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Two gameplay questions that should be obvious, but I am struggling to find answers for that will be very helpful to my main pawn's archer lifestyle to know. 1: Tarred status. My optimistic hope is that the "Realistic deep intuitive gameplay!" mega brain move is to make big monsters easier to knock down, instead of using it for burn DoT... Or, am I just having wishful thinking and it is standard issue "Big monster means big status immunities". 2: Is mage enchant buff flat magic damage based on the caster, or percentage based on the weapon skill damage? Because flat damage would make unlocking tempest shot machinegun really tempting when they hit rank 7. But if it is percentage that is basically going to tickle.
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Thundarr posted:If you enter that tunnel at night, skeletons tend to spawn on the other side of the door and will (hopefully) break the door down for you. There's a plateau outside with a campfire on earlier in the cave. If you stand on the edge there, you can see another campfire further ahead. Then you can use a harpy beacon to fly over, that's where you access the ladder. I couldn't find any other entrances to that place, so I suspect it's the intended solution. Nothing too interesting up there, just some standard loot and an unique cape.
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Apr 3, 2024 15:23
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TeaJay posted:I couldn't figure that one out either so I had to look up a hint. I’ll read this if I can’t think of anything in a day or three! I’ve tried rolling the nearby golem’s head over to her, based on the nearby stone engraving of the sphinx which is broken in two at the head, but the golem head just vanished halfway through the tunnel to her. I also tried bringing a live harpy via a harpysnare beacon and delivering a dead harpy from the nearby area. just spitballing ideas based on the fact that there’s no item delivery menu on this one so I probably have to physically haul something over or wear something.
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Apr 3, 2024 15:26
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TeaJay posted:I couldn't figure that one out either so I had to look up a hint. I'll corroborate that player-made pawns work as long as they have that name. The Sphinx even says "it's in the name".
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Apr 3, 2024 15:26
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Weird question: if my pawn kills something for a badge, I save my game, then die and reload my inn save does my pawn get to keep badge progress or lose it?
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Apr 3, 2024 15:31
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Heh, starting over there is a lot of low level pawns that are pretty obviously hacked. Level 10 with corset and endgame weapons, and if you inspect them you can see their level doesn't match their arisen at all
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Apr 3, 2024 16:01
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Broken Cog posted:Heh, starting over there is a lot of low level pawns that are pretty obviously hacked. What do you mean my new level 16 sidekick with the *checks notes* "Dragon's Dogma", might not be a legitimate sidekick? Clearly I am just slow and bad for not getting around to recovering the weapons from the mines until I was level 16. (They still have the lovely basic soldier helm less fancy than MINE, mixed in with all their book cover bullshit) EDIT: Jesus christ. I was feeling so clever for dismantling a bunch of boulder traps, but now my main pawn is fascinated with running to trap themselves in the broken remains every time I try to physically carry them back out. There is nothing there, please stop. What the gently caress: The entire team is now humping busted boulder chunks rather than do anything else  "Wait... wait... okay stay with me-what are you doing
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Apr 3, 2024 16:03
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Broken Cog posted:Heh, starting over there is a lot of low level pawns that are pretty obviously hacked. when i was initially playing i ran into a level 16 mage pawn that had all vocations maxed
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Apr 3, 2024 16:07
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Also discovered that the border town sells a cloak called "Commanders Mantle" that is probably one of the cooler ones in the game. I never really check cloaks at shops, since they're so inconsequential.
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Apr 3, 2024 16:20
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I wish there was an "Attack" command that you could give your pawns, that wouldn't make archers and casters rub their faces against the enemies before using their ranged options.
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Apr 3, 2024 16:20
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Broken Cog posted:Also discovered that the border town sells a cloak called "Commanders Mantle" that is probably one of the cooler ones in the game. I pick cloaks purely based on fashion for this reason Jack Trades posted:I wish there was an "Attack" command that you could give your pawns, that wouldn't make archers and casters rub their faces against the enemies before using their ranged options. "Go!" is supposed to encourage your pawns to spread out, but I'm not entirely certain how pawn behavior in combat works. I think inclination plays a large role.
