the-dark-ages

[real rose]

please ping me if/when you post it here

[pallid wing]

Series S + 42" TV for like $400

[solemn wyvern]

Deathless and Earthless are compatible with project brutality right?

Inb4 wrong cat to ask

[pallid wing]

It has a custom 'monster'. It should work yho

[solemn wyvern]

Manly

Inb4 it’s the zambie tank

[pallid wing]

It's basically a story element, not unlike Doom Zero

[solemn wyvern]

Nice

Oh boi I lost my doom zero save

[pallid wing]

I dunno if brutal doom replaces all the monsters. There might be an issue there? You'll know by map 6 😁

[solemn wyvern]

Technically no

Inb4 someone makes the doom huntar or the dark age demons for classic doom

Map 6 of episode 1 right

Probably a dumb question

[exotic slate]

I have to pee pee

[solemn wyvern]

Have fun

Aren’t the new monsters technically variants?

[graceful lion]

yeah but people want actually new stuff

[solemn wyvern]

Doom huntar in classic doom when?

Oh u mean like the legacy of rust demons?

[sleek ermine]

FUCK

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO HARD TO CHOOSE

actually nvm

I'm just dumb

LEGO Titanic goes first

then Xbox Series S + The game

[summer obsidian]

I’d argue the other way around, I wouldn’t think that se would get retired but u do u

[sleek ermine]

I'm like 3 months away from it

tbf with my current money (awaiting April payment) I could buy a Series X

[summer obsidian]

I love the series X it’s awesome

[sleek ermine]

hmmm

[summer obsidian]

Series S is really good for what it’s worth

[sleek ermine]

the Series X would have me and my brother saving for another 6 months or so

[summer obsidian]

Damn in that case maybe series s is the way to go

If u wanna save money on the game get game pass and cancel it when u finish

[sleek ermine]

he's got like half the amount of money for Series X, and in uhh yeah I get more than him but uhh Series S I will do

[summer obsidian]

Sounds like a good call

[sleek ermine]

alright

[weary current]

this has been bothering me somewhat since yesterday, but am i the only one who thinks the dialogue in the gameplay we saw over the past week feels ai-generated, in a way???
i could just be tired asf but i'm kinda worried about that

[barren iron]

there is an actually zero percent chance that ID is using AI for it's voice acting

or even the writing

[weary current]

so i'm just tired asf then, aight

[simple mist]

ALMOST TIME TO DOOOOM

[wooden acorn]

Day 71 of 112

[wooden acorn]

Ooouuuggghhh I’m dooming

[placid saffron]

The chance someone is sneaking it in personally is never 0

[barren iron]

why would someone do that on a game like this, and risk losing their job

That's completely nonsensical

[placid saffron]

Because people are idiots

[slender night]

Microsoft is fine with AI stuff, you never know

[placid saffron]

And like there's also nothing wrong in asking for inspiration, and they manage to write something fire

[placid saffron]

"Fine"
Literally even developing it lol

[slender night]

Potato tomato

I think I got that saying wrong

Is it tomato tomato? Oh well

[barren iron]

There's a difference between taking inspiration from it and just copy/pasting

[placid saffron]

I think it's either potato potato or tomato tomato depending on where you live i think

That's why i mentioned the AI managing to write something fire

[barren iron]

also these studios have whole ass writing teams so that'd make even less sense

[placid saffron]

Prof writers don't just effortlessly write down continously

[barren iron]

my wife is a writer, yes they do. She's CONTSTANTLY writing new ideas

not effortlessesly as AI does, but the quality is going to be significantly better. The odds you get anything usable and coherent from AI is very low

not to mention you'd spend about as much time making it gramatically correct and coherent

as you would just writing it yourself

[placid saffron]

Yeah that's why i specified for ideas

[frail hatch]

Just bought collectors edition, I don't know how I will recover from this finacially 💀

[devout halo]

How much is it and do we get a helmet?

[frail hatch]

Its 200usd +shipping. You get 12 inch doom slayer figure and red key card. But you can also buy the dark ages helmet with some patches and blue key card

[vapid lodge]

helmet is a separate buy

so both around $400

[frail hatch]

Helmet is 175usd i think

[devout halo]

Is collectors edition different from premium

[vapid lodge]

premium is included in collectors

[frail hatch]

Yup its that

[devout halo]

I think I’ll just get premium

[frail hatch]

Does anyone know why Germany, Italy and Spain have different versions tho?

[frail hatch]

Yea, i just whanted to have 12 inches of doom in my room

[devout halo]

Is this the new 19 inches of venom?

[frail hatch]

You could say that

[frail bloom]

Tbf the music has been wildy inconsistent or even missing in a lot of gameplay segments from a bunch of reviewers so I wouldn't prematurely judge . It actually started to ramp up in aggressivness if you watched it fully. Also I'm pretty sure the contenct creators said it was mixed well while playing so maybe it's different when you play the game. Not all of Eternals tracks stood out btw like mars core, metal hell or hell on earth, final sin. Since the game has 22 levels I'm assuming they've composed more tracks here than in eternal so I'd wait before sulking but that's just my take(There was a into sandy's reference btw if you didn't hear it so we got classical references too).

[weary current]

oh damn i didn't know this

but yeah, i'm relieved that ID isn't that stupid from what we know

[barren iron]

yeah ID has a staff of writers, it's be pretty nonsensical for them to use AI. I don't disagree they may use it for getting creative juices flowing in times of writers block, just have it throw out different ideas and see if you can make anything from it, but I HIGHLY doubt they use it for actual writing

[fleet spruce]

very well summarised

[frail bloom]

@vapid lodgereferring to you

[vapid lodge]

?

ah I see

[slender night]

I genuinely really hope this game has a pure evil villain

[vapid lodge]

Probably the makyrs

but regarding the music I really hope they dont mess it up

[slender night]

I'm so tired of modern villains needing to have some sad subplot to back up their actions, I want the most vile villain you can come up with, give me another Betruger

[vapid lodge]

the makyrs want souls to keep living, isnt that evil enough?

[frail bloom]

Sure but those villains are usually very cartoonish and I don't think that's the vibe they're going with here

Could've worked in eternal

[slender night]

You can absolutely do a pure evil villain that isn't cartoonish... because they're pure evil, they're meant to be serious. Look at Wolfenstein

[slender night]

They NEED them to live, it's an excuse, I want someone who does bad because they just want to

[frail bloom]

I mean I'm not against it, but they can do both

[gilded lake]

having the devil (davoth) being a semi-sympathetic villain is definitely a Decision

[frail bloom]

Azrahk could be just that but it depends

However it's spelled

[slender night]

I need a villain I can feel immense hatred for, and with TDA's more serious vibe and from what we've seen so far I think it has potential to have a horrifying villain

I don't feel like a boss fight is as punchy if I know the villain has some sad backstory where they got stepped on by a dog on their soft spot as a baby or something

[frail bloom]

Tbf davoth's entire world and people were turned into demons and he himself was betrayed by his own creations

But yes

[slender night]

I wasn't talking about Davoth specifically with that statement though, it was just an example, I want a character with no clear motives

Or at least horrible motives

[frail bloom]

Tbh I don't think they've revealed the final boss, it could very well be something entirely other than ahzrak

I actually do agree tho, instead of a humanoid I'd rather fight some horrifying amalgamation like the spider mastermind from 2016

[devout halo]

Mastermind soundtrack went hard

Best rune setup is Ammo boost, Armored offensive, and rich get richer

[frail bloom]

Lol I forgor it

I don't remember it for some reason but I'm replaying through 2016 right now so I'll try listening more carefully

[slender night]

It's a very aggressive song

[frail bloom]

Very good description for a doom song

[plucky plinth]

-# it’s also a BFG Division Remix

[slender night]

I never quite heard that tbh

[placid saffron]

Tbf he did the demon creation himself

[plucky plinth]

I hear it at several parts of the song

[slender night]

