Top Gear stuff ArkTix. I swear Guerilla ought to have you as Horizon's mascot. Your channel is basically an encyclopedia for Horizon at this point. One can only imagine the painstaking work that goes into these videos.
Of all the RUclips gaming help people I watch, you are BY FAR the best at both highlighting and paying tribute to the work the developers have done with their robust game mechanics. Thank you.
Ohh man this is it!! I have been waiting for this guide for a long time🎉 In the rock immortal words: "FIIIIIINALLY" Thx man u r the reason I love this game even more than GOWR❤🙏💯
Got a tip for shock elemental ropes! When an enemy leaves the shocked state, they become immune to it for a short time after it expires. You can still build it up, but it will stay just one point of buildup under the threshold to avoid stunlocks. And this can be an issue, especially against tiderippers, since a strategy that would be extremely effective otherwise would be to set up shock tripwires while it's stunned to immediately send it back into the shocked status. You could spam shock arrows until the grace period ends to send it back as fast as possible, but this is very inefficient. That's where shock ropes come in. You can easily attach them to a shocked machine, and then set up the aforementioned shock tripwires. Because the shock ropes constantly try to apply shock buildup, they will trigger that last point needed the moment the grace period ends, and will make sure the status doesn't degrade in the meantime. My first ever tideripper was killed with only shock ropes, tripwires, and critical strikes, and it was laughably easy. I also tried (and miserably failed) to not say "shock" too many times...
Hey good tip! Yeah that’s true they will prevent that status from degrading. I suppose they’re somewhat useful that way. Good strategy for the Tideripper!
I fell in love with the ropecaster in Zero Dawn, and when Burning Shores came out, it's been in my weapon wheel ever since. Thank you for finally covering the 2nd best weapon type in the game. Shredders are by far the best.
HFW is a complex game, this is why it´s so unique and great compared to others. This means there is always something new to be learned and if someone needs help with that, there is alway Arktix´s Video or his discord server: discord.gg/arktix
Hey thanks! I love to hear that 😁 Yes, it is complex and you’re left to figure out a lot on your own. My goal is always to help people enjoy the game more, so I’m glad I have helped you! Thanks for your comment 🙏🏼🙂
Fantastic video man! That's some amazing info on all the things that cause Ropes not to anchor. I've had BAD luck trying to get Ropes to anchor reliably, and I know I'm not the only one!
You, with this guide, have covered basically everything we know so far about this weapon and will help the players that are yet to come. With the potential PC and Complete Edition on the horizon (pun intended) I am sure you'll be of help for them as well! The framing of the video was odd sometimes. I guess the use of a face cam is something all of us are getting used to, so it isn't bad to try and see where it fits best in the videos. Don't forget, the Discord server is always hunting for those potential funny emotes 😈 Thanks for the shoutout btw c: Loved to help where I could
Thanks Phos! I'd be curious to hear more feedback about the face cam if you have it. Maybe ping me on discord. I'm curious if that is adding to the quality or if it's just distracting.
Love this channel. The Horizon games really reward good strategy, and you're breakdowns are so thorough and easy to understand. I don't think I'd enjoy these games as much as I do if I just went in blind and tried to figure it all out myself.
thank you so much for these great tips, truly has made my horizon experience so much better since i started! hope you get more recognition for your outstanding work
I use elemental ropes to prevent build up from expiring, such as if im trying to use shock shredders or plasma arrows but if I miss too much the constant trigger of the elemental affect from the rope can prevent me from losing my build up, plus since its a rope, it might cause machines to enter the animation where it tries to pull the ropes off which can basically stun it for a moment as a bonus. Alao ropes not tying down on the ground, i actually always thought that had to do with the material you try to attach it to, like rocks and metal and wood. The rope cant penetrate itbif its too hard kinda like tripewires. I think you jumping and it somehow working is actually the bug because it becomes too far away to register the surface. I would assume water would impede a ropes ability to get shot into the ground but it also might be a bug that water simply being nearby is affecting it too
Thanks! Yeah, honestly, they’re not part of my regular loadout for the same reason, but I do think most players would benefit by using them, at least for a little while.
I never knew that's why my ropes wouldn't stick to the ground 😅 Thank you again for the top quality video! Looking forward to more of your videos and streams!
