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Post by midnight tea on Mar 7, 2019 4:25:24 GMT
*phew* Had a day or two free in which I decided to go almost full Anthem. Finished Trials of Valor and spent a lot of time in Freeplay to get all weapon mastery, as well as getting closer to gear mastery achievement/leveling some abilities to unlock blueprints. Also leveled/got gud on my Colossus. Exploration challenges are mostly done, but I still need to find a lot of collectibles - something I'll be chipping away at a more relaxed pace.
They have to keep tinkering at the game from server side all the time - quickplay is more stable but the quest breaking remains the most prominent issue ATM. I saw more freeplay events happening in dungeons as well as Dominion waking up Titans lately. Bastards are also more frequent now, more foul weather and rain all around and ball lightning is all over the place... they may be teasing some sort of event (things I mentioned + Monument getting more active) or are those just periodic changes as they test and adjust things around?
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Post by bshep on Mar 7, 2019 5:21:42 GMT
I had one world event about helping a freelancer dealing with a scar attack which lead to another event inside a scar cave after i destroyed one of the drills used by the scars to hit the surface. Also notice creatures all around freeplay. Now i can return to atract animals to kill factions while i sit on top of some trees/mountains.
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Post by NotN7 on Mar 7, 2019 8:18:29 GMT
*phew* Had a day or two free in which I decided to go almost full Anthem. Finished Trials of Valor and spent a lot of time in Freeplay to get all weapon mastery, as well as getting closer to gear mastery achievement/leveling some abilities to unlock blueprints. Also leveled/got gud on my Colossus. Exploration challenges are mostly done, but I still need to find a lot of collectibles - something I'll be chipping away at a more relaxed pace. They have to keep tinkering at the game from server side all the time - quickplay is more stable but the quest breaking remains the most prominent issue ATM. I saw more freeplay events happening in dungeons as well as Dominion waking up Titans lately. Bastards are also more frequent now, more foul weather and rain all around and ball lightning is all over the place... they may be teasing some sort of event (things I mentioned + Monument getting more active) or are those just periodic changes as they test and adjust things around? I too noticed the increase of Titians and the Unstable Lighting also, could this be a lead in to the continuation of the story? or something more along the lines of a? Royal Rumble? shrug who knows what lurks in the minds of a Dev?
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 7, 2019 8:29:25 GMT
Was able to do one legendary contract today. Got another goddamn same useless MW component for my troubles I had the same one 5 times in a row now (resistance to element damage? I have no use for that! I AM the element!) Did finish my avenging herald challenge, and crafted one (well, a couple...) which gave me +80% shield and less recoil, so that's nice, I suppose. I can use that as my main stat stick and fall back weapon while I get other masterwork weapon challenges done. Also, I did test freeze + venomous blaze. I froze / primed a bunch of enemies using black ice's masterwork effect, and then continued to flame burst said enemies. I can confirm (did so multiple times) that hitting a frozen primed enemy with venomous blaze up until the point where it applies acid (i.e. 3 times) does NOT unfreeze / deprime said enemy. On the contrary, it primes them with both ice and venom at that point. Last thing I want to talk about today that I noted: I have the storm component which ups LB/Q damage by 60 when you hit an enemy with RB/E gear (mark of wrath or something like that?). Now, I have noticed that the mark of wrath description does NOT consistently appear on the left of your screen with a countdown timer when I use my RB/E gear. That said, it does seem like the effect actually takes place because my damage with LB/Q IS consistently higher. This is confusing. Additionally, I have noticed the same for avenging herald's bonus that doesn't ALWAYS appear when I hover (like, if I hover right after an ultimate, or sometimes when I hover straight from flying), and when this doesn't appear, it actually DOES NOT give me the damage bonus. The real weird thing is, my gunslinger's mark (60% crit damage bonus when hovering) DOES seem to appear and work consistently unlike avenging herald. Kinda confusing and I hope they fix their special bonuses. And my question for the day: Would it be smarter to hunt for an elemental rage on hard than on GM1? I really want one But then I'd lose out on legendary opportunities at the same time
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Post by midnight tea on Mar 7, 2019 9:10:58 GMT
Was able to do one legendary contract today. Got another goddamn same useless MW component for my troubles I had the same one 5 times in a row now (resistance to element damage? I have no use for that! I AM the element!) -snip- And my question for the day: Would it be smarter to hunt for an elemental rage on hard than on GM1? I really want one But then I'd lose out on legendary opportunities at the same time AFAIK there’s only a limited number of select masterworks on hard - to open the pool you need to start playing on Grandmaster difficulties. I run mostly GM1 and I get at least 1 MW per legendary contract/stronghold run. I also noticed that they’re more generous with MW in quickplay compared to normal contracts or freeplay.