This one gets right in your ear though

Like it keeps bouncing and thudding, it's the harshest of them all

[vapid lodge]

bro the demons in this game will still move and try to attack you even if they dont have arms, literally nothing to attack you and they STILL LIVE

[frail bloom]

Well I wasn't defending him but he did go through some pretty messed up stuff

[frail bloom]

That's gonna be a funny meme when the game comes out

So much memeability from the ragdoll physics

[vapid lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-just-a-flesh-wound-kicked-flesh-wound-wound-gif-12275696

[slender night]

DOOM fans will finally get their fifth joke

[vapid lodge]

what are the other 3 ? I know the one from Eternal with the icon of sin

[slender night]

Local man too angry to die, hole on Mars, and "[...] is temporary, DOOM is Eternal"

[vapid lodge]

fair nuff

[frail bloom]

Here's one from the newest main menu theme video
"My shadow is lengthening right now"

[gilded lake]

❌❌❌ the fifth meme is insane focus on powerscaling

[frail bloom]

Ew get outta here

[gilded lake]

nah man i hate powerscalers i'm just saying that A Chunk of the fanbase is fixated that doomguy's stronger than ____, so on and so forth

[wheat sigil]

cold take relating to powerscaling here

i'd beat doomguy

[gilded lake]

so true

[frail bloom]

Love the in depth analysis as always

[wheat sigil]

it's not a lot to say

i'm just better in every way

[frail bloom]

Doesn't need explaining right, it's common knowledge

[sly girder]

O-O

[lapis pendant]

any content creator program?

[slender night]

Doomguy would get solod so easily by Quake multiplayer bots (he tried to shoot the electricity gun underwater)

[graceful lion]

when they aint even right, thats crazy

doomguy is a superhuman, he isnt an invincible faster than light death machine

like hes just captain america but on extra steroids pretty much

[wheat sigil]

he's immortal and has infinite speed, duh

[graceful lion]

or just captain america on meth

[graceful lion]

immortal by age, no infinite speed

he is basically as strong as prime davoth was, due to the divinity machine

davoth does not have infinite speed or whatever the fuck

[wheat sigil]

my favorite example of his infinite speed is when he lety elena richardson get away

[graceful lion]

bro almost got soloed by an old lady

due to her impeccable 0.2 mph hobbling speed

[graceful lion]

the main antagonist is gonna be that weird devil we saw in the trailer

[formal root]

yeah prince asscrack

I mean ahzrak

[graceful lion]

asscrack

beautiful, thats what im callinh him from now on

[frail bloom]

Butt naked am i right

[wheat sigil]

buck > butt

[frail bloom]

No he does get his butt shown in one scene

Hence butt naked

[hard thistle]

Buck > butt

[frail bloom]

IDC IT'S BUTT NOW

[wheat sigil]

the original version of that expression is buck naked

and buck > butt

[frail bloom]

I'm aware

[late vine]

Doomguy to me is a just a badass person, deep in the sh*t with his back against the wall. The only way out is through...

[hard thistle]

Why is he deep in shit
That's disgusting

[frail bloom]

Yeah in azrahks shit

[frail bloom]

Read the lore brother 🔥

[late vine]

Because he arrives in a situation deep in it. I'm talking classic Doom ofc

[frail bloom]

Deep in cacodemon dung

[hard thistle]

I'm a woman but alright

[graceful lion]

what??

[slender night]

I know who the villain is

[hard thistle]

I should catch up on the lore

[frail bloom]

Sister

[frail bloom]

Yup

[graceful lion]

crazy

[frail bloom]

Don't give them any ideas hugo

[late vine]

OK, I'm not allowed to post a link to the Internet Archive website showing the Doom 1993 manual.

If you want to read the original lore, it's in the manual. Google "Doom manual the story so far"

[frail bloom]

⬆️

Sorry for pinging just if you want to

[hard thistle]

It's fine

I might read up on it but i can't remember the last time I played DOOM

[late vine]

It's worth reading, definitely. It's a few paragraphs that set the scene before diving into the game

[grim cloud]

anyone see the "cute" demon video? I do not reconize some of those demons ... is that a preview of whats to come?

you see a baron lounging in a chair, and a clear shot of a cute revenant

also a giant titan with extra armor and shield

i put it in screen shots #screenshots message

[frail bloom]

That's literally an agaddon hunter

You can notice it's red armor and upwards horns

Baron horns curl inwards obstructing their eyesight

Anyways enough 🤓 outta me

But there is what seems a new variant of the hunter on the upper right corner

Might be a whole different demon cuz of the horns

[plain iron]

Hey that's like a sheep breed

[frail bloom]

Ye iirc that's what their horns are like

[grim cloud]

Maybe its a aggadon, horns match, i just was getting excited thats all

[frail bloom]

Ofc man I wanna see a baron as much as you do

[grim cloud]

upper rigt demon seems to be some titan boss variant

[plain iron]

Interesting. Sheep breeds w horns covering their eyes often can have said horns go through the eye

Sheep/goat fact of the day w thomas

[frail bloom]

Actually yeah that seems correct

[graceful lion]

ow

so theyre jut a ticking time bomb if their horns aint cut

but like, ehy doesnt their body evolve out of that

[plain iron]

Yup, in nature they'd file the horns of via scraping against trees and rock formations.

[graceful lion]

true

didnnot think of that

[cyan lotus]

There’s a lot of things that are useless or harmful evolution wise, they’re just not harmful enough to impede reproduction so natural selection doesn’t do anything there

[graceful lion]

appendix

[plain iron]

Ehh it usually doesn't bother us

[graceful lion]

but when it does, ooh

[proud vine]

on what time will the game be released btw?

[frail bloom]

No clue, it's on may 13th-15th that's all I know

[vapid lodge]

officialy announced its may 15th and may 13th if you preorder or get the premium/ collectors

I hope the collectors arrive BEFORE the game

[frail bloom]

I hope I get the soundtrack lol

Cuz Eternal uh...

No

[vapid lodge]

I wonder is people are gonna backlash again when the OST will be on Spotify

because they will ask about Eternal

it could have gotten so many views 😦

[frail bloom]

They've moved on

At least 90% of em

[vapid lodge]

it doesnt matter that they did, people will mention it either way

[frail bloom]

Well yeah but it's not substantial

I would if I were a dev ask mick gordon to master his soundtrack but for obvious reasons it's not happening

He's gone on to work on other projects and the composers of this game have some REAL potential

Their menu theme is tied with hellwaker, my favorite menu music

[arctic pagoda]

Doom

[frail bloom]

Doom

[arctic pagoda]

I hope for the Fat Makyr boss fight, he just tries to eat doom guy

[frail bloom]

Weird thing to hope for but why not

[arctic pagoda]

No bullet hell, no shockwaves just you avoid his big ol' gobbler

[frail bloom]

Apparantly not all enemies require you to parry and will make you pursue other choices according to mayo

Not saying that there's a fat mayker fight but the possibility is there

[arctic pagoda]

I mean, technically so far, few enemies require you to parry

[frail bloom]

I'm happy with that

[arctic pagoda]

I was trying to do italics

Is it this?

[frail bloom]

It's like using the supershotgun for the marauder

[arctic pagoda]

Oh it is

[frail bloom]

Yknow what I mean

You wouldn't use the chaingun

[arctic pagoda]

That's the only way I ever fought marauder

[frail bloom]

Forget turret mode*

[arctic pagoda]

Can't do that whole rocket/ballista combo

[frail bloom]

Isn that icebomb lockon strat still possible?

[arctic pagoda]

I think so

[frail bloom]

Ok cool, I can't do it tho

I'm on controller

[vagrant path]

Well the ratings do mention some nudity....

