Nirgon
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There's crossbows, big ones
inquisitor is a very fun ranged build to do, maybe mix in demo or soldier
rifle cadence soldier i did with flash bangs was one of my faves
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There's crossbows, big ones
inquisitor is a very fun ranged build to do, maybe mix in demo or soldier
rifle cadence soldier i did with flash bangs was one of my faves
dizzie
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Think of them as an added "act". Malmouth adds one and the new one adds another. New one is better than Malmouth but because Malmouth seemed like youre stuck in corridors all the fucking time, but still its a good exp which adds a ton of content, gear sets at the highest difficulty and I think it added the necro class. The new one also added a new class to mix and match with the other existing ones. Kind of like a captain america type shield thrower.(It also added spin to win) Forgot the name. If you get Malmouth dont forget your aether resist.
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Hateyou
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I’d skip crucible unless they have changed it recently. The latest DLC does crucible mode so much better than the actual crucible does, imo.
Hateyou
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Good point. $25 for the main game and both major expansions is a lot of non buggy game for almost half the price of wolcen.
ronne
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How important is it that I find some build to follow? I've tried this shit a few times in the past but always manage to hit a wall endgame cause my build is bad and iirc the respect options were pretty limited?
Still need to build relatively optimal to finish it all?
Still need to build relatively optimal to finish it all?
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Veteran has a weird curve and is more something they added back in the days when the game was way shorter to make players rerolling not feel as bored in their normal playthrough. It can be rough especially if you don't do cookie cutter strong early builds(which generally involve picking specific skills and maxing them asap which is pretty boring imo since you end up with not many skills to play around for a while).
There's really no shame in turning it off since it's not really that useful, and the game's difficulty will scale eventually once you reach act 5+. You can turn it back on too if you feel it's too easy.
dizzie
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It's quite important to follow a guide the first time as it can get a bit complex with gear and devotions etc and having a bad build is a bit shit in GD.
All these builds are good for a first playthrough:
Grim Dawn Forgotten Gods Best Starter Builds 2019
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I've seen this one mentioned a few times as a very good starter. I haven't played GD yet but picked up the Definitive Edition this sale to try out when Wolcen gets stale.
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Acid dervish is pretty nice if you want to melee with a fairly fast char, scales well into endgame too. There's definitely a lot of good starter builds though, anything+oathkeeper or soldier tends to be pretty decent since those have great support passives/actives that'll make anything tanky enough.I've seen this one mentioned a few times as a very good starter. I haven't played GD yet but picked up the Definitive Edition this sale to try out when Wolcen gets stale.
The big thing about new players and builds is following a devotion guide(which is included in most guides), that shit's really not intuitive especially once you get into it and find out you can refund stuff to optimize things, and it's very hard to figure out what you're supposed to get at all until you've done a few builds and seen how people generally do it. Once you get it, it's pretty cookie cutter stuff for most builds but it's an absolute mindfuck if you try to figure it out yourself, you'll just put points into random shit and probably waste everything. And devotions are a huge part of builds, quite often they'll provide like 1/4 to 1/2 of your total damage and for some weirder builds even more, while also providing a fair amount of your defenses, so if you fuck it up you'll be a ton weaker than you could be.
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dizzie
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I've seen this one mentioned a few times as a very good starter. I haven't played GD yet but picked up the Definitive Edition this sale to try out when Wolcen gets stale.
That's a nice build for sure, very fun and will stomp the game well into endgame.
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Warmuth
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GD is pretty similar to PoE with respect to needing to just play the game and all the ins and outs of gearing and character building make sense over time. Following a build guide is always the best way but most build guides are godawful and centered around gear you’ll not have for a long ass time. They also don’t detail how to get to that point so finding a good noob friendly one that explains itself is key. Finishing the campaign and getting to 100 should be relatively trivial with a decent build and prior arpg experience.
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Nirgon
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Don't sky away from high resist green items with your given damage type. Some of my best in slots were those.
From there, it's huge you figure out how to min max all your resists, craft whatever is needed and upgrade your relic.
Best farming spots before moving on to the next difficulty are the areas before skele key dungeons like steps of torment and the big rift above a4.
From there, it's huge you figure out how to min max all your resists, craft whatever is needed and upgrade your relic.
Best farming spots before moving on to the next difficulty are the areas before skele key dungeons like steps of torment and the big rift above a4.
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