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Post by gibroon on Feb 15, 2024 18:40:53 GMT
I just had a massively frustrating match with two others. I tried to talk to them - nothing. Fair enough, no one is obliged to engage in chat, and is a bit presumptuous to think everyone on XYZ server speaks English. But they both fannied about to the extent I didn't think they knew what to do either - except in the end (after 30 minutes) they seemed to, but by then we were out of time and lives and - yep - I was the one who didn't get brought back at the end as the extraction shuttle got ready to leave. I still had to sit through their victory screen, while being told I was getting nothing. Fuck that. I've had a couple of poor games with randoms but in general it's been fine. Don't expect to always get an extraction. Things can go south very quickly and all of a sudden there are no resurrections left. Also, the longer you are in the mission, the more bugs and robots start spawning in. Sometimes best to get objective done quickly and get out if you are just after xp. |
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Post by Mark1412 on Feb 15, 2024 22:24:05 GMT
The planet defence missions added tonight are mad. Non-stop bots, dropped down to hard and it's still brutal.
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Post by alastair on Feb 16, 2024 8:56:10 GMT
I made it through the training mission..
Managed to die once in the final little battle as a I couldn't remember how to use a stimpack...
I'm sure it will all become second nature as I get into it.
Are people sharing friend codes?
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Post by gibroon on Feb 16, 2024 10:48:25 GMT
I saw God had posted a friends code back a page or 2. Where do you find these codes?
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Post by Whizzo on Feb 16, 2024 11:04:17 GMT
No idea about friends codes myself as I just join through my friends list on PS5, presumably this is more aimed at PC gamers? It would be nice when the online section on the menu works reliably as the game will usually tell me someone is offline when I'm on their ship and have just done an exploding fist bump with them.
The defence mission difficulty certainly needs tweaking for the evacuation ones, my group dropped all the way down to level 4 to get some done. Meanwhile the horde defence ones then became so straightforward we were spending a lot of time just looking for the samples on the map.
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Post by alastair on Feb 16, 2024 11:15:18 GMT
On the screen in-game where you can see who of your friends is playing there's also a friend code generator.
I guess there will be folk in the chat who aren't friends (yet!) who might want to jump in with a fellow forumite...
Whizzo, we've been friends for years!
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Post by Decks on Feb 16, 2024 11:29:13 GMT
I think it's for cross play. You can generate a temporary friend code so people on PC can join your game. It's a different code every time you generate it.
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Post by Frog on Feb 16, 2024 11:37:23 GMT
Sounds like the sort of shit you have to put up with on the switch.
Why can't they just do it properly.
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Post by Whizzo on Feb 16, 2024 11:45:30 GMT
Doing it "properly" would force everyone to have a PSN login which some PC gamers would probably object to having to do.
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Post by Frog on Feb 16, 2024 12:08:25 GMT
Well not really, just have it set up a Helldivers account. Your steam login would link to it as would your ps5 account the other way. Plenty of games manage crossplay without codes.
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Post by Decks on Feb 16, 2024 12:09:23 GMT
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Post by Frog on Feb 16, 2024 12:53:59 GMT
I thought they meant doing a code every time which would be a right pain in the arse.
A code for a permanent friend is fine.
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Post by Whizzo on Feb 16, 2024 17:14:57 GMT
Shame it's not medals, I'm at the point where req slips and XP don't really mean anything.
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Post by Mark1412 on Feb 16, 2024 19:39:30 GMT
Yeah bit of a strange one. The xp / req progression is over and done with pretty quickly, whereas medals and samples seem much, much slower. Also, hope the servers are able to handle a weekend with extra incentive for people to play!
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Post by Decks on Feb 16, 2024 20:11:34 GMT
Yeah I can't get on now, says login limit reached. Seems to be a common problem. Don't think they were expecting it to blow up like this.
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Post by Decks on Feb 16, 2024 20:15:24 GMT
If you've got a friend in a game joining his squad from the dash skips the login.
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Post by gibroon on Feb 16, 2024 21:33:26 GMT
I had issues logging in yesterday but a restart of ps5 seemed to do the job. Going to try and get on now for a bit so fingers crossed.
Saw an article about the devs worried about servers this weekend due to the unforeseen success of the game.
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Post by privatefloyd on Feb 17, 2024 0:34:12 GMT
Quality games just now with user Gibroon.
One particular mission, dicey throughout, extraction was in a walled off facility. We all died, I think maybe due to a misplaced orbital strike.
Either way, those bulbous spew bugs were everywhere. Reminded me of the Starship Troopers scene where they were fending the bugs off.
