the-dark-ages

[bleak jackal]

Technically it can be played from a hdd, but the loading times will be longer and there will be a lot of stutters and some other issues

It is designed more for ssd

[errant osprey]

Thank you bro
You always publish DLC information well
Some interesting things have been said.
I can't wait.
Since there is no trailer yet, I'm guessing the DLC will be released in August, maybe at Quake Con.

[golden quarry]

I have a big announcement

I am getting the doom the dark ages specs on my pc on Saturday

[fading bone]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-gif-25164052

[errant carbon]

I am perfectly fine with long loading times, its just stutters that turns me off

[fathom maple]

Is there going to be a live today

[harsh egret]

nope

[sharp apex]

I BEAT THIS GAME IN LIKE 5 DAYS ON ULTRA VIOLENCE

EZ 😌

[fading bone]

nice

[errant carbon]

yo guys what is yalls opinion on doom the dark ages?

[fading bone]

pretty damn good

[covert meteor]

Very nice

[alpine pilot]

[hard mesa]

wait until dlc

[spare shadow]

I just played it for the first time a few weeks ago. Very awesome sauce, might be my new favorite game

[random sand]

Peak

[errant carbon]

How good when compared to doom eternal?

[fading bone]

i like it better

[warm ibex]

I like it more than eternal as well

[worldly musk]

I love Dark Ages because it's Dark Ages, I love Eternal because it's Eternal. I cant really compare them because I love them both the same for their own reasons.

[wide siren]

two adjacent peaks in the mountain range

[unkempt dragon]

Same here

[harsh egret]

real

[hazy pasture]

Truth nuke

[harsh egret]

i do like tda more than eternal but they are both absolute bangers

[hard mesa]

I preferred eternal initially. But after multiple playthroughs and some of the QOL updates(primarily the remove slowmo setting), I prefer dark ages now

[solar spoke]

I prefer Dark Ages just because I like feeling heavy in my games lol

[harsh egret]

same

[worldly musk]

Oh god yeah I loved that shift too. The heavy feeling was extremely empowering

[spare shadow]

Hard to say, I loved Eternal but Dark Ages is just as good, possibly even better

And they are completely different games, different mechanics that work in their own cool way

[errant carbon]

Yeah i saw the dragon thing in the dark ages, it looked cool having a dragon

[errant carbon]

So upto personal choice, got it

[spare shadow]

Game is seething testosterone

[spare shadow]

Yeah, I will say that I've noticed more customization in combat with dark ages

[errant carbon]

Funny enough idk why i was so calm while playing eternal

Not a single adrenaline rush

[spare shadow]

Makes sense, Eternal embraces more the flow state

[errant carbon]

Yep

I like adrenaline

I really got adrenaline while playing re3 , with the nemesis chasing me around, i wish eternal had the same level of adrenaline

Also yeah adrenaline also comes when you're the prey, doom youre the hunter, others fear you

[scenic lichen]

I slightly prefer eternal because of the impact it left on me during covid but I genuinely love TDA and i think I’ll prefer it to eternal when the dlc releases

[brittle finch]

Hi again lol

It’s a great game

[errant carbon]

Hola again

My hdd is a sucker💔

[hearty edge]

ngl in a doom server you're bound to see bias but yea it's great and my favorite game

[errant carbon]

No mods which can help fix with stuttering on a hdd?

[hearty edge]

ts is kind of a heavy game so i'd just reccomend getting an ssd ngl

[random sand]

there are tda haters here as well

but it wouldn't make much sense for them to check the tda chat

[solar spoke]

That's the beauty of it, each game is so different that they don't diminish the experience of each other

any word on a stream tonight?

[unkempt dragon]

No stream today

[grim cloud]

now i am sad

[errant osprey]

Why?

[unkempt dragon]

I don't know and it's none of our business as to why

[solar spoke]

aw damn, next week then hopefully

[errant osprey]

Thank you
I'm so upset I have to wait a week then again

[unkempt dragon]

Understandable, it will be okay though and there will be more streams to come 🙂

[solar spoke]

tbf they have lives beyond just Doom. Probably that they're busy with DLC stuff too

[sleek quail]

They're probably finishing up the last details. We're one month of the anniversary of The Dark Ages

[solar spoke]

https://tenor.com/view/conquest-invincible-stand-ready-for-my-arrival-worm-gif-15777158959434760659

Id releasing the DLC only for us to discover it was the Diablo collab

[frosty roost]

hellooooo

[harsh egret]

sup marshal

[harsh egret]

dlc gonna be mobile exclusive

https://tenor.com/view/do-you-guys-have-phones-diablo-immortal-diablo-phone-no-phones-do-you-guys-not-have-phones-gif-2621236640657851871

[scenic lichen]

Bring back mighty doom!!!!

[solar spoke]

https://tenor.com/view/woah-omg-oh-my-oh-my-god-shock-gif-7511576

[spare shadow]

I second this

[worldly musk]

Dlc gonna melt faces

[solar spoke]

Hugo collabing with DC to get Clayface in-game

[spiral crow]

https://tenor.com/view/war-vietnam-ptsd-shell-shock-moment-gif-3022747568394546158

Please no

[green estuary]

https://tenor.com/view/hugo-martin-doom-doom-eternal-doom-2016-giga-chad-gif-8667813971741982445

[harsh egret]

they should make a tda clash royale style game or smth

kinda sounds fun

[stray pollen]

No stream today?

[harsh egret]

nope, they'll announce it ahead of time on socials and it will show up on youtube a few hours before if there is one 👍

[stray pollen]

Gotcha, cheers bud

[chilly needle]

They didnt announce no stream

[errant osprey]

I really don't know how big the DLC will be. They're working non-stop on DLC.

[sleek quail]

Imagine the DLC is another 22 campaign experience.

[unkempt dragon]

Sometimes they get busy, but there is no stream today. I have that confirmed.

[sleek quail]

And by this time they would probably stop. They already exhausted all content, except playing Ripatorium setups or Hugo start another campaign madness playing in Pandemonium. Ultra Nightmare definitively out of question.

[worldly musk]

I would be so utterly pleased with that

[unkempt dragon]

Yeah for sure, and speaking just imo I feel like we're lucky that they've even done this many streams. It's like, people get upset the DLC isn't out but then want everything in between that distracts them from working on it.

[sleek quail]

One level confirmed is Nekravol.

[obsidian shard]

IKR 😭

Patience isnt like it used to these days

[obsidian shard]

Its not necessarily Nekravol as there are other Soul Spires.

-# Also Don't count it being 22 levels, 8 is more likely, TAG had 6 levels in total btw

[sleek quail]

Maybe some new concept art to calm the waters.

[split gate]

https://tenor.com/view/tense-table-smash-mad-gif-13656077

[fresh lintel]

hai sorry just wanted to update you, reddit didn't work as they don't allow google drives, and so im looking into alternative ways to gather clips

[young schooner]

???

There are Soul Spires in the DLC?

[obsidian shard]

Hugo said this

"Wouldn’t it be cool if we saw how the Soul factories from Eternal began?", "It’s our opportunity to explore the origins of Argent Energy"

Along with "Spire"

[young schooner]

Hmmm.

Well okay, that makes sense, actually. Yeah.

[wintry forge]

“…Spire Cities…” as it’s mentioned in Eternal’s artbook 🤔

[young schooner]

Oh fuck. Huh.

[hazy pasture]

Spire Cities of Dis...

[unkempt dragon]

Hi there, no update necessary as we already addressed it in the modmail, thank you

[formal nest]

It's not dlc, this is new game... The dark ages 2

[split gate]

They’re on that Shadow of the Erdtree type of timing

[halcyon thistle]

Any update on the campaign dlc Time Of Release

?

[unkempt dragon]

no

[green estuary]

https://tenor.com/view/classic-cartoon-batman-villains-gif-13596835

[harsh egret]

[spiral crow]

https://tenor.com/view/what-icecube-seriously-gif-5026775

[graceful rivet]

might attempt the ripatorium again later

i don't understand how it works but i can try

[halcyon thistle]

I would think yall would know, more caught up in this than I am for certain

[spiral crow]

Bro the amount of times we have seen this question is more times than you think

[obsidian shard]

The Ripatorium is a player customized horde mode, that allows the player to "Become the lead combat designer of their own encounters".

Player are given a plethora of customization options at there disposal

(From the DOOM wiki Ripatorium page - Written by me)

[halcyon thistle]

I know how many times I've asked, over 5 I think

[spiral crow]

We gotta get SneakyJayCool on the marketing team bro

[green estuary]

dawg this is just a discord server
google knows just as much as we do

[obsidian shard]

I am the Free marketing team

[halcyon thistle]

Alright fair enough

[obsidian shard]

I saw that Hato

[graceful rivet]

thats probably why im struggling with it. It's being set up by me

[harsh egret]

[harsh egret]

there's presets

here in the discord and in game

[obsidian shard]

On the first page there are 6 "Pre-sets" to choose from; the encounters are made and ready to go!

Community made "Pre-sets" are also available here in the #1440705736975061053 channel.

[graceful rivet]

Ok I didn't know about the pre-sets. I'll take a look at that.

Is there one for parry practice?

last time i played, I noticed my parry skill went down outta nowhere

[obsidian shard]

"Medium" and "Challenging" are great for that imo!

[spiral crow]

I gotta get to work in making a new ripatorium encounter, it's been a while

[obsidian shard]

You can also toggle an "Endless Mode" so the waves keep repeating!

[graceful rivet]

Oo! I like the sound of that!

Def gonna put that on

[spiral crow]

Were there times where you felt like "screw it just go all out on the champions and heavy demons" just for laughs?

[graceful rivet]

not really. but you should do that

[brisk ingot]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-annoyed-angry-frustrated-silence-gif-3234177536345299895

[split gate]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-doomguy-doom-slayer-doom-eternal-doom-guy-gif-9408834092500605837

[worldly musk]

I wanna make a preset that throws everything at you, but you are basically Davoth...

[spiral crow]

Alright guys new Pre-set is out made by yours truly

[worldly musk]

SICK ONE

I also posted a new preset for those who want a bit more of a power fantasy

[placid bough]

Village of khalim specifically is so hard to beat waltz preset on nightmare (no BFC) bc the map is flat and open so all the demons can just surround you easily 🤣

[sharp apex]

WASSUP DOOMERS

https://tenor.com/view/gun-db-shotgun-gif-21597283

[worldly musk]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-slayer-reload-gun-gif-19444267

HOWDY

[compact adder]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-doom-slayer-doom-the-dark-ages-zombie-zombie-doom-slayer-gif-6392204321683655363

[worldly musk]

i agree, Waltz on Khalim is kinda busted 😂

[placid bough]

The ground fissure rune is much more helpful for round 2 on khalim…but you still have to be careful and patient.

[tough tinsel]

howdy

audi

[river dragon]

man i wish i can play this

[pale tundra]

Yo imma get dda

Soon

Should I get it now or is there gonna be a summer sale im broke af 😭

[sleek finch]

The only doom I don't own, why $70 man💔

[chilly needle]

Get it now if ya can 10/10 gameplay

[obsidian shard]

I say wait then!

[chilly needle]

Steam usually does good sales. They just had ready or not 50 percent off

[harsh egret]

depends when the dlc drops, doubt they will do a sale if the dlc will come out when the steam summer sale is out for example

[chilly needle]

True very good point

[harsh egret]

but if not, then its safe to assume we will get another 67% off sale like earlier this year

actually they did it twice this year

[hazy pasture]

66.6% akshually

[harsh egret]

[hazy pasture]

Your round off number doesn't scare me Hato

[spiral crow]

Okay lowkey seeing that comment in my "serrat's revenge" pre-set about the 4 Acolytes is funny XD

Again do check out my new pre-set it's genuinely a nightmare

[fading bone]

bro i killed the first 2 and i was going around and saw 2 more and was like what the hell is this

and then i died and switched presets

[spiral crow]

Funny story behind that, one of my friends hates that demon, so it made think....hmmm what if 3 Acolytes and 1 Acolyte leader in this new pre-set XD

[sleek finch]

👍

[hearty edge]

summer sale is in like 2 months they'll probably have it for sale at around like 30 bucks

[sleek finch]

Good

[ionic edge]

[versed quarry]

I've now played the Ancient Gods DLC, and I hate to say that I do actually like the Davoth fight. I keep replaying it because I like it a lot.

[harsh egret]

[narrow oracle]

I just Uploaded A Ripatorium Vid, If Anyone Cares :D

[hearty edge]

for me:

1. Enhanced ahzrak
2. Asscrack and the bitch
3. Doom Hunter ngl
4. Hell Guards
5. Gladiator
6. Cyberdemon
7. The Spider Mastermind
8. Icon of Sin
9. Vagary Champion
10. freaking uhh samur

i honestly feel like the other champion fights are way too short

like i killed the komodo in 10 seconds max

[sharp apex]

CHICKEN 🤤 ✨

[mint cosmos]

Honestly I agree with the doom hunter that high up there. Straight gas the whole way through.

[split gate]

Doom Hunter was the best boss they made imo, a true test of skill. Felt out of breath by the end of it

[winged pond]

1. Kreed

[graceful rivet]

and whats 2?

[obsidian shard]

Thats the only good fight in the series /j

[graceful rivet]

i didn't even remember the kreed fight until someone brought it up in here

[pale tundra]

Nah IS there gonna be a sale, cuz I have £70 just enought

But I want to get 2016 and tag 1 and 2

[uncut thistle]

Bro I got the most crackpot spin off game for doom...
Nintendogs like game but for serrat in POV of doom slayer

[uneven mortar]

Any DLC news?

Or update news I guess

[foggy fable]

It’s almost a year old it will definitely go on sale

An id/bethesda games tend to go on sale fairly often

[pale tundra]

when

[foggy fable]

Sometime between tomorrow and the future

[pale tundra]

bruh

[foggy fable]

It just goes on sale fairly often. Summer sales coming soon and its anniversary is soon that’s another chance of sale

[harsh egret]

Some teases from Hugo in IconOfSimp's stream chat (20th of April):

• "The Slayer's Hub is less cheeky and more immersive in this DLC"
• Hugo commented "Interesting..." when quickswapping for the shield and the rumored spear was being discussed on IconOfSimp's stream

Hugo stream (16th of April):

• The DLC will have bigger and more interesting codex entries, with multiple parts, similar to Eternal. "There will be a lot of lore in the DLC!"
• Weekly nugget from Hugo: "Wouldn’t it be cool if we saw how the Soul factories from Eternal began?", "It’s our opportunity to explore the origins of Argent Energy"

(this week there was no stream)

[uneven mortar]

Interesting…

[harsh egret]

indeed

[uneven mortar]

I hope we can access non-DLC chapters from the DLC hub

Otherwise itd be weird

[harsh egret]

i dont think that makes much sense tbh

[hazy pasture]

The Hub is gonna be DLC exclusive since Slayer got access to it after the events of the base campaign

[uneven mortar]

I guess that makes sense but the idea of a time traveling level select screen doesn’t make sense anyway

Surely convenience should come first

[harsh egret]

i mean u can just go to chapter select in ur base game save files, i think thats more convenient than having to load the actual hub level and go to the in game chapter select and select it from there

and if that would be a thing it implies that you could play the base game chapters with the new weapons and other tools from the dlc, which doesnt make much sense

[errant osprey]

Hi Hato
When do you think the DLC will be released?
As I said, I've been away from the internet for about a month and I realized that there hasn't been a trailer or new image released yet
I'd like to know your guesses about the release of this DLC and trailer.

[fading bone]

yes Hato please let us know your prediction

[harsh egret]

june or smth idk

[frosty roost]

we're not sure on the dlc release but all we know is they're playtesting and polishing everything

heya hato!

[harsh egret]

^

sup!

[fading bone]

ok now jaycool what is your prediction on when the DLC will be released?

[frosty roost]

hey jay

[obsidian shard]

Xbox Gameshowcase I Need this

Howdy

[frosty roost]

was thinking summer games fest but i'm not sure

[obsidian shard]

Trailer and Marketing starting Mid May/Early June

DLC Release in July or August

[harsh egret]

the closer it gets to summer vacation the more i think im cooked if it releases during summer break

[fading bone]

ok great now LM what is your prediction on when the DLC will be released?

[harsh egret]

im gonna be forced to play the dlc on a mid ass gaming laptop

[obsidian shard]

Whats yours?

[hazy pasture]

10000⁰C

[harsh egret]

:))

[fading bone]

thank you for asking, I also believe it will be releasing in late summer

[pale tundra]

If it's on June, then should I get dda then or now

[harsh egret]

i dont want them to rush the dlc just so i can play it but man its gonna be so unfortunate for me

[pale tundra]

Why

[harsh egret]

bruh

[hazy pasture]

Well DOOM 2016's 10th Anniversary and TDA Year One Anniversary are in a few weeks so maybe y'all can expect to see something visually substantial then

[harsh egret]

perchance perchance

[hazy pasture]

Yeah perchance

[hazy pasture]

Uh me want polished and finished game so me wait

That's in chimp language

[obsidian shard]

So it comes out like as a 100/10

Also have yall seen what FM has been posting on there Insta?

[harsh egret]

i think he meant why am i cooked lol

[hazy pasture]

Not really... what is IT sneaky

[obsidian shard]

(also the DLC being a Best action game Contender would be funny asf)

[harsh egret]

which i explained like 1 msg before that

[hazy pasture]

Airfryer Lappy

[obsidian shard]

Picture of them working, but the envionment was DOOMy

[hazy pasture]

Interesting... lemme go check rn

[obsidian shard]

(they had there DOOM stuff on display in they had the LED's in the room Red)

[hazy pasture]

It was on Feb 7 though...

Or is there a new one?

[harsh egret]

thats the one

[hazy pasture]

Yeah saw that one long ago

it's interesting though

[errant osprey]

Summer release would be best
I think if it's going to be released in the fall, it's too late.

[obsidian shard]

New one, Jay posted it on his Story

[hazy pasture]

That's really Sneaky and Cool...

[obsidian shard]

Fall and Winter is just PACKED for games

[split gate]

https://tenor.com/view/lebron-james-lebron-screaming-lebron-lebron-james-screaming-gif-5629213437781461656

We’re back

[last geyser]

And isnt gta releasing november too

[warm ibex]

don't let hugo martin know that I told you this, but the dlc released back in january 👀🤫

DOOM: The Dark Ages - Path of Vengeance is available now

[errant osprey]

Rip and tear

[summer tusk]

what are some of the ways to increase performance outside of the ingame settings?

is there some sort of more advanced thing you can do to increase it?

[still wolf]

better pc

[random sand]

mods? either that or pc upgrades

[summer tusk]

is there also a way to get rid of the smudgey appearance?

like the really weird dotty reflections too

[fierce epoch]

i think thats just your gpu showing its age

[chilly needle]

That's freaking hilarious

[delicate grotto]

I’m excited for this game’s DLC. Seems like the devs have been given ample time to refine the experience.

And from what I’ve heard, it’s going to be huge.

[solar spoke]

https://tenor.com/view/transformers-transformers-prime-megatron-annoyed-frustrated-gif-5035954589145009690

[merry sapphire]

would be nice if we get an official teaser of the dlc like the frozen hell image

sometimes its easy to forget that this game has a huge upcoming dlc

[worldly musk]

https://tenor.com/view/yoda-star-wars-gif-10940865116650073754

[harsh egret]

is it

[surreal meteor]

I didnt even know dlc was planned until a few weeks ago lol.

[acoustic cape]

oh excited for dlc coming

[harsh egret]

My point was the "forgetting" part

[surreal meteor]

Ah 👌

[hearty edge]

get a new gpu

[proud badge]

no news about the dlc release?

[mystic barn]

Nothing super new, no

[random sand]

Nope

[hazy pasture]

DLC will be released in the year 2145

[random sand]

DLC will be the new GTA 6

We got "insert thing here" before Doom DLC💔

[slender night]

We got new Hexen expansion before TDA DLC

[hazy pasture]

We got Mouse P.I. For Hire before TDA DLC

[dusk summit]

I hope the dlc update will bring new features like snapmap or multiplayer

[solid nacelle]

They're not gonna do multiplayer

Ripatorium is basically a stand in for snap map

[harsh egret]

Hugo said they are also adding new fan presets in game when the dlc launches with the ripatorium update

[errant osprey]

Have the new maps for Ripatorium been confirmed?

[harsh egret]

yes

[harsh egret]

well new maps have been confirmed, not which maps they will be

[fading bone]

it's a bug and the only fix is doing a new run

[errant osprey]

A hell map and a sentinel map could be very interesting.

[humble furnace]

Technically harbor of souls is a hell map.

[errant osprey]

Harbor of souls is the first level of Hell, and we know that it's not the real Hell. A map filled with lava and crucified Titans can be beautiful.

[alpine pilot]

[placid bough]

When dark ages went on sale this past Feb, you’d think it’s because they’re planning on dropping the DLC like late May or early June? Hugo is trollin us if he makes us wait until freakin August for the DLC bro 😭

[sharp apex]

DOOM TDA DLC WHEN

[fading bone]

tomorrow

[foggy fable]

Sale has nothing to do when a dlc will launch

And its very possible it may not even come out until next year

[fading bone]

isnt it confirmed to be coming out this year?

ive seen sneaky mention that a lot

[obsidian shard]

It is yes

[foggy fable]

Or is it 👀

Becuase until its officially confirmed and even then it can be delayed 👀

[obsidian shard]

Hugo on one of earlier streams said 2026 (Although it'll be a bit to find)

My main source is an Xbox Wire Interview with Marty, With the Question of "What is the team most looking forward to in 2026?" Marty Responded "We can’t wait to release our DOOM: The Dark Ages expansion that we’ve been hard at work on." (he also talked about the 10 year anniversary of DOOM)

[foggy fable]

Yeah but delays can happen 👀

[obsidian shard]

Ofc ofc, But They are in the Polishing stage and there's still 8 months left in the years so It'll def be this year.

[harsh egret]

if Hugo says the next ripatorium update and fan presets is dropping with dlc then i dont think it is that far away tbf

i dont think they would say that the next time fan presets are updated is next year with dlc

(he said this yesterday in IconOfSimp's yt chat)

[frail bloom]

We're almost done with April

[stuck basalt]

im anticipating a late may release

hugo gonna cancel it until 2035

[fading bone]

late may RELEASE? we dont even have the trailer yet

[stuck basalt]

bro idk

anyways i gotta look at the stream yesterday bcs i lowkey forgot abt icons stream

[obsidian shard]

May for maybe Trailer 1, then June Showcase for Trailer 2 (or Trailer 1 if its not shown by then)

[warm ibex]

don't forget that two out of the three modern doom games have an anniversary on the same day in May...

[hazy pasture]

We'll see what happens in May...

[warm ibex]

I'll keep saying it until May 13th comes and goes

[stuck basalt]

nah fr

[obsidian shard]

It was a Character ranking stream, The News we got from Hugo is there will be new Ripatorium Pre-sets with the release of the DLC/Ripatorium 3.

[hazy pasture]

If we don't get a teaser then Horde will be erased from existence... PUBLICLY

[hazy pasture]

Kreed the Smart One ahh stream

[obsidian shard]

That too

[stuck basalt]

oh shittttttt then maybe were super super close

[obsidian shard]

2-3 Months seems likely.

[warm ibex]

I think you've misunderstood. Hugo was trying to say that the DLC is a set of Ripatorium presets, most commonly known as DOOM: The Dark Ages - Path of Vengeance (available now)

[obsidian shard]

Marketing at it's finest

Mancubus Mayhem 3.0....

[slender night]

Who needs Mancubus Mayhem when you have the goat Mancageddon 😍

[obsidian shard]

Yup your dead to me

[hazy pasture]

Nah Metal Hell is the real DLC

[harsh egret]

https://tenor.com/view/lil-yachty-drake-oprahs-bank-account-meme-laptop-gif-20803826

Hugo also said that they have no plans for the Witch to return and that she is dead, but that she theoretically has the ability to come back to life given her cosmic abilities

more or less what he already said before but i wanted to ask him again in case he reconsidered lol

[stuck basalt]

better marketing than the tda

[harsh egret]

would be cool if they do a short showcase only for the tda dlc, like they did with metro 2039, the dlc could be big enough for smth like that

[hazy pasture]

Theoretically...

Now watch her becoming one of the biggest mysteries in the lore

[buoyant ferry]

Hey guys haven’t checked here in a while. Is there any news or a date for the dark ages DLC?

[obsidian shard]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FdbLLjyz4xoto6AyutcgkoxggIWnbhW2Jnrf0f76OqE/edit?usp=sharing

[buoyant ferry]

Thank you 🙏

[spiral crow]

Yo everyone, anything new about Doom TDA's DLC? I saw IconOfSimp stream but i didn't really watch it

[obsidian shard]

#the-dark-ages message

[spiral crow]

You're the best along with the others

[hearty edge]

enough mancubus mayhem now we need hell knight hexagone

[obsidian shard]

Yes.....This will be most useful

[warm ibex]

we need classic hell knights...

in the dlc and/or next game

[frail bloom]

I second this

[spiral crow]

What we actually need is classic pain elementals i miss them

[scenic lichen]

Pain elementals PLEASE

[wintry forge]

I want another Knight variation tbh (like the Dread Knight)

[versed quarry]

If they put the vassago from Rust thatd be cool

[abstract scarab]

Hello

[wintry forge]

100%!

[ebon belfry]

Hello

[compact adder]

https://tenor.com/view/hello-there-gif-5677380953331354485

[full cave]

cosmic pain elemental (they're in even more pain now)

[hearty edge]

AND make them do the classic roar

no but actually they'd be a nice addition since especially with TDA we've gone pretty melee with most enemies

dude fork this game man i literally killed the leader komodo at the end of harbor of souls but the game crashed before the checkpoint

wait no it's not a leader komodo i just killed the komodo and was about to kill the leader

[last geyser]

Itd be cool to see demons native to the frozen region of hell

[spark elm]

Starting fresh… again… wanting to have nightmare, pandemonium, ultra-nightmare saves

[fresh lintel]

that is one of VERY VERY few issues i have with the modern trilogy.. no infinite saves.. but i understand it, having that many saves would be straining i believe

[echo sail]

Playing doom tda after quite a while,is impaler still the best weapon?

Or accelerator

[random sand]

I'd say it never was. I'd say the Super Shotgun is. Maybe the impaler gets the W for when the SSG was nerfed

[echo sail]

Well uh so what's the best weapon currently?

[random sand]

Super Shotgun. It's not nerfed anymore. In fact, they buffed it

Instantly dazes hell knights and pinky riders with one shot on nightmare

[echo sail]

ooo

Ty

[echo sail]

Zayum

[obsidian shard]

Personally wouldn't say there is one "Best" weapon, All of them basically match each other in power, also depends on melee and Runes your using

[solid nacelle]

You can get some great damage output with the green rocket launcher upgrade

Cooked

[fading bone]

ricochet shredder might be the best gun in the game

[worldly musk]

Fully beefed up Cycler has my heart

[dry jolt]

I haven't played TDA yet. What is the best dps possible?

[worldly musk]

Shock the enemy to increase damage they take, set them on fire for armor, punch/flail/mace them for ammo, kill them to heal

[fervent maple]

There is no "best" weapon; even the Pulverizer has its niche and merits. I didn't care for it at first, but it ended up becoming one of my favorite guns in the game.

[warm ibex]

It helps that the Pulverizer has such a good design

Absolutely my favorite weapon design in any game/movie. That alone makes it worth using from time to time

[final dune]

chainshot my goat tbh

it gives major ape vibes just obliterating something with a ball on a chain

[warm ibex]

ball and chain is a classic

[spiral crow]

Impaler is my precious weapon that i'll always use

[warm ibex]

Raven knows ball

[sudden stump]

I always use the pulverizer when I'm being swarmed by brawlers and need to parry at the same time... Lots of damage up close and you don't need to aim.

I think people focus on using it against fodder demons too much, in which case yeah just throw the shield

[spiral crow]

Bro you know ball, we all know balls

[surreal meteor]

We've all used the chainshot here.

[errant pewter]

Is there a command or something we can do to Restart the Map from Checkpoint without the progress made on Masteries and Challenges ?

[heady escarp]

Hi I have an animation problem with the cycler in Doom the Dark Ages. It shoots not in the barrel but outside, and it seems annoying, and I realized that many others have it. I play on PS5 and I see that some don't have it and some do. How can I fix it?

[harsh egret]

i had it on pc as well, sometimes i have it sometimes i dont, idk if its maybe tied to the save file randomly

[warm ibex]

You can always submit a ticket at help.bethesda.net so they can take note of the issue and solve it in a future patch

[heady escarp]

Thanks horde! Love your content

[warm ibex]

Thank you man!

[obtuse widget]

This age is so dark

[obsidian shard]

The Old Ages

[heady escarp]

For me The cycler problem started after update 2.0

Even when Hugo was playing, he had it and ignored it, but once you notice, it's less fun to play with the cycler

[graceful rivet]

i knew something was weird with the cycler

[heady escarp]

would be happy if anyone who has the problem could send it to Bethesda, I already sent it

And maybe they'll fix it in the DLC update

[real crater]

another 2.5 weeks and it'll have been a year already since this game dropped

[obsidian shard]

Yes

[spring merlin]

@coarse compass No invite links.

[real crater]

i remember waiting for it

they announced it the previous summer and i was waiting like a fiend for it since then

[split gate]

They will shadow drop the DLC on the release date, trust 🙏

[merry sapphire]

i dont think a small teaser that isnt just words would hurt

[wide siren]

i seriously doubt they’d drop this dlc without marketing it beforehand

[solar cairn]

At least a trailer is needed

[weak gust]

We need the trailer 🙏

[hearty edge]

john software talked to me yesterday, the trailer releases april 31st

[wide siren]

made more sense with tag2, but i’d imagine they want to bring in new audiences too with this dlc, considering it’s the only one and the scale seems to be something completely different

[solar cairn]

Maybe a teaser at the end of May and a full trailer at the Xbox presentation

[weak gust]

Sounds like the best future

[errant osprey]

They've already hyped up a lot of fans
But I think it's time they started marketing it visually too.
Just like they did with the original game and showed concept art and stuff beforehand.

[wide siren]

yeah, that’s what i’m saying. i expect a reasonable marketing period before launch, because surely they want to reach beyond the fan base they’ve already established. make those who haven’t played yet go ’oh shit i gotta pick it up now’

[spark elm]

And I still have trouble finding the 3rd wolf statue on siege part 1

on replays

I’m the dumbest person on the planet imma screenshot this thing bruh

Now I’ll know for the PAND playthrough that literally all 3 statues are literally all close to each other!!!

[alpine pilot]

where doom

[fading bone]

BEHIND YOU

[random sand]

and then suddenly... it's now... ABOVE YOU

[worldly musk]

DOOM IS ALL AROUND US.

[young sandal]

day 69420th of waiting for the campaign dlc

[wintry forge]

Worth it

[fleet spruce]

played F.E.A.R. with its expansions while waiting for DLC

now onto the rest...

[mental onyx]

Hello

[fleet spruce]

yes hello

[queen wing]

Doom Eternal > The Dark Ages

[obsidian shard]

Doom|Doom

[frail bloom]

Cool

Eternal's a good choice

[weak field]

Two different gaming philosophies, two great games
Personnally i prefer TDA, i'm more into "stand and fight", more contacts, more sensation of power, more brutality...

[finite yarrow]

They´re both doing their own things. Hard to compare them like that

I prefer Doom Eternal, but TDA is also a great time

[grim cloud]

Doom 2016 > Doom Eternal > Dark Ages > Doom 2016

[placid rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/lebron-elite-elite-ball-elite-ball-knowledge-ball-knowledge-gif-9337371460101398527

FEAR is goated

[fleet spruce]

Oh absolutely, one of the most fun and immersive experiences i had in a while

[placid rampart]

Lowkey FEAR felt so ahead of its time, not only for the gameplay but also being a precursor to scp and even liminal spaces in a way

[fleet spruce]

visuals hold up damn well

[reef bay]

Hello everyone

[fleet spruce]

Trepang reignited something within me and I felt the urge to play it again after so many years, now with both expansions

[grim cloud]

i really hope they add more ways to customize waves and encounters in ripatorium 3.0. not sure if its capable though

[fleet spruce]

probably will happen down the line

[grim cloud]

and flag bearing oversears needs to be a thing

and ill assume new dlc demons will be added as well

[fleet spruce]

would be weird if they didn't expand the roster in Ripatorium

so makes sense to release 3.0 with the DLC

[grim cloud]

you would think, but they didn't add dlc demons to vanilla master levels because they wanted people to buy the dlc or some silly excuse

speaking of ML's, i wonder if that will even be a thing

[hard mesa]

they added dlc demons to horde mode. which was a free update

[grim cloud]

if there is a stream on May 14th, it will be sandwiched between Doom 2016(13th) and TDA (15th) anniversaries. Interesting ...

[grim cloud]

yes they did

[hard mesa]

yea. so it'll probably be in ripatorium

[spark elm]

Chapter 7 on my replay… 9th secret unknown… can’t be found…

bro I was everywhere…

I got it…

[pearl spruce]

Just played doom 2016 and eternal on my Rog ally and was so used to using gyro for aiming

Now playing dark ages on the playstation I really miss it lol. The ps5 controller has gyro right?

[fleet spruce]

in my experience gyro is ass so i don't use it, good enough without it

[split fog]

any info on the dlc release date?

[spiral crow]

Yes the date is when it's done

[split fog]

dude

[alpine pilot]

where doom

[foggy fable]

Ps5 has gyro, but since Xbox does not very few developers waste the time making gyro work on ps5 and not xbox

So basically only first party ps games will use the feature usually

[pearl spruce]

Ah yeah that's a shame

[pearl spruce]

Hell knights are real pushovers now eh lol

[ionic glade]

Which is a shame because when developers do implement it (and do it right), it’s a massive game changer. RE9: Requiem had an amazing implementation with full use of the right stick and it makes using sniper rifles (any gun really) so satisfying. Helldivers 2 and the Quake Remasters as well. RE4 Remake’s was pretty mid though which is a shame. Disables aiming up and down with the sticks for some dumbass reason. If the Dark Ages or Eternal had it, the aiming would feel even smoother than it already does

[young schooner]

FPSes are insufferable on controller without gyro IMO.

Also RE9 is awesome.

<@&162901871168585728>

[pearl spruce]

Yeah what makes it great is using it to make small refinements to your aim in my opinion. I love it

[narrow oracle]

If anyone cares, I recently uploaded a 2nd vid :)

[frail bloom]

But eternal's horde mode has dlc demons, and it's free

The ripatorium is like some sort of horde mode

[fresh lintel]

Eternal's Horde Mode was more styled with an Arcade like experience
Dark Ages Horde Mode is more of an actual horde mode with options on how long it'll last for you and such

[solar cairn]

I beg you, give me at least some teaser

[fresh lintel]

honestly yeah, i would take an image at this point XD even a "boring" image like a screenshot of the inside of kreed's ship during the DLC, something new at least

[stuck basalt]

ong plsssss i will literally do ANYTHING

[fresh lintel]

fr! XD also im REALLY considering buying Serum 2 and some DOOM inspired riffs and stuff, im genuinely like invested in learning this magical thing that seemed so out of reach for me so long ago but now that i've found it im like.. god should i? it's 10$ a month for 25 months to own it fully.. and that's not bad at all.. and the argent pack on noise dept, is on a good sale right now..

[grim cloud]

i was hoping for more screen shots or art by now, esp since they gave us one many many months

[grim cloud]

but i have hope we get a teaser on the 1 year anni stream ...

[fresh lintel]

im sure we'll get something

[grim cloud]

not to mention the 10 year 2016 stream ...

[fresh lintel]

also god this deal is horrifyingly good.. im very tempted..

[grim cloud]

like which game will they celebrate on the 14th?

[fresh lintel]

not sure.. lemme check if any doom games or id games in general came out on the 14th

[grim cloud]

well i mean the 14th is between both anniversaries

[fresh lintel]

yeah no im not seeing any id games that released on may 14th so im not sure

they could do a random stream between each anniversary but idk

[grim cloud]

i vote for double stream, 4 hours min

[winter fog]

are we getting a stream tomorrow ?

[harsh egret]

we dont know yet

find out tmr prob

also this chat's been very patient i see

[fresh lintel]

kinda have to be, other wise we'll get the classic id message of "it's done when it's done" XD

and that message hasn't been said since quake 1 was in production

[winter fog]

haha its just because ill have somethings to do

[frail bloom]

Ye but those differences don't justify not adding the new additions, bc the ripatorium is a combat mode, if you don't have the new loop as an option, then it's outdated imo

Like there's no reason to play it

[fresh lintel]

true, that makes sense, hopefully they'll add DLC stuff as an option for the combat style

[frail bloom]

Ye I hope so too

[spiral crest]

what's the best way to kill a komodo?

[obsidian shard]

Accelerator is pretty good for em

[hearty edge]

i just noticed something that makes the game literally unplayable

in basically all promotional art depicting the slayer, he's holding his shield with the left hand, right?

[obsidian shard]

Yes

[hearty edge]

wait i'm stupid i thought in game u held the shield with the right

nevermind game is peak 100/10

[obsidian shard]

🥀 🥀 🥀

[pseudo gorge]

Hmm

[stuck basalt]

hugo should play tomodachi life living the dream for a special stream

[split gate]

We are the most patient chat (DLC will be releasing tomorrow trust 🙏)

[sleek topaz]

I demAAAnd the DLC to be announced next month.

https://tenor.com/view/desync-table-slam-table-smash-crush-angry-gif-1736984351640038904

[alpine pilot]

[worldly musk]

[foggy spoke]

Does doom guy have high testosterone?

[worldly musk]

does a bear shit in the woods?

[foggy spoke]

Ahhahahauagaahhaahah you mean like a “what a stupid question?”

[worldly musk]

not stupid. just a resounding "HELL YEAH"

[foggy spoke]

😭

[alpine pilot]

He is testosterone

[worldly musk]

He is DOOM. I think you found it

[alpine pilot]

Argent flowing in his veins

[placid bough]

Imagine if on the next stream Hugo starts casually playing the DLC live and both guys are just having random conversations (completely unrelated to DLC) for the entire stream while also ignoring anyone on the live chat asking about Hugo playing the DLC 😭😭😭…than the stream just ends without any DLC related info lolll

[split gate]

“That shit was not the wind” ahh stream

[worldly musk]

we're so starved for The DLC we're making up insane scenarios just to cope, i feel that pain

PATIENCE BROTHERS AND SISTERS. IT'S COMING.

[spiral crow]

That i can agree on

[surreal meteor]

I think his blood is literally just pure testosterone. Maybe testosterone and adrenaline.

[obsidian shard]

That would suck ngl

The amount of overlapping health problems would be a real pain

[winter fog]

I don't care if the DLC takes a while, I hope they take the time they need to deliver the best possible version.

[surreal meteor]

I think he's too angry to care. 🤣 Also I'm sure all the foreign environments and energies he's constantly exposed to can't be doing amazing things for his health. (We're really saying Argent energy doesn't give you cancer?)

[hasty forum]

Do we know anything about the upcoming DLC?

[fading bone]

it will be downloadable

and it has content

[random sand]

Check Sneaky's pinned message

[random sand]

[undone hemlock]

67

[fading bone]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-doom-eternal-doomguy-doom-slayer-doom-guy-shotgun-gif-27413588

[golden quarry]

Okay guys so i might be dumb for asking this how do I make the dragon fast in doom tda

[hazy pasture]

W + Shift...

[obsidian shard]

Same button as sprinting, (also shows in settings if you wanna see or change it)

[golden quarry]

It doesn't work

[hazy pasture]

Check your keybinds mate

[golden quarry]

Again I am dumb for asking this but what are keybinds 😭

[surreal meteor]

Keybinds are what keys do what things for your game!

[hazy pasture]

Like press W to walk and stuff like that

[surreal meteor]

(E.g. pressing W+Shift is the keybind for dragon speed. 👌 )

[golden quarry]

It doesn't work for me

[surreal meteor]

Might want to check your settings? I think there's a keybind tab as well as a tutorial tab. Also possible you may just need to restart the game. Sorry I play on console so not going to be a ton of help. 😅

[golden quarry]

In the games settings?

[hazy pasture]

Yeah

[golden quarry]

In gameplay?

[hazy pasture]

Go to Inputs or Controls then to Slayer

more specifically Slayer Controls

[golden quarry]

uhh i don't understand can you js send me a image in dms

[wintry forge]

[hazy pasture]

Settings -> Inputs -> Slayer -> done

You can navigate to the inputs tab in the top of your screen

Click on inputs and boom! check the keybinds

[stuck basalt]

stream today

[harsh egret]

how do u know?

[stuck basalt]

thursday

[harsh egret]

its not a guarantee...

[golden quarry]

What stream

[hazy pasture]

Slayer's Club Live

[golden quarry]

What does that do

[hazy pasture]

That's how you find keybinds section mate

[golden quarry]

Okay 1

[golden quarry]

Does it include Atlan and Dragon to?

[surreal meteor]

Have you looked yet? 😅

[harsh egret]

😭

[golden quarry]

No

[surreal meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/go-ahead-sure-come-on-go-on-gif-16941661

I'm sure it'll take 5 minutes to figure out by digging through your settings as opposed to asking us chumps. 😂

[hazy pasture]

Yes...

[spiral crow]

The streets are saying Hugo is playing the DLC, is that true?

[grim cloud]

well yah, everyone at id is playtesting it

[unkempt dragon]

the streets💀

[surreal meteor]

Right? 😂

[warm ibex]

bro heard that from Bullshit Rd 💀

Nonsense Ave

[surreal meteor]

Fake News Blv. 😆

[warm ibex]

Liars Lane lmao

[surreal meteor]

Misinformation Ct. 😭

What is this insane city we're founding rn. 😆 Incorrectville.

[sleek quail]

The lack of DLC news is turning people insane

We're close to the first anniversary

[wide siren]

hogwash metropolis

[surreal meteor]

Just wait until the DLC turns into a silksong situation.

[last geyser]

I will be streaming in hugos place today

[stuck basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/who-is-this-gif-4011795153273257473

[golden quarry]

Hey doc can I DM u

[real crater]

im having a vision

surprise drop may 21st

[unkempt dragon]

This channel has just turned into the trolling channel atp and frankly it's getting annoying

[surreal meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/no-eagle-no-meme-angry-bird-mighty-no-mighty-eagle-no-eagle-look-up-says-no-gif-27702891

[golden quarry]

aww ma

[topaz halo]

Maybe lock it or create more rules? idk, just tryna help

[unkempt dragon]

Advice not needed but thank you

[harsh egret]

"lack of dlc news"

[fading bone]

what no DLC does to a group of mf's

[harsh egret]

this entire chat is just so obnoxious recently

theres like a million games to play in the meantime

[unkempt dragon]

Yeah the impatience, desperation, and entitlement is a bit much. It'll happen when it happens.

[pastel pebble]

Stream today?

[wintry forge]

Hopefully. Don’t think they’ve announced it yet

[harsh egret]

they just did now

[unkempt dragon]

#announcements message

[solar cairn]

Okay, I have to survive May with all my might and there is already an Xbox presentation

[errant osprey]

This is so sad. I'm not going to see Hugo and Josh again. This is so disappointing.

[unkempt dragon]

It'll be okay, I promise

[stuck basalt]

frick oh well

yall should remember that every no stream theyre working hard so chins up and be paitent no matter how painful it is

[warm ibex]

they took May 13th and May 15th off the global calendar and completely removed the month of June, so no more Xbox presentation

what now

[harsh egret]

[warm ibex]

never been so cooked

[solar spoke]

No stream makes me sad 😭

Doubly so since I haven't been able to play dark ages proper in nearly a week. Replacing my motherboard atm

Been playing more steam deck in the meantime though so familiarising myself for the new controller. Track pad gonna make a real difference for weapon wheel selection

[worldly musk]

Hopefully there will be news in May...

[stuck basalt]

wat

[final dune]

anyone got any screenshots or anything of what the witch looks like without her cloth mask or whatever it is? im sure its not hard to rip the model and remove the mask and allat

[surreal meteor]

You mad bro? 😅 Let people hype and gripe in their own ways, if they're free to do so (I.e. if nothing says they can't). If it's bothering I cannot see how throwing names around helps anything...

From my experience the anticipation and the disappointment at no news is just part of the fun. I'm sure there are some people taking it too far, but if that's the case there are other ways of culling the issue. It indeed will come when it comes, and until then let us all rip and tear. Until it is done.

[golden quarry]

Sonion

I need help

so sneaky can I DM u ? (Pls)

[obsidian shard]

LM is right, The entitlement and Impatience is too much

[surreal meteor]

I agree for sure in most cases, but being vitriolic doesn't help anything essentially. 💯

Let's have a little less dark and a little more age.

(I'll see myself out.)

[frosty roost]

heya LM, good to see you!

[stuck basalt]

fat

[unkempt dragon]

I'm not mad but I don't need you calling me bro or trying to moderate me, thanks.

[frail bloom]

Bois, it's been 11 months and a half since tda has came out

It has been quite the time

Lot's happened

[supple oracle]

what are you talking about homie ??

[unkempt dragon]

Hi friend

[final dune]

actually i think its funny that the witch is less mortal than ahzrak even tho she was the one helping him

[harsh egret]

😐

[frosty roost]

how're you? hope you're doing well friend!

hello hato and jay

[harsh egret]

Hello!

[frail bloom]

April is almost over, thank god

[frosty roost]

heya saleem!

[supple oracle]

hi

[frail bloom]

Anniversary stream of 2016 is gonna be soooo hype

[warm ibex]

It just gets super stale after a while man, that's all.

At this point a large portion of the conversations in this chat are the same recycled "when dlc" and "im dying without dlc" messages. The horse was beat to death months ago and some folks are still going 😅

[unkempt dragon]

I want to add that nobody "threw names around" and your experience here has been one week in the server. Telling me there are other ways of dealing with it is not necessary and will not do you any favors here.

[versed quarry]

Why do so many people try to one-up the mods?

[unkempt dragon]

I ask myself this daily lol

[surreal meteor]

Just my take, meant no offense! 🙏

[unkempt dragon]

Don't start it off with "You mad bro?" next time then

[surreal meteor]

Touche. 😅

[frosty roost]

don't be rude..

[sleek quail]

So i was right. Another week without stream. Yeah Hugo is working overtime in the DLC

[golden quarry]

Okay so I saw a video that said how to make your dragon sprint , and it said to Use the left stick , keyboard on console?

[unkempt dragon]

Unfortunately yeah, they're cooking though 🙂

[surreal meteor]

Overtime is good.

[pine terrace]

Likely the announcement will be at this year's QC

[frosty roost]

I'm patiently waiting for the DLC, so excited!

[surreal meteor]

Plenty of ripping and tearing to do in the meantime anyhow. 😂 I know people are big on the idea of a spear or an axe, but what do folks think about some sort of sword? I know we got the Crucible already, but it could be cool if it was some sort of pure melee option. I know some people won't find that super attractive given so much of DOOM is about the guns, but being able to full knight sword-and-shield demons with different kinds of combos and maybe sword runes would be sick imo.

[golden quarry]

Guys i learned how to make dragon fast in doom tda w

It was left side shift and I was using the right side one (keyboard)

[surreal meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/hype-dance-excited-lets-go-oh-yeah-gif-17953674

[surreal meteor]

Its the little things sometimes.

[winter fog]

Oh no stream today ? Thats sad but i understand the reason

[surreal meteor]

Looks like it, unfortunately. 🫠

[winter fog]

Yep

[golden quarry]

But how do I stop it now

[winter fog]

Cant you stop spriting ?

[surreal meteor]

Surely it's just you click the keys again. Or let go. 😆

[winter fog]

Definetely

[surreal meteor]

Dude the saga of dragon sprint needs to be commemorated somehow. 😂

[golden quarry]

I completed chapter 13

[surreal meteor]

Let's go!

[winter fog]

Awesome 👏👏

[golden quarry]

Bruh i already defeated Komod Champion that was so easy

[lusty shale]

what global calendar?

[winter fog]

What difficult are you playing ?

[obsidian shard]

Use the Sliders (also turn off parry and melee slow mo)

[dark thunder]

DLC

Wish u could strafe

[obsidian shard]

You ain't gonna believe this

[golden quarry]

Hurt me plenty

I know i know

[elder raven]

congratulations! you can now play waltz!

[obsidian shard]

Don't do it

[winter fog]

Hey no judging here

[boreal locust]

Has a dlc for tda got a release date yet?

At least which year

[elder raven]

its this year

[boreal locust]

Awesome

[elder raven]

thats all we know

[boreal locust]

Ty

[spiral crow]

I'm gunna release a new ripatorium preset soon so keep an eye out for that

[split gate]

What is bro cooking? 😅

[errant osprey]

Ever since Hugo mentioned Daisy's return and her important role in the DLC, I've been thinking about it a lot, and that's the most hyped thing about the DLC for me.
We all know that Daisy is the most important character in this 32-year-old franchise after Slayer, and we've seen almost nothing of her except for the images and that photo of Daisy's severed head.
The fact that we're going to see Daisy in a more important role makes me feel like we're going to see perhaps the most emotional moment in this franchise.

Also, an idea that I had in mind that could be interesting if it were implemented is that Slayer looks back on his past, from his good relationship with Daisy, his death, Doom 1 and 2, and Doom 64, and then returns to the present.
And if they let us play a little bit of the gameplay of these 3 versions while Slayer is looking back, and these are just Slayer's memories, it could be very interesting.
Although it's unlikely, I still feel like we're going to go back to Doom 1 in the DLC and experience the first stage of this game again.

[humble steeple]

Oli

[spiral crow]

Is it just me but depsite Dark Ages being 22 levels long, i find it as replayable as Eternal ....

[young schooner]

Daisy is essentially a glorified inside joke. I would not call her important by any means. She's not even the most important of Doomguy's pets.

[unkempt dragon]

Not to be a grump but don't you agree that people put wayyy too much importance on Daisy than was originally meant to be?

[young schooner]

Like she wasn't even an established character in the original release, she was name-dropped in Thy Flesh Consumed as a joke. (Haha that random bunny in the E3 end screen was actually your pet, doesn't that suck?)

[unkempt dragon]

Like it's fine if they think she's cute but a ton of people read way too deep into it haha

[weak gust]

I think it's fun that people take it seriously

It's a big part of theorizing

[unkempt dragon]

i knew someone was gonna say that

hahaha

[weak gust]

I mean it's a fair stance I'd say, both yours and mine

[versed quarry]

Also the fact that Doomguy had actual human family members, but nope, the rabbit is more important.

[spiral crow]

When it comes to daisy, i take it seriously and personal

[unkempt dragon]

My comments are gonna trigger a lot of ppl

[graceful rivet]

this

[young schooner]

No yeah they definitely do. The fan portrayal of Doomguy as a John Wick figure is funny, so people like to focus on it. But as far as the modern story goes, the Slayer can't give less of a fuck about Daisy compared to the much more tangible and serious losses he's suffered.

[unkempt dragon]

omg the John Wick comparison...too accurate ha!

[spiral crow]

But i'm aware of the fact that the slayer did had a family once and that makes me more serious about it

[versed quarry]

I can see the John Wick comparison, but it's not just about the pet.

[unkempt dragon]

that's...our point?

[versed quarry]

Yeah

[unkempt dragon]

m0no I'm gonna ask you a quick question in the Codex

[young schooner]

Like people act like losing Daisy is the whole motivation and that's absurd. In the modern games, the loss that is most relevant and impactful to the Slayer's story is blatantly that of the Sentinels. In all three games the big thing with the Slayer is his mysterious past being about losing his people.

[graceful rivet]

Fanon vs canon where fanon is treated as canon.

[young schooner]

Losing the Sentinels is much more important than Daisy. In fact, hot take, I'd argue it's more important to him than losing his family was, even if he wouldn't admit it.

[unkempt dragon]

memorizing this

[spiral crow]

Back when i was new to Doom's Lore, i did find it funny that his rage stems from daisy, but now seeing what he lost, his wife and child, his brothers in arms, people he cared for gone, dead, dusted away, it makes the slayer's overall motivation way more interesting, and i hope the DLC explores his feelings about the things he has lost and as well his trauma

[graceful rivet]

happens all the time. Warhammer is really bad with it

[unkempt dragon]

I bet eek

[graceful rivet]

It's annoying because you're trying to figure something out about the character and the MAIN THING everyone says is canon is just fanon. they treat it as truth

[versed quarry]

I do get understand where you're coming from with this, but I feel like it'd be really hard to move on from the death of his family, right?

[young schooner]

Oh yes absolutely.

[unkempt dragon]

Wanna add I'm not saying you're wrong or you can't think/interpret it as you do

I kind of treat the Doom universe and interpretations the way people do art or music

Subjective and open to different iterations

[warm ibex]

I kind of treat the Doom universe and interpretations the way people do art or music: My way is the right way and everyone else is completely wrong (unless they agree with me, of course)

[unkempt dragon]

what the fuck Horde

LOL

[versed quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-doom-the-dark-ages-doom-true-launch-the-true-doom-launch-the-true-gif-17039720600748597696

[warm ibex]

You all know it's true. My way is the right way 😌

[unkempt dragon]

https://tenor.com/view/connection-connected-telepathy-mind-reader-mind-reading-gif-16277612299801691479

[spiral crow]

Like i do believe his rage stems from the loss of his family and his brothers in arms, but once the betrayal happened where he lost everything again, failing to protect something he cherished again, that's when his rage went up to 11, it's how i personally see it

[young schooner]

Here's how I see it. Losing his family made him lose his mind. It was awful. But meeting the Sentinels? Fighting alongside people he would bond with, who could stand their own ground and wouldn't just turn into more corpses to walk past? Being respected for his ability instead of exploited? That saved his mind. Gave him something to live for again. Hope for a life beyond just killing shit.

And then the Maykrs ruined that glimpse of hope when he was shoved into that machine, and brainwashed with the Tether. Actual nightmarish mindfuckery that completely warped his ability to make friendships or talk to people or embrace some sort of respite.

And then EVEN AFTER THAT, when the Slayer finds at least some sort of hope in being able to fight for the Sentinels, regain their trust, aim all this fucked up rage at some sort of productive direction, he loses them all and he's stranded in Hell.

[unkempt dragon]

I'm dying that we said the same thing in almost exactly the same way at the same time 💀

heh

[young schooner]

Losing his family is horrible. But meeting the Sentinels gave him hope and that was crushed.

[warm ibex]

I just copy and pasted your message LOL 😆

[unkempt dragon]

wait did you actually?

[warm ibex]

yeah I didn't wanna type out my own similar message

[young schooner]

This is also why I think ultimately he hates the Maykrs way more than he does Hell. Hell is just doing Hell shit. But the Maykrs had a choice, they knew what they were doing. The demons took a lot of things from Doomguy, but the Maykrs took his ability to even cope with it. It's a lot more personal and existential and traumatic with them.

[unkempt dragon]

LMFAOOOO I was so freaked out and amazed for a minute there

💀

[spiral crow]

I mean when that betrayal happened, when that Civil war happened, he lost all trust in the maykr's as if he had any trust to begin with since they controlled him and used him as a weapon in dark ages before he broke free, it makes sense why he didn't listened to Samur Maykr in 2016 or Eternal

[versed quarry]

Yeah, I think by the time of the modern games he kinda just like "whatever dude". Like he doesn't even care, they're all evil and the same as each other.

[crisp frigate]

as I recall, by the time of the Sentinels, Doomguy was effectively delirious, not simply from injuries but from spending so much time in Hell that the desire to kill Demons was all he knew, it's why he just simply stopped talking and why he gave the Sentinels the cold shoulder, he never offered a helping hand nor did he ever take one

he never really warmed up to the concept of comradery again, it was just him sorta going with the flow because Demons weren't within slaughter distance

[twilit stone]

Well.. yeah.. that's how it should be. Because who cares how others see it at the end of the day

[young schooner]

The Codex in Eternal points to Doomguy getting better over time as he fought alongside them for years.

[idle swallow]

@obsidian shard since you seem to know well about news related to TDA, I have a question: is it true that the dlc is big enough to be its own game?

[obsidian shard]

"Basically like a sequel" is what hugo said

[sleek topaz]

At this point, it better be!

[uneven dragon]

TOO TRVE

[unkempt dragon]

@warm ibex

#the-dark-ages message

[obsidian shard]

LMFAO

[idle swallow]

are the mods able to use emojis from other servers even without boosting?

(why is using emojis from other servers normally disabled here anyway)

[versed quarry]

Emojis could end up breaking rules I guess

[unkempt dragon]

Why does it matter?

[idle swallow]

I was just curious

[unkempt dragon]

yes

And it's disabled for members because people could be in some questionable servers and post some inappropriate ones. That's all I will elaborate on it.

[spark elm]

How do you do the Atlan stomp again?

(I might be dumb)

[spiral crest]

punch them until the combo meter is half full

[spark elm]

oh yeah got it on my replay

it managed to hit like 3 so that completed the challenge crushinator

[spiral crest]

Does killing the hell fighters give gold?

I swear I saw that somewhere

[hazy pasture]

Yeah

[spiral crow]

Only if you're doing the challange where it tells you to destroy x amount of them

[elder raven]

i see a lot of people saying how much they want the pain elemental back. dont get me wrong, i do too, but that seems to be the most popular demon that people want to come back.

i think we should get an unique rpg enemies back. the sawcubus could be revamped just like the vagary was, or maybe even kronos?

[alpine pilot]

[mint olive]

So I’m a couple hours in the game and I just wanna ask

Do you think the “next melee” and “next shield rune” inputs are useful? I lowkey want to bind those to weapons and ditch the entire weapon wheel

[fleet spruce]

after getting eldritch stick i didn't bother switching to other melees

[fading bone]

tabbing shield runes is useful

[mint olive]

Eldritch stick is the big bonk mace right?

[fading bone]

melee a little less so since it resets the charges

[mint olive]

Rn I just have the flail and kung fu

[fleet spruce]

correct

[alpine pilot]

I personally prefer using weapon wheel and having a single melee/rune throughout an entire level, so I have no use for those keybinds (I play on PC). But it's up to personal preferences, imo. Moreover, I use only 1 or 2 guns max. I just change which ones based on what I feel like doing at the time. Most often it's ssg and accelerator, or railspike with ravager

[fleet spruce]

it's especially useful after upgrades

[fading bone]

but you dont need to switch weapons in general as much in this game as others so the numbers are good enough for me i dont need to worry about changing them

[mint olive]

I just do it for cool points imo

[fading bone]

im used to pressing the number row often though coming from starcraft so i dont really have a problem with that

[mint olive]

Rn I have button keybinds for the shotgun plasma, impaler and skullcrusher

Cuz I’m on console

[fading bone]

i might finally change the rocket launcher off from 6 though

oh youre console?

nvm good luck with all that

[mint olive]

But I need to ditch some inputs on the d pad if I need to bind every gun

[mint olive]

Yeah I wish I could quickswitch in eternal

Due to how extensive everything is and all the launchers and stuff I only have ssg ballista and Gatling on speed dial lol

Idk how to feel about the chain shot but I needed it for quests

[idle swallow]

iirc I said this but I'm saying it again: this game's combat feels like a perfect middle ground between 2016 and Eternal combat. it's not as demanding as Eternal combat but also not as simplistic as 2016 combat either, which is why I enjoy it a lot

[mint olive]

I mainly just use the shotguns plasma impaler and skullcrusher

[mint olive]

I miss my double jump tho

But at least I can automatically hang and climb without pressing anything

[fading bone]

the combat loop is extremely addicting in this game

and im gonna be honest, i dont understand the hate for people saying theres no dash or double jump and that you move too slow. if you just put auto sprint on you are running like a fucking cheetah i swear you move so damn fast in this game i dont get it

[mint olive]

So far I’m liking what I see, not as sweaty as Eternal that’s for sure

[fading bone]

i absolutely love how fast you run in this game

[mint olive]

I mean no double jump means we get less challenging parkour

Some of the eternal parkour made me want to tear my head out with fall damage 🫩

[idle swallow]

I need to master TDA's combat loop for the skill needed to play it on nightmare like with 2016 and Eternal

[fading bone]

and then theres the shield bash which is basically a huge teleport button

[idle swallow]

TDA actually kicked my ass on ultra-violence to the point that I had to lower to hurt me plenty on my first playthrough

[idle swallow]

it seems like people just can't get over how they want both Eternal and TDA to be the same as 2016

I like how each NuDoom game are different in their gameplay

[split gate]

A tale as old as time

[idle swallow]

how hard would you guys say TDA's nightmare difficulty is compared to 2016 and Eternal without any modifications applied?

[fading bone]

it definitely is easier

ill be honest i did my first play through on hurt me plenty i think and i barely ever died. i put it straight up to nightmare a little up to halfway through and it felt much better but still wasnt insane

in 2016/eternal nightmare felt like i was actually getting beat over the head with the difficulty, but TDA just felt like a normal slightly harder than average experience on nightmare

so it was more enjoyable overall instead of being frustrating like the others were at times

and that makes sense since they made the whole slider system. so nightmare can just be that normal challenging but not insane mode, but you can make your own insane mode with the sliders

[mint olive]

I’m on UV with 150% damage taken instead of 200 lul

Thanks for letting us fine tune the difficulty

[violet zealot]

Wsup any news about any updates

[elder raven]

https://tenor.com/view/nope-eric-mays-gif-1133470097414064248

[idle swallow]

what about the early levels? Doom 2016 and Eternal's early levels are rather infamous for being the hardest ones on nightmare

[fading bone]

i mean yeah all of TDA is much easier than the other two on the default difficulties

[frail bloom]

For a game marketed as the best to start with in the modern trilogy, then yeah, makes sense

[golden quarry]

Guys i beat tda campaign

[warm ibex]

very good work man!

did you enjoy it?

[golden quarry]

Yes, i wish there will be more chapters in the future,

[final dune]

dlc june 8th real

[supple oracle]

🥲 please don't start

[versed quarry]

It’s about to be like 1984 where the term “DLC” is censored.

[supple oracle]

You been ridiculous😂

[versed quarry]

Who knows

I still kinda find it funny, but I get why people are annoyed when the only thing that’s posted is asking about the DLC

[supple oracle]

the problem is "DLC WHEN??" lmao

[unkempt dragon]

Ok everyone move on and not drag this out again, thanks

[stuck basalt]

lcd

[versed quarry]

Sorry

[supple oracle]

Sorry too

[spiral crow]

https://tenor.com/view/pizza-big-bang-theory-shocked-gif-7228552

I was gone for just a few hours bro

[warm ibex]

Why blatantly lie 😭

[final dune]

You never know i could be right

[warm ibex]

I'm not trying to turn this into a fuss, but misinformation is not the way to combat frequent dlc questions

at best that instills a false sense of hope and at worst it spreads and people believe it without fact checking

[elder raven]

y’know personally i think the pain elemental would be badass if they added some medieval armor if they dont go with the 64 design

[agile nymph]

are master levels coming before dlc?

[warm ibex]

we don't know

[warm ibex]

Somethin like these guys would be cool https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/892238793174818848/1499879678918524978/image.png?ex=69f6674d&is=69f515cd&hm=c3fecde36477c5365ddedb13f925170d4f3ab0e1264875c940d0ed889f274c8c

[elder raven]

ye that’s what i was thinking. definitely something like #1 and #3

[graceful rivet]

i really like the one in the middle and upper right

[warm ibex]

Jason Martin (modeler behind iconic characters like the Marauder, 2016 Cyberdemon, TDA Slayer, and the Praetor Suit) made a model of the one on the top left https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/892238793174818848/1499881812581683481/image.png?ex=69f6694a&is=69f517ca&hm=191a296ee7033365503921c9a648bceef8515576ad87c868d3cd268cad838bbd

@elder raven

[crude kraken]

i like the bottom left it feels the most like a pain elemental the rest feel like standard cacos with armor

which i would like to see

[warm ibex]

they are standard cacos with armor so that makes sense lol

[crude kraken]

oh haha i just butted in thought they were pain elementals

[graceful rivet]

jason martin is so fucking cool bro.

[crude kraken]

what else has he worked on?

outside of doom

[graceful rivet]

his model work is my favorite. all of those things he did are my favorite

[warm ibex]

The 2016 Praetor Suit is a work of art, I could go on about it for hours

[graceful rivet]

literally swapped from the maykr slayer to the praetor suit as SOON as i saw it

i think

but i use the ivory version all the damn time

[crude kraken]

i run the red cultist slayer i forgot what its called

[graceful rivet]

i BARELY ever swap out of it

[warm ibex]

Totally fair! They're William Bao's concepts for the giant Cacodemons https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/892238793174818848/1499883816863662100/william-bao-william-bao-dtda-blueskyideation-12-williambao-1.png?ex=69f66b28&is=69f519a8&hm=0fa02b4efa00553c4056d05a719015bee71bf68459e3a51a3e9d52bc02e574e3

[crude kraken]

a dogfight on the dragon with the left one would be sweet

[elder raven]

so close, but also love what we got design wise

gameplay wise …

[graceful rivet]

the only others i use is sentinel, maykr, og praetor, tropical, and the 64 one

[crude kraken]

the 64 suit is pretty sweet

i ran that for a long time

[graceful rivet]

i love it

i want some more interesting skins in TDA

[crude kraken]

its my favorite of the classics i love the visor

[crude kraken]

me too we need more than recolors i hope we get some cool ones with the dlc

kinda like how you got recolors in tag but with different character models instead

[elder raven]

expect at minimum two because i think thats a lot of work to model a character just for a skin. it worked in eternal but since dark ages is much more complex iirc its harder

when i say two im thinking classic doomguy and the sentinel training armor

[crude kraken]

yeah i know i expect none to be completely honest

[graceful rivet]

i would like a pretty blue one

[crude kraken]

especially with no multiplayer

[graceful rivet]

id be good with that

[elder raven]

multiplayer would never work in a game like dark ages, pvp specifically. co-op could work but ultimately i think the game is better as a singleplayer experience

[crude kraken]

i wouldnt mind something like 2016 multiplayer, ditch the shield and just use the cool guns

demon transformations and runes too

also a pipe dream, i miss 2016 multiplayer 😭

[warm ibex]

I think multiplayer would work perfectly if you just took away the shield saw

[crude kraken]

i'll be more than happy with the dlc no matter what we get

[graceful rivet]

can't wait

[elder raven]

well what type of multiplayer? co-op? deathmatch?

[crude kraken]

classic arena gamemodes

[random sand]

So, just make it not TDA anymore?

[crude kraken]

not exactly

[warm ibex]

TDA gameplay is very horizontal and can play fairly similarly to the classics, so I'd say a classic deatmatch mode would work perfectly if you took away the parry/block abilities

[crude kraken]

you still have the guns runes and movement but i cant see the shield saw being a viable miltiplayer tool without being unfair

[graceful rivet]

hide and seek mode. 1 seeker (slayer) and like 3-5 hiders (lower rank demonsz)

[elder raven]

fuuuuck 🤤 now you have me thinking

[graceful rivet]

stupid idea but its silly

[warm ibex]

that's what im saying bro lol

[random sand]

The shield saw is one of the core aspects of TDA. What you're describing is pretty much just doom 2016

[crude kraken]

i loved playing classic deathmatch with my friends

2016 has double jump and different guns

[elder raven]

no bad idea here is ever beating my frau engel theory from about 5 years ago in this server

[random sand]

That could be fun

[graceful rivet]

what

[elder raven]

#doom-eternal message

[crude kraken]

theres more that differentiates 2016 and tda than just the shield saw

[graceful rivet]

bro

[crude kraken]

if there were demon runes you wouldnt transform into the same demons

different guns, runes instead of equipment, different maps since no double jump

[random sand]

Ofc. But the point is without the shield, a core aspect of TDA is gone. Essentially making it not TDA anymore

[graceful rivet]

im smelling what you're cooking, and i like it

[crude kraken]

thats not all bad, if youre burnt from the campaign dlc or ripatorium hop into multiplayer for a different experience that is close enough to feel familiar

shield saw could be a powerup, berserk style where you have like 15 seconds to just glory kill everyone with a shield saw

[random sand]

You can do that right now actually. Eternal, 2016 and the other titles are still up and running

[crude kraken]

barely

[random sand]

What makes you think TDA would perform any better? In fact, it'd probably do worse

[crude kraken]

im inclined to agree with that

doom is primarily singleplayer and thats what people come for

[random sand]

True. And as much fun as the multiplayer for the older titles was before, think we now have to accept those days are behind us. TDA shouldn't have multiplayer. It's a good thing it doesn't have one

[crude kraken]

i think multiplayer would be a net positive for players more content especially of id's caliber is rarely bad but i firmly believe it wont be worth the effort from id

not enough people want or care for it

[random sand]

Indeed. It would be a nightmare to maintain and design. And for what

[obsidian shard]

Serrat's attack from his mouth is still in the game

[random sand]

His firebreath?

[obsidian shard]

yup

[random sand]

I know he uses that in a finisher. Was there a scrapped attack of his there he used it?

[obsidian shard]

Ya its a single projectile

I've replicated it 3 times now

[crude kraken]

hopefully we'll get some classic arena combat with a modern quake game if they ever do that

[random sand]

Perhaps

[random sand]

Replicated?

[crude kraken]

what im wondering

[obsidian shard]

Ive been able to do it

[crude kraken]

https://tenor.com/view/what-do-you-mean-by-that-gif-10559980082154008380

[random sand]

How?

[crude kraken]

in game?

[obsidian shard]

Spamming buttons on controller

[obsidian shard]

yes

I'll record a clip in a min

[crude kraken]

do you think if i mash all my keyboard buttons serrat will breath fire before i break something

[random sand]

Aha

[crude kraken]

id love to see it

[random sand]

Let me try. I got spare keyboards

[obsidian shard]

Ya should (appears to be with the up and down inputs)

[crude kraken]

q and e or w and s?

i'll play with it when im home

[obsidian shard]

Q and E

[final dune]

I looked at artstation a while ago and yeah it looks like Jason Martin made a ton of the character models for tda