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WaltherFeng posted:I would not respec until NG+. Your build makes very little difference at such low levels That's true unless you want skills for a different weapon or hate using the ninja/onmyo poo poo you've purchased. The stats aren't really that important, but enjoying your skills definitely is and there is virtually no reason not to respec given how cheap it is and how many freebies the game shits out as you progress.
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My super optimal NG build would be 30 Magic, 20 Ninjutsu and Spirit as high as you need for passive Spirit bonuses and the rest in whatever stat your weapon uses. 20 Magic and 20 Dex is the bare minimum for important Dojo missions but I would not invest any further in Ninjutsu until way into NG+ because its super gear heavy. Onmyo doesn't require any gear to be good.
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May 29, 2017 04:34
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I'm super early in the game in that I just unlocked the mission map. What should I be doing with all the gear I don't need...sell it, offer it for Amrita, or disassemble for materials?
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May 29, 2017 09:19
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WaltherFeng posted:I would not respec until NG+. Your build makes very little difference at such low levels On the other hand, they're so cheap at the start, why not make the most of what you've got?
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Anti-Hero posted:I'm super early in the game in that I just unlocked the mission map. What should I be doing with all the gear I don't need...sell it, offer it for Amrita, or disassemble for materials? Just burn it for Amrita and unlock sick ninja and magic powers plus some baller sword or whatever skills. Don't worry about hoarding crap as you won't need it later and it won't be worth anything, so just start accruing samurai points and pick up fun moves to wreck fools with.
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May 29, 2017 09:32
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Early on it's best to offer junk. Once you hit way of the strong/demon you're going to be selling everything that isn't divine rank gear.
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May 29, 2017 09:46
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Awesome, thanks. How viable is it to just play around with different weapons? I started with swords and axes, seem to be working OK so far. Goddamn this game is almost more overwhelming than Souls.
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May 29, 2017 20:08
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At the beginning, definitely play around with all the weapon types. You'll eventually want to settle on 2 so you can make better use of your samurai skill points, but at the beginning it's more important to figure out what you like 
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May 29, 2017 21:54
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After rolling with KSG/dual katanas for most of the game (just beat Spider Nest), I respec'd into spears/ksg. Gonna be weird to relearn all the moves.
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My mains are sword/ksg but spears are awesome, definitely my third pick. If I had started with those instead of swords I probably would have stuck with them more.
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May 30, 2017 03:16
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Spears are great because rather than being safe pokers like a DS reach weapon, you can do acrobatic stupid poo poo as well as get skills like merciless barrage, which loving owns.
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May 30, 2017 03:19
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Are there stances that particular weapons are more suited towards? For instance, low stance seems like it synergizes well with the dual katanas to capitalize on their speed.
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It really depends on what you're fighting. Human enemies get ruined by mid stance with the parries, low stance is the fastest way for building up status effects and high is great for when you drain ki on yokai or slow enemies. You'll be switching between all three on the fly once you get the hang of it.
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May 30, 2017 04:36
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I might be doing it wrong but I play kusarigama almost exclusively in low stance.
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May 30, 2017 04:38
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Really you're just going to be in whatever stance has the skill you use most associated with it. I pretty much never leave high stance with dual swords because I'm always going to be using Windstorm on everything.
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May 30, 2017 05:27
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I use Flux a lot so I just cycle through all my stances mid combo for near infinite Ki
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Dual katanas in mid stance was what I did most of the time. Good balance of speed and power, fun ending with the kick double slash, and regen ki while blocking.
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^^^ Midstance for parries, Sign of the Cross and groundstabs, high stance for Windstorm as they get up :getin"SMP posted:I might be doing it wrong but I play kusarigama almost exclusively in low stance. I like to do the big spinning weight combo in low stance, then Flux up to high stance and do the same thing. It's got a bigger wind-up but does way more damage, as you would expect. Anything that survives both of those at least has an elemental effect. If I need range I'll do the high stance Triangle move where you just throw the weight forward. I'm just switching to heavy weapons for WotStrong, it's a lot of fun to chop a dude's horn off then wind up a huge Babe Ruth axe swing while he's on the ground 
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May 30, 2017 07:20
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Why can't I get my clan rewards? I need that poo poo for my Ginchiyo skin. 
