I haven't gotten the game yet, but maybe in the next week or two when we do, I'll be game for some online, provided it's not the trash fest that OU described above.
I haven't gotten the game yet, but maybe in the next week or two when we do, I'll be game for some online, provided it's not the trash fest that OU described above.
It depends on what you like. Nobody moves so if you don't like being the aggressor and rushing 4 guys at once, probably by yourself if you're playing with randoms, it's probably not for you. Right now it's unplayable for me because it never puts me into a game. I just finished sitting on the matchmaking screen for 20+ minutes before calling it quits.Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
Everyone starts out with really low ammo and the popular tactic when engaging someone is for them to run away, so you're likely to exhaust all of your ammo without actually downing or killing anyone - it happens to me all the time.
It's truly not a very smartly designed online mode, but honestly, what else is there to play right now for someone who likes SOCOM/Gears? Nothing, hence why I'm playing it(or rather, sitting in the lobby TRYING to play it).
Ugh. I'm starting to see what CLW is talking about in regards to trying to get a team of people from here together with mics and whatnot to team up together. Based on that description of online right now, I'd probably avoid it altogether unless we're able to team up a couple of us as CLW said.
Yeah, I mean you can play slow and whatever, which is probably how the game is designed and as long as you have a competent team that sticks near you it would be alright. I don't know, I just get so fucking bored crouch walking around the map. I come from extremely fast paced shooters like Gears, Titanfall, etc... and I just want to go. Meanwhile, the vast majority of people who play this game just sit back, crouch walk, and are constantly all grouped together just waiting for someone who walk out into the open.
I'm sure my k/d and other stats are shit because of playing fast, but I seriously just can't play the way it's meant to be played.
My complaint stems from the lack of ammo. I just don't understand why in a COMPETITIVE shooter I'm getting strained for ammo. I realize it's the apocalypse and ammo is hard to come by, but come on, this isn't the story mode, this is competitive online - give me the necessary tools to be able to deal with other players. At least half of my deaths have come from not having any ammo.
But yeah, we'll at least give it a try when you get it. It'll be better in a group. I play by myself because the only friend of mine that has a PS4 absolutely hates the online modes in TLOU.
#1 the game is definitely slow compared to a "traditional" FPS online game like COD.
#2 the game has allot of strategy and if you can get a group of 4 guys on the mics and you talk effectively you can really mow guys down quite easily.
#3 I've never run out of bullets but I do not run around and come out shooting guns blazing - mostly i sit back and gain a bunch of xp just healing my dumb teammates who just want to sprint everywhere (a big no no in this game online b/c it gives your location away)
Sounds like a shooter for the Anti-Code Red adults.
It's way slower than anything you can play. I think part of that is because all of the noobs playing it right now don't realize that just standing up and walking does not put you you on radar - only when running/shooting are you on radar. I think people crouch walk and sit still more now because they just don't know that. The other part is that's just the tendency of the game. The vast majority of people who play online can't aim to win a gun battle, so they need to camp and try to surprise someone.
I use the semi-auto rifle and you start with 7 bullets. Those 7 bullets take out a MAX of 2 guys before needing more ammo. I do the same thing virtually every match. I down 2 guys who are beside their other 2 buddies and I don't have any more ammo to charge in and take them down. It's simply bad design, IMO.
From "way back" (July 28, 2014):
5 days later.....:
Bipolar much?
Look it does take me on average a few mins (I haven't clocked it but my guess is 3-5 mins sometimes) to find a match but otherwise I really enjoy online especially survivor mode (1 life no re-spawn).
I use that same semi-auto rifle (+ a revolver) and I've NEVER ran out of bullets. You do realize you can "purchase" more bullets with the tools and points you acquire during a match?
It is fun, but I'm running around the entire time. If someone doesn't like the slow pace of the game and can't aim well enough to consistently take guys out who shoot them first, they straight up aren't going to like it.
You can only purchase bullets if you've accumulated enough cans, or whatever they're called. In the situation I outlined above where you waste 3 or 4 bullets on someone who just runs back to their team, you're now left with a situation where you have no cans to purchase ammo, nor are you left with a dead body to pick ammo up from (normally only 2 bullets anyway, not even enough to down a guy with full health unless you 2 head shot him).
Like I said, that particular aspect of it is just bad game design. I should start with absolutely no less than 14 bullets when using the Semi-auto rifle, IMO.
This matchmaking is really starting to put me off towards the game. I'll sit anywhere from 10-15 minutes waiting for the game to find me a full lobby. Then 90% of the time it'll put all the low level people on one team against a team stacked full of all the higher level games. Meanwhile, probably 50% of the time, the game has a bit of lag that makes you vulnerable to shots while you're in cover, poor hit detection, etc...
To top it off, probably half of those games that have lag are so bad that I'm getting the while plug of death every 5 seconds. It's a pity, because despite all the bullshit that already exists within the game (bow, planted bombs, smoke bombs, etc...), I really enjoy the game online.
Patch 1.02 is out to cut down the matchmaking time.
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Just finally got around to actually buying and playing this today. Just got through the part in the Capitol Building. Still have no clue what all is going on in the story, and only just starting to get a clue of what the hell I'm supposed to be doing, but I'm enjoying the game so far. I'll definitely say, I prefer the daylight in this game.
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No doubt! I loved this game but I did not look forward to firing it back up when I knew it was dark and full of zombies.Just finally got around to actually buying and playing this today. Just got through the part in the Capitol Building. Still have no clue what all is going on in the story, and only just starting to get a clue of what the hell I'm supposed to be doing, but I'm enjoying the game so far. I'll definitely say, I prefer the daylight in this game.
Welp I have finished going through the online hunter/firefly 12 week deals and only have a couple trophies left of just completing interrogation or supply raid on a couple of maps before I have all of the online trophies. Then time to go back to the story.
After I finish my current season of NCAA, I'm going to try playing this again. The story was interesting but I wasn't a fan of the loose-feeling controls. Since I forgot how to play, I'm just going to start over. I'm not sure how far my stopping point was into the game but I don't think I was even in the middle yet.
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Yep.
Nice. I havent looked at what all the trophies are, so not sure if I'll try for the platinum.
I got a little bit past that part last night. It's not deep into the story, but it's a pretty good chunk into the game. Took me a good number of hours to reach that part of the story.
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The worst part for me was when
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It's a beast of a platinum to go for. 2 (minimum play story modes) + 40+ hours online. However, I just enjoy the game (the online is even fun for me most of the time) so I figure I'll slowly make my way to it over the next year + before UC4 comes out.
There just isn't another 3rd person shooter of this quality out there.
Platinum requires a ton of online play and if they haven't fixed the matchmaking, it'll take even longer. It's also pointless to play without a party because it doesn't take skill/rank into account when matchmaking, so you're likely to get matched up against people who've invested hundreds of hours into it already.
Opinion. Uncharted 2 and the Gears of War series, for example, are just as good if not better.
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