Followers and gear that come out of loot boxes scale with your level at the time of opening.
All of Act 1 is a tutorial. They gate game mechanics until Act 2.
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War |OT| Attempted Mordor
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Followers and gear that come out of loot boxes scale with your level at the time of opening.
All of Act 1 is a tutorial. They gate game mechanics until Act 2.
Last night I got a Legendary chest from the first poem Elven door. It seems OK, but my Epic chest I have, has better health and I prefer the perks it has. Oh well.
Also, this games loot rarity tier is going to take a while to get used to. I am so accustomed to every loot game have Epic/Yellow gear as the highest and best, with purple/legendary behind it.
Also, this games loot rarity tier is going to take a while to get used to. I am so accustomed to every loot game have Epic/Yellow gear as the highest and best, with purple/legendary behind it.
Is Act 2 when I can expect to start controlling orcs? Only a couple hours in and I've avoided running into named ones for now because it seems all I can do is kill them.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Unlocked the next section on the map. This is so much better than the original. Its what the original should have been. Its still not spectacular but its a decent game this time round. Still dont understand whats so good about the Nemesis system though. They just get replaced anyways. I dont think theres much strategy involved or anything beneficial about this way than anything else before it. But on the whole I think the improvements make the game enjoyable.
Yes act 2 introduced branding and commands.
Excellent, thanks
Vincent4756
Member
Is anyone else feeling slight input lag on the ps4 version? Like it's not awful, but it feels like there is a very slight delay going on.
I'm playing on a ps4 pro with Enhanced Graphics option.
I'm playing on a ps4 pro with Enhanced Graphics option.
On XB1 I felt it was a little delayed. Made certain prompts like the quick blue B or O counters for ologs really difficult in group combat. On PC I have 0 trouble with the XB1 controller.
One of these days the DF analysis will be out and we can get to the bottom of this.
Don't do this. Get to Act 2 ASAP since that is when everything opens up.
Thanks for input.
Only a few hours in but enjoying it so far.
Pretty much every single aspect of the game is great except for the main story. I couldn't give less of a shit about every single non-orc character or what's happening. Almost fell asleep during the first shelob scene, it was just so utterly uninteresting in every way.
But the combat is still great and I can't wait to really get the nemesis system rolling. I also heard the game is much harder this time which I'm looking forward to finding out.
Pretty much every single aspect of the game is great except for the main story. I couldn't give less of a shit about every single non-orc character or what's happening. Almost fell asleep during the first shelob scene, it was just so utterly uninteresting in every way.
But the combat is still great and I can't wait to really get the nemesis system rolling. I also heard the game is much harder this time which I'm looking forward to finding out.
theonerayman
Member
Here is a question. Would it be possible and in the forum rules to start a new thread just for nemesis stories? No story spoilers or general chit chat about the game just nemesis based interactions? I personally feel like a lot of people (myself included) would be interested in reading these user generated stories. Just a thought.
Eclectic Sk3ptic
Member
Sounds good, but can you go back to complete Act 1 quests once you're in Act 2? I don't want to accidentally move onto Act 2 before I'm done with 1.
DraconisNav
Banned
Sounds good, but can you go back to complete Act 1 quests once you're in Act 2? I don't want to accidentally move onto Act 2 before I'm done with 1.
I'm interested in this Q as well.
therealminime
Member
Snafu is such a weird orc name.
I wonder if there's an orc named Fubar too.
I wonder if there's an orc named Fubar too.
I'd love that. I don't really know if that would be okay but I don't see why not when we have threads like "X game has developed quite the fanart following..."
Snafu is such a weird orc name.
I wonder if there's an orc named Fubar too.
I got a Douche orc but its spelled with accents lol.
therealminime
Member
haha wtf
I went to research to find a pic. Found out there was a Douche Rat in the original lmao.
Permanently A
Junior Member
Sounds like a reference to the prison rapist parodied in Boondocks
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf_glw4XH3Y
Andodalf
Banned
Oh man. Mine arent there. Tryed deleting and re downloading the dlc, still doesnt work. Guess Im sending in a support ticket
I was paraphrasing, the actual dialog was different but the context was the same
In that case it sounds like prison rape in general.
I killed this Orc three times and the last time I chopped off his arm and leg, first he came back with cybernetics in his head, then with cybernetic arms and a peg leg and he acquired himself a Dire Caragor.
"You keep slaying me but I come back every time, every time more machine. You made me!"
Yes. You can choose between Resolution focus and Quality.
