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For me it was the tiny ass symbols on items and tons of tiny text when looting. It's not quick and easy to digest - Arc has this right IMO. I can identify what type of an item is and if it's good or bad easily.

I pointed to that specifically in my feedback and other play testers agreed and echoed it with their own experiences.

This should've been changed but I'm wondering where their focus was other than visual glow up?
Fair enough.

I do think it's just a matter of getting to grips with the game and familiarizing yourself with its design/visual language. But they could have definitely made some improvements with the item/loadout stuff I agree.
 
Man no kidding, lmao. I LOVE everything about Hunt, BUT the UI. It just all looks and feels so weird to me. I was hoping Hunger is able to pull that same kind of universe off with better UI.
Hah me and a buddy are eagerly awaiting Hunger as well lol. We want something to scratch that Hunt itch.

We have thousands of hours in Hunt but still get lost in this supposed 'new and updated' UI they put out recently. :messenger_tears_of_joy:

man I am double posting like a mofo, thats what you get GAF when the servers are borked for me lol
 
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Hah me and a buddy are eagerly awaiting Hunger as well lol. We want something to scratch that Hunt itch.

We have thousands of hours in Hunt but still get lost in this supposed 'new and updated' UI they put out recently. :messenger_tears_of_joy:

man I am double posting like a mofo, thats what you get GAF when the servers are borked for me lol
Ah yeah, another buddy of mine is ALL about Hunt too and I've heard him say the same things, lol. I hopped back in recently and I was like, I mean, it looks different, but not really? Lmao. It's a shame because that game deserves more attention, I know it's still pretty successful, but I'd love for it to get more and more.
 
Hmmmm.

Not sure. Gunplay is great and it delivers exciting moments.

I really don't like the aesthetic. I'm not sure it's somewhere I want to spend 100s of hours.
 
Hmmmm.

Not sure. Gunplay is great and it delivers exciting moments.

I really don't like the aesthetic. I'm not sure it's somewhere I want to spend 100s of hours.
Just said that elsewhere, nothing about this game calls me to come sink in hundreds of hours. Most games with depth I am ready to put whatever into it.. This game looks like work nobody I've watched seems to be having fun they are more happy to get a run over with instead of like genuinely having fun.
 
Just said that elsewhere, nothing about this game calls me to come sink in hundreds of hours. Most games with depth I am ready to put whatever into it.. This game looks like work nobody I've watched seems to be having fun they are more happy to get a run over with instead of like genuinely having fun.
I checked the usual streamers and:
Tim likes it and is having fun
Nickmercs
Ninja
Shroud

For what it's worth the only one I saw a post that doesn't like it is DrD but lol who cares on his opinion about anything one way or another?

I don't put stock in any of those guys either but my time with the game is fun and I'm itching to play today.
 
I checked the usual streamers and:
Tim likes it and is having fun
Nickmercs
Ninja
Shroud

For what it's worth the only one I saw a post that doesn't like it is DrD but lol who cares on his opinion about anything one way or another?

I don't put stock in any of those guys either but my time with the game is fun and I'm itching to play today.
Yea that's cool, I'm sure it'll have its base of players ultimately. I was just hoping that watching would draw me in but it sorta did the opposite, but I'll still try it and see for myself I don't like to judge until I at least give it a hands on
 
Love the aesthetic, but just can't bother with extraction shooters.
It's the bit I'm struggling with.

It's combining the macabre style of the Final Shape with a blocky, retro futuristic, over saturated gaudiness.

It's *cool*. There's a lot of style to it.

It's just not inviting.
 
I checked the usual streamers and:
Tim likes it and is having fun
Nickmercs
Ninja
Shroud

For what it's worth the only one I saw a post that doesn't like it is DrD but lol who cares on his opinion about anything one way or another?

I don't put stock in any of those guys either but my time with the game is fun and I'm itching to play today.
Tim mentioned the stream was sponsored so I don't think he was ever going to be critical about the game lol
 
Yea that's cool, I'm sure it'll have its base of players ultimately. I was just hoping that watching would draw me in but it sorta did the opposite, but I'll still try it and see for myself I don't like to judge until I at least give it a hands on
I'll also say I think Destiny and this are both dull as shit to watch but great in hand. Not sure what it is.
 
Hmmmm.

Not sure. Gunplay is great and it delivers exciting moments.

I really don't like the aesthetic. I'm not sure it's somewhere I want to spend 100s of hours.
What did you think about the UI? I just looked at it and got tired. :D
I kind of like the gunplay, but that goes for many shooters. The messy look of all loot (all looks like cyber-milk cartons and space-cigarette packs) and the ui look is really not working for me.
 
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Guys you are allowed to like multiple games in the same genre at the same time.
Yes I know πŸ™„
 
Well, I tried, "servers are not available"
πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ.... Bungie, little indie studio first GaaS. Can't handle the load.... 🀑🀑
It's a server slam.....

The Server Slam is a technical stress test. We are turning everything on worldwide, inviting as many of you in as we can, and then watching the systems closely as you do what you do best: log in, crew up, infil, exfil, log out, repeat.

