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I interviewed a representative from Robot - there are no plans for XBLA.
More than overblown - there are no ads for paid unlocks barring Classic Mode, which you get for free if you own OMD1.
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Orcs Must Die! 2 |OT| WHY IS THERE NO OT FOR THIS?
- Thread starter HP_Wuvcraft
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I interviewed a representative from Robot - there are no plans for XBLA.
More than overblown - there are no ads for paid unlocks barring Classic Mode, which you get for free if you own OMD1.
Cool, thanks. I should pick it up on Steam soon then.
RPS impressions here: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/27/wot-i-think-orcs-must-die-2/
My impressions: This game is meant to be played co-op.
My impressions: This game is meant to be played co-op.
Delusibeta
Banned
Yeah, as I understood it, some clown saw the skulls system and concluded there would be microtransactions which would buy more skulls. Wrong, you grind Endless mode instead.
Empty Space
Member
I was that clown, but I only made the poor observation. It was somebody else who blew things way out of proportion.
Played 10 or so levels with a buddy last night, it was a blast! So glad they let you respec your skulls whenever you want, it really encourages you to experiment more with various traps/weapons/trinkets. I think both of us changed everything up almost every level. Looking forward to finishing the main levels and then tackling endless/classic. Great job everyone at Robot!
Skellig Gra
Member
crap how did I miss this
Well I ended up getting annoyed at crunch and did all the classic levels in coop with a friend. Ended up getting up to 185 skulls and then went to crunch and 4 starred it on my first try. Would have 5 starred it but my PC randomly freaked out and the game froze up and when it came back I was dying in an acid pit.
The key ended up being just spamming brimstone traps (fully upgraded) and arrows at each door then spamming archers at the balcony in the center room. Also used the trap trinket to make sure as little got past the doors as possible. Then I just sat in the middle room and picked off any stragglers that made it past that.
Still really didn't like the level much. Too much just sitting on my hands waiting for dudes to come through.
Pretty much. There is a couple of interviews where they said the "XBL community" for the original game is "significantly" smaller than the one on PC. Never really gave any specific numbers but it sounds like the XBL version didn't make enough money to justify the hassle.
They have mentioned it though, as in, they have said on multiple occasions they have no plans for an XBLA versions whatsoever.
The key ended up being just spamming brimstone traps (fully upgraded) and arrows at each door then spamming archers at the balcony in the center room. Also used the trap trinket to make sure as little got past the doors as possible. Then I just sat in the middle room and picked off any stragglers that made it past that.
Still really didn't like the level much. Too much just sitting on my hands waiting for dudes to come through.
Pretty much. There is a couple of interviews where they said the "XBL community" for the original game is "significantly" smaller than the one on PC. Never really gave any specific numbers but it sounds like the XBL version didn't make enough money to justify the hassle.
They have mentioned it though, as in, they have said on multiple occasions they have no plans for an XBLA versions whatsoever.
For anyone who plays this, for optimal enjoyment do the following:
1. Equip both the Haymaker and Acid Wall Trap.
2. Find a tight corridor and build what I call "The Dishwasher".
3. Laugh maniacally as you put the Orcs through the rinse cycle.
*I'll try to take screenshots tonight of this, but I found it hilarious.
1. Equip both the Haymaker and Acid Wall Trap.
2. Find a tight corridor and build what I call "The Dishwasher".
3. Laugh maniacally as you put the Orcs through the rinse cycle.
*I'll try to take screenshots tonight of this, but I found it hilarious.
It sounds to me like indie developers are finally starting to wake up and realize that the PC is the best platform for small scale games. At least until the next generation of consoles, where Microsoft will hopefully pull it's head out of it's ass and be more friendly to small developers.
Cloudius12
Member
Was playing Chasm and I was doing fine and then they all turned invulnerable.
Must be a glitch...
And for some reason sometimes the game stutters. Even when my FPS display doesn't say.
Damn, shoulda picked up 1 during the Steam Sale then =/
Cloudius12
Member
Also Crossbow nerfed! NOOOOOOO.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I will do this.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
D: Urge to purchase falling, falling, faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllliing.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Well, it's only nerfed because you have tons more weapons.
Cloudius12
Member
I'm actually having fun with the Shotgun+Grenade. I don't see myself using the Crossbow anymore because of it.
I bought it for the sorceress right away, and respeced a level afterwards. Was nowhere near as fun as mind controlling ogres to fight for you.
Empty Space
Member
Does anybody have any suggestions for Crunch? I'm having a really hard time on that level.
VindictiveGnome
Member
That was a toughy. I got one skull on solo. I just used swinging maces with tar pits, coals, and lots of archers.
