ADVANCED TIP : you can throw sleep or poison darts into a fire source and it will create a large plume of gas. I threw a sleep dart into a burning enemy and it knocked out like 6 people. You're welcome
I improve my skills in gladiators arena, and i learn some things 1- Locking one enemy among several is suicide. 2 - Always kill the archers first. 3 - Dodge and attack in the flanks is your best friend. 4 - Breaking enemies defense is also your best friend. 5 - And spear is OP in this game. 6 - Smoke during combats is your third best friend.
um if your skilled with locking onto enemies it can actually be very good or at least for me it is cause I can easily dodge and enemy even one's coming from the side
Yeah but imagine if they kept the combat the same from the old AC games in an open world RPG game like this, it wouldn’t work too repetitive and boring really and Ubisoft didn’t want that. They wanted people to buy the game not ignore it.
its hard for people that have been spoiled with simplistic gameplay. It still ain't no dark souls as long as you don't go to areas that are higher levels then you and use your dodge a lot the combat is actually pretty easy but it is more fun an engaging then just standing there for one hit couters. So boring.
Dude you missed one major tip, if you charge up your heavy attack it will stun even guards large shields, so you can disrupt their defense for the opportunity to Attack. Try it out it's extremely useful. I rarely dodged ever in the game using this technique.
but you need the charged heavy attack to fight the big guys otherwise they block everything even a regular heavy attack i don't know how anyone could fight them without knowing that. Charged attack is a nessessity for some guys.
Another good tip i realized is that the attacks that shine red break your shield when you block, but you can also PARRY them. This makes fighting the big shield guys and the centurions with big shield and sword much easier to fight.
when fighting against big group of enemies it feels impossible to beat them. Locking only locks on 1 enemy so locking while fighting big groups is horrible. dodging won't work either
For anyone learning combat : go to settings- gameplay - and set the Shield to "toggle" so that you don't need to hold down the shield button all the time . Then use your ability points to get the heavy charged attack and the light charged combo attack ( both require you to hold down on the necessary buttons to activate )Those along with learning to parry will be the gamechanger .
so no more cool kill animations and big crowds of enemies? previous AC games, yea combat was simple, but made it look more cinematic with the animations and being able to chain kill. This looks like you're just a warrior rather than an assassin? that's my nitpick of what I've read is a good game overall.
Vinstinctify1 also, the game is well..way more open world than any other title. All other games were in a city or something with a dense population. Here, you can literally be in the desert and in a city the next minute. As well, the world is fucking massive. I think it fits more to have small groups of enemies rather than 20 like we are use to considering the region
Vinstinctify1 So you prefer to smash one button all day long? Honestly, the old system was extremely boring. Besides, an Assassin was not meant to take down 30 enemies in full amour at once, it is just stupid.
Well if theyre not suppose take down 30 enemies, then they shoulda made the stealth in the game that much better. From what i've seen it looks like the combat has changed into any other swordplay RPG where u have all the displays and effects popping up, making it look a bit more arcade-like for me. I can understand making it more of a challenge, but like I said, I prefer the almost cinematic and finesse-looking killing the earlier games had.
Anybody else miss the old combat system? Sure this one is a bit more challenging but it doesn’t look or feel as cool and they took out some of the best elements of it like the counters, chain attacks, finisher moves, and those special kill graphics when 2 guys come at you at once and you counter at the right time and then you just fuck both of them up. Idk maybe it’s just me but I wish they didn’t just completely get rid of some of those elements just because they wanted to rebrand the whole game. I’m glad they went the more RPG route but where is the combat I’ve grown to love!
Yeah wtf. Everything about this game looks good but I see the quick super cheesy combat and it takes me out of it. I may be in the minority here but I thought the unity combat system was a pretty good balance between being able to counter but not just relying on that to wreck. You also couldn’t win all the combat like in previous games. Also, not being able to hide in crowds disappoints me totall.
Colin McLaughlin I totally understand this isn't ac anymore combat was my favorite part and they just dropped it completely and it was dumb and unnecessary should have improved off the combat from unity was way harder and the combat just needed smoother animations and could just make the guys harder to hit by making them more skilled in combat didn't have to drop it altogether and honestly think it runied the game completely sad to bc this could of been my dream ac huge open world animals u can fight side missions big story and a bunch of weapons man if they kept the combat couldn't even explain how fun it would be going through all the weapons seeing the awesome kill counters and everything o and add the hidden blade combat to just sad how they took out what made ac ac it's a shame just so people can say it's harder and I think unity fighting harder if ur the same level as the guy ur fighting this game easy as hell just move and swing
With games like this it’s useful to revisit bandit camps you’ve already been too as the bandits respawn so you can play around with the environment and your abilities to learn what’s more useful in future camp raids. I’ve learned to poison enemy corpses and lay them around or throw them at other enemies to kill them slowly.
He's prolly in nigthmare mode I guess? If so, the difference there could be that you'd only die once or twice in normal maybe, if you're timing is that perfect.
One tip from me: If you fight against Phylakes use spear. Spear is quite effective compare to others weapon, even if your spear is not fully upgraded enough. But, believe me.
