Many fall in the face of chaos..but not this one,not today.
Countdown to release!
How do I 'git gud' at this game? It feels like I am doing everything wrong.
>>324360583
Does this come out today in a few hours or something?
I did not notice.
>>324360671
Playing the game? Why people who play games today are so idiots.
>>324360671
Use team compositions that complement each other. Certain classes are better suited to different areas. Pack shovels and rotate teams.
>>324360671
The RNG decides how good you are at this game.
>>324360583
How many hours to countdown exactly
>>324360784
GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR FUCKING ASS DIPSHIT. AND STOP DEFENDING TERRIBLE RNG THATS UNFAIR FOR THE SAKE OF BEING DIFFICULT.
>HURRR GIT GUD
LITERALLY ARTIFICIAL DIFFICULTY THAT AUTISMOS TAKE UP THE ASS AND LIKE
Damn guys I really want get this game on Tuesday, but Im just short on change. Can anyone spare to give me 25 cents?
>>324360784
Fuck you faggot. Its a fucking rouge-like you are not just going to fucking waltz right to the fucking final boss.
Dick.
>>324360997
>rouge-like
stop saying this.
Tomorrow can't come soon enough.
> https://soundcloud.com/powerupaudio/sets/darkest-dungeon-the-ancestral
Based and for free, what a nice gesture.
>>324360930
Calm down spergo. We get it, you're terrible at the game and refuse to learn risk management.
>>324361034
But it is and some gay faggot with cancer isn't going to stop anyone.
>>324360930
Anon control your salt
>>324361082
It's not though.
>>324361082
Rouge is a colour. Rogue is not rouge.
>>324361082
>i enjoy being wrong
whats the point though?
>lalalalalala no one can cant stop me being wrong
?
>>324360989
Sell like 2 steam cards
Can't wait to play this game.
I have been excited for it ever since it was firs announced, but I have managed to dodge playing it before it's actual proper release. I barely saw any video content for it, too.
Looking forward to joining these threads in the future.
>>324360671
Well if you are doing everything wrong just do the opposite of everything you do and problem solved.
Quick tips (in the beginning):
-mercs are expandable, they are a means to your end
-keep the light on above 75, light it at the very end of your walk through the corridors
-if a merc got too many bad traits and he is level 0 or 1 Donald Trump his ass, it is not useful enough to cover the cost of his treatments
-bad quirks that forbid the merc to get stress relief in only one place(i.e. he can only meditate for stress relief) are unacceptable on starting mercs
-kleptomania is unacceptable on starting mercs
-finish fights quickly, stress relief is costly at first
-upgrade you stage coach first, don't even think about it
-don't just take any merc, look at his skills, some are very useless and some are only useless in certain party builds, if a merc has good quirks and ok starting skills wage the cost of unlocking that one or two additional good skills at the guild
-push/pull skills are great
-holy lance is great
-wyrd medicine is great
-vestal is great
-upgrading vestals healing and wyrd medicine is great
-jester is good, ignore idiots
-stress is an issue only at first
You can also watch Splattercats let's play
>>324361365
It's all style, no substance.
It does have a lot of style though.
>>324360930
>stock market rockets as fresh salt deposit found.
>>324361380
>-jester is good, ignore idiots
Post disregarded.
>>324360989
GIVE HIM NO QUARTER
>>324361380
>mercs are expandable
stopped reading there.
ive only lost 2 guys
>>324361586
>the one class that takes skill is too hard for me, better call it shit!
>>324361586
just admit you dont know how to use him.
>>324361586
>>324361635
Classic /v/ (Y)
>>324360930
Frustration and fury, more destructive than a hundred cannons.
>>324360989
>>324361628
>>324361635
You must be a molly coddler that don't know how to prevail with lvl 0 dark runs to shuffle trinket rewards. You can earn up to 20k from a medium run in pure profits with barely any investment
>>324361686
This is always the excuse for garbage. He requires more "skill" because he's shit.
>>324361635
I've lost three, so what? They were still completely expendable.
>>324361786
dark runs is all i do. make more assumptions.
>I've non ironically, non jokingly died multiple times
>of stress
>to swagmaster courier
wake me up
>>324361707
I'm not that guy but tell me how.
Crusader can do stress healing too, and hellion/bounty hunter can do better damage/bleed output, plague doctor has better buff, and all other classes can do his job better.
