Yep true true environemntal effects wreck magic armor, provide debuffs, and stun effects.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 |OT| Dragons & Dungeon Mastering
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Yep true true environemntal effects wreck magic armor, provide debuffs, and stun effects.
So my MP save with summoning, tactican becomes a joke.
Without summoning classic still feels too easy while tactican feels like a numbers (artificial increase) game.
I don't know. I already understand the game gets probably easier later as I actually HAVE stuff to work with in my toolbelt but at level 3 this is brutal without a summoner (or geo).
I may just start over do summoning and then start skill combo experimentation fun in Act 2.
Without summoning classic still feels too easy while tactican feels like a numbers (artificial increase) game.
I don't know. I already understand the game gets probably easier later as I actually HAVE stuff to work with in my toolbelt but at level 3 this is brutal without a summoner (or geo).
I may just start over do summoning and then start skill combo experimentation fun in Act 2.
fluffydelusions
Member
IIRC I was a level below the boss at that fight
Spoiler
Have the worm tank the fight and just kill them all lol
I try that but they keep ignoring the worm and going for me :l
Not to mention half my party is usually dead by the time it shows up. Gonna try and level up some more.
Not to mention half my party is usually dead by the time it shows up. Gonna try and level up some more.
Yeah, that final battle is really fantastic.
Finished the game and I loved it, but it's a little bittersweet too. And not just from the ending or because it's over.
(Vague spoilers from throughout the game, but I'll try to exclude specifics)
Still, I loved it, and the ending is all great stuff. I'd love to play through it again, but man, that's just so much game.
Finished the game and I loved it, but it's a little bittersweet too. And not just from the ending or because it's over.
(Vague spoilers from throughout the game, but I'll try to exclude specifics)
I feel like with a 'clean' run, this might be the best CRPG ever. Fort Joy and 90% of Reaper Coast were as good as it gets. Fort Joy, in particular, had a degree of interactivity and narrative contingency that I've never seen in a game like this before. I was consistently impressed, if not outright amazed, at how well the game managed to smoothly integrate all of my decisions, both explicit and implicit, into the story - and I could say that for most of Reaper's Coast too. But, when I decided to go back and clean up the zone before moving onto Act 3, I started getting the sense that the game had bit off more than it could chew.
People that should've been there and had no reason to leave were gone. Questgivers I was talking to for the first time would act like I was on step 3 of a 4 step quest. Journal entries would pop up without context. Party members would start spouting character/quest development that clearly had huge gaps in it. Throughout the early parts of the game, the things I did and didn't do were all integrated so well that I had a really comfortable "This is my character, these are his actions" sense of things that let me miss stuff without a care. But by the time I was midway through Act 3, the amount of stuff that was popping up in a way that clearly wasn't intended made me shift to a sense of disappointment for the story elements that just weren't there. Not that they weren't there, somewhere in the world, but I had missed them and the game essentially said, "Whatever". And then, of course, Act 3 ends without the warning prompt that the last two gave you, so goodbye loose ends you were trying to tie up.
I had hoped that Act 4 would allow the game to refocus as all the threads started coming together, but it just ended up even more jumbled for me. Part of that's my fault, but that's a road that a lot of people are going to go down. I can't accept all of the blame for climbing up some hidden vines that are shining gold or picking a locked door that I didn't know I could just persuade easy access to in a D:OS game. I can't tell the difference between the places I'll be okay killing everyone in and which'll have long term repercussions on my ability to smoothly progress through the act. I love that they give players the freedom to choose, but whereas Act 1 had enough of a grasp of itself to account for whatever decisions the player makes, a few "wrong" choices in Act 4 quickly had me feeling like I had no resort left but to brute force my way through to the end.
The game didn't break under its scope, but it certainly had it buckling by the end.