It used to feel like the enemies in the assassin's Creed game had down syndrome. No more! Ubisoft has now made ME the one with down syndrome! Also I really can't do the combat in this fkn game but I really want to like it
One thing I liked about the enemies older AC games (AC II and Brotherhood in particular) was the decent variety of enemy classes. I liked how each of them had a unique strategy to beat them. So far it feels like there's just three or four classes of enemies, that is, the regular light infantry with a melee weapon and a bow, the shield infantry, heavy infantry with or without shield and cavalry and feel like I can simply spam a combination of heavy and light attacks with dodges and pirouettes to beat these guys. There are indeed some positive improvements over all but I still feel that a lot more work needs to be done.
@@rayyanali4471 in the first 4/5 assassin's creed games only had the sniper, the light assasin who dodges attacks, the heavy who needs dodging and the default enemy who is easy to kill
Using sleep darts are most useful against lower level enemies you can use sleep dart on enemies that aren’t two levels ahead of you. You can break their shield guard then use it or knock them down and then use it then assassinate them with the hidden blade. Perfect for fighting groups you can use chain assassination while doing so and you won’t take damage when enemies attack you during the process. But if an enemy is at least two levels ahead of you then sleep dart won’t really give you the option to assassinate them they’ll just stand there and it doesn’t last as long but they’ll still be temporarily stunned giving you the perfect chance to use the bow and headshot them (use predator bow because they’re like the strongest bows in the game). You can use assassinations for instant kills on most enemies by getting out of conflict by running away and hiding behind objects like poles, trees, and walls. After you glow up or whatever, it won’t work if you just stand there waiting for the enemy to go to you. You have to maneuver behind them when they get to you then use hidden blade and of course use chain assassination. Say you’re hiding behind a pole and the enemy is going to you on one side you have to move to the other side then get behind them and assassinate (without them seeing you of course). Or if you’re hiding behind a wall that you can climb up on and get to other side of it when they get to you you can assassinate them that way too.
Thanks man that was some useful info. I have played almost all the AC games on PC and I quite like this new fighting system. Its a little harder and I have died many times fighting heavy's and groups of enemies. I never died with the old fighting system. This along with the leveling system has made this game a blast to play for me. Love it !!!
I understand that you've got more chance of missing when not locking on but i find it easier taking out groups of enemies not locking on. I feel more in control and don't get messed up by the camera angels.
If you're struggling with phylakes, one strategy I've seen suggested is smoke bombs. I found that "cavalry charges" is also not super difficult. Get a heavy weapon, and just do charge attacks as you sweep by on your horse/ camel. Just grab a new one if he knocks you down
Here are some tips that i have: 1.Use parrying only when you can't evade a hit.Parrying needs good timing that's not too hard,but the eaziest thing ether. 2.When you have some distance between you and the enemy charge a heavy attack,and unleash it when you see him uproaching.That will get him to the ground and you can land meny hits on him while he's down.
The combat is shit. You can literally kill everyone by staying on horseback. Shit is broken. Ubisoft is melting their games together. For honor meets tom clancy
and the question marks in far cry 4 which inspired origins with question marks. mini map is just replaced with a compass it's the same as a mini map just another form of knowing where things are instead looking directly at your map yet ubisoft says they want to encourage the player to explore more so replace the mini map, go far cry primal with a pet eagle still have that annoying tagging system the lazy features they always have is hand holding in kindergarten it's ridiculous ubisoft has too fucking much hand holding & in game guides in far cry & ac.
I love the combat too.. at times its a vicious affair going on onscreen.. other times im getting my ass kicked... combat has a bit of a learning curve especially coming from other games with a very different interface... love it.. but its pretty tough (in a great way)
Idk who just started playing this like me, but that damage stack ability you unlock late in the archer part for the light bow is clutch for tearing up war elephants. Or outside of war elephant you can really tear up some soldiers/bandits with a light bow with a element attached to it with the damage stack ability. Also used tear up too many time but you get my point 🤣 easy way to cheese enemies and I'm on nightmare mode.
The combat plays okay but looks shit. The 'animations' when you are finishing an enemy are cheap af. Also it is ridiculous that when you use the overpower attack with the spear and you stab it through the whole enemy but he just takes just A LITTLE BIT of damage and survives and just restarts fighting you.
I personally think the combat is great, especially after you unlock "attack and push" talent. wow how underrated that talent is, different attack animation for each kind of weapon. It makes the combat SOO much more impactful. I honestly used to hate the combat, until i experimented w the mechanics
11:42 correction the bigger shield enemies can be shield broken with a charged power attack. might be the reason you're getting your butt kicked its not understanding the basic concept of holding a button vs tapping a button
Unless it’s against a single enemy with a lot of health, staying in target against a heavy hitter is essential because if your camera drifts off the enemy will begin to charge up their attack off screen and you won’t know to dodge
If you're really struggling in combat you can just get to the "start combat with full adrenaline" perk and use a big-assed axe. The RB-RT attack is insta-kill on anything short of a boss and big damage on boss. Most axes also regen adrenaline quickly to be ready for the next one. There are a bunch of perks that power up this method, too. It is, perhaps, less interesting than other methods but it's hugely effective. Or not: you do you, internet.
I'm glad they switched up the combat and made it more difficult. It actually makes assassinating people even more important. Fighting a large group is difficult but three things really helped me. 1. Don't get into a fight against those ranked more than two levels above you. Not if you're fighting a group anyways. 2. When fighting a group I prefer using a heavy blade, you can hit more people at once and it still has good speed to go with the increased power. 3. DO NOT LOCK ON. When you lock on to a target you limit your vision. You can't see who's coming from the side or behind you. I prefer to dodge and strike.
