By Yurtlicious Go To Postwhy rent a server for 3 peopleBecause it's cheap, especially if you share the cost for a month or three, and people can play on it whether or not the player that would otherwise be hosting the session (or running the dedicated server on their home PC) is playing or running his machine or not. Dedicated server 101.
I dunno if there are pvp raids, if so, why take that crucial survival element from the game? Isn't it now strictly pve
this is purely based on other survival games
As for PvP, you could certainly set up a powerful server for that and it might even be immensely fun raiding another gang's village and battling to control territory and all that shit, but the game is really more about PvE and exploration through crafting in its current state.
I can see it lending itself to PvP in the future tho.
By Bungie Go To PostI wouldn't have predicted Valheim's success when I saw it appear on Steam. Looked very much the early-access survival crafting multiplayer game there's way too many of already even the Steam reviews made it sound just that
By HonestVapes Go To PostI remember being suckered into buying SCUM when that was the survival game flavour of the month. Absolutely shite that. Never getting fooled againIt's nothing like SCUM (which I regretfully bought and played for couple of hours) or DayZ, the kind of games I could never get into, because everything felt like a fucking chore. Valheim is technically a survival game, but it's really Ultima Online mixed with Minecraft Lite.
Same great feeling of exploring the huge world with your m8s, stumbling into high level areas and enemies that can two-hit you, discovering new materials that lead to better crafting facilities / equipment / weapons, so you can go back to that forsaken island and tell that troll to sit the fuck down. There are no quests per se, although you could define finding and defeating all the bosses as exactly that.
Whatever, we're having a great time and that's all that matters.
Smokey is ALIVE! Hello Smokey! Hope your rig(s) survived
weird that they made a PVE oriented viking game! Should be ALL about raiding
By Zabojnik Go To PostBecause it's cheap, especially if you share the cost for a month or three, and people can play on it whether or not the player that would otherwise be hosting the session (or running the dedicated server on their home PC) is playing or running his machine or not. Dedicated server 101.I know how dedicated servers work lol
As for PvP, you could certainly set up a powerful server for that and it might even be immensely fun raiding another gang's village and battling to control territory and all that shit, but the game is really more about PvE and exploration through crafting in its current state.
I can see it lending itself to PvP in the future tho.
weird that they made a PVE oriented viking game! Should be ALL about raiding
I mean, for all I know people are engaging in PvP, it's just that there's so much to do and see in the world that I can't imagine it would be anyone's focus while the game is still this fresh. The fact that you can deform the terrain - I'm actually not sure to exactly what degree, we've been fairly conservative in our terraforming and building so far - might end up being too much of a wild factor for PvP.
One cool idea might be to replace the occasional monster raids on your encampment with actual players, similarly to how Soulsborne does invasions, just on a larger scale. If they manage to kill your crew, they get ... say a fair percentage of all your resources. Or you do.
One thing I really like about it is that there's no XP progression, which means no traditional grinding (there are basic skills that you level up simply by performing the corresponding action, like swimming or using the bow a sufficient number of times, but it's a don't-worry-about-it thing that happens in the background). I guess resource gathering is a form of grinding, but it hasn't felt like it so far, because it's very focused and tied to exploration. I need that to make that other thing to get to that place and not die immediately, so of course I'm gonna go look for it.
I realize it's hardly a new and groundbreaking concept, but as someone who hasn't played Minecraft or any of those games, at least not in a long time, it all feels very fresh and rewarding. Plus it's a finite thing, I can see or at least imagine where it all ends, which is absolutely key for me. I don't need to slave for weeks or months to reach level 60 and then grind again when they up the ceiling and all that shit that has always bothered me about most mmorpgs.
One cool idea might be to replace the occasional monster raids on your encampment with actual players, similarly to how Soulsborne does invasions, just on a larger scale. If they manage to kill your crew, they get ... say a fair percentage of all your resources. Or you do.
One thing I really like about it is that there's no XP progression, which means no traditional grinding (there are basic skills that you level up simply by performing the corresponding action, like swimming or using the bow a sufficient number of times, but it's a don't-worry-about-it thing that happens in the background). I guess resource gathering is a form of grinding, but it hasn't felt like it so far, because it's very focused and tied to exploration. I need that to make that other thing to get to that place and not die immediately, so of course I'm gonna go look for it.
I realize it's hardly a new and groundbreaking concept, but as someone who hasn't played Minecraft or any of those games, at least not in a long time, it all feels very fresh and rewarding. Plus it's a finite thing, I can see or at least imagine where it all ends, which is absolutely key for me. I don't need to slave for weeks or months to reach level 60 and then grind again when they up the ceiling and all that shit that has always bothered me about most mmorpgs.
no XP progression and an end in sight is super nice
but then again slay the spire has neither and i can't stop playing it fuck me
but then again slay the spire has neither and i can't stop playing it fuck me
That game I told you lads was crack last week, Loop Hero, is out.
