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Dragon's Dogma |OT| For the night is dark and full of terrors
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MagicWithEarvin
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Gold or blood?
Escorting Madeleine, but she looks bored.
My Pawn Asuka got tired...
Escorting Madeleine, but she looks bored.
My Pawn Asuka got tired...
Weapons with permanent elemental will still shoot out magic element balls (without the graphical effect). If you have a weapon enchanted by spell, the magic cannon you cast will be have the fancy elemental effects, like you said if you cast a magic cannon with fire enchanted sword (spell) the ball will glow red.
I'm not entirely sure of the differences though interms of damage between the 2. I usually just swap swords because of how long it takes to cast the enchantment (especially against dogs), and I just want the freeze/burning properties. Damage for magic cannon and enchantments however should be based on your magic stats, and since permanent elemental weapons have high magic stats, they should be capable enough.
Nope, it was probably there due to performance issues, even though it still runs kind of crap.
uhh...
game don't even look like using proper resolution. It's blurry mess even with black borders.
We need desperatly new generation.
Disclaimer: I've avoided any info about this game prior to getting it (on Tuesday) so apologies of the following is stupid:
Can I please ask for some advice? I've got to the rift stone in the encampment where you can download other peoples pawns. In the choice of pawns it presented me with were loads of level 6s and then two from people on my friends list. These two were over level 45 and cost nothing to hire so I took them on. Now though Im worried Ive broken the game as they just seem to splat anything we come across before Ive had chance to react. Am I ruining the game? Is it possible to solo the game to remove this problem?
Can I please ask for some advice? I've got to the rift stone in the encampment where you can download other peoples pawns. In the choice of pawns it presented me with were loads of level 6s and then two from people on my friends list. These two were over level 45 and cost nothing to hire so I took them on. Now though Im worried Ive broken the game as they just seem to splat anything we come across before Ive had chance to react. Am I ruining the game? Is it possible to solo the game to remove this problem?
Characters on your friendlist are free for you to hire, and yea if they are high levels, they will ruin the game, by default the game searches for characters at your level (you could search for whatever level you want clicking on the rift stone)
The game is ok if your group is at the same level as you especially early on, but you could hire less if you want, it's entirely up to you and how you'd like to play, but you should probably be keeping pawns around your level
As Anteater said, you can stick to pawns of your level. If 3 pawns are still making things too easy, drop one of them. Soloing the game is possible, but it's difficult and I don't recommend it for someone playing their first run.
Anuxinamoon
Shaper Divine
hahah like
"I hope you pawn gets food poisoning from that sour ambrosial meat, damm glutton!"
Dammit I should never have shown my husband the water god's altar when he first started playing. He wasn't that impressed by the game until he went into that dungeon. Now he's so obssessed I canny even get time to play my own game!!!
Got my Mage to a reasonable assortment of good skills so I switched to mystic knight. But found out when all kitted out, she's just on Average weight. So I swapped to Fighter to see if I can get me a skill to increase my carrying capacity.
I miss my staff and it levitating features
Yeah, it was my fault, I was the one that gave it to him because my character was overweight, lol, didn't occur to me that he would eat it.
Well just killed my first Griffin that kept attacking me near gran soren, the bandits nearby were a pain in the ass, the class is really capable but I find it lacking a bit on damage unless I switch to a staff.
I thought I ran into another meat or something when a box popped up on screen, then I looked in my inventory and the meat was gone, then I know it was a consuming item box
maybe the patch fixed something about stamina. i noticed, when i last played the game, that i could run and run and run and my stamina went away. i went into start -> status and all of my pawns had still full stamina. (i have not played since the last patch).
now i see the picture above with a tired pawn and hear about pawns consuming stamina boosting items (like ambrosial meat) so, that's another thing Patch 1.02 was good for maybe ...
now i see the picture above with a tired pawn and hear about pawns consuming stamina boosting items (like ambrosial meat) so, that's another thing Patch 1.02 was good for maybe ...
Yeah, it was my fault, I was the one that gave it to him because my character was overweight, lol, didn't occur to me that he would eat it.