For the Phylakes I found that attracting their attention when you’re at an enemy camp with the giant crossbow works really well, killed two of them when they were both like level 40 and I was only level 20
cursed weapons teaches you how to be great at combat. I used the sarissa spear all throughout the game and combat had never been easier. I play at nightmare difficutly which makes combat sequences really lengthy but doable.
Drop a dead body in the water and the blood will attract crocs, pretty sure there's a trophy for feeding the crocs but it's also useful for luring crocs to fight soldiers for you, at least weakening a few of them so they are easier to kill in open combat, and as a bonus you collect croc skins after the fight. One thing I often do is anger a few hippos then they chase me towards a bandit camp, I run straight passed the bandits, maybe take one or two out as I go, but the angry hippos attack the rest of the bandits and I can lose their awareness of me while they all fight. Break a floating jar in the water and you create an oil slick which you can then set on fire, you can shoot a flaming arrow at a floating jar and burn boats with soldiers nearby, sometimes sinking them or likewise for killing or weakening crocs or hippos rather than fighting them at their full strength.. If you swim in the oil or smash one on land with your sword it covers you, and you leave a trail of oil on the ground behind you wherever you walk, if a fire starts and ignites the trail you have to outrun the fire chasing you or you burn. You can use oil jars in a defensive strategy, there's a side mission (7 Farmers) that loosely tries to teach you how, but starting fires makes soldiers or predators go around to a different entry point where you can set up an ambush, otherwise they flank you.
This really is.... I watched before I Played and am watching now as a level 40 beast. Thank goodness I didn't listen to most of these suggestions (like did the opposite....don't take any of this as anything but a subjective viewpoint )
Pro tip for killing phylakes at a higher level then you. Start with bringing an ally. You can get a perk that allows you to tame animals. While they are not super amazingly helpful they will take a few hits and also take the agro off of you even if only for a moment. Next up is to use stealth attacks. They do a lot of damage. Finally use smoke bombs to temporarily lose eye line and go for a secondary stab or simply a charged heavy. Next tip, Use fire... Lots of fire... As you can light up a lot of arrows with the light bows and also use fire bombs. All of these perks are easily doable even at low levels. About 15-20 levels should do In short... Tame a lion, stealth attack, smoke bombs for secondary stealth attack, fire arrows with light bow, use lots of heavy/charged heavy to knock them down. This should be enough to kill almost any person at a higher level then you.
U can actually kill phylakes easily with stealth attack like the hidden blade over and over. First, make sure the phylakes cant see you and use the hidden blade one it. Then, make it lose sight of you. And just do it ovar and over.
Just completed the main story last night, levelled up to 40. Only have two Phylakes left, both under level 40. The two level 40 Phylakes are often in the rocky desert areas. I figured out how to defeat them with minimal damage inflicted onto me - On horseback, I weild my Smoke And Mirrors predator Bow which is on fire (if you don't have one you can just drop a torch and light your regular predator bow on fire using the torch's flame). From a distance behind some sort of cover (large boulder, a ditch) to break line of sight, sink a flaming arrow into the Phylakes face while the Phylake is facing the opposite way. Then quickly run back behind cover. The Phylake will then search where he believes the arrow has come from - while he is doing this, still on horseback, gallop around the other side to find another place of cover and do the same thing as before. The headshots will inflict ~400-500 health, while the flames from the arrow will deplete ~53HP consistently until the Phylake manages to pat the flames out (on hard mode). With a maxed out bow capacity of 9 arrows this is enough to get about 2/3rds of his health off. Then you can charge at the Phylake sinking in arrows from your light bow whilst building up adrenaline and then finish him off with your overpower move. Takes a bit of time but it's better than trying to tank a Phylake and getting absolutely pummelled and dying several times in the process.
Good video. Most people on UA-cam are bad lol, you're not that bad though. Remember push attack (light attack, light attack hold), great follow up when you catch em with dash strike (dash, light or heavy). Charged heavy is great for knocking guys off horses, or getting someone on the floor before popping adrenaline and guaranteeing all light attack hits (melts high HP guys). Everyone needs to parry more, you can charge heavy while dodging, then parry when it's fully charged, drop the heavy to floor them, then finish em on the ground. Combat system is great
You’re first tip was the crucial skill I’d forgotten.... lock on. I was struggling to dodge attacks, this primary fighting tool made battles so much easier. Thanks for the upload Fiz. Reeeespekkk!!!
Combat in this game is not hard. You just have to pay attention to those ones shield because you have to counter them at the right time if not they will do damage. I was a level 21 fighting a level 4 and he was whooping my ass. The same goes for those Brutes
Well,you have helped me quite a lot.I was getting my butt kicked regularly.I have figured out a lot about this game but still dont understand things like heavy attack and what buttons you push for that,and how to block with my sheild.
When I started origins I died so many times ,then I rage quit , played dark souls ,sekiro and Star Wars for a month Came back to this game and wiped out an entire base within 5 min without knowing controls how to dodge or block 😀
major tip for aco on pc use a controller, K&M you need finger gymanstics to pull off moves otherwise. I had a red enemy that could one hit charge kill me so I stealth killed the camp but the guy was too high so I used flesh toxin. oil pots and smoke and mirrors and let the DOT kill him.
Quick question, I notice once in a while I'll do a "finishing kill" on an enemy when I don't press the R1+R2 buttons. It's almost like the combat kills you could chain together in the previous games. Is there a way to do this on every enemy? Is it random? Is there a technique to it? Any info would be appreciated!!!