I always learn so many new tips and tricks from your videos! Never occurred to me to use this thing as a Trap-caster!! I'll have to try that tonight! I loved the Ropecaster in ZD and was a bit sad when it seemed they nerfed it for FW, but it seems that may have been my misunderstanding of the weapon. Now if they'll just bring back those crazy blaze and shock weapons we crafted in ZD+FW :D Resource-heavy but man those were fun to use!
something about “flopping canisters”, detonatable mounts, attaching explosive canisters to wildlife, skiff shenanigans, and the “spicy explosion so spicy it crashed the game” got to me lol. Anyway loved the vid as always, I thought I knew enough about ropecasters already but I didn’t know you could do so many crazy things with explosive canisters haha
Hey man I know you haven’t done a machine master class in a while but I would really love it if you did one for tiderippers I need so many fins from them and I always struggle with them even though I have end game gear and can take on things like fireclaws and slaughterspines easily(thanks to your videos)
Thanks for letting me know you'd like to see a Tideripper video. I'll definitely make one, just haven't gotten to it yet 😅 Glad you find those machine videos helpful!
@@ArktixOfficialthank you!! Your videos are so fun to watch and super informative about maybe my favorite game of all time. And the weapon videos are so helpful. The shredder gauntlet went from being a weapon I used once to something I use every battle basically!!! So good
I'm surprised you didn't explicitly mention combining canisters with tying down a machine. Easy to hit the canister when the machine is tied down and not moving. I agree that it's pretty niche, but it does help make the canisters easier to use. Also, I found the elemental ropes were at least usable when used on machines that come in a pack that were weak to them, like sunwings and apex clamberjaws. Great video overall!
Tied down machines still move around, and since the canister itself are hanging, they still wobble around. Shocked or knockdown is better for that, but still it´s just not worth the effort. What do you find worthwhile with the elemental ropes when fighting Sunwings and Clamberjaws?
This video is maybe a little late, and would be more helpful earlier, but like always, an amazing video from Arktix. Also, congratulations on discovering how to crash the game on ps5!
Haha thanks! Yukke (Horizon Maniacs) definitely gets credit for crashing the game. In fact, he managed to crash his whole PS5! “The White Machine” as he calls it. Yeah the vid is kinda late for sure, but I hope it can help people playing from this point forward!
Hi! Glad to hear that 😁 Is there something in particular you’re wondering about? In general, if you’re new, I would say explore and do side content to level up and get better gear. It will both help you with the main quests and help you get the most enjoyment out of the game.
Honestly, I still think it's worth grabbing the first Green Ropecaster as it does at least have 75 tie-down strength, which is still enough to rope down smaller machines with just one or two Ropes. This can be handy early on when facing a whole bunch of fast, annoying enemies at once. Specially ones like Leaplashers! Those are ones you will absolutely want to tie down to make the fight easier.
thanks for this video could never figure out why the ropes wouldn't anchor sometimes know thanks to this i can stop trying to figure it out know that i know why 😃
Some Clarification for Penetrating Rope, it always does the same amount of Binding Power means, the same amount with the same weapon of the same Upgrade Level. Meaning the better (higher the Level) of the weapon is, the more powerful it becomes: The Green Ropecaster is able to do 98 Binding Power with the Technique. The blue Canister and Eventide do around 131 Binding Power, while the Anchor Ropecaster goes up to 142. The Elite Canister does 182, and the Elite ROPEcaster does 208. Finally the Tie that Binds does 261. Remember, even Slaughterspines are tied down at 600 Binding! To which "Coil Crew" do you belong? A) Full Draw B) Full Reload C) Hybrid D) Else, explain in the comments! I´m B) and sometimes D) With full Elite Plasma Coils on the Tie that Binds and using Plasma Ropes before the Canisters (Plasma Explosion from the same machine wont trigger canister).
Elite overdraw for the win, otherwise I'd go for 2:1 for Reload over Drawspeed, depending on the inherent perks. I like the reload speed, but I want to have some form of bonus if I can't be in the sliding position mid-combat.
Thanks for adding that additional info Paris! Yes, like some other weapon techniques (such as Braced Shot), the amount of tiedown applied by Penetrating Rope depends on the rarity level of the ropecaster. The higher the rarity, the more tiedown it applies, but it is always the same for ropecasters of the same rarity.
I would be interested in watching you do a short playthrough of handling small skirmishes with multiple machine types both in and out of stealth mechanic and open combat just to see your play style in a normal setting and not for a machine guide.