InfectedZero
Member
Need co-op buds. Steam ID - InfectedZero
In the spell book in menus (where you can pick traps/weapons/etc to upgrade and buy) there is a "Refund Skulls" option at the bottom middle of the book (I think that's where it is).
MatthewB92
Member
I fall too much lol.
Beat the game and you get
Double jump for the warmage and a slowfall/glide for the sorceress.
The glide is awesome. You can jump over huge gaps with it.
The glide is awesome. You can jump over huge gaps with it.
You really need polymorph to deal with those waves
Polymorph Ring/Mind control would deal with that easy. Polymorph ring is pretty mandatory for endless I think, fuck trying to deal with Mountain Trolls conventionally.
Was using it. You only have so much mana even with the trinket. That map was also not healing/refilling mana by staying by the rifts.
What irks me about endless mode more than anything is that the difficulty scales up over time less as a factor of increased enemy difficulty and numbers and more because their health just starts scaling up to ridiculous levels. The exact same trap layout against the exact same enemy wave will perform worse over time, eventually getting to the point where the bigger damage sponges can start just waltzing through.
that's by far the biggest oversight in the game
MatthewB92
Member
What is the best way to get a high score? Trap kills or combat kills? Well plus the skull bonuses.
Combos
VindictiveGnome
Member
Just beat the game with my roommate. This game is so good.
I think this game would greatly benefit from the Steam Workshop. New maps, weapons, trinkets, and traps would be awesome. People vote on their favorite and the developers try to balance it out, then release it in the game. It would be very similar to TF2.
I think this game would greatly benefit from the Steam Workshop. New maps, weapons, trinkets, and traps would be awesome. People vote on their favorite and the developers try to balance it out, then release it in the game. It would be very similar to TF2.
Shit man, i can't fucking stand it when you can't start a game on the hardest difficulty. I'm probably not going to play through the game again, ffs.. so now the game is incredibly easy and i'm incredibly bored, although trolling my friend my OCD friend can be a lot of fun xDD don't get me wrong the game is incredibly fun and I love it, it's just way too damn easy and the difficulty is locked. Drives me insane. Maybe it gets harder, but I doubt it
/rant
/rant
Cloudius12
Member
That would be amazing.
VindictiveGnome
Member
Just got to level 28 in solo endless on Tunnels. So intense! I can't believe I made it that far. The Gnoll Hunters always overwhelm me. They run straight past everything.
Anyone have an extra copy of the first OMD? I can paypal! I really want to try classic mode. I'm beating myself up because I didn't pick it up over the weekend.
Anyone have an extra copy of the first OMD? I can paypal! I really want to try classic mode. I'm beating myself up because I didn't pick it up over the weekend.
And needed. I want more maps!
Around level 40 or so is the point where the entire level filled with traps will still be letting normal orcs through. It's crazy.
Empty Space
Member
Going to try this thanks.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
playing it with my coop partner loving the hell out of it way better then the first game
I just finished the campaign on Nightmare in coop with a friend. I'm not really sure how I feel about coop in the game now. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's a lot of fun but nightmare coop was SIGNIFICANTLY easier than solo normal difficulty, like not even a comparison. The only trouble we had was crunch (unsurprisingly), every other level we mostly just messed around in. Two players at 1 choke point is just absolute overkill.
Also dived into endless mode with my friend. We went to king of the hill first and ended up making it to the 40th wave. 2 comments about that:
King of the Hill might be my favorite map between the 2 games. It is MASSIVE (with portals in good spots thank goodness!) and just has this epic feel to it. By the time we got to wave 40 we probably had like 300 traps laid down across the map.
Other thing is it is a surprising amount of fun. Around wave 20 or so it starts to get really hectic and you really have to coordinate and work out a nice little rhythm to keep everyone at bay. We probably would have made it to wave 50 but around wave 37 the flying enemies were just too much for ~15 archers to handle on their own. Going to replace all of them with ceiling traps next time.
The strat I posted earlier got me 4 skulls on what was basically my 4th try of the level.
Also dived into endless mode with my friend. We went to king of the hill first and ended up making it to the 40th wave. 2 comments about that:
King of the Hill might be my favorite map between the 2 games. It is MASSIVE (with portals in good spots thank goodness!) and just has this epic feel to it. By the time we got to wave 40 we probably had like 300 traps laid down across the map.
Other thing is it is a surprising amount of fun. Around wave 20 or so it starts to get really hectic and you really have to coordinate and work out a nice little rhythm to keep everyone at bay. We probably would have made it to wave 50 but around wave 37 the flying enemies were just too much for ~15 archers to handle on their own. Going to replace all of them with ceiling traps next time.
The strat I posted earlier got me 4 skulls on what was basically my 4th try of the level.
