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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Gameplay Trailer
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I think this trailer is fantastic.
They're on the final closed test for the game and progress shouldn't be wiped this time. You get access instantly if you pre-order. It's still a smaller portion of the game, though.
I'm not huge on the progression system but overall I think the game is better than V1 in all the important ways. I hope it does really well.
They're on the final closed test for the game and progress shouldn't be wiped this time. You get access instantly if you pre-order. It's still a smaller portion of the game, though.
I'm not huge on the progression system but overall I think the game is better than V1 in all the important ways. I hope it does really well.
Chaos, also every character can change classes, aka Dwarven berseker! better loot and progression too.
The core is the same but the game has been greatly expanded in concept.
- Edit: The game now has ARPG-style progression. It is not "an RPG." I'm not trying to give the wrong impression.
- Each character has 3 subclasses.
- Each subclass has passive abilities and a strong active ability on a recharge timer.
- You now level up and gain talents.
- There are chaos warriors mixed in with the skaven and they have their own unique enemies.
- On that note: lots more unique enemy types, including multiple types of ogres all with special gimmicks.
- Combat has been refined.
- Level design has been refined.
- Lots of equipment with crafting and reforging available straight out of the gate.
- You now have a "power level" gained from gear with a lot of opaque benefits that you have to maintain as you level up.
Generic in the sense of design or art direction? They feel very Warhammer Fantasy, which is generic in a way but also very "grimdark" and bleak. There are indeed ruins and forests. There's also misty swampy areas, cathedrals, caves, orc strongholds, and other dark-fantasy or WHF staples. I think the game does a good job of making the areas of each map distinct and memorable. On a design level, it's overall good. You constantly are examining the geometry of the map to find loot or gain an advantage in combat. It feels like the developers really cared about how everything looked and came together, even the generic ruins and forests.
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Ah, definitely not for me then. I had hoped the first would fill the L4D void in my heart but it didn't come close. :(
It was fine at first but dropped off fast. I haven't had a particularly positive experience with it, but like most online games, it can be totally random. You'll have much more fun playing with a premade than pubs, but it's also not really a problem because people tend to become utter heathens after everything falls apart, so it's easy to leave in response.
Yeah same :(
I really like the game, but as someone with L4D as one of my all time favorite games, it really doesn't hit the same notes at all. It's like playing Overwatch to get your TF2 fix.
Lol. Sometimes I'm amazed to people's conceptions of genres.
The first game is a hack & slash coop game with some progression. The second game is a hack & slash coop game with slightly more progression. It's definitively the same genre. Hell, it's a pretty safe sequel, it plays the same for 99% of time.
Thanks.
I don't know anyone else that will play this so maybe I'll wait for the OT and group up with some Era people.
I have had good luck in pubs. You will get the occasional jerk, but I seem to bump into them much less than in other games. More often than not, there are people in the games that are willing to help out and guide you. It really helps to have a mic, but if not atleast pay attention to what your group is saying and doing.
Also the bots for Vermintide 1 were competent. So you could always just run a bot game to get the hang of it, or test out a new character.
The bots in V2... are lacking. But that has just been in the Closed test.
Talent tree + unlocking new passive and active abilities + increasing gear score through equipment.
I wasn't trying to say it's Skyrim, but there's definitely character customization and a gear treadmill there. It's light for sure, but not dissimilar from something you'd see in an ARPG, and it has a pretty big impact on the game.
I wasn't trying to say it's Skyrim, but there's definitely character customization and a gear treadmill there. It's light for sure, but not dissimilar from something you'd see in an ARPG, and it has a pretty big impact on the game.
I'm loving the preorder beta so far. It plays great and fixes my issues my issues with the first game (which I still played a ton of): lack of character customization/specialization and frequency of loot drops. Also, the graphics are really beautiful.
Does the game difficulty and enemy numbers scale with the number of people you have in your group? Or do you have to have a full group?
Seems to be like the first game I that there's a very loose story tying the acts of levels together. Story is not one of the game's selling points.
Didn't realise there were bots, that's a pro. Thanks for your help. I think I'll buy the game!
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This looks really really cool! Didn't realise it was coming out so soon, going to have to pick this up!
I'll wait for the console release. But I look forward to the reviews and impressions in the meantime.
I recorded some gameplay with my wife and friend.
Even already it's such a perfect blend of a chill have fun an bs with friends atmosphere, but then it gets super intense and all the joking stops because everybody is so focused. It's a ton of fun and vastly improved over the first game.
Even already it's such a perfect blend of a chill have fun an bs with friends atmosphere, but then it gets super intense and all the joking stops because everybody is so focused. It's a ton of fun and vastly improved over the first game.
Cheers. I think I've sent a friend request to the right profile.
Probably the last game to be run on Stingray given they mostly forfeited this engine a few weeks ago (Autodesk).
That's pretty interesting. The game looks fantastic and seems to run quite well for me and a few friends I play it with. If it is the last game to come out of that engine, it's a damn fine one.
Looks really cool and I LOVED the music in the trailer.
I never played the first game, but I assume this is something I could easily play with a buddy and have a good time with.
Is there a lot of story here or is it more about killing waves and getting to the end of a level?
I never played the first game, but I assume this is something I could easily play with a buddy and have a good time with.
Is there a lot of story here or is it more about killing waves and getting to the end of a level?
Haven't played 2 but the level design in the first one was fantastic.
Is the early access beta an early build or just early access to the game? The game's out in a couple of days.
Progress will carry over. It runs relatively hassle free, performance is fine. There are only three levels though, all classes are playable. I think it's early access.
Hope the AI is better / more useful than the first, I don't play with real people
Also hope they get rid of the bad motion blur
Made taking good screenshots almost impossible
Also hope they get rid of the bad motion blur
Made taking good screenshots almost impossible
Formely Bitsquid. You can still use Stingray, but only as a Maya plugin, and it is unsupported. They could not compete with Unreal/Unity, which is what they wanted to do.
Thanks, I'll wait a bit then, I've done those three levels and way to many times already.
For my money, this series has the most satisfying first-person melee combat out there. There's a downright tactile sense of weight and impact when you smash a rat man's head in with a big fucking hammer.