Possible To Miss Out On Max Level?

[Psycho Werekitsune]

Is it possible to miss out on hitting level 28? I've been looking through a guide or two and they always seem to be a level or two ahead of me at the parts I'm at, so I'm worried I might not have been doing enough to get exp to level up as fast. Is there a specific point you hit 28 or do you have ample opportunity to do it throughout the game? Is there a specific mission where most people hit level 28 and how early in the game is it?

[JasonVoorhees]

Getting to level 28 isn't too hard. But getting all the perks is a little more difficult. As just leveling won't get you all the perks. You'll need to find all the skill books too.

[Psycho Werekitsune]

That's mainly why I've been looking at guides, to make sure I get all 6 skillbooks. Otherwise, about how long would you say it'd take to hit 28? I'm about halfway to 21 now and I've just started the Hollywood Hills mission.

[JasonVoorhees]

It varies on whether or what you've done on previous missions and when you gt "fast learner" getting fast learner perks early, I've gotten to Hollywood Hills at around level 22, 23, and before the end of the level I'm level 24 and using the 2nd-Gen Skynet V96 Plasma Rifle (that could do with buffing)

[cjb28]

get lockpicking early as you get points for that and fast learning

[Psycho Werekitsune]

I maxed out fast learner, lockpicking, and hacking early. I've basically killed everything and blown up every container I can find to maximise exp. I've only ever hacked maybe 3 turrets total as opposed to just destroying them, which yields more exp.

[JasonVoorhees]

Originally posted by Psycho Werekitsune:

I maxed out fast learner, lockpicking, and hacking early. I've basically killed everything and blown up every container I can find to maximise exp. I've only ever hacked maybe 3 turrets total as opposed to just destroying them, which yields more exp.

Done all the side missions?

[Psycho Werekitsune]

Yep, didn't miss out on anything. The only time I didn't kill everything was the hospital level where you had to sneak past the T-800s. I did kill a bunch of them through a hacked turret when escaping the level, but that's about it. I'm about halfway through chapter 22 now and I'm maybe a third of the way to level 24. I don't know if I'm going to make it. D:

[JasonVoorhees]

Hey don't worry. :-) Even then you're well on your way to 28, you're doing fine don't worry.

It took me quite a few playthroughs to get to 24 at Hollywood Hills. Usually I don't get to 24/25 till Downtown.

^-^ So you're doing fine.

[Psycho Werekitsune]

I'm at level 25 and fighting the HK Tank. Really hoping there's enough game left to hit 28.

[JasonVoorhees]

-thinks- ....you might just make it. :-)

[Psycho Werekitsune]

JUST made it after leaving the resistance shelter for the last time. Man, I was on edge and worried with every kill just barely pushing the exp up. XD

[JasonVoorhees]

Originally posted by Psycho Werekitsune:

JUST made it after leaving the resistance shelter for the last time. Man, I was on edge and worried with every kill just barely pushing the exp up. XD

Well done!! \o3o/

It may be harder on PC due to the difficulty patch, I don't know o-o

[Psycho Werekitsune]

Maybe I just wasn't as proactive at the beginning of the game? I've read some people were killing Terminators well before getting plasma weapons by maxing out explosives and stuff, which just sounds insane to me. I was playing it on Extreme too, which had just the right amount of challenge for me to enjoy this game.

Now I just gotta get through Infiltrator mode. I got to the end of it yesterday, but the guys in the resistance base absolutely destroyed me. I need to play more conservatively, but dammit, I'm a Terminator, I'm supposed to tank everything. Maybe the real difficulty to play this on is super easy mode. :P

[JasonVoorhees]

Originally posted by Psycho Werekitsune:

Maybe I just wasn't as proactive at the beginning of the game? I've read some people were killing Terminators well before getting plasma weapons by maxing out explosives and stuff, which just sounds insane to me. I was playing it on Extreme too, which had just the right amount of challenge for me to enjoy this game.

Now I just gotta get through Infiltrator mode. I got to the end of it yesterday, but the guys in the resistance base absolutely destroyed me. I need to play more conservatively, but dammit, I'm a Terminator, I'm supposed to tank everything. Maybe the real difficulty to play this on is super easy mode. :P

Wish I could play infiltrator.

However from what I've seen. Being smart with your shots is key (as usual), when you've just got the M16 also make sure to aim for the head to make it easier on yourself, make sure you deal with Scavengers firstly to get more medium ammo, and find as many Skynet Units as you can. Also remember you're a Terminator in the future, the T-800s could take a couple of hits from Plasma but they weren't a T-850, so I'd personally leave the Resistance Bunker and Lab till you've got good equipment, like the Plasma Minigun, the grenade launcher and the Minigun, while the AMT is an excellent weapon and pretty powerful, I'd likely only use it in those two areas if you've got plenty of healing items.

[Psycho Werekitsune]

Oh I did all that. I cleaned out the map fairly easily, I had absolutely zero trouble 100%ing the mission and flat out destroying everything while carrying an arsenal big enough to dismantle a small nation. It's just when I had to go to the bunker, it was room after room packed with tons of TAC-COM guys carrying second gen plasma. I was maybe on my fourth or fifth room in before they finally did me in.