Assassin's Creed: Origins

[CarbonCore]

Yeah its a classic case of biting more than you can chew, and Ubi seems to suffer from it more than most.

 

26 minutes ago, WhiteWolf said:

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What I meant to say I have not experienced any major bugs like you see in Bethesda games. Minor bugs are common but nothing which takes me out of experience in any way. 

 

Other than bugs, there are bunch of conversational anomalies. Like at one time when Bayek meets an old friend outside of that oval track, he's extremely happy and asks him to meet at his house later. When Bayek goes there he's again extremely joyous and says its been so long since he last saw him. I'm like, dude I just met you couple of hours ago and we spoke at length. Stuff like this is everywhere and immediately pulls you out of experience. 

 

[CarbonCore]

53 minutes ago, adity said:

The story is pretty so-so when compared to the earlier games. I don't remember anyone's name except Bayek and his wife. 

Black Flag story was so awesome in comparison. 

 

However, I think you are being overly critical. Not every game has to be a literal masterpiece or whatever. This is a game which you start and have some fun with it. And honestly speaking, I'm having a lot of fun with it. The parkour is a joy, the map is impressive and the core gameplay is quite fun which never feels grindy at all. I don't expect much more from an AC game. 

 

Never said its a bad game, just nothing spectacular. Its just standard AC game in a new setting with a recon drone from GRAW. HZD gets shat upon all the time for being safe and straightforward open world game, well Origins is no different, right down to its generic-a*s name.

[WhiteWolf]

5 hours ago, adity said:

Totally agree with you. Origins doesn't have any experience breaking bugs and the ones which exist are mostly harmless. I'd say it's a relatively bug free experience. Optimisation could be improved though as I'm seeing fps drops on base ps4. 

 

However, speaking from personal experience and public opinion, HZD was a rock solid game and can be the benchmark for how bug free open world games can be. I encountered only one bug throughout my play time where an enemy warped inside a rock. 

My experience with HZD was mostly bug free but few people experienced quest breaking bugs in the game. It was better than most open world games but not 100% bug free. You will easily find HZD bugs videos on YT. 

 

It's impossible for devs to make open world game 100% bug free. Players will always find something which breaks the game lol 

Edited December 6, 2017 by WhiteWolf

[HEMAN]

Anubis set is not complete we'll have to wait for Triple God event along with update 1.06 probably on Dec 19th to get the armor.

[Ne0]

bought the deluxe edition from PSN at Rs 2750 (44% discount as per psn).  Just checked on amazon that the physical version of deluxe ed costs above Rs 3500, so pretty good deal i must say

Edited December 8, 2017 by Ne0

[kaka_messi]

So should I upgrade weapons and armor every level or every 10-15 level or fuk upgrade? I'm level 15 using level 1 sword *the fang* and it still owns. 

Edited December 10, 2017 by kaka_messi

[HEMAN]

^ Quality higher than 80 then yes upgrade. The one you are looking to get from HEKA chest is the Falata or something normal soldiers die with one hit with that sword.

[Heaven Angel]

3 hours ago, kaka_messi said:

So should I upgrade weapons and armor every level or every 10-15 level or fuk upgrade? I'm level 15 using level 1 sword *the fang* and it still owns. 

 

Yeah, why not after every 10 levels since 40 is max. Or open some Heka chests once in a while if you want to gamble. 

[ALPHA17]

Tactical Hippo Espionage. 

[CarbonCore]

That hippo is from Snake's Fulton liftoff. Some a**hole popped the balloon and poor guy drop on to that ledge.

[Heaven Angel]

Patch 1.1.0 will be deployed on all platforms today

 

Patch Sizes 

• PS4: ~3GB
• Xbox: ~3GB
• PC: TBC

Please find the latest changes below. 

