ELEX ELEX RELEASE THREAD

[Murk]

Melee is fine, two-handed axes and hammers had my favorite move sets.

 

[Ismaul]

Yeah and lose the best part of the game - melee combat, sure.

unless they patched it to completely change melee combat, I have no idea what you're talking about

Melee's always been the most fun and challenging in PB games. Despite the jankiness. I liked the Gothic combo system better than ELEX, but it's ok.

Ranged feels like cheating, allowing you to avoid all that sweet PB danger.

When you're a Cleric, melee is hardly risky. Use the "prevent death" power, use decoy and go to town in safety. Can mix a point blank aoe shockwave now and then for extra variety/fun. When they get you, simply recast "can't die".

Magic always felt OP in Gothics. That's why I avoided it in my first playthrough. Maybe it's time for another.

 

[Fenix]

elex melee is 100x more jank than melee in any other pb game

Doesn't matter, it just works ayway. Simply require more exp with system.

Melee is fine, two-handed axes and hammers had my favorite move sets.

Saw sward man, or saw saber...

 

[HoboForEternity]

ELEX 2 when????

it's been longer since ELEX compared to risen 3 to elex


1,163 days
Risen 3: August 12, 2014 – Elex: October 18, 2017


1,216 days
Elex: October 18, 2017 – the dark times without ELEX 2: February 15, 2021

 

[Elex]

We can laugh at elden ring people.

 

[Terenty]

We can laugh at elden ring people.

Nah, its been only 2 years since Sekiro

 

[1451]

Why would they give you instructions, the world of Elex is a dangerous and inhospitable place. I finished the game without finding the bald companion. Quest compass has done enough damage already so there is no reason to oversimplify games by introducing hand holding.

 

[ValeVelKal]

So I carried on the game after stopping a while :

- Grenades have allowed me to kill enemies way above my league, including Albs even though I still have the starting weapons (cultivator bow and base axe), it is rare games in which grenades are viable,
- I really the fact that you are going to use the consumables beyond the health potions, at least at the beginning to compensate weakness
- I also appreciate the fact that your companions gets fairly easily downed in battle, unlike Risen 2/3 where the first 40% of the game is putting your companion in harm's way so he kills the enemy and you collect the XP.

I am wondering which of the 3 factions has the most interesting "exclusive" quest line. I like the Berserkers less but if they have the best quest line I am going to play them. I don't care much about equipment and whatnot.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

The raiders or whatever they're called have the least fleshed out quests. Other two are about equal, berserkers have more to do with the overall plot and clerics more to do with their own story.

 

[1451]

I sided with the outlaws but by the end they became my enemies and only the berserkers helped me. It feels like the main game is designed around the berserkers and the other two factions are an afterthought.

 

[Raskens]

Why would they give you instructions, the world of Elex is a dangerous and inhospitable place.

Even more reason for the quest giver to me a detailed instruction as it's in their best interest for me to succeed with the quest. Why would anyone ask me to find a person x in Valley of the Damned but not inform me where this valley is? It just doesn't make any sense at all. Note, that the game seems to be inconsistent with this. Sometimes it gives me proper instructions, and sometimes it doesn't.

Quest compass has done enough damage already so there is no reason to oversimplify games by introducing hand holding.

Gothic 1, 2 and Risen did exactly what I'm asking for. In fact I can't think if of any RPG without quest markers that doesn't do this.

 

[Harry Easter]

I sided with the outlaws but by the end they became my enemies and only the berserkers helped me. It feels like the main game is designed around the berserkers and the other two factions are an afterthought.

Really? Huh. I got all factions to help me, but yeah, the game seems to favour the Berserkers most.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

If someone gives you a quest to do something it's reasonable to expect to be able to ask them more about where you need to go.

 

[1451]

Because the quest giver doesn't know that you are a bald man who ate alien crystals, he thinks that you know the place because you are a local.

 

[Raskens]

Because the quest giver doesn't know that you are a bald man who ate alien crystals, he thinks that you know the place because you are a local.

