NearRivers
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The Wraith Burn skill is a game changer. It instantly incinerates stunned enemies and causes others to flee.
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |OT| One Title to rule them all
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Wake Up Freeman
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Um, this is horse shit. Try that against archers, spear throwers and defenders in the same group you think you can easily tackle one handed. Not to mention if a beast shows up.
mickcenary
Member
Mordudes, I have a recently appointed Warchief that has a blue icon and is apparently waiting on my instructions... I'm 95% positive that I chose only to issue a death threat on another captain when he was a captain himself.
So, some questions:
> Is that what happens when you issue a death threat, or am I recalling incorrectly and did I select another prompt from the domination menu? If so, which one? 'Brand' is unlocked, for what it's worth.
> And more importantly, what exactly can I make him do?
So, some questions:
> Is that what happens when you issue a death threat, or am I recalling incorrectly and did I select another prompt from the domination menu? If so, which one? 'Brand' is unlocked, for what it's worth.
> And more importantly, what exactly can I make him do?
cripterion
Member
You have to hold R1 and advance if I remember correctly.
Throw in Double Charge, and you can waste whole mobs within 5/8 hits. Get a hit streak, Wraith Flash and then Wraith Burn and sit back laughing.
thefatness16
Banned
X+O or A+B, once you get the combat drain ability.
devious.one
Member
After you get to 5/8 hits in a combo (Sword Flash? I can't remember the name of it at the moment) press X + O (A + B for Xbox controller). For kb/m I'm not sure.
I'm playing with mouse & KB, I imagine it must be even more more difficult with a controller:
There is a timed mission that begins with riding a Caragor and the goal is to prevent 3 executions within 3 minutes. The Caragor is a must have to reach all 3 locations in time. The problem is that if you take the Caragor into each location, if the enemies don't kill it, you likely will as you are swinging at the enemies you are bound to hit the Caragor inadvertently due to dodgy controls. Best bet is to dismount ~100 ft before reaching each location, spend arrows because focus slows down the time spent.
blame space
Banned
is this game good? is there a long intro?
The Dear Leader
Banned
No and no.
Audioboxer
Member
Very, and no.
Please do record yourself fighting a mob of defenders, berserkers,hunters, 2 bodyguard captains and a war chief which don't have instant finisher weakness with one arm tied behind your back. Could do with a laugh
Loving this game so far.
Anyone having an issue with Vsync on PC? I get a solid, locked, 60 fps on this game, but when I open the menu or map and close it my game runs likes crap until I look at the ground or the sky.
It's like the game is glitched in rendering and then when I "reset" it by looking where there is little to render it snaps back to 60 and then I resume playing as normal with no issues.
I had a similar issue with Diablo 3 and I'd alt-tab out and in to reset it.
I'm not home to test the theory yet, but I think it's a bug in Vsync.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Goddamit, I got butchered by some no name doing the fight against 50 Orc/Uruk sword challenge and then proceeded to be killed by the same bastard three damn times and they all stupid and unavoidable deaths.
I think I need a break...
I think I need a break...
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
So I started a new game, not picking up some powers I think are a bit too good and doing way different weapon runes as well as not buying additional health, focus, or even arrows.
And I finally get this captain that has a shield and can't be jumped over. Immune to stealth, but can be hit by combat finishers and ranged. I was kicking his ass and then an ambusher who I have already killed at least 2 or 3 times comes up and shoots me down and I die to either of them.
I track the shielded guy down again and it is an event where he is fighting of Ghuls. I figured there is no way for me to take him out with the ghuls around since I cannot even jump over and stun or attack him from the back with his strengths. Eventually he finishes the ghuls and powers up... and I was wearing him down and he was in the green at one point. But after he powers up, he gains immunity to ranged attacks QQ. The ambusher shows up at that point and I kill the ambusher and die to the shielded captain.
I track down the ambusher again in a stronghold. I am fighting him and there is about 40 uruk also chasing me around. Guess who appears? That's right. The ambusher. But this time... for some weird reason that I can't explain... the shielded guy KILLS the ambusher when I was running for my life and even pretty far from them. That made no sense to me and after he died I checked the battle report and there was no ambush challenge going on or anything. I'm not even certain he was ambushing me, as I saw him walk in from the distance as I was running from the hordes of uruk.
I finally managed to kill the shield captain. An arrow through the eye. And since then he has had a giant metallic shard wedged over his skull and eye where I shot him. He isn't dead. In fact, I killed him... and the ambusher at least 1 or 2 times since. And I am still pretty sure they are alive because I have yet to decapitate either of them.
I love it.
And I finally get this captain that has a shield and can't be jumped over. Immune to stealth, but can be hit by combat finishers and ranged. I was kicking his ass and then an ambusher who I have already killed at least 2 or 3 times comes up and shoots me down and I die to either of them.
I track the shielded guy down again and it is an event where he is fighting of Ghuls. I figured there is no way for me to take him out with the ghuls around since I cannot even jump over and stun or attack him from the back with his strengths. Eventually he finishes the ghuls and powers up... and I was wearing him down and he was in the green at one point. But after he powers up, he gains immunity to ranged attacks QQ. The ambusher shows up at that point and I kill the ambusher and die to the shielded captain.
I track down the ambusher again in a stronghold. I am fighting him and there is about 40 uruk also chasing me around. Guess who appears? That's right. The ambusher. But this time... for some weird reason that I can't explain... the shielded guy KILLS the ambusher when I was running for my life and even pretty far from them. That made no sense to me and after he died I checked the battle report and there was no ambush challenge going on or anything. I'm not even certain he was ambushing me, as I saw him walk in from the distance as I was running from the hordes of uruk.
