Things to know before buying (feedback please)

[Jackhammer (Wholf)]

Hi everyone. I'm interested in buying this game. But are there things to look out for or be aware about before actually buying the game? Please let me know.

[Dumdoldoor]

If you don't have friends this game isn't for you

[Jackhammer (Wholf)]

Originally posted by Dumdoldoor:

If you don't have friends this game isn't for you

Really?

[pseudo]

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Originally posted by Dumdoldoor:

If you don't have friends this game isn't for you

Really?

No.
You can join others with quickplay, and most groups are going to be hospitable. You'll get the odd jackass that kicks you for no reason, and friendly fire is also a thing in this game.
You can play this without a single friend just fine. You might even make some, you never know.

[Jef]

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Originally posted by Dumdoldoor:

If you don't have friends this game isn't for you

Really?

I just bought the game, playing solo / randoms, having tons of fun

[Velesianus]

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Originally posted by Dumdoldoor:

If you don't have friends this game isn't for you

Really?

I'd strongly disagree. As long as you host or, if you're into the soulslike genre, play solo you'll be fine. Pub lobbies have a tendency to kick new and non meta players.

The only warning I'd give to a prospective player is that the Major Operations (the missions the entire playerbase works on together) are currently pretty broken.

[Player One]

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Originally posted by Dumdoldoor:

If you don't have friends this game isn't for you

Really?

Having a group of friends obviously makes for team play better. But you can pug it with others. Most of the community is decent.

[Coekie]

Like others said, Solo isn't really a fun way to play the game imo. I'm lvl 20 now and so far the randoms I played with are nice and communicate, so if you have no friends it still can be enjoyed with randoms. I do have crossplay off, don't know how much that effects the teammates you get.

Thats like the only thing I can think of right now that might be a downside. The game itself is very good for the price

[Jackhammer (Wholf)]

I hear from a few friends that the game is very repetitive, the same things over and over again etc. True?

[Coekie]

True, but thats the game i guess.

[Jackhammer (Wholf)]

Originally posted by Coekie:

True, but thats the game i guess.

So, how many maps/worlds are there? Loads of quests/stories? I mean, I could look it up on Youtube but you guys seem more familiar with the game and quicker communication incase of discussions.

From my knowledge so far it's only fun with friends, very repetitive, nothing new after x-amount of hours and that's it.

[Tea Lady]

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Originally posted by Coekie:

True, but thats the game i guess.

So, how many maps/worlds are there? Loads of quests/stories? I mean, I could look it up on Youtube but you guys seem more familiar with the game and quicker communication incase of discussions.

From my knowledge so far it's only fun with friends, very repetitive, nothing new after x-amount of hours and that's it.

Your vibe is a little bridge like.

It's just doing missions, the story is mostly meta. Its weird that you would say nothing new after X amount of hours since that is technically true of every game but regardless they are adding new stuff to the game, such as mechs, APCs, mission types.

The fun of the game is the emergent nature of the gameplay and the challenge of the missions.
Its more fun with friends but a really good PuG experience as well.

[Moonwitch]

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Hi everyone. I'm interested in buying this game. But are there things to look out for or be aware about before actually buying the game? Please let me know.

This is something you can get a better answer to by looking up various youtube videos on gameplay/reviews. Or asking one of 800+ people on your friends list for their personal opinions on the game. It's a very enjoyable game with friends and randoms, gameplay loop is just like every other game. Get in, do objectives, get samples for upgrades, kill bugs or robots, liberate planets for super earth.

[Jackhammer (Wholf)]

Originally posted by Moonwitch:

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Hi everyone. I'm interested in buying this game. But are there things to look out for or be aware about before actually buying the game? Please let me know.

This is something you can get a better answer to by looking up various youtube videos on gameplay/reviews. Or asking one of 800+ people on your friends list for their personal opinions on the game. It's a very enjoyable game with friends and randoms, gameplay loop is just like every other game. Get in, do objectives, get samples for upgrades, kill bugs or robots, liberate planets for super earth.

Alright alright, yeah you are right with that one. Thank you for the information though. Appreciate it.

[eyehate]

Want to buy but I keep reading that this games bricks SSD drives. Is there any truth to that or is it trolling?

[The Jeff]

Originally posted by WHOLF ⚡:

Originally posted by Dumdoldoor:

If you don't have friends this game isn't for you

Really?

I've got over 60 hours in, 90% of that playing with randoms using quick play. Gone up to difficulty 7 so far and most players have been great. Only been kicked like twice, and one of those times may have been because I accidentally blew up my teammates. Also only have dealt with a couple of trolls intentionally teamkilling. If you accidentally kill your teammates just respawn them, most people understand that accidents happen in this game, its not a big deal.

Playing with randoms is still 100 times better than playing solo. The game doesn't scale down the difficulty if you choose to go it alone, so you are just punishing yourself.