Great video. One of the things I'm looking for, is help trying to fight a number of enemies at once. You focus on one, only to have some guy come in from the side and mess you up. I'll try taking your bow advice to heart though...just backing away from all of them and flinging arrows at their faces. Yeah, combat is much more demanding in this game; trying to figure out if I like it or not lol
haha, I didn't play this game for few years and just got back at it ... But I'm level 28 and I didn't even remember you had to lockdown to your enemies. Thank you mister! I'm gonna go back to school! lol
I stopped playing the assassins creed series after Black Flag, and when Origins came out I bought it for old times sake. Started playing at first and I hated it and let it sit for a month or so, then I was talking about it to my friend and I hopped on again and now I'm completely addicted 😂. I do miss the old combat but this is way more challenging and I love it. Maxed out every upgrade for Bayek at level ten and it's just too much fun. I love the open world it is now, ubisoft made a bold change but I think I love it.
Who else is playing AC Origins again after completing AC Mirage There's a big difference, I catch myself trying to teleport and do multiple chain assassinations 😄😂 Great tip video btw😎
Anyone else plays on nightmare, enemy scaling on and a cursed weapon ?... feel like this forces me to play stealthily which I find more fun than just cutting down enemies left and right.
Pro tip for killing phylakes just fight them on horse back its too easy just keep ur shield on and if u fell from ur horse by chance use smoke and call ur horse back
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ADVANCED TIP : you can throw sleep or poison darts into a fire source and it will create a large plume of gas. I threw a sleep dart into a burning enemy and it knocked out like 6 people. You're welcome
Does actual fire on the ground work as well?
therejectedoxycleanguy 0 yep, absolutely
Wulfgang ok thanks
Thanks
Naruhodo
"If you're shit, I am only half shit, then I am gonna use the half of me that's not shit to give you tips..." - Fizhy 2017
Semi-Shit
😂
HUH?
I improve my skills in gladiators arena, and i learn some things
1- Locking one enemy among several is suicide.
2 - Always kill the archers first.
3 - Dodge and attack in the flanks is your best friend.
4 - Breaking enemies defense is also your best friend.
5 - And spear is OP in this game.
6 - Smoke during combats is your third best friend.
What does OP mean?
@@carlbismark2478 Overpowered
um if your skilled with locking onto enemies it can actually be very good or at least for me it is cause I can easily dodge and enemy even one's coming from the side
The combat is harrrrrrd
I miss the good 'ol day's when assassin's Creed was lazy and every enemy had down Syndrome
Scott The Philosopher yea because mashing one button is so much better
Yeah but imagine if they kept the combat the same from the old AC games in an open world RPG game like this, it wouldn’t work too repetitive and boring really and Ubisoft didn’t want that. They wanted people to buy the game not ignore it.
Lol
its hard for people that have been spoiled with simplistic gameplay. It still ain't no dark souls as long as you don't go to areas that are higher levels then you and use your dodge a lot the combat is actually pretty easy but it is more fun an engaging then just standing there for one hit couters. So boring.
they still have down syndrome, but at least it doesnt light up above their heads haha
I'm just missing counter attack on this game.
You can counter attack, you're just shit at combat.
DO YOU EVEN PARY!!!!! IF YOUR ON CONSOLE PRESS THE RED BUTTON WHEN IN SHIELD MODE
Maddox Bundy did u call circle on ps4 red button
Why are people so shitty at combat??
It’s just like dark souls
@@jasono1716 is the 7l
Dude you missed one major tip, if you charge up your heavy attack it will stun even guards large shields, so you can disrupt their defense for the opportunity to Attack. Try it out it's extremely useful. I rarely dodged ever in the game using this technique.
ya, I love that. and you can parry the big dudes with maces also to get an opening
but you need the charged heavy attack to fight the big guys otherwise they block everything even a regular heavy attack i don't know how anyone could fight them without knowing that. Charged attack is a nessessity for some guys.
Another good tip i realized is that the attacks that shine red break your shield when you block, but you can also PARRY them. This makes fighting the big shield guys and the centurions with big shield and sword much easier to fight.
Actually the comment section is more usufeul than the video. Cheers mate.
@@coolkid2316 thanks, high risk high reward because I thought you needed to dodge those red attacks only.
when fighting against big group of enemies it feels impossible to beat them. Locking only locks on 1 enemy so locking while fighting big groups is horrible. dodging won't work either
EatYOuRNuGGeT use a spear and button mash
Random Man or parry and block
Brendan Watt always parry shields are for pussies
Random Man still usefull tho
What is this pussyfest?
For anyone learning combat : go to settings- gameplay - and set the Shield to "toggle" so that you don't need to hold down the shield button all the time . Then use your ability points to get the heavy charged attack and the light charged combo attack ( both require you to hold down on the necessary buttons to activate )Those along with learning to parry will be the gamechanger .
I read that before. But there is no option like that in settings on ps4.
so no more cool kill animations and big crowds of enemies? previous AC games, yea combat was simple, but made it look more cinematic with the animations and being able to chain kill. This looks like you're just a warrior rather than an assassin? that's my nitpick of what I've read is a good game overall.
Vinstinctify1 I think it kind of fits the game though. This is where the assassin order was born so they haven’t developed any techniques yet.
