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Post by wittyscorpion on Jul 29, 2014 12:10:26 GMT -5
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Post by Pegasus Actual on Jul 29, 2014 13:25:44 GMT -5
I had to double check that the patch note about optimization appeared in the notes as you wrote it... and sure enough. Sounds like whoever's been working on that is going a little stir-crazy.
Looks like no balance changes.
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Post by wittyscorpion on Jul 29, 2014 13:32:31 GMT -5
I had to double check that the patch note about optimization appeared in the notes as you wrote it... and sure enough. Sounds like whoever's been working on that is going a little stir-crazy. Looks like no balance changes. It is very refreshing compared to the normal tone of dryness and political correctness, that's why I had to quote it. I myself don't have the written skills to paraphrase in such colorful way
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Post by Will on Jul 30, 2014 10:23:24 GMT -5
The campaign merger is nice. I hope this means we get the sexy cinematics no matter what. That is how I dreamed the game would be - every match should play out with a story like the campaign. Give me something to fight for. And when the hell are they going to add some campaign story to all of the other maps? Only 9 of 12 launch maps had campaign stories, and 0 of the now 6 DLC maps have had any. So "revolutionary".
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Post by mannon on Jul 30, 2014 13:57:50 GMT -5
I'm not opposed to having more context, a cinematic opening, and more scenic events in regular multiplayer games. In fact that sounds like a great way to make it feel more like a battle and less like a game of sportsball with guns. For all the talk of esports I don't want to feel like I'm playing a sport when I'm playing. I want to feel like it's a battle and there's heavy shit going down all around me, which I can take part in and influence.
I do want the game to be fair, but mostly I just want fun.
My only concern is that this could slow down the games. It already feels to me like there's a bit more down time than needed, mainly between games. Why such a long wait especially when both teams are already decided and the map is already locked. Okay so it's time to fiddle with burn cards, loadouts, look at our challenges, ect, but a lot of the time I'd just rather get in the game. Why not let players ready up to speed things along if it's unanimous? If concerned players will be bullied into readying then make that anonymous.
Of course what I REALLY wish they had done is learn from Halo: Reach and preload the map while you're still in the lobby waiting for the game to start. Once the players and map are locked in why wait?
For that matter why unload the last one immediately and stick us with nothing but boring old lobby screen? It would be awesome if the game would go back and replay killcams and events from the last match between games. Really the only reason I see to unload a map is so you can load the next one.
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Post by Usagi on Jul 31, 2014 1:51:21 GMT -5
A lot of people are gonna be super annoyed by the cinematics popping up all the time and getting in the way.
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Post by Pegasus Actual on Jul 31, 2014 11:16:45 GMT -5
Damn. My laptop charger died. And here I was hoping to try the new patch and maps on low settings, 720p and 30 fps. Damn.
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Post by Pegasus Actual on Jul 31, 2014 20:27:24 GMT -5
No Den bros playing this? No impressions? Laptop charger should be in tomorrow on account of the Amazon Prime 5.99 1-day upgrade. Can't wait to sell off some burn cards. I think I may have had some of these Echo Vision cards for the last 4 months. Time to shit or get off the pot.
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Post by Usagi on Jul 31, 2014 21:04:33 GMT -5
No Den bros playing this? No impressions? Laptop charger should be in tomorrow on account of the Amazon Prime 5.99 1-day upgrade. Can't wait to sell off some burn cards. I think I may have had some of these Echo Vision cards for the last 4 months. Time to shit or get off the pot. I'll play it when my friends can. I don't play alone.
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Post by wittyscorpion on Jul 31, 2014 21:35:03 GMT -5
I am out of town and the earliest time I can get my hands on this is next Tuesday. I am confident that Respawn is going to make some awesome maps though
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 1:48:50 GMT -5
No Den bros playing this? No impressions? Laptop charger should be in tomorrow on account of the Amazon Prime 5.99 1-day upgrade. Can't wait to sell off some burn cards. I think I may have had some of these Echo Vision cards for the last 4 months. Time to shit or get off the pot. The only thing I'm interested in is the Black Market. I've had a full deck all the times since I tend to rack up 2-5 cards per game and I only get to use one card usually in a match. Don't care about optimization since my comp can run this on 60 fps with everything set on high.
