Maybe there not comfortable with player numbers, so the longer people are stuck in game then the longer people have to wait?
I do see it as the biggest complaint though
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Firewall Zero Hour |OT| Tactical Table-Tripping Shooter
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Maybe there not comfortable with player numbers, so the longer people are stuck in game then the longer people have to wait?
I do see it as the biggest complaint though
DLC or Microtranactions launching 10/16
"After recently launching to critical and community acclaim, First Contact Entertainment's Firewall Zero Hour is a PS VR exclusive team-based multiplayer shooter you just can't miss. Starting October 16, you can also enjoy a new DLC pack that unlocks new items and skins to customize your character and weapons for a completely new style of play. Purchase today through PlayStation Store."
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/10/09/playstation-vr-celebrates-second-anniversary-october-13/
"After recently launching to critical and community acclaim, First Contact Entertainment's Firewall Zero Hour is a PS VR exclusive team-based multiplayer shooter you just can't miss. Starting October 16, you can also enjoy a new DLC pack that unlocks new items and skins to customize your character and weapons for a completely new style of play. Purchase today through PlayStation Store."
https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/10/09/playstation-vr-celebrates-second-anniversary-october-13/
Hopefully not too expensive. Regardless I'll be there! I think I will play some tonight. :)
I mean you say sad but everyone else seems happy.
We already know more characters and maps are on the way as well.
Plus it's not like they're working on one thing at a time.
It doesn't even makes sense, like at all.
The game doesn't connects you to a new group of people after a match you play against the same opponents over and over and over again anyway until someone leaves. So there is zero reason to not have a best of 3 or 5, like literally, no logical explanation.
This game is the best multiplayer I ever played on VR. Remindes me on the old times in rainbow six Vegas.
So good!
So good!
The first DLC is out now, together with a new trailer:
Also they have single things for weapon skins, face paints and body skins and also small packages with Facepaints, body skins and weapons skins but it's not clear if they are the same one, because you also have a small package for trinklets but no single trinklets, so it's different? It's confusing.
Also they have single things for weapon skins, face paints and body skins and also small packages with Facepaints, body skins and weapons skins but it's not clear if they are the same one, because you also have a small package for trinklets but no single trinklets, so it's different? It's confusing.
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I bought all the packs now and it's indeed the case that the single items are the same as in the packs, so you only need the 5 packages.
Here is a little review for everything since it's a pretty mixed bag.
You have the packages of:
- Weapon Skins
- Trinklets
- Face Colors
- Body Skins
- Badges
The one I can definitely recommend is the weapon skin pack, because that's what gives you the best value.
Every pack has 4 items like this has 4 weapon skins, but the thing that makes it such a good package is the fact that you have these skins for every single weapon unlocked, which isn't the case when you buy skins in-game, there you only unlock them for the one weapon for that you bought it for.
Then as second best package I would recommend the body skins, since you get 4 skins for the upper part of the body and 4 for the pants to have a whole outfit and you can mix them around. But it's still just recolors, no new clothes.
Then I would say the trinklets, again 4, 3 Smiley's with a slightly different emotion and the poop emoticon as only different trinklet, which is pretty awesome. The other 3 are okay and it's a bit lame that they are so similar but, it's ok for 1,99€, like I said, everything is a huge mixed bag.
Then on place 4 I would say the face paints.
The clown face paint is pretty cool, the rest again just ok. I have pictures for everything but forgot 2 face paints, maybe I will post them tomorrow but these 2 are pretty lame and not very good to see anyway.
And on place 5, the badges and these are absolute garbage. 4 little tiny white pictures that you get automatically placed on your body.
Way to small, way to simple and blurry, that's not even worth 10 cents, that almost feels like a scam from the developers. That they ask for money for this is kinda nuts. It's so cheap, it kinda makes me angry. :/ (I really don't like them, sorry)
All 5 packages will cost 12,99€ together.
Weapon, body and facepaints packages cost 2,99€ each, the badges and trinklets 1,99€.
I wanted to support them and for that, it was worth it to buy, but quality wise..... for skins that you have to buy with real money and not get for free.... a little bit disappointing and just way to simple. Such simple skins should get added for free in patches and events like in Rainbow Six and they should only sell stuff for real money when they look really special and "kinda" expensive, like when you can see that they really put work into this and not just generated a new camo pallette in 3 minutes and called it a day. But hey, maybe it gets better next time. Price for them, minus the badges, is still kinda ok tho and fair. There is a lot of room for improvement and I just hope it will get a bit more special and better next time.
Weapon Skins plus Trinklets:
Body Skins and Facepaints + Badges in the last 2 pics:
Here is a little review for everything since it's a pretty mixed bag.
You have the packages of:
- Weapon Skins
- Trinklets
- Face Colors
- Body Skins
- Badges
The one I can definitely recommend is the weapon skin pack, because that's what gives you the best value.
