Bornstellar
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As someone who dearly, dearly loves Halo - Titanfall does so much stuff so right. Play it. Git gud. Love it.
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Titanfall |OT2| Press X To Respawn
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As someone who dearly, dearly loves Halo - Titanfall does so much stuff so right. Play it. Git gud. Love it.
Hahah, fair enough. =)
Diablohead
Member
titanfall is a very good and fun quick pickup when you have half hour to burn, or any time really, you can get into a match very quickly and is overall fun to play.
Mixing on foot and titan combat it's like two shooters in one, both play differently.
What's the boot message say?
Bornstellar
Member
I guess one nice thing about the smaller player base is that I get matched with people that I am familiar with all the time. I know them, they know me, and it makes for some good times.
Pegasus Actual
Member
Game crashed on me again, Diamond 3 is where I'm at, or maybe it was two. Either way that's where I finish beta season. Dreams of Diamond V officially dashed. Please please please please don't record that permanently.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I can't remember, but it just disconnects me from the server entirely and boots me to the start up screen. I got like two or three minutes of Frontier Defense in before it booted me three times.
Bornstellar
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I haven't played the game since the 2nd DLC came out, so I fired it up 2 days ago. Ranked games are nice, and seem to be placing you right around your skill level (starting to struggle with getting the battlemarks at Gold V). I played a round on each of the new maps, then went back to Map Pack 2 for the achievements. Game just felt damn amazing again with the new achievements to play for.
Now today a friend of mine invites me to a party to play the game. Says he likes the patch too along with the resolution increase. I asked him whether he was sure that there is a resolution update or where did he hear this. He just said that he thinks the game looks much better, so they probably worked on that. Somehow I realized this too while playing, like edges are smoother or something. I really don't know now if I just got used to it or they did boost it.
Here in the OT as I see the Respawn guys are pretty silent about the resolution update.
Can we get some direct feed screens to compare and analyze?
Now today a friend of mine invites me to a party to play the game. Says he likes the patch too along with the resolution increase. I asked him whether he was sure that there is a resolution update or where did he hear this. He just said that he thinks the game looks much better, so they probably worked on that. Somehow I realized this too while playing, like edges are smoother or something. I really don't know now if I just got used to it or they did boost it.
Here in the OT as I see the Respawn guys are pretty silent about the resolution update.
Can we get some direct feed screens to compare and analyze?
Or do I have to see a doctor?
Pegasus Actual
Member
So, season ended, I decayed down to Plat. Hopped in a few rounds of Variety Pack and this is a pretty typical result.
Not even good enough for a single battlemark? 4.0 k/d, 5 flag caps, 7 returns. I know the competition isn't fantastic but what am I supposed to do?
Clip - Mostly to show that the final return and cap barely moves my meter at all even down here in Platinum.
Not even good enough for a single battlemark? 4.0 k/d, 5 flag caps, 7 returns. I know the competition isn't fantastic but what am I supposed to do?
Clip - Mostly to show that the final return and cap barely moves my meter at all even down here in Platinum.
I made more changes to address these issues. If nothing comes up, they'll go live early next week.
Thanks.
Thanks, we're looking into it.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
If you have the physical version of TitanFall, do you need the disk to play it once it's installed? It's letting me play it without the disk and I don't know why. I know you normally need disks to play games that you have the disk versions of (I just tested this with Shadows of Mordor and the Xbox requires the Shadows of Mordor disk to play it) so what gives?
Also of note: I still have the disk of TitanFall, but I was considering just buying the digital version initially so I didn't have to switch the disks to play an online only game (I was still gonna buy disks for games that have an offline component like the MCC).
Also of note: I still have the disk of TitanFall, but I was considering just buying the digital version initially so I didn't have to switch the disks to play an online only game (I was still gonna buy disks for games that have an offline component like the MCC).