Late to the party here as I only recently got forbidden west and started ultra hard play through first time thinking step up from zero dawn wouldn’t be thaaaaat much :p Ropes not anchoring in water, wouldn’t that be because the land is soft? Like you can’t anchor something into sand or into mud, right? Makes sense there’d be a chance it wouldn’t stick right?
Interesting idea. Yeah maybe I could do a video like that. NG+ is pretty clearly better. It makes sense when you think about it. NG+ weapons are harder to get if you played from the beginning starting today because you have to do a NG+ to get them.
@@ArktixOfficial Which is why I'm a little curious which are the better value. Granted they are PS5 exclusive, one gets access to the Quen Burning Shores items in the first playthrough, and they are a heck of a lot easier and cheaper to get and level up as well.
Hey, won't adding more ropes after the binding effect is achieved result in more damage after the machine breaks free? Solid video, didn't know the fun things about the canisters (why did the Slaughterspine just die when I used an explosive canister instead of a binding rope - now I know: from it's own aggression) - thanks!
@@ArktixOfficial yeah, I though they would, perhaps from HZD, but after trying it, even if they do, I don't think the tear damage is anything to talk about (tried to extra-tie a thunderjaw by the tail with the tie that binds - two ropes did nothing)
I have problems with the canister explosive harpoon things. When i trigger then, they deal 0 damage literally. I try them on the ground and on the machine itself and it still doesn't work. Lets hope its not because of my 5 explosive coils
I assume you’re on PC? Unfortunately, at the moment (patch 1.4), traps are bugged on PC and the canister harpoons functional similarly to traps, so I assume they are bugged as well. Hopefully it gets fixed soon. I would encourage you to submit a bug report about it! www.playstation.com/en-us/horizon/support/
@@odetinin Damage over time from the Weapon. DoT Coils do not increase the damage of an elemental state, like Burning, Corroded, those are only influenced by the targets weakness/strength.
Is there any reason you wouldn't want to load up the Elite Ropecaster with Overdraw Coils? Won't this increase the actual Tie-down strength? EDIT - Well nevermind... You answered the question already later in the video lol. That's a bummer that it doesn't work for tie-down strength...
So just to be clear, how do I tie down machines faster? I know the mechanic changed since the first game, but none of the upgrades seem to do much. (I’m still watching the video, but is drawing really the only thing??)
@@FurryEskimo It´s a big topic when Arktix need to account for the different skill level of the audience and also the myth going around, make it necessary to explain things like Tapfire, Fulldraw and Overdraw. The point, why it may not work is important also, because as newer player, there is so much information going in during combat, which one isn´t able to filter yet. Canisters and Elemental Ropes need to be put somewhere too, because they are not worth their own video, so the video got longer and longer.
Hmm it definitely still works. I do it all the time. Are you sure you're sliding before you begin to draw? Also, remember it doesn't work with all weapons. For example, it won't work with a sharpshot bow.
@ArktixOfficial that's too bad. Thanks for the great videos. Do you still play this game? How many hours do you have in it? I'm excited to play it for the first time on pc. Loved zero dawn. Did your thoughts on the best valor surges change from what you said in your videos?
Yeah we’ll see if maybe a patch goes out around PC launch that fixes it, but I doubt if. From what I hear, the game is basically in its final state at this point and the devs are focused on other projects now. I do still play, mostly to create videos. Planning to stream a fresh ultra hard playthrough on PC around launch though. I have about 1200 hours in on PlayStation 😳 lol. Might do an updated valor surge video soon. For example, I use Chain Burst for groups of machines more now.
THey basically nerfed rope caster and made it stupidier. I am playing at normal difficulty without using this. after reaching near end I remember rope caster. Even in the previous game for first run of the game, I never used rope caster.
Around the reticle? It could be that you need to upgrade the weapon to unlock the overdraw mechanic. Most weapons need to be upgraded a bit before they’ll do that.
Lol if they were going to make Explosive Canisters set each other off, why in the HELL did they not do the same for other Elemental Canisters too? It makes ZERO sense why they did this!
Lol I just plain don't understand why they even bothered making certain things so weak, like Elemental Ropes. They are so effing weak that they really are completely worthless & a total waste of resources. Why did they design them this way?? It makes no sense! & if it was a mistake or ill advised design, why wasn't it adjusted via updates? They CLEARLY wanted to balance things better, since they went & nerfed all the actual FUN & powerful stuff, but why not improve the stuff that's basically useless?
