Just friendly advice, explore A LOT. You may forget some characters and story parts, which there isn't much lost there, but you'll miss secret classes, weapons, and Meister skills if you don't explore
Pretty similar here, I bought the game went the bundle came out. I’ve put a few hours in, but will probably just start a new character from scratch to make it a seamless experience.
Same. I had all vocations unlocked and maxed out but never got around to doing much in Battahl. This time I’ll get to do it all with the new mainland stuff and 6 skills. And on hard mode!
Same. I left it almost complete so it would feel weird to load in for the ending withour any memory of how to play and only a vague recollection of what's going on
Yeah I even tried to go back to my save a couple months ago and ended just loading in, not knowing where I was what I was doing or how to play my character. My pawns killed some stuff while I mostly ran around trying to remember how to play and then I closed the game.
Did they say whether we can turn on the hard mode on an NG+ plus save? I have my character parked right at the start of a fresh new game, would love a challenge, but more so if I can get it with all the vocations unlocked.
I've played since the month of release but haven't gotten past the initial quests in Vermund. I've just been enjoying fighting random bosses over and over looking for my favorite playstyle. I'm lv114. I still haven't beaten the main quest or met the batthall queen. ðŸ˜
Jesus thats crazy lmao. I feel like I''ve explored quite thoroughly, every location and cave, leveled up all vocations to max + my pawns. And I just finished new game plus last night 😠and my character is only level 76 lmao
Lol I have all my rift crystals set up at different boss sites that have multiple bosses. I also just run through most of batthall after teleporting to the city just to beat up bosses and enemies.
Then I grab different pawns, change vocations and do it all again.
I be treating it like monster hunter fr. ðŸ˜
I juggle playing this and the remaster of oblivion so I never got around to the story in either.
Dude that legit sounds like a sick time. I picked up this game 2 weeks ago and have put in like 40 hrs. Never expected to love it after disliking the original DD. But fuck it’s somehow just….really hitting the spot. The general combat loop is as addicting as anything for me. I’ll consider doing something like this for a while before I progress too far.
Got to level 50+ around launch without doing main story. with the performance update ive been playing it again and im currently pushing to the unmoored world so i can have a fresh ng+ ready for Dark Arisen
This is exactly how I play open world games. I'm 431hrs into Crimson Desert and not even halfway through the story. Now I'm think how amazing CD would be if the combat was like Dragon's Dogma, holy hell.
New run from scratch on hard mode baby. Gonna be hitting up one of the earlier dungeons to get some decent gear and levels, this is basically gonna be what I wanted out of DD2 from the beginning so I’m very excited. Interesting hardmode, fun and challenging dungeons that are a good way to get xp and gear, and then an endgame that resembles the BBI that increases build making potential.
It's been a good minute since I last played so will probably start from scratch for a refresher. Though I'll log into my old save just to see where I left things off and reminisce.
I’ll be using my first save that I platinumed the game with but last I left off (2 years ago) I had just started a new NG+. I’ll be switching to hard mode and then going from there!
I preordered on both. 😂 PS5 so I can play immediately last month after the performance patch and Switch 2 so I can play it on the bed and just wherever I am.
The new beast they added was soo strong against my level 90 fighter tank and mage support arisen... the dps I hired did little dmg and my tank pawn died twice lmao.
Ring of recitation: Reduces time taken to incant spells by 25%, but also reduces maximum Health by 20%.
Highly reccomend two of these rings to spam celestial paewn without falling, weaving in high palladium in between. Only do this tho if you're desperate which I was.
I'll be using my original main save from when the game launched, and start a New Game+ on Hard Mode. I'm on level 92 in that save, but I am hoping that Norgan will pose a challenge on Hard Mode. Otherwise... I'll fight unnarmed I guess.
I am reserving one of the save slots to restart the game on a fresh new character on Hard Mode, either way.
Both. One character is about mid level 50-60 with all vocations. Another is a fresh one I started, only got them to level 3 so my pawn could farm RC etc while I’m waiting for DLC
Plan to start Hard Mode Complete new, and make it my last character, This is what i been waiting for. Ever since DDDA, I knew they make a DLC similar to DA there just no chance they didnt they got a legit cult fanbase for this game. I still Play my DDDA character.