[frail bloom]

Can't wait to see peak assrak

🔥

[vagrant path]

guys what if the nudity is actually commander thira😳

[grim cloud]

getitng more hyped, it is adouble edged sword

I always remember post release i get the hype hangover, and i miss it. It is a drug

hype nostagia is a real thing, but while you are wiaitng it feels obsessive

[autumn dawn]

it's gonna improve alot when it releases

even better than the demo we got

[woven jolt]

oh, I think we do see him naked someway, some reviewer was talking about it before I think

[uneven pumice]

I only just found out by the Mick Gordan situation with doom eternal.

You know, the one where he wasn’t fully paid and got treated like a cotton picker while working on the soundtrack.

And here I was thinking he was also doing the dark ages soundtrack…

This is what happens when you don’t do research on anything, don’t follow in my footsteps kids.

[autumn dawn]

nah that was finishing move

you can tell they have different music styles—such as lack of synths

and unlike Mick or Andrew, no KAR EN TUK

[grim cloud]

mick is goat but i do like the tda music

rewatching the b-roll for Mars Core demo, you can really feel that music in the demo

its better than the actual level in doom eternal

unfortuanly, i dont know music jargon enough to explain what im hearing

[prisma cave]

Can someone help me platnium doom eternal

Cause before dark ages comes out I’m tryna platinum doom I had this game since 2021

And I’m tryna get the 200 kill achievement

My fault wrong channel

[plain iron]

.. what

[rugged thunder]

NOOO THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION IS OUT OF STOCK. i should've bought it last night 😿

[plain iron]

If it was sexual nudity it would have that listed 😭

I presume it'll be like davoth's intro

[plain iron]

Can I get a source

[hard thistle]

have yall heard the new clips of the soundtrack posted on finishing move's youtube channel

shit goes hard af

especially the menu theme

if you like sitting in the main menu just to hear the sick ass music you'll definitey be able to do that in the dark ages

[harsh egret]

from what i remember they had it go to "low stock" and then back to normal "in stock" status every few weeks so they might still restock soon

i couldnt help but buy it within like 5 mins of seeing it after the dev direct

i was like fak it

[rugged thunder]

BROOO THERE'S STILL HOPE? I'm buying it once it goes back to stock no more 2nd thoughts 😭

[harsh egret]

yeah it could be back anytime, id check maybe on monday, doubt its back during the weekend

[rugged thunder]

I was literally watching gameplays last night to hype myself but i chose to sleep it out 😭

[harsh egret]

hahah

yeah watching so much doom content just makes my wait even longer

[plain iron]

I suggest sleeping through the days.

do not this will harm you

[harsh egret]

imagine, about one month until the collectors edition says "in transit"

[plain iron]

Oh it might be for some areas

[harsh egret]

should be around that time yeah

they said on or by the 12th to arrive

id guess 12th is worst case scenario and if they ship from germany in the EU then im good

[plain iron]

No I mean like rn lmfao

[harsh egret]

huh

[plain iron]

Some areas take fucking ages to ship to.

[rugged thunder]

If they won't restock it rn, I wish they can do it like what Elden Ring dlc collector's edition did. They put it on sale after a while and that made me bought it 🤑

[plain iron]

Shipping to Australian stores takes almost a month usually lmao

[arctic pagoda]

You know that doughnut Makyr be R O.U N.D tho

[harsh egret]

ah yeah i dont live too far from germany, and if i assume they ship from germany then it wont take too long to ship to me

maybe 4-5 days max

[plain iron]

oh the joy of being European.

[harsh egret]

hahah

[plain iron]

I hate being Australian.

[arctic pagoda]

I'm Canadian

[harsh egret]

aussie aussie aussie

[plain iron]

Why tf does everything take so damn long

[harsh egret]

yall live on a big ass island on the bottom of the planet

unlucky really

[arctic pagoda]

I'm also part heathen

We put our milk in bags

[plain iron]

That's actually understandable

[arctic pagoda]

I know

Now for coffee and Qwassont at 9pm

https://tenor.com/view/jimmy-neutron-carl-wheezer-are-you-going-to-finish-that-croissant-croissant-cwasont-gif-21829791

[frail bloom]

I can't post the link but it's horde gamings video titled, "THIS is the DOOM the Dark Ages Soundtrack"
Timestamp is 3:13

[weary current]

it's more medieval-sounding, which is incredibly fitting considering the theme in the game

[frail bloom]

It's tied with my favorite doom menu theme hellwalker

[hard thistle]

best one so far in my opinion

[frail bloom]

🔥 opinion

[hard thistle]

it may be too soon to say it but just based off what has dropped so far this could be better than mick's work in 2016 and eternal

[frail bloom]

Could be but so far it's extremely promising

[weary current]

i looked at the video btw, they didn't say which enemy is gonna be "nude", all they said is enemy character

[hard thistle]

well most of it

[weary current]

they didn't mention ahzrak me thinks

[hard thistle]

theres unbeatable songs like bfg division and super gore nest and cultist base

[frail bloom]

Horde mentions azrahk soon after

[arctic pagoda]

Nice

[weary current]

oh
so it's gonna be like witcher 3 to some degree lmao

[frail bloom]

It depends because most the tracks they've showed so far are super gore nest/mars core quality and the menu music itself exceeded my expectations

Which is why it's possible that they may have combat tracks that may be on the same level as the big ones

[hard thistle]

the main menu has tended not to be the hardest track in the game so i hope thats the same case for tda

hopefully this one releases on strraming too

[frail bloom]

I'm pretty sure Horde mode gaming said he heard a track that was in his top 5 favorites

Lemme ask him

[hard thistle]

finishing move puts their soundtracks on spotify so lets pray🙏

[arctic pagoda]

I'm sad Mick Gordon isn't coming back

But understandable

[frail bloom]

@warm ibex sorry for pinging, was there any tda ost while playing that made you think it was a top tier doom track?

iirc you said one track you heard was like top 5

Just asking so I don't spread misinfo😭 🙏

[frail bloom]

Tbh the menu music sounds very gordon-coded with how it's structured but retaining it's own style

At this point it's about the music and not the musician(although I love it when Mick talks even if it's about his favorite cereal)

[weary current]

i keep seeing this quote "all the power of hell... cowering before one man." did we hear any voice-clip of this because i don't remember it

[frail bloom]

Gameplay sizzle trailer

Or trailer 2 as it's called

[weary current]

IF THAT'S WHAT AHZRAK SOUNDS LIKE, THEN HOLY SHIT

[frail bloom]

Yeah🔥 🔥

[weary current]

dude he sounds like a gnarly warlord and i love it

[plain hull]

Me too

[plain iron]

"An enemy character can appear nude in one sequence. Aside from buttocks, there are no details of nudity shown"

LETS GO WE GET EVIL GUY ASS

[warm ibex]

Feel free to ping me any time! I'm disappointed to say that I was so locked in during my preview that I didn't really bother focusing on the music. I've heard two full tracks (Shadows First Lengthened and Unchained Predator) alongside a large portion of the track I mentioned the other day, and I would say all three were great. SFL is my favorite main menu theme and the one that hasn't been released is a top track in general

[frail bloom]

I understand, thank you for telling me

[warm ibex]

no problem dude

[frail bloom]

Wait sorry one that hasen't released?

We haven't heard it?

[warm ibex]

The one I mentioned the other day, yeah

It's not a part of any official Finishing Move previews and I don't think it was included in any of the trailers

[frail bloom]

Did they tell you the name of the track or did they just send the track by itself

[warm ibex]

I don't have access to that track unfortunately, it was playing at the event itself

[frail bloom]

Oh I see, alr thank you🙏

[frail bloom]

Alright I confirmed it, it's a track we haven't heard before, genuinely excited

[plain iron]

I wonder what this scene will be like

[frail bloom]

He took a shower in hot lava and is steaming off

Like the legend he is

[hard thistle]

hot lava?

[plain iron]

That's what I'm actually thinking

[hard thistle]

and chicken?

