I'm amazed no one here has heard of this new Co-Op FPS/Survival/Base-Defense game by Epic.
https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/home
It just got out to Early Access for founder pack owners.
I've got some buddy codes if anyone wants to join me in the game :)
I've heard of it. Just haven't posted about it. :crazy2:
This actually looks pretty fun
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on July 21, 2017, 02:42:58 PM
I've heard of it. Just haven't posted about it. :crazy2:
Are you playing it?
(or is it a rare case of you not getting a game :P)
Quote from: Tpek on July 21, 2017, 02:53:44 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on July 21, 2017, 02:42:58 PM
I've heard of it. Just haven't posted about it. :crazy2:
Are you playing it?
(or is it a rare case of you not getting a game :P)
I actually didn't get this one. I'll grab one of those buddy codes if you're still offering... O:-)
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on July 21, 2017, 02:55:33 PM
Quote from: Tpek on July 21, 2017, 02:53:44 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on July 21, 2017, 02:42:58 PM
I've heard of it. Just haven't posted about it. :crazy2:
Are you playing it?
(or is it a rare case of you not getting a game :P)
I actually didn't get this one. I'll grab one of those buddy codes if you're still offering... O:-)
Sent!
Thank you!
So it's like 7 Days to Die, but takes twice as long?
>:D
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Quote from: JasonPratt on July 22, 2017, 02:04:51 PM
So it's like 7 Days to Die, but takes twice as long?
>:D
Maybe the pace (of combat and building) is faster.
Playing it on console, and it's really engaging so far... feels a bit like Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare mixed with a hint of Orcs Must Die and a smidgen of squad management. The tutorial missions are very comprehensive, and you are drip fed the mechanics so it's not too overwhelming. There are lots of collectibles, even your hero character is just another card, and you level it up, and you can have the same one with different skill sets.
You play through the following phases on a map
1) resource collection and exploration
2) survivor rescues and loot gathering from chests - this can be helped by finding the unbuilt radar station (randomly placed, I think) then building it to a plan (including custom segment arrangement and materials - wood, stone, metal). Once you have built and activated the radar station, you can pump it full of energy resource "BluGoo", and then it will reveal more and more of the map for you - including where the survivors and the loot chests are. It doesn't uncover the entire map though. I think its about 75%.
3) find the desired objective site, pump it full of BluGoo and then build a defensive fort around it.
4) Defend the fort and the objective from waves of "husks"/zombies, until your team can be evacuated.
Some missions have other searchables, and recording logs etc.. but the above is the basic structure of a mission in the game.
All the time you're harvesting wood, stone or metal, and collecting nuts/bolts and other parts to help craft
a) weapons
b) traps
c) walls/ceilings/floors/stairs (all three materials have differing defensive strengths)
Certain classes have specials they can kick off, such as laying down a kinetic device that electrifies the surrounding walls/floors. Or one class can collect an ammo fragment from special dispensers found on the map, and power a giant Teddy Bear shaped robot turret that will do untold damage to the enemy for a short period of time.
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Some classes boost melee, others ranged and grenade attacks, others boost BASE defence or resource gathering and exploration. So there is a level of variety on offer to power a complimentary co-op team of 4 players there.
Also, you have a homebase you need to build up, and periodically defend against the horde.
The management stuff happens when you start to collect surviors, who can man your EMT, Fire, Scouting or Defensive teams. They have personalities and traits that you need match, and level for extra bonuses on your hero. You can also use some of your survivor cards in your hero's direct team to boost things further. And you can dispense some of them on defender tiles placed as manned stations in a base. Keep these bastards in ammo seems to be a big issue though. They'll take one of your guns full with ammo and blaze it empty in a minute or two..
Everything levels up. Skill sets open up further mechanics and more special bonuses.. You gain loot llama pinyatas to smack to get more cards and various flavours of levelling XP (hero, survivor, weapon, traps etc).
It's very entertaining and feels quite organic, you can rush to get additional bonuses but if you enjoy building a precise defensive base you can take your time and do it well. Although you'll run out of resources if you go overboard. Ammo is also a concern. It can be replenished but uses your pot of resources that you do everything with. So guns blazing will soon see you swinging a golf club around and trying to coax the horde into your traps a bit more. Oh and traps have limited number of uses, level 1 wall spikes have about 35 shots in them. Floor spikes about 180 hits. etc.
Really enjoying it at the moment. Can see it will end up a grind higher up for better cards, and all the currencies and goodies will suit the game when it eventually goes free to play.
So this game goes F2P somewhere within 2018, but now you can play for anywhere between 40 and 150 euros.. :uglystupid2: WTF?
Is there a reason why this scheme has been chosen?
Sometimes when I see games like these I just think they're an ADHD dream
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 02:51:43 AM
So this game goes F2P somewhere within 2018, but now you can play for anywhere between 40 and 150 euros.. :uglystupid2: WTF?
