That network had been my favourite part of the game so far.
so fun putting one down, then looking around to spot the best connecting point, then hiking there and creating it.
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so fun putting one down, then looking around to spot the best connecting point, then hiking there and creating it.
I usually build my own or use someone elses postbox before I do. That way you can temporarily store your stuff. But you don't even have to. As long as your cargo is sort of below the grass line, you're fine. Just put your tall side ladder to your leg, and put the big or tall stuff down temporarily if you need to.
I'm shocked at the amount of likes you start to get after having built a road, i think i got around 40k likes in a couple of hours.
I was afraid MULEs would turn out to be a major annoyance, but now that i've figured out how to approach them -Royalguard them to oblivion- pillaging MULE camps has turned into a fun activity. Last time i cleared one, when i knocked out the last MULE left BB gave me a like and started laughing at them. Bless him.
I was afraid MULEs would turn out to be a major annoyance, but now that i've figured out how to approach them -Royalguard them to oblivion- pillaging MULE camps has turned into a fun activity. Last time i cleared one, when i knocked out the last MULE left BB gave me a like and started laughing at them. Bless him.
Yeah, that's a good tip.
I stopped skipping those after one or two.
Has anyone watched the Timefall doc yet. Is it any good ?
A lot of times i just leave some of behind.
It's always an embarrassment of riches when you clean out a camp. Such a pain in the arse to get all the crap out of there. 🤣
A lot of times i just leave some of behind.
It's great... if you're not carrying a package that sticks out the top and makes you easy to spot.
You could leave your packages at the edge of the encampment, stealth in and take out the Mules, then go back and get it.
I am getting nowhere near that amount and I've done a ton of roads.
Played 22 hours over the weekend and i want to go home and play again... I can definitely see why some people wouldn't like this game but i adore it.
And the BB animation in the hot spring is one of the most adorable things i've ever seen in a videogame.
I love that they can spot you when you stack your cargo to high...
Something different but still funny happended when i stacked my cargo way to high at the start of a mission. I turned around, walked through the door and the top of my pile tumbled down to the ground... Because of course it would. That what would happen in reality.
I laughed because of the detail and my own stupidity.
I got over 40.000 likes yesterday for my highway. But it feels like almost nobody else is helping out...
And the BB animation in the hot spring is one of the most adorable things i've ever seen in a videogame.
I love that they can spot you when you stack your cargo to high...
Something different but still funny happended when i stacked my cargo way to high at the start of a mission. I turned around, walked through the door and the top of my pile tumbled down to the ground... Because of course it would. That what would happen in reality.
I laughed because of the detail and my own stupidity.
I got over 40.000 likes yesterday for my highway. But it feels like almost nobody else is helping out...
I usually give up with a lot of open world games, I have no patience for them.
This however, I thought i'd give it a try and Ive put over 25 hours into it and I am only at chapter 3. Havent had a game grip me as much as this in a long time.
Those roads are not going to rebuild themselves..
This however, I thought i'd give it a try and Ive put over 25 hours into it and I am only at chapter 3. Havent had a game grip me as much as this in a long time.
Those roads are not going to rebuild themselves..
How much are you liking other stuff? Have you been pressing single likes, or spamming a bunch on each item?
I think you generate more likes when you like more things somehow... also using strand contracts, etc...
the flashbacks are a separate scene. you can skip everything and still see those. It's easy to tell because instead of the elevator scene you get a bb pov.
first road I did I got tons of likes. After that I made like 6 more and nothing, only the message that someone used it but no likes. Such bs
I admittedly haven't really been spamming likes, just doing one or so as it's hard to do at times when you're travelling.
I have been using strand contracts and whatnot though.
Yea, I'm somewhat in the same boat. The 'like' algorithm or whatever seems a bit screwy.
Damnit this gaming is taking over my life like BotW did when it launched. Can't stop thinking about it. Work week has started and i'm actually considering calling in sick just to play this game (something i won't do ofcoure, but that thought hasn't crossed my mind in years). I feel like this game was made with a vision and executes on that perfectly. All systems in the game make for a cohesive whole you don't see much in open world games. This is how an open world game should be in my opinion. The open world should function as a gameplay element. BotW did this right and now Death Stranding follows suit. I love it.
I completely understand though why people do not like this game. It's not for everyone. I love micro managing my routes, optimizing cargo/tools for the job ahead, step by step building / planting ladders and such to make return trips easier. Seeing the world evolve is very satisfying. I consider large parts of the game a puzzle game where you have to look at all parameters and find the best option. Overcoming obstacles after taking the time to analyze / prepare for the trip scratches an itch and works very addictive.
For people who want a more 'actiony' type game or do not like micromanaging anything at all this game will suck. As simple as that. I would put this game in a corner with games like Stardew Valley / Harvest Moon combined with something like Truck Simulator. That feeling of 'one more delivery' is very addictive. This is in no way an action / stealth game though. I consider those segments just another environmental hazard to consider when planning out routes. Combat against BTs is very lacklustre indeed, but you're not meant to fight them. Theyre function is to force you to find new routes, making sure you find Timefall shelters to manage your cargo's damage and making sure you optimise your BB stress/stamina/cargo levels.
I was watching the Giant Bomb quick look and the reviewers was actively throwing grenades on every BT he found. Ofcourse after 50 hours that will become a complaint because you're just doing the same thing over and over again. He's considering those segments 'combat against BTs', while i (in my 30 hours of playtime) have maybe "killed" three BTs. Every 'combat' section against BTs have been unique so far for me because theyre in new parts of the map with different routes to explore. If i would just go around killing everything then every one of those segments would be the same and would become very boring indeed.
I feel like it's about the mindset. Many people/reviewers will go into this game thinking Metal Gear Solid, and they will be terribly dissapointed. This is not that type of game at all. It's a semi-puzzlelike / management sim and it feels weird to me it's getting axed by certain media for elements that are such a small part of the game and are even meant to be avoided as a gameplay element. Like i said: i completely understand why people don't like this game, i just don't understand why people are so vocal about screaming that it sucks. It's not for you, so what? Play something else. The game is not bad because it's not for you.
I completely understand though why people do not like this game. It's not for everyone. I love micro managing my routes, optimizing cargo/tools for the job ahead, step by step building / planting ladders and such to make return trips easier. Seeing the world evolve is very satisfying. I consider large parts of the game a puzzle game where you have to look at all parameters and find the best option. Overcoming obstacles after taking the time to analyze / prepare for the trip scratches an itch and works very addictive.
For people who want a more 'actiony' type game or do not like micromanaging anything at all this game will suck. As simple as that. I would put this game in a corner with games like Stardew Valley / Harvest Moon combined with something like Truck Simulator. That feeling of 'one more delivery' is very addictive. This is in no way an action / stealth game though. I consider those segments just another environmental hazard to consider when planning out routes. Combat against BTs is very lacklustre indeed, but you're not meant to fight them. Theyre function is to force you to find new routes, making sure you find Timefall shelters to manage your cargo's damage and making sure you optimise your BB stress/stamina/cargo levels.
I was watching the Giant Bomb quick look and the reviewers was actively throwing grenades on every BT he found. Ofcourse after 50 hours that will become a complaint because you're just doing the same thing over and over again. He's considering those segments 'combat against BTs', while i (in my 30 hours of playtime) have maybe "killed" three BTs. Every 'combat' section against BTs have been unique so far for me because theyre in new parts of the map with different routes to explore. If i would just go around killing everything then every one of those segments would be the same and would become very boring indeed.
I feel like it's about the mindset. Many people/reviewers will go into this game thinking Metal Gear Solid, and they will be terribly dissapointed. This is not that type of game at all. It's a semi-puzzlelike / management sim and it feels weird to me it's getting axed by certain media for elements that are such a small part of the game and are even meant to be avoided as a gameplay element. Like i said: i completely understand why people don't like this game, i just don't understand why people are so vocal about screaming that it sucks. It's not for you, so what? Play something else. The game is not bad because it's not for you.
When you disable a MULE with the bola gun, how long do they stay incapacitated? It would be super annoying if they got up within a few minutes.
Still playing and yeah, this game requires an open mind just like BOTW
I think the people who disliked it would have had to just locked their thinking process in to wanting the game to be something that it's not.
That's the only way I could rationalize the exaggerated negative reviews this game got.
I think the people who disliked it would have had to just locked their thinking process in to wanting the game to be something that it's not.
That's the only way I could rationalize the exaggerated negative reviews this game got.
The only thing that annoys me so far is coming across BT's and your Odradek doing that unskippable animation, every. fucking. time.
Especially annoying when you are trying to skirt the area.
Other than that I seriously have no complaints yet, this game is so amazing :o
Especially annoying when you are trying to skirt the area.
Other than that I seriously have no complaints yet, this game is so amazing :o
I dunno man, it's perfectly OK to find the game boring without having a "closed mind." I love it but I totally understand why a lot of my friends would dislike it, and that's totally fine.
I heard a minute, unless you kick them. I didn't time it though.
30-40 seconds if the initial Bola Gun attack didn't knock them out cold. Some MULEs won't instantly be knocked out with the Bola Gun which means you gotta get up close and kick them while they're down to keep them unconscious.
Once they're unconscious though, they'll stay down until MULE presence takes over the area again (assuming you cleared the nearby camp).