I can’t get over how much this game channels this film, mainly on the bug planets obviously.
GOTY contender for me.
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Post by alastair on Feb 17, 2024 0:41:13 GMT
Had a proper go at it tonight.
Did a mission to set off an ICBM on a big planet. Quite enjoyed having to get the codes and then activate the missile. All good, then I ran to the extraction point and activated the beacon.
Then, one of my random team mates arrived and keeps melee attacking me and then kills me. I respawn quite a way from the extraction point and charge back, only to this time be shot by him as I ascend.
I manage another Respawn and luckily land pretty much on the shuttle and scamper in.
Was he a cunt?
It's possible he was annoyed at me because I focused on the ICBM rather than shooting bugs, but, that's the point of the mission surely. And I chucked out my hair share of respawns..
At first I played automaton missions but they were crazy intense. Possibly because time was running out? The ICBM one above I was there from the very start.
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Post by Decks on Feb 17, 2024 0:55:05 GMT
Been playing with my mate tonight and this is seriously approaching best coop game ever territory. Can't remember enjoying a pissed up gaming session as much since the first Gears of War horde mode. They've absolutely nailed every aspect of it.
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Post by gibroon on Feb 17, 2024 1:32:56 GMT
Quality games just now with user Gibroon. One particular mission, dicey throughout, extraction was in a walled off facility. We all died, I think maybe due to a misplaced orbital strike. Either way, those bulbous spew bugs were everywhere. Reminded me of the Starship Troopers scene where they were fending the bugs off. I can’t get over how much this game channels this film, mainly on the bug planets obviously. GOTY contender for me. Yeah, great couple of games there. Apologies if you were hearing our drunken nonsense, haha. And thanks for reflowing the fuel. A simple mini game is quite a challenge when the tension is up. No idea how any of us had no friendly fire at the end of that round. I'm pretty sure a bug bit the eagle strike out of my hand and it dropped right on top of us and wiped us out. Absolute blast, cheers for the much needed help. 😁 |
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Feb 17, 2024 6:30:47 GMT
Incredibly glitchy this morning, the servers are clearly overwhelmed - I had to wait to get in. Once in I can do the missions okay, but I don't think any XP has registered, and I need to reload (and wait to get in again) for purchases to actually register (e.g. new stratagems).
I mean, it's a good problem for Arrowhead to have but that doesn't make it any less annoying.
p.s. the game itself is just glorious. I've been doing easy (yeah, right) missions solo to try to get to grips with the systems and nuances and I think I'm getting there.
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Post by Frog on Feb 17, 2024 7:05:09 GMT
They are a tiny studio and not prepared for the success they have had. On a positive note it's a good time to be recruiting talent as so much had been let go recently. The downside of that is keeping them after the games success dies down a bit. They have made some cracking games over the years though so hopefully they get a bit bigger whilst keeping the studio at the quality level they are at now.
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Post by FlexibleFeline on Feb 17, 2024 7:08:57 GMT
Definitely - and I don't mean to sound like an entitled prick. What they've done here is pretty astonishing. It's genuinely one of the best games I've played in ages, and that's from the granular (even reloading feels great and adds tension) to the overall structure of the game, which is beautifully done. They've got a really sound foundation to build on.
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Post by addyb on Feb 17, 2024 9:12:56 GMT
This is fucked for me on pc. It was working earlier this week. I just get a black screen and then it crashes back to steam. Tried all the fixes.
I is a sad panda 🐼
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Post by Frog on Feb 17, 2024 9:33:22 GMT
Servers were full before 8am this morning which probably isn't helping. I imagine the weekend will be carnage.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 17, 2024 9:38:55 GMT
I've caved in... £35 is well within my impulse purchase range. Backlog be damned!
Let me tell you something. I'm from Buenos Aires, and I say kill 'em all!
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Feb 17, 2024 9:49:43 GMT
Do they just have one server or something?
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Post by tonyferrino on Feb 17, 2024 9:51:52 GMT
Had my first bad time with it last night. I was trying the scientist evac missions, but they weren't going well. On the first try, none of my team knew what to do, so I found myself sprinting around opening all of the doors. Failed badly. The next go, one of the team started to drop mine clusters outside the scientist spawns. Twat. You can imagine how that went.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2024 9:59:15 GMT
Been away for a few days so haven't bought it yet. Might hold off a bit until they sort the server issues.
Watched a few videos and it does give off Starship Troopers the game vibes. Missed a proper co-op game since Left 4 Dead and Gears.
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