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[Tesunie]

But I'm not seeing the thread pop up on the forums anymore... (AKA: I don't know where it is, the search feature isn't the greatest, and I was hoping it would show up as "recently posted in" on the front page of the forums.)

Was hoping to join for a few hours... but now it's almost time to call it a night. I wish to get some drawing done.

[Alaskan Nobody]

Will go dig it up for you for the next time then - there are a couple other "Stock" runs on other days too

Edit:
First one on the not-pinned list

Edited by Shar Wolf, 26 May 2014 - 07:52 PM.

[Tesunie]

I am now stalking... I mean subscribed to that thread. Next Monday. when I get out of work... I'll have to ask if I can join.

[Alaskan Nobody]

Anyone is welcome - they even took me in (though I have yet to be able to make one)

Back on topic though....


I have never actually finished Primarch or Captain difficulties for DoW2 - and I am starting to think I never will.

RNG hates me for that.

Those two scale the damage values for the enemy so high - armor is literally useless - and since there is RNG in their shots - even cover is no guarantee of anything.

Defensive mission and I watched my whole team blown away in ~3 salvos from a group of Tyranid Warriors.
In a BUNKER even.

(as in - I was in the bunker)

Which is frustrating, because the other difficulties are too easy.
(and for Retribution - even the higher difficulties are flat easy - but that one lets you bum-rush enemies with infinite troops )


Edit: Two/To/Too
One day I shall get them straight.

Edited by Shar Wolf, 26 May 2014 - 08:09 PM.

[IraqiWalker]

Shar Wolf, on 26 May 2014 - 08:08 PM, said:

Anyone is welcome - they even took me in (though I have yet to be able to make one)

Back on topic though....


I have never actually finished Primarch or Captain difficulties for DoW2 - and I am starting to think I never will.

RNG hates me for that.

Those two scale the damage values for the enemy so high - armor is literally useless - and since there is RNG in their shots - even cover is no guarantee of anything.

Defensive mission and I watched my whole team blown away in ~3 salvos from a group of Tyranid Warriors.
In a BUNKER even.

(as in - I was in the bunker)

Which is frustrating, because the other difficulties are too easy.
(and for Retribution - even the higher difficulties are flat easy - but that one lets you bum-rush enemies with infinite troops )


Edit: Two/To/Too
One day I shall get them straight.

Yeah Primarch difficulty is when the game takes off the gloves and pulls up a paddle wrapped with barbed wire. My friend and I were doing a primarch run for DOW2 as co-op. Not easy. The HP on the bosses gets to ridiculous numbers. Ulkair has a 7-8 digit HP bar. Kyras has even more. It's insane. You HAVE to use everything, and pull all the stops.

[Alaskan Nobody]

IraqiWalker, on 26 May 2014 - 08:23 PM, said:

It's insane. You HAVE to use everything, and pull all the stops.

I know it is insane - that is half the fun! (I play touhou too, for similar reasons)

And I do pull out the stops - but you cannot just chuck everything from the get-go
Especially on defensive missions - which is where it gets REALLY nerve wracking

Which is where I keep getting stuck - those T-Warriors were outside my range (still fairly early) and I had a small horde of gaunts to blast through to get to them - they took out my Jump squad in the first salvo - Mid Air!
(who I had jumped over to try and slow them down)

Next salvo took out Cyrus and the FC - third took out Avitus.

Boom.

Mission failed.

First time that run too.

Usually they miss a few times (that was the third set of Warriors to show up) but NOOOOOOooooo

Every replay - same result. (edit: if at different times /edit)

Finally threw that save out the window (hadn't really gotten any decent drops in it anyways - part of the problem there)

Edited by Shar Wolf, 26 May 2014 - 08:29 PM.

[Blood Rose]

Its pricey and the new IG got certain units nerfed because they may have out performed Special Marines equivalents.
Oh, and the new command set. I do NOT like that new commander.

[Vassago Rain]

Haven't played since 6th 40k edition hit.
Played since 1997.
Not bought anything since 2008.

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