Comrades unplayable?

[DigiAkuma]

Consider me very late to the party that is FFXV, but since I've learned that Online features have been shut down since 2020, I've played everything, but when it comes to Comrades Multiplayer Episode, I assume that's obviously dead?

[Nemesys9999]

Nope, it isn't.

[CatPerson]

It was always solo-able with AI companions and still is. The Online being gone mostly affected consoles - (edit: and Avatara feature, which was removed) - Steam has its own matchmaking services and Comrades can still utilize that, or something.

That said if you wanted to experience it with other players, waiting for randoms to "join" probably won't work often, you'd wait forever. So you'd need to partner up with other like minded players before hand.

Also, Comrades is not a true shared-world type of MP - you do not see/interact with other players in any kind of hub, but when you accept a mission you can have others join/do them together during the instanced mission. Or just use the AI party.

[chrcoluk]

Its playable, just going to be harder than normal, and you wont be able to the daily quest (which its main purpose seems to be getting meal you want on demand).

The biggest hit is probably on defense quests, as AI tend to cluster up instead of intelligently doing whats needed to win the mission.

[Esdeath]

If you need help on comrades, i can help you altough there are some stuff can only be done solo.
The quests wich will problably have some dificult are the defenses quests ( has Chrcoluk mentioned) if done solo.

[Wolfdoggie]

Did they remove the create-a-character from single player?

[Esdeath]

Originally posted by Wolfdoggie:

Did they remove the create-a-character from single player?

As far i understand. There´s no Character creation in single player (you play as noctis), altough u can download on steam workshop models to change character (Srry my english not good).
In case on comrades dlc, you can still creat your own character.

[The High Folk]

does anyone have a save file or something for comrades i can use to get the achievements? i rlly dont wanna have to do allat for 100 percent considering the time and effort it already takes to get all the base game achievements lol

[Wolfdoggie]

Originally posted by Esdeath:

Originally posted by Wolfdoggie:

Did they remove the create-a-character from single player?

As far i understand. There´s no Character creation in single player (you play as noctis), altough u can download on steam workshop models to change character (Srry my english not good).
In case on comrades dlc, you can still creat your own character.

Back when I played it they moved the Comrades character creation into single player and I changed Noctis's appearance to my Comrades char which made the game more fun. I was watching my friend play it recently and he couldn't figure out how to do it so was worried they removed it.

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by Wolfdoggie:

Back when I played it they moved the Comrades character creation into single player and I changed Noctis's appearance to my Comrades char which made the game more fun. I was watching my friend play it recently and he couldn't figure out how to do it so was worried they removed it.

That (PC only) feature was called Avatara and it was removed over three years ago I think.

It caused a lot of extra performance issues for some/most people, but I don't think that was the root reason they removed it. Avatara had "online" (server) features beyond the avatar creation and they removed/stopped supporting anything "online" (crossplay, mod organizer workings, benchmark submitting, stuff like that) all in one update (1.30). At least if my memory serves.

It was possible once to get it back by downgrading game version+downloading avatar files if you can find them, but no clue if something like that still works (or maybe there are mods now).

[chrcoluk]

yep you remembered right, wasnt playing the game during this avatara feature phase.

https://wccftech.com/final-fantasy-xv-update-1-30-stutter/

turns out the 30% buff from cids crafing meal is important for end of second phase of game and without daily quests its really hard to get, for now I am just grinding for chocobos I want, and then will keep gathering materials and progressing where I can on my part 1 equipment, if I am lucky cid will pop up on the rng when I have everything thats needed, then an hour to do my crafting.

He deffo seems the rarest of the rare chefs though, had shiva 3 times, Aranea at least a dozen or so times, cindy at least half a dozen times, same with gladio's sister, the kenny guy maybe 2-3 times, the guy who you meet at start of comrades maybe only once, and cid once, when I did get cid was 30% though. Although didnt take advantage of it as was really early on.

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I would like to play comrades with somebody, if somebody wants to :D

[Esdeath]

Originally posted by ...:

I would like to play comrades with somebody, if somebody wants to :D

If u want i can play with you. Just depends when ur available.

[chrcoluk]

Definite diffilculty spike in part 2.

I now have crafted an ultimate set of dancing daggers, 100% all resist with immunity, I think I was lucky on the gigantuar, only one ever spawned after about 75 hours of play and I got the rare breakage from that single one with immunity, I also got behomoth tears to drop after only 8 breaks which is apparently a circa 1% chance.

Appreciating the immunity on my second set of lasor sensor farming, as usually the hecteyes enemy can confuse you as well as constant interrupt with their lasers, now I am immune to both. on 43 lasor sensors, so 9 more tommorow and I will craft the ultimate whiskers weapon with double penetrate.

There is some very tough missions though, nearly all of the new defense missions in part 2 are painful single player, I have done one of them with brute force, as with my new DPS I could kill the 3 enemies before enough goblins ran away. The rest I am not even close to a success though, and enemies like zu still tromp me in one hit. Curious how much effect on my attack power this new weapon will be with its double penetrate X and maxed out stats.

I dont mind playing with you guys but I assume we have to be in chat with each other so we pick the same missions to see each other?

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Originally posted by Esdeath:

Originally posted by ...:

I would like to play comrades with somebody, if somebody wants to :D

If u want i can play with you. Just depends when ur available.

sure, i can add you if you want to :D but i am on the accordo server, if that matters

[Esdeath]

Originally posted by ...:

Originally posted by Esdeath:

If u want i can play with you. Just depends when ur available.

sure, i can add you if you want to :D but i am on the accordo server, if that matters

No worries. I´m free on weekend.