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Has anyone ever survived getting maelstrom'd by a corrupted pawn without using curatives?

I'm on hard mode so I'm pretty sure that aint possible even with my fully decked out mystic knight, it's been a while since I got hit by one. The first time it happened left me shook, I left them for last thinking they weren't big threats....made my ass pay for that mistake
 
Sinatar said:
Any tips for playing a Mystic Knight?

I'm level 35ish and have maxed out the mystic knight proficiency and still feel pretty weak, his skills all do so little damage.
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If so maybe try playing both Warrior and Fighter to get their augments, so increase strength. Also for Mystic Knight, some of their moves are affected by elements, so for magic cannon it can launch flame blasts. Also at level 35, you're still pretty weak seeing as how the level cap is 200 so maybe just leveling up more will help.
 
The Silver said:
Has anyone ever survived getting maelstrom'd by a corrupted pawn without using curatives?

I'm on hard mode so I'm pretty sure that aint possible even with my fully decked out mystic knight, it's been a while since I got hit by one. The first it happened left me shook, I left them for last thinking they weren't big threats....made my ass for that mistake
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Yeah, always kill mages/sorcerers first.
 
Man, Arc of deliverance is one hell of a skill.

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Just cleared that whole bridge.
 
PSA: go do the sidequest "Of Merchants and Monsters". Its very close to Grand Soren, a little directly to the west, when you find the Miner Hut you will be near, just look for a quarry nearby. It opens up a shortcut to the other side of the mountain which I REALLY wish I had earlier :(
 
silva1991 said:
I failed at accomplishing Quina's sidequest at the beginning of the game and now I see her at a creepy church? @__@ she didn't even say hello.

it sucks that I didn't know what exactly happened to her at that quest.
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If you start her escort quest at the board in Cassardis and speak to her, she'll give an short explanation of what her quest was about and what she tried to do.

Dre_G_Writer said:
Harpies are assholes.

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lmao

Please, keep these coming.
 
I'm getting a micro-stutter about 2-3 times a second. Did some sideways running in empty alleyways in Gran Soren to test. Framerate was 135+ at all times, G-Sync on. Is it a part of Dragon's Dogma that I won't be able to smooth out? I booted up HL2E2 to see if that had it, but it was smooth sailing the whole way.

Single 970 in single display performance mode, power management mode = max performance, VR pre-rendered frames = 1. Tried both with GeDoSaTo on (borderless windowed) and without it (normal).

I also want to try brightening up the colour palette. Does the game have a filter?
 
Rhaknar said:
PSA: go do the sidequest "Of Merchants and Monsters". Its very close to Grand Soren, a little directly to the west, when you find the Miner Hut you will be near, just look for a quarry nearby. It opens up a shortcut to the other side of the mountain which I REALLY wish I had earlier :(
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Ah the quarry nearby, ( the memories) it has one of my favorite starter weapons there, it's a sword permanently enchanted with fire :)

It's like hidden from view, you kinda have to look for a treasure chest above where the ogre is lurking right before the exit. (note the sword can randomly appear there.) if it didn't spawn, rest at the inn 7 days and it might restock again)
 
question, can I get a better longsword besides the two hander? I'm up to the mission where
you are at the capital and you visit the pawn hangout
 
unknownhero said:
question, can I get a better longsword besides the two hander? I'm up to the mission where
you are at the capital and you visit the pawn hangout
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Check DLC weapons?
If not

Steel Greatsword is the next up

Sold by:

Alon in the Ancient Quarry (Stage 2+).
Caxton at Caxton's Armory in Gran Soren (Stage 3+).
Jayce in Devilfire Grove (Stage 3+).
Barroch on Bitterblack Isle (Stage 3+).


war blade?
location:
Mathias at the Greatwall Encampment (Stage 1+).

If all this is to complicated , just try to lv up your current weapon.
 
RyanardoDaVinci said:
When you equip the Fiend Luring Incense in BBI, you can enter a room and have 5 Eliminators and 4 Living Armors to fight, I think it was -- or it was Elder Ogres in place of the Eliminators... can't remember.

Or any combination of 2 Dire Drakes/Wyrms/Wyverns.

Some of those encounters are excruciatingly brutal.
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This was actually a fiend luring incense encounter, and yes I've done all variations of them.

Morrigan Stark said:
lol @ the idea that Magick Archers are bad for BBI. It's literally the best class for the whole place.
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ikr, that post was one of the worst I read in this thread.
 
There is no way to level up the other pawns right? So I just have to keep switching them?
Also I assume no quick way to change weapons, like sets?

Also: Is there no quickload? I can save at any point but to actually load that, I have to quit out to the main menu?
 
Is there a way to play the game in a resolution that isn't listed in the options screen?

I try to modify it in the .ini, but it overwrites my change back to 1080 when I load the game.
 
I mean that I'm in Gran Soren. I ran all the way to a bandit camp, they didn't have the book, I ran all the way back to Gran Soren and the quest is pointing me back past the encampment.

I also had no idea about the ferrystone.
 