Every pack has 4 items like this has 4 weapon skins, but the thing that makes it such a good package is the fact that you have these skins for every single weapon unlocked, which isn't the case when you buy skins in-game, there you only unlock them for the one weapon for that you bought it for.
Then as second best package I would recommend the body skins, since you get 4 skins for the upper part of the body and 4 for the pants to have a whole outfit and you can mix them around. But it's still just recolors, no new clothes.
Then I would say the trinklets, again 4, 3 Smiley's with a slightly different emotion and the poop emoticon as only different trinklet, which is pretty awesome. The other 3 are okay and it's a bit lame that they are so similar but, it's ok for 1,99€, like I said, everything is a huge mixed bag.
Then on place 4 I would say the face paints.
The clown face paint is pretty cool, the rest again just ok. I have pictures for everything but forgot 2 face paints, maybe I will post them tomorrow but these 2 are pretty lame and not very good to see anyway.
And on place 5, the badges and these are absolute garbage. 4 little tiny white pictures that you get automatically placed on your body.
Way to small, way to simple and blurry, that's not even worth 10 cents, that almost feels like a scam from the developers. That they ask for money for this is kinda nuts. It's so cheap, it kinda makes me angry. :/ (I really don't like them, sorry)
All 5 packages will cost 12,99€ together.
Weapon, body and facepaints packages cost 2,99€ each, the badges and trinklets 1,99€.
I wanted to support them and for that, it was worth it to buy, but quality wise..... for skins that you have to buy with real money and not get for free.... a little bit disappointing and just way to simple. Such simple skins should get added for free in patches and events like in Rainbow Six and they should only sell stuff for real money when they look really special and "kinda" expensive, like when you can see that they really put work into this and not just generated a new camo pallette in 3 minutes and called it a day. But hey, maybe it gets better next time. Price for them, minus the badges, is still kinda ok tho and fair. There is a lot of room for improvement and I just hope it will get a bit more special and better next time.
Weapon Skins plus Trinklets:
Body Skins and Facepaints + Badges in the last 2 pics:
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It's been a few weeks since I have played this game. Spider-man, Astro Bot and Ass. Creed have taken up my time. I want to get back into this. I assume the community is still strong?
Patch 1.05 is out: https://www.firstcontactent.com/single-post/2018/10/25/Firewall-Zero-Hour---Patch-105-is-live
Will be playing a few games tonight. Should be noted that while they have give the option to turn off AA on Pro, people have reported that the AA looks way better now than it did before.
Will be playing a few games tonight. Should be noted that while they have give the option to turn off AA on Pro, people have reported that the AA looks way better now than it did before.
On Twitter it looks like lots of people are having issues with 1.05.
Lots of people can't even boot the game. :(
Lots of people can't even boot the game. :(
Everyone from the EU having trouble with Firewall Zero Hour since patch 1.05 you need to adjust privacy settings:
New DLC teaser trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blk-1QdT_e4&feature=youtu.be
Top Left Screen is:
G6-Commando: AR
Bottom Left :
Spitfire: Pistol
Bottom Center:
New map?
Bottom Right:
New customize weapon paints
Top Center:
XM R90: SMG
Top Right:
Satchel: New equipment?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blk-1QdT_e4&feature=youtu.be
Top Left Screen is:
G6-Commando: AR
Bottom Left :
Spitfire: Pistol
Bottom Center:
New map?
Bottom Right:
New customize weapon paints
Top Center:
XM R90: SMG
Top Right:
Satchel: New equipment?
Sweet! Yeah, looks like a new map alongside new guns and character. :D
oh didnt think about a new operator, is that person in the clip not an existing one? been awhile since I have actually played
They announced there will be new DLC operator and that they come with the next DLC.
Not yet.
Based on their hiring's listed it looks like they're planning on making a change to dedicated servers which would probably coincide with us getting multi-round matches.
If you mean whether the game is alive online: no worries. It's quite healthy, steadily growing. A lot of new players came in over the last couple of months.
Patches are arriving slowly but steadily, improvements could be deeper and more often, but the core gameplay is still solid and fun.
Pretty good. They're showing support and while theres still changes to be made that are highly requested in the community, it's doing good.
Also the latest patch increased exp across the board which is really nice.
They also just implemented a penalty that people who like to leave mid match will hate. If you leave, you lose 1k Crypto.
Anyone tested yet what happens when the host leaves? Does everyone else get 1k penalty? And what when you just kill the game hard from the system menu, does the penalty still apply?
Oh, and don't forget there's the free weekend starting right now until the 20th!
https://store.playstation.com/xx-xx/product/EP9000-CUSA11182_00-FIREWALLTRIAL000 (EU link)
Oh, and don't forget there's the free weekend starting right now until the 20th!
https://store.playstation.com/xx-xx/product/EP9000-CUSA11182_00-FIREWALLTRIAL000 (EU link)
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I've been really interested in trying this and will pick up a copy this weekend if the demo does anything for me, but one thing concerns me: is there a mode where communication isn't key? I've had so many poor experiences with random players online, so I'm really hesitant about actually using a mic. I'm also usually pretty toasted when I play games, and I hate having to explain why I might have a moment of incompetence. I guess I should've put 420 in my PSN name or something.
