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Snak posted:This is the opposite of true. You can get a huge amount of utility by getting a little bit of magic and a little bit of ninjutsu. Some of everything is very useful in Nioh, while hyper specialization gives less impressive returns. It's just that the skill trees have a lot of insanely specific, or outright useless skills thrown in there and make it pretty intimidating to pick what you'll need first playthrough.
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Snak posted:This is the opposite of true. You can get a huge amount of utility by getting a little bit of magic and a little bit of ninjutsu. Some of everything is very useful in Nioh, while hyper specialization gives less impressive returns. Yeah, I finished my first playthrough at level 110 and I didn't have more than 27 points in any one stat, and I didn't feel at all limited. I think STR was the only skill that I didn't have much use for, and even that had enough benefits that I leveled it to 10 and I didn't regret it or decide to respec. The buffs and de-buffs available through magic the magic tree, as well as some impressive master skills, makes leveling magic to 20 pretty much a necessity for any build IMO. The leveling system is much more forgiving than Dark Souls. Each stat provides a number of benefits, and it's hard to mess up too badly as you progress through the game. il serpente cosmico fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Mar 14, 2017 |
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Mar 14, 2017 18:56
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I was spreading my stats out, someone came into my stream and told me that was wrong. I switched out to 20 body, 20 heart, 15 spirit, and ~30 magic and now I'm doing a lot better.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:43
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My current stats for my specialist spirit-mage are: 26 Body 30 Heart 10 Stamina 10 Strength 30 Skill 10 Dexterity 50 Magic 50 Spirit I'm currently on the Sekigahara Region of POTSt.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:56
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Uh, why did I go from fighting ninja to fighting a giant smoking frog. I think both me and William had the same  face on that one.
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Mar 14, 2017 21:56
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poptart_fairy posted:Uh, why did I go from fighting ninja to fighting a giant smoking frog. I think both me and William had the same Clearly, somebody has never watched Naruto.
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Mar 14, 2017 21:59
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My knowledge of Japanese history and mythology comes from second hand accounts filtered through forum quotes and the occasional wikipedia article. 
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Mar 14, 2017 22:05
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I forgot to put the required points into Str/Sta/Skill for armor bonuses 
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Mar 14, 2017 22:30
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How do level 2/3 ninjitsu/onmyo skills work? Do you have to use additional jutsu slots to equip a second set of 7 kunai, or does it reduce the cost AND increase how many you get?
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Mar 14, 2017 22:41
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:How do level 2/3 ninjitsu/onmyo skills work? Do you have to use additional jutsu slots to equip a second set of 7 kunai, or does it reduce the cost AND increase how many you get? You equip a second set, but usually the second set is cheaper. This also means you could just equip the second set for less than the first and equip something else that you couldn't before.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:44
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Sam Faust posted:You equip a second set, but usually the second set is cheaper. This also means you could just equip the second set for less than the first and equip something else that you couldn't before.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:47
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Man spider boss is a chump
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^^^ Definitely one of the easier boss fights. She's not that aggressive and her giant glowing weakpoint butt is easy to hit to keep her drained of stamina. I enjoyed abusing the spear flip-up-behind-them move a lot on her.Alan Smithee posted:Can any ninja class people comment on the usefulness of caltrops? They seem like such a specific situation. Wondering if they could work on bosses They're basically an instant Lightning proc on potentially a group of enemies. They're less powerful than Sloth or even an actual elemental debuff, but they're also must easier to inflict. I keep them on my 2nd hotbar and throw them out whenever I run into one of those dual-blade ninja Youkai bastards, keeps them from flipping all over the room so I can kick them out of stamina. Takes No Damage fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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Mar 15, 2017 03:02
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Yeah I got to and beat Not-Quelaag on my first go. It's a weird but nice break from the dozen or so tries some bosses took.
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Mar 15, 2017 04:06
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So poptart, what did you do on your day off. FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK. 
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Mar 15, 2017 13:40
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Rejuvenation talismans are the only way to heal other players right? There's no item that restores magic charges right? Cuz shrines sure as hell don't S
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poptart_fairy posted:So poptart, what did you do on your day off. Certainly the most... uhh... memorable shortcut I've taken in a Soulslike game. 
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Mar 15, 2017 13:55
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The ghosts of sawayama is the very definition of the run of madness You had 1 million+ souls? Well you just entered a boss room with a yokai You died and want to recover it? Too bad wheelmonks just rolled up your rear end in a top hat sideways Nothing matters anymore and you just want to speedrun back to the boss? Oh you took a wrong a turn Going the right way? Oh you got hit by ninjas along the way. Oh and now there's a yokai and a ninja in the boss room
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Mar 15, 2017 17:19
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If you didn't already know you can use a summoner's candle to retrieve your souls (I didn't know what that item did until like halfway through the game)
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Alan Smithee posted:Rejuvenation talismans are the only way to heal other players right? There might be? I know there is one for ninjutsu, would be weird to not have one for magic.