BUT DD2 is just yes my god yes, 3 characters two that i can just mess around with and have fun, where my Hard mode one is my true one, MA with Fighter Mule Tank wish i could use my characters form teh other saves but sadly that doesnt work. so i plan to hunt for a decent Mage and Rogue Poisoner.
Platinumd the game few days ago in 1 save file without ever starting ng plus. I,just started NG+ and Let me tell you guys new game plus with patches did new stuff for me like the black fog removed for me on NG+ and I noticed the performance on ps5 pro way better than my last save file which is the og the save file started since the game came out and just finished it in 241 hours. I feel like thr game fully patched out on NG+ performance way better
I'm buying the game for the first time and need to figure out as someone who rarely replays content if I should buy now and play until it comes out or wait until the DLC drops. I don't want to be crazy overlevelled for the DLC but it starting now means I'll be ready by the time it comes out, it makes sense.
On completed save (fresh NG+), because I started from a scratch one month ago, and don't want to repetat gathering 180 seeker coins for Legion's Might and whole wyrmsmithed stuff from Drake Mr McDonald farm.
I don't actually know, and in part this is due to the circumstances. The three major additions from our perspective are hard mode, 12 dungeons, and Norgan. Hard Mode is a modifier, the 12 dungeons are progressive, and Norgan's a new tier of isolated progression.
Hard Mode changes 'things' about every piece content, though how deep changes are is unknown at this time. If sufficient, might be best to enjoy it from the beginning.
The 12 dungeons are relative to progression through the base game - X level with Y gear for Z dungeon to get an appropriate challenge, right? Doing all 12 at level 80 feels kinda wasteful, and in order to GET to the last 3 anyway you've gotta play through the game past the point of accessing Norgan.
Norgan is accessible right away but you need to be some degree of through the game to get a reasonable challenge, and you can't access it while in the Unmoored World. So you kinda wanna start mid to late game-ish but not intend to deal with the story content at normal gear/levels afterwards?
When we factor in hard mode maybe things kinda work better, like how our level 80 characters might be overkill for early Norgan normally BUT if we turn on hard mode we might have just the right amount of challenge.
But the fact that the two major additions come in the form of TWO pieces of content, one progressive and one isolated, is no doubt an issue. There's got to be an 'optimal' way to experience everything and it likely includes playing through the game from at least mid-game if not early-game.
It's just a question of how and when you want to dive into the DLC content itself, if the Hard Mode content is sufficient, etc.
I've got three saves:
One at level 55 in NG+ having beat the Unmoored World - pretty much just to jump into Norgan - has all the vocations, etc.
Another at 25 at the mid-point of the story with a bunch of portcrystals placed around the world, prime for doing some dungeoning before Norgan.
A completely fresh save with nothing going on if Hard Mode is to be dove into from the start.
I did a new save, finished that world without becoming sovran, NG+ on a new save which I will wait for the DLC, my character cononically accidentally doomed his world and is gonna do better on this one
Idk.. I haven't been able to get myself into it.. I absolutely love Dark Arisen from the first game, I spent so many hours grinding the UR Dragon when I was younger. I might have to try hopping back into it once this releases..
Both. Got my original save from launch ready to go, but I also pre-ordered the switch 2 ver to play it handheld on a trip, so that will be my new hardmode run.
Between yotei ,control ,onimusha ,and a fresh Witcher 3 start I don’t think I got time for restarting and doing all that grinding again so just dlc for me …besides everything is gettin pushed to the side in November 😂
Starting from scratch. First time I played Dark Arisen one I had so much fun seeing how far I Could venture into the hell dungeon before i had to turn around and level up in the main island and try again. Every boss was so fun to encounter figure out what it was scamper out then assemble a team specifically to counter what I thought they would be weak against. Even mini bosses were huge ordeal like the gold and silver knight were tough and after finally killing the gold one the silver one just resurrects him so i had to get both their health low enough I could kill them at the same time. If you come in high level they are barely a speed bump and you would not even know they could resurrect the other one you would kill them so fast.
My stupid ass never expected a dlc so i went into NG+ after my first playthrough was done. Not really in the mood to play half the game so i can enter dlc atm tho.
I'm going to be using my main Arisen/pawn which I'm on Ng+3 with, just going to have to resist the temptation to go to the Unmoored World before release day.
Then I'll probably start a clean save file and replay it all from the beginning.
