Boogalogist
Member
Have you gotten any Adept weapons yet? Any of them better than the Lodge weapons? How much do they costs? Are they available in the early merchants or late ones?
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT2| Red Head Redemption
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Have you gotten any Adept weapons yet? Any of them better than the Lodge weapons? How much do they costs? Are they available in the early merchants or late ones?
MaKTaiL
Member
I'm rushing through the story so I didn't even check the vendors yet.
They look the same as the normal purple weapons but have additional mod slots - same with the outfits. I found them on the merchant in Meridian, but that's the only place I looked.
They cost 1000-2000 a piece and require multiple machine hearts.
Edit: The new weapons are better than the Lodge stuff due to the extra mod slot.
Cornbread78
Member
These trials are stupid.
Shock arrows suck worse... terrible.
Shock arrows suck worse... terrible.
demosthenes
Member
What are the lodge weapons anyways compared to the best weapons you can buy in the regular game?
They were better than the Shadow weapons, but now the Adept weapons are better.
??? which trials? shock arrows are great
Almost never used them. War Bow overall got little use in my Hard Playthrough. Tripcaster with shockwire does the job.
that's weird, i use them a lot. the trips are good too, but i find that using double shock/freeze works wonders against anything weak to them
Best way to kill those giant bird fuckers.
Miniature Kaiju
Member
Yup.
You can down Fire Bellowbacks very, very easily with Triple Freeze + exploding the Cargo Sac/Canisters.
Sling Shock Bombs + Blast Sling Sticky Bombs is one of the most ridiculously overpowered combos in the game. It makes short work of pretty much anything that's landbound.
well, you can probably finish the game alone with the Hunter Bow if you want. I also read rather late that freezed enemies get more damage. But the war bow always took a slot away.
My weapon wheel was hunterbow, tripcaster , sharpshooter bow and ropecaster most of the time. Don't find the sling that useful. War bow was okay against stalkers but i used the electro trip wires to fight them close combat.
So in the end it's a good sign when different people use different weapons in a game and succeed with it.
MaKTaiL
Member
Hey guys, just completed the game on Ultra Hard NG+.
Took screenshots of all the face paints and focus variants rewards:
https://imgur.com/gallery/0Axdq
Took screenshots of all the face paints and focus variants rewards:
https://imgur.com/gallery/0Axdq
The sling also gets stupid powerful with mods. If you equip damage and handling mods it can down Thunderjaws in no time. Just expose their central core then unload and its over in like 30 seconds.
demosthenes
Member
I'm at story mission for lvl22,
I think. About how much time left if I wanted to listen to all recordings and read all the journal's while going? Girlfriend has really fallen for the game and wants to watch the end.
the heart of Nora
Miniature Kaiju
Member
Some really cool facepaints, there. Especially love that they included Rost's, exactly what I was looking for.
Definitely! i've used ropecaster only for the tutorial and barely since, is it required further into the gam?
demosthenes
Member
Not really, I use it on stormbird and not much else.
Depends on your play style but it can really help with certain enemies.
Used it just for Stormbird and good ol TJ. Maybe sometimes for Corruptors since these guys can't sit still.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
I hope that The Frozen Wilds gives us some hints on The Masters.
Boogalogist
Member
Thanks for this. The NG+ isn't even out for 24 hours! Was it difficult compared to the previous difficulty?
MaKTaiL
Member
Same thing as Very Hard mostly. You don't see enemy health bars anymore and they seem to attack more frequently. It's all about being smart and using the right tools for the situation. If you already played through on Very Hard then it's gonna be a walk in the park. The Shield-Weiver suit does not absorve much damage anymore. One melee hit from an enemy and it's down.
SunhiLegend
Member
demosthenes
Member
Just got the lodge weapons and they seem to be a bit of a letdown.
SunhiLegend
Member
LoveCake
Member
I was playing just now and the game crashed, it came up with an error code, I didn't take it down but just reported it, it suggested that I update to the latest version which I had already.
I managed to quit the game and then when I restarted it took me back to the previous save, I wonder if its anything to do with the recent update, I was just playing in the normal original mode.
I managed to quit the game and then when I restarted it took me back to the previous save, I wonder if its anything to do with the recent update, I was just playing in the normal original mode.
harriet the spy
Member
Sunhi those gifs are breathtaking - you have a great eye. Are you a photographer irl?
Can't wait to jump on ultra hard. Is it only for NG+?
