Guys there are 2 other reviews already quoted in this thread backing up what TB has said. Come on now.
Shadow of Mordors? Shouldn't it be Shadow of War? Or are we talking about the old game?
I'm confused.
Shadow of Mordors? Shouldn't it be Shadow of War? Or are we talking about the old game?
I'm confused.
Backing up what?
They call it tedious and annoying, not pay to win
Ah, nice. Totalbiscuit is at it again, sharing information he didn't get or confirm himself. That worked out great with Hellblade. Including the bashing of media. Fun.
Also: You make a thread about a tweet about a review instead of the review itself? While we already have a review thread? Why?
When you run out of in-game money, you have two choices: Make a huge time investment by hunting down orcs in your game world and earning chests via vendetta missions, or spend some real money to get the more powerful orcs you need now. Does the game ever force you to spend money? No. I'm sure you can get to the end of Shadow Wars without spending a dime, as long as you're patient and persistent. But locking progress through this mode (and, again, toward the game's true ending) behind either spending more money or doing tons of tedious busywork feels at least greedy if not predatory.
If all you earn is a Arkham Knight-tier ending then people should be encouraged to sell the game when you reach this part because it certainly won't be worth all the grinding.
Yeah. My bad
How do you do that?Regular orcs can be leveled up to legendary without paying.
Now all you have to do is die. That sounds easier than it actually is because your objective is to be killed by a particular kind of Orc. You rarely encounter lone Orcs, so it's easy to accidentally have the wrong one make the killing blow. You can always try over though, so don't get discouraged if you end up with a dud.
Once the Orc of your choice kills you, it's in the hands of the Random Numbers Generator. First, there's a good chance the Orc that took you out will spawn as just a regular old Orc Captain. Secondly, if the Orc in promoted in a region with no empty spots for new Orcs, they'll duel someone for their place. This can either end up in your brand-new dream Orc being killed, or one of your other favorite Orcs in the region being murdered.
However, if everything goes right, and you've cleared out a spot in advance for your new Orc, you can get an Epic or Legendary Orc Captain to spawn precisely how you want them to be. This method is incredibly frustrating, but it's the only way to exert any influence over what kind of Orcs spawn.
If all you earn is a Arkham Knight-tier ending then people should be encouraged to sell the game when you reach this part because it certainly won't be worth all the grinding.
If all you earn is a Arkham Knight-tier ending then people should be encouraged to sell the game when you reach this part because it certainly won't be worth all the grinding.
The Gamespot and Polygon reviews linked in this very thread confirms it though, don't they?Well this is absolutely misleading. Let's outrage about nothing, again.
Shadow of Mordors? Shouldn't it be Shadow of War? Or are we talking about the old game?
I'm confused.
The Gamespot and Pokygon reviews linked in this very thread confirms it though, don't they?
or face a 40-50 hour grind.[/b]
How do you do that?
This GamesRadar article that describes all the ways you can acquire legendary Orcs makes it seem like you have to kill yourself on purpose to level them up (outside of buying premium crates). You can dominate ones that randomly spawn too, but I didnt see anything about leveling them.
WTFFFFFFFF
Total Biscuit is being misleading.The Gamespot and Polygon reviews linked in this very thread confirms it though, don't they?
"Legendary orcs are only available with paid loot boxes"
This is not OK folks.
Mobile game design invading full priced console titles!
Really makes you wonder what the point is in buying the game at all.
Sounds like TB over exaggeration.
Sounds like TB over exaggeration.
As I may have played more of this than Johnny, a word of warning about the microtransactions: if you want to complete the endgame and see the *true* ending, be prepared to buy the XP boosts from the store while you're playing the campaign or face a 40-50 hour grind. I finished the story in about 15 hours (and agree that it's awful), and have been grinding for 8 hours a day for the past four days just to level up enough to finish the "Shadow of War" endgame content, and it is indescribably tedious.
I mean it makes sense! It costs millions of dollars to have legendary football players like Ronaldo by your side. Why shouldn't it cost millions of Hobbit dollars to get Legendary orcs like Uga Luga or Ka Ka by your side!!
Backed up also by a commenter from the Eurogamer review:
Total Biscuit is being misleading.
40-50 hour grind to see the true ending after a 15 hour story mode doesn't seem that much exaggeration.
It's a very divisive issue.
Trouble is, most people who buy the games really don't seem to care about it.
I'm sure they will eventually, but it'll be too late then.
Can I just clarify, have you guys played and completed the game and can confirm whether or not TB is wrong here? Or are you doing the exact thing you're accusing him of?
Implying no game in the history of video games ever had you grind for the true ending.
Gotta get some last minute outrage in before the game comes out and everyone moves onto the next big outrage.
Total Biscuit is being misleading.
How do you do that?
This GamesRadar article that describes all the ways you can acquire legendary Orcs makes it seem like you have to kill yourself on purpose to level them up (outside of buying premium crates where they are guaranteed). You can dominate ones that randomly spawn too, but I didnt see anything about leveling them.
TB also saying some reviewers glossed over things to avoid getting burned on future review copies is just pathetic.
While we've heard from multiple sources that it's a grind to get the true ending, the 40-50 comment isn't from Eurogamer, it's a comment on the Eurogamer review (one that's almost exclusively shitting on the game).
Everyone in here is desperate to latch onto anything that fulfills their preconceived notions.