 

 

Patch Highlights

• Added a new “Nightmare” difficulty mode
• Added an NPC scaling option, “Enemy Auto-Level”, that makes enemies’ level scale up to player’s level
• Please note: Enemy levels will only scale up to player level, they will not scale down
• Added a new “Horde Mode” to the Arena
• [PC] Added support for HDR display

System

• Improved general game stability
• Adjusted the balance of the economy by reducing the price of Lion Claw and Leopard Fur
• Capped the number of Trinkets and Animal Goods to 999
• Fixed rare occurrence of world paused state due to a terrain node priority change
• [PC] Fixed stuttering on NVIDIA graphic cards when playing in borderless mode
• [PC] Improved Performance Tools functionality

Graphics & Audio

• Improved texture streaming selection to allow for more high-resolution texture
• Increased the distance at which we display the higher quality fake geometry of Alexandria
• Improved the view distance of the Siwa temple
• Improved the level of details of the Hemon Mastaba location
• Improved the quality of the Photo Mode picture taken while playing with HDR enabled
• Fixed loading grid setups for tall palm tree fields to improve their view distance
• Fixed far shadow popping transition issue when updated during the time of day cycle
• Fixed shadow culling issue in the great library of Alexandria during sunrise and sunset
• Fixed a visual issue on bows when switching them while out of combat
• Fixed a visual issue with quivers
• Fixed an issue which prevented music from playing again in the quest “Aya: Blade of the Goddess”
• Fixed missing voice-over during various cinematics
• Fixed a sound issue when using Overpower on certain NPCs
• Fixed various repeating voice and sound effects
• Fixed an issue that could cause multiple music tracks to overlap
• Fixed multiple out of place audio lines in the Arena
• [Xbox One X] Increased the texture memory budget to allow for more usage of higher resolution texture
• [Xbox One X] Increased the terrain memory budget to reduce terrain popping when the camera rotates
• [Xbox One] Fixed some trees not using high-resolution texture
• [PC] Fixed white squares appearing in windowed mode on 4K monitor
• [PC] Fixed an issue with the Reset graphic option

World

• Fixed several areas in the world where the player could encounter collision issues
• Fixed various issues with the level of details of world objects, NPCs, and vehicles

Gameplay

• Improved NPCs reactions
• Fixed the health regeneration that could stop working after gaining health from Health on Hit/Kill weapon attributes
• Fixed the unlock of the Old Habit achievement/trophy for player who have met the conditions
• Fixed various issues preventing the “Game Progression” statistic to reach 100%
• Fixed the "No Limits" Ubisoft Club Classic Challenge from not unlocking
• Fixed an issue with the Ubisoft Club Classic Challenges that were not showing as unlocked even if they had been completed
• Fixed an issue that could cause the controller to vibrate indefinitely in the score screen of the Hippodrome
• Fixed an issue where the playable character could lose its inventory when fast traveling from the Bathhouse
• Fixed an issue where Senu could pass through the world
• Fixed an issue that allowed thrown torches to inflict poison or bleed effect
• Fixed some loading issues while using Senu
• Fixed various issues with the spawning of NPCs
• Fixed various issues causing the player character to remain stuck
• Fixed various navigation and animation issues with the playable character

Quest

• Improved the navigation of the Rebels during the quest “A Rebel Alliance”
• Improved various cinematic transitions
• Fixed an issue where the playable character could remain stuck or fall through the world during the quest “The Battle of the Nile”
• Fixed an issue where the playable character could lose its equipped weapons during the quest “The False Oracle”
• Fixed an issue preventing the playable character from dealing damage to crocodiles during the quest “Blood in the Water”
• Fixed an issue preventing the quest objective marker to be displayed during the quest “Family Reunion”
• Fixed an issue that could cause the player to lose the prisoner during the quest “His Secret Service”
• Fixed an issue that could cause a gladiator to remain stuck with the playable character during the quest “The Crocodile Jaws”
• Fixed an issue causing Daily Quests from disappearing from the Quest Log
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the “Control Nuisance” Daily Quest from giving its reward"
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the dialogue scene from playing during the quest “Blood in the water”
• Fixed an issue that could prevent Hallucinations from ending during Taimhotep's Song
• Fixed an issue that could make the quest “Children of the Streets” impossible to complete
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the key for Eudoros’ chest to appear in the inventory in the quest “End of The Snake”
• Fixed an issue that could cause Cleopatra to die at the end of the quest “Way of the Gabiniani”
• Fixed an issue forcing Bayek to receive a spear instead of a bow during the chariot fight of the “The Battle of the Nile” quest
• Fixed an issue that could cause Aya to spawn as Bayek

Activities

• Increased the number of Drachmas rewarded by Hippodrome tournaments
• Tweaked controls sensitivity in Hippodrome
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the introduction cinematic of Seleucid from playing
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the use of bows in the Arena

