This really doesn't come as a surprise does it?
Battleborn Open Beta thread: April 8 (PS4)/ April 13 (PC/XB1) - April 18
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This really doesn't come as a surprise does it?
JStein0222
Member
Good to know, I really destroy a ton of minions and I feel like the score doesn't care at all
Game crashes 100% on my Home PC in lobby or ingame 
Worked great on my Work PC. Guess it was a bad install here at home. I'll see if I can dig up crash logs and send it to the devs
Leaving a bad impression. To be fair, ps4 version is okay (very stable) but I prefer the higher framerate on PC and the slighty higher FOV (really silly we cant make FOV higher on PC & consoles)
Overwatch and all my other games run smooth as silk (no crashies).
At least I reached L14 on the PS4 version. I think I'll think bout getting the game once price drops to $40. I mean its really no offense to the game- that's how I normally do it. Only game I purchased full price lately has been Dark Souls 3
Worked great on my Work PC. Guess it was a bad install here at home. I'll see if I can dig up crash logs and send it to the devs
Leaving a bad impression. To be fair, ps4 version is okay (very stable) but I prefer the higher framerate on PC and the slighty higher FOV (really silly we cant make FOV higher on PC & consoles)
Overwatch and all my other games run smooth as silk (no crashies).
At least I reached L14 on the PS4 version. I think I'll think bout getting the game once price drops to $40. I mean its really no offense to the game- that's how I normally do it. Only game I purchased full price lately has been Dark Souls 3
LQX
Member
Something ridiculous is happening behind the scenes of this game that every-time after it has found players it disconnects. Again, I just do not get why it is acting like a MMO rather than regular FPS. It should even maybe have dedicated servers with drop in drop out as I bet the reason for the disconnects is a player leaving at the last minute.
aramanKain
Member
Plenty of games have open betas that come with progress that carries over to retail. So yes, it's a bit of a surprise albeit not a huge one, just a disappointing one.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I've yet to play a multiplayer beta that carried my progress over.
Sad I won't get to play Kelvin before beta ends. Just one win away from Unlocking.
I'm contemplating buying this, but I also don't want to drop too much money on games this year. I am worried the playerbase will drop off rapidly given the confusion on what this game even is, so that both sways and dissuades me from getting this.
I'm contemplating buying this, but I also don't want to drop too much money on games this year. I am worried the playerbase will drop off rapidly given the confusion on what this game even is, so that both sways and dissuades me from getting this.
Turin Turambar
Member
f2p games are a bit different because there is no "launch" of the game, no retail release. It's much more gradual, with the game updated more and more and being accessible to more people until one day they decide to drop the "beta" label from the splash screen.
aramanKain
Member
That's the problem, with the way things unlock here and buying "packs" this FEELS like a F2P game, so it FEELS like progress should carry over.
Turin Turambar
Member
Damnit, in what it was going to be my last game I unlocked Kelvin. Now I have to try it!
Troubled Bat
Member
Yeah, this game is kind of everywhere. I feel it's all just random. Like if you're losing by mile, you're going to lose since there's no coming back. At least that's how a bunch have been either for me or enemy team.
I feel having a high amount of kills gives no impact on play.
inb4 disappointed
I know I was. He looked pretty cool.
Trumpet909
Member
I usually have at least 1 person quit within the first 3 minutes because they die 2-3 times trying to YOLO kill people across the map.
I think this game uses MMR matchmaking. Most mobas (even League of Legends) are like this early on (granted BB not a MOBA but they seem to hint at an MMR system). But soon the cream of the crop will rise above the newbies
I'm assuming problems like that will be resolved on its' own
I'm assuming problems like that will be resolved on its' own
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I'm gonna assume people are quitting so casually in this game cuz it's a beta and all progress is gonna reset eventually. Should still be some penalty.
They could ban quitters from ever playing Battleborn again and the punishment would still be less severe than having to endure a game on a team full of level 2 players vs. players that have clearly been poopsocking the beta. The matchmaking in this game, hooboy.
Newbies probably getting turned off when they see good gear on higher level players and every time they got killed, the enemy player can taunt them too. During a taunt you cant click away from it either. neat feature but its gonna get annoying fast
[edit] granted we havent established how effective items are. So perhaps its just the taunts and combination of helplessness
[edit] granted we havent established how effective items are. So perhaps its just the taunts and combination of helplessness
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Yeah, I'm 50 now and the matchmaking keeps pairing me with/pitting me against single digit command ranks. It's not fun to be in such lopsided matches.
And yeah, taunts are quite frankly worthless other than being something to do while waiting for others to select their characters
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Sounds like my first time playing on Meltdown.
when you kill someone you can taunt them. I do this all the time to demoralize enemy. It turns their camera to face you if you got last hit
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
And you get extra shards.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
I didn't know about the shards!
I dunno how demoralizing it is when usually a teammate kills them mid taunt...
thats the demoralizing part- when the teammate doesnt finish them off although they dancing
Troubled Bat
Member
I wish taunts weren't in the game... Lol
You don't know how many times my teammates feel the need to taunt during a moment where they're exposed and end up dying.
Especially when people taunt when they had like two others attacking one person. But this one is just a personal reason.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
She's not op, the other team was just ass.
Troubled Bat
Member
I had a friend go 27/1 with her.
She has a lot of heals, and an attack where you don't have to aim whatsoever and chase people down till they die.
Especially if you heal power/healing received items.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I mean, Overwatch the main game this is competing with, comes with all the characters unlocked out of the box.
If you leave a game, disconnect, or whatever at any point after the initial matchmaking you are locked to that game until it finishes. You cannot start a new story or PvP map or otherwise join one until it is over. In beta people care less about that but come release I can see it being an effective deterrent.
JHoNNy1OoO
Member
Well that's because the entire game is based off of switching heroes mid match to counter whoever the enemy has picked. The gameplay would be absolutely broken if you didn't have access to everyone from the get go. Not the case with Battleborn since everyone blind picks, who knows what they will do for the ranked mode.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Did you play Deande? I'm curious about her.
Will probably be a case of you can't play ranked without a certain amount of characters unlocked. Number will depend on if bans are a thing and if duplicates are allowed.
The whole unlocking characters thing is so off-putting though, especially since this is a full priced game. Seems like the worst case of shoehorning in progression.
She's fun, can be hard to kill due to being able to stealth+it pops up a decoy of herself that attacks. Damage isn't great, gets a bonus from attacking from behind but still had issues killing with her.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
You do have to aim that drain and the distance is limited. That's her only direct heal, but combined with the sunspots it stacks up-IF the person knows how to use her and the target doesn't understand how she works. The latter is more often than not true because people basically stick to what they know and healers are always least picked.
I've steamrolled plenty of Ambras, mainly by staying out of range until her shield was down and using attack up gear
I wouldn't say this is directly competing with overwatch, they play quite differently.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
It is, despite how different the two games might be.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Unfortunately, the general perception is that Battleborn is a copy of Overwatch even though the gameplay is different.
I'm getting both so :yeshrug:
I guess. I'll probably be getting battleborn first, I hope it does well.
I'd think with the borderlands legacy it will sell well at least.
Kinda sad it's the last day of the beta, I could keep playing for a while!
I haven't really seen this that much, it's not even very prevalent on gaf now.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
I hope they add a longer cool down on Thrall camps in the final game. They seem to respawn way too quickly imho.
well if you got Best buy GCU card you can get it at good price ($63 with season pack included). I dont have that myself