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Alteisen posted:Thanks for taking Elsa for a spin Das, the gear she came back with is awesome. You're welcome! The cape is actually from BBI, Elsa survived an attack from an Elder Ogre, drat these hp sponges. My lvl. 60 MK took 10% off his first hp bar in 5 minutes before I gave up...
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So I decided to jump into BBI at level 18. That was fun. Managed to mess around in Dusktower a bit before running into things that just murdered me. Like that giant skeleton. Or the...undead, I believe, dragon. Or the mimic chest SWEET JESUS IT ATE MY PAWN. Several levels higher and rocking better gear now, time to go mess up some bandits. How long does it take chests to respawn? Wandering around the main world and occasionally doing quests broken up with doing dives into BBI really appeals to my play style. Kind of reminds me of the Baldur's Gate 2 expansion and slowly working through the Helm's Keep tower bit by bit in a new game to get access to sweet loot.
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May 7, 2013 10:32
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I think I mentioned it before, but High Sopor (Mystic Knight's unique staff skill) permanently sleeplocks Elder Ogres, making them the easiest Necrophage if you're an MK 
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May 7, 2013 10:34
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Added my pawn to the PS3 database. She's a pretty solid lvl 33 tank, but I worry that she has bad equipment because I don't really know where the good stuff is yet. Her name is Atalanta (I think I gave her the name Atila from the alternate name database).
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May 7, 2013 10:35
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TaintedBalance posted:So I decided to jump into BBI at level 18. That was fun. Managed to mess around in Dusktower a bit before running into things that just murdered me. Like that giant skeleton. Or the...undead, I believe, dragon. Or the mimic chest SWEET JESUS IT ATE MY PAWN. Several levels higher and rocking better gear now, time to go mess up some bandits. Doing BBI at low levels was a ton of fun. I started at level 20, then resumed to the story at around 60. Throwblasts are amazing in that level range since it will 1-2 shot a lot of the minions in the starting blocks. I don't remember if they are available in vendors at that point, but if they are it is worth stocking up on them.
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May 7, 2013 11:17
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Is there a way to change your Main Pawn completely? Like, down to name and gender? I had like four ideas for goofy gimmicks over the last few days, and I have a habit of sperging out over character customization in games. If not, I may be tempted to start over. I'm up to Gran Soren and am doing the quests for the Wyrm Hunt but have not met the Duke or stumbled into anything else that seems like a major plot thing. How bad would starting over be at this point?
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May 7, 2013 12:02
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Chas McGill posted:Added my pawn to the PS3 database. She's a pretty solid lvl 33 tank, but I worry that she has bad equipment because I don't really know where the good stuff is yet. Her name is Atalanta (I think I gave her the name Atila from the alternate name database). Its not really worth spending any money on anything until you're about to fight the dragon and have unlocked everything at the shops. Most of what can be found in the world can be bought in shops before the dragon and drop rates are pretty poo poo so its worth buying and upgrading at that point. This is all mainly for weapons but works the same for everything
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May 7, 2013 12:10
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Crowetron posted:Is there a way to change your Main Pawn completely? Like, down to name and gender? I had like four ideas for goofy gimmicks over the last few days, and I have a habit of sperging out over character customization in games. In the Encampment next to Cassardis is a guy who will sell you things for rift crystals, and he sells an item called "Art of Metamorphosis" that is a one time use to totally remake your Arisen and main pawn from scratch without restarting. You can buy a permanent version of that, but you have to be in the post-game first. As far in as you are you could restart if you really wanted without losing too much, if one use isn't going to cut it for you. Edit: He also sells potions that change your pawns inclinations and sweet spectacles to replace all those dumb not proper wizard hats the game will throw at you until you can get a real one. Tyskil fucked around with this message at 12:16 on May 7, 2013 |
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May 7, 2013 12:13
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Crowetron posted:Is there a way to change your Main Pawn completely? Like, down to name and gender? I had like four ideas for goofy gimmicks over the last few days, and I have a habit of sperging out over character customization in games. The guy at the Riftstone in Encampment sells an item (Art of Metamorphosis, I believe) for 5000 RC, which allows you to edit both the pawn and yourself once. Other than that, post-game has an item that allows you for an infinite edits - Secret of Metamorphosis, which is also sold in the same shop, I think.
