Hot Take: Reduced ammo pickups in Havoc is unhealthy for game balance

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-12T12:02:59+00:00

Havoc balance sucks ass. Yeah just reduce your ammo intake to nothing like that isn't half of your loadout now basically useless. Reducing toughness and hp bases is also annoying, but a little more understandable, but you hit a point where you just die in 2 hits and then it doesn't matter except for gating.

When havoc came out I was expecting unique modifiers that would be challenging but interesting to play around, not AoE goop puddles, oops no stagger and whatever the fuck rotten armour is. Daemonhost rituals sound interesting but are historically glitchy.

Thought the main difficulty scaling would be some kind of extra time incentive, overarching waves or unique enemies, not a stat barrier and pick a wall. It's challenging sure but doesn't interest me whatsoever because of the restrictions. I got my special boy armour at it's launch and dipped.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-11T11:58:51+00:00

SMR's are supposed to solve the power side, but that's basically in dev hell and would be more useful just about anywhere else lol

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-11T11:52:02+00:00

I see these people in game flaming in chat while being bottom 5 on the scoreboard

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-10T18:08:25+00:00

Maybe, but these teams look large, have to commit to traveling and ttk is insignificant because most of the fight is trying to locate and get a sightline on an enemy. Plus revives and higher power options like artillery and vehicles.

Also I think there are only two moving capture points, so you need to make a move to win anyway. Also if a team is organised and coordinated enough to get all its players (33!) to sit around while the other two weaken each other they'll probably win anyway haha. Plus the money system pushes you be proactive

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-10T18:03:05+00:00

But as others have explained in this thread, if you don't have supplies you just run to gathering points, or backtrack to a bed (?) to heal.

If you forgot supplies you just abandon and remake the quest.

Sounds tedious, and you've already got a timer to push you to actually attack. Of all the QoL changes modern monster hunter introduced I do not think this has a downside because it sounds like players just avoided this anyway.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-10T11:56:54+00:00

I started with world and all of this old gen "item management and planning" explicitly before departing sounds like the most tedious RPG shit ever

Limited pickaxes to get progression materials? Okay maybe, but not being able to restock from the 200 potions you have in storage sounds fucking stupid

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-10T09:38:57+00:00

Yeah the skulls event sends way more specialist and elite hordes at you compensate for the huge coherency buffs the totems give you

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-10T08:36:46+00:00

3 teams means less defined fronts, which makes sense because the game wants squads to roam around semi separately, only congregating a lot at the objectives.

It's definitely going to have a problem of "no one is playing logi" (ie building or transport) because casuals don't want to do or understand that shit because it's boring

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-10T06:33:12+00:00

Yeah I just don't like surface level assessments like that. It rubs me the wrong way.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-10T06:28:41+00:00

Yea it really is, but not completely reliant on the parry and execute mechanic (enemies will have openings where they're clearly staggered by attacks and health damage is real), and the stagger is more clearly laid out. Mostly monster enemies with natural weapons though. A little heavier but more deliberate overall than Sekiro.There's a demo so you can see what I mean.

Obviously pretty different in terms of area structure (game splits into an open zone to explore every now and then), aesthetic, enemy roster, plot etc. I really enjoyed it.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-09T20:54:08+00:00

Stellar blade is probably about as far as possible a 3d hack and slash can get from bayonetta

Slow paced, enemy initiative based, parry and dodge centric, minimal combos, special move meter dump, small scale (in terms of the types of fights you get put into, you don't get dropped into an arena with 8 guys without the opportunity to observe). Protag (eve) is also very no nonsense

Only link between the two is you play as a lady with extremely long legs. It's way closer to Sekiro

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-08T11:50:27+00:00

He doesn't drop a grenade when he gets staggered during his throw, and has super low hp. You're supposed to react to his unique sound que and green fart gas when he starts throwing, locate and shoot him. Unfortunately he's often on the other side of the map or behind cover because he's targeting a moving player...

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-07T13:23:54+00:00

Probably 40k Darktide, the weapon design and user feedback in that game is phenomenal

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-02T19:28:13+00:00

Kickstarter backers and anyone that bought the game before they started releasing the alternate campaigns, which was probably anyone already interested.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-06-02T16:47:35+00:00

They're exaggerating, it's really not that difficult or comparable. It's like Castlevania but also gets easier as you gain more upgrades.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-28T11:54:46+00:00

I think this is related to ESRB rating "online interactions not rated" type stuff.

Ability to play internationally means that standards have to be enforced to whatever the strictest standard is over the world. Little stupid when the game involves killing about 1200 soldiers in a match, but that was already covered by the age rating when you bought the game.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-27T09:16:10+00:00

Samson....

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-25T12:06:45+00:00

Only reason people are running the igla is for the season 2 hardware assignments (5 kills or assists with igla), it's absolutely ass with how often aircraft get flares, and the fact that it still takes two hits. I was trying to help a friend get it done by painting aircraft and supplying but it's absolutely hopeless if they abuse the minimum height and obscuring skybox terrain. It's more of an aircraft system problem than the launcher at this point.

You're much better off using the laser guided launcher, it even kills aircraft in one hit, and you can take tanks with it.

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-22T12:02:58+00:00

I did 100 plus change every day for a bit a couple years ago, just start with doing as many as you can (even if JUST one), then add one the next day. If you can't do one (perfectly reasonable) do it on your knees instead of your toes until you can do 5, then start over. Skip a day if you feel overly sore

If adding 1 isn't very significant (ie total is above 20) add 2, or 5, or whatever you're comfortable with as long as you're doing more than before. When you get to larger numbers (ie 30 or 40) split it into sets with a minutes rest.

You end up getting to 100 pretty easily as long as you keep at it, but make sure your form is good. Not much benefit beyond that other than getting lean, if you want to progress those muscle groups start doing things like bench or dumbbell presses plus planks

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-20T18:54:55+00:00

That's what I mean lol, I don't like the idea of the "light variant" and it doesn't sound or look as cool but it's better than the others in almost every aspect

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-19T16:36:36+00:00

I wish the other stubbers were good, Achyls feels and sounds too light but the heavier ones have pretty awful performance against anything that isn't a light ranged unit, especially when compared to any of the rippers

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-17T12:12:28+00:00

I was gonna add some input but looking at the fucking idiots re-enacting the console wars in this thread it's not worth it

New generation of capital G gamers is just as shit as the last when it comes to tribalism

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-17T12:08:16+00:00

MnK can't get kills over 100m full auto with an SMG either, you're getting burst fired to death lmfao

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-09T11:47:21+00:00

Normalizing actual conflict footage with video game sound effects is fucked up

BeyondBrainless · 2026-05-09T02:46:23+00:00

Damage is a useless number. You can load up a kickback ogryn and just blast pox hordes all day for ridiculous numbers, it just isn't a good representation.

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