User Interface

• Added Hood, Hair, and Beard customization options in the Gear menu
• Added an “Uncompleted Locations” filter to the World Map
• Added a “friends-only” pictures filter to the World Map
• Added the option to hide the Compass and the Enemy Proximity Feedback on the HUD
• Improved on-screen feedback with Friend Challenges in Arena
• Increased display time of the on-screen feedback when the playable character gets hit by an arrow
• Changed input button for the Compare Equipped action
• Fixed various icon issues in the World Map
• Fixed an issue with the Trial of the God reward being displayed incorrectly in the Quest Log
• Fixed an issue with the quest objective of Trial of the Gods appearing below the world
• [PC] Fixed the display of Photo Mode pictures captured on multi-monitor configuration
• [PC] Enabled Eye Tracking by default
• [PC] Added “Quit to Desktop” option to the pause menu

NICE!  

Edited December 12, 2017 by Heaven Angel

[DinJo]

So level requirements does not matter much now especially on lower level missions 

[Ne0]

I hate this dynamic enemy scaling concept.  What's the point of upgrading if the enemy scales up along with you ? I would prefer games like Fallout or witcher , where the enemies have a fixed level, and the player needs to level up accordingly. Yes the previous enemies might get easier , but that's the whole point of leveling up or upgrading !

Edited December 12, 2017 by Ne0

[Heaven Angel]

It's an option for those who don't like killing low-level mobs at a high level. The game is massive and you hit level cap before even clearing 50% of it. 

 

Enable after reaching level 40, I guess. That way you get a sense of pride and accomplishment of levelling up and also have a challenge after hitting the cap. 

 

It is kind of boring to 1 shot everyone after a while. So it's nice to have an option of enemy scaling. 

Edited December 12, 2017 by Heaven Angel

[Ne0]

5 minutes ago, Joe Cool said:

It's an option for those who don't like killing low-level mobs at a high level. The game is massive and you hit level cap before even clearing 50% of it. 

 

Enable after reaching level 40, I guess. That way you get a sense of pride and accomplishment of levelling up and also have a challenge after hitting the cap. 

 

they could also have a higher level cap.  Or making leveling up incrementally difficult, so that you dont hit the level cap by mid game.  But I guess, the devs took the easier way out and just level everyone up :-/

Edited December 12, 2017 by Ne0

[Heaven Angel]

That would require new gear and restructure loot and missions. Good to increase the level cap when they add new stuff. 

 

If they make levelling up hard, they will have to redesign the level requirement for missions/zones/mobs completely. Without that, it'll require a massive grind which isn't good for SP games. Just boring. 

 

These type of games don't really need such grind and Assassin's Creed isn't exactly known for the challenge. It's somewhere between that and the game does that job very well. Not too easy; not too hard. Just good enough for anyone to jump in and enjoy without having to grind anything. People who are looking for a challenge can always jack up the difficulty setting or not level up their gear, which is crucial than character level.

[Ne0]

13 minutes ago, Joe Cool said:

That would require new gear and restructure loot and missions. Good to increase the level cap when they add new stuff. 

 

If they make levelling up hard, they will have to redesign the level requirement for missions/zones/mobs completely.

 

I would definitely prefer this over dynamic enemy scaling.   

[Heaven Angel]

Extra work without incentive isn't something common, mainly at an early stage. And they cannot sell this either. So it's not worth their time/resources for making such changes. 

 

That's why most of them increase level cap/restructure enemies with DLCs.

[CarbonCore]

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Fixed missing voice-over during various cinematics

Fixed various repeating voice and sound effects

Fixed an issue that could cause multiple music tracks to overlap

 

 

Bravo 

 

1 hour ago, Ne0 said:

I hate this dynamic enemy scaling concept.  What's the point of upgrading if the enemy scales up along with you ? I would prefer games like Fallout or witcher , where the enemies have a fixed level, and the player needs to level up accordingly. Yes the previous enemies might get easier , but that's the whole point of leveling up or upgrading !

 

You also get gear scaled to your level. With trash mob you get trash gear. Afaik Witcher 3 also has option to upscale enemies, but doesn't give rewards accordingly.

[HEMAN]

HDR on PC Yeah!!