Can't wait to jump on ultra hard. Is it only for NG+?
gunstarhero
Member
Are the enemy drops completely random? I've must have slaughtered 15+ tramplers today and still no trampler heart drops. -_-
Nydius
Gold Member
So they didn't also upgrade the Lodge weapons with an Adept modifier? That's a bit disappointing. No reason to bother with the hunting trials again in that case.
I don't think so. I didn't see any mention of new Lodge weapons.
Nydius
Gold Member
Bleh. I was hoping they'd do something like "Lodge War Bow (Adept)" so they'd also get the extra mod slot. No skin off my back though. Didn't really feel like getting all Blazing Suns a third time anyway.
I'm wondering if there might be new versions in the DLC.
Yeah, you need all blazing suns to get them.
They are very easy to get if you have the shield armor and drop the game down to easy. Cake walk.
Cornbread78
Member
Is there a trick to taking out the rockbreakers? Nothing hurts them and I'm at almost lvl 40..
Also, is
the final mission?
Also, is
Deep Secrets of the Earth
My strat was always three freeze arrows, then switching to three Longshot arrows and nailing the weak points on their backs. Also - handy - they're pretty blind, so if they lose you they have a lot of trouble finding you again. You can draw their attention to wherever you want by firing an arrow there.
Think of them as Graboids from Tremors.
On the topic of the new patch, I've learned you can get the Adept Shadow sling as early as the second Hunter's ground on NG+, and you can buy the Adept War bow at the fort you visit as you leave
the Sacred Lands
TheKingOfPain
Member
I don't know whether I'm going to play it again on Ultra Hard or not, considering I completed it on Very Hard/no hud on my first run. Awesome game, but going through NG+ just for a couple of fancy weapons?
It is not. It's just long.
Cornbread78
Member
How close to the end is it? The side missions are starting to get tedious, boring and hard, lol.
Boogalogist
Member
Weapons? Nay! It's all about the face paint! Gotta look good in screenshots / vids!
T.v
Member
Finished the game yesterday, Platinum today. First ever Platinum actually. Helps that this game is incredibly easy to Platinum.
Overall this was a fantastic game, especially considering it's Guerilla's first game of this type. Side characters, although they could have used some more screentime were great for the most part, with good voice acting. Story took longer than I expected, and was pretty good. I felt they nailed the delivery of story beats mission by mission, although I would have liked some more varied dungeons. Sadly, the story in the current day felt a bit lacking to me, and HADES was a pretty shit villain Helis
were much better. Finding out what happed in the past was way more interesting than anything in the current time, although this is to be expected considering the focus of the story. Looking forward to an eventual NG+ playthrough and the DLC, which I will probably tackle at the same time. Seeing how well this game played out, my expectations for the DLC and a potential sequel are sky high.
Overall this was a fantastic game, especially considering it's Guerilla's first game of this type. Side characters, although they could have used some more screentime were great for the most part, with good voice acting. Story took longer than I expected, and was pretty good. I felt they nailed the delivery of story beats mission by mission, although I would have liked some more varied dungeons. Sadly, the story in the current day felt a bit lacking to me, and HADES was a pretty shit villain Helis
Faro and possibly Sylens
Ultimadrago
Member
Okay, so I've been playing for a while and I have to know. The sassy responses you give back to a certain
and such. Are they determined by whether your Aloy has given mostly Brainy, Caring or Brash responses? I never heard about this element carrying over in the game before, so I was pretty certain they were moment-by-moment.
However, it seems that Aloy, who largely started off boring and one-note in the start is giving more fleshed out and lashing comments without my input now. Is her writing simply improving (a.k.a. is this just a static script) or are her responses tailored by my Aloy up to this point.
*I've used the Aggressive/Fist options mostly as Aloy
Focus hacker
However, it seems that Aloy, who largely started off boring and one-note in the start is giving more fleshed out and lashing comments without my input now. Is her writing simply improving (a.k.a. is this just a static script) or are her responses tailored by my Aloy up to this point.
*I've used the Aggressive/Fist options mostly as Aloy
Your choices have little impact, its just different shades of the same decisions. The only real choice you have is to collect allies.
Ultimadrago
Member
Ah, I see. Well, liking the character a bit more is a plus one way or another. Thanks.
Cornbread78
Member
Uggh. I finally got him frozen, but arrows weren't doing enough damage to put either of them down. I tried setting every trap I had aa well, but still not enough damage...
Gotcha. Are the trials worth trying to complete? Also, are the hunters guild missions worth it? I'm not going to bother doing all the stupid item collections since they are a pain in the butt..