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[Killjoy-NL]

Yesterday i was playing new maps (Meridia & Turing) it wasnt there before.

They were unlocked when we liberated Avengers something, next to Heath.

Unless you're talking about the new ones from today, which unlocked as the Automatons are attacking one of our sectors.

I believe we now have 8 planets available to play on.

 

[Mr.ODST]

Guessing every failed mission gives a % to the opposing faction?

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Are there folks on Gaf playing in groups? Are there clans or anything like that in the game that make matchmaking more consistent?

 

[Tsaki]

New all-time peak reached (on a Thursday) and it still has about 1-2 hours of climbing. Sony and Arrowhead better have ordered some extra server capacity for this weekend. It'd be a shame to cut some massive influx of new players if not; the game is all over Youtube and everyone recommends it.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Hey, you should press R2 after the "READY" prompt to throw it somewhere.
For me it sometimes resets the promt as if I am letting go of L1. Very weird and I couldn't make out what I do wrong

So when I press L1 the stratagem menu opens, next to Reinforce there is the number of uses and it shows READY status.
But it's not in my hands and theres no button sequence on screen to put it in my hand so I cant use it.

 

[ByWatterson]

New all-time peak reached (on a Thursday) and it still has about 1-2 hours of climbing. Sony and Arrowhead better have ordered some extra server capacity for this weekend. It'd be a shame to cut some massive influx of new players if not; the game is all over Youtube and everyone recommends it.

Now 248K!!!

So amazing.

 

[nowhat]

So amazing.

...or in other words, massive and growing.

 

[ByWatterson]

...or in other words, massive and growing.

I can hear General Brasch yelling that now.

 

[AJUMP23]

Got the game to play with my brother. Forgot I needed ps plus to play online. Anyone know of a good psplus discount.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

How is this game so GOOD

It actually pairs well with the EDF games. If those are arcade bug killing, this is simulation but killing, if that makes any sense.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

They recently had 41% off for Extra, I don't know if there are other deals outside of the ones PlayStation does directly through the PSN store, wait for the next sale or just buy a month of basic for now.

 

[Jaybe]

They recently had 41% off for Extra, I don't know if there are other deals outside of the ones PlayStation does directly through the PSN store, wait for the next sale or just buy a month of basic for now.

Yeah, I really want to jump in on this. I love Gears of War horde mode and this seems perfect. PS Plus is $95CAD now though. PS Extra was basically the same on sale but that ended and the launch weekend had matchmaking challenges. I tried it on Steam to see how it ran but it’s not ideal as my PC is getting a bit old now and runs too hot now. Hope another PS Plus sale comes soon.

 

[Yekshemesh]

Just had 3 crashes in a row. 2 of them from the scientist extraction mission. Guess I'm done for the night. Playing on PS5.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Just had 3 crashes in a row. 2 of them from the scientist extraction mission. Guess I'm done for the night. Playing on PS5.

This is still the buggiest game I've ever played. I'm on PS5 as well. I get kicked out of half my matches and anytime I'm in a lobby for more than 30 minutes it drops to 1fps and my character ice skates the rest of the match.

 

[DoomGyver]

The difficulty levels are spot on and the AI seems decent. I’m level 11 and I am having a blast. Sometimes the matchmaking doesn’t work but after several tries it goes through.

 

[Hot5pur]

So for those who've played a fair amount, what is the content like? How are the missions, what types? How is the progression?

Depends what you mean a fair amount, I got about 20 hours in, level 14 or 15.
Lots to unlock, doesn't feel too grindy, very addicting gameplay loop, the missions are nothing too spectacular from what I've played, some search and destroy type stuff, some defend an area, etc.
If you like third person shooters, co-op, and don't mind a little grinding, this is a no brainer. The game is also quite skill based in terms of choosing the right loadout and maneuvering around the battlefield.
At higher levels there is co-op equipment, like a very powerful launcher but you need one person to fire and another one to load so it's much faster.
The other thing is that there are two enemy races, and they fight VERY differently, so the strategy has to change quite a bit. I put in 20 hours on the insects and I'm still kinda into it, will try the robots soon.
Really great game, it'd be nice if they added some vehicles and special monsters to chase down and kill, eg. like the world bosses in D4, perhaps for rare materials, i dunno, just to give the game a bit more flavor.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Guessing every failed mission gives a % to the opposing faction?

I think so.

Btw, is it just me, or is the civilian rescue mission on Hard one big impossible clusterfuck?

 

[Shifty1897]

I think so.

Btw, is it just me, or is the civilian rescue mission on Hard one big impossible clusterfuck?

Literally the only mission my squad failed today. Absolutely insane. We escorted 10/40 civilians.

This game is awesome.

This is still the buggiest game I've ever played. I'm on PS5 as well. I get kicked out of half my matches and anytime I'm in a lobby for more than 30 minutes it drops to 1fps and my character ice skates the rest of the match.

Weird, I played 3 hours today with a squad made of half PlayStation, half PC users and we didn't hit a single bug or drop all day.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Bought it and played it with a friend and my wife, this game is super cool. Havent had this much fun in multiplayer in a while.

 

[HRK69]

Fun game, the music is pretty good too

 

[Varteras]

 

[dreamstation]

How bloody good are the lighting and weather effects? Had a mission earlier where it was really dark and was storming like crazy wind blowing, rain coming down and lightning lighting up the sky. Also had another mission that started in the night and ended with the sunrise. I didn't know that shit could happen. Pretty cool.

 

[Varteras]

How bloody good are the lighting and weather effects? Had a mission earlier where it was really dark and was storming like crazy wind blowing, rain coming down and lightning lighting up the sky. Also had another mission that started in the night and ended with the sunrise. I didn't know that shit could happen. Pretty cool.

Walking through the trees of Meridia. By myself. At night. In a rainstorm. With Terminids lurking. So fucking atmospheric and spooky.

 

[R6Rider]

I think so.

Btw, is it just me, or is the civilian rescue mission on Hard one big impossible clusterfuck?

Pretty sure they fucked up the spawning for those missions. Hard is fucking insane and endless enemies.

Meanwhile drop it down to Challenging and it's 10x easier.

 

[[Sigma]]

Bruh I couldn't see passed 10 feet in front of me at times on Erata Prime today with environmental conditions active lol. But I could hear the enemy creeping up. Had us killing each others at times lol.. Map was the mvp.

 

[Sleepwalker]

I played this today on ultrawide 3440x1440 pretty much maxed out with quality upscaling and it looked pretty great! Mantained over 120 fps at all times, I can probably get it to lock 165 with some tweaking. Game is a blast!


PS5 performance doesnt look bad either although lower res for sure. Quality mode tho felt like shit, turned it on inside the ship and just by panning the camera around it became choppy and blurry, just awful. Hopefully PS5 pro will be able to lock 60 at 4k.

Cant wait to play more!

 

[Killjoy-NL]

I played this today on ultrawide 3440x1440 pretty much maxed out with quality upscaling and it looked pretty great! Mantained over 120 fps at all times, I can probably get it to lock 165 with some tweaking. Game is a blast!


PS5 performance doesnt look bad either although lower res for sure. Quality mode tho felt like shit, turned it on inside the ship and just by panning the camera around it became choppy and blurry, just awful. Hopefully PS5 pro will be able to lock 60 at 4k.

Cant wait to play more!

I've only briefly played HD2 on my PS5 and OLED (played almost exclusively on Portal so far) and tbh I have no idea what issue people take with the visuals in performance mode.

Anyone who has been watching the trailers before they bought the game should've known this wasn't anywhere near a graphical powerhouse.
The atmosphere is the strongest point in that regard and makes the visuals amazing, even though it's 1080p and doesn't have the typical AAA production-value.

 

[Sleepwalker]

I've only briefly played HD2 on my PS5 and OLED (played almost exclusively on Portal so far) and tbh I have no idea what issue people take with the visuals in performance mode.

Anyone who has been watching the trailers before they bought the game should've known this wasn't anywhere near a graphical powerhouse.
The atmosphere is the strongest point in that regard and makes the visuals amazing, even though it's 1080p and doesn't have the typical AAA production-value.

I'm not taking issue with it! I think the game looks pretty good tbh, yeah its 1080 but the visual design shines a lot, colors look awesome!

I was mostly shocked that quality mode felt so bad, I usually can deal with quality modes without being affected and my wife doesnt even know what fps are but she instantly told me it looked laggy.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

I'm not taking issue with it! I think the game looks pretty good tbh, yeah its 1080 but the visual design shines a lot, colors look awesome!

I was mostly shocked that quality mode felt so bad, I usually can deal with quality modes without being affected and my wife doesnt even know what fps are but she instantly told me it looked laggy.

Yeah, my post wasn't directed at you.
Didn't mean it to come across like that.

 

[DelireMan7]

The new defense mission "Rescue scientist team" is brutal. Couldn't succeed one. After around 20 civilian rescued, we were completed overwhelmed by the bots. Might try the stun orbital, sentries and smoke to cover the scientist.


Also did a bot mission lvl 5 solo. I was playing full stealth and I was surprised how good it worked. I was crawling most of the time with the minimap open to avoid patrol.
My 120 and 380 mm orbital strikes did the destruction work. My mortar sentry cleans smalle camp or act as a diversion for allowing me looting deserted camp.
I could even drop a hellbomb in a middle of an enemy artillery camp on the back of bots xD. Quickly set it on and run away. So good.
Did the 3 secondary objectives, the main one (hard drive collection and delivery and sending data) and clear several factory without getting in a fight.