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May 7, 2013 12:16
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Is it possible to completely change my Arisen? I put no effort into him or my pawn and he's really ugly. Pouts at absolutely everything
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May 7, 2013 12:19
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Thanks! I totally forgot the Encampment exists. I'm glad I don't need to start over because then I'd lose this pimpin harpy cloak I found in a Goblin fort. I also found a Port crystal in there. Are those one use only or can I pick it up and move it if I find a better place later?
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May 7, 2013 12:25
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My stamina runs out insanely fast. I'm level 35 but using bitter back level 2 gear that I purified. Is that why?
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May 7, 2013 12:29
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Crowetron posted:Thanks! I totally forgot the Encampment exists. I'm glad I don't need to start over because then I'd lose this pimpin harpy cloak I found in a Goblin fort. I think they create a permanent Ferrystone destination, otherwise there wouldn't be so many of them, but you can always save the game and experiment 
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May 7, 2013 12:30
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Crowetron posted:Thanks! I totally forgot the Encampment exists. I'm glad I don't need to start over because then I'd lose this pimpin harpy cloak I found in a Goblin fort. I found 4 in total by the end of my run in the game and there are maybe more. You can also pick up and move them later.
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May 7, 2013 12:40
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Scott Bakula posted:Its not really worth spending any money on anything until you're about to fight the dragon and have unlocked everything at the shops. Most of what can be found in the world can be bought in shops before the dragon and drop rates are pretty poo poo so its worth buying and upgrading at that point. This is all mainly for weapons but works the same for everything
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May 7, 2013 13:15
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Million Ghosts posted:Shouts out to Rascyc for giving my pawn a rent, I can only assume she got horribly splattered due to the all 3 star rating
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May 7, 2013 14:01
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I've got a question: Is there an all-gold armor set in the game? It doesn't need to be very good, I want one so my Arisen and pawn can match, silver and gold.
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May 7, 2013 14:32
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S-Alpha posted:I've got a question: Is there an all-gold armor set in the game? It doesn't need to be very good, I want one so my Arisen and pawn can match, silver and gold. Scale armor is goldish. e: And the Golden Lion Set from Everfall. Gildiss fucked around with this message at 16:55 on May 7, 2013 |
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May 7, 2013 16:11
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Oh god Death  I'm after the first major boss fight in Bitterblack and there is this bridge filled with undead that spawns Death every time. Also every time my pawns stay there when I run the hell away and they get killed. I do barely any damage to the terrible creature so I don't know if I can get him to despawn (he chased me pretty far after killing my pawns too) or what. How do I deal?I killed an Elder Ogre, though! Took like 30 minutes of hammering it with Arc of Deliverance since it decided to stop fighting and curl up into a ball after the first couple. And then I was killed by a minotaur. I can't wiggle my left stick fast enough to get out of its one-shot move  Additionally: I like that the broken riftstone repair cost ramps way up. 3500, 5000, 15000 what My Gran Soren innkeeper is still missing. I don't know if he somehow died and I should rest for a week but this really blows!! I can change my vocations at Bitterblack I guess but all I want is a friendly dude in Gran Soren so I can farm discipline on guards. Could it possibly be bugged?
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May 7, 2013 16:37
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One of the rest camp dudes should be hanging out near the north gate, you can rest through him. It's even cheaper!
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May 7, 2013 16:48
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The Eliminator one-shot move can't be wiggled out of as far as I can tell. You need a pawn to actually hit the thing. Even the best-inclined pawns I found don't always do this 100% of the time for some reason. Sort of like when a dragon grabs you or someone else; sometimes the pawn is like, right there and bashes its hand to free you/whoever, other times they run around screaming 'I'll scale it and strike from above!' and then start to climb the thing and stab it in it's back where there's no heart. I'm really not sure what triggers them hitting the Eliminator. I can say it's not spamming ''HELP.'' Like the drakes, sometimes they are right there and the bash the thing in the head, other times, nope, they go after some other enemy in the room as you wait for it's smash to hit. I also found it's best to stop hitting the ogres when they curl up and let them uncurl. IME, they come out of their little shield-shell cower pose quicker that way.
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May 7, 2013 16:49
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I never wiggle out of anything in BBI in fear of breaking a stick.