Ropecasters are the most useful weapon in the game unless your playing on easy difficulty levels. When you get to harder difficulties and you need to crowd control machines they easily become a must have at all times.
Sheesh... The limitations of Elemental Canisters is just dumb. They really didn't balance this game very well did they? They ensured that the powerful stuff is overpowered & the crappy stuff is just plain crappy & useless...
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Arktix is the most underrated tips and tricks channel.
Hey thanks! I appreciate your kind words 😁🙏🏼
I agree. He's a legend😌
Very kind of you! 🙂🙏🏼
yep...ngl, his presentation is the best...I really enjoyed it 😂
Thank you! 🙏🏼🍻
Top Gear stuff ArkTix. I swear Guerilla ought to have you as Horizon's mascot. Your channel is basically an encyclopedia for Horizon at this point. One can only imagine the painstaking work that goes into these videos.
Haha thanks! 😁 Always appreciate your support 🙏🏼🍻
It blows my mind every time, when I see you Horizon guides. The quality of them is insane. Keep doing this great work.
Hey thanks a lot! Glad you find my content to be good quality 😁 I appreciate your kind words!
@@ArktixOfficialit’s so good!! It’s been invaluable to my playthrough
That's great to hear! Thank you 🙏🏼😁
Of all the RUclips gaming help people I watch, you are BY FAR the best at both highlighting and paying tribute to the work the developers have done with their robust game mechanics.
Thank you.
Hey thanks so much! This is very kind of you to say 😁 I’m glad you enjoy my content!
Ohh man this is it!!
I have been waiting for this guide for a long time🎉
In the rock immortal words:
"FIIIIIINALLY"
Thx man u r the reason I love this game even more than GOWR❤🙏💯
Awesome! I hope you find it helpful! 😁
Got a tip for shock elemental ropes!
When an enemy leaves the shocked state, they become immune to it for a short time after it expires. You can still build it up, but it will stay just one point of buildup under the threshold to avoid stunlocks. And this can be an issue, especially against tiderippers, since a strategy that would be extremely effective otherwise would be to set up shock tripwires while it's stunned to immediately send it back into the shocked status. You could spam shock arrows until the grace period ends to send it back as fast as possible, but this is very inefficient. That's where shock ropes come in. You can easily attach them to a shocked machine, and then set up the aforementioned shock tripwires. Because the shock ropes constantly try to apply shock buildup, they will trigger that last point needed the moment the grace period ends, and will make sure the status doesn't degrade in the meantime. My first ever tideripper was killed with only shock ropes, tripwires, and critical strikes, and it was laughably easy.
I also tried (and miserably failed) to not say "shock" too many times...
Hey good tip! Yeah that’s true they will prevent that status from degrading. I suppose they’re somewhat useful that way. Good strategy for the Tideripper!
This game never ceases to amaze me with its mechanics, it's staggering how good it is...
I know! I love it 😁❤️🏹
I fell in love with the ropecaster in Zero Dawn, and when Burning Shores came out, it's been in my weapon wheel ever since. Thank you for finally covering the 2nd best weapon type in the game. Shredders are by far the best.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed this. And yes, shredders are #1 😁
Single handedly keeping this game alive!
Hahaha right??!
Haha thanks man 😁🤜🏼🤛🏼
@@ArktixOfficial Tie That Binds with 5x legendary overdraw coils! Best weapon in the game in my opinion...nothing is more useful than this.
Oh yeah it's super strong for sure!
Your videos have made this game much more enjoyable. As a new gamer, I was overwhelmed by this game. These tutorials are really good. Thanks
HFW is a complex game, this is why it´s so unique and great compared to others. This means there is always something new to be learned and if someone needs help with that, there is alway Arktix´s Video or his discord server: discord.gg/arktix
Hey thanks! I love to hear that 😁 Yes, it is complex and you’re left to figure out a lot on your own. My goal is always to help people enjoy the game more, so I’m glad I have helped you! Thanks for your comment 🙏🏼🙂
Fantastic video man! That's some amazing info on all the things that cause Ropes not to anchor. I've had BAD luck trying to get Ropes to anchor reliably, and I know I'm not the only one!
Dude please don’t even stop making content for Horizon!! We love you!!!!
