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The Lone Badger posted:I'm now having to fight bosses significantly above my gear level and its not going well. Do I need to grind the previous bosses to get more books so I can get full Merciless? Books don't only drop from bosses, I've gotten them from pretty much any human enemy, chests, boxes, etc. You can also grind them for paper to do the random research and hope for the best.
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I'm gonna become Edward Cullen V Rising armor set spoiler 
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May 24, 2022 19:53
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V Rising really stops loving around in the late 40s/early 50s. Octavius and the Frost Terror are really tough and tightly tuned fights. Some tuning is definitely needed on any fight where adds are summoned based on the number of players. 4 players on Octavius or Meredith feels really bad when there is suddenly an army of tough adds to kill. Those same fights with 1 player feel easier because there are less archers to constantly dodge. The game is surprisingly well made for an early access survival game. Some things feel slightly grindy at first but then you quickly get the ability to farm or make most of the resources and the grind goes away. Servants are highly valuable and further reduce any chore feeling of getting resources. I really hope they build on the game from here. It is shockingly good for $20.
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May 24, 2022 20:19
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I had no issue with the terror once I used the skeleton barrier since he targets them fairly often. A lot of the fights feel like you need to learn what kind of skill setup the game particularly wants you to have. In particular defense tools seem very important. Also V is the only survival game where I ended up genuinely really caring about making my base look nice. I got so excited when I unlocked fancy carpets.
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May 24, 2022 20:49
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So consensus on V Rising is game is good?
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May 24, 2022 21:34
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KingKapalone posted:So consensus on V Rising is game is good? V Rising is a pretty good arpg but it's not much of a survival game if that is what you are looking for. It's more of a Valheim style survival game where getting better things gives you buffs but if you can easily live forever off the easy to kill wolves that spawn outside your front door if you wanted to, and your real goal is climbing the tech tree and taking down bosses.
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May 24, 2022 21:43
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I think it's a strong, good value (excellent combat and game feel, nice visuals, great bosses and a real sense of danger your first time through) pve game with currently very little replayability. That last bit may change though they've basically said nothing regarding future plans so it's hard to say. The price is an incredible steal though. The pvp game is something else entirely which I absolutely adore, but I know a lot of gamers on SA are more concerned with pve in games like this in general. My feelings on the different elements are pretty mixed, like I think how it handles offline raiding is currently quite bad while the actual pvp combat and how uneasy you feel when you see a rat scurry by is amazing, but ultimately the whole package is great.
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May 24, 2022 21:49
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My friends and I played more Valheim than we worked the first two weeks it was out so it sounds like we would like it. We're more interested in building stuff and accomplishing goals as a group. Overall we're much more into ARPGs than survival.
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May 24, 2022 21:52
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I will say the building, while it lets you make really cool looking castles, is rather prescriptive and utilitarian. I don't mind since base building and management is honestly my least favorite part of these sorts of games but I've definitely seen people in the discord or on social media say they're disappointed with how you can't make multi-tiered castles or that you can't stack boxes or arrange coffins in the shape of a dick or whatever. e: while im V Posting, if anyone is interested in starting a pvp server to go with the existing pve SA one, let me know. i think my ideal settings at this point would have like 50/50 day-night cycles, no extra durability loss on death, and drastically reduced castle raid time (or possible none, still not sure). or if anyone has recommendations for a good server that's anything like that I'd be interested! Countblanc fucked around with this message at 22:02 on May 24, 2022 |
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May 24, 2022 21:55
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Man, time not passing when you stop playing a private game is good because your castle has no chance to decay, but makes the super safe servant excursions take a full 24 hours of playing. I haven't even played that long yet. Yields a ton of resources though it looks like.Countblanc posted:Ie: while im V Posting, if anyone is interested in starting a pvp server to go with the existing pve SA one, let me know. i think my ideal settings at this point would have like 50/50 day-night cycles, no extra durability loss on death, and drastically reduced castle raid time (or possible none, still not sure). or if anyone has recommendations for a good server that's anything like that I'd be interested! I would play on a pvp server for sure. I looked at some of the settings and in the late game there are items of which only 1 of exist in the world and all the players compete for them. That sounds pretty rad.