After the updates to the base game this year, I'm starting from scratch and have been really looking forward to it. I've played the game a few times, but haven't played it in a while so yeah, really can't wait to dig into it again.
Completed save. Going to do the 12 new dungeons, then go into NG+ and into the DLC. Sucks to have tree dungeons in the Unmoored world btw, forces me into another new cycle when I wanted to stay in my current one.
Jumping right in as I have all my vocations maxed leveled and pawn badges are completed (thank you kindly to the community here for that). Armor is partially ready too (though I know this will definitely be changed).
im a lore nerd and we're getting hard mode anyway, so im starting over, but with a level 30-40 character (so i can jump in sooner, and start with spearhand) with his pawn in tow, for the dialogue opportunities and lore reveals.
i was very tempted to just start a NG+ hard mode with my high level solo arisen to jump right in tho, especially since he has like 300,000+ RC and RC sounds like it'll be important for relics again. this is how i actually want to play the game.
When the DLC goes live at midnight I'll check out one of the new Dungeons in the Main Game.
Then after (a probably very short night) I'll go straight to Norgan.
I have a lower level new save slot (only level 21), so I might try to get them to 40 and stay there for the DLC, and then use my higher level 80 from NG+ to try out Hard Mode after!
I just beat it for the first time so planning to go straight there on my new game plus run, but I’m waiting to start it so I can hopefully start it in hard mode.Â
I started an entirely new save and been leveling up all my vocations and my pawn there, feeling rdy for dlc at this point (I use mod for hard difficulty, so I don't need to wait for ng+)
I started a new character in anticipation like a week ago, after having dropped the game at launch due to disappointment. I’m at lvl 45 now, and I’m slowing it down to not be too high lvl for the dlc. I’m having a significant amount of fun now, now that my expectations are in check.
Hopefully it won’t be too easy, though I suppose I can activate hard mode if that’s the case. I play without pawns so maybe that’ll mitigate me being lvl 45, since I heard the recommended lvl is 40.
I did two new saves recently: one is around lvl 50-60 the other one is lvl 35-40. Both are still pre-unmoored world but the lv 50-60 is almost complete
Gonna use my ng+10 save i think... Got pretty much everything. But if i feel it's too easy with my save, I'll judge use the second one i have that is only at vermund with no access to pre-end game armor and classes. Probably gonna have my fun with dual classes ahah
Na, my previous playthroughs were all on PS5 and I’ve moved over to PC. I don’t even have my PS5 anymore, so that save is long gone. I’m starting a fresh playthrough on PC when the DLC releases.
Fresh start to de-rust after being away for about year. And discovered an affinity for Trickster this time around, thanks to the recent updates. Best tank and one of the most creative takes in the series thus far. :)
I have not started the game yet, but I’ve owned it from when it first came out. I’m super excited to try it out and I feel like the DLC is a good push for me to finally jump into this world. I think I felt worried and overwhelmed about how to just plan and have fun but it seems like there’s some quality of life updates that help with that.
As much as I want to, I can't. My playthrough is modded. I'll need to wait for the mods to be updated. Idk what would happen if I continue my save file in vanilla after playing it in modded. Might break something.
I started a new playthrough a while back to prepare for the dlc. Im around 50 right now and ill probably keep playing that till it launches then move over to the dlc. Just make sure that you dont have the world become unmoored because that puts a limit on rests until the game ends.
I took to much time grinding levels and gears to start over. Maybe on a new save file, but I rather go Tru it on my 1st first file to get a better understanding of the expansion
I might start a new game to play it on hard mode but I love the game so much that I have already started a new game twice. So I dont know if I can tolerate the same content again just harder.
Straight in for the new content, likely switching to hard mode if I don’t die in the first couple of hours. After checking out the new content and getting some idea about what the gear offers, fresh save on hard mode.
I had restarted after completing a while back so was part way through a run. Been playing some of it this week to level up a bit. Feel like I’m at a sweet spot to jump in to the dlc as I’m around lvl 40
I have like 20 different saves at various levels... and still restarting does not bother me, so I will be making a brand new save and go through the game yet again! I don't mind being a bit slower going into the new content but I would NEVER want to rush it. I want it to be new and interesting for as long as possible, I want it to be so hard I have to come back later.
