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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen for Nintendo Switch |OT| Wolves Hunt On The Go, Arisen!
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This goes without saying. Otherwise I'd fill a whole page of how stupid it is that there are so many "wet" areas.
I mean once or twice is kinda refreshing (no pun intended), but having like half the rooms with puddles all around is beyond idiotic. It's not hard. It's not fun. It's just tedious.
Finally remembered to add myself to the list (at a time when my pawn is useless so you shouldn't hire her, because I have great timing).
No way to add friends from PC right? I didn't bring my switch to work today... but I would totally go through the google doc and add a bunch of folks during downtime if there's a way to do it...
No way to add friends from PC right? I didn't bring my switch to work today... but I would totally go through the google doc and add a bunch of folks during downtime if there's a way to do it...
1 hour? well could be handy in the early game, i got nervous a few times when i refused to pay the guard and wasn't sure what else to do :P
Ok, uninstalled the game. BBI was unfortunately a bit too close that what I feared at the time. Fun at first, but quickly repetitive and not very engaging overall (the loot, while powerful indeed, was pretty ugly).
't'was still a fun ride the third time. Hopefully with the sequel they'll strike balance between the "open world" of the main game and the more "dungeon crawler" approach of BBI. The main game clearly lacked some dungeons. But a big "post-game" dungeon isn't necessarily the best answer. Especially when the difficulty is basically a gear check.
Overall 'tis a good port Arisen. But man that music bug ... In my latest raids in BBI, I sometimes had three times the music playing at the same time :|
't'was still a fun ride the third time. Hopefully with the sequel they'll strike balance between the "open world" of the main game and the more "dungeon crawler" approach of BBI. The main game clearly lacked some dungeons. But a big "post-game" dungeon isn't necessarily the best answer. Especially when the difficulty is basically a gear check.
Overall 'tis a good port Arisen. But man that music bug ... In my latest raids in BBI, I sometimes had three times the music playing at the same time :|
So I just started. In general, games are funny. I'm staring at resident evil rev 1&2 and I haven't touched them. Baba is you just annoys me. I finished shake down hawaii. I thought I wouldn't find a game that really sucks me in.
But I've played 30 minutes of dragons dogma and I'm hooked. I guess I just want to kill monsters and swing swords. Who knew? I think all of those games are good but are just not scratching a certain spot. Thanks for the starter tips.
But I've played 30 minutes of dragons dogma and I'm hooked. I guess I just want to kill monsters and swing swords. Who knew? I think all of those games are good but are just not scratching a certain spot. Thanks for the starter tips.
Thanks, I might try this next time I start over. It's a really good idea.
Can you tell me how I would go about doing that? Wouldn't that just overight my first game?
Lots of great feed back for the sequel.
in the ps4 you had to create a different account. perhaps you could create new switch user profile and play the game in that account.
Man, what a close thing. I've still yet to do Come to Court despite having finished the four Wyrm Hunt quests.
Been having too much fun in BBI. Still pre-Daimon, but I've been able to get all the way to him, slowly but surely.
And knocking out BBI job board side quests as I go. I had Wages of Death IV in my log, which of course requires killing Death.
Pre-Daimon, there's one place where he reliably spawns again and again and can be slowly whittled down. Very slowly in my case, since I'm in Hard Mode, my levels were only in the mid-90s, and my gear an eclectic mix of BBI Level 1 and Level 2 weapons and armor, some not even dragonforged yet.
I wasn't sure how much XP a Hard Mode kill (plus the popping of the Wages of Death IV quest) would grant, and I was afraid it'd take me over my level 100 breakpoint where I'd need to switch my Vocations for a final time, for the purposes of my intended builds.
So it was a fairly tense hour of back and forths with Death. I was trying to get him down to absolutely critical before retreating to a nearby rift stone to make sure I had some high-level pawns with me to blunt the amount of XP I got. I really didn't want to go over 100 using these vocations. Sadly, I overdid it just a tad and killed him earlier than expected, AND after he nailed one of my hired pawns (but not my personal pawn, thankfully). He died, the quest popped, he dropped both of his potential crafting materials AND a BBI Level 3 cursed weapon. Not only that, but the kill and quest took my Arisen and Pawn to juuuuuust under 101. So I lucked into level 100, probably thanks to one of those hired pawns having died.
The weapon did purify into the best Mage staff at least, which will come in handy when I switch my Sorcerer into her final role as a specifically build support Mage.
LUCKY! Fuck, I love this game.
Been having too much fun in BBI. Still pre-Daimon, but I've been able to get all the way to him, slowly but surely.
And knocking out BBI job board side quests as I go. I had Wages of Death IV in my log, which of course requires killing Death.