[frail bloom]

Yes

[hard thistle]

the minecraft movie clips are so stupid but i find them funny for some reason

[plain iron]

Something something religious bathing something something

It's non sexual nudity as well

[frail bloom]

I was gonna watch it but apparently it's not even fun bad so no

[hard thistle]

why do people even care about that

[plain iron]

Idk dawg

[hard thistle]

you're literally killing demons the whole game except one scene where you get to see doomguy's ass

[frail bloom]

Uh cuz no pee pee in my doom game

Thank youuuu

[hard thistle]

dante's inferno had nudity and its still badas

[plain iron]

It's not doomguy, it's the prince Ahzrak apparently

[frail bloom]

Still, no thank you

[hard thistle]

whos the prince ahzrak

[frail bloom]

Your mum

[plain iron]

The evil dude w the cross in his head

[hard thistle]

im not tapped in with doom lore

[frail bloom]

He's a new character

[hard thistle]

is he like king novik but a prince

[frail bloom]

King Novik is a king(no duh), but azrahk is like the new warlord overseeing the invasion

iirc

[hard thistle]

oh thats gangsta

[plain iron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1278629590797123602/1357892412139376722/196039a4dbe58-e109978f3223acdeea7c35a63b84b668f5bf3c7e5155315b.jpg?ex=67f1db5b&is=67f089db&hm=0ddd535fb0ccc05dc2d1875bab0971ce987bc52ea6053271c90ab813b1dc93e1&

Him.

[frail bloom]

Funny white man

Piece of crap colonist

[plain iron]

Lmso

[weary current]

an 80s dark fantasy villain but more muscular for some reason

lmao

[plain iron]

He is a warlord

But apparently we get to see this guy's ass so it's metal

[gilded lake]

davoth 🤝 ahzrak
cheeks out, apparently

[plain iron]

like father like son

[gilded lake]

truly truly

speaking of, if you think abt it,
doomguy 🤝 davoth
cheeks out in the first scene (in nudoom) we see of him

[plain iron]

Wow doom really likes getting them asses out

[frail bloom]

It's for the lore 🔥

[plain iron]

Sexualising women ❌
Having 3 separate sequences w a man's ass out ✅️

[hollow sandal]

Lol you can turn off the slayers pain grunts

[formal root]

its prince asscrack!

[cobalt fog]

I need to start a fund to make this his new name

[obsidian shard]

The Current Dark Lord of hell for this age

The Different Lords of hell are Told through What's called "Ages"

This Current Age of hell is called The Dark Ages

[hard thistle]

theres different lords now

oh bud

the dark lord was enough lore

[obsidian shard]

Not Just Because it's Medieval

[obsidian shard]

Read the 2016 Lore please

[hard thistle]

i should probably do that

[obsidian shard]

there had been other Lords of Hell, naming at least two others: the Great Serpent and the Guardian.

[obsidian shard]

or Azhrak is a Archdemon

[autumn dawn]

what do the Archdemons look liie

and what relation do they have with Arch viles

[obsidian shard]

There is Only One Known Archdemons but they have never been seen

Arch-Viles are Basicall Commanders

Archdemon are second only to the Dark Lord in their power and authority over the armies of Hell.

[sonic turret]

I see TDA's getting so much hate on the NVIDIA social media, and the users haven't even played the game yet.

[sonic turret]

Yeah, I reckon he's the guy that gets stuck inside the Gladiator's shield.

[obsidian shard]

Haters hate

Im excited asf

[hollow sandal]

Yea it looks sick

How do you Switch melee weapons? Are there different inputs?

[warm ibex]

Wanted to get back to you on this

TDA will have a third type of projectile that's purple, which is produced by a new type of enemy from an alternate dimension

info comes from Tyler McVicker's Hugo interview video. You might've heard about that by now, but I recalled out conversation and wanted to let you know

[hollow sandal]

Hi horde I wanted to ask how do you Switch Melee weapons? Are there different inputs?
Are his fist and feet different inputs from the weapons themselves such as the mace?

Also what are the incentives to use melee? Resource drops? If so, what resources?

[warm ibex]

Melee weapons are switched manually through the game's menu

You can't switch them during combat

[warm ibex]

Melee strikes produce ammo and occasionally small amounts of health. some upgrades will make them drop additional resources, like the Flail's burn ability that ignites enemies and causes them to drop armor alongside ammo

[warm ibex]

The punch and kick are both a part of the Spiked Gauntlet. The third strike of a Gauntlet combo will be a kick instead of a punch, which (from what I understand) does slightly more damage

[hollow sandal]

Awesome @warm ibex I really appreciate it

[warm ibex]

happy to help!

[hollow sandal]

The flow of gameplay seems alot more digestible now

[obsidian shard]

Food

[hollow sandal]

Melee weapons have a weapon wheel or you have to go to the pause menu/dossier?

Foos

[rose cloak]

[obsidian shard]

And the Mysterious World is Purple ehhh

[warm ibex]

yeah they gotta come from there

[warm ibex]

They have to be swapped manually through the menu, which may be limited to Sentinel Shrines

[obsidian shard]

I like The Shrines

[warm ibex]

I do too!

[obsidian shard]

Nice change due to something new from the last 2 games

[hollow sandal]

Siiick

[warm ibex]

the focus on serious upgrade resource hunting paired with the more restricted access to the upgrade menus puts a really nice emphasis on progression via secret hunting

[obsidian shard]

I can't wait to find the Secrets

[warm ibex]

you could just speed through the level, but you'll miss shrines and resources to use on those shrines

which is nice. gives you a reason to branch out aside from finding toys or records

of course Eternal had the hidden mod bots, sentinel crystals and tokens but those were rarely hidden too deeply

[obsidian shard]

Mmm new toys

[warm ibex]

yummy

on one hand, I would've loved to see masters of the universe styled toys instead of more eternal figures

but on the other.... high chance that I'll be able to put the classic imp on my shelf in the very near future

quite pleased

[dusty dagger]

I haven't seen all the gameplay shown yet but is there gonna be a "hub" area like the Fortress of Doom?

[grim cloud]

no hub last i heard

[warm ibex]

confirmed no hub

[hot roost]

Cant wait for this to game to come out my favorite game series is doom

[dusty dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-emoji-gif-21922016

[slender onyx]

damn

a hub would have been cool

[hot lava]

Personally I always find hubs to be just laborious menus

They were fun when I was 8-12years old

Old man me;

https://tenor.com/view/no-time-busy-aint-nobody-got-time-for-that-gif-15753141

[warm ibex]

I thought the man cave was cool in Eternal, but I won't miss the pointless returns between missions

[sour crater]

i wonder what the "BFS" will be

[autumn dawn]

there isn't gonna be a big sword

[sleek ermine]

Won’t exist

[sour crater]

no?

damn

[autumn dawn]

we'll still get the BFG, but how it'll work is still up to speculation

[plain iron]

Yeah no midnight said that didn't he? But yeah, that's not something that exists for TDA

[fresh bear]

That why you don't trust Midnight

That's why you should not watch his content

He spreads misinformation for a living

[honest vortex]

DOOM and Yakuza feels like the only franchise not getting ruined right now.

Tekken and literally every fighting game series ever got butchered.

Halo is butchered

Assassin's Creed is butchered

Meanwhile DOOM The Dark Ages looks better than any DOOM game ever for me

Also iD Software feels like the only soulful and careful dev nowadays.

Tekken devs are beyond incompetent.

Even Yakuza devs are greedy AF

[sleek ermine]

Tf you mean Halo is butchered

[hot lava]

Probably live service and micro transactions and battle pass versus old school; complete game in box no extra cash needed and everyone still played it

[autumn dawn]

Metroid wasn't...

[sleek ermine]

I blame the free multiplayer

Free games need some sort of monetization

[autumn dawn]

in fact, Metroid Prime's remaster is phenomenal and did wonders for the franchise and an already great game

[atomic moss]

just pre ordered, cant wait

[honest vortex]

I loved Tekken 8 before Season 2 happened, but Season 2 is one of the worst updates I've seen in gaming history

Ruined the whole game, and the devs have no clue what they're doing anymore

[honest vortex]

Tru. But Nintendo as a company sucks and is extremely greedy, even though they make good games.

iD Software makes good games and has a soul and generosity

[autumn dawn]

Nintendo isn't perfect at all, but many of their games are awesome, as long as they aren't... overpriced

[honest vortex]

I know. Mario Odyssey is one of my favorite games ever

[sleek ermine]

Just because the company is bad doesn’t mean the games are too, examples are yeah you get it

[autumn dawn]

well we can just hope that Nintendo doesnt make a fatal mistake and ruins any of their good franchises

[honest vortex]

Not my point.

I'm saying iD Software is basically the only company nowadays that is caring, generous, has good communication and makes consistently good games

Nintendo makes consistently good games, but don't have the other qualities I mentioned

[autumn dawn]

hol on, trying to think of any oppositions to that

[slender night]

id has definitely made poorly reviewed games before, and there are multiple other companies with those attributes

[honest vortex]

Hi AnomeQ, haven't talked to you in awhile

[slender night]

Howdy

[autumn dawn]

ahem Youngblood

[slender night]

That was Arkane and MachineGames

[honest vortex]

Idk if you recognize me with the name and pfp change but you probably do

[slender night]

I do, checked your username

[honest vortex]

Only thing I can think of rn is Rage

[autumn dawn]

Valve? they have a bunch of flaws, but otherwise their games have soul too

[slender night]

Correct

[honest vortex]

But also the team who made other iD games aren't the same team as Hugo Martin.

Hugo Martin's team is good at basically everything, even though I didn't like DOOM Eternal

[slender night]

Valve is nice but I can hardly call them a game developer

[honest vortex]

But Dark Ages looks like a masterpiece

[autumn dawn]

Half Life, Portal, Team Fortress, Counter Strike, DOTA

[slender night]

How many years ago were these?

[honest vortex]

The games have soul. But Valve as a company has been really bad to their fans and communication wise

If I remember correctly

[slender night]

Activision used to make games, you wouldn't call them a developer right now

[honest vortex]

But Valve isn't really "current"

[autumn dawn]

𝚅𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝.

we'll throw Blizzard out of the window due to Overwatch 2 and the harassment allegations

[honest vortex]

So funny people thought Dark Ages was going to be slow, but then people on 150% speed were showing you the game can be fast as all fucking hell lmao

Every modern DOOM game looked "slow as hell" in their initial reveals, surprised people didn't notice the pattern

[sleek ermine]

Counter Strike was pretty recently (the new one)

[hot lava]

Don’t make them free 🤷 but the market gets what it pays for. People eat it up

Anyway back on topic #general for general games chat please 🙏🏻

[proud vine]

even at normal game speed the game is fairly fast

and the level that has been shown is probably one of the first levels

so it will probably get even faster

[plain iron]

That recently taken down video footage of TDA on nightmare seemed pretty hard, but I don't think TDA is focusing on the idea that speed = hard, moreso trying to prove that you don't need a super fast game for it to be hard. You just need pressure, slower gameplay, but more punishing fuck ups are harder imo

Hollow knight isn't fast, but it's still regarded as a hard game, due to the fact you need to not fuck up

[earnest swift]

It was re-edited and re-uploaded into a 19-minute video.

[plain iron]

Awh balls.

That probably means we won't hear Thira's voice again

[earnest swift]

Though tbh a lot of the struggle to me seemed to come from not completely understanding how to engage in "DA’s" rhythm.

Seems clear they wants you to use melee a lot, and not just for ammo.

[plain iron]

TDA isn't particularly fast, and imo it doesn't need to be. More like 2016 or doom 3, rather than eternal.

Because folk forget, only eternal is particularly fast

[earnest swift]

Wasn’t 3 fairly slow?

[wheat sigil]

it is

[earnest swift]

Honestly "TDA" seems closer to the OG 2 games in terms of speed.

Would check out with what id wanted to do with this.

[wheat sigil]

yea

[plain iron]

I was trying to compare it to a true 3d engine game, due to the whole thing w the classic engine and how you can sprint at the same speed as your rockets 😭 I hope we don't do that in TDA tbh

[earnest swift]

Well you can’t really do that in "Eternal" without Ballista boosts so I don’t see why that would be a thing for "DA".

[wheat sigil]

jump pads, dashes, falling can all make you go at the same speed as your rockets in eternal

[slender night]

That's true

[graceful lion]

he said in his new video that it turned out ot not be true

[graceful lion]

nah, i heard that some playtesters said it was faster than eternal, which would make sense

theres probably more button inputs to do in the game at once

just becuase "its a doom game for all" does not mean its gonna be slow for everyone

you can make it as fast as eternal, or faster if you wanted

[lime plinth]

when does the collectors edition start shipping?

[plain iron]

Well i was in contact w the retailer here that was selling it for Australians and they've said it's en route to being shipped, iirc they said the label has been made, and it takes about a month to ship to Australia from American bethesda warehouses. So tdlr depends on where you live, but it seems that they're preparing to ship outside America.

[lime plinth]

thank you for this, means alot

[proud cloud]

is TDA the last doom game?

[slender night]

Last as in latest, yes. Last as in they won't do any more, we don't know but incredibly unlikely

[proud cloud]

oh ok

[fleet spruce]

should probably expect a post-Eternal game sometime down the line too

[cinder ibex]

but isn't the doom slayer ||dead in ancien got part 2 after defeating the final boss ?||

||since he defeated his own creators, he died as well right||

[slender night]

He isn't dead he just got weakened and sealed

[plain iron]

Yeah he's just a normal dude rn

[sterile sage]

If you look at the demo play, the Mancubus rarely attacks. Was it meant to be?

[harsh egret]

they confirmed this isnt the last doom game they make

[sleek ermine]

Hey

You know I wanted to buy collectors edition

[sterile sage]

It seems that the attack frequency is too low.

[plain iron]

Yeah?

[sleek ermine]

My dad thinks it’s bullshit (I can’t even run the game as of rn)

So I would literally be getting it for the statue

[plain iron]

Might as well just get the helmet tbh

[sleek ermine]

True

[sterile sage]

It seems that the attack frequency is too low.

[sleek ermine]

I should talk about it to my parents

[hollow sandal]

What do you mean?

[prime sentinel]

like Doom Eternal and Doom 2016 only so many monsters can attack you at once

so that there isn't constantly a ridiculous amount of projectiles

so if you see monsters chilling in the background, yeah, they're waiting for their turn

this happens in all the modern doom games

[wheat sigil]

if you're on nightmare, tokens aren't a limiting factor

[sleek ermine]

Maybe they haven’t even noticed you (since there is an enemy aggression slider)

[wheat sigil]

uv? idrk

[prime sentinel]

yeah this too, not all the gameplay was on nightmare

[sterile sage]

Tda demons are less aggressive

[sleek ermine]

There is an enemy aggression slider

[prime sentinel]

in fact, I'd be willing to bet most of the footage we have is on a lower difficulty, besides the few videos that say they're nightmare

[sleek ermine]

Enemy aggression sliders are either default or put on the lowest probably

[prime sentinel]

I would assume they're probably on whatever the default slider setting is for HMP

[sterile sage]

I know that, but the problem is that it's too low aggressive. Take a look at the demo Mancubus

[prime sentinel]

you will be able to change that

[hollow sandal]

I posted screen shots of the slider settings in #screenshots

For nightmare and HMP

[prime sentinel]

I think enemies will shoot slightly less anyway since more projectiles will be in play at once since they're slower

[wheat sigil]

enhanced targeting sounds neat

[sleek ermine]

And? You think that everyone shouldn’t be able to be good at the game?

[prime sentinel]

slower, harder hitting projectiles

[wheat sigil]

what

[sleek ermine]

Yeah I’m dumb

[hollow sandal]

It's ok me too

[prime sentinel]

listen, we're all using the public doom discord

[sterile sage]

watch drauqNightmare video

[wheat sigil]

true!

[prime sentinel]

💯

[sterile sage]

It's kind of weird to be less aggressive in nighemare.

[prime sentinel]

you haven't played it yet

also in Nightmare they aren't less aggressive than HMP

if that's what you mean

[last zinc]

I feel like buying doom the dark ages but idk if it worth the money

Cause it will be story mode and then the game is finished and then it becomes useless

[wheat sigil]

no

[last zinc]

hm?

[prime sentinel]

22 levels, biggest doom game, tons of secrets, secret weapons (apparently)

[wheat sigil]

eternal for example has very deep gameplay, with extra content, which makes it very replayable

and mods are insane

[last zinc]

oh.

[last zinc]

true

[prime sentinel]

the more open levels may offer even more replay value

[hollow sandal]

You can replay at a higher difficulty and try different ways to play the game with your gained experiences playing

[prime sentinel]

idk I don't think a game is useless once you beat it

[last zinc]

Oh

plus they might add cool modes over time

so it definitely is prob worth it

alr thx guys

[wheat sigil]

no worries

[prime sentinel]

who's to say for real though, if you're really unsure, wait for reviews

maybe it won't be worth it for you

[slender night]

Even if postgame content is small, you can always just replay

[plain iron]

I replay some levels for art reasons

[prime sentinel]

Id's art team is top of the industry

very few studios can compete imo

(though there are a few)

[plain iron]

They are all beautiful.

It's genuinely something I love about doom

[hollow sandal]

Minor detail, but I like the wispy question mark for toys, and the green doom sigil. I like that they paid attention to making it fit into the environment

[prime sentinel]

huh? do you mean in Dark Ages?

[hollow sandal]

Yes

Eternal had the bold yellow question mark

[prime sentinel]

I think Reclaimed Earth might be the prettiest level, the underwater train station is fucking gorgeous, love the plutonia inspired color choice

[hollow sandal]

In this game it's a wispy blue one

[prime sentinel]

I actually must have missed the question marks in TDA, can show me?

in screenshots or something

if not that's okay 🙂

[plain iron]

I'm a sucker for the maykrs, w the holt being my favourite.

[prime sentinel]

I like the maykr architecture, its unique for Doom, but I'll always love techbases, castles, and hellish landscapes, classic Doom shit

Blood Swamps is also pretty gorgeous, and UAC Atlantica

both DLCs have really dope looking levels actually

I think the Holt was, well, not disappointing, but not as exciting as the other 2 levels from the first DLC since it felt like a recolor of Urdak

[hollow sandal]

Ok one min

[prime sentinel]

no rush, and thank you!

[hollow sandal]

No prob, I couldn't find it. I'll post it if I see it again

[prime sentinel]

alrighty

don't be afraid to ping me

[sterile sage]

What is similar to this game called Halo? Looking at the reddit, there are many opinions that it is similar to Halo.

[hollow sandal]

I'm hyped so I'm just gonna put this here:

Shotgun - Super Shotgun
Railspike - Fast Railspike
Skull crusher -
Plasma Rifle - Twin Barrel
Reaver Chainshot -
Rocket launcher not seen yet, and variant(mod) Unknown

It looks like we've seen 8 out of 12 guns excluding super weps

[prime sentinel]

I'm pretty sure each gun has multiple variants and you choose between them before a mission

[hollow sandal]

Oh not only one variant?

[prime sentinel]

or is it that each variant has upgrades that change them a lot?

[solemn wyvern]

Isn’t doom 2 technically bigger than the dark ages?

[prime sentinel]

by level count: sure

by length: highly unlikely

[hollow sandal]

xd

[prime sentinel]

you can playthrough Doom 2 in an afternoon

[hollow sandal]

From what I know, I think it's this

[prime sentinel]

ah okay

well we know there are secret weapons

so does that mean that there are secret variants, or that you can just get some variants early

[hollow sandal]

Good point!

[prime sentinel]

I like the idea of both more than how Eternal handled it, which is to say, no ways to get weapons early

[frail bloom]

I also hope that this game handles the way you get introduced to enemies more smoothly

I was wondering, is the final game going to have all the demons it showed from the demo?

Because that is a lot of demon types in the 5th level

[pallid wing]

You mean like save the nightmare imps until later in the game? We dunno. Difficulty might also be a factor.
There were no Revenants in the foundry iirc. Mars core didn't have a cyber demon at the end. So it's likely the roster will be different in final release but who knows?

[simple mist]

Almost there to the dark ages

[frail bloom]

No I'm not saying to save certain enemies because that would empty out the already large sandboxes and make the level feel empty. Remember, this game is 22 levels, and we saw what seems like 25 types of different enemies in the 5th level, which is 4 away from the base campaign. I'm hoping this means that we're gonna get a very expansive amount of enemies but it's just fun to speculate

[frail bloom]

36 days for me 🔥

[charred acorn]

https://github.com/rauchg/doom-captcha anyone know this?

[frail bloom]

No?

[charred acorn]

sorry......

[frail bloom]

Nah You're good

[charred acorn]

yeah

it's actually classic stuff

[slender night]

Then why in the TDA channel

[frail bloom]

If it is, you post it in the classic doom section

Cuz it is a very huge link that can clog up the channel

[charred acorn]

thx

[frail bloom]

(And my eyes hurt )

[simple mist]

With Tda nerfing long range weapons,I feel like high level gameplay is gonna be really aggresive.

[pallid wing]

We have the mysterious purple level with unique enemies. A whole realm of monsters we ain't seen yet.

[frail bloom]

Whole new realm!?

Shamblers

[valid pawn]

Hey guys…do any of you play doom on Steam ?

[slender night]

I play DOOM 3 on Steam

[sleek ermine]

I do

[valid pawn]

Oh, this is awesome. At least I’m not the only one that plays doom on Steam

[karmic peak]

Why is this game 80 € in europe

[boreal pecan]

guys idk which international bethesda gear store is legit

[frail bloom]

I was watching Checkpoint gamings unedited 5 minute video on tda gameplay, and the music at 3:56 sounds like attack on titan music

That's a good thing btw

[sleek ermine]

because Eternal is 40 and 2016 is 20

[analog star]

Can’t wait any more pls

Make it

[karmic peak]

There's one in us and one in europe(Germany)

[grim cloud]

so purple means another dimension full of new demons? Maybe the place where vulgurs come from? They alledegly come from another place due to their cyan colored teleporation

or cthulu hell that hugo keeps hinting at

[hard thistle]

Somebody mentioned the reaver chainshot comes from another dimension

[warm ibex]

super small and irrelevant detail that I haven't heard anyone else mention - the classic soul sphere returns again. different model than the one in eternal, of course

[wooden acorn]

Yeee I saw that

The magical blueberry of health and well being

[prime sentinel]

love to see it

I like that the armor and health shards appear to be sprites

maybe they aren't but they are very clean and easy to read

[warm ibex]

heard about it or saw gameplay? I'd love to have a clip of that lol

[wooden acorn]

Saw gameplay I believe

[warm ibex]

oh nice! I'll have to dig for that today

unless you can remember where you saw it (no worries if you can't)

[wooden acorn]

I believe in this one https://youtu.be/hm506WJfmVU?si=uO2Gc4J0RgVEObw0

Only gameplay vid ive seen

Trying not to spoil it for myself

[slender night]

Batman dies

[wooden acorn]

Around the 11:40 mark yea

[warm ibex]

Thank you so much!

[prime sentinel]

mmm I love how weighty you feel

thes stomping is awesome, also, the way the weapon sways reminds me of classic doom but that might be a stretch haha

the rhythmic half circle motion

[late vine]

Do we know that all the weapons are nerfed for longer ranges? We haven't seen them all, yet. I know melee / hand to hand is encouraged but id appear to be giving so many options to cater for preferences. There might be upgrades to weapons for players that want longer range shooting?

[prime sentinel]

they explicitly mentioned that decreasing the range of weapons was a deliberate choice

[wooden acorn]

[valid pawn]

Babymetal ft. Poppy - from me to u…seems like a doom song

[plain iron]

Real actually

[trail anvil]

Do you think we’ll get a tweak in music for the final build? Like from what we saw I kept wanting more and more of that killer track and just music in general

[hollow sandal]

Hi @prime sentinel in the video Scarlett shared go to 12:22 for the "? "

[prime sentinel]

Thank you!

[hollow sandal]

No prob

[sonic citrus]

I Just realized im gonna go to bootcamp for the marines on april 29th and im gonna miss doom the dark ages 😭

[sudden arch]

I might get it, I’m also gonna get it because I’ve never pre ordered a game and doom seems like the perfect game to preorder with how long I’ve waited for the next one

[coral iron]

gogogo release asap

[valid pawn]

I’m glad you & I agreed

[weary current]

rewatched the gameplay vid the other day, and i just noticed that SO MUCH stuff from DOOM 2016 is coming back here
probably becuase it is a prequel to 2016 after all, but i'm just surprised

[silent surge]

and classic DNA too!

[sleek ermine]

I uh have become addicted to Eternal, so no TDA merch for me, and only Eternal gameplay until I get TDA!

if anybody wanted to know

[wheat sigil]

i hope i'll really enjoy tda, so i got a chance at becoming real good at it xd

[sleek ermine]

I’m decent on Eternal for my difficulty

I swap a lot

but when I got the BFG my scrollwheel swapping caused me to waste BFG cells

[arctic pagoda]

Hi

[frail bloom]

Hello

[frail bloom]

Can you remind me what's coming back

[delicate grotto]

Yeah I hate that shit. Happens to me too sometimes. Ruins the flow of combat. Was nice that 2016 had a designated button for it but I get that Eternal already had enough buttons. Still wish you could disable super weapons or something during playthroughs though.

[wheat sigil]

eternal got a designated button for the bfg, and you can remove the bind

but if you scroll, i suppose that isn't possible

[sleek ermine]

I use scrollwheel to fast swap

I keep track of what’s where pretty easily

however I don’t mod swap a lot

[wheat sigil]

getting used to individual keybinds is always best

but it's of course not required

[sleek ermine]

I use 5 for ssg

[wheat sigil]

can't relate xd

i love swapping mods

[sleek ermine]

My dumbass forgets that different mods exist

I rarely ever use the base fire (for most weapons)

[wheat sigil]

i don't use it for chaingun, heavy cannon or combat shotgun

but i also don't really use the chaingun lol

[fresh bear]

Will there be DOOM Slayer skins in TDA ?

[plucky plinth]

yes

if you buy Premium/Collectors or preorder the game in general, you'll recieve a skin (or skins) that way

there's also skins for the dragon and mech

[fresh bear]

Yeah but do we know if there will be skins through milestones like in Eternal ?

[plucky plinth]

more than likely

[fresh bear]

Nice

[weary current]

i cannot wait for the joke skins to make a comeback in full time

[barren iron]

I mean, you aren't really going to get anything spoiled, the sections they played were carefully put together

[wooden acorn]

True, but I more so meant in general, like environments and such

[frail bloom]

Ye they showed off like 3 levels outta 22

[barren iron]

and not even the entire level

[celest sun]

22?

[frail bloom]

Yup

[wooden acorn]

Still tho, I’d prefer to remain unspoiled lol

[barren iron]

idk how that's spoiling

[frail bloom]

I mean we've seen the siege level since the reveal trailer

This was just showing off basic early gameplay

[wooden acorn]

I just wanna try and go in kinda blind

[celest sun]

Oh, I got insider info. Im going to spoil right now

So, at the end...

Guess what happens...

They all live happily ever after, sing songs, and lick on lollipops.

[frail bloom]

I mean that's okay but so far they haven't shown off anything considerable besides glorykills returning, toys, stone imps, one new track

iirc eternal showed off every demon, gun, almost* every level before release

[barren iron]

it also doesn't really matter how many gameplays you watch, because they all show basically the exact same thing

[near valley]

Hello peoples, is there any info about could you make the projectiles less colorfull or smth like that

[celest sun]

Official ending of Doom the Dark Ages [Major Spoiler]
|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb3WKL7NroU&list=PLV5WRaj-FxdIGSV8k6UhI67PXuO7BCaOF |

[frail bloom]

No clue but this is probably their most customizable game yet so it is a possibility

[lapis gorge]

you gotta censor that wtf!!

[near valley]

I wish so, because the theme of game is like darkish and realistic so these colourful projectiles are not rlly make sense (gameplay wise maybe yes, but still could be darker)

[frail bloom]

I personally don't care if it's colorful but if you want to change the color there's a 90% chance you can tailor it to your experience. The upsides to customisability

[hollow sandal]

Do you know if this includes moving the weapons around the weapon wheel?

[frail bloom]

I mean did eternal have that, if so then 100% yes but if not then there's still a really good chance

[near valley]

Guess you could

[hollow sandal]

Eternal had it, yea

[frail bloom]

I don't see why this game wouldn't then lol

[hollow sandal]

I'm so fuckin hyped 8 out of 12? Weapons revealed

[frail bloom]

Yeah the reaver chainshot looks so fun to use, can't wait to shoot it and my controller explodes 🔥

[harsh egret]

Does anyone know if that Hugo facebook post from yesterday was real or no

[frail bloom]

What was it again

The classic doomguy face?

[harsh egret]

nah the one where he shut down the rumor from midnights vid where he said theres gonna be a "big fkin sword"

and that the bfg will be revealed very soon

[barren iron]

That was real

[harsh egret]

cuz i never found it on the doom facebook group for some reason

but yh alright

[frail bloom]

I mean that's a good question, because it seems weird that midnight would lie about something like that but he's made up names for the demons so i'd say it's id preventing their fanbase from being dissapointed

[warm ibex]

In his video, midnight prefaced his claim with an "if I'm understanding this right"

[harsh egret]

yeah more so was interested in the bfg being revealed "very soon" part

[frail bloom]

How soon

[hollow sandal]

And he wasn't understanding it right?

[harsh egret]

when someone says "very" id say like next week

trailer 2?

[warm ibex]

seems to be the case

[hollow sandal]

Unfortch

[warm ibex]

I believe I was the one to post the Hugo BFG comment here, so I will add that it was sent to me by a viewer (who sends me a lot of stuff and has never lied in the past)

so I don't have the direct source, but I believe it's 100% real

[harsh egret]

yeah i remember

[frail bloom]

Stone imps look like the cursed prowler

Honestly tho why do they look different from eternal

Why green

[warm ibex]

grass imps

[cyan lotus]

midnight lies a lot, it’s in character, not weird to me

[harsh egret]

ngl i dont really dislike him but i cant really take him seriously lmao

[warm ibex]

I think it was an honest mistake this time

He misinterpreted what Hugo said and the hype got to him

[cyan lotus]

might’ve been, and I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, but he has a track record

[hollow sandal]

Yesss Im so excited to improve on the mechanics and flow. I can't stop watching gameplay xd

[warm ibex]

Haven't seen you in here a ton recently, hope you've been well man

[cyan lotus]

thanks, you too

[arctic pagoda]

I'm hungry

[grizzled thicket]

eat

[hollow sandal]

Ok, eats

[arctic pagoda]

No u

No one
YouTubers the game releases
"Can I beat doom the dark ages with all settings at 300%?'

Oh boy I can't wait until senza's video

[hollow sandal]

Facts 😭

[silent surge]

can i beat doom the dark ages while blindfolded without firing guns on windows 98?! (2025) (Sad)🚀💎

[near valley]

Could BFG be like the mechs mini gun

Cause well its pretty fucking big

[simple mist]

What about the under the mayo challenge

(Starter weapon only 0 weapon upgrade]

[frail bloom]

Depends if he even likes it but we'll see

[green tusk]

Someone know if there is how tô change the difficult in the ancient gods?

[frail bloom]

Uh go down to hurt me plenty

[grim cloud]

should be seeing a new trailer soon right?

next marketing beat must be on the horizon

[frail bloom]

I hope so I want a story trailer

[grim cloud]

yes or that, ill take it

[frail bloom]

GIVE ME ASSZRAK 🔥

[grim cloud]

Just as long as they dont spoil every boss like the last two games omg

[hollow sandal]

Asszrak

[grim cloud]

by every boss i mean even the final boss

[frail bloom]

I don't even know if we've seen any bosses

[warm ibex]

within the next two weeks, I'd imagine

I've heard speculation on next week. definitely possible!

[frail bloom]

Hey HORDE, have you had any confirmation on any official bosses in this game? Does the vagary looking demon count? Just curious

[warm ibex]

Nah the Vagary is a super heavy

some enemies will start out as mini bosses and become super heavies, similar to Eternal's Marauder and Doom Hunter

[frail bloom]

Damn dude, they are really keeping it to their chest this time

[grim cloud]

i also feel like there are super heavies, and then there are black belts which also reoccur

[frail bloom]

Which enemies, like the tyrant?

[warm ibex]

I believe that the Agaddon Hunter and Komodo are the only two confirmed mini boss/super heavies so far

[frail bloom]

Do they have cutscenes?

[grim cloud]

Better be baalgar demons

[warm ibex]

I didn't fight either of them, unfortunately. That's just info from dev interviews

[frail bloom]

Oh okay

[grim cloud]

did you play the entire first level? How long compared to doom eternal average level was it?

[frail bloom]

me too, balgaar with flail

[grim cloud]

and armored hell knights like the gladiator

[frail bloom]

And a baron that looks like the gladiator

So many possibilities

[grim cloud]

i want all of the above, and Bruiser demons

[warm ibex]

yeah that's one thing I noticed, enemy classes are much more broad this time. Like the Imp Stalker (classic imp) is almost a heavy demon, but still considered to be fodder as far as I'm aware

[frail bloom]

So is it similar to the mayker drone then lol

Just kidding

[frail bloom]

Ngl where are you gonna get a tv mouth for him

[warm ibex]

I played the full first level, I'd say it was probably an hour and fifteen minutes including some secret hunting and a few retries during the mounted turret segment

[grim cloud]

taht is pretty massive considering being on a time limit, unless you took your sweet time in the rain

[frail bloom]

Would you say that the first level is better than the previous two

Weird question but I'm curious

[grim cloud]

i think the next two levels aere just small parts of it, dragon level had a big portion of it grounded inside of the cathredral

[warm ibex]

Honestly yeah. it felt much more... whole. Wasn't just a tutorial level or an introduction to the mechanics, it had some depth to it

[frail bloom]

No I mean the last two doom game's first levels

[hollow sandal]

Do the mancs seem a little lacking in aggression to you? In gameplay I've seen, even on nightmare they kinda just walk up to you slowly and shoot their red and green balls

[frail bloom]

YES🔥

[hollow sandal]

And flames if you get too close

[grim cloud]

i bet most monster placements have already changed from the demo. Can't have already over half the monster cast by the time your in sieige

[frail bloom]

But if they removed a lot of the demons, siege would feel more empty

I'm pretty sure when they say largest roster, they really mean it

[hollow sandal]

Sick

[frail bloom]

*hopefully

[grim cloud]

then we are in for a treat

Spider Mastermind(s) with Gotcha Baalgar moment when???

[frail bloom]

I'm just speculating of course but larger levels require more enemies and variety

[grim cloud]

ur not wrong, just seems like there isn't as much of slow drip

[warm ibex]

To me the mancubus seems like a lower tier heavy this time around. His strongest aspect is face-to-face combat, they will absolutely melt you if you try to get in close

they're one of the enemies that really keep you in check and make sure you still play by the rules

[frail bloom]

I thought that aswell

[frail bloom]

YES MORE MANC GROUNDPOUNDS 🔥

Sorry lol

[warm ibex]

that's their best attack!

[hollow sandal]

Well said

[warm ibex]

I noticed that I was able to destroy Hell Knights at really any point by just walking up to them and using a melee strike. They would be mid attack and I'd avoid all damage by spamming melee strikes

the mancubus puts you in your place, reminds the player that you can't just walk around doing that to everything

[frail bloom]

Well they're hell knights, I could murder them with a lock on so...

Nothing new really

[frail bloom]

But this is good news, player accountability is always welcome

[warm ibex]

hell yeah it is

[silent surge]

that’s the thing

i bet there will be brand new stuff
enemies from “worlds beyond”

i never saw a revenant or caco

[grim cloud]

yah "cacodemon" or arachorb?

remains to be seen but its prob a caco

id put money on we get the Doom 64 variant of the pain elemental

[frail bloom]

I WANT CLASSIC ARCHVILE

No seriously tho where is the lost soul

He had his classic design but he was absent from the preview footage

[formal root]

I wonder if they add the canceled doom 64 enemies

[frail bloom]

Succubus

Hell hound would be cool

[formal root]

hell hound seems fitting

[grim cloud]

terhe were canceled 64 demons? and do you have pics of them?

[formal root]

cannot post pics

[frail bloom]

Try it in screenshots then

[grim cloud]

use artwork channel

[formal root]

ah right

gonna post it in a bit hold on

posted

ignore the mancubus one btw lol

[frail bloom]

Yeah ew what is that design

[formal root]

however, we almost got a cyber baron

[frail bloom]

The rest is fine, I can see why they weren't used

Cyber baron is cool tho

And hell hound

The double rocket cybie is also cool

[formal root]

funnily enough, the unused cyberdemon appears in the cover of doom 64

[frail bloom]

What am I saying lol I just called the majority of them cool

[formal root]

what would the succubus ones even do?

wait don’t answer that

[frail bloom]

[grim cloud]

caster unit, then well i dont want to get muted

im surprised nobody made sprites sheets for those

[frail bloom]

Yeah they preform spells...

And spawn in demons

For sure...

[formal root]

i’m surprised the revenants aren’t sketched

or like concepts for them

[frail bloom]

Yeah no archviles either

[grim cloud]

or spider masterminds, no mastermind and arachnotrons in same doom game since doom 2

[frail bloom]

They just didn't have the cart space

iirc

[grim cloud]

thanks nintendo, what dicks

[wanton abyss]

When did the devs confirm this? Been eagerly waiting for info on komodo. Such a cool concept

[grim cloud]

no confirmation id say, but def highly likely

[frail bloom]

Def for aggadon tho

The cutscenes are gonna be immaculate

[warm ibex]

The Komodo was confirmed in Midnight's interview with Hugo

[frail bloom]

Wait he didn't make the name up?

[grim cloud]

lol

midnight isn't trying to lie i dont htink

[warm ibex]

Why would he lol

[grim cloud]

he just sometimes over assumes

[frail bloom]

No clue, so then strogg lookin thing is called the vagary then

[warm ibex]

Yeah

[frail bloom]

Komodo does sound cool

[grim cloud]

herad that from two sources, and i said that on doomworld

[frail bloom]

Very elegant sounding

Wut is this

[wanton abyss]

Thanks man! i hadn’t had a chance to listen yet

[warm ibex]

yeah no problem!

[grim cloud]

finally got my triump ingame achievements for eternal, needed to finish archvile, almost beat the last guy solo. Now im ready for tda

nm i still need to play horde mode

[frail bloom]

22 levels ultra nightmare

[grim cloud]

at least the offcial horde mode, i normally play modded horde mode with is 500% times better

[frail bloom]

Horde mode is really fun, it's like the best doom eternal experience for me