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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT2| Red Head Redemption
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Miniature Kaiju
Member
I'm doing a Hunter and War bows and melee only run. Game is much, much harder without ropes, bombs and tear arrows, especially the flier fights.
Yabberwocky
Member
This guy holds one of the most interesting sidequests in the game, and it's so easily missed if you don't explore the world.
Where do I find it? I just finished Maker's End. Maybe I've missed it.
ManUnkindH
Member
Think I've missed this guy too.... Tried to access the map from the other page and 5000 links opened up in my browser. Do you guys have a location?
LastMinuteHero
Member
We should come up with ideas for hardcore runs
I haven't been able to stop thinking about that The Wild Hunt wortspiel for a HZD OT, unfortunately.
xenorevlis
Member
For anyone who may have missed it somewhere deep in the first thread, here is my first time-lapse montage (practically no spoilers).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCv_CObcaI
Working on a new one with no such restrictions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anCv_CObcaI
Working on a new one with no such restrictions!
Berserker976
Member
lol, funny you should mention that, because
after I typed that I realized one of the things was referring to the ocean, but I think it's the "Ancient city under sour water that makes you sick" one. That and the blue sand dunes are listed separately, and while I think it would be reasonable that someone might mistake the ocean for a giant lake, I feel like mistaking a large body of water for a sand dune is a bridge too far. My guess is that the blue sand may have been where nuclear strikes crystallized the sand, because it's mentioned that there are tons of dead machines in them.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Thanks.
ManUnkindH
Member
That guy spiting the flames is on the job 24/7. Now that's a modern corporation employee!
Ravage_Hydra
Member
One last thing i been wondering is where on the map is that area from the 2015 e3 reveal Would be nice if someone could highlight that spot on the map for me.
Com Truise
Member
Have the next game set in the Forbidden West plz. Seems like that's where all the interesting and crazy stuff is happening.
xenorevlis
Member
THANKS, FARO!
Once you get purple gear plus great weapon mods, things die a lot faster. That happens before the midway point.
Really nice, looking forward to the next one. Subscribed.
do i "get" said purple gear? or will i need to buy it?
I usually keep quite a bit of distance between it and me, use arrows to hit his paws so he can't go underground anymore. As others have said, freeze the sucker for extra damage.
I believe you can get some purples through the Hunting Lodge but I'd just buy them. The purple ropecaster is godly.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
As a rule you're supposed to buy weapons and armor. There are a few things you can get from sidequests, but they are the exception.
They have a spot under their belly that's vulnerable to high damage arrows. If you've got triple shot equipped u can shot them once with a triple shot and it's like a gas tank explosion. Leaves them with like 10% of their health. After that a few freeze sling shots will make quick work of them.
you buy most purple gear except hunter's lodge weapons, which you get by completing hunter's trials with "blazing suns" grades (hunter's lodge weapons have slightly better base stats than their other purple counterparts)
the mods however is where the true strength comes from and you "get" purple mods by killing big beasts like thunderjaws and stormbirds. if you're lucky they'll drop some triple stat mods.
Ammogeddon
Member
Great OT title.
MaKTaiL
Member
Do you mean the wide open area from the first reveal or the one where we get to see the Corruptor for the first time? The wide open area does not exist in the game. The second area is still there but with a few changes, right after you leave the Mother's Embrace.
Amazing OT title.
Is this the ending to the new
movie.
We made it! Best OT title.
I'll repost my favorite Horizon gif
Is this the ending to the new
Power Rangers
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
Expand your arsenal.
Freezing enemies makes them take double damage and the Fire Bellowbacks are vulnerable to freezing. Only takes two freeze bombs.
And the game doesn't hand you upgrades for weapons you can upgrade yourself. I guess this isn't strictly true because of the Hunter's Lodge weapons, but AFAIK they are only slight upgrades to the top weapons you can buy yourself. Also, the weapons don't get stronger, they just give you more ammo types. The exception is the rope caster, which doesn't do more damage, but higher tiers require fewer wires to tie enemies down.
Truly the GOAT OT title.
I miss this game, one of the only games I've ever played where I platinumed it and fully completed it but still wanted to keep playing. I need that expansion asap. Playing ME:A right now and its fun but man, even though Bioware is not what they used to be, it is seriously impressive that GG outdid a studio who primarily makes RPGs with their first foray into the genre.
I miss this game, one of the only games I've ever played where I platinumed it and fully completed it but still wanted to keep playing. I need that expansion asap. Playing ME:A right now and its fun but man, even though Bioware is not what they used to be, it is seriously impressive that GG outdid a studio who primarily makes RPGs with their first foray into the genre.
xenorevlis
Member
Thanks! On certain occasions I try to make GAF montages when a bunch of us end up in something like the Uncharted 4 or Rocket League beta.
AHAHA! It's mean but sometimes I sit back watch machines just wreck guards and braves, with concentration at key moments xD
"Thank you for saving me" - crushed. lol
We made it! Best OT title.
I'll repost my favorite Horizon gif
Holy shit!
Insert R. Kelly song here.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
Lol I can just imagine Rost's reaction when he wants to teach you to hunt.
"Go buy some weapons, Aloy"
*equips Lodge gear*
"...ok"
Yes. Game drops you back before the start of the last mission after you finish it.
mitchman
Gold Member
For instant kill: Lay a bunch of explosive wires in an area. Fire a single arrow just beneath them and wait for the rockbreaker to sense and jump on top of the wires. How many you need depends on the dmg mods you use, but with enough, it's an instant kill. Rinse and repeat.
MaKTaiL
Member
Miniature Kaiju
Member
The game definitely lends itself pretty well for this kind challenge, because pretty much all enemy types can be approached multiple ways.
The way i'm playing, you're pretty much required to run around with 2 of each bow, modded for Damage/Tear, Fire, Ice and Shock; and you need to be very conscious of what parts of each machine you're targeting. You need to be very, very deliberate with your fighting. Reminds me of going through Dead Space 1 and 2 with only a Plasma Cutter, my preferred way to play those games.
Awesome lol
Holy crap.
I'm going to try that tonight.
noomi
Member
A lot of progress in the last few days!
I've ditched doing stories/side quests and have been focusing on exploring, gathering rare materials and discovering the last few machines I haven't seen.
I'm about level 28ish now...
Got brave and fought my first thunderjaw (was pretty easy) and explored some more and was attacked by a stormbird or whatever it's called.... that was a really though fight. Ran out of all ammo types, and basically had to hit it with bitch arrows for the last quarter of it's health lol.
I like this game
I've ditched doing stories/side quests and have been focusing on exploring, gathering rare materials and discovering the last few machines I haven't seen.
I'm about level 28ish now...
Got brave and fought my first thunderjaw (was pretty easy) and explored some more and was attacked by a stormbird or whatever it's called.... that was a really though fight. Ran out of all ammo types, and basically had to hit it with bitch arrows for the last quarter of it's health lol.
I like this game
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Aggroed a Thunderjaw, a Longleg, two Ravages, and a Trampler at the same time on Very Hard and took them all down. The Blast Sling is OP.
TheKingOfPain
Member
Did something similar: max Handling Ropecaster, max freeze Sling, max damage Blast
Sling's Sticky bombs. Booom, bye bye.
This game is something else.
I was just wondering if anyone here had done a time lapse. Lovely.