Haha thanks! 🙏🏼 I certainly don’t plan to stop! 😁
You, with this guide, have covered basically everything we know so far about this weapon and will help the players that are yet to come.
With the potential PC and Complete Edition on the horizon (pun intended) I am sure you'll be of help for them as well!
The framing of the video was odd sometimes. I guess the use of a face cam is something all of us are getting used to, so it isn't bad to try and see where it fits best in the videos.
Don't forget, the Discord server is always hunting for those potential funny emotes 😈
Thanks for the shoutout btw c:
Loved to help where I could
Thanks Phos! I'd be curious to hear more feedback about the face cam if you have it. Maybe ping me on discord. I'm curious if that is adding to the quality or if it's just distracting.
Love this channel. The Horizon games really reward good strategy, and you're breakdowns are so thorough and easy to understand. I don't think I'd enjoy these games as much as I do if I just went in blind and tried to figure it all out myself.
Just when you think you know everything, you and your buddies show us something new. ;)
totally best horizon channel on yt yet, whatever you ask in yt about horizon, u always find this channel
Such an under rated tool. Ever since trying it out in the first game, it's changed my game play style and made combat easier.
thank you so much for these great tips, truly has made my horizon experience so much better since i started! hope you get more recognition for your outstanding work
Hey thanks! Glad to hear you’ve found my videos helpful 😁 I appreciate the comment! 🙏🏼
I use elemental ropes to prevent build up from expiring, such as if im trying to use shock shredders or plasma arrows but if I miss too much the constant trigger of the elemental affect from the rope can prevent me from losing my build up, plus since its a rope, it might cause machines to enter the animation where it tries to pull the ropes off which can basically stun it for a moment as a bonus.
Alao ropes not tying down on the ground, i actually always thought that had to do with the material you try to attach it to, like rocks and metal and wood. The rope cant penetrate itbif its too hard kinda like tripewires. I think you jumping and it somehow working is actually the bug because it becomes too far away to register the surface. I would assume water would impede a ropes ability to get shot into the ground but it also might be a bug that water simply being nearby is affecting it too
Great video, for me ropecasters take away from the heat and chaos of battle, but really useful when harvesting machine parts. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Yeah, honestly, they’re not part of my regular loadout for the same reason, but I do think most players would benefit by using them, at least for a little while.
I never knew that's why my ropes wouldn't stick to the ground 😅 Thank you again for the top quality video! Looking forward to more of your videos and streams!
Thanks Baltazar! Glad you were able to pick up some tips from this!
The emoji when you said “stick them wherever you want.” 😂
Also this was a big help my frustration with the ropecaster is no more.
I always learn so many new tips and tricks from your videos! Never occurred to me to use this thing as a Trap-caster!! I'll have to try that tonight! I loved the Ropecaster in ZD and was a bit sad when it seemed they nerfed it for FW, but it seems that may have been my misunderstanding of the weapon. Now if they'll just bring back those crazy blaze and shock weapons we crafted in ZD+FW :D Resource-heavy but man those were fun to use!
Hey thanks! Glad you were able to pick up some new tips 😁 And yeah those ZD special weapons were a lot of fun!
Another masterclass masterpiece!
Hey thanks! 😁🙏🏼
why is this lowkey the funniest Arktix video I’ve watched 😂
The funniest!? Lol why is that?
something about “flopping canisters”, detonatable mounts, attaching explosive canisters to wildlife, skiff shenanigans, and the “spicy explosion so spicy it crashed the game” got to me lol. Anyway loved the vid as always, I thought I knew enough about ropecasters already but I didn’t know you could do so many crazy things with explosive canisters haha
Ah gotcha 😁 Glad you enjoyed those bits and could pick up a few tips!
You are a God. I love this game and even more after watching your clips. ❤
Haha thanks! Hope you were able to pick up some tips!
Hey man I know you haven’t done a machine master class in a while but I would really love it if you did one for tiderippers I need so many fins from them and I always struggle with them even though I have end game gear and can take on things like fireclaws and slaughterspines easily(thanks to your videos)
Thanks for letting me know you'd like to see a Tideripper video. I'll definitely make one, just haven't gotten to it yet 😅 Glad you find those machine videos helpful!
