Eighty Deuce
Banned
Send me a friend request on Xbox live, that should remove the RC price from renting my pawn...I think.
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Dragon's Dogma |OT| For the night is dark and full of terrors
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Send me a friend request on Xbox live, that should remove the RC price from renting my pawn...I think.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
Done and done. I just sent your pawn back with the item.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Dark Arisen needs to get here already. I want to play more DD, but not til the new expansion. ;__;
Jake Tower
Banned
I killed the Dragon... the world is teh suxxor nao.
WTF?
WTF?
Eighty Deuce
Banned
You are a gentleman and a scholar, if there is any item you need I'll do my best to get it for you.
Jake Tower
Banned
The Duke turned into J. Jonah Jameson.
"The Arisen's a menace!"
"The Arisen's a menace!"
Eighty Deuce
Banned
You did kinda unleash the hell mouth onto the world.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
No problem. Was it the right one?
Eighty Deuce
Banned
I justed rested within the inn, I think the servers didn't register it. The pawn returned with a carrot lol
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
I actually had to rent your pawn twice. The first time I forgot you couldn't give equipment as a parting gift, so I sent her back empty handed.
I've also been playing a game where the top face button opens the menu, so I stabbed Asalam in the dick a few times trying to open my inventory.
Eighty Deuce
Banned
Haha I have a habit of killing Asalam to prevent him from turning into a love interest. Aside from that nothing ever made it back with my pawn, she must have eaten the thing.
Edit- looks like both parties have to rest. That or a 4 hour delay.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
I just slept at the inn, hopefully that'll fix it. The mask is definitely gone from my inventory, too, so if you never get it then it's lost to the aether.
Ooook. Bad idea. I got there with a handful of curatives just barely leveled to level 35 and there's no way. I tried for like 2 hours to beat that guy. I need to rethink, perhaps level up.
Deified Data
Banned
Maybe try again level 40-45. What difficulty are you playing on?
Just normal but I didn't bother getting the best armor or properly preparing or maxing out my levels.
My biggest problem right now is that my guy is constantly running out of stamina it's like a 60 year old guy trying to run a marathon without any training. It's like attack! attack! attack! Whoa whoa whoa! I need a break.
Didn't really have that many problems with any other bosses. The rock golem was a long fight but I won it. The dark chimera was really hard (damn that goat) but I got through that too. But I'll be hitting that damn dragon for like 20 minutes and just get the first bar down. Given that he has like 8 or so bars that's just a hugely long fight.
I think I'm gonna do some more quests load up on stamina recovering items and blast arrows and try again.
Deified Data
Banned
What class are you? I'd say Rangers probably have the easiest time taking down the Dragon. Tenfold Arrow plus a steady supply of stamina curatives is a recipe for success.
Magic Archers and Rangers have the safest time since they can just plink from far away and ignore almost everything he does (and Magic Archers have the awesome health regen passive to boot). However, my Assassin's Dire Gouge(?) hit that dragon SO HARD it didn't seem fair. Took me a while to be in a position to use it, but when I finally did it was basically instagib. I had no idea that move was so powerful since it does jack squat to normal-sized mobs. It ended up being easier for me cause the battle finished much, much sooner.
Deified Data
Banned
I didn't begin to appreciate Gouge until my post-game Ur-Dragon runs. Definitely the most powerful technique in the game, when combined with an assassin's other passives.
I'm a Ranger and yeah it's very well suited for the fight (don't see how you would really do it at this low level with a melee only class). And it did rather well. But like I said it wasn't so much that I couldn't fight the dragon it was more that I was just unprepared by the time I got to him. I had like 2 stamina curing things and like 8 basic herbs. I was able to get him down 3 bars but that took forever and I was running out of herbs by then. I probably could do it with what I have just hanging in there. But it would take an hour or so to do. Also I didn't have a very good weapon or armor either. I just didn't prepare at all.
Also I think I might need to switch out my two other pawns. I have a mage that does ice mainly and she's practically no use. And I have another warrior (my main pawn is a warrior) he doesn't help much either. I was thinking of getting a dark mage. But what of the other pawn? What should I get? Another ranger?
Deified Data
Banned
Get yourself a sorcerer that knows High Gicel. I've had one shot of that spell take off an entire health bar if it hits just right. As you can imagine, fighters and warriors aren't particularly helpful here. I'd make your other two pawns another Ranger and a support mage.
Deified Data
Banned
Started a new playthrough in anticipation of Dark Arisen. Screen dump time.
My character Nyx, soon-to-be assassin
There's only one way to get Madeline to the Encampment
My pawn, Rasputin
God I love the screenshot feature
JiuJitsuka
Neo Member
I'm trying to download the game from the marketplace but strangely it isn't available for download :<
Augemitbutter
Member
madeleine...why didn't i think of that.
lol I never thought of doing that was Madeliene that would've made things much easier in retrospect.
Jake Tower
Banned
I bought the in-game item that enables you to fully edit your character and pawn.
I'm thinking of changing my character's sex to female so I can wyrmforge some female only items for my pawn. Are you able to just change sex, keeping all other settings, such that you can change back and be the same as before?
I'm thinking of changing my character's sex to female so I can wyrmforge some female only items for my pawn. Are you able to just change sex, keeping all other settings, such that you can change back and be the same as before?
Deified Data
Banned
I think you'll have to start over from scratch, so I hope you remember what your settings were!
Jake Tower
Banned
Does it show you your current settings before changing?