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 7, 2019 9:52:50 GMT
Was able to do one legendary contract today. Got another goddamn same useless MW component for my troubles I had the same one 5 times in a row now (resistance to element damage? I have no use for that! I AM the element!) -snip- And my question for the day: Would it be smarter to hunt for an elemental rage on hard than on GM1? I really want one But then I'd lose out on legendary opportunities at the same time AFAIK there’s only a limited number of select masterworks on hard - to open the pool you need to start playing on Grandmaster difficulties. I run mostly GM1 and I get at least 1 MW per legendary contract/stronghold run. I also noticed that they’re more generous with MW in quickplay compared to normal contracts or freeplay. Yes, but because of the limited number, I'd have a statistical higher change to get elemental rage, opposed to running on grandmaster (as the pool is higher there).
But as I said, I wouldn't have the chance for legendaries, which is time ill spent I suppose.
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Post by saandrig on Mar 7, 2019 9:56:43 GMT
Was able to do one legendary contract today. Got another goddamn same useless MW component for my troubles I had the same one 5 times in a row now (resistance to element damage? I have no use for that! I AM the element!) -snip- And my question for the day: Would it be smarter to hunt for an elemental rage on hard than on GM1? I really want one But then I'd lose out on legendary opportunities at the same time AFAIK there’s only a limited number of select masterworks on hard - to open the pool you need to start playing on Grandmaster difficulties. I run mostly GM1 and I get at least 1 MW per legendary contract/stronghold run. I also noticed that they’re more generous with MW in quickplay compared to normal contracts or freeplay. It's all RNG. Sometimes you get lucky and think there is a pattern, but there isn't. A friend always gets a Legendary in GM2 SH and Freeplay. He thinks it's the norm, but I got only 2 Legendaries in GM2 and have done lots more of it compared to him, running the same Luck percentage. Sometimes I get 4 MW in a Legendary contract, then in five contracts got nothing. Did a SH, got 3 MW, did a few more SH and nothing. One would think the game has a hidden mechanic to give less drops the more you play, but it's just stupid RNG. In fact I haven't got a single upgrade for my Storm in the last 10 days and in 3 days farming I don't have an upgrade for my Interceptor as well. RNG? Game mechanic to prolong the grind? Or just shitty mechanic from clueless developers?
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Post by Thrombin on Mar 7, 2019 10:00:47 GMT
I did my first Legendary contract on Normal yesterday and my first normal contract on Hard. Both times with a group instead of my normal solo play. It felt pretty good in both cases. Lots of Epic loot. On one contract I ended up getting stuck inside a cage and had to sit the last fight out completely as there was no way to join the fight or respawn Finally unlocked my last Javelin and had a go getting the hang of the Storm in Freeplay. I started with a few pieces of gear at level 1 which didn't help but things seemed to be much tougher than I was expecting until I realised I had left the difficulty on Hard mode I originally tried a change from my usual Relentless/Devestator build. Tried a different sniper rifle and a marksman rifle but I hated both of them and soon went back to my usual combo. The Storm wasn't quite as fragile as I was expecting and I was loving some of the powers. Spamming AOE flame explosions one after the other on swarms of mobs was really cool and even the level 1 Ice Shards were working well on the elementals spawned from a Titan I encountered. Even managed to take the Titan down in conjunction with another player!