I'm absolutely hooked. There's so many cool, weird, wonderful and creative things about this game, and so many elements that genuinely feel fresh, unique and rewarding.
The asynchronous multiplayer stuff in particular. At times you're essentially constantly assisting, communicating with and guiding people, even without having ever met them.
My only negative with the MP is that often there's so much community stuff you don't always get to do your own to get those likes, and I'm sure as hell not going to destroy or take down other people's structures because that would just be rude.
On a random point, at one point I was over encumbered and slow as molasses. Weirdly I decided to just super slow walk an entire 10 minutes or so just to deliver these heavy ass random items.
Ordinarily I'd never do something like this, I don't even know why I did, because I could have just dropped the heaviest item and come back for it quicker later, or simply done other deliveries for more likes. But I was drawn to push through, and it was satisfying nonetheless lol. I really felt Sam's struggle and pain throughout the entire thing, and had to keep letting him rest, massage, drink every few minutes etc too, to save him from exhaustion.
Bizarre that I'd even bother, but something about the stunning vistas, music, Sam's commentary, animations, everything I'd been through up to that point etc, just spurred me on. Resting and showering in the private room afterwards felt almost euphoric lol.
The asynchronous multiplayer stuff in particular. At times you're essentially constantly assisting, communicating with and guiding people, even without having ever met them.
My only negative with the MP is that often there's so much community stuff you don't always get to do your own to get those likes, and I'm sure as hell not going to destroy or take down other people's structures because that would just be rude.
On a random point, at one point I was over encumbered and slow as molasses. Weirdly I decided to just super slow walk an entire 10 minutes or so just to deliver these heavy ass random items.
Ordinarily I'd never do something like this, I don't even know why I did, because I could have just dropped the heaviest item and come back for it quicker later, or simply done other deliveries for more likes. But I was drawn to push through, and it was satisfying nonetheless lol. I really felt Sam's struggle and pain throughout the entire thing, and had to keep letting him rest, massage, drink every few minutes etc too, to save him from exhaustion.
Bizarre that I'd even bother, but something about the stunning vistas, music, Sam's commentary, animations, everything I'd been through up to that point etc, just spurred me on. Resting and showering in the private room afterwards felt almost euphoric lol.
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So, without spoiling stuff please, did the ending satisfy your expectations? I have been reading some conflicting reports :D
Yeah, you move quite fast too in that view too. I also find it's the best way to traverse through BT areas.
I tried asking this before but probably buried it under too much text..
I think I lost my trike. About to start chapter 3.. is it worth reloading?
I think I lost my trike. About to start chapter 3.. is it worth reloading?
Mountain: conquered. That was so much fucking fun.
Holy shit it was a close call though, after going all the way around to stop off at all the way stations I decided to just climb over it on the way back.
All my containers went to shit in the snow, a BT I thought I'd got past scared the shit out of me and grabbed me, causing me to panic, luckily I'd packed some grenades to fend it off.
I made it to a newly discovered robotocist by the skin of my teeth, no stamina and a bunch of now useless cargo. I felt so relieved she wanted the network 😄
Holy shit it was a close call though, after going all the way around to stop off at all the way stations I decided to just climb over it on the way back.
All my containers went to shit in the snow, a BT I thought I'd got past scared the shit out of me and grabbed me, causing me to panic, luckily I'd packed some grenades to fend it off.
I made it to a newly discovered robotocist by the skin of my teeth, no stamina and a bunch of now useless cargo. I felt so relieved she wanted the network 😄
Bolo headshots. Insta knockout, every. single. time. 😆
Did you make a voidout ?
That was it, I must have been tired last night I remember the standard orders just being normal locations but nope they were Musician specific. Thanks again!
I just learned about premiums deliveries today. And I think a lot here don't know about them yet.
When choosing standard deliveries you can select to make the premium, right?
What does it change?
How much you rank up. If you play on Normal you get A Legend badge, if you play on Hard you get a Legend of Legends badge for your Bridge Link profile each time you complete one. I'm on x20 atm as I've been taking premium every time there's a chance.
Premium is harder, more to carry, less time, etc...
Don't be mad. It's just luck. Like I said earlier I saw ONE bridge with over 150.000 likes. It really depends on how many people actively like your stuff. Using your stuff only gives you 1 like. But higher level players can give several hundred likes with one action.
Afer 45 hours of playing and rebuilding most of the roads and building a pretty massive zipline network I am "only" at 50.000 likes for all my stuff from other players. But thats not important. The feeling of helping others out and being helped by their buildings is the true reward. Fantastic asynchronous coop gameplay.
This so much. I don't mind the structures of other people, it fits the theme but sometimes there are so many signs and whatever you start to think this is a highly frequented hiking trek.