Pre-Daimon, there's one place where he reliably spawns again and again and can be slowly whittled down. Very slowly in my case, since I'm in Hard Mode, my levels were only in the mid-90s, and my gear an eclectic mix of BBI Level 1 and Level 2 weapons and armor, some not even dragonforged yet.
I wasn't sure how much XP a Hard Mode kill (plus the popping of the Wages of Death IV quest) would grant, and I was afraid it'd take me over my level 100 breakpoint where I'd need to switch my Vocations for a final time, for the purposes of my intended builds.
So it was a fairly tense hour of back and forths with Death. I was trying to get him down to absolutely critical before retreating to a nearby rift stone to make sure I had some high-level pawns with me to blunt the amount of XP I got. I really didn't want to go over 100 using these vocations. Sadly, I overdid it just a tad and killed him earlier than expected, AND after he nailed one of my hired pawns (but not my personal pawn, thankfully). He died, the quest popped, he dropped both of his potential crafting materials AND a BBI Level 3 cursed weapon. Not only that, but the kill and quest took my Arisen and Pawn to juuuuuust under 101. So I lucked into level 100, probably thanks to one of those hired pawns having died.
The weapon did purify into the best Mage staff at least, which will come in handy when I switch my Sorcerer into her final role as a specifically build support Mage.
LUCKY! Fuck, I love this game.
My Arisen and Pawn are level 107 and almost all I've done is BBI so far (fresh Hard Mode run). I haven't even met the Duke yet, and really only bothered to get to Gran Soren and do the Wyrm Hunt quests for access to the Eternal Ferrystone and three Portable Portcrystals. XD
Thanks, it turned out to be as simple as that. A new user account, linked it to the console, and was able to start a new game and switch and hire pawns back and forth.
I would also like to thank the kind soul who gifted me a BBI Lvl 2 weapon, I skipped the screen so didn't get the name, but thank you.
Hm, I promoted my Mage to Sorcerer, but now she can't heal. Is it advised to keep a mage in the party at all times? How am I supposed to have access to healing spells?
Hire a mage pawn. Sorcerers are walking artillery batteries, mages are support casters.
Hi, is there anyone nice enough that could give my pawn a wyrmking's ring?? :/ I just did the quest by giving the real one without thinking about making a forgery and it saved. So I can't load before this :(
I know it's a big gift but I would totally appreciate! My friend code is SW-1318-8024-7327
Thanks in advance :)
I know it's a big gift but I would totally appreciate! My friend code is SW-1318-8024-7327
Thanks in advance :)
Is your pawn getting items from returning? I sent your pawn a couple of BBI lvl 2&3 drops when I release. One of my friends IRL told me he sometimes doesn't get the things I send.
You can't trade certain BBI items, they come back as rocks or something random unless they changed it in the Switch/PS4/Xbone version.
Man, I hate this game. Once it gets its hooks into ya, it's like crack cocaine (not that I know how addictive crack cocaine is). And after playing Fallout 3, Mad Max, Horizon Zero dawn, I was NOT expecting night time to be, well, night time as can be expected in centuries gone by without ubiquitous street level illumination.
I had a few questions pertaining to pawns:
1. I have lucky enough to get a pawn whose level is "infinite". Any idea what that exactly means?
2. While pawns can sent off with gifts, but would they also depart with all of the items in their inventories that I "Give" them after I terminate a contract?
3. Do the downloaded pawns not level up with the player? I was playing for a few hours and despite completing quests and my personal pawn leveling up, I did not see any progress being made to pawns I hired (despite them saying that they have gained knowledge of the quest).
I had a few questions pertaining to pawns:
1. I have lucky enough to get a pawn whose level is "infinite". Any idea what that exactly means?
2. While pawns can sent off with gifts, but would they also depart with all of the items in their inventories that I "Give" them after I terminate a contract?
3. Do the downloaded pawns not level up with the player? I was playing for a few hours and despite completing quests and my personal pawn leveling up, I did not see any progress being made to pawns I hired (despite them saying that they have gained knowledge of the quest).
I think
1. infinite level means that the pawn has reached the max level, but if your barely starting , I doubt you can hire it (do to rft cost) , unless is one of your friends than I think its free.
2.Not items, but some armor or weapons yes. The game will notify you. also if a pawn was carrying say a carrot and falls down an endless pit, your carrot will automatically spawn in any of your Inns storage.
3.Downloaded pawns dont level up, but you and your main pawn earn less exp the bigger the party.
Thank you!