Well just killed my first Griffin that kept attacking me near gran soren, the bandits nearby were a pain in the ass, the class is really capable but I find it lacking a bit on damage unless I switch to a staff.
I thought I ran into another meat or something when a box popped up on screen, then I looked in my inventory and the meat was gone, then I know it was a consuming item box
Yeah, understand.
Also, those pawns do stealth looting. There are times they aren’t even in the screen when I open up a chest and bam! they are right there when it is open. And when I go to pick it up, I see them squatting as well and hear the “What’s this?”
You fucker. Of course I just take it away from them if I need it, but even still.
There's a sour ambrosial meat that respawns in the same crate every time in the quarry, it's about halfway down the quarry, in one of the two large square crates that spawn side by side, just next to the main path.
edit: Speaking of sorcerer pawns, I noticed that at high levels most sorcerer and mage pawns are basically half naked strippers. Seriously wtf!
get in jail (hit a guard) and break out. in the sewers are several snakes. also in the well down in cassardis is at least one. don't get scared like me every time -.-
Ok, the well in Cassardis is probably where I killed the snakes at. Ive been down there several times, just dont know where I killed them at in the well.
As for attacking guards and being thrown in jail, is that going to affect my affinity? And what happens to my pawns when thrown in jail? They go with me?
I dont want to affect someone elses pawn negatively if it lowers affinity or they get some sort of negative mark on them.
As for attacking guards and being thrown in jail, is that going to affect my affinity? And what happens to my pawns when thrown in jail? They go with me?
I dont want to affect someone elses pawn negatively if it lowers affinity or they get some sort of negative mark on them.
I havent run into any caves as of yet. Well, unless you want to count Dripstone cavern. But again, not sure where I actually ran into them inside there.
I was actually looking for an area where I could kill them now.
I am willing to attack the guards and get thrown in jail, but I dont want to if it affects my affinity with them.
I was actually looking for an area where I could kill them now.
I am willing to attack the guards and get thrown in jail, but I dont want to if it affects my affinity with them.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
There is a bunch in the cave under Cassardis. They are closer to the exit that leads past the training camp.
KO Traveling Hobo
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iirc, the snakes are just before that little room, hiding in some boxes.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Yea they are in a bunch of boxes close to the little room where you find a bunch of money.
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Deleted member 17706
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So I switched to Fighter last night and delved into Everfall for the first time. Damn that place is pretty hardcore. I encountered the Ur-Dragon, but ran my ass out of there. One of the following floors contained another Dragon (Drake?) that damn near wiped the floor with me before I could escape and call it a night.
What kind of party makeup are you all using?
Right now I'm a level 50 Fighter (vocation level 4) with a level 50 Mage as my main Pawn, and I'm currently hiring a level 55 Fighter and level 55 Sorcerer as my backup pawns.
Also, is there anything worth doing in the post-game world besides Everfall?
What kind of party makeup are you all using?
Right now I'm a level 50 Fighter (vocation level 4) with a level 50 Mage as my main Pawn, and I'm currently hiring a level 55 Fighter and level 55 Sorcerer as my backup pawns.
Also, is there anything worth doing in the post-game world besides Everfall?
platypotamus
Member
You don't actually have to get thrown in jail. You can just go down there as a free citizen and break into jail and then break out.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Coin pouches don't respawn in the open.
A balanced party. Warrior (Arisen), Ranger (Pawn), Fighter, Mage. It's been working out well for me.
As for post-game, it's pretty much all about Everfall. You can explore Gransys for the new encounters like the Wyrm atop the Bluemoon Tower.
Yeah.
I have a question about NG+:
Will the game track the progress of my current quests in any way? That is, let's say I finish tons of billboard quests right now. Will they be marked as finished in NG+ as well, or will they reappear so I have to complete them again?
I'm a completionist (with ONE failed quest so far, gah) and am curious how this works.
Will the game track the progress of my current quests in any way? That is, let's say I finish tons of billboard quests right now. Will they be marked as finished in NG+ as well, or will they reappear so I have to complete them again?
