defense don't seem to matter that much if you maxed everything else, I just wear whatever at the end just for the look
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MAD MAX |OT| Beyond Thunderpoon
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defense don't seem to matter that much if you maxed everything else, I just wear whatever at the end just for the look
The Dear Leader
Banned
I might just do that, looking badass is always more important to me than stats.
This game really does peter out once you're decently upgraded. Ground combat is so samey. Should've have ripped more than X to punch and Y to counter from Batman like Mordor did. There's just hardly anything to do in combat, even when upgraded. Not really feeling like doing many of the later strongholds when they have like 3 or 4 encounters for the same 10 mooks over and over.
They really needed some variety in the strongholds. One of my favorites was a later Oil one where there's like 7 ones you have to destroy across a vast field and it's mostly done in the car rather than on foot. But most are "get inside, Do the thing at the Thing" and little else. And man, the Top Dogs were a huge let down.
They really needed some variety in the strongholds. One of my favorites was a later Oil one where there's like 7 ones you have to destroy across a vast field and it's mostly done in the car rather than on foot. But most are "get inside, Do the thing at the Thing" and little else. And man, the Top Dogs were a huge let down.
RealityPales
Member
I've officially logged more hours into Mad Max than MGSV.
Such a great game. Damn shame it won't be considered for GotY.
Such a great game. Damn shame it won't be considered for GotY.
Shit, man. Sorry to hear it. I've still got Demon's Souls burns on one of my screens.
Hope it can get sorted out somehow.
I must have played Mad Max with similar intensity on my panasonic plasma (tx-p50g30y), but got no burn-in. Sorry to hear about your situation
Thanks for all the sympathy regarding my plasma screen burn-in. I'm delighted to say that after 20-30 hours of playing different fix videos, the burn-in has already decreased maybe 50-60% and I'm fairly confident that I'll get completely rid of it in the next few days.
MillionStabs
Banned
New patch out today
Lead enemies away then run back and try to kill him. Also helps to look up when taking the war crier out. As a side note, quite a bit of war criers can be sniped from outside the camps when taking out perimeter defenses.
Edit: Haven't played Mad Max for a bit so it'll be nice to jump back in with the new patch.
Wind's Howling
Member
I fired this up an hour ago and so far I am liking it, not loving it.
Also. Why does my car handle like complete shit? The handling is wrong in every way, like I am driving on snow instead of sand.
Also. Why does my car handle like complete shit? The handling is wrong in every way, like I am driving on snow instead of sand.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
upgrade your car's handling
Brutalitops
Banned
Patch naturally didn't fix the scavenging location glitch.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
I'm guessing the improved data streaming will fix the 1 second pause every 10 minutes or so that many of us were dealing with. Looks like a solid patch for an already solid game.
Handling is pretty awful when doing precision racing but I don't mind the wonky in the open wasteland. But think of it as realistic post-apocalyptic gameplay. You wouldn't have perfect controlling cars during that time.
Wind's Howling
Member
So upgrading my car's handling does kind of improve the 'floatiness' I am experiencing but it will always remain part of it?
Any other tips from you wasteland veterans? Should I keep on doing Story missions until I unlock more stuff for my car, or is it safe to wander the wastes already?
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Deleted member 325805
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The car will continue to handle poorly from my experience, but I have only finished one territory so it may improve later on. I like to finish the territories in order before moving on, just doing the story progresses you too fast IMO, you're in Gas Town before you've even finished Jeet's from my experience which isn't ideal.
backflip10019
Member
Is this just for PC?
bananafactory
Banned
It says "for all platforms"
Wind's Howling
Member
Got the update about an hour ago for the PS4.
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Deleted member 325805
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I've been playing for awhile and I haven't had one of those freezes, so it looks like the patch fixed the only issue I had with the game. It looks and runs so good it actually makes me sad that this isn't the norm, other devs need to step up their game.
Edit: Just did it, seems less often now though.
Edit: Just did it, seems less often now though.
