Man this game has the sun-shiniest sunshine. Love the color design and lighting of this game.
What outfit?
What outfit?
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Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning |OT| An Enemy-Pounding Funfest
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Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
After dabbling in so many hours in the grim and 'dark' world of Skyrim, I am very pleasantly surprised by how vibrant the graphics in this game is.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Far from it, just requires different mindset and playstyle.
shaowebb
Member
The mindset of ROLL SON. Its tricky to get in close if you just walk up for kills, but get em turned around and roll in for the range to close too quick for them to notice and its game on. Plus you can loot shopkeepers and townsfolk a lot easier if you put into stealth. Some have some really good gear.
ResidentDante
Member
Haven't thought about combining the roll when stealthing. Thanks for the tip! I've leveled up a lot of stealth because I really enjoy it in the game.
The skill isn't super necessary, but the mechanic is great for starting encounters and stealing shit. Doubly so if you have points in Finesse.
i've got issues with my armor too:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35122224&postcount=5431
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Hmmm, I suppose for a stealth oriented character Smoke Bomb is a must, yeah? Because it seems like, 90% of the enemies in Amalur are always grouped together so when you take down one others will be immediately alerted and a grand melee will immediately ensues.
And I don't see how stealing is really useful since money is so easy to get anyways in this game.
What's the most effective weapon set to pair with Daggers? Bows?
toastyToast
Member
So is the Orison quest
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one giant troll
How would you do it? Enemies just sometimes randomly popped on the ground or grouped in such a way that you either get spotted right away or only get 1 stealth kill before they are alerted. There are times when it worked, though.
Sneaking + blasting a bolt of lightning seems to always one-hit kill an enemy though.
F!!!!!!!
Beat the House of Ballads boss on HARD (pretty challenging until I restocked) and I got an AWESOME SET DROP only to find myself in a corner beside two PLANT TRAPS that immediately killed me. LOOT LOST.
I beat the boss 8 more times and got nothing close to that set piece
ouch, sorry for your loss
stealth is kind of useless
not in the sense that it doesnt work or kill the shit out of dudes
but in that just running into dudes and whacking them with a stick or a sword kills enemies so quickly anyway that its far slower mucking about with stealth overall
doesnt hurt you if you like it tho, just kinda slows you down
not in the sense that it doesnt work or kill the shit out of dudes
but in that just running into dudes and whacking them with a stick or a sword kills enemies so quickly anyway that its far slower mucking about with stealth overall
doesnt hurt you if you like it tho, just kinda slows you down
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Faeblades in general has a much higher attack value than daggers, yeah? Considering the "enemies grouped together" --> "stealth kill one" --> "others immediately alerted" ---> "grand melee" circumstances, would it then be better to use Faeblades instead of daggers? The art of assassin also unlocks stealth kills and additional damage for stealth kills using Faeblades, yes?
It only took me 40 levels but I finally finished a set of armor geared towards Might. Should end up beating the game tomorrow, sidequests & lorestones included. Will have around 60-65 hours played when I'm done. Still have the crime related achievements left, and the traps one, but I'll pick those up on a second run through.
toastyToast
Member
Faeblades don't get the stealth kill animation that the daggers have (damage is obscene, like 25K obscene), I think they just get crits.
I have stealth maxed out thanks to a few accessories that give me +3. Don't think I really need it that high, but I couldn't think of where else to put the points. It doesn't really feel right having a petite little elf woman banging away at a forge which is why I don't have any points in smithing.
I have stealth maxed out thanks to a few accessories that give me +3. Don't think I really need it that high, but I couldn't think of where else to put the points. It doesn't really feel right having a petite little elf woman banging away at a forge which is why I don't have any points in smithing.
Just realized I played the entire way through w/o picking up the compass of fate from the starting area. Went to go see the stats on the Omniblades and saw it sitting in the chest
What the hell is the compass of fate?
Gamestop preorder bonus, gives +1 to persuasion as long as it's in your inventory.
Anyone that's finished the Long Overdue task (gathering the 10 books)
seriously 350 gold? What the flying fuck...fuck that guy I'm going to burn down his whole damn monastery
The one she is wearing. The black strap outfit.
The point being she's practically naked lol.
