Echoes of the Dark Past: Pros and Cons

[Sasha]

So, after playing two maps, and attempting unsuccessfully the third one, I'll sum up my experience and ask some questions.

So, first thing I noticed was the music. It was better than the CoT one. Still can't compare to the base game music, or the PoTFF one, but it's better than CoT.

TOO. MANY. ENEMY. PACKS.

The enemies are just as stupid as ever, but they are too many in one place. And most don't even bloody follow you, so you can't pick them out group by group. You are forced to just dive in, stack up a ♥♥♥♥tonne of potions and hope they won't kill you, which they most likely will. It's ridiculous, what the hell? I know the game is supposed to be multiplayer, but the bad part is, there's barely anyone around and those who are either don't speak English, so asking them for help is futile, or they're busy doing arenas or whatever. And as a lone player in one of the new maps, it's just downright ridiculously hard, exhausting and frustrating. I spent about 4 hours in the second map, just trying to figure out how to get to the end of it. I eventually did, but I lost so much experience from dying I felt like giving up.

Why in the world are there NO VENDORS in the first and last map?!?

You wanna buy a health potion or dump all the junk loot you've been getting so far? Haha, good luck, no vendors here! Just why?

Why are there NO SHRINES or altars or whatever? I think I've wasted at the very least 150-200 health potions, Jesus effing Christ!

Where is all that shiny, amazing new loot that drops in chest and from vendors?!? I found color pigments, but beside that, vendors sell the same old junk as always. As for chests, well, most of them drop a lockpick, or a mana potion and very rarely an old weapon. The only piece of new loot I ever got from a chest was a level 56 robe. Oh, and the cosmetic pirate clothing from PoTFF. I guess you can consider the irenite crystal swords new weapons, even though they're just recolors of the Verita ones that you can upgrade with irenite scraps.

NO SIDE QUESTS, either. You promised side quests, but there's only one in the first map, and I think one in the second. For the rest, the maps are the same kind of linear runs, filled to the BRIM with enemies. Seriously, six melee and six archers at all times, HOW IN THE WORLD IS SOMEONE SUPPOSED TO KILL ALL OF THOSE WITHOUT DYING?!?

NO TELEPORTS in the dungeons. You know how much time I wasted in the second map just running to and from the spawning point to sell some junk or buy some potions? The ONLY teleport is all the way at the damned end.

[sedatistan]

unfortunately i totaly agree

[Sasha]

I really love this game, and so far, this is the first time I'm actually dissapointed in it. The dungeons would be so much better if enemies were just more carefully arranged and it wouldn't be a constant "just jump in and hope for the best" situation. I reckon things would be much easier with more people, but I couldn't find anyone to play with...

[Sasha]

it is unlikely that you succeed.... but in fact, these maps are not very sophisticated due to the AI, otherwise I agree.... [/quote]

Yes, the maps aren't sophisticated, they're just clogged with enemies. Way too many of them.

[Sasha]

Originally posted by Roman:

Originally posted by Sasha:

it is unlikely that you succeed.... but in fact, these maps are not very sophisticated due to the AI, otherwise I agree....

Yes, the maps aren't sophisticated, they're just clogged with enemies. Way too many of them.

use for example the Phoenix... or improve your weapons [/quote]


The Phoenix? What is that? As for my weapons, they are already crafted up.

[Marcheur]

I'm agree it's too difficult with not enough altar and teleports (and merchants of course) but I like the fact it's more difficult than the other map so... maybe less ennemies.
The last map is the best I think with a better story and more sidequest, but the DLC add many things to the multiplayer by himself. I think Reality Pump is really more focus on singleplayer experience than multiplayer and they need to fix the issue with EOTDP before make a true BIG add-on with the second, with a more complex map and quest design with maybe a little more sandbow approach of multiplayer (will be great if we can explore the singleplayer map with friends of course).

[sedatistan]

"NO TELEPORTS in the dungeons. You know how much time I wasted in the second map just running to and from the spawning point to sell some junk or buy some potions? The ONLY teleport is all the way at the damned end. " i dont agree that if not punish dead where is the fun? I think it must be perm dead and map must close.

[Sasha]

Originally posted by sedatistan:

"NO TELEPORTS in the dungeons. You know how much time I wasted in the second map just running to and from the spawning point to sell some junk or buy some potions? The ONLY teleport is all the way at the damned end. " i dont agree that if not punish dead where is the fun? I think it must be perm dead and map must close.

What's that got to do with it? I said it's a pain in the ass to run from the freaking MIDDLE of the dungeon all the way to the starting point just to sell some junk or buy some bloody potions.

[Sasha]

Originally posted by Roman:

Originally posted by Sasha:

What's that got to do with it? I said it's a pain in the ass to run from the freaking MIDDLE of the dungeon all the way to the starting point just to sell some junk or buy some bloody potions.

you don't have to run to the starting point, if you don't have any junk

Well you do get a lot of junk from all the enemies, junk loot like useless weapons and armor. And dismantling everything takes far too long. My bag space is around 600, so it's freaking crazy and obnoxious to dismantle all of that.

[Sasha]

Originally posted by Roman:

Originally posted by Sasha:

Well you do get a lot of junk from all the enemies, junk loot like useless weapons and armor. And dismantling everything takes far too long. My bag space is around 600, so it's freaking crazy and obnoxious to dismantle all of that.

dismantling all this, you get the required materials (leather, iron, steel, fabric...), they are much more important than money

I have too much of that already, I don't have what to do with it, I upgraded my weapons and armor to the max, and since I didn't get absolutely anything new so far, I do not need all those materials.

[Grauhaar9]

Originally posted by Sasha:

NO SIDE QUESTS, either. You promised side quests, but there's only one in the first map, and I think one in the second.

Where and how did you find side quests? I went thru both maps multiple times and did not find any.

[stefan551]

sorry guys but for those complaining it's too hard, you suck. Two worlds 2 is a rather easy game, enemies in a group? Perfect for a mage, archer wouldn't mind either, not sure about melee because I only made mage/archer multiplayer characters so far but to me it seems the problem is not in the game but in you ;)

[Zealot Xenon Zero 54 "zxz54"]

Hi, could you tell me how to get through the third map, I just don't know English very well and I don't have time to translate how much the inscription flies away very quickly I killed all the enemies and reached the end but never opened the secret room (how do I open it and is the point in opening it?)