1. I got the max level pawn when I went to the Rift for the first time. I had no idea what I was doing and simply wanted a mage. I do not remember if I started with any amount of rift crystals. Anyway, I do not think that she belongs anyone in my friend's list. Unless the pawns that gather around you when you enter rift are all from friends on the friend's list.
2. Ah, so presumably when they depart, the items that do not warn users about disappearance with the pawn, appear in any of the inn's storage
3. I take it then that every time a player levels up, it is a good idea to go access the rift to acquire a new pawn who is the same level as the player (given the base cost for hiring pawns who are the same level or below, zero).
Two additional questions (anyone can answer):
- Does the pawn I created automatically get uploaded to the rift server for other players to access him?
- How do people set rift crystal prices for their pawns?
1. If you're set to Online your Pawn is uploaded and updated when you rest at an inn.
2. Price is automatically based on their level compared to you.
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Started this last night, got the dude who ran up to ask about the missing girl quest. I see its on the other side of the hills from the starting path, so I went up past the outpost to the hill where some bandits are and one of them STOMPED me. I've upgraded my weapons and some armor twice now, feels weird to see someone this early that just wipes me.
I usually get nothing when my Pawn is hired out (other than rift crystals, of course). I did once get a level 2 BBI item. If that was from you, then thank you. I know for sure it was an upgrade at the time. I'm still purposefully pre-Daimon, but I'm almost ready to jump into BBI 2.0.
I did that on PS4 when I double-dipped and eventually got the platinum. I'm doing it again now on Switch (though without trophies this time, obviously). I first platinumed it on PS3 though, so I knew what I was getting into. A fresh Hard Mode run is a ton of fun in the early hours. Really challenging. That Cyclops you have to kill in Call of the Arisen before you can create your Pawn? It'll one-shot you! :D
1) That's level 200, and the level cap.
2) I regularly use hired Pawns as mules. If they die or are dismissed, everything in their inventories that they didn't come with (their equipped items) goes straight to your storage. The only things they keep are what they arrived with, a single gift you can optionally have them take back when formally dismissed (and which is forfeit if they die), and I believe any gear you force them to equip. I've actually never tested that third option. I always keep hired Pawns with whatever they arrive with. You can loan them lanterns and pickaxes and they'll use both. Their lanterns give off way less light than an Arisen's lantern, but also never run out of oil. Anything they mine on your behalf is yours, as I mentioned above. If they die or are dismissed, the lantern and pickaxes return to your storage as well.
3) Hired Pawns are "static copies" of other player-created Pawns if you play online. In offline mode, you basically only have access to your Favorites list (so I've heard, I've not tested) or Capcom's randomly generated (and awful) offline Pawns. If you have a bunch of Switch friends, you can hire their Pawns at no cost, regardless of the level disparity. Pawns get copied and re-uploaded to Capcom servers whenever a player rests at an Inn or an establishment that offers similar services (such as encampments). If you want to hire high-level Pawns (relative to your own) at 0 cost, a friend's pawn is the only way. Do keep in mind that you'll face minor to moderate XP penalties if you travel with hired Pawns of higher levels. Likewise, you'll gain bonus XP if you travel with low-level (or no) pawns. I believe the swing is +/- 25% XP, at most.
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Thank you kindly!
Actually, I am playing the PS4 version atm. I would love to hire pawns from people here. Unfortunately, I could not find a DD:DA subforum for other two platforms.
Ah, just looked at the update.
Because you said that you use pawns as mules, what is the best range for "Encumberance"?
I expanded upon my answers by editing the post you quoted.
And if you'd like to hire my min-maxed level 200 support Mage Pawn on PS4 (for free), my PSN is Mejilan.
She has pretty much top-of-the-line end-game gear too, so she should clean up fairly easily when not healing.
I posted screenshots of her back on page 12 of this thread (if you do 100 posts per page).
I recreated her on Switch, but the screen cap I uploaded was from the PS4 version.
I think the only visual difference is that my PS4 pawn is smaller and lighter than the height and weight I wound up going with on Switch.
Looks and voice are identical, though.
Thank you so much mate. Also, I added a query at the end of my last post pertaining to encumberance.
I shall add thee to my PSN friend's network and hire thine pawn.
There's no clear answer. Because while size and weight affect how much you can carry, they also affect how quickly stamina drains and recovers. I prefer smaller and lighter characters, but felt that I went too small on PS4. So I bulked them up a bit on Switch, but not by a huge amount. Ultimately, I don't think it's a TERRIBLY important choice, because if you go with a full party of four, you shouldn't have too much issue with inventory management, even if you're a pack-rat like me. And in a worst-case scenario, you can always load up your mule Pawns, dismiss them to drop everything they have into your storage, and re-hire them. Once you unlock fast travel, you can also quickly warp back to an establishment that offers storage access, too. (Pro-tip: If you have a ton of one category you'd like to dump en-masse into storage, such as Materials, select the category and hit the Plus button on Switch to drop it all into your storage in one shot. Not sure what the equivalent button is on PS4).