Some of my time with Titanfall PC during Origin Game Time. I was streaming on Twitch, then archived it to Youtube, so quality takes a hit.
http://youtu.be/BuLt0Vf5s14
http://youtu.be/BuLt0Vf5s14
New to the party, just received an XB1 at the weekend as a birthday gift!
Only played a couple games, but like it so far (apart from the dodgy matchmaking. When you're in a team of mostly level 2 & 3 it's pretty disheartening to be going up against 3-4 lvl 50s!)
What's this about FD being limited time only? I've heard nothing but high praise for the mode. Maybe they'll reconsider if they get enough positive feedback, I don't know. How are they on community communication?
Only played a couple games, but like it so far (apart from the dodgy matchmaking. When you're in a team of mostly level 2 & 3 it's pretty disheartening to be going up against 3-4 lvl 50s!)
What's this about FD being limited time only? I've heard nothing but high praise for the mode. Maybe they'll reconsider if they get enough positive feedback, I don't know. How are they on community communication?
dancrane212
Member
Went back to the game with the map pack sale. Titanfall is such a time sink for me, "one more match" turns into, at least, another hour of play.
No way I'll be able to balance this with the rest of the 2014 lineup, not nearly enough time in the day!
No way I'll be able to balance this with the rest of the 2014 lineup, not nearly enough time in the day!
Frontier Defense isn't going away. It is the "featured game mode" because its the new one and we wanted to shine a spotlight on it.
Is that good enough community communication?
Frontier Defense isn't going away. It is the "featured game mode" because its the new one and we wanted to shine a spotlight on it.
Is that good enough community communication?
Guess it'll do
Cheers!
bronkonagurski
Member
Frontier Defense isn't going away. It is the "featured game mode" because its the new one and we wanted to shine a spotlight on it.
Is that good enough community communication?
I kind of figured it would not go away since it got its own achievement.
Titanfall is freaking awesome btw. I love the post-release support it has gotten in terms of updates. DLC maps have been very nice too. Great work, I appreciate it.
Pegasus Actual
Member
So... why the heck can you disable the rank chip, then enable it for like 30 seconds in the actual game, but you can't disable it the first 30 seconds when you come into the game with it enabled?
For me the latter would be far more useful. Like, I finish a game, go to the bathroom or something, and come back during the loading screen for the next round, then see it's 3v2 or something, or just a gametype/map where I know no matter what I do I won't be able to get a battlemark.
Clip - So I know everyone has had that janky eject thing where they thought they ejected but instead get termed. Well, here... I got that animation... while doing the terming? I'm pretty sure I had enough time to eject and preserve a 52-0 douchebag not-playing-the-objective-only-going-for-battlemark game against some poor noobs, but instead I finish 52-1 thanks to the eject jank.
Anyway, it's COD week, so been playing that, but I'm sure I'll get back to Titanfall soon enough... The only thing I prefer about COD:AW multi is that solid 60fps 1080p PS4 multiplayer, and the fact that the controller sensitivity goes up WAY higher than Titanfall.
Actually, let's talk about the Titanfall controller settings. Don't get me wrong, they're mostly good. The dead zone options are great. The settings up through Very High are all rather good... but wtf is up with Insane?
Very High (max horizontal speed=380):
Insane (max horizontal speed=400):
Huh? So you sacrifice any hope of subtle control with small movements for a ~5% max turn rate increase? Am I reading this right? And aim assist is disabled for Insane?
As best as I can tell if you're using Insane you done put yourself at a pretty huge disadvantage son.
Insane may as well follow the Very High curve (which seems to be the same as all the others) and just have higher yaw (and of course scale pitch accordingly). I'm thinking for Insane maybe something more like 600, and then another Very Insane setting at like 800? I don't even know, but ideally would get up the equivalent max settings you can find in Battlefield and COD. Ya know, a real "Get turned on" setting. Err.. not arousal... emphasis on the "turned" not on the "on". Ya know. 180 degree life-saving maneuver.
