Just so you know. When you press escape in game that brings up your menu, just press the button in the bottom right corner that says "help". Its literally an unstuck button.
The mimic tip was clutch 👍🏻, got lucky with random ppl joining my lobby wanting to run mythic bounty’s so I was able to get a nice weapon upgrade as well 🎉
Nice list. Thanks for the third imbuement slot tip. I hadn't gotten there when I watched this video and was fearing a new "fresh hell." I have figured out about the screws on the deceivers but hadn't gotten to the grand deceiver so thanks for that tip as well (the game illuminates the center of the deceiver puzzles in the dungeons so it was a tip off). It took me way too long to realize the world bosses (those on the world maps) did not regain all their health so it didn't matter if you died. Also it took me way to long to realize I could teleport around all the maps not just the world maps ..duh (my confusion was because you can use a pul down list to teleport in the overworld even though I originally used the MAP to move around and there is no pull down in the dungeon but there is a map-like I said duh). Speaking of which, when you are doing a particularly gruesome imbuement for spectra - do the dungeon as quickly as you can manage, kill the final baddies, then BEFORE you check out teleport back to the beginning to loot spectra and chests-it is so much more pleasant than the floor being covered with lava or poison or things exploding in your face so you can't see etc; be aware chests will still explode after wards with the chaos imbuement, and enemies spawning afterwards, like gold mites, will still retain whatever the imbuement gave them but it is still much more pleasant. The Pristine Spectra farm doesn't follow this rule so just be very patient, thorough smashing everything, always do the cleansing before any events, and hang onto your torch. The farms are just tedious near the end. I needed a lot of Deep Wood Spectra (which you can't get until you reach FrostMarch, you need a bunch of it, and soloing the dungeon yields pathetic drop rates), Optic Cortex (I was tired of being killed by the jumping puzzle - the boss was no problem - tip to anyone, pick a double imbuement you can stand-I used Phoenix Eggs-add chaos as your buff in the third slot, then stand in the blue circles so you can ramp up some speed to dash across the disappearing bricks, be ready to pop a health restore in case of gloomrot), and Pyre's Talon (just the whole waiting/hoping for the Everburnt Apostle to spawn and only getting one talon per run); these farms are very grindy. If you are a completionist and plan to awaken everything, always pick up spectra in the dungeons and also smash boxes and smashable stuff because sometimes spectra lurks in these other objects. I didn't think I needed anymore Silver and Bloodtouched (until I started awakening weapons) and started just running through the lower dungeons without doing this and then of course I needed to go back and get more. As of when I am writing this (my opinion): The Repository of knowledge is the best Silver/Glimmering yadda yadda/Pristine spectra farm (linear, lots of smashable stuff), the bloodworks is best for Bloodtouched, and the Bone Orchard is best for Deepwood (because there are more smashable boxes). If you are looking for armor, it pays to farm the hunts even after you have finished with the bosses because some of them are dropping the armor your are missing-I blew through most of the Reaver woods bosses and was farming mythics before I realized I needed to go back and pick up armor from these guys. The Astral Zepher, Fallen Greedlord, and Kindled Heartwood also drop armor. Keep one of your toons set up for guns for the Bloodworks; nice to blow up those poison canisters from a distance-slam attacks also work but if you miss and wind up swinging instead you take damage; I liked Silo with the longshot for this. Shorter blades are more efficient for smashing all the things without missing (don't ask me how I am missing with an eclipse or epitath-it puzzled me too), so sword shield or double daggers for spectra farms in the Reaver Woods and Aurelian. At this time I have awakened everything, max leveled everything, have most of the echoes and epic accessories, have all the armor, and my apartment is stuffed to the gills. I never found the golden phoenix oil recipe (one of my teammates got it so I know it is possible) despite all the farming I did. I have about 700 hours in the game and have soloed all the content. It is rumored Airship plans to release another overworld area with a new toon, but even if they don't I am quite satisfied with my $25 purchase. I think it is a good game for the price.
when u fight the deceiver just look at the map if u see the chest icon then its not the boss (get close to a chest if u see an icon don't open it if u don't see an icon then open it )
Your videos influenced my decision to try this game. Something I already see that I don't want to be a "wish i knew sooner thing" How does respecing work and is there a cost?
There's a gold cost, but it's insignificant before even finishing the story. Respec affinity and talents to your heart's desire, just be sure you keep some extra gloomstones in your inventory unspent until they fix the bug where it refunds you but you can't actually put the levels back in ;]
As a new player im confused about getting affinity points.I already reached max level on niss and i have only 29 points and i heard u can get 5 more from awakening but from where can i get 7 more affinity points to have a total of 41 available?
GREAT vid please do more vids on endgame grinding. I've just finished the story and my power rating/gear is so low that doing mythic hunts is brutal, and the game doesn't really tell you what to do to to get stronger
Thanks for the idea! I'm gonna be taking a look at TFD this week to see just how predatory Nexon decided to be in their mashup of Destiny and Warframe, but I'll come back to some farming/gearing guides when I get time after that and the day job ;]
Much obliged for this; lots of really useful information here. Just grabbed the game on Playstation and now eagerly awaiting 1.0 in October. It's already been a ton of fun just in the early going; can't wait for when all the systems and build-crafting really open up. Cheers!
