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[daedalius]

I think the GT is Gaf40k

Man, xbox needs to put in groups like steam has, sheesh.

 

[Darklord]

What would be great is piloting a dreadnaught >_<!

Pew Pew PEW! Flame thrower! Arm crusher thingy!

They should let the main character die sometime in the game and turn him into a dreadnought.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Just beat it, had a great time. The ending ends on a cliffhanger. I hope we get a sequel. Now to try the multi-player!

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

Don't forget the washes, man. We pay for lightly coloured water.

<--- WILL pay for washes

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Just beat it, less than impressed with the last part, but overall a good game. If the coop mode doesn't come out soon I'll just throw this up on amazon.

 

[BattleMonkey]

They should let the main character die sometime in the game and turn him into a dreadnought.

Or just have you assume the role of a dreadnaught for a specific mission and such. Really be awesome if they would not concentrate on one space marine who apparently does everything, but let you jump around into different marine roles for different areas of the game.

 

[daedalius]

Just beat it, less than impressed with the last part, but overall a good game. If the coop mode doesn't come out soon I'll just throw this up on amazon.

Do you mean the

Spoiler

final boss fight? I thought it was handled better than just circle-strafing a daemon-prince with a melta gun until he fell over

 

[Data West]

Yep. Melta gun ruins melee. I was a raptor, hit the guy from behind 3 times, he turns around, one shot. dead.

 

[VaLiancY]

Yep. Melta gun ruins melee. I was a raptor, hit the guy from behind 3 times, he turns around, one shot. dead.

It gives a Marine a chance in melee. Hit him a few times with a Plasma Pistol and then tear him a new one when his shield is down.

 

[Corto]

Where do you check the stats of the game on PC/Steam?

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Do you mean the

Spoiler

final boss fight? I thought it was handled better than just circle-strafing a daemon-prince with a melta gun until he fell over

Yeah,

Spoiler

but it could have been a little better, (shorter), for a QTE it just dragged on.

Was awesome seeing the blood ravens though.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Holy crap, the multi-player is awesome. I'm pissed this game isn't getting enough attention in the media. It's so polished and well-made. Both the SP and MP rock!

 

[Vilix]

Holy crap, the multi-player is awesome. I'm pissed this game isn't getting enough attention in the media.

Yeah, it sucks. But word of mouth is the best advertisement. Some friends have seen me playing the game on XBL and tried the demo. One of them really enjoyed and is getting the game. The same thing happened with Bayonetta and Vanquish.

 

[Des0lar]

If Relic is even half the developer Valve is, who made TF2 grow from having little content to a lot more(regardless of what you think about the hat bullshit), Relic should try and fix this.
netcode, dedicated servers, 32 player mp... browser, and so on.

As much as I agree with a server browser in addition to matchmaking, 32 player mp would be unplayable. 8vs8 is perfect for these map sizes.

My last night playing online went super smooth here in Europe. Some lag here and there but overall very nice. Full games all around, didn't have to wait at all to find a game.

 

[Bazhard]

I just played my first multiplayer match on PC.


1) Graphics, controls, xp, unlocks. It's all very nice. There is the founding stone here for something truly good.


2) The Lobby is stupid. It took me 10 minutes to find a game. Then it finds a suitable game, and then it comes back to no suitable games, and repeat.. finally I get a game with 5 other people. 3 vs 3. are you fucking kidding me? And as far as I could see, I couldnt find any ways to select the amount of players or which maps I want to play or the rules. only the two game types.
That's whats so stupid about these lobby games. I cant choose shit. I am not in control of anything. Why are they forcing me to play in ways I dont want?


3) The lag is horrible. granted the server host must have sucked, but then again its not like I choose him. I just wanted to play. if I could get dedicated servers like every other PC game I own(I dont own MW2) then I wouldnt have to deal with this shit.




