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Post by Cory Trese on May 23, 2015 21:37:25 GMT -5
Easy
Defeated Templars are restored after each level.
New Templars are 0 levels behind average.
Bonuses are very easy to achieve, Xenos +0 Levels.
Normal
Defeated Templars are restored after each level.
New Templars are 1 level behind average.
Bonuses are easier to achieve, Xenos +1 Levels.
Demanding
Death is permanent on Victory, but resets on Defeat
New Templars are 1 level behind average.
Bonuses are balanced, Xenos +2 and +10% Levels
Hard
Death is permanent on Victory, but resets on Defeat.
New Templars are 2 levels behind average.
Bonuses are hard, Xenos +2 and +20% Levels
Brutal
Death is permanent on Victory, but resets on Defeat.
New Templars are 2 levels behind average.
Bonuses are very hard, Xenos +2 and +25% Levels
Nightmare
Death is permanent on Victory, Defeat or Abort. New Templars are 3 levels behind average.
Bonuses impossible, Xenos +3 and +25% Levels
Hell
Death is permanent. No retreat. New Templars are 4 levels behind average. Abandon all hope, Xenos +3 and +29% Levels
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Post by slayernz on May 24, 2015 1:44:57 GMT -5
hmmm ... this would actually mean that Easy is the new Normal - as there is no kiddy-friendliness. Easy = "you get Xenos that are at best, at your level". In other games, Easy = Enemies are lower level and easier to defeat. Alternate view - "Xenos" are actually pretty wimpy, and so you'd need them to be at least 1 level better than you in order to make them do more than stand still and say "Shoot Me". I'm not complaining about the difficulty levels - they aren't meant to be for the faint-hearted or the hardly fainted or the quaint farters. Templar Battle Forces really are the ultimate bad-asses after all  |
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Post by Cory Trese on May 24, 2015 1:56:42 GMT -5
Maybe we'll call the first one Normal and get rid of Easy =)
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Post by En1gma on May 24, 2015 5:06:29 GMT -5
Cory Trese- have you had enough requests in your previous games (I know I saw a few for Heroes) for a -very- easy mode? Something to consider, as your games tend to be fairly challenging...
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Post by saltin on May 24, 2015 10:26:33 GMT -5
Harder difficulties levels require an in depth knowledge of the game mechanics,maps ect..so we might not really have time during the alpha.
I am curious to see what testers will choose,I will stick to normal myself.
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Post by En1gma on May 24, 2015 10:41:57 GMT -5
Assuming there are multiple save slots, I'll make one or two of each difficulty, just to test them against themselves. I'm not looking forward to Hell mode, though...
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Post by Cory Trese on May 24, 2015 11:29:58 GMT -5
Assuming there are multiple save slots, I'll make one or two of each difficulty, just to test them against themselves. I'm not looking forward to Hell mode, though... Hell (or Ironman Nightmare, still trying to decide) is my favorite difficulty. I'm really quite fond of it -- lots of feedback yet to collect, of course. There is something simple about the "you cannot die or start over" rule =) |
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Post by Cory Trese on May 24, 2015 11:31:05 GMT -5
Cory Trese- have you had enough requests in your previous games (I know I saw a few for Heroes) for a -very- easy mode? Something to consider, as your games tend to be fairly challenging... We occasionally get those requests, yeah. Very often, however, the request is actually for something other than difficulty. The most common case is related to game pace. It's a fun challenge. We're working very hard to provide a very wide variety of difficulties. |
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Post by En1gma on May 24, 2015 11:32:40 GMT -5
Cory Trese- It sounds brutal. I'll give it a shot for sure, but I don't have the highest hopes. I have issues making it past the escape from Red Hill on Nightmare, so I'm positive I'll get slaughtered, but I'll give it an honest effort nonetheless.
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Post by ntsheep on May 24, 2015 11:43:46 GMT -5
Maybe instead of an "Easy" setting, it could be replaced with "Tutorial" if there's going to be a Tutorial in the game since most tutorials tend to have low difficulty settings to help ease players in.
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Post by Cory Trese on May 24, 2015 11:50:18 GMT -5
Maybe instead of an "Easy" setting, it could be replaced with "Tutorial" if there's going to be a Tutorial in the game since most tutorials tend to have low difficulty settings to help ease players in. That's interesting idea. There is a tutorial, that's actually the first set of levels we're putting out to the alpha team. This is by far our most polished and planned alpha test to date -- I think we'll be in a great position to dig right into balancing, polishing and incorporating feedback! |
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Post by fallen on May 24, 2015 14:20:43 GMT -5
Cory Trese- have you had enough requests in your previous games (I know I saw a few for Heroes) for a -very- easy mode? Something to consider, as your games tend to be fairly challenging... We occasionally get those requests, yeah. Very often, however, the request is actually for something other than difficulty. The most common case is related to game pace. It's a fun challenge. We're working very hard to provide a very wide variety of difficulties. Or the gamer is missing a key feature of the system and showing them a basic let's play fixes it. Common examples for Heroes are not using buffs or curses, or refusing to use anything by 0 SP attacks and getting frustrated that you get whooped! Addressing this by changing the difficulty setting is not a good way forward. |
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Post by johndramey on May 25, 2015 4:08:41 GMT -5
I'm starting om Hard and plan on shooting through a couple maps to get the feel for the game. After that I may jump up difficulty and see if I can handle ironman!
So far I'll say that Hard seems just about right. The enemies are tough and you have to be smart with your moves BUT it seems fair. So far, anyways, haha.
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Post by contributor on May 25, 2015 9:22:32 GMT -5
I had the same idea as johndramey, but am finding Hard to be hard. I can't seem to get through the second level. I may be pushing too hard though. The xenos seemingly spawning anywhere and attacking the same turn is really hard to deal with. There's no way to make a defensive perimeter. |
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Post by Cory Trese on May 25, 2015 9:37:28 GMT -5
I had the same idea as johndramey, but am finding Hard to be hard. I can't seem to get through the second level. I may be pushing too hard though. The xenos seemingly spawning anywhere and attacking the same turn is really hard to deal with. There's no way to make a defensive perimeter. How much are you using Overwatch? That is the critical ability. |
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