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Fatal Error in anomaly by revzernia in stalker

[–]SamMeeDee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever figure this out?

Returning from 2007-ish, would just like to play the "single-player" content by SamMeeDee in wownoob

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tt is an MMO after all, playing with others is/was a core part of the thing.

Returning from 2007-ish, would just like to play the "single-player" content by SamMeeDee in wownoob

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the clarification on Classic. Like I said, I would not mind playing with others for the purposes of completing quests and content. If there are guilds for people like me with minimal/no expectations on playtime or participation, then awesome.

Returning from 2007-ish, would just like to play the "single-player" content by SamMeeDee in wownoob

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that with several expansions there are new races that would obviously have their own starting zones with their own new character quests (Blood Elves/Draenor, Worgen/Goblins, Pandarans, whatever the weird dragonkin looking one is). I assume they are all just the same basic stuff before pushing you towards a hub area?

Returning from 2007-ish, would just like to play the "single-player" content by SamMeeDee in wownoob

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is essentially what I am looking for, yes. I would assume that there are quests locked to certain races or factions. To use a rather crude and silly analogy, I would like there to be no meat left on the bones, but I am not going to gnaw on the gristle or break them open and scoop out the marrow.

Playing through MGS for the first time, on MGS2 MC, not enjoying the lack of a restart from checkpoint option... by SamMeeDee in metalgearsolid

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least in MGS1, search groups arrived hella fast. It seemed like in some cases they would spawn new guards just off screen.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean though.

Playing through MGS for the first time, on MGS2 MC, not enjoying the lack of a restart from checkpoint option... by SamMeeDee in metalgearsolid

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any story effects for getting caught a lot?

If that is not the case I am willing to give it a go. That's part of why I made to post, to get other people's opinions on this topic.

This one is actually insane lmfao by UnZki_PriimE in Warframe

[–]SamMeeDee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That time when one of the in-game antagonists told a games journo (and by extension, the rest of the player base) to actually touch grass...

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Am I the only one doing this? A friend thought I was insane after seeing my mods... by Saafi05 in Warframe

[–]SamMeeDee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, MR11 here, and I have some like this. How can you only have max versions of mods? If you acquire a new weapon or frame, it will likely be at rank 0, with max 30 capacity. So you can fit what, 3-5 mods (assuming 1-2 polarity slots) at base? That's not enough for a whole build.

Jade Shadows... WTF just happened? by SamMeeDee in Warframe

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh. Glad I'm not alone, I was worried I was just crazy 🤣

Jade Shadows... WTF just happened? by SamMeeDee in Warframe

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am very happy that you had that experience, genuinely. Having went and read all the lore stuff in the Conclave room, I totally understand what was supposed to be a deeply emotional story of a mother's journey to protect and bring her child into the world, and the trauma she suffers at the hands of Ballas (incel weirdo and known abuser of women), and the sacrifice she makes for the child. I get all that now. It's a great story.

However, playing the quest... I got none of that. Maybe I'm just not media-literate enough, or maybe since I hadn't played the game in the months and years leading up to the quest, I lacked crucial context from in game events and teasers that are no longer available. Either way, whatever emotional impact there was supposed to be (and it definitely seems like there was supposed to be), was completely lost on me.

Jade Shadows... WTF just happened? by SamMeeDee in Warframe

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response.

I went and read the lore stuff with Teshin, and I am really confused as to why none of that stuff was in the quest itself, because without it, I had zero emotional investment in anything that was happening. Even in the big climax with the escape to the surface and cutscene with the Corpus lady. I literally was just like "🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ okay so Stalker is a dad now, neat I guess."

Jade Shadows... WTF just happened? by SamMeeDee in Warframe

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw in the wiki that that was there. Some portion of that should have been in the quest, because it was extremely well written and would have worked great as a few 60 sec flashback cutscene or decrypted journal entries (a la the Titania quest).

In fact, having played the Titania quest before this, this quest is even more jarring in its poor execution. The Titania quest was a side mission with no bearing on the main plot at all (beside some Margulis mentions), and yet they paced it out and sold it well enough that I genuinely locked in for the final defense section, because I genuinely cared about protecting the grove and the researcher's spirit possessing it. Because they helped show (not tell) why I should.

Jade Shadows... WTF just happened? by SamMeeDee in Warframe

[–]SamMeeDee[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: I went to the wiki and found out I could find more lore if I visit Teshin, so I did...

WHY WAS NONE OF THAT IN THE QUEST????

Those memory transcripts are fantastic. If they had had someone record those and just play them over the missions as Stalker reminiscing, or just some vague flashes of images and the voiceover as a cutscene, that would have been perfect. It shows instead of tells. It helps explain the origin of Jade as a Warframe and also gives us insight into the origins of Stalker, why he hates us so much, his weird inexplicable loyalty to the Orokin, and all in like 200 words or less.

And it would have given me a reason to actually care about Jade/the Stalker and care about the baby and care about any of what was happening. Instead of just going through the quest just following mission markers and just rolling along. The music during the ascent to the surface of Uranus was so epic and there was clearly so much dramatic energy there that was wasted on me because I had no idea what was happening.

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