I kinda did the same, but with the other mini gun that shoots sticking bombs or whatever those are on peaceful NPCs.
It was funny seeing them walking while the bombs kept exploding and they didn't react one bit.
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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I kinda did the same, but with the other mini gun that shoots sticking bombs or whatever those are on peaceful NPCs.
It was funny seeing them walking while the bombs kept exploding and they didn't react one bit.
Ouch, hopefully I'll have more luck when I play again tonight.
TimeEffect
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So how are the cauldrons? Are there any elements of puzzle solving? Id lovveeee puzzle solving in an open world
Bitmap Frogs
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You can instead hit weak points for massive damage.
Sword Of Doom
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I had the same issue with trampler hearts before someone told me I could buy one. I killed like 10 tramplers and didn't get a heart
LastMinuteHero
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Man I am not having luck finding fish
WordsintheWater
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Nope, no puzzle solving, just some platforming and fighting, but they are awesome to look at and explore.
For a sequel I would love if there were some puzzles to solve, the world they created lends itself to be able to create some interesting puzzle elements.
Anyone else feel like the biggest thing they need to make for the Sequel is...
More options for melee? Like I really wish we weren't limited to the spear and had maybe some combos to use for melee attacks. Doesn't need to be on the level of Nioh but something more than just heavy and light attacks.
Like I would love if I could knock down a Glinthawk to the ground and then take a warhammer and slam it into the birdshits head.
More options for melee? Like I really wish we weren't limited to the spear and had maybe some combos to use for melee attacks. Doesn't need to be on the level of Nioh but something more than just heavy and light attacks.
Like I would love if I could knock down a Glinthawk to the ground and then take a warhammer and slam it into the birdshits head.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
If you are looking for fish bones, the river beside devil's thirst worked for me.
Falchion
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I go to the lake and stream right by the village in the Embrace, usually quite a few hanging around.
Sword Of Doom
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They're in streams. Earlier in the game near the first big ruins you get to devil's something
SerTapTap
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hm, I'll try it but I usually use the quick bow for my main damage source. Hardpoint arrows when needed. Sharpshot just felt a bit too slow but the tearblast is critical
You can buy them from almost any trader, in the potions section. I don't even bother farming plants anymore.
Well to be fair I have very limited experience with MH but I definitely see your point.
whaaaaaat? M
eridian
oh, ok. Now I know I'll never get those weapons
qa_engineer
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Was this posted already? https://twitter.com/yosp/status/838730972799483908
Edit: Yes it was. Congrats GG and Sony. Looks like we have a real winner and a guaranteed sequel (or prequel?)
Edit: Yes it was. Congrats GG and Sony. Looks like we have a real winner and a guaranteed sequel (or prequel?)
Putting a triple-notch three-purple-damage-mods shots into the heart of a frozen Thunderjaw?
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My Thunderjaw takedowns have gotten so pro lately. A few Tearblast arrows to remove the disc launchers and side armor. A triple-notch freeze shot with a freeze-modded war bow - maybe some ropes if it's in a bad position - and then WHAM with the Sharpshooter's bow. It does absolutely ridiculous damage and is way more satisfying than like a Bellowback explosion.
You were so scary once, Thunderjaw, but Aloy is master, here.
TheOneWhoKnockz
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Anyone else very impressed with the trek to Meridian? It's long and full of beautiful scenery as well as new dino-mechs not seen before.
Bitmap Frogs
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I am playing on Hard and a "boss" machine died in 3 or 4 volleys. Two (or was it 3) volleys destroyed one weak point, the last volley on the other weakpoint. I'm using the 3 arrows technique, tension to max then go into concentration for the shot.
SerTapTap
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Huh, interesting. I never bother notching multiple arrows (it's kind of just enough effort that I use it just rarely enough to forget it's a thing), I'll have to try that.
More like scared to bits, lol. I ran from everything holy crap. Though I wasn't even supposed to be there yet until I started to learn about elements and weaknesses. And that stormbird is kinda rude lol.
JadedWriter
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Interesting. I should also start using Tear Arrows more. Shit like the Stalkers and the crab bots have too many annoying pieces of kit strapped to them.
Wind's Howling
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How amazing and privileged do the guys and girls at Guerilla feel. They have made FPS games first and foremost. KillZone 2 was highly pushed as one of the better FPS's on the console market, but KillZone 3 and ShadowFall were good games but nothing spectacular.
They put their heads together after KillZone 3 and probably decided; ''Friends... Let us try something else''
And then.. 6 years later. This game happens. The most expensive media production in The Netherlands and one of the most dangerous endeavors a company like Guerilla could have done. The amount of things that could have gone wrong with this game were bigger in comparison to the chances of this game succeeding.
They made an amazing game. One could argue the average review score of 88 should have been higher, but I am going to stray far away from that discussion. Guerilla tried and succeeded in their first try. This gets me excited for what they can do with the sequel of this incredible new start of a franchise.
Sony... Throw money at Guerilla Games for the sequel. They deserve it.
They put their heads together after KillZone 3 and probably decided; ''Friends... Let us try something else''
And then.. 6 years later. This game happens. The most expensive media production in The Netherlands and one of the most dangerous endeavors a company like Guerilla could have done. The amount of things that could have gone wrong with this game were bigger in comparison to the chances of this game succeeding.
They made an amazing game. One could argue the average review score of 88 should have been higher, but I am going to stray far away from that discussion. Guerilla tried and succeeded in their first try. This gets me excited for what they can do with the sequel of this incredible new start of a franchise.
Sony... Throw money at Guerilla Games for the sequel. They deserve it.
ChackanKun
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I have one single but really big (for me) rant about this game.