>>324361926
>swagmaster courier
>>324362262
He's the second most swagged skellybone I've ever had the (dis)pleasure to meet, second to the Matador.
>>324362117
Dont listen to them. Just enjoy your optimal teams with multiple of the same strong classes.
>>324362117
He's really bloody mobile with Solo, Finale and Dirk stab which makes him very good for Leper, Arbalist slow classes. Solo is very good on dodge tank parties and Harvest is one of the better bleed skills that balance direct damage with DoT. Finally, the camp skills are really really good at reducing stress so you can exit most dungeons with less stress than when you enter.
>>324362330
>multiples
>ever
I hope you guys only use one of each class right?
>>324362553
>one of each class
Youre in every thread.
Fuck off you elitist piece of shit.
>>324362440
One last thing, Finale and Jester's natural CRT is the highest of all heroes without buffs. A CRT, dark party gets a lot of synergy from the party buff and stress relive.
>>324360671
The game is designed to fuck you over with RNG.
Man-at-arms is the best waifu, I bet he knows how to cook and does alot of chores
ill wait for an ipad version, dev said its coming sometime this year and im in no hurry
>>324362553
>not having a full roster of 25 or higher, with doubles of healers/mainliners
I like having options, no matter the occasion.
Is the price going to get raised when it comes out officially?
>>324364861
Yeah
http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20160119T00&p0=50&msg=To+Hell...&font=serif&csz=1
H
Y
P
E
I hope it releases at midnight (EU) tho
>>324364942
The current expected time of release is roughly around 10AM Pacific time.
>>324360583
>Finally get to the point where I have a couple teams built for the areas
>RNG decides that my main scouting squad needs to die due to LOL WE 4 ENEMIES JUST SURPRISED YOU AT 80 LIGHT AND CRIT YOU 3 TIMES IN A ROW!
I mean I normally fight against people crying about RNG in this game...but jesus fuck they are not making it easy right now. Now I need to grind up another fucking team which takes too god damn long.
>>324364728
Why does all DD mockup/fanart/fan concept art look so fucking good?
>>324365139
You can always retreat :^)
>>324365228
>>324365228
>>324365228
dunno but I demand special characters!
>>324365328
>>324365328
This one made me hard.
>>324365408
>>324365539
>>324360671
To expand on whats been said already.
Suicide runs are your friend starting out, specially if you don't have much clue whats going on. Upgrade your stagecoach to 4 heroes a week, recruit them, and send them on a mission. Supply them if you must, but really they are meant to die. Either complete the quest or abandon when all hope is lost, reap free rewards. Any heroes not completely wrecked by this can stay, everyone else gets the boot.
You can do this indefinitely really, allows you to stockpile a nice supply of gold and shit. It's a moderately frowned upon practice though, but I'll be dammned if most everyone hasn't done it in some way or another throughout their DD endeavor.
After you do that a few times your going to learn what you need in each dungeon. Shovels are damn near mandatory for every single place, bring a minimum of 2 for short missions, 4 for medium, and fuck off with long missions. If you must do a long mission, 6-8 depending on where your headed. The Weald LOVES to throw blockages at you, and if RNG favours you, you can always use the shovels on the graves you find there, (Though be sure to keep enough for any blockages you encounter later in the dungeon.)
Max out on food to begin. After you get used to the game a bit you can bring barebone supplies, but for now bring as much food as you can buy. You can always eat food to gain minor health boosts, but be sure to keep enough for hunger procs. Small dungeons USUALLY only have 2 hunger triggers (But RNG can and will fuck you sometimes.) Hunger and traps can re-appear when backtracking through already explored hallways, so don't assume you're safe from hunger triggers, ALWAYS keep enough food to feed your party.
Other then that, just upgrade gear and skills whenever you can, though you should only upgrade to level 3 and beyond on heroes you know your going to keep. You can skip upgrading simple damage skills in favour of skills that gain additional bleed or healing first.
>>324365328
>>324365408
>>324365539
>>324365590
>Darkest Arkham will never be a real game
>>324365646
>Short dungeon
>3 blockades and 4 hunger triggers
Fuck you too game. Sometimes its just out to fuck you and there is nothing you can do about it.
>>324365935
It's not as bad as I remember it being. I think they may have limited the number of hunger triggers that can appear in each dungeon type.
