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Too Human Official Thread of Hack-n-Loot
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Is there any chance you can tell us what exactly the pre-order bonus armor is? Nothing incredibly specific, but the quality (rare/epic) and the level range it will be good for?Denis Dyack said:
Given how fast you level in the demo, I don't expect it'll just be a level 1 set, but maybe something that is good for mid-range leveling. Like 15-25 perhaps.
I always thought the Ranger in PSO was overpowered because it was so easy to maintain distance from enemies. In Too Human it seems exactly the opposite -- the class seems a little gimped because you're just constantly struggling to maintain distance. Maybe there is something I'm not doing right though, or it will get easier once you have a spiders and a larger blast radius on your explosives.Xenon said:
Xenon
Member
border said:
The only time I get in trouble with the Commando is when I try building up my combo meter with melee attacks. But if just play smart I burn through the levels without ever feeling challenged.
With PSO you had to just use your gun. Since TH gives you access to both gun and melee at the same time its very easy to fall back on your staff when things get tight. But his weapon skills and defense are so gimped it leads to an easy death. You almost have to look at the Right Stick as if its for tactical moves only. You should be firing your gun 95% of the time sliding only to attack a single/pair of enemies, get away from a group, or setup a ruiner-slide combo. If your sliding all over the place your spreading out the enemies in a random fashion and its easy to get surrounded. Also dont forget to use your fierce attack. It wont kill enemies but it will knock them down so you can shoot up their buddies.
I cant wait to try the cannons!
i submit that we need to open this thread up -- if only to forestall the nauseous spectacle of guilty gafers returning to daddy dyack's forgiving parental embrace. i understand the intention of giving fans a place to talk about the game in peace, but you're going to give people the wrong idea here. besides, an element of baseless negativity is essential to a healthy forum ecosystem -- you don't want reviews from russian maxim to grow unchecked
drohne said:
As far as a healthy forum ecosystem, this thread is really balancing out all the negativity -- baseless or otherwise -- that's been found in every other TH thread on GAF. People are not getting the wrong idea here. This thread is for dousing love upon TH. For all other reactions, the Search bar is at the top-right.
And leave the Russian Maxim review the fuck alone.
MaddenNFL64
Member
I'm sure a counter to this thread is already in the works, and you'll be able to use that once this game is released.
Xenon
Member
drohne said:
This is the shit we are trying to avoid in this thread. If people who are interested in the game want to talk about issues they have with it thats fine. I think? But if you want to just bitch about the camera, Dyack, or anthing else that has been discussed to death there are other threads.
Denis, how is boss loot handled? For example, if a boss has a staff, will he drop something similar to that, or just something random based on drop chance?
It always bothered me in WoW that a boss could be clearly wielding a huge axe, but he'll drop a fiery sword when you kill him.
It always bothered me in WoW that a boss could be clearly wielding a huge axe, but he'll drop a fiery sword when you kill him.
Denis Dyack
Banned
Truant said:
It is random and based off of tokens. I agree with you on the consistency issue but if we were to do this then the loot would be very limited - too limited for all the classes and play style players may want.
The token concept is something I think is really cool. You get a token for each part of the level you complete. If you fight a boss with all the tokens then % chance drop and loot tables are significantly better then jumping to the closest spot to the boss and killing him. This eliminates boss runs/farming and encourages people to play the entire game.
Denis can you explain how the group skills work, or specifically, how they stack when a party consists of two characters of the same class? For example, will two bioengineers heal twice as fast if they are in the same party (assuming both of their healing group skills are maxed out)?
Denis Dyack
Banned
Truant said:
Yes, correct, nothing like getting an epic drop from an elite leader
. These are often brutal fights and nothing better than a great reward. These guys appear randomly as you play the level. I have come to fear elite trolls - they are very very very nasty .Denis Dyack
Banned
C Jones said:
They stack - all the skills stack - 2 bios - 2x healing - a very good combo. 2 berserkers means lvl 6 combo
- i think - last time i checked anyway. Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Dennis, I've been flicking through Kevin Crossley-Holland's The Penguin Book of Norse Myths and in there he mentions Saxo Grammaticus' interpretation of Baldur in his Gesta Danorum. Saxo depicts Baldur as a lustful, warlike and petty man where Hod is his mortal enemy. I've noticed your rendition of Baldur seem to stray from the typical depiction of him as a beautiful and innocent god.
Did you base your Baldur on Saxo's interpretation by any chance?
Did you base your Baldur on Saxo's interpretation by any chance?
Denis Dyack
Banned
Witchfinder General said:
We are aware of this work and others like it. The Christian influence on the Eddas was debated to death at SK. Ken McCulloch actually starting learning some old Norse when researching the mythologies to make sure we understood ever angle as much as possible when we wrote the script and created the trilogy structure. It is very safe to say that our Baldur is not the "beautiful and innocent" most know but saying more would be a spoiler.
Hope that helps,
Denis
pretty dope that you're willing to answer questions here at the GAF after the drama. I can't pass up the opportunity:
Wading through some of the other threads it's clear that the iso camera seems to be preferred and for me that is the case without a doubt. Why did you guys decide to go with the more pulled in camera as the default? It seems like the camera is the biggest gripe I've heard so far from people, but simply switching to iso pretty much nullified that concern.
Just wondering what the reasoning behind it was?
Wading through some of the other threads it's clear that the iso camera seems to be preferred and for me that is the case without a doubt. Why did you guys decide to go with the more pulled in camera as the default? It seems like the camera is the biggest gripe I've heard so far from people, but simply switching to iso pretty much nullified that concern.
Just wondering what the reasoning behind it was?
Denis Dyack
Banned
eznark said:
This seems only true for the hard core who are willing forgo the graphics/cinematography for gameplay (see as much as possible - like an RTS) - we found in focus tests that most players switched cameras and there was no real standout for preference. Please keep in mind, this type of camera has never been done before we were are in unexplored territory and 1M + players will be a more robust focus group then what we had during development
.The Innocent X
Banned
eznark said:
I couldn't really understand why the camera didn't pull right out Marvel Ulimate Alliance style. I prefer to be able to see what's going on over gorgeous graphics anyway.
a question I'm sure some of the euro guys here will be thinking about when wanting to to co-op with some of the other guys here on GAF
How will the balance and loot gathering be handled for people just starting the game joining up in co-op with someone who has been playing the heavily?
How will the balance and loot gathering be handled for people just starting the game joining up in co-op with someone who has been playing the heavily?
Since I thought the embargo should have been over one hour ago I just took a look at the embargo again and for some reason I didn't read it right the first time. Embargo is on Tuesday (August 19) at a 3PM (CET).
I have no idea why I read that as August 15, I'm really sorry about that.
Glad I didn't do any videos (nor do I plan to) or I'd have broken the embargo...
I have no idea why I read that as August 15, I'm really sorry about that.
Glad I didn't do any videos (nor do I plan to) or I'd have broken the embargo...
The Innocent X
Banned
Blimblim said:
Oh dear, embargos that end on the day the game releases are the devil's work.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
It's the way nature intended.The Innocent X said:
The Librarian
Banned
I'm still on the fence for this game. I liked the demo and all, but money's tight, and I want to get Mercenaries 2.
There's still Christmas if all else fails.
There's still Christmas if all else fails.
Valkyr Junkie
Member
No surprise about the embargo
There's been 5 reviews already,so why the hell is there an embargo still.And with a 2 hour long demo,what's the point anyway,the demo was my review right there...even though there's more to the game,after such a long demo,you know if you will like the game or not...embargo's for reviews are stupid,unless someone wants to explain the reason behind them to me.