Even seems to be doing great on Twitch., 50k+ Another flavor of themonth day success I guess.
Even seems to be doing great on Twitch., 50k+ Another flavor of the
By Yurtlicious Go To PostSmokey is ALIVE! Hello Smokey! Hope your rig(s) survived
we outchea brother yurt
i am a changed man after the Great Ice Storm
By LabouredPatriot Go To Post
hate it when they try to make L4D comparisons. Loot boxes in the levels, too. "I gOt A cOoL CoSmEtiC"
oh shit QTE's too lmao
By Yurtlicious Go To PostSmokey is ALIVE! Hello Smokey! Hope your rig(s) survivedAre we sure it is actually Smokey?
By Lunatic Go To PostAre we sure it is actually Smokey?I can get behind a clone-Smokey conspiracy.
By inky Go To PostThat game I told you lads was crack last week, Loop Hero, is out.I wish the trailer made sense☹️
Even seems to be doing great on Twitch., 50k+ Another flavor of themonthday success I guess.
By sy Go To PostAshy😂😂😂
By inky Go To PostThat game I told you lads was crack last week, Loop Hero, is out.Whats it like though? This is ugly my god
Even seems to be doing great on Twitch., 50k+ Another flavor of themonthday success I guess.
the last dungeon in Persona Strikers is legit bullshit looooool. There's no way to conserve enough SP for all these mini bosses
By EldritchTrapStar Go To Post2 boss souls down, 3 more to go. I'm beginning to understand Dead Cells.glad you're enjoying it lmao. Like genuinely one of my first thoughts when I caught myself speed running my way to the bosses was 'oh wow.....this is a speedrunners/Eldritch DREAM'
First PS2 game was Dark Cloud. Never got past the Appa looking boss because I didn't have a memory card.
Is trails of cold steel good? It always looked like bad and the anime school thing is pretty much guaranteed trash
By sy Go To PostTwisted Metal: Black
First PS2 game was Dark Cloud. Never got past the Appa looking boss because I didn't have a memory card.
Wore that disc out
By jjasper Go To PostIs trails of cold steel good? It always looked like bad and the anime school thing is pretty much guaranteed trashits good. but like.... its exactly the anime shit it appears to be too. i thought 1 and 2 were really good but 3 and 4 have been an absolute slog.
every time i think i'm done and pissed with 3 and 4 they do something to pull me back in. whether it be something gameplay related or some callback to another trails game from over a decade ago.
its weird. i think the trails series is really solid overall but i'd have a hard time recommending them to anyone.
By sy Go To PostOnimusha.
First PS2 game was Dark Cloud. Never got past the Appa looking boss because I didn't have a memory card.
couldn't afford one till then
By sy Go To PostThe Bouncer
First PS2 game was Dark Cloud. Never got past the Appa looking boss because I didn't have a memory card.
One of the last 'holy shit the graphics' moment I can remember even if it wasn't justified.
By data Go To PostThe Bouncer
Same. And then NBA Street which looked incredible
By Yurtlicious Go To PostWhats it like though? This is ugly my godA deck building game with light rogue-like and city building elements.
By HonestVapes Go To PostIn Smokey’s absence, I became a PlayStation pleb.
kids these days dont know the struggle of no save card
mustve played the first world of crash 3 like 100+ times
mustve played the first world of crash 3 like 100+ times
I think Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 was my first PS2 game.
I spent far too long in the Airport and Tokyo levels.
I spent far too long in the Airport and Tokyo levels.
Was either Summoner (dog dirt, don't let the revisionists tell you otherwise) or SmackDown Just Bring It!.
There is a possibility it was Wild Wild West on DVD.
There is a possibility it was Wild Wild West on DVD.
I bought my PS2 with Silent Hill 2, MGS2, CVX, DMC, 2 memory cards, 2 pads. DMC was my first game played.
£50 for the lot. Based junky m8s.
[edit] or was it £40? Fucking decades ago.
£50 for the lot. Based junky m8s.
[edit] or was it £40? Fucking decades ago.
DMC1 demo disk wheeeeew brehs
Skipped DMC2 but rented DMC3 from blockbuster off the strength of that demo.
Skipped DMC2 but rented DMC3 from blockbuster off the strength of that demo.
By Patriotism Go To PostI bought my PS2 with Silent Hill 2, MGS2, CVX, DMC, 2 memory cards, 2 pads. DMC was my first game played.whew what a deal m8
£50 for the lot. Based junky m8s.
[edit] or was it £40? Fucking decades ago.
I bought a gamecube with the intention of getting a modkit to bypass the region lock in order to import Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 from playasia.com. Even printed out the gamefaqs.com translation guide.
I ended up buying wind waker and TP then throwing the console+games away.
I ended up buying wind waker and TP then throwing the console+games away.