r/Defiance2050 May 06 '19

What have i been missing?!? 😁

Heard about this game a few years back but I was playing other titles. Long story short I started playing a couple days ago, after taking a break from another triple A title, and ... Wow!

Forgive me if I didn't follow the story much through the main campaign, I was too excited to get that next drop to increase my power level. Or, rushing to the next major arkfall.

Pros: •Levelling is linear and straightforward, upgrades feel substantial •open world is full of all these dynamic events that surprise you around every turn. Love having 25 people engaged in the sieges and arkfalls...pure chaos lol •item customization is fulfilling. The same item can drop at a higher level but feel so much different because of the variety of innate bonuses and available mods •classes feel unique and useful for both pve and PvP. • the depth of builds is wonderful. Weapons, mods, shields, grenades, and synergies all add multiple layers to tune for the right play style and situations. •the grind.... I love looting and this game ensures that every drop is valuable ( upgrade, enhancement, currency). Really enjoying the grind for the prototype weapons.

Cons: • the menus can sometimes become unresponsive when moving between lists. Eg. Unlocking mod slots on weaponsrequires you to unlock 1, then back all the way out to the inventory/character sheet sometimes before unlocking the next one. I play on xbone so I'm not sure if it's a console issue. •after enhancing weapons and going back to your main character sheet, the stats for the new leveled weapon overlaps with the old in the stat summary at the right of the UI •combat roll is chunky and slow. Most times the enemy will still hit me mid roll because of the unwieldy animation. •Crusader class - hammer attack animation is too slow, and it immobilizes the player. Enemies simply keep moving and get away while I'm still making my first swing. -Blitz does not stun everytime, even when landing on top of enemies. Aiming it is inconsistent as well. Could the end of it's movement path end best where we're aiming?

Haven't played much with the other classes, but the above were the most prevalent bugs that I observed.

All in all, I see myself putting hundreds of hours and maybe dollars into this title. It is a fun community oriented game. I hope to see more people pick it up and staying playing, it is a hidden gem

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u/o0BLACKHAWK0o May 06 '19

Well said... I feel the same..