I used to play World of Warcraft and it was easy hack and slash with one character from the start. With this game, you start out with 3 characters and it seems like you have to control their build too. So how do I go about playing in the beginning because it seems slightly overwhelming at first to need to control 3 characters as I'm used to just controlling one. Is the beginning easy enough to just control Hawlke, who's a warrior, and not really worry about the rest? It's also been awhile since I played video games and so my coordination isn't as good.
Thx for your help.
New to game-how to handle multiple characters
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freshmentos
, mai 21 2011 02:42
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Posté 21 mai 2011 - 03:03
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Well, you can have your characters auto-level when they level up. You can turn that on in options, or do it manually. There's a button that says auto-level on the level up screen. Or you can do it all manually. When I first started playing I'd save my game whenever I leveled and I'd just test out new abilities in the next fight and if I didn't like them then just reload and try another.
Having Hawke as a warrior though, you might be best off taking control of Bethany during fights. She's most likely to get into any sort of trouble and controlling her you can quickly switch to Hawke and have him come to her rescue, or move her out of harm's way yourself. She can get overwhelmed pretty quickly especially in areas where there isn't much room to move around.
Having Hawke as a warrior though, you might be best off taking control of Bethany during fights. She's most likely to get into any sort of trouble and controlling her you can quickly switch to Hawke and have him come to her rescue, or move her out of harm's way yourself. She can get overwhelmed pretty quickly especially in areas where there isn't much room to move around.
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Posté 21 mai 2011 - 03:34
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freshmentos wrote...
I used to play World of Warcraft and it was easy hack and slash with one character from the start. With this game, you start out with 3 characters and it seems like you have to control their build too. So how do I go about playing in the beginning because it seems slightly overwhelming at first to need to control 3 characters as I'm used to just controlling one. Is the beginning easy enough to just control Hawlke, who's a warrior, and not really worry about the rest? It's also been awhile since I played video games and so my coordination isn't as good.
Thx for your help.
click anyone of the links in my signature to learn how to play the game the right way.
For a good warrior build - Berserker Vanguard - By AreleX
This guide has good videos to show you how it is applied.
It's updated builds and tactics can be found in my Advanced Tactics link in my signature.
Modifié par SuicidialBaby, 21 mai 2011 - 03:47 .
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Posté 21 mai 2011 - 05:04
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Thx for your replies. I'm already overwhelmed by trying to study a warrior's attributes & talents so I can level correctly. Needing to deal with 2 more characters seem too time-consuming to start with. I would take your advice on the auto-builds. Would you say they're decent/smart enough builds throughout the game? Also, what kind of (auto)builds are they? From my experience in WoW, a team needs a damage dealer, healer, and a tank. Hawke would be dps, so would the mage autobuild be dps/healer and the other warrior a tank??
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Posté 21 mai 2011 - 05:30
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Anders or Bethanthy will be your only healers. It's best to set their tactics manually. Their auto builds are decent. I say that with trepidation mind you. By your hesitation, I'm going to guess you're playing on normal difficulty. If that is the case, the auto builds should be ok for you.
But I can not stress enough, that you should set your own tactics. The default settings are not good tactics at all. If you take the time to copy or learn anything, make it tactics.
Aveline will autobuild as a tank, not a very good one at that. Servicable on normal difficulty.
Make sure you set the rogues attributes mannually though. Varric will need 20 cunning asap to disarm traps and pick locked chests. Youll want him to have 30 cunning by level 11. The autobuild will not do this.
But I can not stress enough, that you should set your own tactics. The default settings are not good tactics at all. If you take the time to copy or learn anything, make it tactics.
Aveline will autobuild as a tank, not a very good one at that. Servicable on normal difficulty.
Make sure you set the rogues attributes mannually though. Varric will need 20 cunning asap to disarm traps and pick locked chests. Youll want him to have 30 cunning by level 11. The autobuild will not do this.
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Posté 21 mai 2011 - 05:33
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I wouldn't know about the auto-levelling system but I would assume that it wouldn't be as good as if you made it yourself..
Just think of it as if you're creating several characters to fight in a team together. So you would want them to complement each other etc in their roles - e.g. having a tank, healer/buffer, debuffer, lockpicker etc. I've never played WoW before but I'm assuming that you play with such builds in mind and create parties with the right balance of skillsets.
THe main difference in DA2 is that due to the smaller party/limited number of classes you have large overlap in the roles that companions can play - e.g. you can have a healer/buffer which still does decent dps. So basically you just need to spec your companions such that they fill the roles that you would want in your team if you had a warrior tank/dps in WoW...
Setting up your whole party (besides been a little time-consuming) will get you used to the overall classes/abilities and allow you to set up strategies which work a lot better - This is especially the case due to Cross-class Combos. These involve one class setting up a status (staggered, disorient, brittle) and another class taking advantage of it to deal extra damage. By setting up your own party you can choose and control which CCCs your companions get, allowing it to fit into your play style better (e.g. for a warrior, if you set up lots of staggers you may want your mage companions to have chain lightning).
Once you have chosen your companion attributes/abilities that fit into your party, you may want to set up tactics which tell your companions what to do. This means that you don't need to micro all the party members and that you can just concentrate on your main character - like in WoW I suppose. Setting up tactics may take a while to get used to so using suicidals tactics guides may be useful.
In terms of which abilities to take, I would also recommend looking at the guides out there. Guides like Arelex's will explain to you what the ability does and how it fits in to the overall setup. Once you have a greater grasp of it you may want to customise it a bit more, but in general certain concepts like getting cleave (from the vanguard tree) as soon as possible (as it doubles your damage) will always be useful to know and use
Good luck with whatever you do!
Just think of it as if you're creating several characters to fight in a team together. So you would want them to complement each other etc in their roles - e.g. having a tank, healer/buffer, debuffer, lockpicker etc. I've never played WoW before but I'm assuming that you play with such builds in mind and create parties with the right balance of skillsets.
THe main difference in DA2 is that due to the smaller party/limited number of classes you have large overlap in the roles that companions can play - e.g. you can have a healer/buffer which still does decent dps. So basically you just need to spec your companions such that they fill the roles that you would want in your team if you had a warrior tank/dps in WoW...
Setting up your whole party (besides been a little time-consuming) will get you used to the overall classes/abilities and allow you to set up strategies which work a lot better - This is especially the case due to Cross-class Combos. These involve one class setting up a status (staggered, disorient, brittle) and another class taking advantage of it to deal extra damage. By setting up your own party you can choose and control which CCCs your companions get, allowing it to fit into your play style better (e.g. for a warrior, if you set up lots of staggers you may want your mage companions to have chain lightning).
Once you have chosen your companion attributes/abilities that fit into your party, you may want to set up tactics which tell your companions what to do. This means that you don't need to micro all the party members and that you can just concentrate on your main character - like in WoW I suppose. Setting up tactics may take a while to get used to so using suicidals tactics guides may be useful.
In terms of which abilities to take, I would also recommend looking at the guides out there. Guides like Arelex's will explain to you what the ability does and how it fits in to the overall setup. Once you have a greater grasp of it you may want to customise it a bit more, but in general certain concepts like getting cleave (from the vanguard tree) as soon as possible (as it doubles your damage) will always be useful to know and use
Good luck with whatever you do!
Modifié par mr_afk, 21 mai 2011 - 05:39 .
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Posté 21 mai 2011 - 05:37
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There was a thread about autobuilds about 3 weeks ago, it had all the builds and attributes in it for each character.
I cant seem to find it though.
I cant seem to find it though.
