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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 21, 2019 15:30:00 GMT -5
Are you playing at the highest difficulty setting?
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Post by mln59 on Apr 21, 2019 16:25:08 GMT -5
Are you playing at the highest difficulty setting? yes
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Post by mln59 on Apr 21, 2019 16:34:24 GMT -5
have reached a 2nd combat situation. this is quite difficult. this god of war game is playing much differently than previous games. more strategy is involved and more patience is needed. getting destroyed. have got to rethink how to do this. got through this part. i had to parry with my shield a lot. had to slow them down
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Post by mln59 on Apr 21, 2019 17:55:04 GMT -5
done for the day. need to let my controller recharge
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Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 21, 2019 22:09:52 GMT -5
Horizon Zero Dawn Had some game time over the weekend. Found the Cauldron and took out the Deathbringer there. Actually didn't know how to fight it since I couldn't find a sweet spot where I could hide and fire arrows from. Then I just ran around, fired the Tearblast arrows to take out the machine guns, used the precision arrows to try and take out the rocket launchers...and found the knees to be a weak spot for the Deathbringer. Lucky for me I found the Deathbringer's machine gun and used it on him...was able to finish the kill with it. And the plot thickens with the Project Zero Dawn...what was it? Looking forward to finding out.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 21, 2019 22:20:01 GMT -5
You think the Handling Coil is any use? I just read it speeds up the reload time.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 21, 2019 22:48:38 GMT -5
Horizon Zero Dawn Had some game time over the weekend. Found the Cauldron and took out the Deathbringer there. Actually didn't know how to fight it since I couldn't find a sweet spot where I could hide and fire arrows from. Then I just ran around, fired the Tearblast arrows to take out the machine guns, used the precision arrows to try and take out the rocket launchers...and found the knees to be a weak spot for the Deathbringer. Lucky for me I found the Deathbringer's machine gun and used it on him...was able to finish the kill with it. And the plot thickens with the Project Zero Dawn...what was it? Looking forward to finding out. I don't think you were in a Cauldron. There were no Deathbringers in any Cauldron. You were in the Grave Hoard mission, I believe, where you had to drop down and there was a large arena type area where you went up against the Deathbringer. You meet the Deathbringer only three times in the entire game and they're all mission-related -- Maker's End (which you already completed), the Grave Hoard, and some other mission which I won't spoil for you.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 22, 2019 1:19:18 GMT -5
Horizon Zero Dawn Had some game time over the weekend. Found the Cauldron and took out the Deathbringer there. Actually didn't know how to fight it since I couldn't find a sweet spot where I could hide and fire arrows from. Then I just ran around, fired the Tearblast arrows to take out the machine guns, used the precision arrows to try and take out the rocket launchers...and found the knees to be a weak spot for the Deathbringer. Lucky for me I found the Deathbringer's machine gun and used it on him...was able to finish the kill with it. And the plot thickens with the Project Zero Dawn...what was it? Looking forward to finding out. I don't think you were in a Cauldron. There were no Deathbringers in any Cauldron. You were in the Grave Hoard mission, I believe, where you had to drop down and there was a large arena type area where you went up against the Deathbringer. You meet the Deathbringer only three times in the entire game and they're all mission-related -- Maker's End (which you already completed), the Grave Hoard, and some other mission which I won't spoil for you. Ah, that's right...the Grave Hoard. Getting the places all mixed up by playing for so long each time. Cauldron only had the big bug. Did you find the Handling Coil useful?
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2019 1:34:50 GMT -5
I don't think you were in a Cauldron. There were no Deathbringers in any Cauldron. You were in the Grave Hoard mission, I believe, where you had to drop down and there was a large arena type area where you went up against the Deathbringer. You meet the Deathbringer only three times in the entire game and they're all mission-related -- Maker's End (which you already completed), the Grave Hoard, and some other mission which I won't spoil for you. Ah, that's right...the Grave Hoard. Getting the places all mixed up by playing for so long each time. Cauldron only had the big bug. Did you find the Handling Coil useful? What the heck is a handling coil? LOL! Did you mean the Ropecaster? If so, yes I found it useful for anything that flies (glinthawk, stormbird) and Thunderjaw. I’ve used it for other machines but it’s not essential. I suppose even the glinthawk is not necessary if you use fire weapons and your aim is good. But for the stormbird, I found it to be a must. For Thunderjaw, I used it to keep it tied down so that I could run to the disc launcher (which you can shoot off from its body) and get some potshots.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2019 1:50:15 GMT -5
You know that you can get improved versions of some of the weapons, right? You just have to score well on all the hunting grounds and you get improved versions of the blast sling, ropecaster, and the war bow. It’s tough to get all three but if you can get the improved blast sling and the ropecaster, it’ll make your life easier. However, they’re not absolutely essential. I’ve done two separate walkthroughs without the improved versions of those weapons and I did fine.