Well, I've asked them alot of questions which should imply that I'm not a local. I asked Duras about the factions if I remember it correctly, and Duras in turn informed the camp that I'll arrive. Additionally, I should be able to ask them for more descpritions, perhaps with the cost of them realizing I'm a total stranger.

 

[Jinn]

Quest contextual dialogue is definitely lacking in a number of situations. That being said, I had quest markers off for almost my entire playthrough and was able to complete I'd say something like 95% of them without, just by naturally exploring the world. So while it's definitely possible to approach the game in such a way, I really hope they put more attention into this in ELEX 2 - that is if we ever get an announcement for ELEX 2

 

[ValeVelKal]

Yeah, I am playing with the Quest Marker on, like I did for Risen 2 and Risen 3. They are sometimes pretty vague about where you want to go, AND the quest entry is pretty lackluster so if you check the questbook it does not remind you where you are supposed to go.

Also, toddlers in real life => Less time to play than when I played Morrowing Gothic 1/2 or Risen => Bless you quest markers because I keep forgetting the quests when I pick up the game again.

 

[Zurat-Yarkuch]

Well, I've asked them alot of questions which should imply that I'm not a local. I asked Duras about the factions if I remember it correctly, and Duras in turn informed the camp that I'll arrive. Additionally, I should be able to ask them for more descpritions, perhaps with the cost of them realizing I'm a total stranger.

I guess they just assume most players will use the quest markers you can set in the quest menu.

Also, toddlers in real life => Less time to play than when I played Morrowing Gothic 1/2 or Risen => Bless you quest markers because I keep forgetting the quests when I pick up the game again.

Quest markers are the best. As someone who is absolutely horrible with directions in real life this saves me from getting hopelessly lost like in did in Morrowind when I was young.

 

[Malamert]

I sided with the outlaws but by the end they became my enemies and only the berserkers helped me. It feels like the main game is designed around the berserkers and the other two factions are an afterthought.

I sided with the outlaws because I just wanted to blast people in the face with shotguns and wear some tubular armor while doing so.

 

[Jinn]

I guess they just assume most players will use the quest markers you can set in the quest menu.

Quest markers are the best. As someone who is absolutely horrible with directions in real life this saves me from getting hopelessly lost like in did in Morrowind when I was young.

And this is exactly why RPGs are getting worse.

 

[JDR13]

At least ELEX gives you the option instead of forcing markers on you. I played without the minimap and had no problems finding most objectives. They still show on the main map screen.

 

[kreight]

I sided with the outlaws but by the end they became my enemies and only the berserkers helped me. It feels like the main game is designed around the berserkers and the other two factions are an afterthought.

I don't think that's the case. They are the first faction you meet. You can run to other faction cities straight from the start ignoring Goliet.

 

[HoboForEternity]

Quest markers also indirectly create worse world design. Devs can just put random shit without any sense of place or direction that makes sense because players will just follow dots.

Without quest markers, the roads, landmarks, etc should be considered as a legit way of navigating thus creating better, more cohesive worlds.

 

[Haplo]

I sided with the outlaws but by the end they became my enemies and only the berserkers helped me. It feels like the main game is designed around the berserkers and the other two factions are an afterthought.

I don't think that's the case. They are the first faction you meet. You can run to other faction cities straight from the start ignoring Goliet.

Yeah, berserker warrior-tree-huggers that fear technology and walk bare-foot just feel weird to me. The other 2 factions are a lot more flavorful IMO.

 

[JDR13]

I sided with the outlaws but by the end they became my enemies and only the berserkers helped me. It feels like the main game is designed around the berserkers and the other two factions are an afterthought.

I don't think that's the case. They are the first faction you meet. You can run to other faction cities straight from the start ignoring Goliet.

Yeah, berserker warrior-tree-huggers that fear technology and walk bare-foot just feel weird to me. The other 2 factions are a lot more flavorful IMO.

The Outlaws seemed the least appealing to me. I finished it as a Berserker and plan on going Cleric whenever I get around to replaying it.

The Berserkers have magic, the Clerics have Psionics, and the Outlaws... well, they can craft ammo and do drugs. Seriously, their special abilities are really lame.