TimFL
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Unlocks after the Buu saga. AFAIK you have to buy the previous charges first (Energy Charge, Full Power Charge) and then re-open the skill shop or reload the hub.
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Dragon Ball: Xenoverse |OT| Yes, They're Still Making These
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Unlocks after the Buu saga. AFAIK you have to buy the previous charges first (Energy Charge, Full Power Charge) and then re-open the skill shop or reload the hub.
GrandHarrier
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It's certainly worth a watch.
Mobile Suit Gooch
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Alright I'll check when I get home.
Nameless
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Awesomely hilarious. With Final Flash you at least sorta kinda need to be cognizant of positioning, maybe even start a combo. Not with this.
Bungie would have nerf'd it to hell by now.
LurkerPrime
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Yeah, Majins can take a beating unlike any other race. Frieza's Race seems so fragile in comparison. You've gotta rely a lot more on proper dodging and evasion techniques to survive, though their increased offense is amazing.
Going from the Majin's decreased speed vs. Frieza's Race's incerased speed is giving me whiplash. It's makes such a huge difference in how you enegage enemies. Frieza's Race can, for instance, effortlessly catch up to most enemies by the time they stand up, meaning you can be in their face 100% of the time, especially if you have supers that give more stamina.
Yeah, when Majin knocks someone down, it's gonna take a while before another fight can start again. Kinda why I like equipping the Burning Attack. You time it just right and the enemy gets blown up back into aerial combat again right as they stand up.
One of us! One of us! Glad the RNG didn't scare you away.
I'm guessing Namco still hasn't said anything about patches.
And with the online being spotty do you guys think they've been able to collect data needed for balance patches? I mean, this game will never be even moderately balanced unless they completely switch up certain mechanics--but I see some potential.
And with the online being spotty do you guys think they've been able to collect data needed for balance patches? I mean, this game will never be even moderately balanced unless they completely switch up certain mechanics--but I see some potential.
Hero Prinny
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wow sayians are so cheap :/ i should've went sayian instead man, they're so freaking over powered.
It's the first DBZ game I buy since Budokai 3. I figured I'd give it a shot.
I'm more or less there with you. Haven't touched a DBZ game since the first Budokai Tenkaichi.
RNG. It gets worse around ball 6 and 7.
flaxknuckles
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Namco needs to do some balance patches mang. Make kaioken useful and stop the super saiyan ultimate spamming.
i kind of like that the game isn't super balanced, to be honest.
a human doing kaioken x 3 shouldn't be able to stop a SSJ2
GrandHarrier
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And if I play Beerus I should be able to beat anyone I play against. Some measure of realism needs to be lost to make the game
Yeah but I mean it wouldn't be because the SSJ2 was running away spamming Ultimates the entire time.
I agree obviously. but i just kind of like that the game leans more in the direction of DBZ sim than balanced fighter
flaxknuckles
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If it were a DBZ sim then Majins would kick everyone's asses and spam Ultimates as much as they like. Balance the game mang
when you realize there are zero numbers or anything publicly displayed, you know they are not putting balance as a priority.
heck online doesn't even work so why does that even matter
The balance patch will be xenoverse 2 in Q1 2016.
GrandHarrier
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What if we assume every Human is Mystic x20, every Namekian has fused 30 times, and Frieza's race is in their 10th form?
This made me openly laugh because I immediately thought about how TFS handles Namekian fusions.
So if Super Sayain unlimited ultimates was done away with what would you replace it with?
when you realize there are zero numbers or anything publicly displayed, you know they are not putting balance as a priority.
heck online doesn't even work so why does that even matter
The balance patch will be xenoverse 2 in Q1 2016.
Exactly lol. I don't think they predicted this would be so popular. I'm not expecting them to balance this until the sequel is out.
Hero Prinny
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you know how everyone here had/has a lot of trouble getting super sayian? i got it on my first try, i wasn't even aiming for it since I'm playing as a majin, I'm just doing the PQs i haven't done so i can level up and when i play them online with randoms i can get ranked :3
k1t4j
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Eduardboon
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And once again the servers are offline. My god.