If Relic is even half the developer Valve is, who made TF2 grow from having little content to a lot more(regardless of what you think about the hat bullshit), Relic should try and fix this.
netcode, dedicated servers, 32 player mp... browser, and so on.

Sucks PC is getting laggy games, haven't had any problems on the PS3 (hear the same about 360)

Is there something just wrong with the PC online? everyone i know who plays it on PC gets horrible lag, building a PC in feb so i assume it will be fixed by then.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

You'd have to pretty much die though, first, no? Or am I misinterpreting the lore?

Pfft...what's dying to a space marine?

Answer: nuthin' mutha fucka

 

[The Antitype]

Its going to bomb.

In North America, yes.

In Europe? No.

Dawn of War does mediocre sales in NA all the time, but it's still one of THQ's biggest franchises just because the Warhammer universe is so much bigger in Europe where Games Workshop is based.


Also, multiplayer is finally clicking. Hit lvl 20 last night, and scored most of the performance-based achievements. Now I just need to hit 40 and unlock everything.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

5 out of my first 6 games have been smooth, no lag.

I'm shocked at how much customization is in the multi-player, both in terms of appearance and perks and weaps. Just wow... this game. I'm rolling a fucking pink chaos marine right now with spikes growing out of me. It's crazy you can customize all the little parts of your armor.

And the gameplay is so damn good. I'm legitimately pissed Space Marine isn't getting its due.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Look how badass I am:

http://i.imgur.com/8yQcW.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pjyy2.jpg

Fear me, noobz!

The challenges are great too because they unlock not only XP but upgrades to those specific weapons. Fuck this game is incredible.

 

[narcosis219]

Assault is my favorite class.

Assault is played properly when the player isn't focused entirely on using melee. Half of my assault kills are pistol kills; kills from bashing armor off with melee, or just straight pistol only kills.

It might be easier for me because I'm on KB/M. Most of my pistol shots are done while I'm strafing around with the jet pack. I couldn't imagine being able to turn that fast and accurately while boost strafing around and trying to shoot a pistol. This could be why a lot of people say assault is under powered. You just aren't able to turn quickly enough on consoles to really play the class like it was meant to be played.

General tips:

Use the bolt pistol if you're confident you can land on the enemy and hit them at least once with your melee to disperse their armor. Bolt pistol them to death after hitting them with melee and after they've rolled away. The bolt pistol clip boost perk is really helpful in this regard, allowing you enough shots to take down anyone without even using melee.

Use the plasma pistol if you're better at shooting people in mid air. Shoot their armor off with your plasma pistol, then land and bash them with melee to finish them off.

The thunder hammer is the best when you learn to use your pistol effectively because you only need one melee hit to destroy health/armor (without the perk).

Don't be afraid to turn around and GTFO. Your jetpacks are the perfect hit and run utility. Unless you have final vengeance on. Then just go in and do maximum damage before dieing.

See Lascannon shots? Get the hell away. Nothing will save you from a sharpshooter. Only engage if you can flank them. They can do shit all against you with a lascannon up close. Stun them before they can stun you.

If you're dieing to devastators because they can mow you down with their heavy bolters, you're doing it wrong. Land behind them. They require time to turn around/undeploy the bolter.

 

[daedalius]

I'm loving the charged plasma pistol as assault, instant shield breaks on everything, one melee swing usually means death after that.

I don't find I really like the axe or hammer, they just seem too slow for the quick escapes needed to stay alive as assault, and once someones armor is broken, you can kill them just as quick with a sword. Also, power sword looks awesome.

 

[flyinpiranha]

Just beat it, had a great time. The ending ends on a cliffhanger. I hope we get a sequel. Now to try the multi-player!

This makes me almost not want to finish it. Fuck cliffhangers in games.

 

[Snkfanatic]

Look how badass I am:

http://i.imgur.com/8yQcW.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pjyy2.jpg

Fear me, noobz!

