BOTW isn't going anywhere, but the massive viewer spike from a new game is. The main focus of a lot of streamers is to follow the hype to make more money, not taking their time to fully enjoy a game.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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BOTW isn't going anywhere, but the massive viewer spike from a new game is. The main focus of a lot of streamers is to follow the hype to make more money, not taking their time to fully enjoy a game.
Ah, the majestic waypoint. Look how it moves gently through the air. Majestic.
RedlineRonin
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Do your mounts/enemies you override not attack enemies you're fighting by themselves?
There was a group of broadheads next to a bellowback. I did override on three of the broadheads, and then went to attack the bellowback. They all just kind of sat there doing nothing. Even when i called for my mount so one of the broadheads would come over, it didn't care about the bellowback at all. Just stood there waiting for me to get on.
What's the secret here?
There was a group of broadheads next to a bellowback. I did override on three of the broadheads, and then went to attack the bellowback. They all just kind of sat there doing nothing. Even when i called for my mount so one of the broadheads would come over, it didn't care about the bellowback at all. Just stood there waiting for me to get on.
What's the secret here?
I feel like they could improve mount movement. It doesn't feel smooth at all times. If you get on a hill that is too steep, I've found my mount walks and refuses to go any faster, even if you're going downhill or sideways. I'm fine that at a certain angle going straight up is slow, but going down or sideways should not force your mount to walk. That becomes extremely frustrating. Jumping up ledges and over smaller rocks is also not particularly smooth.
zkorejo
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I have watched 100.. there are a few similarities with the show, like armors/clothing, tribes but there mostly the armor/accessories are mostly made up of animal bones and metal, here from the machine enemies. The world is a mix of 100 and Mad Max IMO.
World, lore, story, characters are way more interesting in the game though. The show could have been really good but bad writing and cringeworthy characters with OTT acting killed it.
That doesn't sound normal to me. I've been playing on Hard for about 20 hours now and never been one or two shot by anything, not even the biggest robos.
RedlineRonin
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I am. 3.1 right now unfortunately, so I can't speak to surrounds, but i have noticed that dialogue doesn't come through the center channel in a lot of the conversations, which i also found very odd
zkorejo
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They do if they are close to the enemies attacking. If your mount was close and didn't react to the enemy maybe it was a bug. My Broadhead died during my first Thunderjaw fight, I didnt even want it to get involved because getting another one is a chore.
Dave_6
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Damn, I literally couldn't make any progress to the next main quest step last night. No matter which way I tried to go, there was some massive machine or multiple ones in the way. It was either two Sawtooths one way or that cloaked bastard that kills me in nearly one shot. Guess I need to do more side quests and level up some since I'm only a 10.
As hydruxo said, this doesn't sound normal to me either. I put it on hard awhile ago and I still feel like I'm steamrolling through everything (people say it ramps up a lot later) - but damage to Aloy is definitely not the harder side of it. What type of enemies are one-shotting you?
Just checked and it works fine here,I could hear the crackling of the campfire through the rear channels...
zkorejo
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Has happened to me a one or two times in the beginning. I think thats because you may have run into enemies at much higher level than you.
I got a armor with better mele resistance, stocked up on health potions/medicine pouch and started using roll alot.
Playing on Very Hard, there's a lot of melee stuff that is a one-hit kill. Not bigger ones, but larger guys? Saberwhatevers, stealth guys, etc., yes.
Dodge roll is the key. The i-frames put Souls to shame, and are your only defense against terrible hitboxes.
If you need to, wear the +Melee Defense Armor, and gem it accordingly.
Zantetsuken
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Just left Daytower and I'm getting my ass handed to me now lol.
RedlineRonin
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Hmmmm.....
Do they generally need to get really close? I tried to kite the bellowback into the middle of a field where the three overridden ones were, but they all just sort of did nothing.
Only one real experience so far. I'll have to keep testing....
zkorejo
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Yeah I think so but I have not tried to do that intentionally yet. Like, I have not overridden multiple machines to see their reaction to an enemy attacking.
MegaSackman
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Don't have access to the map now but it's at the west of Mother's Heart, a snowy place and yes, you can and should visit it again.
MegaSackman
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Everybody has friends.