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Post by Dekibra on Mar 7, 2019 10:04:28 GMT
AFAIK there’s only a limited number of select masterworks on hard - to open the pool you need to start playing on Grandmaster difficulties. I run mostly GM1 and I get at least 1 MW per legendary contract/stronghold run. I also noticed that they’re more generous with MW in quickplay compared to normal contracts or freeplay. It's all RNG. Sometimes you get lucky and think there is a pattern, but there isn't. A friend always gets a Legendary in GM2 SH and Freeplay. He thinks it's the norm, but I got only 2 Legendaries in GM2 and have done lots more of it compared to him, running the same Luck percentage. Sometimes I get 4 MW in a Legendary contract, then in five contracts got nothing. Did a SH, got 3 MW, did a few more SH and nothing. One would think the game has a hidden mechanic to give less drops the more you play, but it's just stupid RNG. In fact I haven't got a single upgrade for my Storm in the last 10 days and in 3 days farming I don't have an upgrade for my Interceptor as well. RNG? Game mechanic to prolong the grind? Or just shitty mechanic from clueless developers?
to quote Ben Irving back when he was lead producer on SWTOR:
RNG the Hunt is exciting TM!!!!
RNG for isn't too grand for me either... got my 5th Unending Battle and my 3th Master of Wrath or something Storm component
but also got the masterwork lightning strike ... problem is, my purple lightning strike has the 25% luck inscribed
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Post by correctamundo on Mar 7, 2019 10:06:24 GMT
Yesterday I took the colossus out for a swing. I took some getting used to. I will gearing it up but so far it won't replace my Ranger.
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Post by Sylvae on Mar 7, 2019 11:08:59 GMT
AFAIK there’s only a limited number of select masterworks on hard - to open the pool you need to start playing on Grandmaster difficulties. I run mostly GM1 and I get at least 1 MW per legendary contract/stronghold run. I also noticed that they’re more generous with MW in quickplay compared to normal contracts or freeplay. Yes, but because of the limited number, I'd have a statistical higher change to get elemental rage, opposed to running on grandmaster (as the pool is higher there).
But as I said, I wouldn't have the chance for legendaries, which is time ill spent I suppose.
I'm not sure how actual statistics work but I had like 10+ drops of Elemental Rage on GM1 already, up to the point that I started to hate that weapon... I want assault rifle with electricity like Thunderbolt of Yvenia has, come on devs, make one already.
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 7, 2019 11:27:20 GMT
RNG is RNG. This has existed for aaaaaaaaaages. It's not the first gae to use it and it won't be the last. Getting worked up because RNG is unfair to you is pointless.
It statistically balances out in the end, as long as you play long enough.
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Post by linksocarina on Mar 7, 2019 12:17:15 GMT
Finished the main story.
Not bad overall, like the hint of what's to come. Like that they have loose threads to tug on for the future.
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Post by saandrig on Mar 7, 2019 12:17:33 GMT
RNG is RNG. It statistically balances out in the end, as long as you play long enough. Honestly, that's not how RNG works, lol. Or it wouldn't be RNG. If it balances out there must be a mechanic to do that. But since we know there can't be true RNG in games, then there is definitely a mechanic that simulates it. But I doubt it even tries to balance anything. And playing 100 hours to get a drop someone got after 10 minutes is not my idea of balancing out 😀 Now, playing a million years probably will be close to balancing two players. A true RNG though might never balance out or it will be balanced or it could be anything. But then there are things like instant gratification, chasing the next great drop (not the next not-so-shitty drop) and other areas that Anthem just doesn't do well at.