So, after respeccing 4 times i'm having the most fun with Greatswords/staffs and the Sorcery skills. Bows are fun too but their damage seems kinda low ( having full points in the first 2 skills). Finesse felt really weak around lvl 8, all that swinging with faeblades where you do more damage from 1 swing with the greatsword, and stealth felt pointless. Gonna give it another try at lvl 24 though, when i can get gambit and smoke bomb.
Currently lvl 16 and just finished House of ballads, what's the recommended level to go to the next zone? I want to avoid fighting all grey mobs.
Currently lvl 16 and just finished House of ballads, what's the recommended level to go to the next zone? I want to avoid fighting all grey mobs.
British Monsoon
Member
Man, whenever I need repair kits I can never find them. I go through these like crazy, but there's no rhyme or reason to which merchants stock and don't stock them. They're never where you'd expect them to be - like a shop that houses both weapon & armour sellers and a blacksmith in the biggest city in the game, no repair kits. Super frustrating.
Also, I'm getting kind of annoyed with enemy mages in this game, simply because they can do things the player can't do - like hover above the ground, float out of range incredibly quickly, shoot multiple fireballs in super quick succession, blink teleport out of an attackers combo, etc. Fuck that.
Also, I'm getting kind of annoyed with enemy mages in this game, simply because they can do things the player can't do - like hover above the ground, float out of range incredibly quickly, shoot multiple fireballs in super quick succession, blink teleport out of an attackers combo, etc. Fuck that.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
So after hitting 10 hours, here are the things I would really like to see fixed as far as the camera goes.
1. Camera improvements - Camera is really poor at following action. I move around a lot and I constantly have to fiddle with the camera to reposition it which is especially bad if you're moving to the side. I think the changes I'll propose next would help this a lot but it would still be great for the default camera to improve also.
2. Change target button moved to the left stick - It is fucking awkward to have the switch target on the right stick in my opinion moreso with the camera problems because I have to stop fiddling with that to keep my guy in view to change target. Much easier to click on the left side and allows you to manipulate the camera while changing targets also.
3. Right stick changed to toggle a behind the back view - Sometimes I want the camera to remain rigidly behind me in this game. I think this would help greatly with camera woes and also make it much easier to keep targets in view as you move around. It is great to be able to move the camera around most of the time but when I'm fighting I'd mostly just rather have it behind me and I'll keep shit in view. I'm playing an archery class and having the camera always aimed straight forward would be much better for me in general playing that class.
What do you guys think of those changes?
1. Camera improvements - Camera is really poor at following action. I move around a lot and I constantly have to fiddle with the camera to reposition it which is especially bad if you're moving to the side. I think the changes I'll propose next would help this a lot but it would still be great for the default camera to improve also.
2. Change target button moved to the left stick - It is fucking awkward to have the switch target on the right stick in my opinion moreso with the camera problems because I have to stop fiddling with that to keep my guy in view to change target. Much easier to click on the left side and allows you to manipulate the camera while changing targets also.
3. Right stick changed to toggle a behind the back view - Sometimes I want the camera to remain rigidly behind me in this game. I think this would help greatly with camera woes and also make it much easier to keep targets in view as you move around. It is great to be able to move the camera around most of the time but when I'm fighting I'd mostly just rather have it behind me and I'll keep shit in view. I'm playing an archery class and having the camera always aimed straight forward would be much better for me in general playing that class.
What do you guys think of those changes?
There's no need to put any points into stealth for stealing.
You can simply go into stealth, get detected, throw a smokebomb and clear yourself of attention instantly.
Heh, heh. Good point. It's all good, though. Scantily clad elf women is good in my book. I just hope we get to see more of her in the next game.
Grinchy
Banned
Anyone else have this weird issue? When I go to name an item I've just made, it keeps entering the informtion when I hit the space bar. So, I have a few good pieces of gear now that are the first word of what I meant to name them.
I assume it has to do with me using a PS3 controller via motioninjoy. Just wanted to see if anyone else had this issue.
I assume it has to do with me using a PS3 controller via motioninjoy. Just wanted to see if anyone else had this issue.
I like doing 100k+ damage.
Also, apparently I only ended up paying $15 for this game. $10 Amazon promo, $15 refund from when it dropped price less than a week in on Amazon and now I just got an email for a $20 credit because of the price drop.
It's not what you're asking for, but switching run to the left analog button made a big difference for me. Allows you to maintain camera control while sprinting.
toastyToast
Member
This game is bad for my health. I played almost 3 hours straight and it felt like nothing.