I noticed what seemed like input lag of 2secs on XB1 when walking. But if I held down run it seems like the charterer responded right away.
Put a couple of hours in to it last night, still just on Act 1 and really enjoying it.
Had the most intense run in when I was taking on a commander and 3 other bosses turned up/ambushed me, all getting an intro about how they were going to enjoy killing me, was so brilliant. I managed to take 2 down and had to run away from the other 2 as I was on the verge of death.
But one of them then begun hunting me for about 30 minutes and every little fight we had he got more and more angry, I was enjoying watching him get so angry about me wasting him then running away, that I was running away from him on purpose. On about the 5th encounter he brought his blood brother who I made sure to kill in front of him which broke him. He just started screaming and screaming. I left him alive to torment him.
I think this game is turning me in to a psychopath.
Had the most intense run in when I was taking on a commander and 3 other bosses turned up/ambushed me, all getting an intro about how they were going to enjoy killing me, was so brilliant. I managed to take 2 down and had to run away from the other 2 as I was on the verge of death.
But one of them then begun hunting me for about 30 minutes and every little fight we had he got more and more angry, I was enjoying watching him get so angry about me wasting him then running away, that I was running away from him on purpose. On about the 5th encounter he brought his blood brother who I made sure to kill in front of him which broke him. He just started screaming and screaming. I left him alive to torment him.
I think this game is turning me in to a psychopath.
I killed this Orc three times and the last time I chopped off his arm and leg, first he came back with cybernetics in his head, then with cybernetic arms and a peg leg and he acquired himself a Dire Caragor.
"You keep slaying me but I come back every time, every time more machine. You made me!"
Thats going to be a great captain to recruit!
Varjis
Member
lol, had a grunt kill me, gave himself the name of Tark Slayer. Chopped off his arms, he came back with them stitched on, killed him again and same kill animation. He comes back again with stitched arms and the third time right before I execute him he says, "Guess you'll call yourself the tark slayer... slayer." LOL
Mine didn't
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Heckler456
Banned
Is there an easier way to dismiss your bodyguard after you're done with them, other than dominating them and making them "retreat"?
I think you hold right on the d-pad.
Bigboss242
Banned
Be careful dismissing followers or bodyguards with the dpad if you press right multiple times there is a kill option.
Cpt.Underpants
Member
Feels bad to be spared by an orc. It felt like I lost my balls
"You're not worthy"
"You're not worthy"
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
I was fighting my nemesis (Im still in Chapter 1) and I finally got him down to very little health and did an execution (yes, he was vulnerable to executions), and then there was a QTE, which I passed, then suddenly the game zoomed out and I see the orc run VERY QUICKLY away (not a normal retreat)! Then theres an indication marker for him like 500 clicks away, and hes at full health.
My question is, what the fuck?
He didnt have the Hard to kill perk which Ive seen (which basically means when you do enough damage to kill him, he regains health). Was this a glitch?
It was quite a long, hellish battle too, if anyone cares. He kept cursing me, I was like level 3 and he was 17, and there were a bunch of smaller enemies around me who kept poisoning me. Again, what the fuck
My question is, what the fuck?
He didnt have the Hard to kill perk which Ive seen (which basically means when you do enough damage to kill him, he regains health). Was this a glitch?
It was quite a long, hellish battle too, if anyone cares. He kept cursing me, I was like level 3 and he was 17, and there were a bunch of smaller enemies around me who kept poisoning me. Again, what the fuck
MikeBison
Member
I'm guessing he was about to retreat and time out and the very moment you went to finish him. Just screwed you over a bit.
theonerayman
Member
I made this topic for all of those who want to share a Nemesis story without having to look through everything else going on with the game
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1446455
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1446455
semiconscious
Member
um, middle-earth: shadow of mordor, at #9: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=973706
so, yeah, the ot for the sequel is, indeed, surprisingly dead. & i say this as someone still trying to get into it (6+ hours)
...dude, this thread's barely alive as is, & you've already made a second one?
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hollams
Gold Member
Sounds good, but can you go back to complete Act 1 quests once you're in Act 2? I don't want to accidentally move onto Act 2 before I'm done with 1.
I'm in Act 2 and can't go back to the places in ACT 1. If I'm in the quest menu I can see the quests and there is a show map button there and when I select I see the map but can't fast travel. Maybe after I complete ACT 2 or get far enough it will open up, but it hasn't happened yet
I left a couple of quests in there which do get you more skill points so I hope I can go back later. Hopefully someone else can respond that's farther in the game.