Do I just suck or is this game brutally hard?

[königplatzen]

I picked up the game recently and started as veteran (which seems to be my mistake)
First world war Nerud and I really struggled to get through the first open field as Healer. Lots of elites, which eat up the ammo like no tomorrow. But finally, I made it. Then I struggled hard through the Hatchery, but the boss was kinda manageable, but damn.

OK, I figured, maybe it's the class, so I tried another character as Challenger. I rerolled Nerud again and this was even worse in the open field, because the gun is way worse for those little ♥♥♥♥♥ flying enemies. I managed to find the Putrid domain and struggled again through it. Then, there is the Abomination boss, which seems to be almost impossible. Those melee attacks almost one shot me. I managed to get it down to one 4th of the healthbar. But then he, basically spams this weird melee attack

I guess, I start as easy mode next, but damn, how people manage to play this in nightmare or higher.
Or is it just, that Nerud is especially hard? I really don't want to get too OP too soon, but then I read, the game scales with you, so it might not get better...

Any suggestions?

[Grimzy]

if you are completely new to the game, it will feel hard at first untill you get a better hand of it and more equipment items. However Veteran is by no means hard.

The game has a certain difficulty curve but you will do better once you get a better hang of things.

[Velmoria]

Even for decently experienced players, early game still harder because you don't have many rings & necklaces to make a build yet. So don't give up.

If it too harsh, you can re-roll your current Campaign with lower difficulty.

[Thornburst]

go with first difficulty. its not an easy mode. there is no easy mode in this game

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

the first world is the hardest if you have losomn as the first it is especially hard because the endbosses have some tough mechanics

[Sepherix]

the early game is hard. Veteran is not kidding around either. I just got to nerud as my last world and that thing is brutal still. I don't see anyone going through it with just guns and not a single equipment to help.

Veteran is also not helping. Its tough. Many usually start on easy then hop over on vet for a rerun or adventures. Then harder as they get better equipped. You're a sheet of paper and everything is just a little too overtuned.

Try to upgrade your guns, sometimes all you're lacking is a little extra punch. Maybe skipping some areas for a bit then coming back later could help, if possible. use consumables too. You do not have enough charges to properly go through zones without taking it slow, YET.

[UncenZ]

This game is like other soul-games, the first time you fight a new boss it will kill you with a surprise attack or weird timing attack try to memorize the pattern (with dying) for a while and you will pass it.

[Flip_Light]

It is hard, you're probably bad, but that's okay!

Practice makes perfect :]

My group struggled for 5 hours on an apoc boss the other day using suboptimal builds on our characters. We all have our bad moments. Just keep playing and you'll have fun. You're going to get a LOT stronger!

[Reapersgaze]

Even if you are familiar with the Remnant franchise, Nerud veteran on a fresh toon can be tough if you aren't familiar with it. Just the mechanics of the place.

Any of the archetypes are serviceable there but some play a little stronger than others on that map for fresh start. If you have access to gunslinger, his skills and ammo conservation is good for that map in particular. Handler might be a good choice while you find your footing if you want to dive into veteran, as the dogs aggro and revives really come in clutch.

Don't be afraid to play the game on survivor. There's nothing wrong with gearing up and learning at that level. You'll be in nightmare/apoc sooner than you think if you just take the time to learn the maps and how the enemies operate.

If you ever want to pursue some of the hardcore rewards, I'd highly recommend NOT doing it solo. Have fun and don't be afraid to ask for help.

[Alternavitus]

if you're just picking up the game... start on survivor difficulty, build up some good items and gear then go for a higher setting if you think it's not challenging enough. this game can slap the ♥♥♥♥ out of ya in higher difficulties my dude.

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

Game is not hard, just unfair and not balanced now. Try playing with someone else and you will see how easy it is

[königplatzen]

Thanks for your replies

I think, I actually restart with survivor difficulty. Although I beat most souls games, this seems to be another beast, esp. I have to play with KBM for the aiming. (controller aiming is not my thing). Lost too much hairs already.

Will see, if I get the hang of it and go higher difficulty later

[königplatzen]

I'm not familiar with Remnant mechanics.
So, it's new for me to build a character independently from the campaign. I wasn't aware to build a character in survivor mode and later use it for a harder campaign.

Probably the items you find in Survivor mode are worse, I suppose.

Anyway, I know now, what to do. Thanks!

[Dusklite]

Originally posted by königplatzen:

I'm not familiar with Remnant mechanics.
So, it's new for me to build a character independently from the campaign. I wasn't aware to build a character in survivor mode and later use it for a harder campaign.

Probably the items you find in Survivor mode are worse, I suppose.

Anyway, I know now, what to do. Thanks!

While you get some extra things you can buy from the Ward 13 vendors for doing certain things like finishing the campaign on a certain difficulty - the items you get doing the campaign itself are the same.

No shame in getting to know the game and powering up on Survivor then (if you still want to) replay / do adventures on harder difficulties.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by königplatzen:

Thanks for your replies

I think, I actually restart with survivor difficulty. Although I beat most souls games, this seems to be another beast, esp. I have to play with KBM for the aiming. (controller aiming is not my thing). Lost too much hairs already.

Will see, if I get the hang of it and go higher difficulty later

This is one of the types of games where on the hardest mode you need a build to be able to tackle it. Unless you're crazy good