On the other hand...I could just be having a string of good luck and I'll go right back into the 8 hunger triggers on a short dungeon streak I had a while back.
Swear to god, I had a short dungeon that was 4 blockades and 6 hunger triggers. And you can't complain about that shit to the DD community cause all they will say is, "WELL THE GAMES DESIGNED TO FUCK YOU, SO FUCK YOU."
The DD community is a bunch of fucktards sometimes, specially when it comes to complaining about legitimate bullshit.
>>324360997
>Its a fucking rouge-like
>>324361380
Don't listen to this guy, give everyone detailed backstories and never ever remove negative quirks (Unless you feel they really impact their usefulness) and lock positive quirks you think are integral to their backstories.
>>324364965
..... so.... did you beat it?
>need to level up cove once more
>medium mission,explore 90% of rooms
>bring some of my level 3s that are falling behind
>GR, highwayman, BH and MAA
>take a crit in third room
>realise no-one has any healing skills
>only one person has wound care
>one stack of food
>>324366928
>>324365328
>>324365408
I wish
>>324365590
Man, I agree with the Beastcast in that the next game either needs to be modern day Lovecraftian horror, and it would be even better to set that shit in space with Event Horizon like stuff happening.
>>324365590
>Big green dick
>>324366979
Wouldn't mind that, but I really dig the style of the vanilla game here. Expansions would be great, but the asthetic is so god damn good here.
>>324365328
>>324365408
>>324365590
>Characters from the board game
Awww yeah
>>324366928
I had a similar scenario when I did a torchless Long Mission, though what really dealt the most damage for me was hunger checks that would have been fine if it wasn't for the fact that I used a stack of food to get my Jester back to top shape.
>>324366979
one of the reasons why Darkest Dungeon takes place in a non-specific Medieval Time Period was because Red Hook was getting tired about how most Lovecraftian stories and games took place in periods like the 50s or modern times.
>>324366979
>modern day Lovecraftian horror
>modern day
fuck you, there is enough of this shit
>>324365328
>>324365408
>>324365539
>>324365590
SWEET BABY JESUS I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE, PLEASE
>game is going to cost an additional $5 because it's released
>$25
I think the game is cool and all, and I'm glad it wasn't an Early Access scam, but now it's in the price point that I have to compare it to shit like Dragon's Dogma
>>324360930
>>324365328
>>324365408
>>324365539
>>324365590
Whoever releases this mod/game first gets my money, ready, set, go.
>>324368632
Dude it's worth every penny at 25$
Sure I bought it for way less then that on a Steam Sale a while back, but I would happily pay 25$ for this game. Of course, that is after I've played it so much and like it...I would be hesitant to buy it not knowing what it was...specially when most of the reviews say its a game thats going to fuck you over.
It's the atmosphere that really sells the game. The gameplay is moderately solid, though its got a few glaring holes in it, but its still good. but man...the whole damn atmosphere of this game is fucking good...I recommend it to friends based on that alone.
>>324365328
>>324365408
>>324365539
>>324365590
cool. is from an existing thing? or is it made up
so... what is this game? Saw footage of this and it looks like a flashy turn-based rpg.
*splash*
>>324368890
>>324368890
>>324368913
>Stress attacks still do damage so they can kill at deaths door
Jesus christ how stressful indeed
>>324368890
>that sizzle
Price really going upto 25? I meab i think its wortg it, but i doubt i am going to pay that money for it.
Anyone have the webm of the Paranoid Bounty Hunter who eats food and has a heart attack?
>I KNEW IT!
>>324368732
it makes me feel warm inside to see something i helped to create being used
>>324368863
It's a dungeon crawler where you send heroes out to kill bosses and clear dungeons in 4 different areas to fix all the shit your ancestor fucked up around your family's old manor. Your heroes develop quirks, can become infected with diseases and can be stressed out by the things they see to the point of having mental breakdowns and eventually straight-up dying of heart attacks. It comes out of early access tomorrow, when the final dungeon will be released. You can get screwed over by RNG, but you always have the option to cut your losses so it doesn't cost you everything, and it's still a damn fun game regardless.
>tfw I first went complete darkness in the warrens
>that music
>those sounds
holy fuck how stressful
>>324364427
Damn, this nigga would be 10/10 ipad game.
