Capcom Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

[deuxhero]

archhydra with a flock of sirens is fucking awesome when all your pawns are too damn stupid to focus on the sirens first.

Pay attention to pawn personalities.

 

[DragoFireheart]

archhydra with a flock of sirens is fucking awesome when all your pawns are too damn stupid to focus on the sirens first.

Pay attention to pawn personalities.

Yes. You want make sure your pawns that you want to have attack the harpies be Mitigators.

http://dragonsdogma.wikia.com/wiki/Pawn_Characteristics

 

[deuxhero]

In general you want Scather, Challenger and Mitigator pawns (or medicant if a mage), while avoiding all other (but especially guardian and nexus, which either makes them stand next to you and do nothing, or follow you into a monster's reach)

 

[DragoFireheart]

In general you want Scather, Challenger and Mitigator pawns (or medicant if a mage), while avoiding all other (but especially guardian and nexus, which either makes them stand next to you and do nothing, or follow you into a monster's reach)

Utilitarian Sorcerers are good though for a 3 sorc 1 fighter party.

But yeah, what he said.

 

[Anthony Davis]

I did so e more research and retooled my level 90 party.

I'm still a ranger, been that through most of the game. I tried MK but didn't like it at all. I would probably have to start over to play a MK so I could learn it at a better pace as opposed to all of the horrors of Bitterblack.

Anyway, my main pawn is still a sorcerer, but now she is a utilitarian scather and I gave her mostly buffs with fulmination and bro tide as her only two weapon spells. Retooled her augments too, she survives much better now.

Hired another pawn just like her, which is always what I would try to do.

Hired a Mage for healing and minor damage.

Results are much improved. Was fighting a Minotaur hammer guy when in a tiny room when an elder ogre wrestling champion spawned in. Killed them both in seconds.

 

[Machocruz]

Are archer classes any fun in this game? Looked simple and repetitive in the videos I've seen

 

[Damned Registrations]

I dunno about the others, but you got a good variety of shit you can use as a MA between the different bow skills and dagger skills. Covers pretty much every element in a ton of different ways. Golems are a fucking bitch though.

 

[deuxhero]

Yes.

Using the basic attack exclusively is a bad representation, as the skills are pretty varied. Also note that past the starter mooks, most enemies are relatively agile and will actively avoid your attacks.

 

[DragoFireheart]

I dunno about the others, but you got a good variety of shit you can use as a MA between the different bow skills and dagger skills. Covers pretty much every element in a ton of different ways. Golems are a fucking bitch though.

Immolation will damage the Golem disks IIRC.

 

[A user named cat]

I'm surprised by how fun this game actually is and the immersive world they created. Gran Soren is well-designed, enjoyed exploring it my first time. Bethderpa could learn a thing or two on how to make a city. Not very far yet, on my way to Shadow Fort on an escort quest and I'm sure this journey is going to be hell. Only real problems I have with this game are it needs a PC port since there are slowdown issues on PS3 and sometimes areas are just too damn dark, even during the day. Could use some modding/tweaking. Respawns can be annoying too while travelling.

Ogres crack me up. Was down in Everfall and took on my first one. Pretty easy to avoid, they're slow and predictable. He got excited by the women in my party, must've been lonely standing in place down there. So after a few minutes, I'm mounted on his back like a horse and chopping at him. Suddenly he bumrushes towards my mage near the ledge and flies off towards his doom. So I quickly jumped off his back and miraculously landed like 30 feet below on another level, only for 5-6 zombies to rise around me and kick my ass. Good times.

So I reload my save, go back to work on him and eventually he does his bumrush again, this time plummeting all alone to his death. Well, at least I got the XP. I then finished the dungeon, running from all the multi-headed dicks coming from the ground. Never did find out if he had any drops or materials, couldn't find his corpse on the bottom floor.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Most escort quests are already hell even without ambushes. I threw some of them fuckers from cliffs with frustration :D.
I'm having wet dreams about this game coming to PC :/ But Capcom gonna crapcom...

 

[A user named cat]

I'm escorting Mercedes from Gran Soren, and yeah I know this is going to be a bitch. I have a feeling she won't survive the trip and may need to take that cliff nap. I don't know what lies ahead but I'm assuming some tougher enemies and she'll get herself killed. This is a long road I haven't travelled yet. Hopefully she's not an important NPC for later in the game.

