Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

[daniel77733]

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ok, well that is better. i applaud them releasing information and people can choose to watch or not, just sort of seems like pretty much really banging it on out there fast and we still got a ways to go before it's released.

SOW is less than three months away and is a huge open world game so it makes sense for them to show the game especially when it's part of what has already been shown.

[mestevo]

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Delayed a month and a half to 10/10. Comes out a week before South Park now.

[rudyjuly2]

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Delayed a month and a half to 10/10. Comes out a week before South Park now.

Boo! A late summer release was a good thing for me. Oh well.

[Cowboy008]

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A month and a half delay isn't that bad. Glad they decided to delay it a bit to make sure the game runs good.

[mestevo]

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Or to launch it day 1 with Scorpio...

[ODogg]

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Delayed a month and a half to 10/10. Comes out a week before South Park now.

I'm sort of glad as it was going to be a real bear with Madden 18 coming out that week. Was going to be a Sophies choice as to which to play

#firstworldproblems right?

[rudyjuly2]

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I'm sort of glad as it was going to be a real bear with Madden 18 coming out that week. Was going to be a Sophies choice as to which to play

#firstworldproblems right?

It was the opposite for me. Madden has disappointed me the last two years and I haven't got my monies worth. This game was going to help me not buy it this year. Now the pull will be stronger.

[rudyjuly2]

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Reports are that MS bumped up the release date on their site back to August 25th. This would be surprising. It could be a mistake but I would love it if they bumped it back up.

https://www.neowin.net/news/middle-e...head-to-august

[Cpre5]

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Reports are that MS bumped up the release date on their site back to August 25th. This would be surprising. It could be a mistake but I would love it if they bumped it back up.

https://www.neowin.net/news/middle-e...head-to-august

I see Aug 21st on the store now

[rudyjuly2]

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I see Aug 21st on the store now

The PSN has a placeholder of December 31. Don't understand that. I hope it got bumped back up though.

[rudyjuly2]

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86 on Metacritic so far. Sounds good. Reading that the story isn’t the greatest, the micro transactions are out of control and it can get tedious at the end. But it’s still a lot of fun and the fortress battles are supposed to be a lot of fun.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/plays...-shadow-of-war

[CMH]

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Micro-transactions? For what?

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[rudyjuly2]

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Micro-transactions? For what?

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There are a lot more rpg elements in this game. You can level up your gear and powers and you can buy upgrades from what I read. But it isn’t necessary.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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There are a lot more rpg elements in this game. You can level up your gear and powers and you can buy upgrades from what I read. But it isn’t necessary.

I know this is ultimately a "gamer's choice," but if this is the way things start to progress towards then I will be one disappointed cookie.

[rudyjuly2]

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Here are a couple articles talking about micro transactions in the game. Doesn't sound too bad to me for offline. But you can read other people's fortresses online and paying for upgrades may make that unfair.
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2017/10/...otransactions/

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-24-shadow-of-war-developer-discusses-games-controversial-loot-boxes

"Compared to 2014’s Shadow of Mordor it’s much, much bigger game that now has loot and an army-building features. You can find plenty of either by simply playing the game though there are times where you might want to quicken this process.

By spending Miriam, Shadow of War’s in-game currency, you can crack open chests to instantly add gear and captains to your inventory. Having the option to do so makes sense, especially given how much Miriam the game flings at you.

Chests come in three tiers (silver, gold, and mithril) but you can only pay for the latter two using Gold, Shadow of War’s premium currency. Put simply, these chests offer more items at a higher guaranteed rarity. For example, buying a bog standard silver war chest will grant two followers (at least one of them being epic rarity) while splurging on its mithril counterpart will lock in four legendary followers every time.

The better orcs you have at your command, the better your chances are of conquering fortresses or defending your own. Similarly, high tier weapons and armour will confer enhanced stats and perks.

That said, these unlocks will scale to your current player level. Splashing money on gold or mithril chests at any point before Shadow of War’s endgame is absolutely pointless as you’ll continue to find better orcs and equipment as you progress."