u/Cactus_dave

I just finished the non-vr version of the game for the second time, and I love it, it’s the most innovative shooter ive seen in years. that being said the last part of the last level is hot garbage. the first second or two is interesting and fun to figure out, but after that its just a total clusterfuck and not fun at all. the difficulty mostly comes from getting shot in the back 900 times until you memorize the order of enemy spawns, because they’re constantly coming from both directions and their gunshot sounds are usually masked by the constant shooting you have to be doing and that glass shattering sound. its the only level that took me continued attempts, and also the only one that actively pissed me off. it feels like they really dropped the ball for whats supposed to be the climax, more enemies doesn’t mean more fun, and it seriously drags on.
idk if this is a hot take, but if it is please be chill 🙏

I know this might be a little too specific for this sub, but to explain, all of my friends are fem or gay or both, and they all hate mmos. so im looking for ppl who are fem & gay and *love* mmos. i really wanna learn this game and get into it, but i also have the regrettable habit of convincing myself something will become my entire personality, and then quickly losing interest. so in case that happens! here are some other at least partly online games i play a lot to see if we’ll line up anyways: elden ring, nightreign, helldivers, cod, bg3, mgsV (UNDERRATED ONLINE MODE) ac6 and of course my beloved concord and highguard 🥹 ok ty please comment!!

edit: i will also need much teaching about how the game works. just the server/world system made my brain hurt 😔

So im doing some early concept stuff right now, and part of my concept for this setting is slightly grounding the traditional ideas of elves, humans and orcs. im planning for there to be these three species originating in different landmasses that appear and communicate similarly due to convergent evolution. my “elf” species is to be evolved from creatures similar to deer, or cervidae in general. and there’s another im currently thinking of as developed from something similar to short faced bears. the thing is, i want all three to be bipedal, at least partly furless, with opposable thumbs and vocal capabilities similar enough to speak one another’s languages. im not looking for a way to make this make more sense scientifically, im aware convergent evolution at this size and scale is extremely unlikely. what im looking for is tips for designing these features while retaining those qualities that make them visibly unique. i was thinking the elves could still have thick keratin on their hands, with three fingers on each including thumbs. ideas like that or tips on my process would be great.

I know that this game is supposed to be very mysterious, and a big part of the story is the fact you have to figure out who you are and whats going on, but i keep worrying i may have passed the point in the story where im supposed to “get it”. right now artemis is having me build signal boosters so i can keep searching for them, but i still dont really know why im doing that, or who they are. i’m also often confused by the people on the anomaly, some of them reference this “crimson liar” thing, does that have anything to do with the under a rebel star questline? am i supposed to know any of this information yet or am i ruining the game for myself by asking too early?

So im going to be placing this game in the late medieval period, around the middle of the hundred years war, in england. (i haven’t decided on a specific year yet.) I want this to be somewhat historically accurate, but the thing I’ve been struggling with is that while its easy to find tons of information on political events and major conflicts, the smaller details are harder to find. I hate the idea of prominently including something that hasnt been invented/concieved of yet, and im not sure how people of the time would talk and interact. So to anyone who’s done this before, how did you get the information to properly build up your setting?