2013-12-05, 03:39 AM
I've heard the first boss is insanely difficult as it is actually a placeholder. I'm not going to even attempt it before knowing I'm able to survive on a Threat Lv.9 planet. It's been a good time so far. The game definitely starts off slower than its cousins, but once it starts to pick up, it certainly picks up.
Instead of building little homesteads on the planets, I just said "pineapple it" and built onto my ship with the major necessities and made it a bit homely. I even have a small crop garden growing food for me. Encountered two dungeons so far, one of a Floran prison (I didn't get to finish this one, sadly, as the planet changed upon switching the character to multiplayer) and another was an Apex lab. I finished the lab, and aside from various interesting random items found in lockers (full scientist clothing and some Apex codex stuff), there wasn't an ultimate prize at the end. It was cool though.
On another planet, I found a miniboss which I promptly took on solo. It dropped a purple item--a big greatsword made of skulls that blasts out bones in an arc with every swing. Last thing me and my friend did before he got off was travel to an arid planet and as we walked around, we found an Avian marketplace which we traversed through, buying up some random blueprints and scavenging their drawers/wardrobes for misc. items. We almost caused a scene as I accidentally pulled out my weapon for a split second, which made the guards very nervous and had them following me demanding I put it away or they'd use force. I complied.
On my very first planet I also ran into bandits like 5 minutes in, and one of them dropped an Avian shield. I am pretty sure that shields are supposed to take off portions of your health that heal back quickly, to prevent from turtling behind them, but as of right now, they just outright make you invincible, haha.
[SPOILER=Picture of my starship "home"]![[Image: 4A7uMsR.jpg?1]](http://i.imgur.com/4A7uMsR.jpg?1)
Instead of building little homesteads on the planets, I just said "pineapple it" and built onto my ship with the major necessities and made it a bit homely. I even have a small crop garden growing food for me. Encountered two dungeons so far, one of a Floran prison (I didn't get to finish this one, sadly, as the planet changed upon switching the character to multiplayer) and another was an Apex lab. I finished the lab, and aside from various interesting random items found in lockers (full scientist clothing and some Apex codex stuff), there wasn't an ultimate prize at the end. It was cool though.
On another planet, I found a miniboss which I promptly took on solo. It dropped a purple item--a big greatsword made of skulls that blasts out bones in an arc with every swing. Last thing me and my friend did before he got off was travel to an arid planet and as we walked around, we found an Avian marketplace which we traversed through, buying up some random blueprints and scavenging their drawers/wardrobes for misc. items. We almost caused a scene as I accidentally pulled out my weapon for a split second, which made the guards very nervous and had them following me demanding I put it away or they'd use force. I complied.
On my very first planet I also ran into bandits like 5 minutes in, and one of them dropped an Avian shield. I am pretty sure that shields are supposed to take off portions of your health that heal back quickly, to prevent from turtling behind them, but as of right now, they just outright make you invincible, haha.
[SPOILER=Picture of my starship "home"]