And Aim Assist should probably just be a toggle for any sensitivity setting. Not a stealth disable when you go to Insane. Though it's so strong in this game that you're putting yourself at a pretty huge disadvantage if you decide to run without it.
Remember, I only complain because I care. I don't really expect new controller options to make it into Titanfall at this point, but it can't hurt to throw it out there in hopes of Titanfall 2... right guys?
For me the latter would be far more useful. Like, I finish a game, go to the bathroom or something, and come back during the loading screen for the next round, then see it's 3v2 or something, or just a gametype/map where I know no matter what I do I won't be able to get a battlemark.
Clip - So I know everyone has had that janky eject thing where they thought they ejected but instead get termed. Well, here... I got that animation... while doing the terming? I'm pretty sure I had enough time to eject and preserve a 52-0 douchebag not-playing-the-objective-only-going-for-battlemark game against some poor noobs, but instead I finish 52-1 thanks to the eject jank.
Anyway, it's COD week, so been playing that, but I'm sure I'll get back to Titanfall soon enough... The only thing I prefer about COD:AW multi is that solid 60fps 1080p PS4 multiplayer, and the fact that the controller sensitivity goes up WAY higher than Titanfall.
Actually, let's talk about the Titanfall controller settings. Don't get me wrong, they're mostly good. The dead zone options are great. The settings up through Very High are all rather good... but wtf is up with Insane?
Very High (max horizontal speed=380):
Code:
// good for fast speed? 300:130
LINEAR 0.1 0.04
LINEAR 0.3 0.1
LINEAR 0.6 0.35
LINEAR 0.8 0.65
LINEAR 0.9 1.0
LINEAR 1.0 1.0Insane (max horizontal speed=400):
Code:
LINEAR 0.0 0.0
LINEAR 1.0 1.0As best as I can tell if you're using Insane you done put yourself at a pretty huge disadvantage son.
Insane may as well follow the Very High curve (which seems to be the same as all the others) and just have higher yaw (and of course scale pitch accordingly). I'm thinking for Insane maybe something more like 600, and then another Very Insane setting at like 800? I don't even know, but ideally would get up the equivalent max settings you can find in Battlefield and COD. Ya know, a real "Get turned on" setting. Err.. not arousal... emphasis on the "turned" not on the "on". Ya know. 180 degree life-saving maneuver.
And Aim Assist should probably just be a toggle for any sensitivity setting. Not a stealth disable when you go to Insane. Though it's so strong in this game that you're putting yourself at a pretty huge disadvantage if you decide to run without it.
Remember, I only complain because I care. I don't really expect new controller options to make it into Titanfall at this point, but it can't hurt to throw it out there in hopes of Titanfall 2... right guys?
Season pass contains nothing other than the three map packs.
The last map pack is very Titan-dominated--long sight lines, few practical height advantages for pilots (the girders on Backwater and oil pipes on Sand Trap are suicidal vs a Titan with chaingun or arc), and few or no safe ways to get from one end of the map to the other when enemy Titans are present. Dropping an early Titan with a chaingun on any IMC Rising map all but assures a load of kills, moreso than on any other map except maybe Training Grounds. Some people like this, I guess, but IMC Rising feels a bit like a failed experiment to me.
Hah. =)
Insane is basically an "as raw as possible" input mode, sort of a bonus hardcore thing. One of our coders (traditionally a hardcore PC guy) was desperate to have all layers between him and the joystick removed. So we gave him this option (because it's good to keep crazy people happy).
I am awful with Insane. I assume 98% of players are. Having a linear input curve makes me super twitchy. But he swears he's better with it, he's very good at the game, and seems to have the high dexterity required, so... hey, why not, go nuts.
Hah. =)
Insane is basically an "as raw as possible" input mode, sort of a bonus hardcore thing. One of our coders (traditionally a hardcore PC guy) was desperate to have all layers between him and the joystick removed. So we gave him this option (because it's good to keep crazy people happy).
