u/skelepibs

Hi, new to these kinds of games. I still have the default gun, only just did the 3 white-tail deer objective and am now being asked to hunt moose.

The Safari Elite has a higher tier rating (7 up to tier 9) and an extra bullet in the mag compared to the Advance Shift (6 up to tier 8). The AS has extra accuracy over the Elite. Otherwise, sound and recoil stats are the same. .338 on the Shift, .375 on the Elite.

The Elite just seems better (obviously a skooch more expensive). Would I have a reason to go for the Shift instead? Is there a downside to using a higher tier rifle on lower tier animals?

I've noticed the rifle suppressors say tier 3-6 on them. Since the lower end of the Shift is 6, could I put that suppressor on it but not the Elite?

I really want to buy the Knit Universe Sweater but after taxes, delivery fee, etc. it’s over $100, and I can’t really spend that on a sweater right now.

are sales often? is one upcoming? thanks!

At first, I thought I’d start on an existing save. But when I thought about it, I haven’t played through a lot of Stalker 2‘s content since its initial release state. Haven’t experienced the early game with all the new updates and everything. just came back a few times on my finished game to see what the updates brought and explore a bit.

Also, I had a bunch of mods and may have partook and just a skooch of debug mode shenanigans so that I could get some weapons that I thought were cool earlier than I should have, mostly by getting to Pripyat early. I think I wanna strip down the mods and just have a couple of QoL things if anything. Experience the game fresh again.

what about yall?

Recently I’ve been on an RPG kick and decided to give HZD a chance. I haven’t followed the games even the littlest bit since their release and know absolutely nothing, just assumed they were glorified cutscene movies with some pretty open world, crafting and whatever.

decided to start on hard since I’m pretty ok at games generally and want the gameplay to engage me as much as the story. first session, played for 7 hours straight and only stopped because it’s midnight and I have to get up in a few hours for work. and even then i’m on this sub now gushing about it before I conk out. not since Metro Exodus has a game gripped me this hard right off the rip.

man alive is it fun. the dialogue and story hold my attention and i’m not skipping around like I often do with RPGs. story performances are great.

gameplay slaps ass, dude. im the type that never uses potions in case I need them later, but I am loving using every rope/trap/tool I can make use of. Because the game makes me feel like I HAVE to use them. Only just fought my first corruptor and am stoked to fight something bigger when the game lets me. and it is utterly gorgeous to boot. Im on PC and am so glad my machine can handle it.

i was looking forward to stalker 2‘s DLC and the helldivers update but those will have to wait. i literally know nothing about either of these games as i’ve basically been ignoring them, but now I’m actually glad I did because this is some good shit and I get to binge it.

I now have both games downloaded and will be playing through them both. i will now be avoiding this reddit and any videos until i’ve at least beaten both games‘ stories. see yall on the other side.

I’ve seen the updates for Wildlands and the upcoming stuff for Breakpoint and was thinking about getting back into GR to scratch that itch again. But everywhere I look, I see people swearing up and down that single weapon carry is the best way to play, but I just don’t see why.

the couple times I tried it a while back, I remember feeling like I was handicapping myself. I’ve always liked the playstyle of picking off high prio bad guys with a sniper from a distance, and closing in with an SMG to mop up the rest. Single weapon just felt like I was gimping my effectiveness in an entire engagement range, depending on what weapon I decided to run.

is it really that much better, and I’m missing something? Or maybe just not for me?

solo player btw

I really like the idea of doing some clandestine ops in a populated area, sending my squadmates up onto the rooftops and in windows while I approach some sort of checkpoint from the ground, ambushing patrols in alleyways, etc…

wildlands and breakpoint had “city” areas, but I‘m talking more along the lines of the Divisions cities. a very clearly modern, urban environment with a multi-story access, rooftops, alleyways, etc. but obviously more open world and less instance-based.

I had this idea of dropping off all your gear at a FOB/hideout except for a concealed sidearm, knife, some small equipment and essentially incorporating some AC-esque social stealth into ghost recon by letting you blend in a bit with your civvies.

thoughts?

It's kind of ridiculous. Just now, my team held a large majority of the objectives for most of the game. 2+ flag majority on Tsuru. Got them down to about 250 tickets, we were about 750. We were pretty clearly winning. And then they got like 3 of the flags, and gained a 1-flag majority on us. We absolutely fucking hemmoraged our tickets in a matter of maybe 3-4 minutes and lost 0-120.

Even when we dropped below their ticket count, we were still bleeding 5+ tickets a second when theirs were going down maybe 1-2 a second.

It's insane that you get rewarded for playing poorly an entire match and then getting a few lucky caps at the end. It's so incredibly frustrating to do so well an entire match only to have the game give you the finger like that. Ticket drain rates should be at a FIXED rate.

HL1 broke FPS games out of the Doom mold. HL2 revolutionized physics and graphics for the time. Alyx drastically raised the standard for VR games. What do you think the "third" entry do?

I just think that, from what little we know of the setting, it’s perfect for some creepy vibes. Whether or not it actually introduces supernatural monsters, I think that the:

-superstitious and paranoid nature of the era,

-creepy european forests,

-claustrophobic, potentially dingy nature of the cities and towns,

-potential for crazy, creepy, murdery peasants and woods dwellers

could all really lend to some creepy, paranoia filled vibes, especially if the mystery of superstitious folklore gets mixed in.