Vinstinctify1 also, the game is well..way more open world than any other title. All other games were in a city or something with a dense population. Here, you can literally be in the desert and in a city the next minute. As well, the world is fucking massive. I think it fits more to have small groups of enemies rather than 20 like we are use to considering the region
Vinstinctify1
So you prefer to smash one button all day long? Honestly, the old system was extremely boring. Besides, an Assassin was not meant to take down 30 enemies in full amour at once, it is just stupid.
Well if theyre not suppose take down 30 enemies, then they shoulda made the stealth in the game that much better. From what i've seen it looks like the combat has changed into any other swordplay RPG where u have all the displays and effects popping up, making it look a bit more arcade-like for me. I can understand making it more of a challenge, but like I said, I prefer the almost cinematic and finesse-looking killing the earlier games had.
i agree
Anybody else miss the old combat system? Sure this one is a bit more challenging but it doesn’t look or feel as cool and they took out some of the best elements of it like the counters, chain attacks, finisher moves, and those special kill graphics when 2 guys come at you at once and you counter at the right time and then you just fuck both of them up. Idk maybe it’s just me but I wish they didn’t just completely get rid of some of those elements just because they wanted to rebrand the whole game. I’m glad they went the more RPG route but where is the combat I’ve grown to love!
Colin McLaughlin there's no fucking counters?!!? Fucking fuck man, well thanks for saving me 60 bucks
Yeah wtf. Everything about this game looks good but I see the quick super cheesy combat and it takes me out of it. I may be in the minority here but I thought the unity combat system was a pretty good balance between being able to counter but not just relying on that to wreck. You also couldn’t win all the combat like in previous games.
Also, not being able to hide in crowds disappoints me totall.
Colin McLaughlin I totally understand this isn't ac anymore combat was my favorite part and they just dropped it completely and it was dumb and unnecessary should have improved off the combat from unity was way harder and the combat just needed smoother animations and could just make the guys harder to hit by making them more skilled in combat didn't have to drop it altogether and honestly think it runied the game completely sad to bc this could of been my dream ac huge open world animals u can fight side missions big story and a bunch of weapons man if they kept the combat couldn't even explain how fun it would be going through all the weapons seeing the awesome kill counters and everything o and add the hidden blade combat to just sad how they took out what made ac ac it's a shame just so people can say it's harder and I think unity fighting harder if ur the same level as the guy ur fighting this game easy as hell just move and swing
Garret Garland agree
cody 101 let’s not forget the not being able to hide in crowds. Who’s genius idea was that?
The advice about melee combat starts at 8:17
Mvp
With games like this it’s useful to revisit bandit camps you’ve already been too as the bandits respawn so you can play around with the environment and your abilities to learn what’s more useful in future camp raids. I’ve learned to poison enemy corpses and lay them around or throw them at other enemies to kill them slowly.
Makes a video about getting better at combat
Dies 8-10 times in his live streams
Diet Toast he's half shit, so he used his half good to give us some tips. Lol
Also, a lot of his advice was, "Run away."
He's prolly in nigthmare mode I guess? If so, the difference there could be that you'd only die once or twice in normal maybe, if you're timing is that perfect.
One tip from me: If you fight against Phylakes use spear. Spear is quite effective compare to others weapon, even if your spear is not fully upgraded enough. But, believe me.
It used to feel like the enemies in the assassin's Creed game had down syndrome. No more! Ubisoft has now made ME the one with down syndrome!
Also I really can't do the combat in this fkn game but I really want to like it
Chipper McManus the beginning tutorial of the is better; this video was a waste of time for me, and he'll probably teach you how to play worse.
One thing I liked about the enemies older AC games (AC II and Brotherhood in particular) was the decent variety of enemy classes. I liked how each of them had a unique strategy to beat them. So far it feels like there's just three or four classes of enemies, that is, the regular light infantry with a melee weapon and a bow, the shield infantry, heavy infantry with or without shield and cavalry and feel like I can simply spam a combination of heavy and light attacks with dodges and pirouettes to beat these guys. There are indeed some positive improvements over all but I still feel that a lot more work needs to be done.
I prefer pc controls
@@rayyanali4471 in the first 4/5 assassin's creed games only had the sniper, the light assasin who dodges attacks, the heavy who needs dodging and the default enemy who is easy to kill
learn to perry.
Why am I watching this before getting the game?
lol :D
So your better when you start
@5:39 - Anyone see that Ibex dodge that arrow by lifting up it's chin!?
Hes definitely watched some combat tutorials
I, too, would like to pass along some of my combat prowess in this game to my fellow gamers.
When I have some I'll let you guys know.
Also, mounted combat is way easier
Agreed until the enemies shoot you off your mount
Using sleep darts are most useful against lower level enemies you can use sleep dart on enemies that aren’t two levels ahead of you. You can break their shield guard then use it or knock them down and then use it then assassinate them with the hidden blade. Perfect for fighting groups you can use chain assassination while doing so and you won’t take damage when enemies attack you during the process. But if an enemy is at least two levels ahead of you then sleep dart won’t really give you the option to assassinate them they’ll just stand there and it doesn’t last as long but they’ll still be temporarily stunned giving you the perfect chance to use the bow and headshot them (use predator bow because they’re like the strongest bows in the game). You can use assassinations for instant kills on most enemies by getting out of conflict by running away and hiding behind objects like poles, trees, and walls. After you glow up or whatever, it won’t work if you just stand there waiting for the enemy to go to you. You have to maneuver behind them when they get to you then use hidden blade and of course use chain assassination. Say you’re hiding behind a pole and the enemy is going to you on one side you have to move to the other side then get behind them and assassinate (without them seeing you of course). Or if you’re hiding behind a wall that you can climb up on and get to other side of it when they get to you you can assassinate them that way too.