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Alan Smithee posted:Rejuvenation talismans are the only way to heal other players right? The Sacred Brush. It's your best friend, and it loves you. Though yes, shrines do restore magic. Are you sure you're using your prepared jutsu items rather than regular collectibles? They have a green outline on the inventory screen. Darth Walrus fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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Mar 15, 2017 17:45
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The description on the sacred candle made me think it was something you were supposed to use near a bunch of player graves, but it's actually basically a ghost merge shard from lords of the fallen. Very convenient if you die in a boss room and decide you want a different spirit animal for the fight, but don't want to lose the amrita from your grave (I assume you lose it if you recall your spirit animal at a shrine).
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Help Im Alive posted:If you didn't already know you can use a summoner's candle to retrieve your souls (I didn't know what that item did until like halfway through the game) Oh 
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Darth Walrus posted:The Sacred Brush. It's your best friend, and it loves you. It might be heal spells but they don't replenish on my end at least not on coop
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Alan Smithee posted:It might be heal spells but they don't replenish on my end at least not on coop Ah, yeah, none of your stuff naturally recharges when summoned for co-op. That's where the Spirit side of a Magic/Spirit build comes in. With Tengen Kujaku, you can even keep inflicting Confusion without any spells. Speaking of magic, the last couple of cycles of Twilight missions gave me an opportunity to revisit a couple of the trickier early bosses for their Crusher titles on POTSt. Here's the trophies I brought back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4R7AgyWrcI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwB56ilDSVQ Still feel like Giant Centipede Crusher is quite a ways off, though.
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The tool tip is not helpful. On the brightside you probably have e a stack of them now and you're going to start entering big Amrita loss territory soon so that's good.
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Darth Walrus posted:Ah, yeah, none of your stuff naturally recharges when summoned for co-op. That's where the Spirit side of a Magic/Spirit build comes in. With Tengen Kujaku, you can even keep inflicting Confusion without any spells. I've been rolling suzaku for the amrita bonus and the life insurance policy is nice too. I don't know if there's any perks that make the others worthwhile for me personally as I've only tried like 2-3 others. JBP posted:The tool tip is not helpful. On the brightside you probably have e a stack of them now and you're going to start entering big Amrita loss territory soon so that's good. I'm pretty much on the last one (back to london) unless you mean NG+
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I assume going from light to medium/heavy armour is the only way I can prevent stunlock? Other than not getting hit I mean.
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poptart_fairy posted:I assume going from light to medium/heavy armour is the only way I can prevent stunlock? Other than not getting hit I mean. Block when the chain starts. It comes out faster than your dodge.
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I keep forgetting about block.  I'm also kind of annoyed there are no female options in the treehouse. There are female NPCs with combat animations already, waaah.
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Oh hey, a boss that makes Defiled Amygdala's hitboxes look good. Simple fight, but really?
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Mar 16, 2017 14:03
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Go for the feet and then the head when it collapses
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Got him second time but the hitbox was awful.
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You're gonna love Yamata 
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I assume he's soon - I just unlocked the Mystic Arts for magic and Ninjitsu in what I assume is the final area. Level 145 twilight missions don't gently caress around.  How dramatic is the leap to NG+, by the way? Do I need an ultimate poopsock build to deal with it, or is the curve gradual enough I can stay on top of it relatively simply?
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You'll be fine since equipment upgrades will come fast and furious at the onset and also you don't have to follow a linear progression like in ng. You start with the first three regions and all missions unlocked so you can sort of pick and choose the easier ones and leave the harder stuff for when you're better geared.
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That's reassuring, thanks.Alan Smithee posted:You're gonna love Yamata Now THAT was a boss. 
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There's something very satisfying about being called in for a Random Encounter and helping some hapless newbie squish a boss flat in seconds. Don't worry, Will, your badass alternate-universe wizard self is here for you. 
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Note for ng+, that there is a side mission in the first area that starts you with an npc buddy. You can use her to quickly grind revenants for ng+ gear.
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Sam Faust posted:Note for ng+, that there is a side mission in the first area that starts you with an npc buddy. You can use her to quickly grind revenants for ng+ gear. I was about to come into this thread and ask for stuff like this, actually! I'm completely lost with Path of the Strong. At level 116 I'm currently using a katana and kusa blend, but my killing power has dropped so dramatically. I have both weapons divine, and a full set of Red Demon divine gear, but otherwise I'm clueless about what I should be doing. Pumping amrita into Saorise to get her bonuses up, but otherwise...nada. It's not that I'm struggling to kill anything, it's just that it's taking a lot longer than before and feels like something's wrong with my build. Unfortunately all the POTS information I can find details optimizing gear and builds for people who are already blazing through the game mode.
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