@@ArktixOfficialthank you!! Your videos are so fun to watch and super informative about maybe my favorite game of all time. And the weapon videos are so helpful. The shredder gauntlet went from being a weapon I used once to something I use every battle basically!!! So good
Another great helpful video for HZD. Thanks a lot
Thanks for the help man
I thought I was missing a Legend tier Ropecaster but turns out Purple is the best, as confirmed here
this information is great. thank you so much for getting this info to us. you’re amazing!
Hey thanks! I’m glad to hear you found this helpful 😁
I'm surprised you didn't explicitly mention combining canisters with tying down a machine. Easy to hit the canister when the machine is tied down and not moving. I agree that it's pretty niche, but it does help make the canisters easier to use. Also, I found the elemental ropes were at least usable when used on machines that come in a pack that were weak to them, like sunwings and apex clamberjaws. Great video overall!
Tied down machines still move around, and since the canister itself are hanging, they still wobble around. Shocked or knockdown is better for that, but still it´s just not worth the effort.
What do you find worthwhile with the elemental ropes when fighting Sunwings and Clamberjaws?
Thank you as always. Keep up the great work.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this!
This video is maybe a little late, and would be more helpful earlier, but like always, an amazing video from Arktix. Also, congratulations on discovering how to crash the game on ps5!
Haha thanks! Yukke (Horizon Maniacs) definitely gets credit for crashing the game. In fact, he managed to crash his whole PS5! “The White Machine” as he calls it. Yeah the vid is kinda late for sure, but I hope it can help people playing from this point forward!
I love your horizon fw videos
Thank you! I hope you find them helpful!
In Zero Dawn Aloy laughed when using the ropecaster, in Forbidden West the machines laugh
Lol it's so true 😂
Top quality work as always!! :)
Are you planning to play the new Spiderman game next month?
Thank you! And yes, I am planning to cover Spidey 2 😁🕷️
@@ArktixOfficial Awesome, can't wait for your videos :)
Awesome! You are the best
Thanks! 😁 Glad you enjoyed this!
Wait! I never know canister can set on the ground 😮😮
Yeah give it a try!
hey Arktix, i’m loving your videos! could you give me one tip for new players in this game? i’m trying it for the first time.
Hi! Glad to hear that 😁 Is there something in particular you’re wondering about? In general, if you’re new, I would say explore and do side content to level up and get better gear. It will both help you with the main quests and help you get the most enjoyment out of the game.
@@ArktixOfficialthanks! that’s pretty much all i was wondering abt. you seem super chill, i just subscribed :)
Hey thanks! Glad you found that helpful 😁 I really appreciate your sub! 🙏🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼
Nice, very helpful.
Thanks! Glad to hear that!
Another great video 😁👌
Thank you!
Honestly, I still think it's worth grabbing the first Green Ropecaster as it does at least have 75 tie-down strength, which is still enough to rope down smaller machines with just one or two Ropes. This can be handy early on when facing a whole bunch of fast, annoying enemies at once. Specially ones like Leaplashers! Those are ones you will absolutely want to tie down to make the fight easier.
it feels like we at horizon school and i love it 😭
Haha I love that 😁 Welcome to Horizon School!
Very informative
Thanks! Glad you found this helpful!
This game is amazing
💯
thanks for this video could never figure out why the ropes wouldn't anchor sometimes know thanks to this i can stop trying to figure it out know that i know why 😃
Glad you found it helpful! 😁
Some Clarification for Penetrating Rope, it always does the same amount of Binding Power means, the same amount with the same weapon of the same Upgrade Level. Meaning the better (higher the Level) of the weapon is, the more powerful it becomes:
The Green Ropecaster is able to do 98 Binding Power with the Technique.
The blue Canister and Eventide do around 131 Binding Power, while the Anchor Ropecaster goes up to 142.
The Elite Canister does 182, and the Elite ROPEcaster does 208.
Finally the Tie that Binds does 261.
Remember, even Slaughterspines are tied down at 600 Binding!
To which "Coil Crew" do you belong?
A) Full Draw
B) Full Reload
C) Hybrid
D) Else, explain in the comments!
I´m B) and sometimes D) With full Elite Plasma Coils on the Tie that Binds and using Plasma Ropes before the Canisters (Plasma Explosion from the same machine wont trigger canister).
Elite overdraw for the win, otherwise I'd go for 2:1 for Reload over Drawspeed, depending on the inherent perks. I like the reload speed, but I want to have some form of bonus if I can't be in the sliding position mid-combat.