Thanks man that was some useful info. I have played almost all the AC games on PC and I quite like this new fighting system. Its a little harder and I have died many times fighting heavy's and groups of enemies. I never died with the old fighting system. This along with the leveling system has made this game a blast to play for me. Love it !!!
I understand that you've got more chance of missing when not locking on but i find it easier taking out groups of enemies not locking on. I feel more in control and don't get messed up by the camera angels.
In the future,is it possible that you are demonstrating what you are talking in the game...Just asking as a visual learner.
Best tip I can give: Do missions for Reda as soon as possible. I was able to have all legendary gear before level 20 that way
I wish the assassinations were more satisfying like ac 1 they felt strategic and very satisfying. But origins overall is really fun
I have grown to love combat in this game. It’s a ton of fun!
If you're struggling with phylakes, one strategy I've seen suggested is smoke bombs. I found that "cavalry charges" is also not super difficult. Get a heavy weapon, and just do charge attacks as you sweep by on your horse/ camel. Just grab a new one if he knocks you down
Shield breaking? Blocking? Dodging? Where's the actual combat tips?
these things don't work :D so tips are useless
Here are some tips that i have:
1.Use parrying only when you can't evade a hit.Parrying needs good timing that's not too hard,but the eaziest thing ether.
2.When you have some distance between you and the enemy charge a heavy attack,and unleash it when you see him uproaching.That will get him to the ground and you can land meny hits on him while he's down.
No problems for me I love the combat I'm here because I love ACO!
The combat is shit. You can literally kill everyone by staying on horseback. Shit is broken. Ubisoft is melting their games together. For honor meets tom clancy
and the question marks in far cry 4 which inspired origins with question marks. mini map is just replaced with a compass it's the same as a mini map just another form of knowing where things are instead looking directly at your map yet ubisoft says they want to encourage the player to explore more so replace the mini map, go far cry primal with a pet eagle still have that annoying tagging system the lazy features they always have is hand holding in kindergarten it's ridiculous ubisoft has too fucking much hand holding & in game guides in far cry & ac.
ua-cam.com/video/tNNeg6ayeJc/v-deo.html watch this video. This is the best combo video on youtube. Period.
I love the combat too.. at times its a vicious affair going on onscreen.. other times im getting my ass kicked... combat has a bit of a learning curve especially coming from other games with a very different interface...
love it.. but its pretty tough (in a great way)
Blood of Kings6 I feel like your whining about it because you're bad at it...
Idk who just started playing this like me, but that damage stack ability you unlock late in the archer part for the light bow is clutch for tearing up war elephants. Or outside of war elephant you can really tear up some soldiers/bandits with a light bow with a element attached to it with the damage stack ability. Also used tear up too many time but you get my point 🤣 easy way to cheese enemies and I'm on nightmare mode.
The combat plays okay but looks shit. The 'animations' when you are finishing an enemy are cheap af. Also it is ridiculous that when you use the overpower attack with the spear and you stab it through the whole enemy but he just takes just A LITTLE BIT of damage and survives and just restarts fighting you.
TheShadow 0071 combat trash
I personally think the combat is great, especially after you unlock "attack and push" talent. wow how underrated that talent is, different attack animation for each kind of weapon. It makes the combat SOO much more impactful. I honestly used to hate the combat, until i experimented w the mechanics
TheShadow 0071 its a game. Who cares
Jebeliddat Yeah... No one seems to actually sympathize combat as combat nowdays.
A ZC chill
11:42 correction the bigger shield enemies can be shield broken with a charged power attack. might be the reason you're getting your butt kicked its not understanding the basic concept of holding a button vs tapping a button
I really like using sleeping darts and smoke bombs. It makes you more like an assassin ninja. ;)
How is anyone struggling with the combat? It's block, dodge and slash...pretty simple
I agree mate.
Noooooooo! Don't go in like a maniac... I use sleepdarts...
My advice - NEVER EVER lock on an enemy!!
Why's that?
@@timothyfreeman97 cause it's too confusing and you won't see the other enemies while locking on.
hi connor, it is me, bayek
Unless it’s against a single enemy with a lot of health, staying in target against a heavy hitter is essential because if your camera drifts off the enemy will begin to charge up their attack off screen and you won’t know to dodge
I'm in love with the Hunter bows. I love being able to take my time to charge up my shots.
using tools in combat really does make fighting enemies a a whole lot better, especially the firebomb and sleep darts.
If you're really struggling in combat you can just get to the "start combat with full adrenaline" perk and use a big-assed axe. The RB-RT attack is insta-kill on anything short of a boss and big damage on boss. Most axes also regen adrenaline quickly to be ready for the next one. There are a bunch of perks that power up this method, too. It is, perhaps, less interesting than other methods but it's hugely effective.
Or not: you do you, internet.
