The Darktide AI Director has 0 chill and that should change for the game to have lasting improvements. In Auric and Damnation and Havoc there is ALWAYS another wave, or another special or another thing that on the way. There is never a moment of calm to catch your breath. It’s 100% gogogo from the …

Yeah, we talk about this all the time. [image] Do not forget the importance of breaks Gameplay Feedback Last weekend i had a few particularly enjoyable games of Chaos wastes with friends and i came to realise what sets it apart from other PvE roguelite games l…

It’s not just you… Pacing in Auric is seriously intense, so much so that it’s difficult to find a few seconds to type in chat.

The most noticeable is in High Havoc when you get flooded with multiple bosses in the very start of the mission…which feels very much like an area that wasn’t designed for that level of ruck.

[image] Oldage: I might be in the minority here. not necessarily but I definitely find myself in the other camp on this. for one if I decide to have “gametime” I want the max out of the 4-6 hours I spend. after that I can go tilt to the point of falling asleep on the couch, doesn’t matter, …

[image] aroth68: type in chat auric type in chat = someone dies, you or a teammate.

[image] MadMartigan: which feels very much like an area that wasn’t designed for that level of ruck. Yeah, I have the same feeling.

every time a dude failed and had thus the time to write I’d love to reply him an earful AFTER the match was saved to shove him nose first into the :poop: in hopes something would stick. lo and behold, at the sight of either a clutch them perps leave a good %of the time or race through the ending sc…

Now, I just don’t type, not even to answer. Just shoot or bonk enemies.

The areas where the NPC “guards” just stand there pointing their rifles out while they watch our group get swarmed by the twins, a chaos spawn, a horde of poxwalkers, maulers and ogryns lmao

Darktide AI director needs much better pacing

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Yeah, we talk about this all the time.

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Darktide AI director needs much better pacing

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