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is it like destiny mmo type or like left 4 blood type what is it I don't get it even watching some gameplay

Up to 4 players land on a randomly generated planet's map and do primary and secondary objectives while enemy patrols go from random point A to random point B. Divers can either engage or try to be stealthy and avoid them. If they find the divers and aren't killed in time, they'll sound an alarm making more enemies appear. Divers also have minor points of interest with upgrade samples or in game currency to unlock more stuff.

JMPzero posted...

Up to 4 players land on a randomly generated planet's map and do primary and secondary objectives while enemy patrols go from random point A to random point B. Divers can either engage or try to be stealthy and avoid them. If they find the divers and aren't killed in time, they'll sound an alarm making more enemies appear. Divers also have minor points of interest with upgrade samples or in game currency to unlock more stuff.

so its only 4 per map correct? not more

sounds fun

Nothing at all like Destiny, but it often reminds me of Destiny for some reason.

Zwijn posted...

Nothing at all like Destiny, but it often reminds me of Destiny for some reason.

It's the fashion.

ThePieReborn posted...

It's the fashion.

Music is sometimes very Cabal-themed too but then again thats just standard military music.

Can you play it single player?

How does it compare to Mass Effect 3 MP? Probably one of the only MP modes I've ever enjoyed.

SHRlKE posted...

Can you play it single player?

How does it compare to Mass Effect 3 MP? Probably one of the only MP modes I've ever enjoyed.

You can play it solo but you don't get AI teammates

SHRlKE posted...

Can you play it single player?

How does it compare to Mass Effect 3 MP? Probably one of the only MP modes I've ever enjoyed.

It's somewhat similar to mass effect 3 multiplayer but it's not a closed off map but you do approach the game in a somewhat similar manner of it being position based and knowing when to get out of situations and kite enemies.

I have over 500hrs in mass effect 3 multiplayer and I would think you would like helldiver's even if you do play solo.

It's like spreading Managed Democracy.

How does it compare to the earth defense force games?

Ratchetrockon posted...

How does it compare to the earth defense force games?

Not nearly as arcadey in feeling as edf but there can be large swarms of enemies that you fight but it's more objective based then edf.

It's pretty fun.

You start by selecting your loadout. You choose a primary weapon (think assault rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles), a secondary (like pistols), and a grenade. Then you choose your Stratagems - these are special drops you can call in - they consist of things like automatic turrets, artillery support, bomber/fighter support, armored mech suits, and special weapons like grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. Typically you're trying to balance what you have with what your teammates have so you don't all end up with nukes and heavy machine guns, though it's usually not the end of the world at least on lower difficulties if you do.

Then you drop into the mission. There are two main fronts spread across several planets. Some are against robots (with ranged weapons and heavy armor and shit), and some are against bugs (think the bugs from Starship Troopers or perhaps Zerg from SC2).

You have a primary objective and a timelimit. Your primary objective could be something like activating and launching an ICBM, evacuating civilians from an outpost, extracting fuel from pipelines, etc. There are also many secondary objectives, such as destroying enemy nests, extracting research data, destroying certain facilities, loading and activating artillery, etc. And then there are many points of interest where you can find resources. Once you've done the primary objective you have to reach an extraction point and call in extraction, wait for the ship to arrive (I think it's two minutes?) and then you have like 20 seconds to load up or you're left behind. In this respect it's like L4D.

As you play you find resources and get experience and another currency that let you upgrade your ship with new facilities - this helps you do stuff like call in certain stratagems more quickly, get more ammo with your stratagems, etc.

You also get war medals that you use to unlock new gear, everything from cosmetics to new weapons. These are unlocked through War Bonds (think Battle Passes), but you can grind out war medals through personal and community objectives as well as find them in missions.

It's generally a really great time.

Oh and you get a certain number of "reinforcements" per mission, so it's not like you'll play for 30 minutes then die then just be screwed out of rewards. Your teammates can call in a spawn beacon and you will respawn.

Also wanted to add the ambience is pretty cool. Between missions you're on your ship which is kind of like in Warframe but a little less snazzy (at least for now). You can manage your weapon load out here, go to the strategy map and fly to a planet to choose your missions, etc. It tells you what the status is of the planet (percent liberated or defended) and every mission helps liberate or defend the planet. Once you choose a mission you go to the hellpod and it drops you down into the Battlefield. And you can just look out the window and watch other pods and cannons firing off.

Like it is pretty simple in between missions but it makes you feel like you're part of the world.