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Deleted member 325805
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OK so I've found something so unfun it has made me want to stop for the night, the death race where you're given a buggy that constantly wants to donut making it near impossible to finish the race, let alone win. Constantly fighting with the car so it doesn't start spinning out of control is not fun in the slightest.
Haunted
Member
don't stop to take a sip during a FUCKING BLACK STORM
I didn't complete many of the death runs because I found my personalised Magnum Opus to be much more fun to drive than the random cars they want me to use.
Luckily, they're completely optional and offer very little reward (there are more than enough Griffa Tokens in the game to max Max out without Death Runs).
Freezasaurus
Member
I only did a few just for kicks. I'm really not a fan of them as an activity.
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Deleted member 325805
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The thing is, I want to do them, but they're so frustrating I can't, that's not good game design IMO. You literally spin out if you hit a grain of sand that's slightly bigger than the others.
Freezasaurus
Member
The ones I tried usually had shortcuts, so I think you're supposed to use those to pad your lead so it isn't the end of the world when you fuck up.
Autofokus
Member
Great, after 35 hours the map doesn't open anymore (I'm on PS4, v1.02). I googled the problem and it seems that the glitch is known since Day 1. According to some, it would fix itself by collecting some scrap or complete any objective.
I've updated to v1.03 (automatically) and nothing of those workarounds seem to fix the glitch. Completed a Story & Wasteland Mission, collected some random stuff -- still bugged.
Anyone know the best way to contact Avalanche? I assume they don't know about this, or why should they add f* Vehicle Rickrolls instead of fixing gamebreaking glitches.
I've updated to v1.03 (automatically) and nothing of those workarounds seem to fix the glitch. Completed a Story & Wasteland Mission, collected some random stuff -- still bugged.
Anyone know the best way to contact Avalanche? I assume they don't know about this, or why should they add f* Vehicle Rickrolls instead of fixing gamebreaking glitches.
Yeah, im pissed and sad - I really like the game and was eager to complete it. :|
davidnic
Member
I have a problem with Mad Max on PS4 I died on a minefield when first started by a mine (walked to close) it was the last too (2/3). When I go back there with the buggy my dog doesn't bark any more and I can't find the mine, I look myself for like 5 minutes. The mine symbol is still on the map so I haven't complete it.
Any tips?
Any tips?
shawnoftheshred
Member
Have you tried reatarting the game?
davidnic
Member
yep, i have done that multiple times and restarted ps4 just to make sure.
Mediocre.
This game could have benefited from some semblance of the nemesis system from shadow of mordor, it would breathe more life into the world during the hours it takes to beat it..I'm glad Arkham knight pretty much put the nail in the coffin for the fighting mechanics, do dull after a certain point, and that's the last thing you want fighting mechanics in a mad max game to be.
This game could have benefited from some semblance of the nemesis system from shadow of mordor, it would breathe more life into the world during the hours it takes to beat it..I'm glad Arkham knight pretty much put the nail in the coffin for the fighting mechanics, do dull after a certain point, and that's the last thing you want fighting mechanics in a mad max game to be.
Wind's Howling
Member
I am starting to get some great chills from this game. They abso-fucking-lutely nailed the atmosphere.
RealityPales
Member
Where it becomes 1 frame per second? Yea...
I didn't see that noted in any of the technical previews. Maybe I just missed it but it made me think maybe it was my PS4. Which HD do you use?
TheFNEffecT
Member
The Vehicle rolling addition is great, sometimes I'd purposely try to hit some rocks at angles to get the car flipping but prior to the patch it would never do it.
I completely maxed out the Magnum Opus' upgrades (most powerful V8 and everything) and it still handles like shit. So many little bumps and objects in the world that will immediately cause your car to spin out into a 180, very frustrating. I think I've done more 3-point turns in this game than any other I've ever played, maybe combined.
It's fairly realistic and authentic, but it's not fun.
SJRB
Gold Member
This game is strangely time-consuming.
I'm just going out to take down some scarecrows and an outpost or two, and suddenly it's 3 hours later. The gameplay itself is utterly mediocre, but somehow doesn't get old.
I've been spending all my time in Jeet's territory, brought the threat level almost down to zero. It really is just busywork [take scarecrow down here, sniper there, take over some outpost] but it's never really boring.