I finally managed to kill the shield captain. An arrow through the eye. And since then he has had a giant metallic shard wedged over his skull and eye where I shot him. He isn't dead. In fact, I killed him... and the ambusher at least 1 or 2 times since. And I am still pretty sure they are alive because I have yet to decapitate either of them.
I love it.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
More execution gifs please.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Mordor only.
So I finished the game today and loved it. I also did quite a lot in it. I have like a 86% completion rating or something. The biggest issue this game has is how you unlock skills. They lock way too many of them behind story missions. Early on I wanted nothing more than to fuck around more with the open world and the nemesis system but I could not get some key skills because they were locked behind story content. So I had to do more story missions until I got those. They even lock some super fun ones that are the best to fuck around with in the nemesis system behind like the last 5 story missions. Who thought that was a great idea? They could have kept the power thing but otherwise just let the player choose whichever skill he wanted to pick.
maybe they did it because of how some of the missions are designed, but they also have no problem locking some side stuff until you have the right quests. They could have done the same for story stuff or just designed the story missions without specific skills in mind.
maybe they did it because of how some of the missions are designed, but they also have no problem locking some side stuff until you have the right quests. They could have done the same for story stuff or just designed the story missions without specific skills in mind.
I haven't done that mission yet, but I did the 'arrow 10 guys riding a carador', and wouldnt it be easier that way? you can recharge arrows by sapping it so you never run out
LurkerPrime
Member
Would you have a problem kissing people the same way your murder them?
Ein Bear
Member
Haha just had a new Captain run into a fight and immediately get one-shot killed by my melee finisher that lopped his head right off.
He didn't even get chance to do his "Rrrrrangaaah!" introduction scene, poor guy must be the shortest lived Captain ever. This game is so great.
He didn't even get chance to do his "Rrrrrangaaah!" introduction scene, poor guy must be the shortest lived Captain ever. This game is so great.
The shanking in this game is penitentiary level of brutal @_@
It's a game about trolling orcs.
It's a game about trolling orcs.
Absolutely. It's great fun but I can't play more than 2 or 3 hours at a time without getting very aggravated. I kinds wish the side missions didn't feel so much like bloat and there was more variety.
That's a shame. The black cliff setting sounds like it could get a bit tiring after a while.
WonderCheese
Banned
Bravo.
Does anyone else find the button layouts to be a bit clunky? The circle triangle combo or r2 square make me struggle. Also trying to activate something with r1 while holding r2 for stealth.
I just unlocked the second tier of abilities so I don't have much to use in combat yet, but so far it's a struggle
I just unlocked the second tier of abilities so I don't have much to use in combat yet, but so far it's a struggle
That sucks. Game is not for me then. I want a game that lets me kiss people WHILE murdering them.
JK, sorta. Your post made me laugh my ass off.
BrassDragon
Member
I can literally kiss with one hand versus a big group.
I was stuck on the warchiefs mission for a long time, getting increasingly frustrated. So I decided to take my time, go and do a few side missions, increase my health and get a few more abilities. Now I'm having a much easier time, it's all about the wraith stun and combo executions.
JAY the BIRD
Neo Member
I had a similar issue when navigating the menus. With vsync activated my FR was very sporadic, especially in the Nemesis menu. Switching to borderless fixed all of my problems. Hope that helps you too!
OverBlood 3
Banned
This was definitely a batman game at one point I'd be interested to know why and how it changed into a lord of the rings game. Probably for the best as to not oversaturate the market.
This game is amazing, so glad I watched the giantbomb quick look because I was on the fence until then
Without the nemesis system it might be passable, but with it the game really comes into its own. The first time I came across it was completely unscripted and ended up being crazy, and then I accidentally ran into someone who had killed me a few times before I finally managed to take him out. The feeling of it being a real living place is so good.
I was slightly sceptical about whether that could carry it but it really does and the game is at least on a par with assassins creed in the general mechanics if not better
Without the nemesis system it might be passable, but with it the game really comes into its own. The first time I came across it was completely unscripted and ended up being crazy, and then I accidentally ran into someone who had killed me a few times before I finally managed to take him out. The feeling of it being a real living place is so good.
I was slightly sceptical about whether that could carry it but it really does and the game is at least on a par with assassins creed in the general mechanics if not better
VFX_Veteran
Banned
Yea, this dude is definitely sleeping on the combat. It's very robust and not easy at all. All depends on the circumstances.
killing captains seems to come down to one thing, basically -- I mean, there are a lot of traits that make a difference, but really, it all comes down to if they're a combat master or whatever. The trait that makes them immune to basic attacks.
As long as they're not, you can just go fight them. If they are, you need some kind of plan. This seems to be the single biggest factor.
As long as they're not, you can just go fight them. If they are, you need some kind of plan. This seems to be the single biggest factor.
Jimmyfenix
Member
I am coming for you Zathra the Warrior. You have ran away from me for the last time!
matrixman92
Member
I dont really have a problem with any of the combat button layouts. But A(on xbox) being sprint is insufferable. I havent even checked if there is a way to change it yet, just hoping to get used to it after a while.
Bo Knows GAF
Member
I killed him. Chopped off his head so I never see him again. The day is won.
You don't have to dismount.
I'm starting to love how the Nemesis system is sort of like a separate mode. It can influence things that happen to you within the world but it's sort of separate yet alongside the story.
Like, if you get bored with side-missions or the story, you can just started to systematically take down the hierarchy. Also, after
, I like how you can come back and see how the hierarchy has changed.
Like, if you get bored with side-missions or the story, you can just started to systematically take down the hierarchy. Also, after
you unlock the second map
Audioboxer
Member
Anyone ever have a captain say not like this too easy when he defeats you and walk away letting you live? lol that was awesome and unexpected.
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