I know that I'm a little late to this comment (and that you've since said that you picked the game up), but trust me- in Subnautica, once you've left the starting shallows, feelings of being "safe" are few and far between. And you do have to head out into the more dangerous areas to progress.1L19 said:
Oh man, so many Archons! Where did they all come from? I haven't seen nearly that many since the first time I made it to the plane of air and had no idea what to do and spent like 20 minutes fighting an endless horde of monsters that covered half the screen.1L19 said:
DarthCoercis thank you for your suggestions. Quest for Glory looks interesting and the entire 1-5 bundles on Steam is only 10 bucks. Probaby going to pick that up. Betrayal at Krondor? Damn dude that's going way back. I played it but it's been so long I don't remember a thing. Might have a look. I usually don't do horror but Vampire the Maquerade looks pretty good. Very possible I'll try that one. Ultima Underworld is another one I played and don't remember a thing about. Reading about it now. Sacred Gold also looks pretty good and I have that on my list of potentials.DarthCoercis said:
You aren't late at all. In fact my latest game status is directly related to your comment. Before I started answering posts tonight I asked for a Steam refund for Fable. I was really enjoying it and even had a wife I pulled out of an Inn. However the game crashes when trying to buy skills and none of my efforts (I'm extremely technical) could solve the issue including a full reinstall. So, my refund is pending and there is a 10% discount until Jan 30th for Subnautica which I purchased a few minutes ago and is now downloading. Your suggestion was spot on. I need to take you to Vegas with me. Thank you very much sir for your perfect suggestion.The Rogue Wolf said:
Yea that happened to me as well so I've been messing around on my local server. I didn't really realize the mob spawns were related to your level. I used to reverse genocide wraiths and go right up to 30 for the HP and mana but then I get all those Archon spawns. Now I frolick with Foocubi to boost my mana and HPs without getting too many levels. They'll give you levels as well but the ratio is a lot better. As a wizard I get my last and very important intrinsic (Teleport Control) at 17 so I try to stop at about 18 or 19 because sooner or later you'll lose a level if you are self polymorphing like I always do so you need a bit of a buffer.Drathnoxis said:
One more comment on the Archons. No way I get through that without charm monster. I'd say impossible based on the situation I was in. He'd summon nasties and I'd charm them to make a buffer between me and the Archons. They were actually doing me a favor with the summons.Drathnoxis said:
You make an excellent point and I had the same feeling when I started as I was groping in the dark by myself with no idea of what to do. I would say however, that Nethack is the only game in which I'd say spoilers are mandatory unless you want to spend 2 to 5 years figuring everything out yourself. There is a fantastic wiki out there and there is an active IRC channel where you can get instant help. Additionally, on NAO (my server) you can watch someone else play and actually send them in game hints (although just talking on IRC is easier).leet_x1337 said:
No problem. The Long Dark is one of those games that needs more exposure. I dithered for a while before snapping it up. I'm not very good at it but it had a unique feel to it that is both beautiful and utterly desolate.1L19 said:
Anyone suggested Warframe [http://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/Warframe/] yet? I suggest Warframe [http://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/Warframe/].1L19 said:
