A change I wish they'd make to retain me as a customer

[sarbonn]

I've been stuck on the Jackleg Joe (or whatever it's called) mission pretty much since when I started this game. I've read forum posts on it, watched numerous Youtube videos, sought out spiritual swamis in the deserts of Barstow, and pretty much tried to make as powerful a character as possible to counter the mission, but I've not succeeded. I die each time. Part of it is a bit of a handicap on my part (I have nerve damage in my main hand), but it hasn't affected me in any other part of the game (targeting those smelter guys is practically impossible for me when aiming for the canister and still managing to live). So, I can understand the "well, the game isn't for you, so go find something simpler like LEGOLAND" or whatever.

The point is: I love the game. I like all of the aspects of it. The chat could be better (well, all the social features could be better), but overall it's been a lot of fun. But I can't advance the story line at all. And it's becoming very frustrating.

So, my desire (as everyone who rage quits seems to offer their smorgasbord of "fix this now that I've leaving" posts. I'm not rage quitting, or even quitting, but I felt that even those that decide to tough it out should get an input as well as the ones that took their ball and went home) is to either make it possible to skip a mission or two, or make it so that friends can help you on these specific missions. Let's face it. It's an MMO, not a single player game. There's absolutely NO REASON that they set up a requirement within the game that forces you to single it when the purpose of the game is both social and MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER.

Anyway, those are my ideas that I don't expect will be implemented or even considered. But as I've practically given up ever solving that one mission, I felt I had to say something before I finally gave up and just left. Unlike most, I tend to just quit a game quietly and let the devs try to figure why they're losing people. This time, I could actually see a solution, but I get the impression they really don't care.

[ghost_ol3a]

jump box in back and shoot down. i also shot the other two guys only when i had to. most of the time they shoot at the chic

[Orge Lambart]

is it really so difficult? Melee the smelter and then shot one or two bullets into their back pack and they'll run off under Jackleg Joe, then you shoot him. It took me a half hour as I kept killing the smelters before their back packs would blow up, try using a fire element gun.

As for making you do it solo? Is that the case, if so yeah they should open up missions like Jackleg and Nim and let multiple people do them at the same time, after all like you said it is an MMO.

[Predator]

Do you have gamer friends? Maybe they can help you and finish that mssion for youi?

I killed the final boss in my first try but failed about 6 times on Joe, at first I did'nt know what to do and was really angry that you have to complete some missions entierely alone, because I played the rest all with my best friend 2gether and in the end this is an MMO, isn't it? I hope they change it but I am not sure.

[sarbonn]

Do you have gamer friends? Maybe they can help you and finish that mssion for youi?

I killed the final boss in my first try but failed about 6 times on Joe, at first I did'nt know what to do and was really angry that you have to complete some missions entierely alone, because I played the rest all with my best friend 2gether and in the end this is an MMO, isn't it? I hope they change it but I am not sure.

It's a single person mission. You can't bring friends. That was my whole recommendation.

[tiptoebox]

Here is what I did. Hide behind one of the barriers and when the little guy runs after you just drop a grenade straight down on the ground and run. And when it goes off and if it does not kill the guy it starts him on fire. You dont have to even shot a bullet. Maybe i used a flash grenade can't remember. Anyways its easy if you do that.

[tiptoebox]

You then have to shoot the big guy at top. It takes a little time.

[diggergig]

I hear ya, OP. I too have a slight less-than-stellar ability, and in fact that was kind of the point of me getting this and not some single player shooter. And they go an put single player sections in? **Shakes head**

I have done all the side missions now, and I still can't progress past him, because nobody can help. Wouldn't be a problem if I AT LEAST spawned back in the room with his health bar the same as I left it.

Will try one more time, then leave it until I hear it has been nerfed or changed to allow multiplayer, or I just wont bother with the game any more. I play to have fun, and this is most certainly not fun now.

[Predator]

It's a single person mission. You can't bring friends. That was my whole recommendation.

I know mate, you misunderstood me. They could come to your place in reallife and do it with your keyboard n mouse / gamepad on your PC / console. Or maybe log on with your account.

[sarbonn]

I hear ya, OP. I too have a slight less-than-stellar ability, and in fact that was kind of the point of me getting this and not some single player shooter. And they go an put single player sections in? **Shakes head**

I have done all the side missions now, and I still can't progress past him, because nobody can help. Wouldn't be a problem if I AT LEAST spawned back in the room with his health bar the same as I left it.

Will try one more time, then leave it until I hear it has been nerfed or changed to allow multiplayer, or I just wont bother with the game any more. I play to have fun, and this is most certainly not fun now.

Yep, that's the boat I'm in as well. Unfortunately, I don't think the devs are going to do anything to help, figuring that people will figure it out themselves, which is what will cause more of us to leave and find other games.