Corpekata said:
Recruiting high level pawns is a good way to teach your own pawn how to handle enemies, as they are likely to have high bestiary knowledge and do the gimmicks and tricks.

That being said I generally don't hire out any higher than 10 past my level range (and usually within 5).
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Not sure if this has been said yet, but there are bonuses and penalties on experience points (XP) depending on the following:

1. How many pawns are in your party.
2. What level the pawns are.

So for example, if it's only you and your pawn, you get bonus XP after fights since you have two empty "slots." You get less bonuses with each pawn in your party. So if you want to get more XP, either go solo or just with your main pawn.

More interestingly is that you get bonuses or penalties based on the level of the two extra pawns (doesn't really affect your main pawn since it should be your same level). If a pawn is 25 or more levels higher than you, you get about 25% less XP. If you have two pawns that are 25 or more levels higher than you, you could be losing around 50% of the XP you would have gained with pawns at your level. The opposite is true with pawns below your level, where you gain extra XP. It's scaled so even a pawn 5 levels above you or below you introduces a slight penalty or bonus. It caps at 25 levels/percent.

It's actually more complicated than that, but hopefully you get the gist. Here's more info: http://dragonsdogma.wikia.com/wiki/Experience_Points

I finished DD:DA on PS3 recently while using a friend's pawn who is level 79. Didn't realize it until the end that I could have gotten way more XP and leveled up more. I played for 134 hours doing a lot of side quests, yet my character is only level 54 and I'm in NG+. I have solid gear, but it's still tough sledding in BBI.

TL;DR
Don't use pawns that are much higher than you for extended adventuring unless you are okay with getting less XP.
 
KainXVIII said:
About sidequest progression http://dragonsdogma.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Sidequests
If i move to Stage 2 or later quests, is quests from Stage 1 become unavailable or only those in Quest Fail Stage column?
For example, if i complete Lure of the Abyss and go to Stage 2 progression Search Party quest from Stage 1 will be absent?
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I'm not sure if it's true for all side quests, but I started some stage 2 quests when I already was in stage 3/4, so I guess they are still available.
 
Snacks the sober sea lion said:
I mean that I'm in Gran Soren. I ran all the way to a bandit camp, they didn't have the book, I ran all the way back to Gran Soren and the quest is pointing me back past the encampment.

I also had no idea about the ferrystone.
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Get the ferrystone from your item storage at the inn while you're there.

And yeah, sorry. :/ It's hidden in the fort. (Well, it's out of reach at least.)
 
dragonzdogma said:
Ah the quarry nearby, ( the memories) it has one of my favorite starter weapons there, it's a sword permanently enchanted with fire :)

It's like hidden from view, you kinda have to look for a treasure chest above where the ogre is lurking right before the exit. (note the sword can randomly appear there.) if it didn't spawn, rest at the inn 7 days and it might restock again)
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I got that weapon one time and died shortly after and had to go back to just before entering that cave because I forgot to save. Some shitty ass hammer took it's place =(
 
So far on my list of things this game (well, version) needs are:
1) Load last save option (not just load last checkpoint)
2) Quit to Desktop/save and quit to desktop (not just quit to main menu).

That's it. And 2 isn't much of an issue as when I want to quit I just save and quit then Alt+F4 when it's done.
 
I had a pawn with a two-handed hammer and I felt like I wasn't even playing the game. He took all the aggro and killed all of the enemies. Does that happen? I dismissed him and am avoiding two-handed pawns.

Also everything so far has been extremely susceptible to Strider's wire pull attack. Seems really overpowered against anyone it works on.
 
Mupod said:
wut? It can't be retroactive then, as I had friends hire my pawn a couple times already. Just rested and got nothing.
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It's apparently an ungoing fix, capcom rep here said it could take 12-24 hours for some people.

I also have not received rift crystals when I know my friends have hired my pawn.
 
How are pure magic users in this game? My current character uses bow and daggers. I want to finish the game with these skills but want to create a separate magic character. The spells in this game look awesome.
 
Lanrutcon said:
Ok, the server fix just kicked in.

Apparently people like my pawn. 480k RC.
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Geezus.

Fantastapotamus said:
There is no way to level up the other pawns right? So I just have to keep switching them?
Also I assume no quick way to change weapons, like sets?

Also: Is there no quickload? I can save at any point but to actually load that, I have to quit out to the main menu?
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What I do is release the pawn and rehire them again. The two pawns I was using, one was level 27 the other 29 when I was 36, when I released them and rehired them, they were both level 39.

There's no sets. so you have to manually go into the equiptment menu and change them that way.

And also, about the loading, the main menu is the only way besides dieing.


Pancakes said:
I know that feel. I wish the game had an F4 quick save.
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When on, controller, I just hit two buttons and it saves. Start then Back.

Reizo Ryuu said:
Lol....
http://www.twitch.tv/reizoryuu/v/36285596
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Damn, you lucky that shit happened. lol



Man I love doing this combo.
Take out dem legs, then smash those fools like grapes.
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Was really enjoying my time with this until I noticed that there is a item weight limit. I hate having to manage that kind of thing. It's what turned me off of Fallout and Skyrim.
 
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