If you want the full details on height/weight/encumbrance/stamina, you're probably best off hitting up a Wiki.
And I hope you enjoy my Pawn, Ahamet. She served me really well on PS4. Don't bother gifting her anything. I have the game uninstalled, hit max level, maxed all Vocations, purchased all skills, did pretty much everything, and already got the double-platinum. :D
I put around 100 hours into Dragon's Dogma on PS3 and decided to jump back into this fantastic game and it still never gets old picking up a monster and throwing them into the ocean...
Holy magic or really high base magic stat to breach their stupid high magic defense to anything that's not Holy (Ricochet Hunter does the job if you have the damage) is pretty much the only thing that damages them that I know of, they're massive pains in the ass.
If you're on Fighter you can Full Moon Slash when they try to fly through and knock you down, Instant Reset on Assassin also.
You pretty much need magic for them. Any manner of spell will damage or outright kill them, depending on the element and the stats of the caster. Enchantments on weapons (Holy's probably the best) will let your physical fighters damage them. Throwblasts (consumables) can work in a pinch. If you let them possess a Pawn, I do believe that purely physical hits WILL damage them, but that's pretty much the only case where it's true.
BBI is finally clicking. I do feel a bit like I'm cheating when I use the ricochet shot or whatever it's called, but there's enough fighting in larger rooms to balance that out.
I'm hating the RNG tho. I'm still using weapons from The Dragon on my main. I did find a BBI lvl 2 staff, but I'm using dagger/magick bow on my main so it went to my pawn instead. I guess I could just sleep / reset the chests and keep on farming that spot until I get some stuff for myself. That's assuming I can remember where it was! - somewhere near Rotwood Depository or Forgotten Hall.
I'm hating the RNG tho. I'm still using weapons from The Dragon on my main. I did find a BBI lvl 2 staff, but I'm using dagger/magick bow on my main so it went to my pawn instead. I guess I could just sleep / reset the chests and keep on farming that spot until I get some stuff for myself. That's assuming I can remember where it was! - somewhere near Rotwood Depository or Forgotten Hall.
Ah thank you. Hope those who have Switch version enlist her aid.
I looked up the Wiki and the comparisons are just between very light and over encumbered. Regardless, you have provided ample information for me to deal with this issue.
I see that Ahamet is a mage. It will interesting to run with 1 fighter (myself) and 3 mages.
Finally, much like yourself I prefer smaller characters (given I am smol guy too). I literally made my PC a female version of myself and my personal male pawn similarly small.
Any particular reason you won't swap out one of your Mages for something else? You've got support covered, why not add a Sorcerer for their powerhouse spells, or a more physical class to better round out the team?
I'm pretty small guy myself, but that doesn't really factor into my character creator decisions. I did make my Arisen and my Pawn twins though. On PS4 and Switch. On PS3, ugh, well, let's just say that I didn't really have a good grasp of the character creator yet. Both were abominations. lol
My personal pawn is a lvl 12 mage atm and I am really fond of that other lvl 200 mage. So that leaves only one space. Of course, depending on how it goes, I might favourite that mage and send her off and replace her with yours.
Generally I make characters who are unlike me when the game allows for it. However, this is the 1st game I have played that allows height and weight alteration. As such, I thought, "petite folks are seldom represented in games, unless they are 'dwarves' and given some measure of dignity and power. So perhaps this will be it".
More power to you! FWIW, if you make your Arisen petite enough, there's a hidden little nook in one of the game's major locations that you'll be able to access. There's nothing terribly important there. Just an alternate way to traverse the area that larger characters won't fit in.
Yeah those bandits are really a pain in the ass for how early in the game you fight them. I usually either try to cheese them from a distance or just run past them. The enemies in the actual place the quest takes you are much, much easier than those bandits.
If you don't have any sort of magick attack (ideally holy) then you're better off ignoring or running past them. They're an even bigger pain in the ass when you're playing solo, since you can't pick up items when you're possessed. Though a nice trick to do a lot of damage/kill them is when they possess you take a throwblast, walk close to a wall, than throw it at the wall. That will get you unpossessed and do a bunch of damage to it.
The throwblast trick isn't nearly as good on Wraiths, it takes a lot of them to do them in whereas it one-shots most other ghosts. Only reason I didn't mention it earlier, as I'd brought it up a few pages back.
So are there any other classes that can heal, or do I just need to always have a mage in my party if I want healing?