Is there a reason why this scheme has been chosen?
Thanks for informing me. I'll wait.
QuoteSo this game goes F2P somewhere within 2018, but now you can play for anywhere between 40 and 150 euros.. :uglystupid2: WTF?
Seems that enough folks are willing to be used as a playtester and to pay for it. All this early access stuff seems to work well for the publishers... :-"
The game is very polished as is.. I don't think we're testing as such.. I'm happy to participate in such games, because they deliver a new gaming experience for the price of a new game. I don't see the problem with that. The move to F2P next year is about maximising your tail of income as the game loses visibility in the market isn't it? It has been designed from the ground up to be a loot-fest, and progression ladders and tweaking bits and bobs is the reward feedback loop that is popular nowadays.
My founders pack, allows me to play the game, level up stuff (everything), and join in now... will I still be playing it when F2P comes?, probably not.
This title has a sweet hybrid of exploration and resource gathering, coupled with meaningful crafting - in preparation of a base building and tactical combat session... plus its co-op with 3 others, so you get to shape your character and its abilities and how it fits in, in a team. It's enjoyable so far. By the time the market has had its fill of it, the F2P transition will give it some more legs for other people.
I get why people turn their nose up at the model, but some of the best online experiences I've had have been in F2P modelled games, like Planetside 2, Star Trek Online, Neverwinter Nights Online etc.. and if I'm enjoying what they bring to the table, I don't mind stumping up *some* money for it. Fortnite, just has me stumping up for a standard game, that will evolve into a F2P model laters..
You make a great case there, spelk and I actually have to agree. :notworthy:
After watching some gameplay videos I am convinced the game itself is definately something I will enjoy and I have pulled the trigger on it.
Still, the fact that some pay 150 now over F2P in 2018 is a little odd at first sight, don't you agree? :)
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 06:58:51 AM
You make a great case there, spelk and I actually have to agree. :notworthy:
After watching some gameplay videos I am convinced the game itself is definately something I will enjoy and I have pulled the trigger on it.
I've only played it a couple of days, but I'm itching to get back in to it. So it has a certain draw..
Not trying to sell it to anyone, just thought I'd share my experiences of the game... pssst it's damn good... for now. :)
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 06:58:51 AM
Still, the fact that some pay 150 now over F2P in 2018 is a little odd at first sight, don't you agree? :)
Yeah that did strike me as odd, because normally with these sort of things you have an early "buy in" to a free to play game. But this seems to be a paid for game, that has a shelf life (and I don't know how long that is, because I don't think they've said a particular date in 2018, just some time in 2018 - I guess it depends on how well it does as a paid title and what the drop off is).. and will go F2P laters.
Some games I've payed to buy in early, have been F2P from their official "release date", like
The Tomorrow Children (another PS4 title). I paid £16 to play it a few weeks earlier than the official launch date. It was complete on the early buy in.. but the F2P more or less tanked, and a year after release the servers have been shutdown. Oh, like Marvel Heroes on the consoles, it was a £15-40 odd buy in, for essentially a F2P title when it actually releases...
A lot of the big F2P'ers were originally paid games though, Planetside2, Star Trek Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online, Lords of the Rings Online, The Secret World... (a lot of them had subscription models) and they eventually embraced the F2P microtransactions model to give their products some longevity and extended income potential.
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 02:51:43 AM
So this game goes F2P somewhere within 2018, but now you can play for anywhere between 40 and 150 euros.. :uglystupid2: WTF?
Is there a reason why this scheme has been chosen?
That's quite incorrect.
You can play the game for free starting today.
Purchasing a Founders Pack (only the most expensive one costs 150$, there are cheaper ones) simply gives a 4 day headstart (or 5 if you were Alpha-Tester).
This tiered launch access is a common scheme meant to help with the terrible loads you on MP game launches.
And the despite the game being billed as "In Beta" it's really a truly functional game.
No it does not give you 'just' a headstart.
All packs include various amounts of goodies like the general XP boosts, but also hero's, weapons and the higher ones even a Legendary hero.
I have no idea what this is 'worth' in game, but to say you just get a few days headstart by paying is quite incorrect.
Where does it tell you, you can start for free? If you sign up for an Epic account the button says pre-order for me, without any aparent way to download the game otherwise?
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 10:42:48 AM
No it does not give you 'just' a headstart.
All packs include various amounts of goodies like the general XP boosts, but also hero's, weapons and the higher ones even a Legendary hero.
I have no idea what this is 'worth' in game, but to say you just get a few days headstart by paying is quite incorrect.
Where does it tell you, you can start for free? If you sign up for an Epic account the button says pre-order for me, without any aparent way to download the game otherwise?
Why are you so insistent on hating the game that you seek to misquote me.
I didn't say it just gives you a headstart, I said that it gives you a 4 day headstart so you don't necessarily have to pay 150$ for the game.
