What is the state of BDO at this point? I only played a couple of past betas...but for what I did play I thought the combat was fun. Is it a dull grindy mess? P2W? or actually decent fun?
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Xbox Game Pass in May: Black Desert Online, Wolfenstein 2, Tacoma, Wargroove, Surviving Mars, The Surge, more
- Thread starter jbug617
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Descenders launches on Game Pass on Day One on May 7th.
Nice, I've wanted another Downhill Domination type game. This looks different but that it might scratch the same itch
So these are the only two from this list also coming to PC? Damn, was hoping BDO on PC would've been a part of it.
That's a hell of a lineup. I've been meaning to get to Wargroove and Tacoma so I'll start with those.
Some additional games for the second half of May right before E3. I'm sure there'll be one big title included.
As a big fan of Advance Wars 1&2, I had my eye on Wargroove. Excited that I can play it later this week on Game Pass instead of waiting for a sale.
I knew Tacoma was coming because it was on sale a few weeks ago ;) waited this time unlike Vampyr that I bought for 20(still cheap) and it came to GP after the sale...Black Desert is like 12 bucks or something since launch,I tried the beta and I like everything about it but the Node Management makes me pass on the game.Good month though.
Depends... other than fallout four which was on for a month and then came back and is still on the service most games stay on for a few months minimum 4,5,6 maybe . Microsoft games supposedly never leave
This is interesting to ask for a game like Black Desert since its a MMO, it will really suck if you are into it and all,since its almost like a GaaS,that they take it out...usually ''normal'' games stay a long time.
Yeah I think most have been 6 months or so but that's gut feel.
MGS 5 was only on for 3 months, but when they announced it was joining gamepass they immediately flagged the 3 month limit so people could plan as much as possible....I assume/believe that nearly everything else has been significantly longer.
I *think* so far the rate (and quality of games being added) has outwieghed those leaving, so it's over 200 now.
I can't keep up with it all, so I've now restricted myself to only playing games that are leaving the service that month AND i want to play....even then it's hard to keep up.
Lot of people saying 6 months but I'd say most stay in longer. On a monthly basis, 4-5% leave. Usually they put in slightly more than they take out. Do the math on that and it would take 18 months to 2 years to remove every 3rd party game that's currently in Game Pass even if they replaced all of them.
No. That would be really weird. It's basically the same but combined.
Lmao honestly I'm the opposite, games that aren't halo I usually breeze through, I was playing cod black ops 4 split screen with my bro (after he declined playing MCC because he's one of those cod, madden, 2k type of gamers) and straight up demolished him. I'm so used to aiming at the head for everything in halo that whenever I play an FPS game (especially the fast paced titanfall esq games) I just get headshots on headshots, give me a sniper in battlefield and I will destroy everyone and everything. Great game though definitely give it a go.
Holy cow, BDO being on there is super unexpected. I hope someone makes us a new general for it, because I'm surprised there's not more people talking about it.
Getting up there to 50 is pretty easy, which opens up the end game kind of stuff that's really tough unless you really buckle down and get to 56/get your armor improved. There's this whole system of enchanting your armor to be better, repairing it, slotting in crystals, etc that is totally optional since you can either do that or spend your time doing other things like learning about different characters in the game, farming, fishing, exploring, etc. PVP is on after Lv 50 but your mileage may vary if you get attacked by idiots though.
I would say that it's almost "P2W proof" in a sense; you can buy stuff that improves your chances of getting better loot, or better enchanting chances but you still have to put in the physical leg work to get the item. There's a lot of cool stuff you can buy though like decorations for your house, pets that help giving you boosts/pick up drops, etc though.
I've never played the beta or the PC version, and was gifted the starter version from a friend. The combat is different for each character and there's a whole heck of a lot you can try out, especially over the last month here where they had all kinds of free loot they were handing out (Combat XP scrolls, the Hot Time Event where you get more XP, XP boosts for doing pretty much everything in the game, etc)
Getting up there to 50 is pretty easy, which opens up the end game kind of stuff that's really tough unless you really buckle down and get to 56/get your armor improved. There's this whole system of enchanting your armor to be better, repairing it, slotting in crystals, etc that is totally optional since you can either do that or spend your time doing other things like learning about different characters in the game, farming, fishing, exploring, etc. PVP is on after Lv 50 but your mileage may vary if you get attacked by idiots though.
I would say that it's almost "P2W proof" in a sense; you can buy stuff that improves your chances of getting better loot, or better enchanting chances but you still have to put in the physical leg work to get the item. There's a lot of cool stuff you can buy though like decorations for your house, pets that help giving you boosts/pick up drops, etc though.
At least three games I am interested in (Wolfenstein II, Black Desert and The Surge). Game Pass continues its unbelievable streak and allows me to focus my gaming purchases of the year only on extremely big, multiplayer-oriented third party titles (The Division 2, Mortal Kombat 11, Borderlands 3, etc.).
What the fuck.
How was Black Desert aleady on GamePass.
Gamepass paying for itself at this point.
Damn at this point I only buy big MP games and thats it, beyond that ive got more games than I can finish that I actually want to play.
Awesome. Thanks for that write up. I mean literally nothing to lose in trying it. Cheers
Damn, good stuff! The Gold requirement for MP is like the only roadblock to Gold being completely pointless, so I hope they roll them together soon (and at not much of a bump in price). The free games are terrible (next month's seem like literally the worst ever), and discounts? That's easy enough to roll into GP, and you already are offered decent discounts on any GP-featured games if you want to own them outright.
I've been jonesing for a Lego game lately. Never played Batman 3. Looking forward to this. Tacoma too...and Wargroove...I'll probably check out Surviving Mars as well...god dammit...I haven't even touched Monster Hunter yet.
Everyone better damn well play Wolfenstein 2. What a fucking ride.
Everyone better damn well play Wolfenstein 2. What a fucking ride.
I thought they already announced to bundle them together?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ga...game-pass-are-being-bundled-tog/1100-6466274/
I think that is only an insider trial at the moment, don't think it's live yet.
Oh, nice. I was putting off purchasing WarGroove due to some of the balance issues people were talking about, so it's nice to see that it'll be available for me to try out on Game Pass.
Game pass is great.
As a mainly xbox gamer, I have weirdly benefitted a LOT from their bad reveal and start to the generation.
Bundled scloosies, tons of good/great games at very cheap prices, and some great hardware redesigns.
(On the flip side I haven't got to play uncharted, gears of war...I mean God of war...and spiderman)
As a mainly xbox gamer, I have weirdly benefitted a LOT from their bad reveal and start to the generation.
Bundled scloosies, tons of good/great games at very cheap prices, and some great hardware redesigns.
(On the flip side I haven't got to play uncharted, gears of war...I mean God of war...and spiderman)
They've had a few patches now that have really improved things AFAIK. Maybe some folks who've spent more time with the game can clarify on that.
I do not recommend people play Tacoma on PC if they're achievement hunters, they're buggy as hell to unlock there.
Eh, I found it pretty boring, but mileage varies. Fortunately it's pretty short, 2h max.
$15/mo... so I'm assuming buying a full year will be cheaper? Is that known yet? Safe bet, but will be good to know for sure. :) Guessing $149.99, which is kinda getting up there.