found it. my god I am blind.
bananafactory
Banned
Fucking awful
I nearly stopped
Thankfully I'm near the end and it improves considerably after 80-85
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Pace yourself by flipping back and forth between your options so you don't burn yourself out.
On second thought, that story tho. So good
guys, I feel so stupid because I must have missed something...so my question:
I'm in the ACE facility, mixing chamber. knocked out everyone and also deactivated the automatic guns. I know that I have to get my batmobile in there to pull down the wall to scarecrow....but how do I open the gate? scarecrow said "come in, the door is open" >> but no. it is not asshole. I can't find a way to open it. what did I miss
It is. He's in the little room in the center of the room, there is a stairway that goes to the door to it, and it is unlocked.
I can't seem to be able to pace myself though. Everytime I go to do a side quest it's locked out.
Shadow_Lord
Member
Freeze grenade. It's in the movie studios to the side of the pod that Batman traps Robin in.
GringoSuave89
Banned
It's probably
the freeze grenade. It's not really needed in the main story. It's in the Studios area, where Batman keeps the Jokerized civilians.
the_batman
Banned
so with all this build up, is it even worth it once you find out who the Arkham Knight is? please don't spoil anything.
Joel Was Right
Gold Member
Intheflorsh
Banned
Rocksteady went to some crazy places with the last chapter of the game, wow.
the_batman
Banned
so i read people saying you should beat the main story and THEN finish the side quests? or am i wrong.
Thanks, probably never would have found that.
It's how you say...fairly predictable. I personally thought it was cool though.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Otisburg is my fave.
the_batman
Banned
hmm, i'm at around 50 percent of the story and i have no idea who it is.. some Batman fan i am
It seems to be the way to go. I am trying to do side quests as they come but a lot are locked out due to areas of the map being unavailable or gadgets not being unlocked.
hmm, i'm at around 50 percent of the story and i have no idea who it is.. some Batman fan i am
It will start becoming more clear after a few more story beats. At first I was pretty unsure too, but had an idea. That idea was the right one.
matrix-cat
Member
Rocksteady dropped the ball hard with the bossfights. HARD.
The sidequests are unlocked as you progress through the story, so you kind of have to do it that way. You can't go and do all the bomb-defusal missions as soon as they're available, for example; you can clear out the ones available to you, but more will be added as the story progresses. A lot of the side missions can be started pretty early on but can only be finished after the final story mission.
So if that's the case with the side missions I'm going to ignore them until after the main quest is done or until I'm up to the last mission. Then I'll go through and wrap them all up to 100% the game.
the_batman
Banned
seriously? side missions add so much to the game.
SixStringPsycho
Member
Yes I did. In fact I own the PS3 GotY ugly box version and the later in Steam. I did finished it (Not the DLC though). But this one has got me hooked like no other game. Its been a while since Ive felt like this towards a game. Also, I know some of you guys hate the batmobile, but I find it really fun. That is after I switched the controls for it, since default ones feel really awkward for me. Feels more like an arcade racer when chasing & doing the missions.
What's the difference between completing them during progression or after the story? I'll still experience the content.
I feel like they're pretty repetitive if you just grind them out all at once as opposed to just scoping out stuff as you fly/drive around the city and doing what you can. YMMV though.
the_batman
Banned
well a lot of side missions pop up as you're moving around from point a to point b, and they add variety.
oh, and more importantly, you get east upgrade points. some give you two or more each time you complete them.
Anyone finding the 'magnetism' a little off with the big, normal-hit immune enemies? I've found the game will prioritize normal hits to them (annoying) and occasionally won't let you instant takedown them unless they're the only enemies in that direction. It was also a problem in Origins but rarely in Asylum and City. In general finding a few more annoying combat glitches(?) than Rocksteady's last two games. And grapnel/climbing issues in the open world too. Nowhere near as bad as Origins mind you.
Oh and they snuck "no half measures" in there!
Oh and they snuck "no half measures" in there!
