Worth it for singleplayer?

Battleborn Battleborn General Discussion
#22

Frakinā€™ love the robots. The IAs and robots are so, so good ! And the bad guys too, obviously.

Nah really the writing is super great, but once you did all the missions like 20 times each, you mostly have heard them all :stuck_out_tongue:
And if someoneā€™s looking for gameplay above all, wellā€¦ At least we can switcch characters to get different experience, but as you pointed out ( and I totally agree ) some arenā€™t viable. Or, well, everyone can finish a mission, but it may be considerably harder and more frustrating !

Maybe, honestly. Itā€™s not really that I do not enjoy PvE myself, itā€™s more being pressed into it AND the ultra poor drop rates of items for PvP. Would I have got more luck at getting legendaries and be able to vary a bit in the missions, I may have be okay with it. I understand people dislike the PvP only challenges, and they are indeed often quite bad, but I feel that mostly, lore challenges are quite bland. My favorite is still Addonexus from Phoebe because itā€™s the only one that ask for a bit of thinking beforehand. Iā€™d LOVE some challenges the kind of Borderlands would do ( like, kill the guy before he is killed by the door in PreSequel ). Which kinda means, indeed, separate challenges for PvE and PvP. Would sound quite logical. Iā€™d prefer that to separated balancing :wink:

#23

It is your right, of course. I do not wish to sound condescendant or insulting, itā€™s hard to convey that Iā€™m just merely surprised and a bit admirative that people like it sooo much theyā€™d spend hours on it. On Borderlands, it made sense, but here I donā€™t knowā€¦

#24

Nyahhhhh I think ā€œwhat makes senseā€ in a virtual game is open to the recipient/player. Like in WoW where one player hoards gold, the other is hardcore in PvP, the other just collects mounts, ectā€¦
WoW is my favourite example that the gamer makes out of it what he likes most.

Though I agree, the story missions in BB are sequences and are not as deep as in BL.

To @Bravepotato did you played MassEffect? To be specific MassEffect-3 multiplayer? If you enjoyed this style of gameplay youĀ“ll love the story missions in BB as well.
(Just watch some videos about ME-multiplayer, and imagine instead of a small map youĀ“ve a mission along path in a big environment with more complex challenges and bossfights.)

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#25

Sure, BL2 wasnā€™t Citizen Kane or anything, but at least its story was a linear 15 or so chapters. In Battleborn, unless you are playing private matches, you canā€™t even play the missions in order. Youā€™re at the mercy of the groupsā€™ vote. Thatā€™s to say if there even is a correct order. And if there isnā€™t, then it sure isnā€™t a story.

Iā€™m with you on the dialogue, though. Excellent.

#26

No, I never played Mass Effect. Sorry.

#27

Nothing to apologize^^ Though I highly recommend the ME-trilogy. As big fan of Sci-Fi this game is one of my very favourites.

Maybe you could give us a short list of titles you enjoyed playing, so the people here can compare and better say if BB would be game you like :slight_smile:

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#28

I tried, butā€¦ not my cup of tea. But i played a few Sci-Fi games (Deus Ex 1 and HR, Satellite Reign, System Shock 2, Half Life, all Fallout games, Dead Space, Kotorā€¦) yeah, I know, few titles, Iā€™m more a Jrpg player.

#30

I play on PC, and I love Battleborn. I constantly run random PVP and PVE and I have never come across anybody who is extremely negative or pessimistic about the game or its future. The only place I do in fact come across that behavior and/or general attitude is here on the forumsā€¦ Way to make assumptions, and give horrible feedback to OP who seems to genuinely be asking for decent feedback.

To the OP, yes, personally I believe itā€™s very worth it even if you want to only play solo. Give multiplayer a chance and I think youā€™ll find it worth it, as well.

#31

No, Iā€™ts ok. If they are honest, I really appreciate any feedback, both positive and negative.
Just there is no reason to start a console vs pc war here.

#32

I get where youā€™re coming from. In addition to some of the gameplay benefits of solo players (you can take your time with gear / loot, screw up and no one sees you, cats can jump on the keyboard and you have time to sort it out) I understand when people feel anxious about having others join games. Especially when people in the community are often negative and needlessly aggressive.