And if you bothered to check the game's website, FAQ and everything you'd see that.
QuoteWhere does it tell you, you can start for free?
Good question...on the PS4 I don't see the free version as an option either...
Quote from: Tpek on July 24, 2017, 10:56:02 AM
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 10:42:48 AM
No it does not give you 'just' a headstart.
All packs include various amounts of goodies like the general XP boosts, but also hero's, weapons and the higher ones even a Legendary hero.
I have no idea what this is 'worth' in game, but to say you just get a few days headstart by paying is quite incorrect.
Where does it tell you, you can start for free? If you sign up for an Epic account the button says pre-order for me, without any aparent way to download the game otherwise?
Why are you so insistent on hating the game that you seek to misquote me.
I didn't say it just gives you a headstart, I said that it gives you a 4 day headstart so you don't necessarily have to pay 150$ for the game.
And if you bothered to check the game's website, FAQ and everything you'd see that.
You should take a moment to read back through this thread, sir. I am not the one being insistent here.
I didn't say you will *have* to pay $150 for the game. Before you call me out for misquoting you should get your facts straight yourself.
The game is *not* free to play at this point in time. The minimum entry costs you $40. Somewhere down the line it *wil* become free to play.
So, if *you* bothered to check the game's website, FAQ and everything you'd see that, instead of calling me out like this.
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Popcorn time
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 03:42:57 PM
Quote from: Tpek on July 24, 2017, 10:56:02 AM
Quote from: Yskonyn on July 24, 2017, 10:42:48 AM
No it does not give you 'just' a headstart.
All packs include various amounts of goodies like the general XP boosts, but also hero's, weapons and the higher ones even a Legendary hero.
I have no idea what this is 'worth' in game, but to say you just get a few days headstart by paying is quite incorrect.
Where does it tell you, you can start for free? If you sign up for an Epic account the button says pre-order for me, without any aparent way to download the game otherwise?
Why are you so insistent on hating the game that you seek to misquote me.
I didn't say it just gives you a headstart, I said that it gives you a 4 day headstart so you don't necessarily have to pay 150$ for the game.
And if you bothered to check the game's website, FAQ and everything you'd see that.
You should take a moment to read back through this thread, sir. I am not the one being insistent here.
I didn't say you will *have* to pay $150 for the game. Before you call me out for misquoting you should get your facts straight yourself.
The game is *not* free to play at this point in time. The minimum entry costs you $40. Somewhere down the line it *wil* become free to play.
So, if *you* bothered to check the game's website, FAQ and everything you'd see that, instead of calling me out like this.
Okay, then I apologize.
:notworthy:
Let's be friends in game. :clap:
So it seems one can download the game on the PS4 although the description in the store says you need a founders pack to play...very strange.
Yes you can indeed, its a weird artifact of how to PSN store works; all the founder packs are listed for money, but the game's progression is cross-platform between PC and PS4 as long as you have linked your PSN account in your Epicgames profile.
For people who bought on PC and want to also play on PS4 there has to be a way to download the game on PS4 without having to buy another founder pack.
Aparently even though you linked your PSN with Epic, the system cannot tell the PSN store you own the founder license already.
Many people had trouble finding the non-founder pack version on the PSN Store. It took me some searching as well.
But if you try to start the game without having bought a founders pack (either for PC or on PSN) the game won't let you login.
QuoteBut if you try to start the game without having bought a founders pack (either for PC or on PSN) the game won't let you login.
Ha, then fuck that game. Had it on download while I was away at work today and thought only the description might be awkward...will delete and forget it until it goes really F2P <:-)
Still got a couple of Buddy codes left.
Jump in guys! The game is grand!
Anyone still playing. My son is playing now.
Started playing a bit on PS4.
Yeah I just started playing on my PS4 today as well. Killed someone with a shotgun, then got shot in the back (the coward). I might try again later. :)
Just received an email about how my account was locked for 2 hours due to multiple failed login attempts...
Someone's trying to hack my account, probably to get to Fortnite.
Damn.
Quote from: Tpek on March 27, 2018, 07:25:05 PM
Just received an email about how my account was locked for 2 hours due to multiple failed login attempts...
Someone's trying to hack my account, probably to get to Fortnite.
Damn.
This is the world we live in. I played World of Warcraft for 10 years...was in the Beta even. But...my account got hacked, and they raided the guild vault. Guild kicked me, and the account got hacked. I quit in disgust.
Two years later, after several communications with blizzard, I got my account back. When I went in, my #1 toon, a Holy Cleric totally geared to be the main healer on large raids, was dead, in a cemetery. Apparently, the jackass that stole my account was using it on a raid, when Blizzard pulled the plug. So there my raid healer, Chalice, spent the next two years, dead. He has quite the story to tell.
It seems Fortnite has been suffering from a massive hacker attack over the last couple of months.