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May 24, 2022 22:27
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Countblanc posted:I think it's a strong, good value (excellent combat and game feel, nice visuals, great bosses and a real sense of danger your first time through) pve game with currently very little replayability. That last bit may change though they've basically said nothing regarding future plans so it's hard to say. The price is an incredible steal though. Even without much replayability I'm easily getting $20 worth out of this game if you subscribe to the one dollar one hour theory of game value. Also I'm probably going to spend an obscene amount of time building and optimizing my castle.
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May 25, 2022 06:58
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IcePhoenix posted:Even without much replayability I'm easily getting $20 worth out of this game if you subscribe to the one dollar one hour theory of game value. That theory sounds like it was made up by morons tbqh
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May 25, 2022 07:12
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Probably but a lot of people still use it for whatever reason
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May 25, 2022 07:24
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man the third tier of zones don't gently caress around, I was not expecting that difficulty spike at all. Did manage to kill the spider queen at least so I can start making the new set of armor.
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May 25, 2022 17:03
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IcePhoenix posted:Probably but a lot of people still use it for whatever reason Gaming on a budget. I know i'll spend x amount of hours gaming per month and that I can't buy loads of games (we've all been down that hole before) so i'll try to keep to a time per cash budget. Game has to be kinda special to break it. A dollar is a little low, though. Probably made sense 15 years ago
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May 25, 2022 17:14
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Keplerth came out of early access this week, and while it's not a hardcore survival game it does scratch the itch. It looks like Rimworld but plays more like Terraria. All in all pretty fun for under 15 bucks. https://store.steampowered.com/app/747200/Keplerth/ quote:You woke up and found yourself lying in a hibernation pod. You have no food, no clothes, no nothing. You can gather resources, craft useful items, build your own home, tame wild animals, fight strange creatures to survive in this dangerous world.
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May 25, 2022 18:47
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IcePhoenix posted:man the third tier of zones don't gently caress around, I was not expecting that difficulty spike at all. Definitely feel like this is the biggest difficulty spike so far in the game. Also the biggest grind, since instead of grinding one area for material, you need to be all over to get everything you need (I hate looting/making scourgestones) and it does feel like quite a grind. I should soon have enough to make at least the basic T3 reaper and some armor, which hopefully helps a bit.
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May 25, 2022 21:18
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TeaJay posted:Definitely feel like this is the biggest difficulty spike so far in the game. Also the biggest grind, since instead of grinding one area for material, you need to be all over to get everything you need (I hate looting/making scourgestones) and it does feel like quite a grind. I should soon have enough to make at least the basic T3 reaper and some armor, which hopefully helps a bit. the fun part is going to be all my friends relying on me to help gear them up because I am way ahead of them and also kicked them out of my house so I could actually get things done without them taking my stuff for their own ventures My thralls are gonna be living in those caves
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May 25, 2022 21:22
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I have mostly skipped the servant system because a) I can never find any peeps high enough level of blood and b) when I do, they always die on the way home since I built like right next to the starting teleporter And it's why my prison cage sits empty as well. I would actually have some decent gear to give them now. But it's just such a hassle getting one intact.
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May 25, 2022 21:31
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Two hour timer servant missions are probably the most efficient way to get scourge stones out of the church of the damned. Eventually you hit a sweet spot where you don't really need more since darksilver actually has very limited uses after you make your first weapon and the anvil. It's not used in the high tier armor or amulets at all. You can also get a bunch out of the two abandoned villages in the cursed forest, but they'll be contested quite often in my experience.
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May 25, 2022 21:32
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TeaJay posted:I have mostly skipped the servant system because a) I can never find any peeps high enough level of blood and b) when I do, they always die on the way home since I built like right next to the starting teleporter They can keep up with your horse and will follow you through caves, if that helps Demiurge4 posted:Two hour timer servant missions are probably the most efficient way to get scourge stones out of the church of the damned. Eventually you hit a sweet spot where you don't really need more since darksilver actually has very limited uses after you make your first weapon and the anvil. It's not used in the high tier armor or amulets at all. I have the benefit of playing on a private server with some friends so thanks for the tips! Also I'm sure I'll need Dark Silver for some sort of castle decoration that I need to have for reasons just because.
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My Time At Sandrock releases in 4 hours- but it sounds like it's... unfinished? They're doing the full early access cycle? Is it valheim unfinished where I should just play it now, or is it, I don't know, normal early access game unfinished where I should wait a year before giving it a shot?
