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Nioh 2 Closed Alpha - May 24 (or 22?)-June 2 (gameplay trailer inside)
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For stamina consumption I mostly been levelling up Heart and Courage more Ki plus Faster Ki Recovery, also Samurai skills spent on Flux and some weapon skills that saves or enhances Ki conservation, so far Ki not much a problem for me but yeah maybe they should slightly improve stamina consumption a bit
You can also kinda Yokai summoning while in Yokai Form here with Soul Cores works while in Yokai Form too
It's identical to how it is in 1, but 1 received improvements since the beginning if that's what you are remembering. There's tons of filtering and sorting options, so I never really had a problem with it as it is now.
Oh my goodness, I redeemed it! Thank you so much - I'm so grateful!
You beat me to it by like 30 seconds.
Curse my ancient Nexus 6 and its slowness!
You should be able to see it if you are logged in, but it won't appear in quoted content... RIP
Reading quite a few responses here and I think a good number will be disappointed I don't even understand why some would even play it.
Like if you're actually expecting for the loot system to revamp to dropping less loot and having less rng instead of just the system expanding its modifiers and possibly ways to augment your gear you're in for a bad time I'd say. I'm fairly confident about that.
If you want to play Nioh like Souls you are essentially left with playing it with self imposed challenges.
Gonna predict that there will be builds again that absolutely break the game no matter what difficulty.
Like if you're actually expecting for the loot system to revamp to dropping less loot and having less rng instead of just the system expanding its modifiers and possibly ways to augment your gear you're in for a bad time I'd say. I'm fairly confident about that.
If you want to play Nioh like Souls you are essentially left with playing it with self imposed challenges.
Gonna predict that there will be builds again that absolutely break the game no matter what difficulty.
Sad that my go-to weapons aren't available, the dual swords and kusarigama. I tried out the hatchets and they seem pretty fun. The range on them is super short and I', not sure on the throwing aspect. It doesn't do a lot of damage and doesn't have the utility the kusarigama has of pulling yourself or the enemy closer. Also, a lot of the skills revolve around being at < 30% health, which I'm not that good at the game to benefit from that.
Yeah, I was wondering why I didn't get any points when I leveled up onmyo. Had to use one of the locks, unlock a skill, and used it a couple times to get more points
Okay... so I need tips on the boss he just wrecks my shit up. What is getting me is the god damn camera most of the time but I also cannot seem to do enough damage to the bastard.
I have no idea if there is any this time around, but for what its worth I got all of it in the first game and it was all from public tests, not closed. Hopefully they'd do the same this time. In fact even if you didn't participate you eventually got the recipes for the items from the blacksmith anyways
Finished the first mission, missed 2 kodamas. What does the purple kodama do if you get him what he wants?
Back to impressions. I have been a bit of a Nioh apologist before with mission design, but gotta say the first mission wasn't very interesting. Got a bit better in the second half, but it was bland. I do like the new enemies and the new weapon. Seems like weapons and skill system got massively improved in this one. I like that skill points are assigned to different weapons this time, so you do not have to waste points. The new yokai mechanics are cool, living yokai weapons and abilities.
I like the boss a lot. But they need to do something with the missions level design and structure. If they won't improve the levels, maybe adjust a bit with the colours or scenery. It was rather dull looking and not as memorable first level from the first game. Decent gameplay, but boring surroundings and environment "puzzles". Look forward to playing the second level tomorrow but I can wait for Nioh 2 as these new changes are not different enough.
Back to impressions. I have been a bit of a Nioh apologist before with mission design, but gotta say the first mission wasn't very interesting. Got a bit better in the second half, but it was bland. I do like the new enemies and the new weapon. Seems like weapons and skill system got massively improved in this one. I like that skill points are assigned to different weapons this time, so you do not have to waste points. The new yokai mechanics are cool, living yokai weapons and abilities.
I like the boss a lot. But they need to do something with the missions level design and structure. If they won't improve the levels, maybe adjust a bit with the colours or scenery. It was rather dull looking and not as memorable first level from the first game. Decent gameplay, but boring surroundings and environment "puzzles". Look forward to playing the second level tomorrow but I can wait for Nioh 2 as these new changes are not different enough.
I finished everything in it and didn't get a message about any rewards.
If you give it a soul core it has a chance to drop its own soul core to you but apparently it's just a chance.
Got the plat trophy in Nioh and just checked my email to find a code for the Alpha.
Check your emails.
Check your emails.
Right. Shambala was very kind enough to donate me a code earlier, but it isn't working for me. I suspect it is due to region (I think it is a US code and I'm in the EU), but - fair warning - it may not work for whoever replies to this post first.
Gutted I can't play it, but someone else should.
Gutted I can't play it, but someone else should.
Thanks for answering. Was very curious. I like these new type of things to look forward to.
Sorry 😐
You in the US?
EDIT: I'll send you a PM.
No, but have a US account. No worries if you give it to someone in US
Yeah, this definitely feels like Nioh 1.5
Some cool additions here and there, but if you've played Nioh, you'll get plenty of Deja Vu.
If you wanted literally more Nioh, this is pretty much the game for you.
Some cool additions here and there, but if you've played Nioh, you'll get plenty of Deja Vu.
If you wanted literally more Nioh, this is pretty much the game for you.
If you want to cheese, go High Chance and just dodge most of the attacks. Hitting him after his tornado spin, when he slams his fist down, and after every kick (but not the chain where he punch, kicks, punch). There's a change where he just goes kick then another kick. Save your Guardian Form until the end.
Also embuing your weapon with water magic works well too.
Haven't got a key myself but I haven't played the first game, been meaning to play just never got round to it, just wanted to know for those playing are there any HUD options? It's not that much of a deal breaker or anything but I remember the first game there was no way to disable it, wondering if it's the same for the second.
I have never played the first. It sounded awesome.
I have got a beta key in my email some reason. I suppose I will give it a shot this weekend.
I have got a beta key in my email some reason. I suppose I will give it a shot this weekend.
Wow, wow, WOW! I just get done and had so much fun! Soul core system reminds me of Catlevania and its awesome! The boss was super cool too.
You can change your appearance too if you want which is a huge quality of life factor for me.
What kind of soul cores did you guys get?
I just went through the options and I'm not seeing anything to turn off the hud. In fact you can make it even busier by adding numbers at the end of your bars and stuff. I'll be sure to comment about it when surveys come out for the people that want to gifs.
You can change your appearance too if you want which is a huge quality of life factor for me.
What kind of soul cores did you guys get?
I just went through the options and I'm not seeing anything to turn off the hud. In fact you can make it even busier by adding numbers at the end of your bars and stuff. I'll be sure to comment about it when surveys come out for the people that want to gifs.
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Naw, there are quite a few tweaks under the hood. The basics are mostly the same though.
We have to request this feature in the feedback survey when they release it.
We have to. I want those glorious hudless Sunhi gifs! 😍
Yeah, everyone with a code should request a hudless feature