>>324368852
>Dude it's worth every penny at 25$
Pretty hard to swallow when it was like $10 over the winter sale. Also people are saying the Merchant class won't come out tomorrow, that it won't be out until the next major content patch.
Think I'll wait til the next big sale (Summer I guess?), at the end of the day it's a single player game with minimal mod support
>>324369229
I was thinking that as well. This would be a perfect mobile game.
>>324369346
That's the crazy part to me, I bought it for 10 and I'd consider that a steal, but 5 bucks more than the normal price due to release? I mean c'mon here. People literally saw it on sale for 10 bucks a few weeks ago.
>No merchant tomorrow
Well shit, that blows. I was planning on a fresh run with all the classes.
>>324366521
Roleplaying faggot
>>324360583
>Merchant confirmed post release
God dammit, now I want to wait until its released. These niggas need to complete their fucking game already.
>>324362440
I still think Jester is rather shit, but damn that camp stress relieve skill is amazing.
3 mana 15 to each hero
Compare to vestals:
4 mana to religious 15, to non religious.
>>324362553
I would do this, but when all your guys are Veteran's and you lose someone, then the new guy will only be a Novice, right? Kind of throws a spanner in the works.
>Take Reynauld to the Cove
>Get him cured of Kleptomania by Eerie Coral
>End screen gives him Kleptomania
FUCK
>>324369181
It's my favourite part too, it's so disgusting and terrifying with all these noises in the background. Also the Bosses are one of the best, especially "The Flesh" and it's Eldritch Annus assault.
>>324369449
Thats what I am thinking.
Hearing people buying it for 10 while I have to pay 20. And now its 25. Think ill just wait and pirate newer version.
>Driving home from a road trip
>end up stopping
>hear some kid say it's the 19th
>get excitied and quickly switch my comp on
>it's the 18th
That little cunt can't even tell the dates now i'm fucking livid
>>324368854
answer me, faggots
For those of you partaking of the 100% discount, do you run a VM?
I just want to try the game to see if it's for me (hated XCOM due to the RNG) and would like to be safe
>just download from trusted sources!
I'm still interested in VM and sandboxes in general
>>324369752
It's some extremely high quality fan art based on a lovecraft-themed boardgame (or so I gather from reading the thread)
>>324369752
Are you trolling or are you legitimately this stupid?
>>324369591
>implying the Vestal has any camping skills besides Sanctuary
>tfw you wish the abomination was more like shambler than demon werewolf thing
I wish I could mod better to do this.
>>324369817
Eldritch Horror, I think.
>>324369346
The way I look at games is they need a minimum of 1$ an hour before I feel it was worth the purchase. So for most modern 60$ games that can barely put forth 12 hours of content I stay the hell away from them.
But DD? 136 hours and counting on this game. No way in hell would I pay 130$ for a game, but knowing I would get over 100 hours of gameplay out of it I would definitely pay 25$.
And I think thats the problem right there. On the surface the game doesn't look like its going to be longer then 15-20 hours, and 25$ is a bit high for that long of a game. Sure, its still WAAY better then most AAA games, but DD doesn't really appeal to those types of gamers. DD is a game for people who like to spend 60+ hours on a game and if on the surface it only looks to be a 20 hour long game, most of the targeted audience will look elsewhere.
Really doesn't help when anybody thats been looking at the game for the past year has seen it on sale for 10$, will probably be inclined to just wait till the summer sales come up and pick it up for 15$
>>324369817
i know its fanart. just wondering whether or not its based on anything. googling arkham gave be batman
>>324369839
moron
>>324370003
>googling arkham gave be batman
Try googling darkest arkham dipshit.
>>324365935
Wow Anon it's almost as if the game is designed around you providing your heroes provisions and low-no provision "suicide runs" are a suboptimal way to play
>>324370060
>taking more than 12 food on a short
>Taking more than 2 shovels on a short
If you overprepare sure its all easy, but that is some bad fucking RNG to have 4 hungers and 3 blockades because fuck you.
That wasn't a suicide run, it became one because the game decided it needed to be. Fuck off with your bullshit, cunt.
>>324364728
That loos so fucking legit I almost bough it ultil I looked at the fanart thing.
Dang, now I kinda wanted a new tutorial exploring the Mannor with all the classes and shit.
