What's all the hype about this?

[K1NGJMZ]

I've seen this game in steams top 10 most played games for the last 2 years now, what's all the hype about? and is it still worth buying in 2020

[Seamus]

Well, particularly with the expansion, there's a ton of content and you can sink countless hours into it. I've got over 900 myself, I know people with over 4000.

If you enjoy the combat(There's thirteen distinct combat styles to choose from, yes I'm lumping LBG and HBG together, fight me) there's plenty to learn.

Plus, it's just fun fighting giant monsters.

[dyne2alex]

superb gameplay once you "get" it, lots of build crafting in end game, one of the best coop games (coop itself requires different skill than just individual skill).

[Juliane_L]

Originally posted by dyne2alex:

superb gameplay once you "get" it, lots of build crafting in end game, one of the best coop games (coop itself requires different skill than just individual skill).

this.
also take note that the combat system takes A LOT of time to understand, it may feel clunky or slow at first but it actually isn't in the slightest.

[Sigi_Reuven [CH]]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Plus, it's just fun fighting giant monsters.

Not everytime, but overall yes :-D
I hate it, when these giant monsters attacks you, exactly in that millisecond your iframe is out and before you take control over your character again, and kicks your a s s. Its no fun to be the ball in pinball ^^

And it is rewarding to beat a big monster finally. There is an arena quest, beating Teostra but the cutscene shows 3 monsters...only 15 min time and i beat it first try at 14:57:88. That was close, but rewarding :-)

[K1NGJMZ]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Well, particularly with the expansion, there's a ton of content and you can sink countless hours into it. I've got over 900 myself, I know people with over 4000.

If you enjoy the combat(There's thirteen distinct combat styles to choose from, yes I'm lumping LBG and HBG together, fight me) there's plenty to learn.

Plus, it's just fun fighting giant monsters.

Do i need to buy the expansion right away, or can i hold off

[Sigi_Reuven [CH]]

Originally posted by ♛jmz "Ursa God":

Originally posted by Seamus:

Well, particularly with the expansion, there's a ton of content and you can sink countless hours into it. I've got over 900 myself, I know people with over 4000.

If you enjoy the combat(There's thirteen distinct combat styles to choose from, yes I'm lumping LBG and HBG together, fight me) there's plenty to learn.

Plus, it's just fun fighting giant monsters.

Do i need to buy the expansion right away, or can i hold off

You can hold off. I haven´t bought it either atm but planning it. I think you have to beat the base story first before you can enter this Iceborne stuff.
There is also much to unlock in the base game, so its plenty to do.

[K1NGJMZ]

Originally posted by Sigi_Reuven CH:

Originally posted by ♛jmz "Ursa God":

Do i need to buy the expansion right away, or can i hold off

You can hold off. I haven´t bought it either atm but planning it. I think you have to beat the base story first before you can enter this Iceborne stuff.

How much hours will the base game give me before entering the expansion>?

[Seamus]

More than 40. Assuming you avoid the stupid defender/guardian gear.

[Sigi_Reuven [CH]]

Depends on how fast you are. They implemented these "Defender" stuff and this is OP for the story and you can cheese it through.
It wasn´t there when i played the story, i had to farm for materials and craft my stuff to survive the next battle.

As i wrote, you have plenty to unlock and its not finsihed after the main story. If you use these Defender stuff you might lack of ressources at the end.

[dyne2alex]

Originally posted by ♛jmz "Ursa God":

Originally posted by Sigi_Reuven CH:

You can hold off. I haven´t bought it either atm but planning it. I think you have to beat the base story first before you can enter this Iceborne stuff.

How much hours will the base game give me before entering the expansion>?

if you just do the story, 60 hours ? I started the iceborne after 1200 hours, but to be fair, you lose a lot of reason to farm things if the main player base moved on already. It's not that you can't get over 1k hours solo easily, but mulitplayer availability does grease the wheels so to say when it comes to personal enjoyment. ATM if you pop SoS to play with people, you'll probably get overgeared people from iceborne that'll demolish monsters in seconds as opposed to gear appropriate teammates.

[freeclout]

Originally posted by ♛jmz "Ursa God":

Originally posted by Sigi_Reuven CH:

You can hold off. I haven´t bought it either atm but planning it. I think you have to beat the base story first before you can enter this Iceborne stuff.

How much hours will the base game give me before entering the expansion>?

The expansion gives some very useful tools and extra moves. I'd say it's worth getting as soon as poss. Maybe worth getting the main game cheap but if you like it, don't wait on the expansion. I'm doing a second character now and the clutch claw is very useful

[Juliane_L]

Originally posted by Fatalis:

Trust me, it's still worth buying

*6K hours* NANI?!
(also another fatalis fan, is ee you're a man of culture aswel)