The challenges are great too because they unlock not only XP but upgrades to those specific weapons. Fuck this game is incredible.

lol awesome pics, looks like I know what I am playing this weekend

 

[Unwell Cat]

Any news on a 360 GT list or group?

GT = Unwell Cat

 

[daedalius]

Any news on a 360 GT list or group?

GT = Unwell Cat

Its GAF40k

 

[Davedough]

I wont have good enough Internet for 2 weeks. I'm waiting for my place to be done and suffering with ALMOST 1.5Mb/512k internet speeds... I really hope MP is still relevant then. Either way, my GT on 360 is the same as my name here: Davedough.

 

[Vilix]

With that speed you could totally dominate MP. No kidding.

 

[Davedough]

With that speed you could totally dominate MP. No kidding.

You're kidding right? I cant even stream Netflix right now without it burping every 2 minutes and you think I can run a map? This place has the lowest tier DSL available because its too far from the central office to go any faster.

 

[Apharmd Battler]

Is there a list of GAF Space Marine players on 360 anywhere?

GT: Lyphen

GT: Apharmd Battler! Having a blast playing this!

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

You're kidding right? I cant even stream Netflix right now without it burping every 2 minutes and you think I can run a map? This place has the lowest tier DSL available because its too far from the central office to go any faster.

That's his point.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

Is there a list of GAF Space Marine players on 360 anywhere?

GT: Lyphen

Collector gamertag is

GAF40K

Send it a FR.

 

[The Antitype]

Everybody send Xbox 360 friend requests to GAF40K so I can add you. Let's see if we can get a full team for Siege!

 

[Sneaky Gato]

What would be great is piloting a dreadnaught >_<!

Pew Pew PEW! Flame thrower! Arm crusher thingy!

Even better would be the new Contemptor model Dreadnaught Forge world just put out. You could justify the shield through its Atomantic Shielding Rule and it features a metric ton of cool and unique features not seen any where else. Best of all since it's scheduled to be the new Chaos Dreadnaught it can be customized.

 

[Boogdud]

I wont have good enough Internet for 2 weeks. I'm waiting for my place to be done and suffering with ALMOST 1.5Mb/512k internet speeds... I really hope MP is still relevant then. Either way, my GT on 360 is the same as my name here: Davedough.

Don't worry, it'll be fun for you. But you'll pretty much ruin the game for everyone with a good connection. Ah, the beauty of totally random p2p garbage netcode.

 

[Railer]

Question about the single player game.. How many chapters are there?
Also, sent a request to GAF40K

 

[Tokubetsu]

Seriously, I played the MP of this last night with two buddies for two and a half hours. Got all the way to rank 9 and I just started playing.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

This makes me almost not want to finish it. Fuck cliffhangers in games.

There is still resolution at the end. It's satisfying enough, don't sweat it.

Question about the single player game.. How many chapters are there?
Also, sent a request to GAF40K

17 chapters. My Steam says 11 hours... probably 1.5 hours of MP, 1 hour of alt-tabbed, so around 8 hours on normal difficulty.

 

[shuri]

It would be neat if there was a way to 'prestige' once you reach 41. Your character could sport a new type of armor, or maybe some glowing eyes.

 

[Snuggles]

The co-op horde mode will be nice, but I really wish there was an single player arena mode of some sort. I just want to destroy shit with no story or fluff inbetween.

Oh well, time to start my hard run.

 

[Orgun]

They should let the main character die sometime in the game and turn him into a dreadnought.

That would make a great epilogue.

Starts with a black screen, then some lights come on. It brightens when the sides of the drop ship opens and out you step as a dreadnough with your assault cannon fucking pissing ammo into hordes of Tyranids.

 

[Dina]

I'm in the sewers. Great game and it hasn't begun to get stale yet. The sound is so awe inspiring.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

Wait wait wait...

DLC mission.

The mission ends with a cut scene of Titus in a "tight spot" and you don't know if he does or doesn't survive while he kicks ass in a desperate last stand.