Yup it's pretty crappy, a lot of the time I go on foot. The contrast is probably more pronounced because Aloy feels so good to play as. I also wish the camera would pull back a little more when you're on a mount, it's a little too close. They do feel slow and clunky though, barely worth taking the time to override and mount depending on the length of your intended journey.
asked this earlier but didn't get an answer - what determines merchant inventory? I'd love to buy a strong sharpshooter bow and put some of these rare +damage enhancments in, but every merchant has the same inventory. And their only 'very rare' item is a sling.
Is it based on player level, story progress, or something else?
Is it based on player level, story progress, or something else?
MegaSackman
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I agree that walking through rocks it's unpleasant but other than that I love the riding in the game, the feel and movement of mounts is really well done imo.
Primethius
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Unless official PR drops before hand, Monday we will get limited data via the PAL Charts.
Must be that... But it happened during the main quest where you have to blow up the doors and I wasn't underleveled for it, that's weird...
I'll try to advance a few more quest and get some better gear and see if it gets more forgiving.
curlycare
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Okay thanks! I'll try to find my way there.Don't have access to the map now but it's at the west of Mother's Heart, a snowy place and yes, you can and should visit it again.
It definitely feels fine on regular ground. It's just those two situations that it becomes wonky for me.
RedlineRonin
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Yeahhhh, it's a bummer that before you leave the embrace, if you're paying attention, you can get two of them, which is just enough for you to be able to get into the chamber and see what you won't be getting for 20-30 hours.
Everybody has friends.
The most important question is....... was the broadhead ok?
But seriously I didn't know that type of ammo can knock down the robot. i only though it can knock down some parts easily.
Omnistalgic
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They usually announce when they hit a million...I think it'll easily hit that worldwide, so maybe they will wait and do the bigger tally after the initial shipment. Amazon points to it being a big seller, have to take with a small grain of salt though as it doesn't represent a huge gaming market sample size, it's just pretty good at predicting.
Also Nier 2 did almost a 200K in Japan opening week.
Seems to just vary depending on the area you're in from what I've seen. Go to another region of the map and the merchants should have different items.
Its near a bonfire too for further reference.
MegaSackman
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The most important question is....... was the broadhead ok?
:'(
Great on roads and relatively open areas but get anywhere near short drops down or rivers and it becomes really rough.
captscience
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I think I know exactly where you are. I found stealth/running past difficult enemies pretty effective.
The hunting grounds are a nice quick xp source. I think gear is more important than level too.
MaKTaiL
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Not yet. I hope they do a really large expansion like The Following on Dying Light.
ronaldthump
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Everybody has friends.
this game is amazing. Nothing else like it.
Dave_6
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I was pretty tired and started the game too late so that didn't help I'm sure. My last attempt I tried to stealth past a Bellowback and it wound up heading towards the bushes I was hiding in. That didn't turn out well at all.
Think I need to just head back and do side quests before attempting it again. I can't do anything against the cloaked machine.
Hm. I wandered what I thought was pretty far, but it looks like I'm in for a much longer ride. I'm still early on, so I'm not sure how far it will let me go.
Moon Presence
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I'm about to start this. So hyped.
Strangelove77
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I know there are a lot of comparisons being tossed around right now with Zelda and Ubisoft games, but what this most reminds me of is Rise of The Tomb Raider. This is RoTTR if they got every aspect right instead of the disappointing mess we got.
Story, characters, dialogue, gameplay(Tomb Raider's best gameplay aspect used to be the bow - not anymore), crafting is less of a chore, side missions are more involved and there just way more, I think the cauldrons here are more fun than the tombs, and the world flows so much better and has more variety than RoTTR. And I'm not going to even compare graphics and soundtrack. No contest.
The TR reboot took a lot from Uncharted and TLoU and hopefully the next TR game takes a lot from Horizon.
Horizon is probably the best out of these Ubisoft style games we've gotten in the last decade. Or at least tied with AC Brotherhood and Arkham City.
Story, characters, dialogue, gameplay(Tomb Raider's best gameplay aspect used to be the bow - not anymore), crafting is less of a chore, side missions are more involved and there just way more, I think the cauldrons here are more fun than the tombs, and the world flows so much better and has more variety than RoTTR. And I'm not going to even compare graphics and soundtrack. No contest.
The TR reboot took a lot from Uncharted and TLoU and hopefully the next TR game takes a lot from Horizon.
Horizon is probably the best out of these Ubisoft style games we've gotten in the last decade. Or at least tied with AC Brotherhood and Arkham City.
Thats actually what i thought after the first 2 hours as well. Except with a non annoying lead.
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