I am awful with Insane. I assume 98% of players are. Having a linear input curve makes me super twitchy. But he swears he's better with it, he's very good at the game, and seems to have the high dexterity required, so... hey, why not, go nuts.
Options are always good. No such thing as a bad option, in my eyes.
Pegasus Actual
Member
Nice, I always thought the setting meant "Insanely High" but really it's just "Insane Person"
No acceleration makes perfect sense if you're using a mouse, but with a thumbstick? Proof's in the pudding, his turn rate doesn't compete with mouse input. Also kind of weird that X/Y aren't 1:1 given the rest of his approach. But hey, can't argue with crazy!
No acceleration makes perfect sense if you're using a mouse, but with a thumbstick? Proof's in the pudding, his turn rate doesn't compete with mouse input. Also kind of weird that X/Y aren't 1:1 given the rest of his approach. But hey, can't argue with crazy!
Solideliquid
Member
$20 on Amazon right now for XONE. Are people still playing this on XONE?
I'm thinking about getting it on Amazon for $10. My only concern is all the DLC, how gimped will I be with just the main game?
Not at all, the map selection in quick match is based on who in the party has the DLC. The more have it, the more likely it is to come up with a dlc map. However, when choosing the map in any form, you can't pick the DLC ones for alternate game modes, such as frontier defense
We added the feature because we didn't want people to quit because they forgot to turn on Ranked (which did happen in playtests).
Being able to disable it didn't quite make the cut, due to time and priority.
Been playing on PC since day one (Only GEN 8 because the 50 wins took forever) but just jumped onto the XBOX 1 to play it all over again.
Are there Gaffers that still play and care to group up?
Also, big thank you to Respawn personally. This game is just a beast. Even going from a high end PC to XBOX1, the game is still a marvel to play. Can't wait for TF-2. Thank you for this!
Are there Gaffers that still play and care to group up?
Also, big thank you to Respawn personally. This game is just a beast. Even going from a high end PC to XBOX1, the game is still a marvel to play. Can't wait for TF-2. Thank you for this!
Ryo Hazuki
Member
Just had a few games in the Deadly Ground playlist and it seems pretty cool so far. The electric smoke floor can give the maps a whole new look with new routes and platforms to land on, especially in game types like CTF where the flags are in different places. Will have to play a few more to see how it holds up but it's a nice little twist on the maps and game types for sure.
As a parkour-focused player, I was initially interested in a "floor is lava" mode because it sounded parkour-centric, but after several matches I have no interest in ever touching Deadly Ground again. The death fog eliminates an integral part of map navigation (bunny-hopping) which neuters the amount of parkour routes on maps, and that ultimately results in more players camping because most players aren't comfortable enough with the parkour to move around the maps effectively. The neutered parkour routes are especially noticeable on maps that already have limited parkour routes to begin with, and I found this to be a complete nightmare in the one match of CTF I played. Capturing a flag is already difficult because of all the anti-parkour things in Titanfall (smart pistols, titans, arc mines, and that god damn waypoint over your head when you have the flag), but now there's also death fog and a decreased number of ways to bring the flag back to your base.
Messing up a parkour jump or wallrun is extremely punishing, and exponentially more frustrating when your jump or wallrun faults are caused by the shitty little environment assets and details with collision models. This was already a frustrating problem in vanilla Titanfall, but now you get killed because of it. Additionally, when you get trapped down in the fog, it can be hard to find your way out because everything is... foggy. I know it's like that to communicate to the player that they're in the death fog, but if you didn't already see your way out of the fog before you fell into it, you're probably screwed, especially if you get caught off-guard or you're in the middle of a firefight and accidentally fall into the fog. Another side effect of the fog is that because the bottom half of the map is now light grey, it's easier to spot the players flying around because there is more contrast between the player model and the environment, which is nice, but way nicer for the snipers camping at the top of the maps, which there were plenty of in this mode.
