What are we doing wrong?

[Emoge]

I'm playing with my wife and we cannot even beat the first boss. We've tried both quick and the deep dive and just keep dying.

I tried solo and finished a full deep dive run once. But in two player, we can't get the hang of it. Even solo, the only character I can do remotely well is Mosscloak.

I assume we're doing something wrong. What is it?

We don't stand in ink zones and move away from area damage. We coordinate to eliminate monsters or turn bosses like rhino. But we still die.

Should we only be going for the "hard" encounters for better rewards or stick to normal but have worse stuff?

Thanks for any and all tips and tricks and help. We want to like the game but we just aren't getting the hang of it.

[Maxx Saigen]

What bosses are giving trouble? They are doing some boss reworks in the update tomorrow, because some bosses like Nim, Janus, and Lusk have been notorious for doing way too much damage. I'm guessing these are the ones that are giving you trouble?

Its hard to give tips that won't be immediately invalidated tomorrow because of boss reworks, so the best advice I can give is wait until tomorrow and see if you continue having issues.

Also, yes, hard encounters are generally worth the hassle. Avoiding all hard encounters will progressively hurt your run over time. Easy encounters should really only be done if you feel like you are in danger of dying.

[Emoge]

Thanks, we haven't played a lot. We'll see if we still struggle tomorrow.

[Shaheen]

If you're still having issues, check out some of the streamer videos on YouTube. They post full runs on there and the videos should help you come up with some new strategies.