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 7, 2019 12:37:14 GMT
RNG is RNG. It statistically balances out in the end, as long as you play long enough. Honestly, that's not how RNG works, lol. Or it wouldn't be RNG. If it balances out there must be a mechanic to do that. But since we know there can't be true RNG in games, then there is definitely a mechanic that simulates it. But I doubt it even tries to balance anything. And playing 100 hours to get a drop someone got after 10 minutes is not my idea of balancing out 😀 Now, playing a million years probably will be close to balancing two players. A true RNG though might never balance out or it will be balanced or it could be anything. But then there are things like instant gratification, chasing the next great drop (not the next not-so-shitty drop) and other areas that Anthem just doesn't do well at. Any proper RNG balances out without an active system needed to balance it out. It's just the normal distribution (gauss-curve) and how probablility and statistics work. Just because you don't like the way it balances out around one specific item you want doesn't mean that in general RNGesus is equal for everybody. And of course, the shorter your time played and the hgiher the loot pool + inscription, the more unbalanced it will seem to the singular player who wants one specific item. But just because it SEEMS unbalanced out, does not mean it is so (correlation doe snot imply causation).
That said, your instant gratification argument is valid. It WOULD be beneficial for a game such as this to have a hidden mechanic for gratification, such as for example: after doing 5 successfull GM1 strongholds, you get at least 1 legendary drop. Just so you don't feel left out by RNG and have some type of certainty that you'll get at least SOMETHING.
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Post by Thrombin on Mar 7, 2019 12:41:39 GMT
Honestly, that's not how RNG works, lol. Or it wouldn't be RNG. If it balances out there must be a mechanic to do that. But since we know there can't be true RNG in games, then there is definitely a mechanic that simulates it. But I doubt it even tries to balance anything. And playing 100 hours to get a drop someone got after 10 minutes is not my idea of balancing out 😀 Now, playing a million years probably will be close to balancing two players. A true RNG though might never balance out or it will be balanced or it could be anything. But then there are things like instant gratification, chasing the next great drop (not the next not-so-shitty drop) and other areas that Anthem just doesn't do well at. Any proper RNG balances out without an active system needed to balance it out. It's just the normal distribution (gauss-curve) and how probablility and statistics work. Just because you don't like the way it balances out around one specific item you want doesn't mean that in general RNGesus is equal for everybody. And of course, the shorter your time played and the hgiher the loot pool + inscription, the more unbalanced it will seem to the singular player who wants one specific item. But just because it SEEMS unbalanced out, does not mean it is so (correlation doe snot imply causation).
That said, your instant gratification argument is valid. It WOULD be beneficial for a game such as this to have a hidden mechanic for gratification, such as for example: after doing 5 successfull GM1 strongholds, you get at least 1 legendary drop. Just so you don't feel left out by RNG and have some type of certainty that you'll get at least SOMETHING.
Hearthstone does that when you're opening random packs. There's a pity timer which increases your chance of getting a Legendary card the more cards you open without one until by the time you've opened 30 it's guaranteed.
