For those that may not know, a character's physical build does have significance in Dragon's Dogma, unlike say Dark Souls.
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For those that may not know, a character's physical build does have significance in Dragon's Dogma, unlike say Dark Souls.
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texhnolyze
Banned
Apparently, 21:9 resolution is not supported. Saw several concerns regarding this here these days.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/367500/discussions/0/451850468368780406/
http://steamcommunity.com/app/367500/discussions/0/451850468368780406/
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Yup. On my second playthrough (when I got Dark Arisen with PS+) I actually made my Arisen exactly like that, a big brown-skinned amazon woman who smashed everything with a big hammer. She was awesome.
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XANDER CAGE
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I'm pretty excited to play this on PC. Dragon's Dogma is a game I desperately wanted to love when it came out, but performance issues + the unhelpful interface and quest setup + the original fast-travel method really put a damper on my enjoyment of the early parts of the game. Then I picked up the Dark Arisen release for PS3, which... I was enjoying until the sticker goo on the used disc I bought destroyed my console. I've had bad luck with this game, looking forward to finally giving it its due. Wonder if it'll be easy to mod the soundtrack so I can fill it with Agalloch tunes or something for maximum forest adventure feelings.
threelights
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I think I have seen this before (I might have even asked about it lol), but is there ever any differences of places one character type can go and another can't?
Like, small holes only Light characters can crawl through, or boulders only Heavy characters can remove from the path.
We've known this for a while, its stated on the FAQ
there's some holes only really tiny (child or midget sized) chars can enter but they're only in one place iirc so not much of a difference
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
There is an area or two in the whole game where only a small Arisen can go through, actually (don't think the reverse is true). But from what I recall, it's just some not-that-useful loot. So it's kind of a neat little bonus if you make a child-sized Arisen haha.
You're assuming that Steam forum users are capable of reading, which I'll tell you from personal experience they are incapable of doing.
I recommend people stay as far from that place as possible.
Pyros_Eien
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Note that being short allows you to run under some of the larger monsters, and that can be pretty useful to dodge stuff/reposition.
That said for the most part, it has very little impact. If you min max, you'll probably want a larger build due to reduced stamina costs, the longer stamina regen isn't much of an issue due to consumables, although technically that's also true for stamina costs, just less drinking if you consume less so you save inventory space. It's also useful to carry stuff around but with pawns that's not much of a problem either.
There's some holes in one place where a smaller char can go through, but they're just shortcuts and stuff. Nothing that matters.
That said for the most part, it has very little impact. If you min max, you'll probably want a larger build due to reduced stamina costs, the longer stamina regen isn't much of an issue due to consumables, although technically that's also true for stamina costs, just less drinking if you consume less so you save inventory space. It's also useful to carry stuff around but with pawns that's not much of a problem either.
There's some holes in one place where a smaller char can go through, but they're just shortcuts and stuff. Nothing that matters.
It looks like it was only recently updated with that information; I'm pretty sure I've read through it before and didn't see any mention of 21:9 support (or lack of in this case!)
threelights
Member
Hmmm...
I might make a child character now =X
Anyway, I'll see. Interested in messing around with this character creator. Thanks for the answers!
I have the same CPU. My only bottleneck these days :/
Ricerocket
Member
Anyone actually play a full on mage? I remember trying it back then and it's fucking awful and painful at the same time with the long cast time for higher tier spells and being so vulnerable.
texhnolyze
Banned
Right, they updated the FAQ with 21:9 clarification just recently (8th Jan).
Originally they didn't stated it clearly, hence the concerns.
I remember trying to be a Sorcerer after being a Strider, it was like going from 70 mph to 10. Not fun.
Ditto, I ditched that idea fast.
Great class for pawns though, my dude was a great healer.
SixMachine
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I didn't start as a sorcerer but I have been through the endgame stuff as a sorcerer. The higher tier spells are always a risk but there are always low cast time spells like comestion to help you get control of things. Stuff like miasma is also good for damage. I took sorcerer pawns to help me charge up spells faster and having a shield fighter for aggro helps too. But generally for 1v1 situations you apply the proper elemental buff, then unleash charge bolts from your staff (the holy one always looked cool to me), you can kill the bosses pretty fast like this. Wyrmking Ring also helps a lot, it helps charge spells faster and if you get multiples through repeat playthroughs you can give it to your pawn and others if you wish.
It's certainly viable but it might be something I recommend when you want to mix things up, since it can seem like a hassle at times and early levels will feel like a drag. You can kill things very fast if you know how to set yourself up.
AzureSkies
Member
Yeah, I didn't see a lack of 21:9 support mentioned before, but I'm sure that the modding community will fix that fast.
Ricerocket
Member
Yeah I ended up going back to my Ranger and using pawns with support skills that can cover what element I need on my weapons and heals. I hadn't played Dark Arisen yet so I wonder if they got some tweaks because they just felt awful. ;/
I would not recommend mage class to any new people if nothing changed.
Sounds like you will likely have to turn down draw distance.
Kay, thanks a lot!
Enter the Dragon Punch
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Yes.
Nyteshade517
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I believe they've already confirmed the photo mode will be in
luca_29_bg
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nope. cpu limited by scaling distance, on my cpu. I don't have any miners, if i lower the setting, frame rate go up! ^^
You can switch at anytime, just play them both until you figure out which one is more fun for you.
Crimsonclaw111
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Can I be an awesome swordsman with sick magic?
fluffydelusions
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Oh I see it's back to #1 seller on Steam...nice
Ricerocket
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You can be a Mystic Knight. which is a hybrid mage/warrior with some unique abilities. Havn't tried it so can't comment.
Nyteshade517
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Crimsonclaw111
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Sounds awesome, my kind of build.
Can I infuse my arrows with lightning and shoot electric lightning bolts and stuff?
Admiral Woofington
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I feel a spellsword is too jack of all trades for a party based game. I like to have specialized party members (rogue, healer and buff/debuff, attack mage, warrior)
Mr. Smiley
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That's the Magick Archer class for you.
Nyteshade517
Member
not entirely sure you can use bow & arrow with that class...I know Strider and Magick Archer can
With Magick Archer you can set yourself on fire because why the fuck not
Yes, though if you want to infuse your arrows with stuff, Magick Archer will probably be more your speed.
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Ricerocket
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All this talk of hybrid, I've decided to try Magic Archer for release.. Hopefully it works out...
Anyone curious as to why you'd want to level up as a certain class, stat point gain is based on your class so if you level as a warrior then switch to ranger, you'll be gimped.
Simply put, you level as a fighter early, you get something like +str each time you level up which doesn't help ranged at all.
Anyone curious as to why you'd want to level up as a certain class, stat point gain is based on your class so if you level as a warrior then switch to ranger, you'll be gimped.
Simply put, you level as a fighter early, you get something like +str each time you level up which doesn't help ranged at all.
Crimsonclaw111
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Oh man, I wish I could make a ton of characters now hearing about the cool shit I can do.
You can change classes on the fly right?
You can change classes on the fly right?
Tetsuo9999
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I'm fairly certain my PC is fine for this, but I wanted to check with you guys before I get it off Green Man Gaming.
GTX 750 Ti
AMD FX-8120
12 GB RAM
GTX 750 Ti
AMD FX-8120
12 GB RAM