Because of that, you should expect this to feel a little different from a standard launch weekend:

  • You will likely see login queues, especially during peak hours
  • We may need to bring servers down for maintenance on short notice
  • You may run into disconnects, error codes, and bugs
 
I am constantly getting Code Potato on PC and the game crashes...

uninstalled it. might play it on console this weekend, where it seems to work at least
 
I am constantly getting Code Potato on PC and the game crashes...

uninstalled it. might play it on console this weekend, where it seems to work at least
I'm thinking to try it on PS5 tomorrow too.

There's so many issues on the bungie support forum and they do reply saying they're looking into it but yeah might take a while... mine seems to be related to battleye anti-cheat
 
Played two matches - glad I did because I now know what this is

Will never, ever, try this again

Positives
  • Polished and a uniqe artstyle
  • Good feeling gunplay

Negatives
  • Boring - frankly I cant believe this is what is supposed to be fun? A battle royale with even more opening of chests
  • Technically ugly. Looks 10 years old. Ugly screen space reflections
  • Non-interactive. World is totally static
  • No vechicles etc. Just standard first person gameplay - more basic that Halo 1 since it does not really seem to have any real physics
How Bungie has fallen
 
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This game is far inferior to ARC. I got a list of problems

They like to call ARC casual but oh boy. Self revive and the ability to revive teammates after death is giga bad
 
Played two matches - glad I did because I now know what this is

Will never, ever, try this again

Positives
  • Polished and a uniqe artstyle
  • Good feeling gunplay

Negatives
  • Boring - frankly I cant believe this is what is supposed to be fun? A battle royale with even more opening of chests
  • Technically ugly. Looks 10 years old. Ugly screen space reflections
  • Non-interactive. World is totally static
  • No vechicles etc. Just standard first person gameplay - more basic that Halo 1 since it does not really seem to have any real physics
How Bungie has fallen
Not surprised to read this, the trailers made it look like they just took the already dated Destiny 2 engine and just used that to make the game without upgrading it.
 
I'm thinking to try it on PS5 tomorrow too.

There's so many issues on the bungie support forum and they do reply saying they're looking into it but yeah might take a while... mine seems to be related to battleye anti-cheat

I only ever got into the game proper after rebooting my PC, at which point I got a server error, back to the start screen, and then a code potato crash again πŸ™ƒ
 
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Yeah fuck playing trios. Solo was a MUCH better experience for me. You can just rely on yourself and don't get pulled into gunfights constantly by your teammates.

It's either solos or duos for me with this one. Hope they introduce duos sooner rather than later.
 
Played two matches - glad I did because I now know what this is

Will never, ever, try this again

Positives
  • Polished and a uniqe artstyle
  • Good feeling gunplay

Negatives
  • Boring - frankly I cant believe this is what is supposed to be fun? A battle royale with even more opening of chests
  • Technically ugly. Looks 10 years old. Ugly screen space reflections
  • Non-interactive. World is totally static
  • No vechicles etc. Just standard first person gameplay - more basic that Halo 1 since it does not really seem to have any real physics
How Bungie has fallen
Yeah seems like the entire GENRE is not for you my guy.
 
What did you think about the UI? I just looked at it and got tired. :D
I kind of like the gunplay, but that goes for many shooters. The messy look of all loot (all looks like cyber-milk cartons and space-cigarette packs) and the ui look is really not working for me.
I don't think the UI, in terms of layout, is *too* bad. It could certainly be better.

Again, it's the colours. There's too many distractions on your eyes. It's too busy.
 
Well, I tried, "servers are not available"
πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ.... Bungie, little indie studio first GaaS. Can't handle the load.... 🀑🀑
Server slam gonna server slam. They even mentioned there potentially being server crashes, errors, bugs, etc. Pretty standard.

Nice attempt to save face, but the video doesn't lie.

Here's another one:

This kind of thing happening isn't too uncommon. On a previous online title I worked on we had similar issues and people also thought they found something creative, but they didn't. Chat filter tools can be really stupid, lol.
 
I just went ahead and uninstalled. I'm not feeling this at all. Ugly UI. Same bungie gunplay. Forgettable gameplay. I'm good on this.
 
Is there a new Nvidia driver out for this Marathon beta?


GeForce Game Ready 595.59 WHQL driver??

But when I open my nvidia app or manually search for the latest drivers for my 5090 the last one is last month, in January.

edit: nevermind, article answered my question. They rolled it back.

"February 26th, 11am PT Update: We have discovered a bug in the Game Ready and Studio 595.59 WHQL drivers and have removed the downloads temporarily while our team investigates. For users that have already installed this driver and are experiencing issues with fan control, please roll back to 591.86 WHQL."
 
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I'm confused on how the health/shield system works. I keep hitting 4 to inject myself but my bars aren't going all the way up.
Standard shield rechargers will fill one bar over time after you use it. if you have white shields one will do the trick. Health packs refill a certain amount over time depending on which ones you use.
 
The art style feels incoherent and more often than not unappealing. During the tutorial, I walked through some industrial rubber curtains which moved as I pass through so I promptly swung my knife at them and they don't react at all which is something Splinter Cell did on the OG Xbox. And speaking of the tutorial, I don't think it does a good job of teaching you. I've never played an extraction shooter so maybe that's the problem. Run around and open 10,000 boxes, kill computer controlled patrolling sentries (and maybe humans), and extract?
 
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