I'd be cool with that. Or using an ultimate while in SSJ immediately takes away another bar of ki (as apposed to the normal 3). So the amount of ultimates you can do is based on your max ki / ki level you initiate super saiyan with, and using ultimates depletes your time in SSJ faster. I think it would make more sense that way.
Xenoverse Steam version now has trading cards.
But it's really good counter against characters that are rushing at you. And....
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, get sliced, bitches! *spins like a top*
Spirit Sword is a bit sucky for group fights without extra super armor from other sources because it's incredibly easy to interrupt.Finally got Split Finger Shot to drop... Turns out Spirit Sword is the actual Ultimate I wanted... Back to the grinder it is...
I'm not even spec'd in Strikes, but I just want to try it out because I love that move
But it's really good counter against characters that are rushing at you. And....
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, get sliced, bitches!
*spins like a top*
Xenoverse Steam version now has trading cards.
Spirit Sword is a bit sucky for group fights without extra super armor from other sources because it's incredibly easy to interrupt.
But it's really good counter against characters that are rushing at you. And....
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, get sliced, bitches!
I think I'm going to try and get Super Electric Strike after this. It sort of does the same thing, but it's a Ki Super.
Maybe add a Beam Struggle option. Where if you're a Ki User you can tug-of-war with your own beam, or as a Strike user you can push it back at the cost of Stamina. Though you can kind of do that with a well timed Evasive Skill and completely negate all damage from an Ultimate Ki Skill. Maybe just make Evasive Skills have a bigger window for that damage negation and lower the Stamina cost.
I don't remember which combo specifically, but there's one you can guard cancel to reset it. There's also combos you can extend by using certain supers. I'm at the end game, and I'm still using Rise to Action as well as countering Ultimate Evasions with my I own.
Good to know! Glad the strat works throughout the game. I do need to figure out the combos that can be interrupted, that will definitely help out too.
Curious your take on the game so far. I am completely biased having watched the show and loved it and now having a game that really feels like it in a lot of ways, I am enjoying it a great deal (I'm guessing 99% of those in the thread are in a similar position). The last DBZ game I played was, I think, the first Budokai on PS2. Had fun with that one, but I think with the CAC, this one is so much more fun overall. Feel a lot more invested in this installment than Budokai.
I had no idea there was that much of a difference. I only have a Frieza dude and I'm basically constantly rushing down my targets
He gets damaged though, but he just wont stagger/flinch because of his super armor. U need to hit a certain threshhold with the damage u do, until u can chain him.
KiTA
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Welp, guess I'm taking the plunge. Steam / PC version ok, or is it a bad port?
Edit: Heck with it, it's probably good enough, I have a Wired 360 controller after all (and should pick up a XBone controller one of these days). Downloading, woo.
Anything I need to know? I haven't touched any of the DBZ games before, this one sounds a lot more RPGish than the previous ones?
Edit: Heck with it, it's probably good enough, I have a Wired 360 controller after all (and should pick up a XBone controller one of these days). Downloading, woo.
Anything I need to know? I haven't touched any of the DBZ games before, this one sounds a lot more RPGish than the previous ones?
flaxknuckles
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Give Super Saiyan the hugest damage buff out of all the transformations and let you spam regular supers (and make instant transmission a stamina move). Then give all versions of kaioken faster movement speed and unlimited stamina but still no way to charge it (It would be annoying trying to hit mofos for the whole match).
Just do something mang. Come on Dimps
TimFL
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- Remove the Ki supers spam
- Ki supers consume Ki (supers consume 3/4th a bar, ultimates consume 1 1/2th bar)
- Buff basic attacks, defence and speed more noticeable
- Evasive/stamina skills consume 30% more stamina
SSJ2 should work the same except for:
- Buff basics, defence and speed even more
- Evasive/stamina skills consume 60% more stamina
That way you'd have another build option focused on close quarter combat instead of Ki super spam. The buff SSJ(2) gives to the overall physical damage and survivability is just laughable. If the only thing they offer is infinite Ki supers then that's the only thing the players will use. Buff basic attacks, defence etc. then there's another reason to go SSJ.