Glad to hear it! I just saw that it re-released on PSN finally, so I'll be taking another look at it with some friends as we get closer to 1.0 (and space marine 2 stops consuming my soul 😝)
@@baldsquidgaming Sounds like a plan. Looking forward to any other videos you might be dropping on this game; your post-25-hours review was what got me to give the game a shot and it's already been an absurdly good value for $25. In the meantime, keep purging those xenos!
I'm trying to figure out the awakening system. I awakening my weapon to 1 star. But it dosent reflect on my character screen the star is not there. On the one I have equipped. Just curious if this is a bug..
@@jasoncochran8651 Hrm. That didn’t happen when I was last ingame, but I’ve not played since the recent patch. Was going to hop back on and take a look at all the updates this Friday most likely, I can tinker a bit and get back to you if you like?
@@baldsquidgaming sure thing. I think I figured it out. The crafting of weapons has been removed. And I'm assuming there now drop rates like in disblo. Random drops. Not sure. You can awaken still. I just did a quest that unlocked it. I thought you only has to fill in one cicle on the weapon. But I think you need all 4 stars for just one rank of awakening. Gonna be a grind. Lol. Loving the game. But if you can get back that be great. Have a nice day..
@@jasoncochran8651 Aha, yeah. I made that exact same mistake the first time! Get all excited about upgrading and then it’s a bit of a womp moment when you realize it needs all the nodes for each awakening level.
Just so you know. When you press escape in game that brings up your menu, just press the button in the bottom right corner that says "help". Its literally an unstuck button.
Yep, another person had commented that awhile back; thought I'd pinned the comment :D
Just bought this game and having a blast so far! Thanks for the tips
Thanks! A couple of those felt a bit basic, but were also important enough to mention anyway, I think.
You've got a great voice and delivery... very refreshing! Excellent info on the game as well. Earned a sub!
The mimic tip was clutch 👍🏻, got lucky with random ppl joining my lobby wanting to run mythic bounty’s so I was able to get a nice weapon upgrade as well 🎉
People still play this? Lol
Weird flex to come seeking out content for something you dislike? ty for the engagement though
Nice list. Thanks for the third imbuement slot tip. I hadn't gotten there when I watched this video and was fearing a new "fresh hell." I have figured out about the screws on the deceivers but hadn't gotten to the grand deceiver so thanks for that tip as well (the game illuminates the center of the deceiver puzzles in the dungeons so it was a tip off). It took me way too long to realize the world bosses (those on the world maps) did not regain all their health so it didn't matter if you died. Also it took me way to long to realize I could teleport around all the maps not just the world maps ..duh (my confusion was because you can use a pul down list to teleport in the overworld even though I originally used the MAP to move around and there is no pull down in the dungeon but there is a map-like I said duh).
Speaking of which, when you are doing a particularly gruesome imbuement for spectra - do the dungeon as quickly as you can manage, kill the final baddies, then BEFORE you check out teleport back to the beginning to loot spectra and chests-it is so much more pleasant than the floor being covered with lava or poison or things exploding in your face so you can't see etc; be aware chests will still explode after wards with the chaos imbuement, and enemies spawning afterwards, like gold mites, will still retain whatever the imbuement gave them but it is still much more pleasant. The Pristine Spectra farm doesn't follow this rule so just be very patient, thorough smashing everything, always do the cleansing before any events, and hang onto your torch.
The farms are just tedious near the end. I needed a lot of Deep Wood Spectra (which you can't get until you reach FrostMarch, you need a bunch of it, and soloing the dungeon yields pathetic drop rates), Optic Cortex (I was tired of being killed by the jumping puzzle - the boss was no problem - tip to anyone, pick a double imbuement you can stand-I used Phoenix Eggs-add chaos as your buff in the third slot, then stand in the blue circles so you can ramp up some speed to dash across the disappearing bricks, be ready to pop a health restore in case of gloomrot), and Pyre's Talon (just the whole waiting/hoping for the Everburnt Apostle to spawn and only getting one talon per run); these farms are very grindy. If you are a completionist and plan to awaken everything, always pick up spectra in the dungeons and also smash boxes and smashable stuff because sometimes spectra lurks in these other objects. I didn't think I needed anymore Silver and Bloodtouched (until I started awakening weapons) and started just running through the lower dungeons without doing this and then of course I needed to go back and get more.
As of when I am writing this (my opinion): The Repository of knowledge is the best Silver/Glimmering yadda yadda/Pristine spectra farm (linear, lots of smashable stuff), the bloodworks is best for Bloodtouched, and the Bone Orchard is best for Deepwood (because there are more smashable boxes).
If you are looking for armor, it pays to farm the hunts even after you have finished with the bosses because some of them are dropping the armor your are missing-I blew through most of the Reaver woods bosses and was farming mythics before I realized I needed to go back and pick up armor from these guys. The Astral Zepher, Fallen Greedlord, and Kindled Heartwood also drop armor.