Why can't we buy multiple items at once? We can sell items in multiples, but not buy them :|
It's anoying when I need to buy 80-100 ropes...
Why can't we buy multiple items at once? We can sell items in multiples, but not buy them :|
It's anoying when I need to buy 80-100 ropes...
RedlineRonin
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Honestly, TJ has gotten a bit too easy. When you open with those tear arrows, as long as you can safely find a way to get to the disc launcher you just knocked off, It's damn near game over. Usually takes down ~75% of its health, if not killing it outright, and then you just clean up what's left with ropecaster and damage arrows.
Interesting that you go for freeze tho instead of the disc launcher. Really cool that there are a variety of totally workable approaches.
I think I saw an interview somewhere where Guerrilla said Horizon was one of several pitches presented to Sony, and by far the "riskiest" of the bunch. Kudos to Sony for rolling the (very, very expensive) dice,and Guerrilla for pulling it off with exceptional panache.
gundamkyoukai
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Nah i always knew GG had it in them
They were already tech \art gods and there gameplay was good.
They did lore good also but there in game stories suck .
As soon as i saw the hired people for that i knew this game would be great .
Was waiting for them to branch out since KZ2 and it is amazing .
MegaSackman
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It's the main reason why I don't understand the "it doesn't do anything new" argument. The robots and the way you fight against them and their behavior is pretty much a selling point to me. I think the only open world games that got my attention on combat are Shadow of Mordor and Batman Arkham series but nothing is as spectacular as Horizon.
kriskrosbbk
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Help me understand something cause it might be wrong.I put all my damage coils on the sharpshooter bow and all my fire damage coils on the my hunter bow.Should I maybe spread them and put some damage on the hunter as well?
Maybe now that I just bought a purple Hunter bow is the time to do it ? And on top of that there are the Tear coils. Please help.
Maybe now that I just bought a purple Hunter bow is the time to do it ? And on top of that there are the Tear coils. Please help.
I find I get myself into trouble trying to wrangle the launcher and set up shots (I frickin' hated that
Hunter trial
Next time I should tear the pods off, freeze and try the launcher. I feel like heavy weapons are best used on far less scary prey, though. Applying it to like a herd of Grazers is never less than hilarious.
FlutterPuffs
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And what exactly do you think Sony was doing for the past few years?
WhiskerFrisker
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Racoons skin refuses to drop for me ;_;
Depends what you use your Hunter's bow for. The +fire will let you apply the fire effect super-quickly, and damage coils on the sharpshooter make it far and away the most powerful single hit you have.
Frankly I have the same setup. I rarely use the fire DoT, though, and pretty much only use my Hunter's bow for killin' humans and prey animals. Maybe I should change it up.
RedlineRonin
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Good call.
Does the freezing damage buff only apply to certain types of follow up damage (hardpoint arrows, the damage sharpshooter arrows) or does it apply to all damage?
Shit, if it's all, you could tearblast off the disc launcher, freeze with war bow, and go grab the launcher while it's slow and it would be game. over.
This is another one of my nit picks. The RNG on animal loot is kinda shitty. Watching a racoon or fox drop a blue and having it be the talisman skull is heart wrenching when you've been at it for an hour....
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
it's one of the first-row skill upgrades. I think it's named Silent Strike.
how did I miss it then
oh well, 1 shotting watchers with a arrow to the face is super satisfying I guess.
WhiskerFrisker
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Literally every other skin has dropped at one point for me. Racoons skin still hasn't after 25 hours.
kriskrosbbk
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Do you have the Shadow hunter bow (just bought it)? It has a third arrow called Hardpoint which I assume is pure damage arrow which requires Damage coils on that bow.
gundamkyoukai
Member
That is how it is for me with goose skin .
I just said fuck it since i don't really use the weapon much lol.
Wait until you actually get there. One of the most realized towns I've ever seen.
RedlineRonin
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Right. I like the "Overwatch" loot box approach that lets you option out of RNG at some point. In overwatch, you get coins for dupes of stuff you don't want so that eventually you can buy the stuff you do.
In Horizon, you should be able to trade like 5 or 10 of a lesser mat (bones prolly) or 3-5 of a similar mat (skins) from other animals so that if you really do just keep getting bad RNG rolls, at least there's a ceiling where you'll eventually get what you need.
LastMinuteHero
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Man
that Jahamin guy is a total delusional prick. Love seeing Aloy tell him off
Miniature Kaiju
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I really like what GG has done with the weapon and outfit system, here. It's varied enough to give you flexibility to craft your play style, but consistent enough that you carry your behaviors from a setup to any other. It also gives incentive to try stuff out and each and every weapon and mod has use cases.
Only things I'd change are adding another rarer tier of unique mods; and making it so the mods do some cosmetic changes to outfits and weapons (e.g. melee defense mods add more/thicker plating, ranged defense add more coverage or change materials or something - kinda like higher tiers of an outfit class are "improved" versions, cosmetically, but more granular).
Only things I'd change are adding another rarer tier of unique mods; and making it so the mods do some cosmetic changes to outfits and weapons (e.g. melee defense mods add more/thicker plating, ranged defense add more coverage or change materials or something - kinda like higher tiers of an outfit class are "improved" versions, cosmetically, but more granular).
Yep, hardpoints basically just do more damage. They're like a midrange between the Sharpshooter's heavy damage and the normal Hunter shots - but they're also cheap to craft. Best thing for Watchers, humans, et cetera.
But again, if you use the fire arrows more than hardpoint, you'd want +fire coils. As an alternative, there's nothing stopping you from having TWO Hunter's bows with different coil setups.
I've got two War bows - one for +freeze and one for +shock, but I hate swapping them out. I really should start experimenting with corruption!
Falchion
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Your avatar makes this hilarious.
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