Do the gift from the gods side quest! It’s well worth the reward
I'm glad they switched up the combat and made it more difficult. It actually makes assassinating people even more important. Fighting a large group is difficult but three things really helped me. 1. Don't get into a fight against those ranked more than two levels above you. Not if you're fighting a group anyways. 2. When fighting a group I prefer using a heavy blade, you can hit more people at once and it still has good speed to go with the increased power. 3. DO NOT LOCK ON. When you lock on to a target you limit your vision. You can't see who's coming from the side or behind you. I prefer to dodge and strike.
For the Phylakes I found that attracting their attention when you’re at an enemy camp with the giant crossbow works really well, killed two of them when they were both like level 40 and I was only level 20
cursed weapons teaches you how to be great at combat. I used the sarissa spear all throughout the game and combat had never been easier. I play at nightmare difficutly which makes combat sequences really lengthy but doable.
it's only lengthy cause you use the spear I recommend when fighting just one person to go for a sword or anything faster then a spear
I think the Combat system is Super in Origins.Takes a little time getting used to ..But its Great .!
Don't use lock, don't use block, use X to evade and spam those RB/RT buttons!
The most important thing to know about the combat is that you can parry every single human melee attack
Drop a dead body in the water and the blood will attract crocs, pretty sure there's a trophy for feeding the crocs but it's also useful for luring crocs to fight soldiers for you, at least weakening a few of them so they are easier to kill in open combat, and as a bonus you collect croc skins after the fight. One thing I often do is anger a few hippos then they chase me towards a bandit camp, I run straight passed the bandits, maybe take one or two out as I go, but the angry hippos attack the rest of the bandits and I can lose their awareness of me while they all fight.
Break a floating jar in the water and you create an oil slick which you can then set on fire, you can shoot a flaming arrow at a floating jar and burn boats with soldiers nearby, sometimes sinking them or likewise for killing or weakening crocs or hippos rather than fighting them at their full strength.. If you swim in the oil or smash one on land with your sword it covers you, and you leave a trail of oil on the ground behind you wherever you walk, if a fire starts and ignites the trail you have to outrun the fire chasing you or you burn. You can use oil jars in a defensive strategy, there's a side mission (7 Farmers) that loosely tries to teach you how, but starting fires makes soldiers or predators go around to a different entry point where you can set up an ambush, otherwise they flank you.
1. get good at headshots early and on heavy enemies 2. use senu before entering forts 3. use stealth often
This really is....
I watched before I Played and am watching now as a level 40 beast.
Thank goodness I didn't listen to most of these suggestions (like did the opposite....don't take any of this as anything but a subjective viewpoint )
Any suggestions ?
Best trick is to oulevel enemies by 31...
This game's combat is more awkward than walking into Walmart naked
I’m having a difficult time fighting enemies with shields. Never can actually land a attack that hurts them..it just hits their shield.
Pro tip for killing phylakes at a higher level then you. Start with bringing an ally. You can get a perk that allows you to tame animals. While they are not super amazingly helpful they will take a few hits and also take the agro off of you even if only for a moment. Next up is to use stealth attacks. They do a lot of damage. Finally use smoke bombs to temporarily lose eye line and go for a secondary stab or simply a charged heavy. Next tip, Use fire... Lots of fire... As you can light up a lot of arrows with the light bows and also use fire bombs. All of these perks are easily doable even at low levels. About 15-20 levels should do
In short... Tame a lion, stealth attack, smoke bombs for secondary stealth attack, fire arrows with light bow, use lots of heavy/charged heavy to knock them down. This should be enough to kill almost any person at a higher level then you.
Thanks bro...
U can actually kill phylakes easily with stealth attack like the hidden blade over and over.
First, make sure the phylakes cant see you and use the hidden blade one it.
Then, make it lose sight of you.
And just do it ovar and over.
Noob tactic... Shoot with bow then use overpower, it isn't hard just have full arrows and possibly a good weapon to hit them a few times.
Maddox Bundy its effective tho
@@darkxxdude6727 but it is noobish
Maddox Bundy i agree, but at least it works but your tactic is better.
All i am saying is that they both work but yours is better.
So we good?
Just completed the main story last night, levelled up to 40. Only have two Phylakes left, both under level 40.
The two level 40 Phylakes are often in the rocky desert areas. I figured out how to defeat them with minimal damage inflicted onto me -
On horseback, I weild my Smoke And Mirrors predator Bow which is on fire (if you don't have one you can just drop a torch and light your regular predator bow on fire using the torch's flame). From a distance behind some sort of cover (large boulder, a ditch) to break line of sight, sink a flaming arrow into the Phylakes face while the Phylake is facing the opposite way. Then quickly run back behind cover. The Phylake will then search where he believes the arrow has come from - while he is doing this, still on horseback, gallop around the other side to find another place of cover and do the same thing as before.
The headshots will inflict ~400-500 health, while the flames from the arrow will deplete ~53HP consistently until the Phylake manages to pat the flames out (on hard mode). With a maxed out bow capacity of 9 arrows this is enough to get about 2/3rds of his health off. Then you can charge at the Phylake sinking in arrows from your light bow whilst building up adrenaline and then finish him off with your overpower move.
Takes a bit of time but it's better than trying to tank a Phylake and getting absolutely pummelled and dying several times in the process.
Title: how to be BETTER at Combat.
Advice given for Phylakes... Run away!!!
Hmmm, ok, thanks?
