I'm settling down to my first proper session:

There are too many desirable games coming out around this time, madness.

i was curious about this game till i saw it was ubisoft and they've already laid a roadmap for the dlc.

Smang wrote:

i was curious about this game till i saw it was ubisoft and they've already laid a roadmap for the dlc.

You don't like free DLC?...

And yeah Haak, they were all players.  It was only the 2nd day that some of the characters have been playable so a lot of people still don't know what they can do.

it was more ubisoft that put me off tbh, but i hope for nice things for you guys.

Nexx wrote:

Fuck it, I'm buying this today.

You won't regret it!

Game feels weird. Only played 4-5 games vs AI so far but it's... odd. Is there a stamina gauge? Should probably read the tips.

Yeah there is stamina, its below your health bar.

In the "How to Play" section in the menu there is an advanced tutorial and also video tutorial for all of the characters.  The advanced tutorial is worth doing as it will show you how to counter guard break, parry and fight multiple people at the same time.

Can't wait to go in on this tonight - Not sure what time it'll be. Possibly 10pm.

Knights obviously. I should be home by 10.

Had another little play and really liked what I saw. Buttons are confusing me a lot though - I keep reverting to Dark Souls mode when I want to do a fierce attack and let go of left trigger...

Bought a luxury item box. The items weren't great, but I assume you build currency at a decent rate in this? 

Not sure my decrepit hands will help me get the most out of this, but it's the best melee simulator I've ever seen, for sure.

You can buy assist characters who charge in to keep combos going.

Kk, I'll be around.

This is really fucking fun.

Moment of the night - We're playing 4v4. Nexx is desperately fending off 3 at once, but gradually being whittled down. I steam in with my halberd, impale one and push him out of the fight. He retaliates but i parry and kill him. I turn around, run back into the mixer, impale another and push him out of the fight. Nexx kills the one he's still fighting and just as I'm about to be dropped by the second chap I impale, charges in and saves me.

Absolutely amazing. I'm garbage at the moment - not having touched the betas at all -  but there were still some awesome moments (parrying that unblockable overhead from the kensai /bitesfist) to be proud of.

Can't wait to play more.

(Also, I don't want to play Nexx 1v1 again.... jesus that was painful)

tigerswiftly wrote:

This is really fucking fun. Moment of the night - We're playing 4v4. Nexx is desperately fending off 3 at once, but gradually being whittled down. I steam in with my halberd, impale one and push him out of the fight. He retaliates but i parry and kill him. I turn around, run back into the mixer, impale another and push him out of the fight. Nexx kills the one he's still fighting and just as I'm about to be dropped by the second chap I impale, charges in and saves me. Absolutely amazing.

Yeah that was great.  This and the victory against the two emoting prats were my highlights of the night.

Tempy wrote:

If Ubisoft handle the DLC for this like they did R6:S then there's nothing but joy ahead

Agreed - Siege did DLC pretty much perfectly.