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Apr 3, 2024 16:21
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Magil Zeal posted:"Go!" is supposed to encourage your pawns to spread out, but I'm not entirely certain how pawn behavior in combat works. I think inclination plays a large role. Yeah. I've been making a big list of bad pawn combinations in my head as I've been playing the DYI Hard Mode. For example Kindhearted pawns will loving drop everything they're doing as soon as one of the pawns is downed, or if you run out of stamina, so don't loving EVER hire a Kindhearted Sorcerer because they will absolutely stop channeling that encounter-winning Maelstrom if you accidentally run out of stamina and then throw themselves off a cliff trying to reach you.
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Apr 3, 2024 16:37
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Every loving cloak clips through your weapon and often your arms too, I can't get over how bad it looks. Neck wraps for life.
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Apr 3, 2024 16:44
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This game needs a lot more bloodJack Trades posted:Yeah. I've been making a big list of bad pawn combinations in my head as I've been playing the DYI Hard Mode. Good, I'm the main character
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Apr 3, 2024 16:48
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Giving my warrior the catapult launch sucks because it’s great for traversal when she decides to use it and help me reach a chest but she ends up using it in combat constantly so instead of swinging the sword she’s just waiting for anyone to get launched and does nothing for most of the fight. You’re supposed to be hacking and slashing! I’m flinging magic arrows I don’t need to get launched!
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Apr 3, 2024 16:49
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one of the better looking cloaks is the one you get from tokens, it goes well with the heavier looking dark colored sorceror robes, i have my pawn in those with a witch hat and it all seems to tie in together wellHappy Noodle Boy posted:Giving my warrior the catapult launch sucks because it’s great for traversal when she decides to use it and help me reach a chest but she ends up using it in combat constantly so instead of swinging the sword she’s just waiting for anyone to get launched and does nothing for most of the fight. ok but have you considered that your pawn sorceror companion really wants to get launched to latch onto the cyclops's head
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Apr 3, 2024 16:50
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along with the launch, another trap skill I’ve found for warrior pawns is the counter move. My straightforward pawn would activate it and just park in place indefinitely, sometimes nowhere near enemies, sometimes continuing to hold it long after the fight is over. some say he is still holding the counter to this day
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Apr 3, 2024 16:51
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I need a cloak or hood that the elven armor doesn’t clip through when running.
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Apr 3, 2024 16:51
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:I need a cloak or hood that the elven armor doesn’t clip through when running. Ymmv but I wore the Imperial Shoulder Cape with that set and thought it looked awesome at all times. Can't remember if it clips or not.
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Apr 3, 2024 17:06
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Giving my warrior the catapult launch sucks because it’s great for traversal when she decides to use it and help me reach a chest but she ends up using it in combat constantly so instead of swinging the sword she’s just waiting for anyone to get launched and does nothing for most of the fight. Oh man, this absolutely infuriated me during my first golem fight. I had just swapped vocations with my pawn so now I was a mage and my pawn was a warrior. None of my spells seemed to have any effect on the golem and my pawn did nothing but kneel down and repeatedly try to launch me, which is completely unhelpful when you're a mage. The last weak spot was on the bottom of the golem's foot but none of my pawns would attack it so it took an absurd amount of time.
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Apr 3, 2024 17:34
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bees everywhere posted:Oh man, this absolutely infuriated me during my first golem fight. I had just swapped vocations with my pawn so now I was a mage and my pawn was a warrior. None of my spells seemed to have any effect on the golem and my pawn did nothing but kneel down and repeatedly try to launch me, which is completely unhelpful when you're a mage. The last weak spot was on the bottom of the golem's foot but none of my pawns would attack it so it took an absurd amount of time. in their defense the foot medal is extremely irritating to get, one of DD's greatest trolls
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Apr 3, 2024 17:47
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Sloober posted:in their defense the foot medal is extremely irritating to get, one of DD's greatest trolls Meteoran, as always, is the answer.
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Apr 3, 2024 18:00
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SkeletonHero posted:The NPCs do seem quite hardy. I tried throwing the racist coastal town mayor into the Brine and he just reappeared on the shore after being devoured, soaking wet but otherwise unharmed and unbothered. lol I did the same to him but he did actually die, I had to go rez him in the morgue to complete a quest. And he immediately went back to being a racist rear end in a top hat, so back into the Brine he went as soon as I got my XP. 
