Shield Maze is really boring.

[Gravedigger]

I just finished the shield maze and my god, I don't even want to play anymore. So ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bored. There's way too many fights and not enough role play in this entire section. It's obviously meant to be a tutorial, so why does it have like 20 fights in it? It should have like 8 fights. Might legitimately be the worst start to an RPG ever.

[Samhain34]

Worst was Irenicus' Dungeon from BGII, but yes, this shield maze is a complete bore. Hang in there; the game will start to pick up from here and like the aforementioned BGII, morph into something nice.

[Gravedigger]

I just get the feeling dungeons are gonna keep being a slog for the rest of the game, if they actually thought a dungeon with like 60+ enemies was a good tutorial.

[Damedius]

Are you playing turn based?

That's the only I can see being bored with the shield maze, since you can get through it rather quickly if you know what you are doing.

[Gravedigger]

Originally posted by Damedius:

Are you playing turn based?

That's the only I can see being bored with the shield maze, since you can get through it rather quickly if you know what you are doing.

Yeah, I really don't wanna play RTWP but core turn based took forever and was a complete slog.

[Muado 93]

I agree, I felt sapped of my enthusiasm by the time I was finally finished being underground for so long.

Took a day off and played the next day. Game got fun again.

[Samhain34]

Originally posted by Gravedigger:

I just get the feeling dungeons are gonna keep being a slog for the rest of the game, if they actually thought a dungeon with like 60+ enemies was a good tutorial.

Drop that bad boy to "Easy" mode for the tutorial and then you can basically run through it. Once you're out, enjoy the rest of the game. Same with any area you might hate: You can always crater the difficulty level and just blast through an area that bores you.

[Gravedigger]

Originally posted by Samhain34:

Originally posted by Gravedigger:

I just get the feeling dungeons are gonna keep being a slog for the rest of the game, if they actually thought a dungeon with like 60+ enemies was a good tutorial.

Drop that bad boy to "Easy" mode for the tutorial and then you can basically run through it. Once you're out, enjoy the rest of the game. Same with any area you might hate: You can always crater the difficulty level and just blast through an area that bores you.

If I switch difficulty off of core will I lose core achievements when I switch back?

[Tuco]

Originally posted by Gravedigger:

There's way too many fights and not enough role play in this entire section. It's obviously meant to be a tutorial, so why does it have like 20 fights in it? It should have like 8 fights. Might legitimately be the worst start to an RPG ever.

Well, be ready because it's only going to get worse from now on.
The further you'll go in the game (at least as far as I've seen from the beta) the more over-tuned and overcrowded fights tend to be.

Not only every area will be overcrowded by enemies from top to bottom, but they are often going to be fairly demanding fights too, that expect you to come buffed up to your hair.

It's almost as if Owlcat HATES the very idea of pacing fights and giving the player a bit of a breather from time to time.

I'm playing at "Core rules", for context.

[Aria Athena]

Not gonna lie, I'm having a bad time in the Shield Maze. I didn't realise it was going to be so lengthy and now I'm running out of buff pots.

[Gravedigger]

Originally posted by Tuco:

Originally posted by Gravedigger:

There's way too many fights and not enough role play in this entire section. It's obviously meant to be a tutorial, so why does it have like 20 fights in it? It should have like 8 fights. Might legitimately be the worst start to an RPG ever.

Well, be ready because it's only going to get worse from now on.
The further you'll go in the game (at least as far as I've seen from the beta) the more over-tuned and overcrowded fights tend to be.

Not only every area will be overcrowded by enemies from top to bottom, but they are often going to be fairly demanding fights too, that expect you to come buffed up to your hair.

It's almost as if Owlcat HATES the very idea of pacing fights and giving the player a bit of a breather from time to time.

I'm playing at "Core rules", for context.

Kinda what I figured would happen. I've probably just been spoiled by games like wasteland 3 that have a near perfect amount of fights and fight length, so it never feels like you're just endlessly fighting. Doesn't help that a lot of fights take long time with both sides whiffing attacks over and over.

[Samhain34]

Originally posted by Gravedigger:

Originally posted by Samhain34:

Drop that bad boy to "Easy" mode for the tutorial and then you can basically run through it. Once you're out, enjoy the rest of the game. Same with any area you might hate: You can always crater the difficulty level and just blast through an area that bores you.

If I switch difficulty off of core will I lose core achievements when I switch back?

This I do not know, but I'm guessing probably.

[omegazeda]

I somehow missed shield maze puzzle area, even though i was very thorough, can i go back to that place?

[Tuco]

Originally posted by omegazeda:

I somehow missed shield maze puzzle area, even though i was very thorough, can i go back to that place?

Not after you leave it.

[zodac01]

any hints on how to get out of the shield maze? I sort of feel like I really am playing path
finder, where we are all sitting around trying to solve a riddle, and getting no where
with it fast. Ah, the memories.

[Naked Granny]

It's a tutorial... it's not supposed to be a nail-biter.