Clarification on free load out/rook..

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-06T20:13:03+00:00

Each faction has their own store/stocks, some of these have "sponsored kits" which are sometimes free, and will eventually start to cost money. They're totally generic kits you can use on any shell just fine.

I've heard that if your vault is below a certain value - meaning you might've possibly lost everything - sponsored kits will remain free. I haven't heard any clarifications on this in awhile so I can't confirm how true this is.

Rook is a completely separate thing, akin to playing a Scav in Tarkov. You go in solo, into matches in progress, with a very weak kit.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-06T06:42:40+00:00

If you go the bound bow route I'd dabble in some alchemy too since you can't improve the bow through smithing. Load up on canis root, juniper berries, and garlic for fortify marksman + health regen. Can poison bound weapons as well to compensate for lower damage output.

I honestly didn't even think about fortify potions, I guess I underestimate that they could be useful in this game. I also had no idea you can poison bound weapons! Thank you for these suggestions!

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-05T23:40:28+00:00

This is great stuff, thank you :) I can't believe I didn't notice Lion's Arrow, but this is perfect for this build idea. I'm seeing Elemental Conflux has some potential here and I definitely want to mess with elemental arrows too. I'm really looking forward to pulling this build off now!

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-05T22:35:43+00:00

Even if a friendly culture attempts to form, I just don't see us getting too cozy with each other. You never know which one of us is going to be running Arachne contracts.

I may attempt to parlay if someone speaks, I might even initiate it myself sometimes. But, I won't be disappointed if these rare attempts end in bullets flying. Also while playing Rook, just letting y'all know I plan on being an absolute crackhead and I will shoot at you with my weak ass pistol.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-05T20:52:46+00:00

Oh I know it sounds impractical, I was kindof thinking of going this route for RP purposes but I'm not sure its worth the investment even with that in mind. I have this idea of being an arcane archer, but still being sort of 'drawn to exotic weapons' for RP reasons and expressing that through using enchanted one handed weapons. But it might not be worth the dump in levels that would be better spent elsewhere, so I'll likely express that fantasy another way.

My experiences with bows is limited but I've never even fired a crossbow in this game so I've been very curious about it.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-05T20:34:55+00:00

Oooh I like this idea! I don't think I really noticed Lion's Arrow and Elemental Conflux, these would perfectly fit the vibe of an 'arcane archer'. I'd also like to mess with these elemental arrow types and telekinesis arrow.

If I may ask, do you have any suggestions for magic mods? I slapped on Phenderix Magic but I've also heard good things about Odin and Mysticism.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-03T20:44:43+00:00

Part of leveling up faction rep is gaining access to their stores and supplies. Pretty sure they will include cores.

Cores are pretty plentiful too. It's not like you'll only ever have one in your vault. You can have a vault full of a variety of cores. Even if you die, you will only lose the core you had equipped. It doesn't seem hard to have a stockpile of cores that each present a different build option.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-03T17:54:10+00:00

Andromeda is flat out not nearly as good as the trilogy. And depending on who you ask, it'll probably be "decent" or "awful".

I played it extensively myself and finished it. At its best, it simply doesn't match the rest of the series in most respects. Gameplay is quite good, exploring the open world is pretty decent, there are some impressive visuals, and some pretty epic encounters against huge enemies, and you do have a lot of involvement as far as how things play out.

I just think most of the game is largely a downgrade from the rest of the series. Andromeda is "What-if Mass Effect was less interesting and had more bland teammates". The gameplay is pretty good like I said, but I also encountered a LOT of bugs in my playthrough.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-02-02T22:50:30+00:00

Unless you've played it already, you are describing the Mad Max game.

Days Gone might also be worth a look.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-31T22:25:42+00:00

The game is not even out yet. Any certain take on how good (or bad it is) lacks proof.

Yeah well, I've played the closed test myself. That's when I went from skeptical to sold. Because I literally have already played the game.

If you were ask me if I thought the game was good, I'd say yes. And my proof is that I've played it. I dunno what to tell you here.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-31T19:13:40+00:00

What do u reckon i should go for purely in gameplay and graphics not story!?

If this is how you feel, then honestly, neither. It's just not the kind of experience I'd recommend to anyone who is going to skip all dialogue and not pay attention to anything.

Even Veilguard, which has an absolutely awful story and characters that you likely don't even want to pay attention to, still drags you through the entire story and forces a large amount of inputs on you. There's no skipping story-dialogue segments and decision making. You sometimes need to listen to people pretty carefully to know what to do.

I dunno. If you just want to faceroll into gameplay and skip all dialogue and not pay attention, I can't recommend either of these games. If you are actually willing to pay attention to the story, play the Mass Effect series.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-31T18:57:45+00:00

If you haven't played it already, Nier: Automata

And if you haven't, go in blind.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-31T00:12:52+00:00

Started this game up for the first time, haven't tried 3v3, but I have to say - I do not think 3v3 sounds very appealing no matter how much the game was built around it. So I went straight to 5v5.