 

[Whisky]

I'm escorting Mercedes from Gran Soren, and yeah I know this is going to be a bitch. I have a feeling she won't survive the trip and may need to take that cliff nap. I don't know what lies ahead but I'm assuming some tougher enemies and she'll get herself killed. This is a long road I haven't travelled yet. Hopefully she's not an important NPC for later in the game.

She is important, but she won't die permanently if you fail the escort quest.

 

[A user named cat]

Finished that quest, wasn't too bad. Killed an ogre on the way and came across a damn dragon. Ran for dear life to the Shadow Fort. Tons of annoying hobgoblins in that area too and I kept getting blinded. Using a warrior is terrible, they swing way too slow but I wanted some of the augments. Almost not worth it, about to go back to fighter.

 

[deuxhero]

Finished that quest, wasn't too bad. Killed an ogre on the way and came across a damn dragon. Ran for dear life to the Shadow Fort. Tons of annoying hobgoblins in that area too and I kept getting blinded. Using a warrior is terrible, they swing way too slow but I wanted some of the augments. Almost not worth it, about to go back to fighter.

You have to learn to cancel (hilt bash is good for this) and to use the jumping light attack (fastest attack you have) when playing Warrior.

 

[DragoFireheart]

Finished that quest, wasn't too bad. Killed an ogre on the way and came across a damn dragon. Ran for dear life to the Shadow Fort. Tons of annoying hobgoblins in that area too and I kept getting blinded. Using a warrior is terrible, they swing way too slow but I wanted some of the augments. Almost not worth it, about to go back to fighter.

You have to learn to cancel (hilt bash is good for this) and to use the jumping light attack (fastest attack you have) when playing Warrior.

Pommel Bash, Corona Slash, and Arc of Deliverance are my favorites for a warrior.

 

[SuicideBunny]

Most escort quests are already hell

use the fucking portcrystals. there's a reason why dd:da is full of them.

 

[DragoFireheart]

Most escort quests are already hell

use the fucking portcrystals. there's a reason why dd:da is full of them.

Or just explore and level up beforehand.

 

[A user named cat]

Finding most of this game a bit too easy using a warrior now, especially with mage pawns healing and helping out. Ogres, cyclops and griffins have all been cakewalks so far. Still need to kill my first dragon though, one waiting near Shadow Fort.

 

[DragoFireheart]

Finding most of this game a bit too easy using a warrior now, especially with mage pawns healing and helping out. Ogres, cyclops and griffins have all been cakewalks so far. Still need to kill my first dragon though, one waiting near Shadow Fort.

He hasn't fought the Cock yet lol

 

[Whisky]

I just fought the Cock today.

Spoiler

Ran out of curatives because I wasn't hoarding them. When the Cockatrice flew away, both pawns were petrified and smashed and my main pawn had died several times. Asshole guards wouldn't let me run away and get new pawns. Fucking fascists.

 

[A user named cat]

I'm curious what this "Cock" foe is now but thanks for not spoiling. I assume it's going to be a pain in the ass battle compared the monsters I listed.

I had just assumed ogres and griffins would be tougher out in the wild, especially when they get help from other monsters in the area. My warrior is too much of a tank though and mage pawns casting lightning and fire brings them to the ground constantly, making the battles too easy once you mount them and keep your stamina up.

 

[DragoFireheart]

I'm curious what this "Cock" foe is now but thanks for not spoiling. I assume it's going to be a pain in the ass battle compared the monsters I listed.

 

[LivingOne]

Finding most of this game a bit too easy using a warrior now, especially with mage pawns healing and helping out. Ogres, cyclops and griffins have all been cakewalks so far. Still need to kill my first dragon though, one waiting near Shadow Fort.

Mid game is definetly too easy.The weird thing is that in post-game you'll encounter a lot of new enemies and part of them (not all luckily)you'll likely find that they could have been introduced far earlier when they weren't underpowered instead of overusing cyclops,chimeras,ogres,harpies,goblins,etc.


On another note my save got corrupted

 

[DragoFireheart]

On another note my save got corrupted

That sucks. It is possible to backup saves to a flash drive or whatever.

Make sure to never turn it off mid-game: save and quit to title screen then turn it off.