Thanks for adding that additional info Paris! Yes, like some other weapon techniques (such as Braced Shot), the amount of tiedown applied by Penetrating Rope depends on the rarity level of the ropecaster. The higher the rarity, the more tiedown it applies, but it is always the same for ropecasters of the same rarity.
@@ArktixOfficial Braced Shot works differently...only the rarity matters, and not the level of the item... ;-)
I would be interested in watching you do a short playthrough of handling small skirmishes with multiple machine types both in and out of stealth mechanic and open combat just to see your play style in a normal setting and not for a machine guide.
I do actually have a playthrough series if you wanted to check it out. It's in the playlists tab of my channel.
Late to the party here as I only recently got forbidden west and started ultra hard play through first time thinking step up from zero dawn wouldn’t be thaaaaat much :p
Ropes not anchoring in water, wouldn’t that be because the land is soft? Like you can’t anchor something into sand or into mud, right? Makes sense there’d be a chance it wouldn’t stick right?
Wish i had a PS5! i use ropecasters a lot and i REALLY want The Tie That Binds.
Nice video
Thank you!
Hey Arktix, I've got an idea for a video that I'm a little curious about. Which gear group is better: Burning Shores or NG+?
Interesting idea. Yeah maybe I could do a video like that. NG+ is pretty clearly better. It makes sense when you think about it. NG+ weapons are harder to get if you played from the beginning starting today because you have to do a NG+ to get them.
@@ArktixOfficial Which is why I'm a little curious which are the better value. Granted they are PS5 exclusive, one gets access to the Quen Burning Shores items in the first playthrough, and they are a heck of a lot easier and cheaper to get and level up as well.
nice
Thanks!
Hey, won't adding more ropes after the binding effect is achieved result in more damage after the machine breaks free? Solid video, didn't know the fun things about the canisters (why did the Slaughterspine just die when I used an explosive canister instead of a binding rope - now I know: from it's own aggression) - thanks!
Thanks! Glad you were able to pick up some tips. As for your question, do you mean that adding more ropes will apply more tear damage?
@@ArktixOfficial yeah, I though they would, perhaps from HZD, but after trying it, even if they do, I don't think the tear damage is anything to talk about (tried to extra-tie a thunderjaw by the tail with the tie that binds - two ropes did nothing)
Oh ok yes they do apply more tear damage, but like you said, it's not really worth considering since there are much better ways to deal tear damage.
The Elite Ropecaster requires expensive volatile sludge
I have problems with the canister explosive harpoon things. When i trigger then, they deal 0 damage literally. I try them on the ground and on the machine itself and it still doesn't work. Lets hope its not because of my 5 explosive coils
I assume you’re on PC? Unfortunately, at the moment (patch 1.4), traps are bugged on PC and the canister harpoons functional similarly to traps, so I assume they are bugged as well. Hopefully it gets fixed soon. I would encourage you to submit a bug report about it! www.playstation.com/en-us/horizon/support/
@@ArktixOfficial I'm on PlayStation, anyhow i will report the bug I just didn't know where
in hzd tear is useless on ropecaster the only useful coil is handling 😂 good thing they made it ricochet off the armor plates
So, you can turn your mount into a "jihad machine". Reminds me od Battlefield series.
What does “damage over time” perk do on a elite ropecaster ?
Increases the Damage over Time effect from the Elemental Ropes, both the rope and at the anchorpoint.
But plasma and electricity do not have damage over time effects. Or does it affect their build up ability ?
@@odetinin Damage over time from the Weapon.
DoT Coils do not increase the damage of an elemental state, like Burning, Corroded, those are only influenced by the targets weakness/strength.
@@paristeta5483I am not taking about coils. Elite Ropecaster has damage over time attribute.
@@odetinin The Perk does the same thing as the Coils for DoT. It´´s only Overdraw Coils NOT increasing binding strength, while Overdraw as PERK does.
I was having trouble with the explosive harpoons. My TLG's arrows were removing the canisters, not detonating them. Does anyone know a fix for this?
Yeah, less Tear Damage. High Tear Weapon tend to remove them and not explode them.
Thanks!!! That will really help!@@paristeta5483
Nice vide
Thanks!
@@ArktixOfficial I did everything in horizon
So ran into some problems and I was trying to find it on yt
Is there any reason you wouldn't want to load up the Elite Ropecaster with Overdraw Coils? Won't this increase the actual Tie-down strength?