I'm also open to playing with any ResetEra members who might be down to show a beginner the ropes this weekend. I don't have an Aim controller yet, but I'm still willing to try out the DS4 controls for the time being.
I'm also open to playing with any ResetEra members who might be down to show a beginner the ropes this weekend. I don't have an Aim controller yet, but I'm still willing to try out the DS4 controls for the time being.
Me and 2 other friends went all in on buying vr bundles recently with the main driving point being playing Firewall together. It has been a lot of laughs but mostly sessions full of frustration at what could have been. You can tell the game was made with love and when things work it can be a great experience. I have two main issues, one I can live with if the other is fixed. The one I could live with is the fact that you spend more time in the lobby waiting to play the actual game than you do actually playing the damn game. Why in the world they havent made it more round based is insane to me.
The biggest issue by far to me is the drifting issue with the AIM controller. In a game where precision shooting is key it is nearly impossible when you feel yourself holding the controller straight but your in game gun is off by 45 degrees in either direction ruining any sense of realism. If you google search for any type of answers you will be met with endless suggestions. All of them to a very small degree will make you think that maybe something worked but you will be met with the same drifting issues soon after.
We basically just a few minutes ago had enough and decided we are personally done until they can somehow fix this issue. There is no one sure fire solution so there has to be something on the developmental side that can be done. Such a shame to cause this game could really take off but I cant imagine how die hard R6:S players or any fan of tactical shooters would take to this issue. If anything it would make vr seem like a joke.
The biggest issue by far to me is the drifting issue with the AIM controller. In a game where precision shooting is key it is nearly impossible when you feel yourself holding the controller straight but your in game gun is off by 45 degrees in either direction ruining any sense of realism. If you google search for any type of answers you will be met with endless suggestions. All of them to a very small degree will make you think that maybe something worked but you will be met with the same drifting issues soon after.
We basically just a few minutes ago had enough and decided we are personally done until they can somehow fix this issue. There is no one sure fire solution so there has to be something on the developmental side that can be done. Such a shame to cause this game could really take off but I cant imagine how die hard R6:S players or any fan of tactical shooters would take to this issue. If anything it would make vr seem like a joke.
How's the lighting in your rooms? That's a bit factor.
I do get sometimes get AIM drifting but far more not than do.
Also big update coming in the next few weeks (or this week?) based on their blog update.
I've followed every tip I could find, Reddit here, elsewhere. Could never get it reliably good, and lightning never seemed to change it much. If they fix tracking I'll be back.
Yes, still play almost every evening, aside from the still pretty poor networking decisions, the player base is certainly there to get games.
Hey so the dev's responded to a post on /r/psvr.
Happy to see that Dedicated Servers, Ready up button, 6 maps!!!, and more is being worked on.
All I really want now is just faster progression.
Happy to see that Dedicated Servers, Ready up button, 6 maps!!!, and more is being worked on.
All I really want now is just faster progression.
Wow, that's actually huge news that all of this is in development.
really? LOL ... still the design decision which stopped me playing the game.
So they only let me play 2 minutes then force me to wait 5 minutes to play again for my own good because they know I will get sick if I'm not completely fucking bored and frustrated?
What an ingenious solution. These guys really are the masters of the new medium.
I couldn't deal with the downtime and stopped playing months ago. I check this thread every few weeks to see if they fixed it yet.
Let me know when they stop making up bullshit excuses and extend the amount of rounds or massively decrease in between round times.
What an ingenious solution. These guys really are the masters of the new medium.
I couldn't deal with the downtime and stopped playing months ago. I check this thread every few weeks to see if they fixed it yet.
Let me know when they stop making up bullshit excuses and extend the amount of rounds or massively decrease in between round times.
Do people just leave your games all the time or are you leaving? When I get in once it's a full game I can play many matches with only a minute of respite between rounds.
When I last played, the timer would reset every time someone joined or left.
Only the last 10 seconds are reset every time when someone drops so close to start, from 60 to 10 the timer just pauses.
The developer promised they are working on a ready button to speed up the waiting time. And solutions for hosts dropping out mid-game, preferably dedicated hosts (peer 2 peer currently). I've stopped playing a while back too, because it increasingly enraged me. But when they fulfill those two promises, I'll sing praise and return.
The only reason I stopped playing this game was the ratio gameplay/waiting. For me, the problem is not the waiting itself, but that ratio.
If they could tie 3 games together without going back to the lobby, I would dive in again.
If they could tie 3 games together without going back to the lobby, I would dive in again.
I'm pretty sure there is a lot of loading in there as well, right?
I wouldn't mind that much if at least i could be sure the server doesn't get destroyed because the host got killed and decided to end the match.