People that should've been there and had no reason to leave were gone. Questgivers I was talking to for the first time would act like I was on step 3 of a 4 step quest. Journal entries would pop up without context. Party members would start spouting character/quest development that clearly had huge gaps in it. Throughout the early parts of the game, the things I did and didn't do were all integrated so well that I had a really comfortable "This is my character, these are his actions" sense of things that let me miss stuff without a care. But by the time I was midway through Act 3, the amount of stuff that was popping up in a way that clearly wasn't intended made me shift to a sense of disappointment for the story elements that just weren't there. Not that they weren't there, somewhere in the world, but I had missed them and the game essentially said, "Whatever". And then, of course, Act 3 ends without the warning prompt that the last two gave you, so goodbye loose ends you were trying to tie up.
I had hoped that Act 4 would allow the game to refocus as all the threads started coming together, but it just ended up even more jumbled for me. Part of that's my fault, but that's a road that a lot of people are going to go down. I can't accept all of the blame for climbing up some hidden vines that are shining gold or picking a locked door that I didn't know I could just persuade easy access to in a D:OS game. I can't tell the difference between the places I'll be okay killing everyone in and which'll have long term repercussions on my ability to smoothly progress through the act. I love that they give players the freedom to choose, but whereas Act 1 had enough of a grasp of itself to account for whatever decisions the player makes, a few "wrong" choices in Act 4 quickly had me feeling like I had no resort left but to brute force my way through to the end.
The game didn't break under its scope, but it certainly had it buckling by the end.
Still, I loved it, and the ending is all great stuff. I'd love to play through it again, but man, that's just so much game.
IIRC it's a cave to the south of the camp, near a dog.
isn't that just where Amyro returns to? I spoke to him and he said he marked my map but I didn't see anything that stuck out.
Pyros_Eien
Member
Yes, however she needs to be close enough since it's proximity based. In general the Red Prince who I'm controlling finds treasures, but if it's one that's harder, then it's Lohse that'll find it, she's my support mage with high wits. Then the big lizard gets digging, who needs shovels really.
My bad, I misunderstood you. The quest continues in the next act.
LurkerPrime
Member
That feeling when an enemy archer fires an ice arrow at point blank and slips while trying to run away.
It is a good feeling.
It is a good feeling.
Thanks. Hopefully I figure out how to get there then, hahaha
fluffydelusions
Member
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
At first yea, but once you start breaking the bank and upgrading your gear (the jump in phys and magic armor is crazy) it becomes a lot easier.
The first one, telling him to fight the worm together
Bacon_Boss
Member
Hey so, i'm having a hard time setting up Local Split-Screen Multiplayer via steam.
I have:
2 Xbox One S controllers whom i could connect with either USB or Bluetooth, currently they are both in bluetooth mode
1 Xbox Elite Controller which i could connect via USB if this is somehow a bluetooth issue
Wii U mote with it's wireless adapter, ps4 controllers etc. I don't think it's the devices themselves it has to be the setup process.
Do i have to do something special to get this working? The first controller can control the menu just fine but player 2 can't log in to get going. Help please!
I have:
2 Xbox One S controllers whom i could connect with either USB or Bluetooth, currently they are both in bluetooth mode
1 Xbox Elite Controller which i could connect via USB if this is somehow a bluetooth issue
Wii U mote with it's wireless adapter, ps4 controllers etc. I don't think it's the devices themselves it has to be the setup process.
Do i have to do something special to get this working? The first controller can control the menu just fine but player 2 can't log in to get going. Help please!
AnathemicOne
Banned
Act 4 help/spoilers,
Managed to take over the interrogation of Windego. I gave her gifts and raised her attitude to +42, but now I can't talk to her anymore
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Disable the forcefield.
texhnolyze
Banned
You simply can't choose the wrong skills in this game. Every build has its own merits, it all depends on how you utilize them.
You can also respec everyone layer after the first act. Or if you don't to wait for that long, there's a mod for that.