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Post by daftpunk on Aug 1, 2014 5:10:31 GMT -5
Initial impressions are very good , huge maps with plenty routes , they look great and play very well , regarding the blackmarket its a great move you can buy packs of cards of your choice ie Titan burn cards , much better than randomly waiting on em ... Also you get credits for all the burn cards you dont want.
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Post by Usagi on Aug 1, 2014 15:55:02 GMT -5
White Burn Cards sell for 100cr and Gold Burn Cards sell for 200cr. Pretty pathetic considering the cheapest card pack costs 5000cr, but at least you get something out of the cards you don't like.
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Post by wittyscorpion on Aug 1, 2014 18:20:02 GMT -5
Earned XP at max that cant count towards leveling are now converted to Credits, right?
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Post by Usagi on Aug 1, 2014 19:35:16 GMT -5
Earned XP at max that cant count towards leveling are now converted to Credits, right? Correct, although it's just a percentage, not all of it. I'm still regenerating so I can't test what the percentage is. My guess is 10 to 15%
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Post by ortus on Aug 1, 2014 23:49:16 GMT -5
Earned XP at max that cant count towards leveling are now converted to Credits, right? Correct, although it's just a percentage, not all of it. I'm still regenerating so I can't test what the percentage is. My guess is 10 to 15% It's 10%
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Post by Pegasus Actual on Aug 2, 2014 1:08:47 GMT -5
Got in on it today. I like the Total Recall map and the resort map, but I'm not digging the other one so far. I have the game looking slightly less ass on my laptop with performance tweaks. Spoiled by that solid 60fps on my desktop.
The credits pour in pretty slowly. It's too bad, early in gen 10 with all the challenges I'd clear ~100,000 XP in a game occasionally, which would be a very respectable 10k in credits. As it stands it's a trickle. Had to save up quite a few games to get that 50k pack. Mostly good stuff but the Spectre disguise went straight in the trash. I bought a couple of the cheapest packs. First one I got awesomeness, Spare Stryder and my (FINALLY!) first ever 40mm Amped. Second pack got me my first ever Amped Quad Rocket. Was starting to wonder about those! The rest was kind of trash. Would be useful to know the drop rates for each pack to see what's worth it. I'm guessing the expensive pack probably isn't the best bang for the buck. I might try the weapons pack next in hopes of getting some Smart Pistol cards. They haven't been dropping for me at all lately, but they're so damned good. That and Amped R101Cs and Shotguns, can't get enough of those cards.
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Post by wittyscorpion on Aug 11, 2014 14:21:49 GMT -5
Got in on it today. I like the Total Recall map and the resort map, but I'm not digging the other one so far. I have the game looking slightly less ass on my laptop with performance tweaks. Spoiled by that solid 60fps on my desktop. The credits pour in pretty slowly. It's too bad, early in gen 10 with all the challenges I'd clear ~100,000 XP in a game occasionally, which would be a very respectable 10k in credits. As it stands it's a trickle. Had to save up quite a few games to get that 50k pack. Mostly good stuff but the Spectre disguise went straight in the trash. I bought a couple of the cheapest packs. First one I got awesomeness, Spare Stryder and my (FINALLY!) first ever 40mm Amped. Second pack got me my first ever Amped Quad Rocket. Was starting to wonder about those! The rest was kind of trash. Would be useful to know the drop rates for each pack to see what's worth it. I'm guessing the expensive pack probably isn't the best bang for the buck. I might try the weapons pack next in hopes of getting some Smart Pistol cards. They haven't been dropping for me at all lately, but they're so gosh darn golly gee whized good. That and Amped R101Cs and Shotguns, can't get enough of those cards. I had a 6 hour playing session yesterday. Love the maps, especially Dig Site and Export which are parkour haven. Some people even go so far as saying these are the best maps overall. Ironically, "Haven" on the other hand is not as parkour friendly, but I like it nonetheless. Over 6 hours I accumulated 100K credits, I am sure better players can get significant more, so I think the rate is decent. The card packs are OK, although I was a little disappointed by the lack of imagination in themes, as I was hoping for ideas like "speed boost", which will give cards for prosthenic legs, smuggled stimulant, and even adrenaline rush. Daily challenges is a solid feature addition, especially the ones that reward rare cards. This can give Gen 10 players more stuff to do while playing the game.
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