I also took EAT but didn't have to use them. Next time I'll try with smoke orbital to see if it helps me infiltrate enemy camp better.

 

[Dynasty8]

Anyone know where to find the Bile Spewers for today's challenge?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Pretty sure they fucked up the spawning for those missions. Hard is fucking insane and endless enemies.

Meanwhile drop it down to Challenging and it's 10x easier.

Imagine if they didn't fucked up the spawning, but it's deliberate, to simulate an actual mass invasion so we lose the sector and start dreading the Automatons?

 

[Varteras]

Imagine if they didn't fucked up the spawning, but it's deliberate, to simulate an actual mass invasion so we lose the sector and start dreading the Automatons?

 

[T-0800]

This game continues to blow me away. Just played a mission against the robots and half the time I didn't know where to shoot as I felt so overwhelmed with what was going on. Robots walking through the mist like a scene from a sci fi movie and then it began to rain. Failed the mission but managed to escape. Incredible stuff.

 

[T-0800]

The new defense mission "Rescue scientist team" is brutal. Couldn't succeed one. After around 20 civilian rescued, we were completed overwhelmed by the bots. Might try the stun orbital, sentries and smoke to cover the scientist.

That's the one I just did.

 

[DelireMan7]

Anyone know where to find the Bile Spewers for today's challenge?

I haven't done it but I guess it's the big green or orange insects that spit acid at you. So any insect planet and from level 4 you should start to see them.

EDIT : checked and looks like you want the green one. Not the orange.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Changed my rendering from ultra quality to native resolution at 1440p ultra this game looks bonkers!

I hope they add dlss because whatever they are using, (I guess its fsr) is lacking.

 

[DenchDeckard]

That's the one I just did.

Account name checks out..you're the ones killing us right?

Monsters!

 

[Luipadre]

Changed my rendering from ultra quality to native resolution at 1440p ultra this game looks bonkers!

I hope they add dlss because whatever they are using, (I guess its fsr) is lacking.

Im still on ultra quality because i get like +25 fps with it. Native looks much better tho so i hope DLSS is coming soon.

 

[Neolombax]

It's a bummer that matches often end in crashes and got nothing out of it. Its great fun so far. Need to farm some missions on medium to get better gear.

 

[Mr.ODST]

I think so.

Btw, is it just me, or is the civilian rescue mission on Hard one big impossible clusterfuck?

Seriously even on Easy we was being wiped out and I'm level 8

 

[kingkenny76]

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Seriously even on Easy we was being wiped out and I'm level 8

If that's true, than they must have deliberately set it up for us to fail, or for the community to focus on the Automatons almost completely.

Probably like that Game Master plan being in play rn.

If so, these guys are straight up geniuses, imo.

 

[Mr.ODST]

If that's true, than they must have deliberately set it up for us to fail, or for the community to focus on the Automatons almost completely.

Probably like that Game Master plan being in play rn.

If so, these guys are straight up geniuses, imo.

Dunno but in terms of waves, its ridiculous, you get overrun so easy

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Lads, question:
Since this this is a MP game and the HUD is obviously busy and since I'm gaming on an OLED and the fear of burn-in is ever present , how customisable is it ? Is there a dynamic HUD option ? Can you remove bits of it ?

Used to have a plasma TV with 0 burn-in for years until I started playing a MP game daily with my buddies (Space lord's) which...after 1+ years resulted in having the HUD burned-in permanently on the lower side of my TV...

It's literally one of the reasons why I strayed away from MP games .

Cheers

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

My preferred method of destroying enemy structures? From the top of a mountain

 

[Luipadre]

Lads, question:
Since this this is a MP game and the HUD is obviously busy and since I'm gaming on an OLED and the fear of burn-in is ever present , how customisable is it ? Is there a dynamic HUD option ? Can you remove bits of it ?

Used to have a plasma TV with 0 burn-in for years until I started playing a MP game daily with my buddies (Space lord's) which...after 1+ years resulted in having the HUD burned-in permanently on the lower side of my TV...

It's literally one of the reasons why I strayed away from MP games .

Cheers

Really customizable. You can scale the ui, make most elements dynamic and also they are very transparent. Pretty OLED friendly hud, dont be afraid

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Really customizable. You can scale the ui, make most elements dynamic and also they are very transparent. Pretty OLED friendly hud, dont be afraid

That's actually nice to hear Lui, wouldn't have expected it from a MP game so that's a nice surprise.

Thanks for the input friend, cheers

 

[Yoboman]

lmao

 

[kingkenny76]

Does anybody know are the orbital lasers 3 uses per team or 3 uses per individual?