Good video. Most people on UA-cam are bad lol, you're not that bad though. Remember push attack (light attack, light attack hold), great follow up when you catch em with dash strike (dash, light or heavy). Charged heavy is great for knocking guys off horses, or getting someone on the floor before popping adrenaline and guaranteeing all light attack hits (melts high HP guys). Everyone needs to parry more, you can charge heavy while dodging, then parry when it's fully charged, drop the heavy to floor them, then finish em on the ground. Combat system is great
You’re first tip was the crucial skill I’d forgotten.... lock on. I was struggling to dodge attacks, this primary fighting tool made battles so much easier. Thanks for the upload Fiz. Reeeespekkk!!!
Combat in this game is not hard. You just have to pay attention to those ones shield because you have to counter them at the right time if not they will do damage. I was a level 21 fighting a level 4 and he was whooping my ass. The same goes for those Brutes
Just r2 for breaking shield (sometiems hold r2 for bigger enemies) and mash r1, its that simple
Well,you have helped me quite a lot.I was getting my butt kicked regularly.I have figured out a lot about this game but still dont understand things like heavy attack and what buttons you push for that,and how to block with my sheild.
Always equip your weapons with poison & fire. You going at least make their boss weak
Sometime I end up with hiding to regen my health lol
Flou Music same
When I started origins I died so many times ,then I rage quit , played dark souls ,sekiro and Star Wars for a month
Came back to this game and wiped out an entire base within 5 min without knowing controls how to dodge or block 😀
The combat system in this games sucks after coming from Vahalla, going to hard to finish this game
I miss the combat from the older games. It was simple but made me feel like a legit badass. Unity is top tier in combat.
FYI - Phylakes is pronounced 'fee-lah-kess'. They say it quite a few times in the game, too.
Loved the whole "arrow after arrow into someone's face" comment! XD
For the phylakes I'm an expected dark Souls player so I had hardly any trouble with them
major tip for aco on pc
use a controller, K&M you need finger gymanstics to pull off moves otherwise.
I had a red enemy that could one hit charge kill me so I stealth killed the camp but the guy was too high so I used flesh toxin. oil pots and smoke and mirrors and let the DOT kill him.
Quick question, I notice once in a while I'll do a "finishing kill" on an enemy when I don't press the R1+R2 buttons. It's almost like the combat kills you could chain together in the previous games. Is there a way to do this on every enemy? Is it random? Is there a technique to it? Any info would be appreciated!!!
ITI Documentaries it happens when you kill the last enemy in your fight, as long as they're not on the ground.
thanks!
The dodge button is near unforgivable at times but I'm enjoying it all the same!
I died so many times because dodge wasnt dodging and parry wasnt parrying
Great video. One of the things I'm looking for, is help trying to fight a number of enemies at once. You focus on one, only to have some guy come in from the side and mess you up. I'll try taking your bow advice to heart though...just backing away from all of them and flinging arrows at their faces. Yeah, combat is much more demanding in this game; trying to figure out if I like it or not lol
Getting much better at combat love this game I’m a newbi at this it’s great thank you great video
You can set your arrows on fire by holding them on top of a fire when theyre on your bow
Great tips I’m loving the new combat
haha, I didn't play this game for few years and just got back at it ... But I'm level 28 and I didn't even remember you had to lockdown to your enemies. Thank you mister! I'm gonna go back to school! lol
Thanks for posting man enjoyed your way of sharing your knowledge. Now we can all suck not as bad, Awesome! Lol. Look forward to more post.
The combat in odyssey is alot better.
I stopped playing the assassins creed series after Black Flag, and when Origins came out I bought it for old times sake. Started playing at first and I hated it and let it sit for a month or so, then I was talking about it to my friend and I hopped on again and now I'm completely addicted 😂. I do miss the old combat but this is way more challenging and I love it. Maxed out every upgrade for Bayek at level ten and it's just too much fun. I love the open world it is now, ubisoft made a bold change but I think I love it.
That was literally my experience. Hated it. Abandoned it. Returned to it. Love it.
Who else is playing AC Origins again after completing AC Mirage There's a big difference, I catch myself trying to teleport and do multiple chain assassinations 😄😂
Great tip video btw😎
The game feels like world of Warcraft with leveling and playing a hunter, warrior and rogue together
Petr Jodl Yeah
I forgot about locking on in the beginning of the game and I played all of AC Origins without locking on to any enemies.
Anyone else plays on nightmare, enemy scaling on and a cursed weapon ?... feel like this forces me to play stealthily which I find more fun than just cutting down enemies left and right.
Similar to the witcher you wouldn't want to lock on when facing more than 1 enemy because they all attack at once
Amazing video man
Fizhy you missed the part where you can charge your heavy attack and break the bigger shields enemies
Love videos like these keep it up
Thanks mate. Appreciate the knowledge.
Love the combat. I like stealth more. But in this case, in some situations, I ditch the sneaky approach for some action.
Origins is basically Witcher 3 with stealth options
you did a good job, it helped me in combat
WOw I feel like this content should be paid for access... awesome fishzy
Play at 1.25x and he sounds normal lol. All jokes aside. Super helpful
U can shoot arrows while swimming on the surface
for PC, I suggest changing your lock button to mouse 4. that way you can easily click it with our thumb.
on ps4 you push R3 which is the right stick you push on that while looking at a enemy and they you will lock on
ive learned a combo 1 heavy attack then the flurry of light attacks if you have the push skill the just hold the right bumper
Bless you for these tips 🙏
Pro tip for killing phylakes just fight them on horse back its too easy just keep ur shield on and if u fell from ur horse by chance use smoke and call ur horse back