Also not sure how it's still Jeet's base, I basically own that place.
I've done two Top Dogs, both of them were identical with only a slight variation in the area - are all Top Dogs like this?
Also - one thing that really bothers me is that there is no "self-destruct" option for enemy vehicles. It's just so fucking daft to encounter one or two enemies, jank the driver out with the harpoon and then ram into the enemy car 6 times to destroy it for those precious 9 pieces of scrap. I should just be able to get in the car, hotwire it or something or put a rag in the fuel tank and blow it up instantly.
I'm just going out to take down some scarecrows and an outpost or two, and suddenly it's 3 hours later. The gameplay itself is utterly mediocre, but somehow doesn't get old.
I've been spending all my time in Jeet's territory, brought the threat level almost down to zero. It really is just busywork [take scarecrow down here, sniper there, take over some outpost] but it's never really boring.
Also not sure how it's still Jeet's base, I basically own that place.
I've done two Top Dogs, both of them were identical with only a slight variation in the area - are all Top Dogs like this?
Also - one thing that really bothers me is that there is no "self-destruct" option for enemy vehicles. It's just so fucking daft to encounter one or two enemies, jank the driver out with the harpoon and then ram into the enemy car 6 times to destroy it for those precious 9 pieces of scrap. I should just be able to get in the car, hotwire it or something or put a rag in the fuel tank and blow it up instantly.
I traded in MGSV for Mad Max, and Im enjoying it much more.
Thats not to say I didnt enjoy MGSV, but I enjoy narrative driven games much more
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sixpackrules
Member
This is one of those games that really doesn´t do anything really well, but somehow you end up putting nearly 40 hours in it, and i still want to play some more, amazing
and the ending is strange, in a way,
i didn´t like it much truth to be told
and the ending is strange, in a way,
it fits with the character ( first movie) but it doesn´t fit with the narrative in the last three
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Deleted member 325805
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I completely maxed out the Magnum Opus' upgrades (most powerful V8 and everything) and it still handles like shit. So many little bumps and objects in the world that will immediately cause your car to spin out into a 180, very frustrating. I think I've done more 3-point turns in this game than any other I've ever played, maybe combined.
It's fairly realistic and authentic, but it's not fun.
Bingo, having to fight with your car so it doesn't constantly doughnut and spin out of control just isn't fun. I would have given the game an 8/10 but the vehicle handling has knocked it down to a 7/10 for me.
backflip10019
Member
What are you even supposed to do in storms? Max just says "we'll outrun it" and I try and get wrecked in storms that last like 10 minutes. What gives?
Freezasaurus
Member
So what's a good place to get that trophy that requires you to stay in the air for four seconds? Is there a specific vehicle to use or ramp to drive off of?
shawnoftheshred
Member
I got it off one of the epic jumps in the last area, I believe. I didn't try for it, just accidentally got it by doing the sidequests.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Collect that scrap yo and wait until it passes, the crates that float by have 300+ scrap each.
Freezasaurus
Member
Alright, good to know. I haven't gotten there yet, I'm still doing some clean-up in Pink-Eye's region. Jeet and Gutgash are 100% clear as far as threat level is concerned.
backflip10019
Member
Yeah but if I'm out in the open even in my car, I usually get wrecked by lightning.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Either get to a camp/stronghold during lightning storms to skip them completely, or wait it out in a cave/shack of some kind so you can get the scrap afterward.
Sandstorms though? Get that scrap Y O L O B O Y Z
For my money, I think the thing about this game is that whereas in a lot of open world titles you just go someplace and collect something, in Mad Max most of the stuff is located in forts/hideouts/camps/etc that you explore; and they did a really great job of making every place unique. Even though all the forts/etc. are made of most of the same building blocks, they are mostly all pretty unique so it's not as boring as it should be going out and exploring stuff.
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Deleted member 325805
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The game has a lot of content if you don't mind doing it, personally I enjoy just laying in bed and mashing some buttons for a few hours so to me all the extra stuff is great, but others find it repetitive.