Battelborn has an OK community for the most part though so I think you have a good chance of meeting nice people if you venture into coop!

In terms of single player campaign, I do find it more fun in coop because the writing and story are really fun and itā€™s great to share that with people. But Iā€™ve also had a lot of fun doing them solo. I would say, itā€™s not as fun to solo as Borderlands, but you could still get a lot of enjoyment out of a super game.

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#33

It might be good to wait and see if there will be any significant updates to the game soon, especially with the way things have been going.

#34

What are you talking about? PVE queue is still OK.

#35

Thatā€™s a good part of BB - you donā€™t really need to deal with people (on normal difficulty). The game is designed to be played (and replayed) in a group of random strangers, most of the time your team-mates donā€™t much differ from AI bots (if they were in story mode). You all have one objective, you all play to do it. Itā€™s very simple.

#36

Yes, this kind of thing is what frightens me. I often play video games in an inappropriate way. Doing gearless runs (Diablo II, Neverwinter Nights Monks, Dark / Demon Souls e.g.,) play very veeeery slowly (abusing the tactical pause in Dragon Age, full red mages/monks comps on Final Fantasy Dawn of Souls e.g.). Dying doesnā€™t bother me in any way, even play in hardcore mode in long games (Sacred 2, Hellgate: London e.g.) But I can understand that the way I play is a bother to others.

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#37

Honestly if you donā€™t want to play with anyone, donā€™t get the game. Itā€™s a multiplayer game and thatā€™s what makes it even better.

#38

Iā€™m having a blast playing solo, but itā€™s definitely not for everyone. To me, this is an arcade version of Borderlands, where you replay missions on different difficulty with soooo many different characters. But I played the ctt and the beta and I knew what I was getting. Keep reading, keep watching videos, and buy it. You will find to something to enjoy wheter you play solo or coop! So many things to unlock, so many challenges.

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#39

Hi, just to give you my opinion.
i play alone or just with a friend on one PS4 and i like it. I can say that the story is short, but if you are someone that like to unlock stuff or level up character you can have e fun with the game.

#40

Definitely. And there are so many challenges, boxes to open, and even challenges for opening boxes!

Though the story is different and shorter than Borderlands, I love how many characters you can playā€¦ So bl2 has 6 characters but you have to put a lot of effort and a huge amount of time in to really see what you can do with every skill point / map. Battleborn has so many more characters, and you complete your helix / skills in every game, so thereā€™s a lot more flexibility without grinding.

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#41

Iā€™m alot like you in the fact I usually play single player games(though I do play the occasional twitch shooter). Games like skyrim the ME trilogy, dragon age things like that. And I was hesitant on buying this game as well and people comparing this game to BL please stop. The only real similarities are the crazy humor and even crazier art style, so please stop. You wouldnā€™t compare OW with WOW just because their made by the same company doesnā€™t mean anything. Sorry got a little off topic.

Anyway I bought this game bc I wanted to try something a little different than what I normally play and started off playing the story solo but after a couple of missions I realized there were characters that were just not really viable solo. Which is fine their trying to create a multiplayer game so thatā€™s ok. So I started playing with random and was pleasantly surprised by how much fun it was and how friendly most people were. And then I started played the pvp and its the most fun Iā€™ve had in pvp in a very long time. So my advise try it out and donā€™t be afraid to try something your not really used to doing. This games alot of fun if you give it a shot and dont give up the pvp when you canā€™t figure out whatā€™s goin on, its tricky at first but when you figure it out its alot of fun

#42

Lol, I really donā€™t see an issue with talking about why players of Borderlands would like Battleborn. There are clear similarities between the two, and not only as you say in humour (which I would extend to writing in general) and aesthetics (and both of these are immensely important for players of both games) but also in new takes on familiar skills, on levelling up, on character-focused gameplayā€¦ Iā€™m not saying theyā€™re the same game - anyone who did a trace of research into the game would see that - but Iā€™m not afraid to say a big fan of Borderlands should also consider playing Battleborn. Donā€™t suggest thatā€™s the same thing as asking the question ā€œBattleborn or Overwatchā€ which demonstrates a misunderstanding of much in those two titles. If you canā€™t see the influence of Bl2 on Battleborn weā€™re playing different games.