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Demiurge4 posted:Two hour timer servant missions are probably the most efficient way to get scourge stones out of the church of the damned. Eventually you hit a sweet spot where you don't really need more since darksilver actually has very limited uses after you make your first weapon and the anvil. It's not used in the high tier armor or amulets at all. Got enough Dark silver to make the Anvil, but I'm currently stuck at the Harpy matriarch boss. Have the T3 basic armor and the dark silver reaper, but it's basically a bullet hell fight with tons of stuff on the screen and lots of adds all shooting more projectiles and I just can't beat it. Mainly I want to beat her to unlock jewel upgrading so I maybe could upgrade the reaper. (exquisite miststones are the only thing I need) I am playing on a dedicated server with friends so I guess I'll ask someone to help, even though the boss scaling has proved to be terrible in the past. We had so much trouble going 4-man on the Feywalker or even Tristan but soloing was a lot easier.
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30.5 Days posted:My Time At Sandrock releases in 4 hours- but it sounds like it's... unfinished? They're doing the full early access cycle? Is it valheim unfinished where I should just play it now, or is it, I don't know, normal early access game unfinished where I should wait a year before giving it a shot? maybe wait a week and see all the youtube FIRST LOOK poo poo that will probably dogpile it
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Okay, I want to give V Rising a shot, but I do not know where to start. Should I go on a PvE server or host my private game? I thought I heard that for servers I basically need to login every so often to replenish power sources or something which seems like a pain.
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Unlucky7 posted:I thought I heard that for servers I basically need to login every so often to replenish power sources or something which seems like a pain. If that bothers you, just play solo on a private server. The castle timer will only tick when you're playing on your own local hosted solo game. I've only played solo or on a private game with a friend and I've been enjoying it. I've only done all of the forest bosses except the bandit king(?) so far, but that's still been like... 12 hours solo? Not sure. e; vvvv I did turn off the teleport restrictions halfway though for my solo game. There are a bunch of settings you can wiggle and things can be changed later, you just need to edit a file right now to do it. REDjackeT fucked around with this message at 06:03 on May 26, 2022 |
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May 26, 2022 06:00
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A fully-loaded Heart will last a week (or more at higher tiers). If playing solo, do mess with the server settings to reduce grind.
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I mean I am not against playing on a PvE server, I just do not know how any of this works. Another question: If I start on some rando PvE server, is my character pretty much stuck there and I need to play on that server unless I want to start a new character somewhere else?
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Your character is tied to the game you create it on. Any new server or game you make or join will be a new character. If you're interested in a dedicated server a goon is hosting one which will be much better than trying to make it your own way with total randos. Thread here.
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SettingSun posted:Your character is tied to the game you create it on. Any new server or game you make or join will be a new character. Much appreciated! Hopefully I am not stepping on any toes building a castle where I did. Game seems pretty cool so far.
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How do the Servant Mission locations work? I seem to be missing a bunch that my friend has as selectable.
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Bum the Sad posted:How do the Servant Mission locations work? I seem to be missing a bunch that my friend has as selectable. This is just a guess but have you actually discovered those locations yourself?
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Yeah you can see them on the normal map but to have them count as discovered you need to actually go into them and have their name pop up. That's just a guess as what is happening here though.
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just discovering them isn't always enough sometimes you have to go in far enough to reveal more of them on the map
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Unlucky7 posted:Do we know how much content there is currently in V Rising? It has 3 tiers of play encompassing 3 areas, 3 tech levels, and a few dozen bosses. There's a lot of customization to be done in your base/castle. In pvp there is an option for players to fight over unique artefacts and supremacy as king vampire. I've played about 25 hours in the middle of the second area in a solo game and reports are that the third area is very difficult to engage.
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May 26, 2022 20:22
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are the friends that day 1 DLC someone was talking about, I don't see them in the steam store
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Gamerofthegame posted:As a warning tho V rising is absolutely a game you play with friends 100%. But you can have a very comfy solo game if you mess with the server toggles, of which there are a lot. You can (and should) increase stack size, resource drop quantity, lower enemy difficulty, and maybe other things to account for your lack of extra hands.
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Bosses scale with the amount of players fighting them so you might not need to lower enemy difficulty. The t3 zones (there are technically two) do take a big step up in difficulty though. As far as future content there's a very clear place on the map that I'm guessing is going to be a fourth tier of content. Just another whole rear end area that's scribbled out and no way to get to it (the bridges are broken).
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