Fade to black...THEN...

Starts with a black screen, then some lights come on. It brightens when the sides of the drop pod open and out you step as a dreadnought with your assault cannon fucking pissing ammo into hordes of tyrannids.

You also need landspeeders streaking through the sky over head and a couple rhinos blasting past, only to come to a thundering stop and space marines disembarking.

then...

Begin masturbating for the next Space Marine game with some cameo levels of Titus as a dreadnought.

 

[The Antitype]

Oh man. The plasman pistol tears the Raptor/Assault class wide open. No more getting burned by dudes one-shotting you after you swipe them 3 or 4 times.

Just hit them with a few shots (or one charged shot) from the air, nail them with a swipe or two, dead.

Or if you prefer the Bolter Pistol (why?!), you can try dropping in, hitting them a few times, and then pot-shotting them with the pistol as you jump away.

 

[Jarate]

Bolter is good for the hammer, plasma is good for the sword

why would you use the axe?


also, Tactical Marines with a bolter + kraken boolets = massive rape

I went 11-1 in my first game with em, went 7-4 the next with a shitty team

have a positive k/d for most of the day, well over a 2.0 most of the time too

still hate heavy weapons guy marines

 

[The Antitype]

Bolter is good for the hammer, plasma is good for the sword

why would you use the axe?


also, Tactical Marines with a bolter + kraken boolets = massive rape

I went 11-1 in my first game with em, went 7-4 the next with a shitty team

have a positive k/d for most of the day, well over a 2.0 most of the time too

still hate heavy weapons guy marines

I haven't played Annihilation since I got my +10 achievement. Just doesn't feel as fun as the siege mode.

I want the kraken bolts, but I love having a meltagun on hand at any moment for those damn Raptors.

 

[Jarate]

also, hopefully they come out with the preorder bonuses soon for DLC, i really want all the skins :3

 

[Jarate]

I haven't played Annihilation since I got my +10 achievement. Just doesn't feel as fun as the siege mode.

Maybe im just unlucky, but the few times I play sieze ground i either had a team full of devastators sitting next to no point lascannoning people, or the opposite team was doing that

maybe i can get some games in with some gaffers, cause that's my preferred gametype if i have a team

 

[Anerythristic]

Maybe im just unlucky, but the few times I play sieze ground i either had a team full of devastators sitting next to no point lascannoning people, or the opposite team was doing that

maybe i can get some games in with some gaffers, cause that's my preferred gametype if i have a team

I only play the TDM mode now, so I feel ya. Once it levels out a bit I might try playing Seize with randoms but those 1000 to 200 final scores are demoralizing and its too easy to spawn trap.

 

[The Antitype]

Maybe im just unlucky, but the few times I play sieze ground i either had a team full of devastators sitting next to no point lascannoning people, or the opposite team was doing that

maybe i can get some games in with some gaffers, cause that's my preferred gametype if i have a team

I've definitely been on both sides of the equation, but also had a lot of close matches.

Maybe I'll jump back in Annihilation for a few matches now that I've got my footing.

My K/D in that mode is precariously close to negative though, 1.02 hahaha. Had that one great match for the achievement, then got slaughtered.

 

[Jarate]

I've definitely been on both sides of the equation, but also had a lot of close matches.

Maybe I'll jump back in Annihilation for a few matches now that I've got my footing.

My K/D in that mode is precariously close to negative though, 1.02 hahaha. Had that one great match for the achievement, then got slaughtered.

Idk what mine is right now, yesterday i got really high and started playing and my KD suffered because of it.

Still, I like the community so far, although there's a lot of campers and shit, not a lot are being the cheapest campers on earth. Im sure once gears comes out too those people will probably be gone

Im hoping a nice competitive scene will arise out of this. TF2 on the 360 had a good dedicated comp scene that lasted 3-4 years, hoping this will replace it for me :3