Deified Data
Banned
Yeah, most of the biggest things have a numerical value attatched to them, so you can go through and write down "Hair: 10, Face: 2, Nose: 5", etc. The only exception are the things on sliders, which you should be able to sort back out by eyeballing it.
DeathGlobe
Member
Is it worth grabbing for 18$ or just waiting for the expansion?
Trying to bang out a game of Bioshock on 1999 mode before jumping into my 2nd playthrough. I imagine it'll go pretty fast right considering that the enemies don't really scale in new game plus right?
Also gonna go from my favorite strider class and try some magic for a change.
Also gonna go from my favorite strider class and try some magic for a change.
I'd wait. I think the expansion has all the stuff and it's only $40.
endlessflood
Member
I'm going to start replaying this for the first time in a long time in anticipation of Dark Arisen.
Is there a handy list somewhere of the main things you need to be aware of to avoid snookering yourself? Some of the things that come to mind:
Is there a handy list somewhere of the main things you need to be aware of to avoid snookering yourself? Some of the things that come to mind:
- All quests (including ones not yet accepted) get wiped at certain points in the game, such as (if I remember correctly) when you enter Gran Soren for the first time, when you enter the Duke's Demesne for the first time, and when you accept the quest to fight Grigori, so you need to have accepted and completed all of the various quests before progressing at those points.
- Don't bump into Symone during Escort Duty if you want to get a golden idol.
- You only get one chance to give an idol to Caxton (and Madeleine) so make sure you give a gold to one and a silver to the other.
Deified Data
Banned
Also remember that certain quests can get wiped without you ever accepting them. The quest where you return to the Witchwood springs to mind. I think you have to listen to that mob in the square in Gran Soren immediately after meeting the Duke.
I actually didn't know that about Symone.
endlessflood
Member
I just remembered another one: immediately after meeting the Duke for the first time, make sure you exit via the main doors (at the front) rather than a side door, otherwise you'll never be given the chance to do Aelinore's quest line.
KO Traveling Hobo
Member
And what a quest line it is.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
I never did the Aelinore quest line.
It's kind of funny how much you can miss if you don't look around before progressing.
It's kind of funny how much you can miss if you don't look around before progressing.
Jake Tower
Banned
So I'm in the post game.
I slept with Aelinore, saved Selene from the witch-hunt, and rescued Quina from the Dragon.
Quina and Selena live in my house now. I looked up character information which says Selene is fourteen.
Is there a Chris Hanson in Gransys?
I slept with Aelinore, saved Selene from the witch-hunt, and rescued Quina from the Dragon.
Quina and Selena live in my house now. I looked up character information which says Selene is fourteen.
Is there a Chris Hanson in Gransys?
Augemitbutter
Member
she is? i thought she looked older.
endlessflood
Member
Isn't Selene's body actually that of her previous master (an Arisen), who gave up her life and body so that Selene could have a soul? Much like what happens to your body/pawn at the end of the game? Maybe I'm misremembering that stuff though.
Deified Data
Banned
At least you didn't get Symone or Pip.
Jake Tower
Banned
Is there anything special you have to do to get Ur-Dragon to drop Ascalon? I've killed him several times and keep getting Heaven's Key and Volant White over and over.
edit: Finally received Ascalon on the tenth try.
edit: Finally received Ascalon on the tenth try.
jediyoshi
Member
Yes since when you start it up you'll effectively just be playing the original game. You access the new area by manually traveling to an existing point in the old world.
Awesome!
Borrowed the original from a friend so it's nice to know I'm not "wasting" my time by playing it
So I did it. Switch pawns out leveled up to 37 and tried again. The dragon has been slain. I probably could've done it earlier if I had properly prepared. I have to say though
Sorta surprised by the "post game" stuff. This doesn't feel like post game. This feels like I'm not done yet. A few questions:
1. Do I get more than one ferry stone? Or do I only get one so I can only go back to the surface once?
2. I just have to get twenty stones right? Do I have to fight the Ur dragon? Or can it just be any 20?
3. I've maxed out my ranger job and my pawn has maxed out their warrior. Should I bother switching jobs? I love the 10 fold shot.
1. Do I get more than one ferry stone? Or do I only get one so I can only go back to the surface once?
2. I just have to get twenty stones right? Do I have to fight the Ur dragon? Or can it just be any 20?
3. I've maxed out my ranger job and my pawn has maxed out their warrior. Should I bother switching jobs? I love the 10 fold shot.
1.
Jump into the abyss, when you cycle from the top, keep to the right to land on the stairs to the surface.
3. Try them all man, especially if you're only gonna play this game once.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Also giving
the twenty wakestones will put you past the point of no return. I think you'll enjoy that part a lot.
Deified Data
Banned
If you're only going to play once and never pick up the game again, I agree, try them all.
That said, if you intend on ever revisiting this character I'd recommend leveling up only in the classes who's stat growth matches your playstyle. Ronito seems to prefer the "rogue" classes, so I'd recommend doing most of your leveling as one of those classes (strider, ranger, magic archer, assassin). The fighter-type classes couldn't hurt, either. Warriors especially have a few augments that are useful no matter what your playstyle. I'd recommend checking the wiki and looking at the augments of the various classes and choosing the ones you want beforehand. I wouldn't recommend leveling up as a mage or sorcerer unless you really wanted some of their augments.
That's all min-max bullshit, though. If you want to try another class, definitely do so.
Jake Tower
Banned
I'm presently in the post-game, deliberately not turning in the 20 Wakestones, so I can farm item drops, dragonforge gear, and max out all Vocations.
I plan to do Dark Arisen with this character before finishing the game.
I plan to do Dark Arisen with this character before finishing the game.