[XB1] TitanFall

[Twigg4075]

I don't understand why this game falling off would even be a surprise, or why it would require snark. Of course the excitement was huge for it: it looked awesome and it was one of the few things that looked awesome on the new consoles. I also don't understand how "lol all those E3 awards amirite!?" is some sort of a dig. Every year games win a shit ton of E3 awards and end up not living up to the hype.

I'd say that for something brand new on a new console, this game has had a great amount of staying power. Has it lived up to the insane hype? No. But nothing ever does now.

It's because this game was hyped beyond anything ever. Every major outlet awarded it best of show and everyone was proclaiming how innovative it was and how it could be the only CoD beater. Also how people would be playing it for ages because it was so amazing.
But now everyone is back pedaling and saying that when it's boiled down it's basically CoD with mechs (like I said all along) with better balancing to make it easier and more fun for the more casual player.

 

[SethMode]

It's because this game was hyped beyond anything ever. Every major outlet awarded it best of show and everyone was proclaiming how innovative it was and how it could be the only CoD beater. Also how people would be playing it for ages because it was so amazing.
But now everyone is back pedaling and saying that when it's boiled down it's basically CoD with mechs (like I said all along) with better balancing to make it easier and more fun for the more casual player.

Okay so, you were right? Congrats. I still don't understand. This was the first big multiplayer release for either new console and it looked really cool. So people were hyped and it won a ton of awards and people couldn't wait for it to come out. And it didn't live up to the expectations.

There have been more hyped games too, I'd argue. This is just the one that has been hyped the most, recently.

Literally nothing has lived up to expectations this generation so far. Part of that is undue excitement for the new consoles, the other part is the internet is somehow an even bigger deal for this new console generation. You seem hell bent to say "I told you so" just because Titanfall ended up being a good game and not a perfect game. Or an often played game and not a constantly played game.

 

[Buzzman]

I for one would buy and play it if I owned an XONE

 

[PepperNY]

I still play and enjoy it. My favorite mode is marked for death

 

[PepperNY]

What mode are you playing? All the posts/threadsand articles I've read said it's still fairly easy to find games in one of them. Is Attrition a mode?

I think what your referring to is the PC version which I saw first hand when I had a 2 day game pass for it on origin.

As for the XB1 I never have a problem finding a game and I generally play the new game mode Marked for Death or hardpoint. They just added a black market where you can buy and sell burn cards which is an interesting feature

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Okay so, you were right? Congrats. I still don't understand. This was the first big multiplayer release for either new console and it looked really cool. So people were hyped and it won a ton of awards and people couldn't wait for it to come out. And it didn't live up to the expectations.

There have been more hyped games too, I'd argue. This is just the one that has been hyped the most, recently.

Literally nothing has lived up to expectations this generation so far. Part of that is undue excitement for the new consoles, the other part is the internet is somehow an even bigger deal for this new console generation. You seem hell bent to say "I told you so" just because Titanfall ended up being a good game and not a perfect game. Or an often played game and not a constantly played game.

Also, I think the lack of titles so far has contributed to it. We've had a whole lot of nothing as far as I am concerned right now. That's going to change, with Destiny coming out, as well as the typical COD and AC releases. There's plenty more due out over the fall as well, so I'm not concerned about that moving forward. I think people desperately wanted Titanfall to be this great game so they could have something to play.

 

[Steel Mamba]

I don't understand why they decided to put bots, and so many of them into MP games. I only played a few matches of Titanfall, but in those matches I felt like I was playing against bots more so than actual players. I think that's the biggest thing that ruined the game, the other is that the game isn't built for competitive play. So you're not going to draw in hardcore shooter fans. Then the game doesn't offer enough for casuals to get them to switch from BF and CoD. So the game design and some poor decisions put them in a weird place. Not really surprising knowing who developed the game.

 

[MrBill]

Titanfall title update #6 starts rolling out later this morning for Xbox One and PC gamers.

A list of the updates-

GAME UPDATE SIX

NEW FEATURES (All Platforms)

Pilot Skirmish is the New Featured Game Mode - Pilot Skirmish is an 8v8 mode with no AI and no Titans. Due to the difference in player sizes with the rest of the game modes, Pilot Skirmish will not be among the game modes played when choosing Variety Pack playlist.

Marked For Death is Now its own Permanent Game Mode! - When we first introduced Marked For Death, we were planning to rotate it out for another mode after a couple of weeks, but the enduring popularity of the mode convinced us to bring it on full-time. There will now be a Marked For Death playlist to choose from, along with custom Marked For Death loadouts to unlock.

Added Modes for Colorblind Titan Pilots - Three colorblind options (protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia) have been added. They affect IFF glows, crosshair colors, and names above heads.

Pssst...wanna buy a burn card? - Black Market Daily Deals now include the ability to buy individual Burn Cards from a limited, ever shifting stock. These items are in short supply, so prices may vary.

Gambling is for Winners - Roll the Dice is a new ultra-rare Burn Card that gives you the ability to tap into your entire deck from inside a match. It’s the Fabergé Egg of burn cards if you will.