Major end spoilers for Lohse's Origin Story
What a great moment when she finally sings for you after all the shit she has been through, that moment when you see all the candles was a big holy shit moment I took a long time making that choice...also HOLY SHIT the gear in The Demon's basement the Armor that gives you permanent Wings and the boots that give you passive Erratic Wisp looks sick
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Think you're viewing the solution backwards.
fluffydelusions
Member
Random loot cause I don't recall getting any of that stuff =\
bobnowhere
Member
I was using the helmet later on and got a shock when
the demon came out! Luckily I was L14 at the time and he was L7, it didn't last long.
Generalpsyduck
Banned
Who should I get rid of Beast or the red prince?
Each platforms creates a symbol to the ones touching it, the symbol changes for each platform that touches it, if only 1 activated platform touched it it's water, 2 it's fire, 3 it's grass. Don't remember the solution but you need 4 activated platforms
AnathemicOne
Banned
Ugh why did Act 2 have to be bugged? I had the pieces of Anathema but Tarquin never gave me the damn quest! And now apparently it was a big key player in Act 4. Regardless was the bug fixed yet, if not, how is the proper way to go about that retrieving that quest at the beginning of the Act for future playthroughs?
I never was given a prompt by Tarquin when I first left the ship at the start.
I never was given a prompt by Tarquin when I first left the ship at the start.
fluffydelusions
Member
Never tried beast but I loved the red prince
EDIT: also nearly half a million copies sold so far according to steamspy
http://steamspy.com/app/435150
CrichtonKicks
Member
Wait, you saw Tarquin on the ship at the beginning of Act 2? Tarquin disappeared from the ship
when Dallis attacked the ship
Seriously worried that my game is bugged on that one.
LurkerPrime
Member
I found a bug on thanks to my bug.
Some combination of leech (heal in blood), necromancer (heal on damage), soul mate (give ally half of your heals/armour gains), and having an undead soul mate has caused... this:
(If anyone's unaware, Necro's Bone Spider is really good if you have some Summoner skills. Crazily so.)
Some combination of leech (heal in blood), necromancer (heal on damage), soul mate (give ally half of your heals/armour gains), and having an undead soul mate has caused... this:
And yes, those are all being applied in real time. The 1.5k HP spider died in seconds, and Sebile was already at max health so it was kind of a bummer all around.
(If anyone's unaware, Necro's Bone Spider is really good if you have some Summoner skills. Crazily so.)
Wasn't in the magic display cabinets?
Stiler
Member
Someone explain how you get source points? I have two quests that depend on it and I haven't a clue how to get them...
I read some things that mention standing in pools but I tried that and the pool at the Sanctuary of Amadia does nothing.
The game doesn't really explain it (at least for me it didn't).
Trying to do Burning Pigs/Healing touch.
I read some things that mention standing in pools but I tried that and the pool at the Sanctuary of Amadia does nothing.
The game doesn't really explain it (at least for me it didn't).
Trying to do Burning Pigs/Healing touch.
CrichtonKicks
Member
You have to have your collar removed. Then you need to trigger them- the main way I know to do it is get through the Vault of Braccus and click on the statue at the end of it.
Unfortunately, stuff like this becomes increasingly common as the game goes on. I had an Anathema problem myself, but it was different from both of yours. Tarquin was on the ship when I set off for land in Act 2, but he didn't give me a quest and I didn't see him at the
graveyard
went down into a crypt and some robber said she was looking for it to me before I killed her
throws a hissy fit because I refused to help him find/wouldn't let him go look for Anathema. Which isn't what happened at all.
Get used to that sort of thing, unfortunately.
Also, mild spoiler but one that you're going to want to hear about the end of Act 3 to avoid some more stuff like that
Act 3 has a hard cut and no "Point of No Return" prompt
so if you want to avoid getting ambushed by that,
don't go into the last boss until you're ready.
Go south from Burning Pigs and
near the beach you find a cave and finish that cave quest to get Bless.
RenegadeXV8
Banned
Feeling kind of stuck on Tactician difficulty in Fort Joy.
I don't really want to rely on pickpocket/stealing abuse just to get anywhere (and none of my current characters have Thievery/Sneaking), but there isn't anywhere enough gold to buy better armor.
The two fights I can take right now that I need to progress somewhere
almost wipe my entire party in the first turn.