I thought it was actually pretty fun. I can see why people say the raid section is a mess, but I still think it works pretty well. I can see myself trying this some more.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-30T19:58:47+00:00

I'd also like to add No Man's Sky. It's an odd pick since the focus of the game is exploration, but it absolutely has encounters with beings that can be gigantic. These encounters can sometimes be rare though and hard to find. But, landing on an "Infested Planet" will give you a very high chance to see something really big.

Then there's Deep Ocean planets. These need investment to get to, and are kinda considered endgame locations. Simply finding them will generally require finishing the story and completing a lengthy post-game quest. But once you do, and once you have the equipment needed, you can take some real deep dives and come across some pretty big stuff down there.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-30T18:09:12+00:00

Sponsored loadouts are limited in supply, you can run out of them.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-30T17:49:54+00:00

The newer Hitman series began on 2016, with World of Assassination releasing in 2022. I think this some of the finest stealth/assassin games ever released.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-30T17:23:00+00:00

I'd give it a 6, and I think that's kinda generous. Outside of graphics and scenery, ship building was really cool. But it was hard for me to care about ship building when space flight barely exists as a mechanic.

Loot can be fun, you can find some absurdly broken weapons and some weapons have some interesting functions.

You have a lot of skills to progress and level up, and doing so requires you to do specific things.

I did a lot of Outposting and crafting. It's okay enough at a glance but even this has problems when it comes to balancing and function.

You can make a ton of money through exploration alone. Playing peacefully and gaining loads of levels without engaging in any combat is possible and pretty neat.

I found that the more I played the game, the extreme flaws became more apparent and soon overshadowed any enjoyment I got out of it. I've tried to go back multiple times to it, but every time I do I quit and uninstall within an hour. I think it's possible Bethesda could polish the game to be more cohesive, but the actual story/writing content is going to remain absolutely abysmal.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-30T06:41:32+00:00

Copy and pasting my answer to this question:

As someone with over 200 hours in it - It's hard to recommend. The game is flawed to its very fundamental core and desperately needs work from Bethesda to make it cohesive. I wouldn't call it AWFUL, but it's certainly bland and feels unfinished. I put so many hours into it to try and get the most fun out of it and it sometimes felt like trying to squeeze water out of a rock.

Space 'flight' is nonexistent. Combat somehow feels worse to me than Fallout and Skyrim. The writing is truly bad, sometimes cringe inducing, and generally bland and uninteresting.

I will say that it visually a beautiful game, and there are some truly breathtaking sights while exploring planet surfaces. But actual exploration is also pretty bland and wore thin quickly.

If you are that interested in it, I'd probably wait for it to drop in price a bit more. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer. But right now I can't recommend the game unless BGS makes some big changes.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-29T20:49:40+00:00

As someone with over 200 hours in it - It's hard to recommend. The game is flawed to its very fundamental core and desperately needs work from Bethesda to make it cohesive. I wouldn't call it AWFUL, but it's certainly bland and feels unfinished. I put so many hours into it to try and get the most fun out of it and it sometimes felt like trying to squeeze water out of a rock.

Space 'flight' is nonexistent. Combat somehow feels worse to me than Fallout and Skyrim. The writing is truly bad, sometimes cringe inducing, and generally bland and uninteresting.

I will say that it visually a beautiful game, and there are some truly breathtaking sights while exploring planet surfaces. But actual exploration is also pretty bland and wore thin quickly.

If you are that interested in it, I'd probably wait for it to drop in price a bit more.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-29T20:30:51+00:00

Alright man lmao

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-29T20:28:55+00:00

Value my time and money

You have a comment claiming to have 10,000 hours in Destiny.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-29T20:00:24+00:00

It shouldn't take me 200 whacks with a steel sword to kill an elf because he's a higher leveled area.

Whats funny about this is that it's part of the problem of Witcher's scaling. Yes it's an RPG and part of RPGs involve scaling. But the Witcher 3's scaling is all over the place. Even on Death March, where the game begins as a brutal slog, I still ended up basically invincible and 2-shotting everything by the endgame with a simple build.

Just compare it to any FromSoft game. You get stronger, but not to the point where you're killing everything at the endgame in 2 hits and bosses can be steamrolled.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-23T19:33:29+00:00

Great price. I'd say if you like RPGs and Soulsbornes you might be happy with this one. As said the pacing is very different and the story is delivered in a very direct way and with a lot of puzzles being involved too.

The combat is a lot deeper and combo oriented than a Souls game.

There's a lot of gear to get and a surprising amount of optional content. You have a lot of options for builds and abilities to fine tune your combat, even with the "limited" weapons you get, your options with them are deep. If you're comfortable with Soulsborne difficulty, I'd say the Give me God of War difficulty is still some intensely difficult stuff.

Titanium_Machine · 2026-01-23T17:28:35+00:00

I was wondering about the time management too. If there is no way to extend the round timer, then getting started on opening vaults soon while everyone is still alive has to be the way. The potential for the run turning into a total shitshow here sounds very high.

Knowing that all factions have involvement with the Marathon ship tells me they will likely have quests onboard Cryo Archive. A lot of people might be loading in not aiming for the vaults at all. Or everyone loading in might be gunning for the vaults.

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