Re: TIPS AND TRICKS: INFINITY TIME

I don't mind the rest but I, too, would love to save shards.  In fact, that's how I originally thought it worked. . . .

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@shaggiedo wrote:

Interesting that you guys are pushing infinity mode. Sorry you probably dont want to hear this, but personally I really dont like it, and I have been somewhat critical of it in these forums. To me it seems like an end game mode (idea copied from one game in particular) that has been tacked on and is very exclusive in nature. This worries me because the rest of the game goes out of its way to include everybody. GW is one of thew most family freindly game out there, and I think infinity mode is anything but family friendly. Because of my circumstances I generally solo most stuff. Infinity mode is pretty hard to do (considering you have to do it more than once to acquire the legendary characters) particularly by yourself.

In answer to you question my highest wave so far is 20 had about 14000 shards (from memory). On level 21at the very start I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and lost all my life in about 3 seconds. Thats another thing that pisses me of about infinty mode, there are no second chances.

My suggestions for improvement (for somebody with my skill level and play style)

1) make it so you can save shards between games

2) give the mode matchmaking

3) allow AI partners

I sort of hope that you may at a later stage make acquiring the legendary characters available in some other way. I'm a completionist - level 313 from first game only missing one achievement - so I'm happy to work for stuff. Given the exclusivity of the rewards in infinity mode unfortunately there is going to some stuff that I may miss out of in GW2 - but it wont be for the lack of trying.

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Save shards between games?

Absolutely not.  The rewards are too great for the things you are asking.  The mode is fine just the way it is.  They should increase the difficulty a bit more once you reach 20+ though because that is when you start to get enough shards for an infinity chest. 

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@IronCatFish47 wrote:

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@shaggiedo wrote:

Interesting that you guys are pushing infinity mode. Sorry you probably dont want to hear this, but personally I really dont like it, and I have been somewhat critical of it in these forums. To me it seems like an end game mode (idea copied from one game in particular) that has been tacked on and is very exclusive in nature. This worries me because the rest of the game goes out of its way to include everybody. GW is one of thew most family freindly game out there, and I think infinity mode is anything but family friendly. Because of my circumstances I generally solo most stuff. Infinity mode is pretty hard to do (considering you have to do it more than once to acquire the legendary characters) particularly by yourself.

In answer to you question my highest wave so far is 20 had about 14000 shards (from memory). On level 21at the very start I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and lost all my life in about 3 seconds. Thats another thing that pisses me of about infinty mode, there are no second chances.

My suggestions for improvement (for somebody with my skill level and play style)

1) make it so you can save shards between games

2) give the mode matchmaking

3) allow AI partners

I sort of hope that you may at a later stage make acquiring the legendary characters available in some other way. I'm a completionist - level 313 from first game only missing one achievement - so I'm happy to work for stuff. Given the exclusivity of the rewards in infinity mode unfortunately there is going to some stuff that I may miss out of in GW2 - but it wont be for the lack of trying.

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Save shards between games?

Absolutely not.  The rewards are too great for the things you are asking.  The mode is fine just the way it is.  They should increase the difficulty a bit more once you reach 20+ though because that is when you start to get enough shards for an infinity chest. 

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Fine that's your opinion. Why don't you go and whip yourself in your spare time while your at it. Say and think what you like, but the dominant opinion about infinity mode here runs contrary to yours. "the rewards are too great for the things you are asking" - give me a break, they are 6 freaking characters - get a grip man this is only a game and spose to be a family friendly game at that.

Those six characters you speak of so casually are some of the strongest in the game and therefore should not be easy or in your case CONVENIENT (save my shards) to obtain.  Infinity is a proper and appropriate way to obtain them.  If it were up to me, you wouldn't be able to get ANY legendary/party pieces from the sticker shop.  As I've said before, infinity time is the first real challenge in Garden Warfare. Its not about the difficulty, its about the infrastructure. This mode does not award you for just playing in it as you would for completing a G&G or vanquish session. 

You have to "win" so to speak or progress far enough.  You can't sit back and let your team do everything while you shoot in the air and expect to collect coins at the end.  I expect the devs to add more modes like this in the future as the implement more variant types and abilities.  Everything can't be bought in the sticker shop.

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@IronCatFish47 wrote:

Those six characters you speak of so casually are some of the strongest in the game and therefore should not be easy or in your case CONVENIENT (save my shards) to obtain.  Infinity is a proper and appropriate way to obtain them.  If it were up to me, you wouldn't be able to get ANY legendary/party pieces from the sticker shop.  As I've said before, infinity time is the first real challenge in Garden Warfare. Its not about the difficulty, its about the infrastructure. This mode does not award you for just playing in it as you would for completing a G&G or vanquish session. 

