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Assassin's Creed Origins |OT| Stalking in Memphis
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Just killed my first Phylake at level 18. He was level 20, what a battle.
Got a great looking sword but I can't use it until I'm level 20 though.
This game. Just when you think you've seen it all.
Got a great looking sword but I can't use it until I'm level 20 though.
This game. Just when you think you've seen it all.
Updates on the PC side are always a little late as Ubi waits until they're live on consoles before flipping the switch on Uplay and Steam. It's mildly annoying. Case in point, the last patch was ready on the 30th:
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Hows this for a little trick I just discovered.
Throw a poison dart at a predatory animal, then the sleeping dart. Tame it.
It will then poison any enemy it goes near but won't die (from the poison) unless it's attacked as tamed animals get health regen.
Throw a poison dart at a predatory animal, then the sleeping dart. Tame it.
It will then poison any enemy it goes near but won't die (from the poison) unless it's attacked as tamed animals get health regen.
That's what I thought as well. Big mistake. Even the level 20 phylake still managed to own me good.
The patrols only made things worse as well. It's essential to lure the phylakes from the road before engaging them.
Do you mean races or tournaments? I can only win the first two tournaments. Haven't tried the races because the tournaments were already kicking my ass. I gave up on them and upgraded the skill that enable vendors to sell you better gears, got my legendary horse that way.
You can beat the level 20 Phylake by being good at parrying. I'm playing on hard and he was the toughest enemy I've faced in the game so far by a mile but he's definitely beatable if you employ the right strategy.
I have not played the game yet but for those that finished the main story, could you let me know in a spoiler free way if the upcoming story expansion that takes place years later, could be on paper even remotely interesting? Is there enough character development to care at the end of the base game?
How many side missions are there and what's the level cap?
I'm like maybe halfway into the story but I'm up to like 90 side quests completed and haven't even hit the whole map. Currently at level 38.
I'm like maybe halfway into the story but I'm up to like 90 side quests completed and haven't even hit the whole map. Currently at level 38.
I managed to kill the level 25 phylake previously, but somehow I got owned by a level 20 one. But yeah, from my experience, the main key to dealing with phylakes is patience. Sometimes my patience wears off due to getting bored doing the same moves/counters over and over again, and that might kill me. I tend to try different move/combo or weapon when dealing with them, and that's where I failed.
So tomorrow is when they made available the trials of the gods. I hope they take into consideration the people that is level 40 with legendary gear, I hope is a challenge and the loot is great, not that it really matters how good is the loot when I have nothing more to do in the game anyway, lol
The level cap is 40, but it'll be raised in The Hidden Ones and again in The Curse of the Pharaohs. If I were to guess, I'd say to 40 -> 50 and 50 -> 60, respectively.
Not really Origin related as I haven't bought it, but I just started Unity, and in the Helix intro where they showed various historical icons (including AC2 glider and AC3 American flag and I think Holy Chalice representing the crusade in AC1 ?), the first icon they showed is Egyptian icon. It's a cool foreshadowing.
I just completed the Sais sidequest cluster. Bravo to the whole thing - interesting quests, the effects of your progress are visible, and it culminates in a finale where you can use any and all skills. And as with other quests, you can go back to the people after the quests are completed and they'll chat with you a bit more about things. The multigenerational families seem genuine, and they're not using generic faces, either. Bayek has personality beyond "leave this to me" or "I'll take care of this for you".
Anyone else been unable to view their photos for a couple days now? I've taken like 100+ photos since then and I can't view any of them :(.
Just keep getting a "something went wrong try again later" msg on the website.
edit - Apparently you can find the photos in your documents>aco>photos folder as well, so that's good.
On a more serious note, sometimes the lighting in this just looks phenomenal
Just keep getting a "something went wrong try again later" msg on the website.
edit - Apparently you can find the photos in your documents>aco>photos folder as well, so that's good.
On a more serious note, sometimes the lighting in this just looks phenomenal
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What a stunning game world! Marvelous..Now i'm finished with Wolf 2 AC will be my gaming joy...alongside GTS 8)
I beat Ptolemy's Fist at 20, he's 22. Basically ran around to confuse him and make him lose focus, then assassinated him until his health was gone. :p
Haha, yeah, it's actually quite easy to cheese Phylakes of a similar level if you're in an area conducive to breaking line of sight.
It should definitely be higher than that but so far those numbers sound good.
I am honestly afraid a lot of people will just walk by the box labeled ''Assassin's Creed'' because of Unity.
Glad to hear. Good word of mouth will give this game the legs it deserves.
Unity was not the problem as most people who don't spend time on gaming forums would know or care about the early issues with game (most bugs are from none patched version). The issue was it became yearly and it goes on sale cheap quickly a month later.
I got this early'ish on and I still have yet to do it with any consistency. Especially on certain weapons, I've never been able to do it with an axe, dual swords, or sickle sword. The tooltip for it never pops up and even if I press attack after doing the overpower nothing happens, tried both tapping it and holding it.
SteamSpy is also showing a stable growth for the game.
+1 for me. No idea.
Also not sure wether overpower is the charged R2 or the R1+R2 adrenaline attack thing.