Also, no one ever tells you this but I discovered on my own that you can repeatedly go back to scrapper piles to pick up high level mods. I’ve only found two scrapper piles — one to the west of Rost’s home and the other near the Forsaken Village. I think in each one, you just have to kill 4-5 scrappers and the pile is yours for the taking. You can go back over and over to loot those piles for potentially better mods. You may have to either: exit the game and renter, or you have to leave the area for a few minutes and then come back and everything respawns.
Also, keep killing as many of the big machines, Thunderjaw, rockbreaker, etc. to get better mods. Thunderjaw eventually becomes easy to kill by using its disc launcher. I think in one play through, I killed almost 50 Thunderjaws.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 22, 2019 1:57:34 GMT -5
What the heck is a handling coil? LOL! Did you mean the Ropecaster? If so, yes I found it useful for anything that flies (glinthawk, stormbird) and Thunderjaw. I’ve used it for other machines but it’s not essential. I suppose even the glinthawk is not necessary if you use fire weapons and your aim is good. But for the stormbird, I found it to be a must. For Thunderjaw, I used it to keep it tied down so that I could run to the disc launcher (which you can shoot off from its body) and get some potshots. Haven't even tried the Ropecaster other than when I used it against the Sawtooth. Maybe I should practice using the Ropecaster more often. From what I read, the Handling Coil may reduce the draw time for the bow and arrow weapons...thinking if I add it to the Sharpshot I make take more shots and create more damage.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2019 1:57:41 GMT -5
done for the day. need to let my controller recharge My controller is perpetually hooked up to my console. I got a really long usb extension cord, something like 15 feet (?). It never needs recharging.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2019 2:04:12 GMT -5
What the heck is a handling coil? LOL! Did you mean the Ropecaster? If so, yes I found it useful for anything that flies (glinthawk, stormbird) and Thunderjaw. I’ve used it for other machines but it’s not essential. I suppose even the glinthawk is not necessary if you use fire weapons and your aim is good. But for the stormbird, I found it to be a must. For Thunderjaw, I used it to keep it tied down so that I could run to the disc launcher (which you can shoot off from its body) and get some potshots. Haven't even tried the Ropecaster other than when I used it against the Sawtooth. Maybe I should practice using the Ropecaster more often. From what I read, the Handling Coil may reduce the draw time for the bow and arrow weapons...thinking if I add it to the Sharpshot I make take more shots and create more damage. Oh, okay, I know what you mean now. You’re talking about those handling mods that you apply to your weapons. I used the handling mods for the Sharpshot bow, the hunter bow, and the ropecaster. Yeah, they help with reload time and, I think, aim. Also, when you said “ropecaster” earlier, did you mean “tripcaster”? The tripcaster is what I used against sawtooth early in the game. It lays trip wires that either explodes or shocks or burns enemies. The ropecaster is different. You use the ropecaster to shoot at machines to tie them down to render them immobile for some time.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 22, 2019 2:07:26 GMT -5
Once you start killing bigger machines, you’ll find handling mods in the 50%+ range. I only used one handling mod for each of the weapons I mentioned above, using damage mods for the other open slots.
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 25, 2019 0:30:27 GMT -5
Confusing mission directions suck.
So I get this mission to rescue a dude from cultists. I get there and fight the cultists, only to find they have hung him. Then it changes to "rescue other prisoners". So I rescue another dude, but he can't walk, so I have to carry him for, like, forever. Across at least one mountain range.
When I get to where his ship is supposed to be, his crew is captured and in cages. So I kill all the enemies and release his crew. Then I am told, "destroy the Spartan ship".
Well, OK, he's got a warship right there, and I just released his crew, so I go to his ship to fight it against the Spartan ship. But his crew stays on the land and I can't take control of his ship. So I swim to the Spartan ship. There are like 40 Spartans on the deck of the ship, and I methodically kill them all. But I can't destroy the ship. I try burning it. I try swimming under it. I try everything.
Finally I go to google for help. "Use your own ship, which is nearby, to destroy the Spartan ship." Doh! My own ship was moored just around the corner. I had the easiest ship-to-ship battle ever, because I had already killed all the crew of the other ship.
Then suddenly this guy I rescued can walk again, and he tells me thanks before he and his crew sail away.
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