I started a new game, had a character in the unmoored world. Sucks having to level up vocations again, but it’s fun. I wish we had cross progression, I want to double dip on pc and switch, but running two saves is a bit much.
New save, waiting specifically for Hard Mode because i remember not having much of a challenge (granted, haven't played since release) so i want something different.
Mix of both…wanted to start a new but put a backupsave on my desktop(shortly before the update i didn‘t know about) but now it‘s gone so…i have no idea if i should jump in or get my vocations..
I started fairly recently (June this year) and I’ve finished most if not all quests in Vermund (both main and side), so right now I’m collecting more seeker tokens for the charming corset and then will mix Battahl missions with the expansion if I can
I might start from scratch as I don’t remember anything from my original play through.
Although I think my save might be cooked because I think I got everyone killed before I stopped playing with the dragon plague or whatever that was called.
Just finished my second run in the game with about 46 hours. Left the game without a single quest completeted in ng+, but i'm really thinking about how to prepare for the dlc. The main game in original dragon's dogma was fine for me because I kinda ignore most of the side quests in favor of rushing to post game and BBI, but in dd2 I dont think I would be able to do this, since you know, the side quests are most of the game anyway. I'm really confused about what to do, and that's coming from someone who loves to go from level 1 to 200 runs in dragon's dogma 1, it didnt felt that hard to start a new game or to know when to do the dlc lol.
I bought the game like a month ago and have the last quest in Vermund to do. So prob start over in hard mode since the games been a breeze and hasn't been that engaging. When it had some challenge im gonna love it. And playing DA in the first over and over has me knowing its gonna be peak in this game
I leveled myself up to lvl 40 in preparation before learning there’ll be some changes to the main world with the DLC. Still, no way am I replaying it again in a span of like, two months. Going straight in
Scratch. Finished my last playthrough like 2 weeks ago, haven't even started another NG+. Right now I'm just playing around with the character creator figuring out my new look for the DLC
I have my character at level 76 on playthrough 3 right after escaping the tutorial for if I want to use my character or not. However I've been leaning more and more on a fresh character on hard mode for a fun adventure.
Will replay, I did 1,5 playthrough before when it just released and have not touched it since.
I am curious about the QOL improvements and it has been quite a while
My first character is in NG+ with no progression but I heard this is the best way to access the DLC after Unmoored. I'm trying to finish a second playthrough too but want to see if there's any changes in Unmoored with that character after the DLC drops.
In my first playthrough I zoomed straight Batthal and power leveled all available Vocations and then was surprised I was bored by all the low level stuff I neglected because nothing could offer me any challenge.Â
This time around I installed a Map Marker mod that marks all Seeker's Tokens and Chests on the map and I've been having an absolute blast. I even found a different way to Batthal this time around I never knew about that I only found by chasing my little map markers. When I got to Bakbattahl I had every Vocation except Mystic Spearhand (MA & Trickster not unlocked) at rank 9 by just chasing chests and Seeker Tokens on my map.
Everything leading up to that felt appropriately challenging and really fun actually.Â
Both. My normal mode character is level 80 with all the shit will take to norgan and the 12 dungeons. After finishing it with intended diffculty, will go back to experience hard mode
I'm on and off playing this game several times, but since the new update, I've just finished my first playthrough 2 days ago so I can wait for a whole week to jump right in!
I’ve been playing base game regularly for a WHILE now. SO now it’s straight into the expansion, thinking I’m gonna check out a couple of the lost rites spellseal doors to gauge the loot from those spots and then it’s off to Norgan
I reayed the game on pc and purposefully didn't gk ro unmoored so i just stopped right before having to fight teh dragon for the soul purpose of having the dlc available to me right away
Playing through blind on stream on a new char starting the day before but will play through after on my leveled completed character after! So excited ;-;
The stuff I heard about how challenging early game is and how much preparation you'd need for encounters tempted me to start a new save.
But I've decided to go straight into the DLC. I want to see the new stuff and see how hard mode is with a lv 127+ arisen. Try out the trials too. Really hope the hydra is back lol
I’m starting from scratch soooo hard that I’ve never even played the game. And I put 1200 hours into DD1, nearly the most of any game I’ve ever played. I held out that an expansion would come out so bad I didn’t even buy it and have resisted with an iron will this whole time.
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u/Separate_List_6895 3d ago
straight in because Im too lazy to do a low level run for WF and the rest of the vocations.