Sorry i'm behind the times here, so you can only get 20 skill points to go into the tree? One for each level? There's loads more slots than that!! Or am I getting that wrong?
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Sorry i'm behind the times here, so you can only get 20 skill points to go into the tree? One for each level? There's loads more slots than that!! Or am I getting that wrong?
Level cap is 75. You can start working on the expedition at level 20.
You cannot get enough skill points to complete every tree so you should plan ahead as you can only complete about half of them and the 36 point investment lock on the last two major skills in each tree means you can onyl get the last set of major skills in 2/3 trees.
20 is just the level to enable the Expeditions, you can go well beyond that
I vastly prefer it over a mandatory wipe, in my experiences there is always a reduction in player numbers after a wipe as each time you lose a portion of the playerbase who just cant be bothered to do it all again. In theory, this way you shouldnt see that dropoff.
Yeah Stage 4 is the one I'm on too, getting the 3 Leaper cells is the sticking block
I'm new to extraction shooters - apart from some DMZ and yeah that would have really put me off as I have a family that takes up a lot of time, so I just can't put in as many hours these days.
Blaze grenade (2 or 3) and a leaper drops insanely quickly, we've been taking them in recently and just looking for Leapers!Yeah Stage 4 is the one I'm on too, getting the 3 Leaper cells is the sticking block
Arc Raiders is added to my basket with an Asus 5080. Will o still recieve this if i check out or is the offer over?
Also just wondering, im looking to upgrade from my 3090 Suprim X. Which 5080 is ranked decent for the money without overspending?
I do have icue lighying in my system thats a bonus, but usually turn lights off, so not a must?
Also just wondering, im looking to upgrade from my 3090 Suprim X. Which 5080 is ranked decent for the money without overspending?
I do have icue lighying in my system thats a bonus, but usually turn lights off, so not a must?
If the code is still given then you have until December to redeem it.
I went from a 3090 Suprim X to a 5080 Suprim and it's been an absolute game changer. It runs literally 20c cooler too which I still can't quite get my head around (54-56c maxed out). Probably not good 'value' but certainly worth the upgrade.
Just did a solo run using to use a blue gate confiscation room key. Nearly died on the way there twice and ran out of shield regens with it on 40%. Got quite the haul including a Renegade battle rifle. Was really lucky when looting as someone came up behind me and said don't shoot, he could have just taken me out and taken all the good stuff. Lots of ARC dodging on the way to the extraction, took a blue key with me to make it a bit safer. Such an enjoyable game.
I , thankfully, havent had anyone backstab me yet. In fact, it massively surprises me that it doesnt happen really often, I kind of truly expect loads of people to say "dont shoot" etc, until you have turned your back and then blast you. Maybe I am too cynical about human nature
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Ive had it about 6 times. One guy waited till i was calling the evac then knocked me out. I now always let the other guy call it. I saved one guy from a load of drones, ran in a building with him to heal up and then he ganks me. Ive had a few who ganked me while looting too.I , thankfully, havent had anyone backstab me yet. In fact, it massively surprises me that it doesnt happen really often, I kind of truly expect loads of people to say "dont shoot" etc, until you have turned your back and then blast you. Maybe I am too cynical about human nature
I've been spectacularly lucky, 52 hours played now and I've yet to have anyone do that. I mean I've been killed of course, just never yet via betrayal.
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Thanks this is really helpful. I played for ~4 hours this evening with a squad and had a lot of fun! It's really great as a "just one more run" game and even if you lose your stuff it's not a huge deal, at least early on - although most of the time i opt for the 'free' kit and hope for the best. Starting to understand the crafting mechanicis a bit more along with the general gameplay loops. Plenty of things to keep me interested and coming back for more.
The Arc are varied and clever for NPC opponents. I've had them follow me into buildings, flank me, call backup, etc. The way they hide their weak points and try to recover if you blow off their thrusters is great. It'd be good to see more land-based ones in future updates.
It is so refreshing to have some reasonably intelligent enemies but with what feels like a pretty fair chance to beat them. It's struck a good balance of difficulty so far.
PvP is less consistent. Have been killed quite a few times by clearly better squads, but that's all part of the fun. It is quite hard to get healed / recharge shields during a fight yet my enemies seem to be able to do it. Or they have better equipment I guess.
Yet to find any "friendly" raiders and only heard prox chat once, which is a shame.
As above, really fun to fight against. Difficult, but fair. The first time I saw a Bastion was exciting. Decided it wasn't something to try and fight, yet. Clearly the noise of it had attracted other players. Me and my squad got rinsed by another squad as we ran into a nearby building for cover.
10/10 will be playing again!
The graphics are great too and it seems to run extremely well on my machine.
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There does seem to be some issues with the prox chat, sometimes it simply doesnt work at all. In fact that even extends into the in party chat, we've had many times where one or more or all of us cannot hear or speak in the party chat. Its become the case now that we've started using discord for chat, which is a shame. Hopefully they will sort it out soon.
Be careful of this as the codes could be "while stock lasts" and you may not get it if you wait too long and they run out (then the site not updated)
Yeah Stage 4 is the one I'm on too, getting the 3 Leaper cells is the sticking block
2 wolfpacks and they're done, just need to make sure you deal with all the surrounding drones first and try aim the grenade above where the leaper is (does 166 dmg x 12
)Was going to say use Discord.
When playing Helldivers 2 with a friend we use Discord rather than the in game system