Could go as far as adding guard if at full stamina. If that's OP then SLOWLY decrease stamina for doing combos? Only add guard & stamina decrease to SSJ2 so there's a reason to pick that one over SSJ1?
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Wanna try together?
I'm on PC, and I don't know how much of a hassle it is to get together with someone for Parallel Quests. Still working on getting Spirit Sword too. Can't get Gotenks and Vegito to revive. I'm even killing Gotenks first. Will probably take a break after I finish getting Spirit Sword. Been playing for a while.
when you realize there are zero numbers or anything publicly displayed, you know they are not putting balance as a priority.
heck online doesn't even work so why does that even matter
The balance patch will be xenoverse 2 in Q1 2016.
I'm not saying Hercule should have a chance against Goku.
Just that all builds should feel satisfying in the end. For the most part they nailed it. But Ki Blast Saiyan is still by far the god of PvE. And it isn't that much fun to spam Ultimates, but the game seems to want you to with how much this game hates melee based characters.
Super armor, instant combo stoppers, not being able to grab at times, having to charge attacks to break block (this would be fine if the CPU didn't stop it nearly all the time, the melee finishers not nearly being as good as some of the more broken ki based ones in the game, and so on. There are upsides of course, and you can definitely so work if you get good. But it wouldn't hurt to change some things.
It's also worth noting that the Z fighters have much cooler combos than the created ones. At least it feels that way. I wish you could alter the weak/strong attack movesets to some extent. With that said, I'm loving my human striker!
Remember guys, getting a good rank isn't about having the swiftest, cleanest victory. It's about having the flashiest, most prolonged and varied one. If that also happens to be clean and on the quick side, then that's just a bonus.
the only time I ever triggered the bonus fight and got Z-rank in PQ 25 was when I did it with worthless NPCs on my side. With competent players at my side I got Cs and Bs at most.
The game is definitely more RPGish this time around, your selection of 7 special moves is completely customizable, so are your attributes, gear (some with stats), Z-souls which are rather character-defining buff items, and race&gender (natural racial&gender advantages, not to mention body type).
It kind of works like a monster hunting game. You do specific missions for chance at specific equipment, Z-souls and abilities
the only time I ever triggered the bonus fight and got Z-rank in PQ 25 was when I did it with worthless NPCs on my side. With competent players at my side I got Cs and Bs at most.
If they're on your steam friendlist, no hassle. If not, then you might almost need to find each other in multiplayer lobby
It's made by QLOC. It *can not* be a bad port. I almost wish Bamco was more open about that because QLOC has an amazing track record for PC porting, but that would have cause more impulse purchases which means even busier servers.
Don't be afraid of using healing items in story missions and Parallel Quests. They're there to help you with long series of fights.
The game is definitely more RPGish this time around, your selection of 7 special moves is completely customizable, so are your attributes, gear (some with stats), Z-souls which are rather character-defining buff items, and race&gender (natural racial&gender advantages, not to mention body type).
It kind of works like a monster hunting game. You do specific missions for chance at specific equipment, Z-souls and abilities
I agree with this. I would also be fine with some Z-souls containing the original character's melee moveset
oh definitely. This has been a problem in video games since... the beginning. Ranged DPS has pretty much always been superior to melee besides a few exceptions.
Not really sure how they can balance it... is there any vampire equips that allow hp drain from melee? That could help a bit.
And yeah, wish you could inherit the basic combo strings from your masters. Seems like a no brainer for the sequel.
Or let me pick each combo hit ala God Hand. Full customization + cosmetic equip slots so you can look the swag while still having the gear setup you want.
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