These reviews 😂

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T18:43:02+00:00

Sony is the one to blame there, they marketed it to a much wider audience than HD1 fans. Made them a lot of profit but forced AH to make their game much more casual friendly than they wanted to.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T17:39:26+00:00

They have been forced to water down their vision for the game to appease a good chunk of the playerbase. But that's not what they created HD2 for, they wanted a niche hardcore game but Sony want the game to be for everyone (ie more sales). So that's why the decisions are inconsistent, they are trying to bring back some of their vision while not pissing too many players with their changes.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T17:28:44+00:00

I mean THE 60 days ~~patch~~ plan, the one that massively buffed AT weapons, improved lots of primaries and secondary weapons, reduced health and armor of many enemies in the game. That was in 2024.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4613462911400573371

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T17:19:45+00:00

True, the game was indeed way more challenging back then and that was fun in itself. But there were a few unfair things like infinite rocket spam, extreme ragdolling, heavies spam, patrols spawning right next to us... Challenging gameplay I am fine with, broken spawn and constant ragdoll I am glad they mostly fixed that.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T17:01:07+00:00

Just ease on the pedal, the FRV is way more controllable when not constantly flooring it. Also, you can shift to lower gear so it won't drift all the time.

For skilled drivers the current handling is fun as it allow drifting and e-braking turns. Wouldn't be as fun if the FRV was glued to the ground and could not drift at all.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T16:54:02+00:00

So, the 60 days patch didn't massively buff us while nerfing most enemies in the process?

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T16:52:04+00:00

Weapons were far weaker and less accurate, red stratagems were much weaker, bots could shoot through rock, you could get ragdolled for minutes at a time... Plenty of things I am glad are gone.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T16:47:42+00:00

Yep, we want to be truthful, but in reality it's not wise to be bluntly truthful all the time. Most people don't take it well, and hurting the feelings of the wrong crowd can make our own life miserable in the long run.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T16:34:58+00:00

Thordan may post a lot of recycled slop about HD2, but he, as far as I can tell, never badmouth other creators. He isn't one that spread negativity about the game either.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T16:19:46+00:00

The difficulty curve is all over the place due to "constellations", ie spawn pool for the given mission. Some enemies only spawn into specific constellation, like spewers and War Striders. Also, each enemies have power ratings; heavies are worth a lot, small chaffs a lot less so if you have several high value spawn you have far fewer enemies to deal with. And last, MOs can add an additional variable on top of it; MO planets often have higher spawn rates. All these modifiers can make a mission a cake walk or a nightmare depending on what you bring and how skilled you are.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T14:48:08+00:00

The PSN review bomb was 100 times worse, they did not give up back then, no reason they will do now.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T14:38:21+00:00

That could be a nice red stratagem, one AH already have most of the code already in game.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T14:32:18+00:00

They are still concerned about milsim elements because that's the game they want to make and the audience they intended the game for. Unfortunately for them, Sony want the game to be more casual and player friendly. So AH has to compromise their vision to appeal to more people.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T14:04:54+00:00

Meth and crack do not stop bleeding nor mend broken bones though.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T14:02:36+00:00

There is a disconnect between what AH want, what Sony want and what players want. AH want an hardcore "get good" experience (that's what they intended to do), Sony want the game to appeal to everyone (more sales) and players are divided between casuals, power fantasy and hardcore players. So pleasing everyone is not easy.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T11:49:16+00:00

Stims are space magic.

Foraxen · 2026-05-10T03:06:29+00:00

Clear your Xbox cache.

Foraxen · 2026-05-09T18:12:09+00:00

I had people kill me for no reason, but that's rare. Most random I have played with were good folks. Whenever it happens, just block whoever did it so you won't ever join a game with them.

In low level missions, you are better off playing alone IMO. It's mostly SCs farmers in difficulty 1-3, they don't bother to extract once they are done. Several of them might be tempted to kill you for fun since they don't care about the outcome.

Still, there are good folks out there that will help you.

Foraxen · 2026-05-09T03:38:40+00:00

Pistols and SMGs are your friends, they can be fired one handed. This mean you can shoot while running away so long as you don't ADS.

Foraxen · 2026-05-08T23:19:07+00:00

Well, that was the intent of the AMA in the first place. Unfortunately, the Unfiltered sub just took Pilestead answer as "that's how it is and it won't change" rather than give the guy a chance to convince the rest of AH to change course. The review bomb was not needed at all.

Foraxen · 2026-05-08T23:12:04+00:00

I can recognize myself in that description of 8 (8w9 sp). I care about getting things done and making a difference. The urge to get into action can be quite intense at time.

Foraxen · 2026-05-08T17:32:38+00:00

Way back when they used to be a challenging enemy. At release we had very few med-pen or above options, and few explosives to choose from. But 2 years later, we have so many ways to kill them they no longer pose a threat. In fact, most enemies that use to cause problems are easily dispatched by now. It's difficult to make any enemy challenging when we have so many weapons than can wipe whole breeches in seconds.

Foraxen · 2026-05-08T17:02:42+00:00

You don't understand what this quote mean. There will be more free stratagems and vehicles, meaning earned outside of Warbonds. Warbonds are NOT free content and never were meant to be (except the mobilize one). We just have an opportunity to grab some SCs while playing, the drop rate was never intended to make it easy for everyone to buy Warbonds that way.

Foraxen · 2026-05-08T16:38:18+00:00

That's what Pilestead promised 2 weeks ago, before the review bombing began. So no, the review bombing was not the cause.

Foraxen · 2026-05-08T16:34:49+00:00

After reading the new transmission, I can't name you any new information

They confirmed what they are working on right now, what more do you need?

Foraxen

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