I've had that issue too, and it never happened to me in Asylum and City.
I think it's the amount of enemies they throw at you making the prioritizing algorithm mess up more often. Enemies circle around you and because of their number are closer together than when you have 6 or 7 enemies in Arkham City.
Neff
Member
Otis... burg?
Pretty sure he can, but the game has multiple save slots, in case it doesn't work.
I've had this crop up too, yeah. One particually odd instance was right after vaulting over an enemy and doing a takedown holding the opposite direction to take out a shock handed brute, batman took out the person I just vaulted over which was weird. I see some SUPER teleporting in this too, it usually is pretty seamlessly done but as you tend to go after high priority targets(like a gun holding dude in the back) it seems like the battlefields are just naturally longer which leads to some oddities like that.
My combos seem to break in AK more from me hitting something like a brute or shield instead of actually being smacked. Though it hasn't been often enough to really matter that much to me. As a side note it was piss easy to 3 star the AR combat challenges even without a single flowing combo, I broke it in a sloppy first try and blew past the scores anyway.
flipswitch
Member
Best way to avoid bullet fire? rolling?
Well, looks like I'm buying a PS4 for this game. Was playing Origins for the first time after getting it from the PSN sale and I've forgotten how much I missed the flight mechanics, the world + characters, the side missions, everything. Can't wait.
The thing that always surprises me about these games is that although I am normally there only for the gameplay, the story always manages to surprise me, so hopefully this will be the case here as well. Only issue is I think I've already guessed the identity of the Arkham Knight by reading too many impressions from people. Obviously won't post my guess here, but (very, very minor spoiler about plot direction mentioned in a lot of reviews):
For those of you who are currently playing the game - how would you compare the sidequests with those from City? City has some of my favourite optional content in any game ever, and this is what I feel is lacking in Origins. Is there variety in terms of what you're doing in the sidequests, i.e. are they just collect X number of objects scattered on the map (that's what it feels like in Origins currently) or are they more substantial?
The thing that always surprises me about these games is that although I am normally there only for the gameplay, the story always manages to surprise me, so hopefully this will be the case here as well. Only issue is I think I've already guessed the identity of the Arkham Knight by reading too many impressions from people. Obviously won't post my guess here, but (very, very minor spoiler about plot direction mentioned in a lot of reviews):
since apparently he is supposed to be not that crucial in the overall scale of the story it's not too big of a deal.
For those of you who are currently playing the game - how would you compare the sidequests with those from City? City has some of my favourite optional content in any game ever, and this is what I feel is lacking in Origins. Is there variety in terms of what you're doing in the sidequests, i.e. are they just collect X number of objects scattered on the map (that's what it feels like in Origins currently) or are they more substantial?
RobbieNick
Junior Member
"I..I'm sorry mista Luthor!"
So far the story has been meh but I'm loving the combat and traversal again. Batmobile has been alright. The chases are fun but the tank combat is repetitive. It'll be better as I upgrade it and take out those drones quicker. Riddler missions are also pretty fun and much more elaborate than the previous games. Not a fan of the Riddler trophies again tho. I'm kinda skipping most of them this time unless I can easily backtrack later in the game. The sidequests are pretty entertaining altho I don't like being gated from completing them.
Also, the ability to switch between characters and use combined finishing move continues to be awesome.
The overall combat on Normal has been pretty easy compared to the previous games. His new suit also makes most guys with guns a nonissue this time.
Also, the ability to switch between characters and use combined finishing move continues to be awesome.
The overall combat on Normal has been pretty easy compared to the previous games. His new suit also makes most guys with guns a nonissue this time.
the_batman
Banned
no, disarm them by either disrupting the ammo or grapnel clawing the gun out of their hands.
flipswitch
Member
Thanks batman!
If you're in active combat you can avoid it by vaulting people, but in something like a predator room you can't really take them on.
Thanks guys, but unfortunately there aren't any. I just checked a video for the same Riddle location and saw the difference immediately.
I'll complete the other Riddles first and check back on this one later.