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I just did a few random coops and got it really fast.
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I'm just trying to get my feet wet and become familiar with all the systems. I have about 8 hours on the game clock and just nailed the third boss. She was a significant hurdle, much more so than what I remember my first Souls boss being like. Is there any danger to "overleveling"? Like my next missions are all 19ish and I'm sitting at 25 with a pile of Amrita.
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May 30, 2017 15:16
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Nah, level away. I am curious to hear how you do against lightning puppy. I found that much more of a roadblock than batgirl.
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Filthy Monkey posted:Nah, level away. Hopefully better. Most of my problems with batgirl were getting used to the controls. I keep wanting to dodge with circle and attack with R1. I've got that down now and hopefully the rest of the game will go smoother. Fighting normal baddies aren't much of a problem for me, and the first two bosses I killed in no more than 2 attempts. But gently caress, batgirl was something like 30+. But just like a difficult Souls boss, after about 10 attempts it's no longer productive and once I take a break I start seeing improvement.
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There's not even a community meta cap like in Dark Souls, so just keep dumping as much amrita into development as you want.
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I think I saw on the previous pages it's a good idea to just pump up stats to softcaps (~10) and put significant points in to ninja/magic for tools? I think the number bandied was 30 magic/20 ninja was good.
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30 is the soft cap for Ninjutsu and Onmyo as you won't get any extra capacity. 20 is the bare minimum for all the Dojo missions and Mystic Arts. The rest benefit mostly at 10 with the exception of Heart at 15 and Spirit at whichever guardian spirits you like most WaltherFeng fucked around with this message at 16:20 on May 30, 2017 |
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Filthy Monkey posted:Nah, level away. I stumbled on Hino-enma for a bit and didn't have much trouble with Nue. I died a few times, but I at least didn't find the attack patterns as frustrating.
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WaltherFeng posted:30 is the soft cap for Ninjutsu and Onmyo as you won't get any extra capacity. 20 is the bare minimum for all the Dojo missions and Mystic Arts. Thanks! Do guardians have a minimum spirit requirement that needs to be met? I.E. is there any benefit to pumping that stat?
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Anti-Hero posted:Thanks! Do guardians have a minimum spirit requirement that needs to be met? I.E. is there any benefit to pumping that stat? Strictly speaking, no, you can use a guardian at any spirit. However, the bonuses they offer do have minimum spirit requirements to activate. So if you want all the benefits a spirit offers, there is a minimum spirit you must meet for that.
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And no benefit for going over the spirit requirement for that bonus, correct?
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Anti-Hero posted:And no benefit for going over the spirit requirement for that bonus, correct? The bonuses themselves don't increase (until you unlock Living Weapon leveling in NG+) but I believe increasing your Spirit makes your LW stronger in general. That said unless you're really focusing on a LW build it probably isn't worth it to go beyond what your preferred LW requires for all its bonuses.
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Been working on this in moments of free time since about 2 weeks after the game came out. Finally finished.  
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Can I...buy it?
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Feenix, that's dope.
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Trudis posted:Can I...buy it? Lol. Not sure if serious or just complimenting me... I guess anything is possible. I say this, though, not at all trying to be greedy... it was a labor of love and took a lot of man hours so I'm not sure if your "oh that's cute I'd buy it!" Valuation and my "oh my god I did it!!" Valuation would be in line. That said.... I think it'd be neat to have sold something as "an artist." If you were at all serious, PM me. We can chat.
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That is wicked cool, Feenix.
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Yeah that's pretty awesome man.
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Thanks everyone! Very kind. The moment I saw the kodama in Nioh I was struck by how great the design was. I wanted to make one, and set out to try.
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If you have a way to produce them semi-quickly and cheaply you should absolutely make a thread in SA Mart at least. The internet eats up cutesy Japanese poo poo.
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Oh my goodness that is amazing.  I adore the animation William has for talking to Kodama. It's like he's fussing over a small child.
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