You have to "win" so to speak or progress far enough.  You can't sit back and let your team do everything while you shoot in the air and expect to collect coins at the end.  I expect the devs to add more modes like this in the future as the implement more variant types and abilities.  Everything can't be bought in the sticker shop.

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Friend I think you sort of have your priorities ar a bit skewed (in gaming at least anyway). I feel sorry for you that other people can obtain some legendary characters through packs, that must really grate on you, people of such CONVENIENCE, actually having fun. That's the whole point of GW. Its CAUSAL, it doesn't pretend to be anyhting else, well that is except it tries hard (and fails miserably) at copying other games with it Infinity mode. "Its not about the difficulty its about the infrastucture" what even the frig does that even mean. GW is CASUAL, it is coperative, it's rewards are cumulative, its spose to be family friendly (that is its meant for even little kids to play). Infinity mode goes against everything GW is or rather was. To my way of thinking its the biggest mistake the dev have made. You dont win in GW, you never were meant to. Are you really going to accuse me of being one of the sign shooters, you dont even know me. Pretty cheap shot for a cheap arguement. If the dev keep going down this path as you encourage them too, then GW is doomed - seen it before in so many other games before.

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@Shogunbear wrote:
This post was made to give some tips and advice on playing infinity mode. If you don't like the mode and want to voice your opinion you should do it in any of the numerous threads dedicated to that. Derailing this thread does not benefit anyobe and makes it more difficult to find the actual advice.

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BYE

I wrote down a couple of things i deemed useful as to how to play infinity time over here.

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@shaggiedo wrote:

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@IronCatFish47 wrote:

Those six characters you speak of so casually are some of the strongest in the game and therefore should not be easy or in your case CONVENIENT (save my shards) to obtain.  Infinity is a proper and appropriate way to obtain them.  If it were up to me, you wouldn't be able to get ANY legendary/party pieces from the sticker shop.  As I've said before, infinity time is the first real challenge in Garden Warfare. Its not about the difficulty, its about the infrastructure. This mode does not award you for just playing in it as you would for completing a G&G or vanquish session. 

You have to "win" so to speak or progress far enough.  You can't sit back and let your team do everything while you shoot in the air and expect to collect coins at the end.  I expect the devs to add more modes like this in the future as the implement more variant types and abilities.  Everything can't be bought in the sticker shop.

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Friend I think you sort of have your priorities ar a bit skewed (in gaming at least anyway). I feel sorry for you that other people can obtain some legendary characters through packs, that must really grate on you, people of such CONVENIENCE, actually having fun. That's the whole point of GW. Its CAUSAL, it doesn't pretend to be anyhting else, well that is except it tries hard (and fails miserably) at copying other games with it Infinity mode. "Its not about the difficulty its about the infrastucture" what even the frig does that even mean. GW is CASUAL, it is coperative, it's rewards are cumulative, its spose to be family friendly (that is its meant for even little kids to play). Infinity mode goes against everything GW is or rather was. To my way of thinking its the biggest mistake the dev have made. You dont win in GW, you never were meant to. Are you really going to accuse me of being one of the sign shooters, you dont even know me. Pretty cheap shot for a cheap arguement. If the dev keep going down this path as you encourage them too, then GW is doomed - seen it before in so many other games before.

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Well, I just want to point out that GW and GW2 both have an ESRB rating of 10+, but I see where you are going.  However, I must say that he's right that you should have to work to obtain rewards, because if you don't then it gets boring, but I do believe that if they added the option to reduce the difficulty but at the same time reduce the value of the shards (i.e. easy mode you need 30,000, normal you need 25,000, hard you need 20,000, and CRAAAAAZY you need 15,000 to unlock a legendary piece.  However I must disagree with you that infinity time takes away.  It gives storyline, background, and meaning to the world that garden warfare takes place in (the "gnomiverse" and how the gnomes control everything), it adds something to work towards, and helps everything in the game connect (the gnomes made the multiplayer portals, the gnomes made the atoms, and so on.  But don't be fooled, I've never made it past wave 9 on my own.

Infinity mode is very easy it only gets boring

lose on wave 16 to get the tralala chest, lose on wave 21 to get the amazing twiddle chest, and get 25k shards to get the infinity infinity chest. 

Co-op mode for infinity mode is way harder than playing solo but it pays off with only 1 person paying. 

The best way i use the laser is hold for 3 seconds tap, tap, tap,... hold for 3 seconds again. 

When the giant gnome is going to use his laser run to him and spin so he can hit you but you wont take any damage and he will stand still for a few seconds enough time to kill him. 

Also item drop is not broken I gotten all the plant assessors and only need like 25 more for the zombies by making it to wave 21.