Burn Card Auto Fill - Toggle the new Burn Card Auto Fill option in the Burn Card Menu and it will automatically fill empty Burn Card slots for you. Never fight empty-handed again.

Late to the Game - Joining late is no longer penalized. If you join a match that is more than half way over and your team is not winning, a loss will not be counted on your record. If the match is a win for your team, we’ll count it as one. We’ve also added a warning message noting you will receive a loss on your record by leaving a match in progress.

IMPROVEMENTS AND OPTIMIZATIONS

FX Optimizations - Optimizing effects processing and moving more effects rendering work onto additional CPU cores is a good thing. So we did that.

Matchmaking - Faster searching, improved team balancing, increasing the likelihood of being in full games, and drastically lowering the chance of having lopsided (e.g. 6v3) matches.

The score is now shown in the center of the screen at the end of each Last Titan Standing round.
New HUD Icons for team Titan counts and players using Burn Cards have been added. Last Titan Standing now shows the number of Pilots left alive on each team.
New voiceover for Round Won and Round Lost events as well as noting whether the gap between the teams’ scores is increasing or decreasing.

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

Titans no longer show up on the minimap when they dash.
Atlas and Stryder melee damage values have been switched to mirror their original design intent. The Titan melee damage order is now: Stryder, Atlas, Ogre from least to most. This is also consistent with the hierarchy of damage for the Big Punch mod.
To stem the influx of Burn Cards at higher levels, the Bonus XP-to-Credits conversion rate for max level players has been adjusted.
As part of the pan-galactic stimulus package, credits for selling rare Burn Cards have been increased from 200 to 400.

BUG FIXES (All Platforms)

For the Black Market we slightly reduced the chance to get rare cards in the Standard Pack, and increased the number of rare cards in the Premium Pack from 4 to 5.
The Auto-Titan vortex effect should no longer orient incorrectly.
Fixed the shotgun, vortex fireback, and arc cannon bypassing Titan shields when used against a Pilot doing a friendly rodeo.
The map Export no longer contains areas where you can shoot through covered windows.
Grenades should now be better at predicting their movement at high frame rates.
Fixed a rare crash bug on Demeter in Campaign mode.

BUG FIXES (Xbox One)

Fixed issue where a user couldn't sign in to Titanfall if there is a second account on the system which has access to Titanfall DLC content which the first user doesn't.
Fixed incorrect leave game dialog behavior when in a party.
Connecting a SmartGlass device to the X1 while Titanfall is running should no longer cause a crash.
You should no longer be able to get behind walls when rodeoing a Titan that is ejecting on Relic.Titan OS no longer says that you are being attacked by an Enemy Pilot when you are inside an enemy Dome Shield.

BUG FIXES (PC)

Fixed incorrect leave game dialog behavior when in a party.

Coming Soon in a Future Update

New game modes including Wingman Last Titan Standing.

 

[Twigg4075]

For those that still play this game, or people like me that haven't played it (except for the tutorial) but love deals, the Season Pass is now on sale for $8.25.

 

[Colonel Angus]

For those that still play this game, or people like me that haven't played it (except for the tutorial) but love deals, the Season Pass is now on sale for $8 and some change.

I may have to pick this up until halo comes out and takes up all my free time.


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[Twigg4075]

I may have to pick this up until halo comes out and takes up all my free time.


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I also forgot to mention that the digital version is on sale for $25.

 

[MrBill]

8th title update coming on 12/1-

 

[PepperNY]

anyone play this? I see its $9.99 and 12.99 for the deluxe version digitally on th e xbox one store

 

[Twigg4075]

anyone play this? I see its $9.99 and 12.99 for the deluxe version digitally on th e xbox one store

I will finally start playing this. I bought the Deluxe version for the wife because I already have the disc and Season Pass.

 

[Twigg4075]

The wife and I started this last night and played for several hours.It's a lot of fun.

 

[MrBill]

The wife and I started this last night and played for several hours.It's a lot of fun.

I felt the disturbance in the force.

 

[Twigg4075]

I will say that in the last game we played we had a ton of lag.

This morning we tried to play and my mic wasn't working. Then, after one game, one of my best efforts, I get disconnected from the server. The whole game was fine but it disconnects right before the stat screen. Whack.

Cloud?

 

[Twigg4075]

We played a bunch more yesterday. Too bad no one here plays it anymore or got it on sale. It's a lot of fun. The grunts are complete cannon fodder and dumb as fuck but it makes it that much more satisfying when you find an kill an actual player. Controlling the mechs is much easier than expected although not being able to jump takes getting used to.
As much fun as we're having I'm glad I didn't pay $60.

 

[PepperNY]

We played a bunch more yesterday. Too bad no one here plays it anymore or got it on sale. It's a lot of fun. The grunts are complete cannon fodder and dumb as fuck but it makes it that much more satisfying when you find an kill an actual player. Controlling the mechs is much easier than expected although not being able to jump takes getting used to.
As much fun as we're having I'm glad I didn't pay $60.

I played last night for first time in awhile. I had sold my copy months ago but took advantage of the deluxe version with season pass for $13

I have fun with this game in spurts

 

[Twigg4075]

The wife and I are at level 32. We haven't touched AC Unity since we started playing.