>>324370053
didnt bother for obvious reasons. moron
https://soundcloud.com/powerupaudio/sets/darkest-dungeon-the-ancestral
>>324370158
ooh that idea is so good
>>324370195
>obvious reasons
Yeah, being a retard.
>>324369104
Did ya do this one too?Looks awesome if ya did.
>>324370240
moron
>>324370348
You're just being tsundere for me. Take me roughly you magnificent shitposting stud!
Finished the game entirely in its early stage, right after they nerfed dark run and the hellion but they were still amongst the best strategies/characters.
Are dark runs still viable? Am I going to have my shit pushed in?
>>324370153
>not bringing an overabundance of food to heal with since you're not bringing a useless healer
>not bringing min 3 shovels per run due to shovel curio
>ever getting more than mildly inconvenienced by a failed food or shovel check
The worst that can happen is an affliction which can be played around. Even if you get some bad afflictions the failed check should happen so late in the run that you've gathered enough gold/heirlooms to make the run profitable even if you gotta cough up the gold to cure stress
>>324368995
Got your back
>>324370003
It's based on the horror universe of author H.P. Lovecraft.
>>324370213
What is this?
Slowly.
Gently.
This is how a general is made.
>>324370546
Voice notifications for Twitch.
>>324370546
It's shit for streamers to use to thank people for putting pennies in their e-begging bowl
DEADLY IS THE BLADE THAT CUTS ON ITS OWN
>>324370667
>tfw people butcher the quotes
>>324370060
See
>>324366220
You absolutely cannot give legitimate criticism about this game and its bullshit RNG mechanics without SOMEONE going, "ITS PART OF THE GAME, LEARN TO RISK MANAGEMENT SCRUB"
>>324370263
I only did the fish and the hook. Other anons perfected it with the text edit etc.
i bought it before they jew up the price
what should I do with my 5 bux
>>324370707post more
>>324370213
>Truly...this is the Dankest Dungeon
I smiled and I apologize for it.
>>324370396
Dark runs are still super viable, before and after you get appropriate trinkets.
Though before you get the appropriate dark trinkets dark runs can be a bit hectic. As long as you can mitigate the excessive damage and stress you receive, Dark runs are still very profitable.
>>324370707
HOW FASTLY THE WATER RISES!
>>324370707
A SINGULAR SPIKE, MORALITY CLARIFIED IN A SINGLE MOVEMENT!
>>324370790
feel stupid when the discounted price is lower than $20.
>>324370707
As the light makes purchases, spirits are raised, and objective is rendered apparent.
>>324370707
"JUST CUZ THE NIGGA BIG DON'T MEAN I WON'T CUT IT!"
>>324370707
GLAZED, PEELING, ABOUT TO BAKE!
>>324371189
The lasted twitch stream confirmed it'll still be more expensive even after the discount.
>>324371317
>latest
So did we ever come up with a name for the hero in the middle?
>>324371462
Cannon Mama
>>324371462
THICC
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>>324370497
I thought heart attack only triggers when stress hit 200?
>>324371462
"the one with the worst fanbase"
>>324371647
Watch the BH's stress bar. After attempting to feed him and rejecting, his stress maxes out resulting in a heart attack.
>>324371462
That pirate dude on the right looks cool
>>324370707
Massive size has no intrinsic merit, unless insubordinate executions be considered virtual
>>324370707
AMAZED
WHEELING
ABOUT TO BAKE
>>324371462
This nigga needs to draw more. If I didn't know better I'd have thought these were official.
Is the game worth buying? I heard an update a few weeks ago ruined it
What's this about Leper and rabies?
>>324372000
Huge base damage + a disease that increases damage.
>>324371462
Cannon Fodder
>>324371921
Basically they added a bunch of stuff casuals didn't like (corpses and heart attacks) so now you can disable it in the options
So yes, it's worth buying
>>324362553
dammit every time i see this it looks like an anus
>>324372000
The devs made a mistake and categorized Rabies as a negative quirk, o glorious trips.
Is a team with Occulist, Bounty Hunter, Houndmaster and Leper viable?
The infinite marking could be very powerful
>>324372103
I don't really understand how corpses and heart attacks ruin the game. Heart attacks are easily avoidable and corpses are just a minor annoyance.
