Sorry, to clarify, they mention there is a Switch, PS4/Vita, Xbox One, iPad version definitely coming, just no ETA yet.
Correct, a lot of the stuff that was added during Early Access (and that caused players who’d been around for a while to get a bit upset) was made optional at some point, even prior to release (if memory serves). I always play with corpses disabled, for example, because the game’s hard enough as it is and I’m not getting any younger either.
So I watched the “worst fight ever video” and have started watching the one just above.
The guy is obviously very experienced with the game. He frequently alludes to the stats being meaningless and essentially seems to suggest the game “cheats”.
Do you guys agree with this?
I agree that OH YEAH BAINARD AT IT AGAIN!
sorry, couldn’t resist, but this is really all of what I got out of those streams (the second one was just amazing, thanks again @Woodlance and @mok for sharing this!).
I didn’t remember I had bought and played the game in EA, but it sounds like I did and didn’t enjoy it that much back then. I liked to make fun of Tom’s argument of waiting for release to play a game, but it strikes me, right now, as very pertinent.
Well, you certainly can’t turn off heart attacks anymore, unfortunately. I just had 2 of my 4 party members die from heart attacks so I looked for a toggle to turn them off but there isn’t one. I googled it and they got rid of the toggle for that a few years ago, it appears.
37 pages of patch notes confirm your suspicions. :)
Oddly enough, there’s a whole list of stuff you can turn off whenever you want. You know, if you feel like it.
It as if the guys who made the game expect you to tune it for them. I guess they had more important things to do.
This is one of those rare times I’m glad I’m not playing something on the Switch. I hope to get at least two months of schadenfreude out of it before the schadenfreude swings the other way again.
-Tom
I like you man. Aren’t we gonna have a beer soon or something? :)
Or it’s as if nothing is perfect for everyone, and maybe some folks like to have a more custom experience?
I don’t get it anymore. Tom is saying that game should have been played while in Early Access?!
Fortunately, these developers do not expect you to tune the difficulty for them. They have worked incredibly hard over the last few years to tune the game.
Don’t touch the options. Congratulations! Now you’re playing the game the way it was intended.
The options are simply in there as a way to improve the signal-to-noise ratio on the Steam forums. Players who would otherwise incessantly whine on the forums get to play with options and leave the forums alone.
As for the difficulty levels, there are three difficulty levels. You should play the middle one for the intended experience, the hard one after you beat the middle one, and the easy one if you’re under the age of 18 months.
Glad I could help!
So, I think I’m in a good enough place w/r/t mental health to try this game again. Is the DLC worth picking up? Early reviews of Crimson Court were negative, but it sounds like maybe they fixed it?
I saw a different video with that sports caster guy posted above that he felt the Crimson court was a very long campaign…he was not the most positive about it. But long to him (he plays fast) was two hours with his built up guys.
How is the new DLC (and all the patch changes) to those who have it? I’ve been on the fence on this one, doesn’t seem like much to it?
I’ll be on this as soon as my computer stops being broken!
Anyone recommend Crimson Court, Color of Madness, or Shieldbreaker?
I would say play Crimson Court if you have completed the game, or played enough to feel comfortable with the game. It adds some changes that can really change game play, and would be rough on a new player. I find it fun though =)
I played quite a but around release, but haven’t played since. I think I made it fairly far but never finished it. I probably don’t need the DLC unless it does make the entire game better. Maybe I’ll pick it up. Thanks!
Better? Debatable. More content (stuff to find and do, areas to adventure in, classes to use in battle, trinkets to equip, enemies and bosses to face)? Most assuredly. Depends on what you want from this kind of game/experience.
I liked the base game quite a bit when I played it, so even if it is mostly just more variety that isn’t a bad thing. Does any of it seem to throw off the balance? Do you find you’d rather play with the DLC than without it?