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Post by saandrig on Mar 7, 2019 13:09:46 GMT
Any proper RNG balances out without an active system needed to balance it out. It's just the normal distribution (gauss-curve) and how probablility and statistics work. Just because you don't like the way it balances out around one specific item you want doesn't mean that in general RNGesus is equal for everybody. And of course, the shorter your time played and the hgiher the loot pool + inscription, the more unbalanced it will seem to the singular player who wants one specific item. But just because it SEEMS unbalanced out, does not mean it is so (correlation doe snot imply causation). While you are right, I don't think the majority of people play long enough to...ummm... "appreciate" how balanced RNG is 😀 In my gaming "career" I witnessed far too often people posting "My friend just hit lvl 50 and got this drop in his first run. I been chasing the thing for a year and nothing." Then the hundreds of replies with "Fuck RNG/your friend/this game". I just imagined a gamer kicking his screen in RNG frustration and what will happen if a developer comes to him at that moment and explains the same thing about how RNG is balanced 😀
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Post by PillarBiter on Mar 7, 2019 13:23:19 GMT
Any proper RNG balances out without an active system needed to balance it out. It's just the normal distribution (gauss-curve) and how probablility and statistics work. Just because you don't like the way it balances out around one specific item you want doesn't mean that in general RNGesus is equal for everybody. And of course, the shorter your time played and the hgiher the loot pool + inscription, the more unbalanced it will seem to the singular player who wants one specific item. But just because it SEEMS unbalanced out, does not mean it is so (correlation doe snot imply causation). While you are right, I don't think the majority of people play long enough to...ummm... "appreciate" how balanced RNG is 😀 In my gaming "career" I witnessed far too often people posting "My friend just hit lvl 50 and got this drop in his first run. I been chasing the thing for a year and nothing." Then the hundreds of replies with "Fuck RNG/your friend/this game". I just imagined a gamer kicking his screen in RNG frustration and what will happen if a developer comes to him at that moment and explains the same thing about how RNG is balanced 😀 In an old game named 'Phantasy Star Online' I once hunted an item with 1/28807 drop chance. It's about how dedicated you are (and how much fun you have while going at it ). If you know the game has RNG, you have no right to be mad at it if it fails you. At least, that's my opinion, I'm sure some will disagree I would indeed expect a streaming game dev to be hanged for the explanation I just gave XD
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Post by wittyrover on Mar 7, 2019 14:12:21 GMT
Finished all Bastion collectibles challenges. Distinguished Explorerer! but such rewards.... Anyways, all Origin achievements are done now. Took 99 hours. Still working on in-game challenges such as Javelin gears, daily/weekly/monthly, and Champion of Tarsis... I guess the last one gonna take like 2 years
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Finished all Bastion collectibles challenges. Distinguished Explorerer! but such rewards.... Anyways, all Origin achievements are done now. Took 99 hours. Still working on in-game challenges such as Javelin gears, daily/weekly/monthly, and Champion of Tarsis... I guess the last one gonna take like 2 years I will give you a 1000 Origin points if you enlighten me of the point of the Origin points... Achievements I get, but those points...
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Post by aznricepuff on Mar 7, 2019 16:41:29 GMT
I will give you a 1000 Origin points if you enlighten me of the point of the Origin points... Achievements I get, but those points... It's just like Xbox live gamerscore. You get the points by completing achievements. It's for bragging rights and nothing else.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Mar 7, 2019 16:46:25 GMT
Any suggestions on where to look for the various things for all the collectible missions?
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Post by saandrig on Mar 7, 2019 16:49:17 GMT
Any suggestions on where to look for the various things for all the collectible missions? Freeplay...
I know, not the answer you were looking for, but that is it. Although the same items show up in Missions if you haven't picked them up in Freeplay. Since Missions are just instanced Freeplay areas.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Mar 7, 2019 16:51:45 GMT
Any suggestions on where to look for the various things for all the collectible missions? Freeplay...
I know, not the answer you were looking for, but that is it. Although the same items show up in Missions if you haven't picked them up in Freeplay. Since Missions are just instanced Freeplay areas.
Okay. I just didn't know if there were certain sweet spots in the world where they triggered more often or not.
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Post by correctamundo on Mar 7, 2019 16:53:50 GMT
Yes, but because of the limited number, I'd have a statistical higher change to get elemental rage, opposed to running on grandmaster (as the pool is higher there).
But as I said, I wouldn't have the chance for legendaries, which is time ill spent I suppose.
I'm not sure how actual statistics work but I had like 10+ drops of Elemental Rage on GM1 already, up to the point that I started to hate that weapon... I want assault rifle with electricity like Thunderbolt of Yvenia has, come on devs, make one already. You can have one of mine. About unfair Rngeezzuz I give you Ravi Lillywhite and Princess Lilian of D3.
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