I don't really want to rely on pickpocket/stealing abuse just to get anywhere (and none of my current characters have Thievery/Sneaking), but there isn't anywhere enough gold to buy better armor.
The two fights I can take right now that I need to progress somewhere
(Griff and the Magisters in the dungeons)
Stiler
Member
Err.....I had my collar removed and got the Bless spell, but no source points or any "pool" in there to get them from.
I think I worded my question wrong, I have Bless and did that vault, but I have no source points to use Bless and can't figure out how to get any, all the googling leads me to people talking about standing in "pools" (in the vault, etc) but I can't find them.
fluffydelusions
Member
Maybe I missed it but I already beat the game so too late now I guess lol.
AnathemicOne
Banned
No I think you're fine. That's what's supposed to happen and you find him at the Graveyard to get the quest. I never had that happen for me.
It's something I can deal with as this game is complex as hell yet I'm still enjoying it. I'll just (major spoiler incoming)
deal with Braccus Rex without Anathema, because I'm that badass haha
But as for that point of no return in Act 3, yeah it kinda sucked but I supposed it fit given how the story seemed to all come together at that point, hell I didn't even know there was gonna be an Act 4. Shame though, I intended to (another major spoiler)
kill the Mother Tree for Sebille
Sanctuary
Member
Just use a shield...
My own Summoner has more surviability than my damn two-handed Warrior right now. There's really no downside other than it not being a very exciting playstyle. I've also found that while yes, the Incarnate can be changed to fit the situation, it requires a hefty investment in Memory, unless you're just going to somewhat exploit and just reload to memorize any given element that gives you an advantage. Your first turn is generally spent summoning and buffing the Incarnate, and your next turn can be whatever, but I have mine as the only character with healing right now and a lot of spells that don't scale much, if it all. Mainly buffs and debuffs so my offensive caster can focus on nuking shit down. My summoner basically summons a "do stuff" version of himself. At the same time, the Incarnate's jack-of-all-trades approach means it hits for substantially less damage with melee than something like the Widow, and the memory/AP cost for damage is better with the Fire Slug or Poison Plant. It's easier to keep out longer, but its overall damage is simply decent, but not great. This is with 14 levels of Summoning.
IMO, Summoning is "good", but if all you want is a few turns distraction, you honestly cannot beat the Widow. It only requires an investment of 2 into Necromancy and that's it. It won't hit as hard as a Summoner buffed version, but it has a high amount of health and for 3 AP gives a whole lot. Anyone can use it, so you can have four out pretty easily. The only thing is that it has 0 magic protection, so if you're going up against a bunch of casters, or enemies that have a lot of CC or even charm, you need either kill them instantly, or buff the Widow with Armor of Frost.
CrichtonKicks
Member
Just checked and it looks like Tarquin is indeed at the
graveyard
I swear I scoured the whole ship before getting off and
Tarquin, Alexander, and the guard watching over Alexander
AnathemicOne
Banned
Oh I'm having no trouble, I just stated that was a drawback of a summoner class. Again I'm playing on Classic, the highest difficulty point for me was during the last fourth of Act 2. Have yet to finish Act 4 but we'll see if I hit another difficulty spike.
Alexander
The Illiterati
Member
Can you specify where Tarquin is
located in the Graveyard?
Yeah, I'm right there with you. It sucks, but it's part of having a game with this sort of breadth.
And yeah, did you ever figure out how to actually
kill the mother tree? Saheila said stab it in the heart, so I go down there but I can't attack it. Fighting the scion didn't do anything either. Then of course I get jumped to Act 4 and all of the sudden Saheila's a dryad. Didn't even get an ending note on Saheila's after that, which is funny because I got one from her mother that was obviously supposed to be led into by Saheila's.
Good luck! I just know that I went back there after I had already opened up passage to Act 3 and he wasn't there. Maybe he goes back to the ship after you beat the last boss? So hopefully if you're not past that, you're in the clear.
For me he left the ship asap as I talked to him one time.