I grabbed this last Friday and I still cannot believe how good this game looks, it's just jaw-dropping. I thought it was going to be really difficult to top Horizon ZD this gen, but AC Origins rivals it easily
One question regarding sidequests: yesterday I arrived at Lake Mareotis and did a chain of sidequests which rewarded me with a sick-looking epic outfit (the one with the tiger helmet). How often do sidequests reward you with this kind of stuff? (e.g. anything besides experience or normal loot)
One question regarding sidequests: yesterday I arrived at Lake Mareotis and did a chain of sidequests which rewarded me with a sick-looking epic outfit (the one with the tiger helmet). How often do sidequests reward you with this kind of stuff? (e.g. anything besides experience or normal loot)
Overpower is the attack you can execute after your adrenaline meter has filled up. X+Y for me on Xbox controller with alternative controls.
I heard there is glitch to make your money 999999999 with when you play as Aya but i still haven't tried it myself. it basically when you get duplicate item as Aya and back to Bayek, your item count of that item will become 999999999 so if you can get bow to drop on you you can sell each for 150 and basically unlimited money to get helix costume present and future.
I used to love reading the codex in previous games so I am surprised its not in the game.
Always thought this game looked interesting, and I decided to jump on it this weekend. I'm a few hours in (just reached Alexandria) and my main first impression is that it's a ridiculously, stupidly impressive looking world.
No, seriously, this could be the best looking game I ever played. It's jaw-dropping at times. Serious, serious eye-candy.
Great fun as well, thankfully! I'm enjoying myself so far.
No, seriously, this could be the best looking game I ever played. It's jaw-dropping at times. Serious, serious eye-candy.
Great fun as well, thankfully! I'm enjoying myself so far.
Twice now while in Giza a commander/captain has wandered off into the desert, forcing me to restart a camp. There must be something in the wa--sand.
Having no luck with the other weapons I tried out the Dual Swords.
Important note: The enemy can't die from the initial Overpower attack.
I used my Overpower attack with the Dual Swords and got the "X for Combo"(it's the light attack button) prompt. I hit the X-button repeatedly and Bayek kept stabbing the enemy. Brutality.
On the notion of side quests, there's a huge step-up from previous games, where these were so dumb they were more like activities or errands, not quests. Here at least we have all them voice acted and each has some unique twist to it, so it gives some impression of variety. However, most of them are still very shallow, mostly because...
... it gives Bayek no motivation to do these quests. Well, he's so kind of peoples' protector, but that's a stupid excuse. Otherwise, there's almost no negotiation about the reward, explanation why we should waste time on some quests, some of them being just errands. This makes Bayek feel like some spineless puppet who's used by everyone because he can't say no to them. Literally, you can't decline a quest. And some of them are questionable, like some dude seeking revenge or a tomb raider who's mad at the guards and you have to kill soldiers that may actually be innocent. But game doesn't see that as problem, because...
... there is no grey zone in side quest presentation. Every quest giver is a generically good guy, a victim, just because he said so. All the soldiers in the fort or wherever are bad guys because the game tells you so. You have no interaction with the other party whatsoever, which in the end makes the quests predictable and boring. There's only good side and bad side - the game allows no room in between. I tried to look deeper a few times, maybe the situation is different, but no, game forbids any other interpretation.
Quest design, like many other aspects of the game, takes a good step forward in this AC, but it's still not even close to something like Witcher 3.
... it gives Bayek no motivation to do these quests. Well, he's so kind of peoples' protector, but that's a stupid excuse. Otherwise, there's almost no negotiation about the reward, explanation why we should waste time on some quests, some of them being just errands. This makes Bayek feel like some spineless puppet who's used by everyone because he can't say no to them. Literally, you can't decline a quest. And some of them are questionable, like some dude seeking revenge or a tomb raider who's mad at the guards and you have to kill soldiers that may actually be innocent. But game doesn't see that as problem, because...
... there is no grey zone in side quest presentation. Every quest giver is a generically good guy, a victim, just because he said so. All the soldiers in the fort or wherever are bad guys because the game tells you so. You have no interaction with the other party whatsoever, which in the end makes the quests predictable and boring. There's only good side and bad side - the game allows no room in between. I tried to look deeper a few times, maybe the situation is different, but no, game forbids any other interpretation.
Quest design, like many other aspects of the game, takes a good step forward in this AC, but it's still not even close to something like Witcher 3.
Ran around there for 15 minutes and it's holding up well. Probably hits target 99% of time.
Thanks! But what is the overpower attack? May have breezed past some tutorials early on. Is it the charged heavy or the adrenaline meter attack?Having no luck with the other weapons I tried out the Dual Swords.
Important note: The enemy can't die from the initial Overpower attack.
I used my Overpower attack with the Dual Swords and got the "X for Combo"(it's the light attack button) prompt. I hit the X-button repeatedly and Bayek kept stabbing the enemy. Brutality.
Adrenaline meter. Some weapons(spear, sickle swords,...) will put you in a rage mode and some others(dual swords, regular sword, axe,...) will execute a powerful attack. That powerful attack needs to be used for an Overpower Combo.
Yeah I think I agree with most of this post. But they are definitely on the right trajectory for an AC game so I hope they can push to the next level with the side quests in future entries.
