Heard good things since the PC release, the first one didn't quite click but keen to see how it plays.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/warhammer-vermintide-2/bxzwt67jbzjh
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/warhammer-vermintide-2/bxzwt67jbzjh
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 out today on Xbox & Game Pass
- Thread starter Gowans
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I thought so for the title and link to the PS4 webstore but I couldn't find anything on google or their twitter.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...-imminent-xbox-one-release-date-and-open-beta
Thanks, well at least it's coming. Looks really appealing, a 4 player coop Left 4 Dead style with melee and magic, seems really fun.
it will release On PS4 but now it's Only on PC (Steam ) and XBOX One
It's already out on Steam and Was having 34% off on steam summer sale
I am not talking about that. I want to know if this on the MS Store and available for game pass subs on PC.
No, Vermintide 2 is using Steamworks, they don't have a Windows Store version for Play Anywhere
I would play this game if they incorporated the 3rd person mod that made the first one so successful. Quite burned out of FPS games.
I didn't realise a mod was responsible for the first game's success. Where did you hear/read that?
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The loot/progression system seems better that what I tried of the first and it looks lovely on the X but man I wish there was a performance option on the X to take it from 30FPS at 4K to 60fps.
I don't normally moan about frame rate if it's a locked 30 but this action and melee gameplay would really benefit from it.
I don't normally moan about frame rate if it's a locked 30 but this action and melee gameplay would really benefit from it.
Literally myself and everyone I knew used the 3rd person mod. Modders for VT2 listed it as one of their first endeavours.
"Nowadays the most popular mod is Grimalackt's Quality of Life collection, with its toggleable options like third-person camera, the Stormvermin Mutation, and those bot improvements I l like so much."
https://www.pcgamer.com/vermintide-2-mods/
Steam mods made this game so much better than the base experience. Again, I never understood these first person games with RPG mechanics and outfitting (Destiny, especially) when you almost never saw your toon outside of a status screen or an emote.
That's because the mod was not responsible for the first game's success. There was no causality there, though I'm sure many owners did enjoy the mod.
It definitely didn't make it successful. I'm sure people enjoyed it, but I've never heard of it and most of my friends all played vanilla.
I will try this since I have Gamepass but the first one was almost impossible to play solo,way too hard near the end of the first scenario,its like the number of ennemies stays adjusted to 4 players so you get ganked pretty fast solo...never tried with random or friends though so I cant dock points to it for that...I think I played 2 of the free weekend deals on PC and XBox.
Pretty sure when i played by myself the 3 slots are taken up by bots....?
I need to play the first a bit more before i play the second.
To be fair, Destiny's controls are a big selling point and one of it's best features, I mean it is from the Original Halo team after all
Played the beta and it's really fun, though I don't really do much co-op nowadays. It's fun even with bots, though.
They're filled by bots, yes. In Vermintide 2, you can finish the first two difficulties just fine with bots since they're more consistent than new players, the third difficulty is doable but in any case they always prefer healing over loot-improving books.
Don't forget that your bots are filled with the characters you have created, meaning their last used class and items. If you leave them all on level 1 they'll be weak.
True ;)
Thanks for this! That last bit of info could save a lot of frustration.
Ah ok,like I said I only tried the free weekend trials of the first,probably missed this as well lol...good to know.
Just checked and its on Gamepass but it's 29.99 CAD so maybe 19 or 24.99 US...? not bad at all.
Just played through the prologue/tutorial and it's GREAT. Looks really sharp on the X.
You need to turn Aim Acceleration off though. It's on by default and feels horrible. I turned it off and whacked aim sensitivity up to 4 and it feels so much better to play.
You need to turn Aim Acceleration off though. It's on by default and feels horrible. I turned it off and whacked aim sensitivity up to 4 and it feels so much better to play.
I think I paid $47.99.
For those of you who are going to try it on Gamepass, be patient. It can take a few levels to understand the flow of the game. Make sure you start on Recruit difficulty, and even that can be tough at the beginning. You get loot at the end of each completed level that can dramatically improve your "power". The weapon loot drops for the character you are using, but the the trinkets, necklaces, and charms can be equipped on all of your characters.
There are tomes and grimoires hidden in the levels that improve the ending loot if you find them...but they increase the difficulty by shortening you life bar (grimoire), or taking up the space for a healing item(tome). Remember that you can drop a tome after you've picked it up, pick up a healing item, heal, and then pick the tome back up.
You can heal other players with the med pack by equipping it and then running up to them. The game will prompt you to hold LT to heal them. You can hand them a healing or buffing potion(if they aren't carrying one) by doing the same thing.
It's a really great co op game, even with randoms.
Remember to block and dodge.
Absolutely. Turn aiming up to 1.2 on vertical and horizontal, at least. I also turned off motion blur. Glad they added the ability to turn of the acceleration,I didn't see that in the beta.
Game is stunning on the X1, man.
Your AI bot partners suck pretty bad though, not exactly a fun solo play game. This really is a coop game and to succeed at the tougher parts requires good cooperation
On lower difficulties you can get away with a lot of damage, especially once you hit level 20 and gain life on kills (gamechanger).
On Legend difficulty, you learn to block and dodge for your life (and to ALWAYS watch your back) because even the weakest enemy hits like a truck.
I will try this since it's on Gamepass but i don't have any friends who own an Xbox. Are there any ERA members who are willing to tackle this?
All of my friends have PS4s and no intention of buying the PC version. Otherwise I would pick this up in a heartbeat.
That's very subjective.
I'll describe it:
- After every mission, you get a box with 3 random items
- Items have a power level, your total hero power level (which influences your damage) is 10*your level + the average of your 5 item slots
- Every item you find can be +/- 5 of your current power level, up to a maximum of 300, which means you slowly (but surely) get closer to the maximum power
- Items differ in rarity, higher rarity has more special attributes and the highest item rarity has optimal numbers on all attributes so there's a defined stats ceiling for everything
- You can increase the chance of getting higher rarity items by doing quickplay (joining a random game), finding and carrying books in the levels to the end, finding loot dice etc. plus a little random bonus.
- If you don't want an item, you can salvage it. Salvaged items let you reroll the attributes/traits of an item infinitely and craft new weapons of a certain type
- Most of the attributes/traits are situational for your build, like if you need more health and stamina to block, or more damage against specific enemy types, or if you want to go for crits, stuff that affects your resource management etc.
- Once you get close to optimal gear, you continue to grind for cosmetics
It is rendered at 2160p, though, same as the previous game.
Good tip, my aiming is atrocious in this game. Maybe this will help.