Don't settle on a stealth mentality. The game doesnt necessarily want you to. I did so and it drove me batshit insane. It's a survival game not a stealth one.
Stealth merely gives you an edge but you will need to spend the bullets you save on some enemies.
At the end of hard I had so much ammo I could have killed a whole wave of clickers and bandits and still had some ammo to spare. Survivor is turning out the same way too.
Be smart with what weapons you use and you should get through just fine. The game hands you ammo when you really need it.
OK, going to see how long I can go without listen mode. I relied upon it quite a bit on my first playthrough, but relying upon sound could make for an awesome, tense time.
Ya, I played it last Saturday and was even getting completely wrecked. Not much more than 24 hours after the game was available at retail and I'm an above average gamer.
Haha, really? I haven't seen anything that bad yet. It can get pretty ugly though if you get matched up against four people in a party and no one on your team has a mic.
Wow the MP servers have gone to crap, I keep getting thrown into games that are nearly over which means I don't have enough time to gather the 70 supplies I need per game. Which means half my survivors are now hungry or sick, which kind of ruins the experience. Especially when it happens 3 games in a row.
I finished the game, but I did miss nearly 1/3 the collectibles. There are great moments after that for sure.. but as the game develops, story gains more focus, less on random exploration (which is what I love about these games). Just my feel.
Wow the MP servers have gone to crap, I keep getting thrown into games that are nearly over which means I don't have enough time to gather the 70 supplies I need per game. Which means half my survivors are now hungry or sick, which kind of ruins the experience. Especially when it happens 3 games in a row.
I got disconnected from the host twice today in multiplayer, completely wrecked my numbers. It's pretty fun, but it's a bit disheartening when that happens. Plus on my second disconnect I was on day 3/3 for some challenge that I was about to complete, not sure how that impacted it yet but I'm sure it'll screw me over somehow.
Ya, I played it last Saturday and was even getting completely wrecked. Not much more than 24 hours after the game was available at retail and I'm an above average gamer.
Haha, really? I haven't seen anything that bad yet. It can get pretty ugly though if you get matched up against four people in a party and no one on your team has a mic.
Yeah, the no mic thing was what wrecked me. Played the Survivor mode and fared quite well against a team, but the Supply Raid mode is just insane.
I'm far too shy to use a mic, but at least I'll try to listen to the team and play along. Still, got horribly wrecked by master snipers, flame throwers and lots of shivs down my neck. ):
I had that problem until I stopped playing it like a shooter. Say with another person and move VERY little. If you stay still they can't hear you and you can get the drop as they move up.
That said, anything other than a headshot isnt' effective enough.
I found that at the beginning you can probably run to two item boxes and I usually have enough to make a bomb. The first upgrade I got gives me a shiv on every life, very helpful
I finished the game, but I did miss nearly 1/3 the collectibles. There are great moments after that for sure.. but as the game develops, story gains more focus, less on random exploration (which is what I love about these games). Just my feel.
Opening of my winter, the campus, the dam, the town post sewer, etc.
Each provide some cool areas to explore with little to no threats to worry about. But I hope when you do a sweep of all the collectibles you will just see how open they made parts of the game.
The multiplayer is kind of annoying in my opinion. I don't like the maps and there isn't much creativity involved in it. Pubs go one way or another and most people are just pub stomping simply because they are playing with friends who all have mics.
I really wished there was some sort of coop horde mode, or Surivivors vs infected or something other than fucking deathmatch. It can be fun, but.... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... it's not really hitting the spot. I mostly play survivors. The other mode seems boring and tedious.
So I just got to the university, and picked up a flamethrower. Wanted to try it out before I went to bed so I figured I'd just test it in the first area with runners and I'd probably die or whatever and then I'd turn the game off for the night.
NOPE. Fire cleanses all. I went upstairs and set every runner on fire and it was hilarious.
I just lost the connection to the host while at the very start of a round, while 100% of my population is at risk from a hunter attack. I didn't acheive any kills and wasted a whole game. Bullshit. They need to fix this shit.
The multiplayer is kind of annoying in my opinion. I don't like the maps and there isn't much creativity involved in it. Pubs go one way or another and most people are just pub stomping simply because they are playing with friends who all have mics.
I really wished there was some sort of coop horde mode, or Surivivors vs infected or something other than fucking deathmatch. It can be fun, but.... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... it's not really hitting the spot. I mostly play survivors. The other mode seems boring and tedious.
The most amazing thing about this game was it is probably the longest single player game (Action game) I have played this gen and it felt like the game went by too fast. And then i check how long i played for and its 17.5 hours.
The multiplayer is kind of annoying in my opinion. I don't like the maps and there isn't much creativity involved in it. Pubs go one way or another and most people are just pub stomping simply because they are playing with friends who all have mics.
I really wished there was some sort of coop horde mode, or Surivivors vs infected or something other than fucking deathmatch. It can be fun, but.... ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... it's not really hitting the spot. I mostly play survivors. The other mode seems boring and tedious.
The most amazing thing about this game was it is probably the longest single player game (Action game) I have played this gen and it felt like the game went by too fast. And then i check how long i played for and its 17.5 hours.
Argh, I'm starting to fucking hate this game. I know that it'll sometimes give you some freedom in choosing how to take on an encounter (confrontation, stealth takedowns, running away, or sneaking away). But sometimes one approach will clearly be the best and safest, yet it's being obfuscated.
For example, right now I'm at what I'm assuming is the end of the Pittsburgh level.
Me and the two brothers are trying to take down the guys patrolling the bridge after sunset. We easily choke the first two inside the building, then go outside for the others while they're controlling the searchlight and shooting down infected. I silently take down a third guy, turn off the searchlight's motor, and 5 of them decide to jump down to see what's going on.
This is the part where I'm overwhelmed. I don't know which approach I'm supposed to take. 5 is a bit too much to slowly take down stealthily. Any tips?
I mean, it's far from being impossible. But I'm sick of going at this snail's pace. I wish there were quicker ways or less encounters. It's getting a bit repetitive for my taste.
I think i know the part you're talking about. I hid behind a barricade, threw two molotovs at a bloater and they all flocked to the BBQ. Then I finished the stragglers with a bomb. None of them saw me because they were all distracted by each other dying
I would have used the flamethrower there if I'd thought of it
I mean, it's far from being impossible. But I'm sick of going at this snail's pace. I wish there were quicker ways or less encounters. It's getting a bit repetitive for my taste.
I think i know the part you're talking about. I hid behind a barricade, threw two molotovs at a bloater and they all flocked to the BBQ. Then I finished the stragglers with a bomb. None of them saw me because they were all distracted by each other dying
I would have used the flamethrower there if I'd thought of it
I feel a little bad when my survivors in multiplayer get sick or hungry guys. I know they are little dots, but I feel bad. I had one off match and we were in bad shape! Bounced back though.
Yup, it's funny seeing the runners being burnt alive. The great thing about it is that you just have to make some noise and everyone starts charging at you making them an easy target with the flamethrower.
I think this is the best game I've ever played, what a way to end this gen.