Did a couple of pretty funny quests including Tirin's Secret and Waters of Madness. The latter has multiple endings and one is beyond hilarious
The quality of the sidequests continually astonishes me. They can be really great at times.
Also, decided to start rocking a Greatsword on my rogue and so far it's been... bananas. Smoke bomb + dat wide swing arc = a whole lot of dead bodies.
Decided to take this screenshot with my baller Scorpion looking mask
Did a couple of pretty funny quests including Tirin's Secret and Waters of Madness. The latter has multiple endings and one is beyond hilarious
the melancholic one
The quality of the sidequests continually astonishes me. They can be really great at times.
Also, decided to start rocking a Greatsword on my rogue and so far it's been... bananas. Smoke bomb + dat wide swing arc = a whole lot of dead bodies.
Decided to take this screenshot with my baller Scorpion looking mask
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Nice screenshot there with the backdrop
So, I played a couple more hours last night (felt more like 30 minutes) and I think I am finally hitting my groove with combat. I am on hard difficulty and have had my share of deaths. Mainly just because Ive been sloppy and was not using my shield/spell effectively.
I started doing the quest
It was my own doing as I didnt heal myself before attempting to disarm. The last time I saved was just outside of the cave, so lost about 10 minutes, not too bad. Will pick it up again tonight. I really love this game.
I started doing the quest
where I had to help an NPC retrieve a relic from Waterfall Cavern (I believe thats the name). It was pretty easy, especially as I had the NPCs help. But when I tried to disarm one of the traps surrounding the relics chest, I got too close, it went boom and I died.
It was my own doing as I didnt heal myself before attempting to disarm. The last time I saved was just outside of the cave, so lost about 10 minutes, not too bad. Will pick it up again tonight. I really love this game.
119 (Ice), 138 (Lightning), 157 (Fire).
Edit: That would be 84 Ice/Lightning/Fire with 35 Freezing, 54 Shocking, or 73 Burning damage if you want specifics.
They never stated the camera would be fixed in the retail build. If it's going to be fixed at all, it was always gonna be in a patch later.
Nah, they said it was going to be a post-release patch, which we don't yet know how soon is coming.
I think when I hit 109 ability points, I'm going to swap into the Universalist Destiny. I don't really want to do it before then, but the final bonus (unlock all weapon skills for free) just sounds like a neat way to play out the rest of the game.
Worked fine in Torchlight, Borderlands, Sacred 2, etc. Not the case here. I'm sticking with "it's badly designed".
Baconsammy
Banned
So Amazon dropped the price of the 360 version by 15 bucks for three days last week. I emailed them and asked if those of us that bought it two days prior get the new price and they said it's not their policy, but they credited my account 15 bucks anyway. This morning I received an email from Amazon stating something to the effect of "Since you bought KOA at full price prior to Feb 12th, here's a code for a 20 dollar credit. Must be used by Feb 12, 2013". So thanks, Amazon. ME3 is now 14.99. I assume all you other Amazon purchasers received the same email.
How do trainers work, exactly?
I understand there are three trainers for each skill (0-3, 4-6, 7-10). But is there a character level limit I can visit a low trainer (i.e. 0-3)?
There are some skills I want to wait on raising, but I dont want to do so if I come back later (at a higher character level) and find out I am too high level to train that 0 Blacksmithing level.
I understand there are three trainers for each skill (0-3, 4-6, 7-10). But is there a character level limit I can visit a low trainer (i.e. 0-3)?
There are some skills I want to wait on raising, but I dont want to do so if I come back later (at a higher character level) and find out I am too high level to train that 0 Blacksmithing level.
You are literally the only person to say that store bought equipment is too good so I'm going to go with you being wrong.
Those skill ranges are the levels of the skill you can train. If you have 4 in a Skill, the 0-3 Trainer can do nothing for you. Your character level is irrelevant, though a lower character level makes respeccing to get them all a lot easier.
InVinoVeritas
Member
I got this email before I left the house this morning, but when I got to work and was going to enter the code for the $20 credit, it had vanished from my gmail account. I didn't delete it, it honestly just disappeared. WTF Amazon?
Edit: Never mind, I must have swiped the trash button accidentally on my phone, found it. Boy do I feel dumb...
Haha. I feel for you! But you were going to blame Amazon because an email disappeared from your email?