I think the overall problem I have is that there isn't any kind of advantage for venturing into a disadvantageous environment -- there's no risk-reward -- only risk. I'm assuming that's why the only gametypes are ones that require players to move around, but the players who move around in the regular gametypes are going to be more successful in those regular gametypes. I can understand if people like this mode because they've played so much Titanfall that they're open to anything that shakes it up a bit, but for me, it just led to more frustration.
This is what I would change:
Messing up a parkour jump or wallrun is extremely punishing, and exponentially more frustrating when your jump or wallrun faults are caused by the shitty little environment assets and details with collision models. This was already a frustrating problem in vanilla Titanfall, but now you get killed because of it. Additionally, when you get trapped down in the fog, it can be hard to find your way out because everything is... foggy. I know it's like that to communicate to the player that they're in the death fog, but if you didn't already see your way out of the fog before you fell into it, you're probably screwed, especially if you get caught off-guard or you're in the middle of a firefight and accidentally fall into the fog. Another side effect of the fog is that because the bottom half of the map is now light grey, it's easier to spot the players flying around because there is more contrast between the player model and the environment, which is nice, but way nicer for the snipers camping at the top of the maps, which there were plenty of in this mode.
I think the overall problem I have is that there isn't any kind of advantage for venturing into a disadvantageous environment -- there's no risk-reward -- only risk. I'm assuming that's why the only gametypes are ones that require players to move around, but the players who move around in the regular gametypes are going to be more successful in those regular gametypes. I can understand if people like this mode because they've played so much Titanfall that they're open to anything that shakes it up a bit, but for me, it just led to more frustration.
This is what I would change:
- Make the fog only waist-high; this would reopen a lot more parkour routes that are currently unviable, and it will allow players to still see shit when they're stuck in the fog.
- Have a ~1 second delay before the fog starts causing damage so that bunny-hopping isn't pointless.
- It would look way cooler if the floor was actually lava instead of a cloud.
Pegasus Actual
Member
I agree with most of your points, except I kind of liked CTF in this mode, mostly because it didn't become such a titan-fest and people could do some more parkour flag running. Also, bunny hopping seemed to work ok for me, you seem to have about 3 seconds of life in the smoke, which is plenty if you want to do a couple of quick bunny hops into your next wall-run.
But yeah, the mode felt super-campy. Hardpoint on Training Ground was not fun at all. Not that it usually is, but it was worse!
But yeah, the mode felt super-campy. Hardpoint on Training Ground was not fun at all. Not that it usually is, but it was worse!
I would like to know this as well.
Just had a weird game. Hopped into Frontier Defense and noticed I was killing players. I was like "Huh? Have they added to this mode already?" Then I figured it what it was. Attrition was at the top instead of Frontier. Haha!
Also how sucky it is when people leave a team. Really annoying to end up being the only person on the team and the A.I just steamrolls you.
I would like to see Respawn keep adding to the Frontier mode. More enemy types would be great and would add more variety.
Also how sucky it is when people leave a team. Really annoying to end up being the only person on the team and the A.I just steamrolls you.
I would like to see Respawn keep adding to the Frontier mode. More enemy types would be great and would add more variety.
Crimzun Wolf
Neo Member
Finally finished all the achievements in this game. Frontier defense continues to be fun. Honestly with all the updates we are getting it makes me excited to see what Respawn does if they do a sequel.
Bornstellar
Member
Liking deadly ground so far. Bunny hopping / skiing is still viable so long as you are fast.
Bornstellar
Member
Also finding it leads to much longer and more interesting duels.
Seriously, I've been having a blast with this game. It's nice to be able to get on for a few matches and feel satisfied with it
Oh yeah, I also had my first Titanfall on a titan yesterday
Oh yeah, I also had my first Titanfall on a titan yesterday
Inferno313
Banned
Got this when it was $10 on Amazon for PC and loving the hell out of it. If anyone wants to play with me, add my origin!
Origin: Inferno313
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Bornstellar
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