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May 7, 2013 17:36
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Azaael posted:The Eliminator one-shot move can't be wiggled out of as far as I can tell.  i've been SO CLOSE to the complete bar, this is horrible
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May 7, 2013 17:40
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Actually, since I switched to easy mode, that attack from the eliminators isn't a one-shot any more. The Arisen just takes a hell of a whack but gets back up afterwards. It's quite funny.
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May 7, 2013 17:40
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Been playing Dark Arisen the whole day, I really missed this game. It's got this certain charm to it that no other game has. This time around, I'll actually finish the main quest too
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May 7, 2013 17:45
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I was able to borrow DD, before I get DA, to get the bonus stuff. How far into DD should I play to activate them?
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May 7, 2013 18:46
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Seedge posted:I was able to borrow DD, before I get DA, to get the bonus stuff. How far into DD should I play to activate them?
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May 7, 2013 18:50
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Samurai Sanders posted:Huh, good question. I had heard that any DD save will do it, so maybe you just need to go as far as when you make your character? That's what I did. Started a completely new game in DA and got all the bonuses.
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May 7, 2013 18:56
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Samurai Sanders posted:Huh, good question. I had heard that any DD save will do it, so maybe you just need to go as far as when you make your character? I can confirm that jus going far enough to create a character is far enough. And once DA detects the vanilla save, you can start a new game and still get the bonuses, in case you wanted to check out the new haircuts without having to go to the barber.
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May 7, 2013 19:03
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On a side note, I'm surprised nobody has tried to make Hermione Granger as a pawn yet in Dark Arisen. Hairstyle #58 is so totally her hairstyle.
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May 7, 2013 19:13
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ARACHNOTRON posted:
Elder Ogre are fun and easy to kill as a magic archer. Ricochet stun lock and have your pawns take care of the rest.
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May 7, 2013 19:24
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I have urges to start about five other games just for theme characters. I've wanted to do Bruce Dickinson/Ozzy Osbourne, Kramer and George Costanza, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy, and many others.
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May 7, 2013 19:42
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So that chained up cyclops in BB, are you not supposed to kill him? I got up to level 74 and tried him again and as soon as the chains break he just non-stop stomps continuously and pawns just run around his feet getting killed over and over despite what ever orders I give them. Also, Pumpkinreaper, Jivers got eaten by a mimic I found he doesn't seem to be very good in BB
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May 7, 2013 20:22
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You can kill that dude, but if you don't have ranged or magic attacks, you're probably going to have a rough time. If it helps, the back of his neck has a strap that can be detached to make his helmet fall off, exposing his face/eye as the primary weakspot.
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May 7, 2013 20:24
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 Here is a picture of my character (red head with glasses), my pawn (lady in the mask on the right) and Blaise (Sylphosaurus' pawn) in the background. There is a fourth pawn of my friends, but she is behind the leader.
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Just put my pawn onto the goon list since I had her finish her levels as a Warrior and Fighter, having now put her into a strider. She is only a rank one Strider so she only has a few skills, but with ~400 strength as a Strider at level 30 and a ton of health and defense from the time as a Warrior and Fighter she should stay pretty useful. I'm wondering if I should have her put any time into Ranger later on, though. It's a useful class as an Arisen if you use special arrows, but I haven't seen any Ranger pawns use them.
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Oh, it turns out you can get out of an Eliminator's grasp before he whacks you. Found that out about twenty minutes after that post. Suck it, Goatman!
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May 7, 2013 21:34
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zarron posted:Elder Ogre are fun and easy to kill as a magic archer. Ricochet stun lock and have your pawns take care of the rest.
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Danith posted:So that chained up cyclops in BB, are you not supposed to kill him? I got up to level 74 and tried him again and as soon as the chains break he just non-stop stomps continuously and pawns just run around his feet getting killed over and over despite what ever orders I give them. You can kill him, but he has a huge amount of health and does a ton of damage so it won't be easy/quick. You can stand on the stairs and he won't be able to attack you, but good luck attacking his eye from there. Quickest way to kill him without using Blast Arrow spam/Maker's Finger is probably a Sorceror spamming High Maelstrom, or possibly High Levin. Ricochet Shot from Magic Archer would probably work too.
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