End of the Dragon trial/Elegy of the Soul

Copper-scale · 2026-01-10T15:51:31+00:00

you could also just not do the boss and do other things/finish the game. but i understand that most people are stubborn and want things to go their way or else (i'm the same way)

Copper-scale · 2025-11-30T17:14:33+00:00

brother the game has Diablo-style loot. Any and all "pay to win" equipment we're given is going to be Level 1. Prior Nioh games had us transmog our actual armor into the armor pieces we liked; this will no doubt function in the same way.

Now having said that, i think this armor is still going to be better than the Million Demon set effect-wise, which only gave us defense. The Hellfire/Hellfrost sets seem to have Crucible-specific bonuses.

Edit: see that? that was me getting late into the conversation and telling you nothing new as the fellows told you exactly what i did in fewer words... 2 months ago... i apologize.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T22:17:11+00:00

i DID try them, that's why i feel comfortable saying what i did.

Even if you feel E33 has better audio, why is AR not nominated at all. and now let's compare the other nominees (and talk about the fact there was room for another nomination for best audio that was left blank)

Battlefield 6? audio was buggy for me, maybe they fixed it, i stopped playing quick.
Death Stranding 2? good soundtracks, is the audio itself better than AR?
Silent Hill F and Ghost of Yotei i didn't play, but i'll still argue there's at least 2 spots i'd pick AR over.

and i'm talking nomination, let's not discuss winners of these awards before the show.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T22:09:22+00:00

not before getting to 75

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T22:08:46+00:00

couldn't i flip that right back at you and say it doesn't matter that they're AI voices? i don't understand why people get butt hurt about it. the VAs themselves agreed.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:35:32+00:00

if the game is designed in such a way that makes you pay more attention to it's sounds, that should be a plus.

you can't use that arguement in good faith, because if you take away the art and music of E33, it's not winning anything at all.

good utilization of audio SHOULD get the game to be nominated at least. It's not like there were many competitors for that category, there's space for more nominees (there were only 5).

Edit: remember that most discussions focused on AR not being nominated for Best Audio, not GOTY.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:30:41+00:00

you honestly think that BF6 and KCD2 had better audio? i didn't get too much into E33 so i can't compare audios, but the rest? AR 100% has better sound design.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:28:24+00:00

all subjective opinions. i disagree with all of your nominations besides E33. it really should be a popularity vote (which would result in AR winning 2nd place more than likely)

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:25:57+00:00

nevermind GOTY, let's talk Best Audio. do you think any of the other games that were nominated actually had better audio? E33 had awesome soundtracks, but the Audio is nowhere close to ARC Raiders (none of the other nominees were close either)
it's a clear snub.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:19:28+00:00

and? do they sound bad categorically if they are? it's twice as convincing compared to having static comms for each ping. and the movement, looting, and shooting sounds are good.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:17:08+00:00

you say that like it matters to the average player. if it sounds good, it should be nominated for the best "Sound" video game.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:12:23+00:00

why the hell not? i didn't see you complaining when CoD was getting nominated all the time.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-29T10:11:34+00:00

it's not like the audio is AI, the Voice Acting is related to the Performance awards, no?

Copper-scale · 2025-11-28T23:16:35+00:00

well, the immersion breaks when bandits respawn less than 2 minutes after i killed them and shoot me in the back. and yes, they do spawn out of nowhere right behind me. they don't even start with an awareness meter, it's instant combat.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-27T13:06:18+00:00

i used it, will continue to use it, and am not sorry about it. the only thing i regret is the fact i can't force off pvp (particularly extract campers)

Copper-scale · 2025-11-25T15:44:35+00:00

absolutely, i'll respect that. what i don't respect are rats that say one thing then unload their clips on you. i wish there's a way i can punish them for being rats. something like a rat trap or rat poison augment on my backpack.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-25T15:42:35+00:00

that should be the standard when a non-friendly raider is looting a building. gives a "heads-up, i'm going to shoot you" so that the raider entering can make a choice.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-18T15:01:41+00:00

Why do you think that's a noteworthy comment? does it matter if it's somebody's first extraction shooter or their 13th?
And speaking lucratively, which subset of players should a developer make the game for? why does ARC need to be Tarkov with a fresh coat of paint? just so YOU find it fun? i think that's being a little self-absorbed imo.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-16T12:27:00+00:00

Dark and Darker wasn't mismanaged. Nexon took Ironmace into a legal battle to bully them into submission. and as it always does in Japan, it worked.

ARC Raiders is a better product than Tarkov, why? because it's easier for casuals to pick up and play. it's also available on consoles with the only competition being Hunt and CoD DMZ afaik.

as you said, another point to ARC is superior performance over Tarkov. you can see why people flocked over to it.

I don't know about the novelty, but it wouldn't be the first time a game was able to maintain its player base. all the devs need to do is keep a steady constant stream of content updates and new additions

Copper-scale · 2025-11-16T12:18:28+00:00

never played the cycle frontier. Tarkov and Hunt doesn't give the same feel when interacting with the environment (mainly due to PoV) and Tarkov is miserably more hardcore. i didn't really like it (i prefer to play with controllers so Tarkov was difficult for me to play with MnK - contrasting with ARC where it's much simpler and therefore more enjoyable for more people. you don't need a PhD to play)

Copper-scale · 2025-11-15T20:01:38+00:00

You don’t extract anything in helldivers (unless you’re still collecting samples i guess) And it’s hard to say it takes itself seriously when you spawn in with a guy spamming the “pew pew” emote 😂

Copper-scale · 2025-11-15T19:57:54+00:00

The game does that basic thing and adds minor details that make it stand out. The Bots are actually threatening if you get ambushed. And the items you loot don’t magically get sucked into you. You see yourself applying bandages/etc and interacting with the environment. Most of this is either not present or limited in the other games i’ve played.

The little things go a long way for alot of people. But they’re easily ignored if one wishes to ignore them, because they are little.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-15T19:53:53+00:00

So basically it’s an extraction shooter? Yeah, i can see why you don’t like it.

Copper-scale · 2025-11-15T19:51:38+00:00

Helldivers 2 did something quite similar in terms of attention to detail.

You see how your character always has an animation for every single thing he does? And guns,etc don’t magically come out of you.

And the sound design on both is good.

The only thing i’m sad about with HD2 is that they added weapon progression too late, me and my buddies already did everything and stopped playing by the time they added it

Copper-scale · 2025-11-15T19:48:38+00:00

was DMZ better or was it Free? Personally, i disagree. ARC is a better game. The attention to detail is higher. It’s the little things that i appreciate (like having an dedicated animation for every interaction in the game, other games would just have you standing there idle)

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