>>324372517
Yeah, but autistic people hate when things change
>>324365408
>>324365539
>>324365590
I love lovecraft inspired shit but all this for a board game? that's disappointing
>>324372293
Noobs can't manage a 2nd health bar and can't adapt to a non-dps strat.
>check DD's tag on AO3
>like 10 or so stories
>literally none are reynauld/dismas
WHOOO 4th Collector kill and I finally get a head.
Barristan's, but hey, its not that damn gem.
>tfw you heal stress solely through critting
>>324360930
Do you need an adult?
I just discovered how fucking powerful Houndmaster stress relief is. It's insane, two fights with non-stress enemies and i can get my guys down to like 0 stress.
It also completely negates the penalty stress you get for prolonging a fight. It's bonkers at level 2.
>>324372734
I know right
>>324372171
it "Technically" is a negative quirk. It's just the Accuracy is so damn easy to come by in this game and damage isnt. So most people just look at it as a buff.
Whats really shit is Rabies getting removed from my damn heroes every time i send them to cure the other diseases they get. It's so bad that I now send off heroes just to get cured by Plague doctors camp skills rather then the sanitarium.
>>324361380
>jester is good
My favorite DD meme.
>>324360583
Go to fucking /vg/
You faggots keep spamming these threads every goddamn day
I have 2 crusaders in the front, and vestal and jester in the back
I start the the battle with the jester on the third spot so he can stab people
I try to kill everyone except the weakest enemy
when there's only 1 enemy left I move the jester to the 4th spot and spam the torch skills, the stress heals and heals before finishing the last enemy
Am I retarded?
I really don't know how to play this game, I feel like I'm missing out on something
Also I've just discovered holy water on confession and holy fountains makes it cool, what about the books/shelf, the iron maiden, the potion lab and the other stuff?
are they going to patch/add anything with the release?
>>324373009
>It's so bad that I now send off heroes just to get cured by Plague doctors camp skills rather then the sanitarium.
So do you just like, run a long mission, use up two firewoods and abandon, or do you actually run a medium-long mission with one or more plague doctors?
>>324369817
>hated XCOM due to the RNG
Well, you're not going to like this then.
Also, hating RNG is understandable but retarded at the same time. Sure, the RNG can completely fuck you up once in a while but if you take precautions and are ready to deal with whatever comes, you can easily survive most of the stuff.
Submitting yourself to the occasionally extreme random factor and not trusting your resolve to face everything thrown at you makes you a peasant and not a worthy commander.
>>324373167
We'll move to /vg/ once the game comes out tomorrow, I bet. You can deal with it a little longer, i'm sure.
>>324373218
The Darkest Dungeon itself will be added at last, besides that and the Merchant class I imagine it'll just be minor changes
Anyone else here think adding an old wizard type of merc would be cool?
>>324373250
It was mentioned that Merchant will be added after the game release.
>>324373207
>Am I retarded?
Yes and no. At low levels (and even higher i think) if you prolong fights they get reinforcements / you get passive stress gain for prolonging the fight. Realistically you don't need to do it and you're only hurting yourself in terms of dealing with shit / getting better at the game by topping yourself up every fight.
Also one thing i learned is you should never have a static team. Learn and adapt to all the different classes there are. If you try someone out and think they suck, don't just abandon them (or if you do, pick one back up when you have space) because they probably have a use somewhere down the line.
As for Curios, some have multiple different interactions, some have none, i personally just googled it when i was starting out but after a while you get the feel for what each thing is for because a Fish Carcass in Cove is the exact same as a Pig Carcass in Warrens.
>>324373379
>bringing up magic in a Darkest dungeon thread
And now the true test, hold fast or expire.
>>324373231
I usually don't waste a run, so I'll always try to take a medium dungeon. And no, only one plague doctor, she can heal 2 diseases a camp and unless RNG is unkind I rarely get that more diseases then that.
If all the missions are shit then yeah ill just dump into a long run, heal and destress then either try and complete the run if its easy enough or abandon and move on.
>>324373493
No rugged Druid Ginger
>>324373493
Theres already magic and shit it the tho
>>324373607
Yeah but people in these threads shit their pants when you bring up magic and separate it from divine / eldritch stuff.
>>324373379
Too cliche for me, plus 'hard' magic like Merlin and shit doesn't really gel with the setting all too well, even with Vestals / Occultists running around. But i would like a more 'magic' themed character.