EDIT - Well nevermind... You answered the question already later in the video lol. That's a bummer that it doesn't work for tie-down strength...
So just to be clear, how do I tie down machines faster? I know the mechanic changed since the first game, but none of the upgrades seem to do much. (I’m still watching the video, but is drawing really the only thing??)
Hopefully it was clear once you finished the video?
@@ArktixOfficial You mention what I cared about at 13:00, which is much later in the video than I would have preferred.
@@FurryEskimo It´s a big topic when Arktix need to account for the different skill level of the audience and also the myth going around, make it necessary to explain things like Tapfire, Fulldraw and Overdraw. The point, why it may not work is important also, because as newer player, there is so much information going in during combat, which one isn´t able to filter yet.
Canisters and Elemental Ropes need to be put somewhere too, because they are not worth their own video, so the video got longer and longer.
Maybe ground near water is soggy and doesn't Anchor well like in real life? Maybe that was the thinking in dev. Just a guess
Yeah maybe that's what they were thinking. If so, I wish they would have explained it somewhere though lol
ropecasters in this game are nasty
They are really strong when you know how to use them correctly!
I applied 1020 explosive damage on the Tie that binds😅
Boom 💥 Nice! Haha
you got 83 1 time coils??
Perhaps they were really going for hyper realism and the ground being soft in or around water makes the rope not be able to have a solid anchor.
I think they patched that slide and draw mechanic. I have been trying it and it doesn't seem to work
Hmm it definitely still works. I do it all the time. Are you sure you're sliding before you begin to draw? Also, remember it doesn't work with all weapons. For example, it won't work with a sharpshot bow.
Bring on horizon 3 !!!!
6:14 why ur max health 800 ? mine only 700 😅
The Burning Shores DLC lets you level up 10 more times for higher max health.
Has this water issue been fixed? I assume not.
Nope, still works that way
@ArktixOfficial that's too bad. Thanks for the great videos. Do you still play this game? How many hours do you have in it? I'm excited to play it for the first time on pc. Loved zero dawn. Did your thoughts on the best valor surges change from what you said in your videos?
Yeah we’ll see if maybe a patch goes out around PC launch that fixes it, but I doubt if. From what I hear, the game is basically in its final state at this point and the devs are focused on other projects now.
I do still play, mostly to create videos. Planning to stream a fresh ultra hard playthrough on PC around launch though. I have about 1200 hours in on PlayStation 😳 lol. Might do an updated valor surge video soon. For example, I use Chain Burst for groups of machines more now.
THey basically nerfed rope caster and made it stupidier. I am playing at normal difficulty without using this. after reaching near end I remember rope caster. Even in the previous game for first run of the game, I never used rope caster.
Any idea why the halo is not showing up for me?
Around the reticle? It could be that you need to upgrade the weapon to unlock the overdraw mechanic. Most weapons need to be upgraded a bit before they’ll do that.
@@ArktixOfficial yes you are right. I had the green ropecaster still and wondered why the halo is missing - it had no overdraw perk ^^
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Haha thanks 😁
Will the best horizon creator like this comment this time?
Haha of course! 😁 Thanks 🙏🏼
Lol if they were going to make Explosive Canisters set each other off, why in the HELL did they not do the same for other Elemental Canisters too? It makes ZERO sense why they did this!
Ropecaster? More like Nopecaster. I am getting destroyed using this thing against big machines
Lol I just plain don't understand why they even bothered making certain things so weak, like Elemental Ropes. They are so effing weak that they really are completely worthless & a total waste of resources.
Why did they design them this way?? It makes no sense! & if it was a mistake or ill advised design, why wasn't it adjusted via updates? They CLEARLY wanted to balance things better, since they went & nerfed all the actual FUN & powerful stuff, but why not improve the stuff that's basically useless?
I’d anyone still playing this? Seems like the publisher really botched both releases.
Never liked Ropecasters
Ropecasters are the most useful weapon in the game unless your playing on easy difficulty levels. When you get to harder difficulties and you need to crowd control machines they easily become a must have at all times.
Sheesh... The limitations of Elemental Canisters is just dumb. They really didn't balance this game very well did they? They ensured that the powerful stuff is overpowered & the crappy stuff is just plain crappy & useless...
Then don't use it or play on a harder level.
Funny to see ur face, I thought u where an ai
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