I'm a completionist (with ONE failed quest so far, gah) and am curious how this works.
Shortt Sirket
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I would like to know this as well. Plus I am curious if it keeps all your items or just your equipped ones?
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Deleted member 17706
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Mind if I ask why the Ranger? I've never played as one or hired a pawn of that vocation, so I'm wondering why you included it.
If I did hire one, it would be to replace the Sorcerer in my party.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I'm just trying out something new. On 3 playthroughs I always had a Sorcerer in my party. Having a Ranger pawn is pretty cool, though. There's a Bow skill for Rangers that lowers enemy defenses, so that's a huge plus. Also, Tenfold Flurry and Swirling Arrow are beastly.
I'm not sure if the quests you've completed will get tracked in the quest log on your NG+, but one thing is for sure is that you won't have to do the quests you've already completed for the Hero Trophy/Achievement (if you're going for that). The game will just know which ones you've already done. Also, every quest will reappear again in NG+.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I wish your Pawns could use special arrows like the Blast arrows. Tenfold + Blast arrows + enemies doused in oil = death.
Oh. Been using your pawn and i like it. ..
Pretty deafly stuff.. Buahaha.. Seriously, its working awesome
(katy perry song stuck in head now. Damnit.)
Once you've got strategies for most of the encounters in the EF, can build your party based on that. Certain kinds of pawns are more useful than others, for example I don't see the need for a mage pawn. Healing items are plentiful and so is money, and you never actually want your pawns to heal themselves with a spell when they could actually be attacking instead. Rangers are great, for example, good rangers can one hit kill a cyclops with a gamble shot to the eye. Sorcerers are only good when they know exactly what spell to cast (bolide vs hydra, gicel vs gorechimera etc) and only if you can adequately cover the sorc long enough for a spell to be cast. The best sorc ability is, unfortunately not even a spell, and sorcs with actual spells equipped rarely use it.
Yes and no. Tracking is hidden, billboard quests are all redo-able. However all non-billboard quests that you have already done are recorded and do not need to be redone for it to count for the "hero" achievement.
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Deleted member 17706
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After getting Fighter up to vocation level 5, I got kind of bored of how limited the class felt and went back to Mystic Knight. Then I decided to finally change my Mage main pawn into a Sorcerer. She had something like 40k vocation points saved up.
Since I will now be without a dedicated healer, I decided I need a reliable way to heal my entire party. Therefore, I brought about 400 flasks to the magical spring and spent something like an hour filling them with spring water!
At least now I don't have to worry about healing for a while.
Since I will now be without a dedicated healer, I decided I need a reliable way to heal my entire party. Therefore, I brought about 400 flasks to the magical spring and spent something like an hour filling them with spring water!
At least now I don't have to worry about healing for a while.
I just buy potent greenwarish from the shop in gran soren. The only healing item that pawns need is the player, instant recovery to 50% when they die is way more effective than any item you can obtain easily. The only one who matters is the arisen, because when you die the game ends.
Anuxinamoon
Shaper Divine
My loardy, golems are so much faster to kill with a mystic knight, opposed to my mage hahaha
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I might have trouble with Metal Golems as a Warrior...
Anuxinamoon
Shaper Divine
There's metal golems!?
*puts fingers in ears*
lalalalala I can't hear you!
Though I canny wait to fight them.
Yeah, fighter is kind of crap compare to the hybrid classes, but it's really good to start out with, they get pretty good stats growth for melee/tanks, decent HP (not as high as warrior), highest def and decent attack so they're kind of unstoppable early on with decked out armors and a shield (those bandits near witchwood were lulz).
And they get sinew at rank 5, Prescience for easy perfect block at rank 7, I think all their augments could be gotten at rank 8 too without having to grind the last rank, so it seems to be a stepping stone for MK, it's too bad they don't have a lot of unique skills, maybe shield bash to break guards and armors but it doesn't seem worth it (I never used them ever).
RyanardoDaVinci
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I think they're impossible to kill as a Fighter, Warrior, and Magick Archer.