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Apr 3, 2024 18:13
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Sloober posted:in their defense the foot medal is extremely irritating to get, one of DD's greatest trolls Here's a pretty huge tip for dealing with that, and golems in general: When you shatter one of the medals and the golem freezes for a few seconds, run up to one of the legs, grab it, and push them apart. The golem will fall to pieces for a good while, and it makes the foot medal specifically much easier to take care of.
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SubponticatePoster posted:And Warfarer's best trait isn't carrying around a bunch of different weapons, it's being able to wear whatever you want  My Warfarer's endgame fashion was on point. Action Pawn on the far right is my main. I ran with nothing but lionesses in my party the whole time   I played the whole game intending to raise Wilhelmina's affinity right before facing the dragon, but completely forgot. https://i.imgur.com/j6Bjw1W.mp4 Eini, my beloved 
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I kinda thought that the lack of findable weapons and armor was strange. But now that I've gone and explored some of the stuff I missed earlier I'm finding all kinds of neat armor, gear and weapons - some of which was even upgrade to what I was using! (Gazer's Hood). I started originally to check out that Ancient Battlefield passage I asked about, went on to Misty Marches and then moved on to Venworth. Fought a drake, found all kinds of caves I missed earlier - so maybe the gear is just hidden a bit more than in dungeons on the main path. But I'd say it's there, at least in some capacity. I don't know how much of it applies to later game areas, but I definitely found some good stuff in Battahl and Volcanic island too - like two big rear end elemental hammers. (Also Nuebot, your quest is now done)
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i think the crazy old man next to the ocean is going to be my beloved on all my playthroughs from now on. he's the only one who really understands what ive been through. oh to sail out to sea together. a dream never to be.
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Has anyone tried simply carrying the Magistrate out of prison when he refuses to leave before you find him a library? I'm very curious what would happen
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Lmao I was loaded down with loot and half dead, and think "maybe I should sell this" before hitting the sack in the inn. I fall off the stairs, faceplant, and I'm left bleeding to death on the floor A pawn proudly told me there was a ladder nearby as if that would make it better
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Jack Trades posted:I'm 80 hours into the game, right next to the ending, and I'm yet to see the dragonblight. e: If anyone wants to summon my pawn, level 79 Warrior (will always be a warrior): 0NVOP19Q5B04 
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Finished up with the true ending this morning. Ended up feeling about the same as I did regarding DD1 - it’s a really unique and good (sometimes great) experience. Makes a killer first impression…then really loses steam by the time you get to the late game (with a relatively brief burst of energy in the post-game). I want to see what this kind of game could be if they paid attention to any part of the game that isn’t the sandbox, but I just don’t think that’s Itsuno’s bag and we’re never getting a DD3.
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:I ran with nothing but lionesses in my party the whole time You're the guy all my pawns kept talking about!
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I killed the dragon and the fake ending and was extremely surprised that my beloved was actually Wilhelmina as I wanted it to be.
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Oh, the dragon is supposed to take your beloved? He just took the sorcerer who summoned him lmfao, I was so confused about why I should care
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Apr 3, 2024 18:53
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Shyrka posted:You're the guy all my pawns kept talking about! Every time they talked about that in my party i wondered if they were being catty
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 I'm fairly certain that Nora the Mage had the flu, her eyes were kinda red and she kept saying me stuff "Don't boss me around, I know what to do!" so I tossed her in the brine to be sure. I don't know whose pawn it is but you might wanna see if that fixed her! She is a pretty good mage so I'd like to keep her around if that helped her.
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VanillaGorilla posted:Finished up with the true ending this morning. Ended up feeling about the same as I did regarding DD1 - it’s a really unique and good (sometimes great) experience. Makes a killer first impression…then really loses steam by the time you get to the late game (with a relatively brief burst of energy in the post-game). DD3 will be basically an update/remake/refresh of DD2 with essentially nothing new. It’ll also be a VR NFT.
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TeaJay posted:
Not that it matters, but I don't think brining someone else's pawn cures them, it just sends them back home without a rating/item. You can literally just talk to them and "dismiss" them while still being able to send them back with something.
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Magil Zeal posted:I'll corroborate that player-made pawns work as long as they have that name. The Sphinx even says "it's in the name". I can confirm player ones work. Speaking of the Sphinx, I can also confirm you can (minor reward spoiler]dupe a Portcrystal a second time in NG+.
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I wonder if you can sphinx-dupe the godsway? I was extremely disappointed it couldn't be forged.
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