I was thinking like a Pyromancer that sort of blends magic with oils and science. Like Occultist / PD but a 3/4 slot hard damage dealer rather than support.
Maybe something more interesting / theme fitting, but. I really like the non-cliche stuff though, Abomination, Bounty Hunter, Leper, Plague Doctor. DD has interesting spins on things with their characters.
>Get a Haste Chalice for one of my Vestals, always manage to squeeze a heal before anyone takes action
>Mindlessly go to the Warrens, take Haste Vestal and a recently hired Leper, Leper gets Rabies on first fight, Vestal gets the Fits, turning her into a veritable sanic
>Finish Warrens run, Necromancer reward is the Frenzy Mask for Leper
I'm in for something special, aren't I?
>>324373653
Oh yeah damn
>>324373550
What is the downside to abandoning by the way? Is it just like 30 stress?
I guess if it's just Lepers / Rabies you don't have to be running shitloads of runs to keep him disease free. Do you knot up all of your damage dealers though?
>>324373740
Good points friend.
Had my first really failed bad run where things just had no saving, made the mistake of bringing Plague Doctor and Occultist in the Warrens because I didn't have any healers, basically they were extremely ineffective. Leper and Highwayman did most of the damage dealing and things didn't turn out too well when the Leper became Irrational. Knew I shouldn't have gone Long with a bunch of green faced veterans, everyone got Afflicted, I'm just happy Dismas made it out alive (I would have brought his bro Reynauld but Reynauld has Fear of Beasts)
>>324373991
>Reynauld has Fear of Beasts
pussy
>>324373559
>Druid class
>pure shapeshifter, unlike the Abomination
>has 4 abilities while human, all of which are different forms
>each form has a different role (support, damage, etc)
>each form has 4 unique abilities
>druid can only shapeshift once a fight and is stuck in that form until the battle is over
>>324373836
>Do you knot up all of your damage dealers though?
ideally, yes.
but i dont go out of my way for it. to many times have i lost heroes to multiple dog crits that i try and kill every dog before they move.
my philosophy is, if the get it...awesome. if the don't, whatever.
>>324374072
I would prefer a Front Row Healer with a HoT skill
>>324374051
He probably would have missed even more than the Leper would have if I brought him along. Leper just sucked here, Swinetaur was just pushing him back EVERY FUCKING TIME. I guess that along with the Weald, the Warrens is another place where the Leper is just dogshit at (Seriously, fuck those Giant Confusion Spores, actually fuck the Giant in general). I mean FFS I had a run with a Seeker Vestal that went waaaay better than this
Corpses Y/N?
>>324374072
Way too much utility. Literally why bring anyone else when you could just pack 4 shape shifters and tailor your team perfectly to what you're up against / how good or bad your run is going.
> Oh my teams health is a bit low, better put in two healers this time.
> People are stressed, lets go the support dps with a stress reducer.
> Ranks 3/4 is scary let's go ranged.
> and so on.
that's not really as effective as you think it will be since Master of One is still better than Jack of All Trades.
>>324360930
>>324374281
Opinion or are you asking for yourself?
I leave them on because generally (unless i'm doing a very front heavy run with Crusader/Leper) having a corpse is better for me. If i have a Bounty Hunter or Occultist being able to force a front line enemy to the back by pulling a backliner and having a corpse there really helps.
Basically it depends on your tactics, but i think having them on makes you a better player and gives you more options in fights. It does get annoying though if you are running Lepers/Crusaders/No move skills though.
>>324374287
>Druids can't party together
There.
>>324374281
I've never had any trouble with corpses, and I don't even run anything special to clear them. Stuff dies with bleed and blight every now and then, but I'm not intentionally doing it to avoid the corpse because it actually makes no difference to me.
>>324374472
Still destroys the point of planning your party if one guy can literally be anything.
>>324374281
Yes. No problem with them. My team comp is usually not so retarded that I don't have an answer for every enemy rank.
>>324374281
That's most retarded question I've ever heard. Next you will ask
>Enemies Y/N?
Fug man chill your mellow
Hey guys
http://www.darkestdungeon.com/ancestral-bestowment/
Are you redy for memes?
>>324374565
He could be very subpar at what he does, in exchange for being able to do multiple things.