Keep one of your toons set up for guns for the Bloodworks; nice to blow up those poison canisters from a distance-slam attacks also work but if you miss and wind up swinging instead you take damage; I liked Silo with the longshot for this. Shorter blades are more efficient for smashing all the things without missing (don't ask me how I am missing with an eclipse or epitath-it puzzled me too), so sword shield or double daggers for spectra farms in the Reaver Woods and Aurelian.
At this time I have awakened everything, max leveled everything, have most of the echoes and epic accessories, have all the armor, and my apartment is stuffed to the gills. I never found the golden phoenix oil recipe (one of my teammates got it so I know it is possible) despite all the farming I did. I have about 700 hours in the game and have soloed all the content. It is rumored Airship plans to release another overworld area with a new toon, but even if they don't I am quite satisfied with my $25 purchase. I think it is a good game for the price.
Good info. 👍
There is an unstick me button in the help menu
Good to know! Guess that makes it 13 things :D
I finished the games weeks ago and I didn't know the third mutator was a positive effect. Thanks
Yepyep. Seems oversimple to include, but I figured that if I’m an average human and missed it, other people might too.
how/where do i spend affinity points?
You unlock it through leveling and following the main quest.
How many dungeons are there in this game?
What build would you suggest for Grendel?
I’ve not spent much time on him tbh, but the mediocre AP setup I was able to cobble together seemed decent?
How do you get that Niss skin with the long hair?
@darkwaterentertainme It’s a reward from the mythic hunt vendor
when u fight the deceiver just look at the map if u see the chest icon then its not the boss
(get close to a chest if u see an icon don't open it if u don't see an icon then open it )
Ooooh sneaky
Your videos influenced my decision to try this game. Something I already see that I don't want to be a "wish i knew sooner thing" How does respecing work and is there a cost?
There's a gold cost, but it's insignificant before even finishing the story. Respec affinity and talents to your heart's desire, just be sure you keep some extra gloomstones in your inventory unspent until they fix the bug where it refunds you but you can't actually put the levels back in ;]
As a new player im confused about getting affinity points.I already reached max level on niss and i have only 29 points and i heard u can get 5 more from awakening but from where can i get 7 more affinity points to have a total of 41 available?
GREAT vid please do more vids on endgame grinding. I've just finished the story and my power rating/gear is so low that doing mythic hunts is brutal, and the game doesn't really tell you what to do to to get stronger
Thanks for the idea! I'm gonna be taking a look at TFD this week to see just how predatory Nexon decided to be in their mashup of Destiny and Warframe, but I'll come back to some farming/gearing guides when I get time after that and the day job ;]
Much obliged for this; lots of really useful information here. Just grabbed the game on Playstation and now eagerly awaiting 1.0 in October. It's already been a ton of fun just in the early going; can't wait for when all the systems and build-crafting really open up. Cheers!
Glad to hear it! I just saw that it re-released on PSN finally, so I'll be taking another look at it with some friends as we get closer to 1.0 (and space marine 2 stops consuming my soul 😝)
@@baldsquidgaming Sounds like a plan. Looking forward to any other videos you might be dropping on this game; your post-25-hours review was what got me to give the game a shot and it's already been an absurdly good value for $25. In the meantime, keep purging those xenos!
As someone who just started mythic hunts and the grind to fully upgrade, there are some solid points here I'll be using. Thank you!
Glad to hear it!
Where do I find the stones needed to upgrade my character affinity past level 20?
@dannyr.951 Unless it's changed in the past month or so, those drop from Mythic Hunts
From who you farm the book of names?
Maras iirc
@@baldsquidgaming and the seal of eternity?
Same place :)
@@baldsquidgaming 👍
I have been farming it but no drop no even 1 peace lol
Awesome video thank you. I am a boomer gamer- I have 4 sons too that I try to game with. Sub'd
Games are for everyone :D
I'm trying to figure out the awakening system. I awakening my weapon to 1 star. But it dosent reflect on my character screen the star is not there. On the one I have equipped. Just curious if this is a bug..
@@jasoncochran8651 Hrm. That didn’t happen when I was last ingame, but I’ve not played since the recent patch. Was going to hop back on and take a look at all the updates this Friday most likely, I can tinker a bit and get back to you if you like?
@@baldsquidgaming sure thing. I think I figured it out. The crafting of weapons has been removed. And I'm assuming there now drop rates like in disblo. Random drops. Not sure. You can awaken still. I just did a quest that unlocked it. I thought you only has to fill in one cicle on the weapon. But I think you need all 4 stars for just one rank of awakening. Gonna be a grind. Lol. Loving the game. But if you can get back that be great. Have a nice day..
@@jasoncochran8651 Aha, yeah. I made that exact same mistake the first time! Get all excited about upgrading and then it’s a bit of a womp moment when you realize it needs all the nodes for each awakening level.
@@baldsquidgaming yeah. I was like damn. Lol.
You need a sub----subbed
:D
can you link the discord?
@@nuttmann discord.gg/wayfinder
@@baldsquidgaming that was fast. thanks!
@@nuttmann I check comments while applying morning caffeine; the timing worked out 😉
devs are so broke they went from live service to peer 2 peer