>>324374660
How is it retarded? Corpses are a mechanic that was spontaneously added very late into game's development. It's also pretty illogical, as if people couldn't step on corpses in combat.
>>324362553
Reminder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1aWnpcboco
>>324374281
Yes.
Because of move skills.
>>324374876
Video games arent meant to be logical.
>>324374716
>A new subscriber arrives... it fills you with determination
Welp, looks like we're never having a good thread about this game again.
Didn't even make it to official release
>>324374876
>Corpses are a mechanic that was spontaneously added very late into game's development.
The game isn't even out, therefore it's a mechanic that simply wasn't completed yet.
>It's also pretty illogical
Oh, you're one of those faggots.
>>324374876
Combat takes place in very narrow corridors and the corpse of Fat Bandit being American is easy to hide behind.
>>324374281
I stack Bleed and Blight too high to worry about them. Unless you have absolutely nothing in the roster to deal with back rows or dislike the mechanic I would keep them on.
how come sometimes my enemy leaves corpses and sometimes they don't?
>>324360583
I was really confused reading this thread because I thought you were talking about plague knight
>>324375216
Small enemies like maggots/spiders don't leave corpses. Killing an enemy via blight, bleed or crits don't leave corpses as well.
>>324360583
I want a motherfucking winged hussar on a raging steed. Have him take up two slots. He's stronger than just one character, but you lose out on an extra character in your party. He'd also eat at double the rate of a normal character, or you'd need to bring horse feed.
>>324374716
>>324375216
From my experience only Crits and Bleeds/Blights getting the final tiick don't leave corpses. Also some small enemies like Spiders, Dogs ect just don't leave corpses, but that's because they're smaller than humans.
Crits i guess because you hit them so hard they pop into offal, but i get the feeling Bleeds/Blights not leaving corpses is a design flaw. Though it could be to encourage you to use DoTs,
I just killed a Necromancer Apprentice, how cool is that?!
>>324374716
HE ACTUALLY SAID DANKEST
THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN
The only thing I don't like about corpses is that A) 'small' enemies don't leave anyhow the fuck are Gargoyles smalland B) Death by bleeding doesn't leave a body. I get Blight, because it's supposed to be a mixture of poison and acid, so I could see the body dissolving.
You could argue that that makes Blight better than Bleed, but you they could just give Bleed a secondary effect, like enemies take extra damage or are easier to crit while bleeding or something.
>>324375583
>http://www.darkestdungeon.com/ancestral-bestowment/
which one?
>>324364965
>someone used my pic
I'm flattered. Almost worth losing 3 of my good dudes.
>>324366583
No. Vestal couldn't do shit but hit with the mace and it did 2 damage. I retreated and she's still my main backrow bitch.
>>324374716
>http://www.darkestdungeon.com/ancestral-bestowment/
Eh lo ell.
>>324375953
Last one on the soundcloud page. Bonus Tip B or something
Petals Must Fall
>>324373740
>I was thinking like a Pyromancer that sort of blends magic with oils and science. Like Occultist / PD but a 3/4 slot hard damage dealer rather than support.
That sounds like a good idea for a magic type offensive guy. He could have an oil setup attack where you douse the enemies in a flammable liquid, and then a spark attack that ignites it, doing massive damage.
>>324376337
FUCK YOU LEPER, HOW THE FUCK DO I KNOW YOU SAY THIS? BECAUSE YOU FUCKING WENT BONKERS ON MY ASS AND STARTED SPOUTING SHIT ABOUT PETALS.
>>324376489
But he says that when he crits / kills
>>324376552
oh.... yeah I've never had him crit on me/
Anyway, what's with the talk about Highwayman being trash? I just used Clean Guns, Gunslinger Buckle, and Dark Power and he's consistently one shotting enemies, even his lowest damage is pretty high, don't even get Point Blank Shot into this,
>>324375306
>a horse
>in a dungeon
>in a western European gothic inspired setting
You just went full kurwa.
>>324375503
He's even weaker than collector.
Continue the onslaught!
DESTROY
THEM
ALL
GIVE THEM NO PENNIES
>>324376684
Grapeshot seems good to me.
>>324377081
D-do you think the tavern has male prostitutes?
>>324376575
>That bush
>That smile
>>324377239
It better god damn have! My Man-At-Arms isn't going there to relieve stress with women! He needs big burly men to dominate him into submission!
