How do I consistently win.

[Virgo]

Was RoR1 always this hard? I feel like you have 19 losses before you have 1 win and I'd like to "git gud" and take the RNG by the horns and start using it in my benefit.

[GDJ]

Originally posted by scrafty the kobold:

if your having a super hard time there is a damage setting under the character corporate in the bottom right. you can tweak damage received and delt

Does this affect progression or achievements in any way?

[Toxi The Vagrant]

Originally posted by GDJ:

Originally posted by scrafty the kobold:

if your having a super hard time there is a damage setting under the character corporate in the bottom right. you can tweak damage received and delt

Does this affect progression or achievements in any way?

I haven't noticed any difficulty with getting stuff by fiddling with this, however, the trials are unaffected by this feature and are I believe locked to rainstorm or monsoon difficulty for enemy number calculations.

[scrafty the kobold]

Originally posted by GDJ:

Originally posted by scrafty the kobold:

if your having a super hard time there is a damage setting under the character corporate in the bottom right. you can tweak damage received and delt

Does this affect progression or achievements in any way?

no it doesn't . you cant use it in trials tho

[ANDS!]

Only had a chance for a few runs myself, but I definitely feel like ROR2 is a bit "easier" from the outset. The kiting is definitely easier in the sequel (if you ask me).

[creamyghost25]

there is a steep learning curve

[Valithin Drathyr]

Originally posted by Virgo:

Was RoR1 always this hard? I feel like you have 19 losses before you have 1 win and I'd like to "git gud" and take the RNG by the horns and start using it in my benefit.

Use artifact of command. Guarantees you necessary items. Artifact is easy mode in RoR two, it makes RoR 1 a bit easier.

[Sirjames101]

Ror1 was not this hard though it was diffucult. this game i believe is the hardest in the series with ror2 being the easiest.

[snares]

Originally posted by DekuLink:

Originally posted by Valithin Drathyr:

Use artifact of command. Guarantees you necessary items. Artifact is easy mode in RoR two, it makes RoR 1 a bit easier.

There's no such thing as a "necessary item". ANY Build is viable if you know how to take advantage of the items the game gives you.

I believe they were just pointing out how necessary / easier it is to make a good build once you unlock and start using 'artifact of command'. Which once obtained allows you to pick the necessary items for whatever build you want to make and no longer rely on chest RNG.

[Virgo]

Outside of flat out increasing my damage (I consider it "cheating), I simply cannot win a single run after 10 hours of gameplay. It's either a complete skill issues or this game is brutally hard.

[Gaelabreaha]

As someone that's played hundreds of hours of both games, I beat the game on my 4th run with Bandit, no unlocked abilities, no artifacts, rainstorm. It's not that difficult, most of the game is pacing yourself and making the most out of your situation. Most people lock themselves into the mindset that they can't do something unless they have 10x soldiers syringes and 5 LMG's. Surprisingly enough, you don't need any of that to win.

[ericneo2]

Start with the huntress, the auto aim means you just have to keep your distance and dodge. Once you get used to dodging switch to another ranged character and then once you get good with stop start attacks then try a melee character.

[Terotrous]

Be luckier.

Compared to ROR2, this game is much more RNG heavy, as ROR2 added many more ways to mitigate RNG (ie, Newt's Shop, Scrappers / 3D Printers, Trishops, etc). In Risk of Rain 1 / Returns, you get fewer items per run but they are more powerful, so which items specifically happen to drop makes a pretty huge difference compared to the sequel.

[Wimbledofy]

Originally posted by eric_neo2:

Start with the huntress, the auto aim means you just have to keep your distance and dodge. Once you get used to dodging switch to another ranged character and then once you get good with stop start attacks then try a melee character.

skip all the ranged nonsense, just go straight to loader for ez wins

[Fungi valengine]

Originally posted by Virgo:

Was RoR1 always this hard? I feel like you have 19 losses before you have 1 win and I'd like to "git gud" and take the RNG by the horns and start using it in my benefit.

Git luky (I am not lucky)

[Emily Mewens]

So ive heard that Rainstorm may be bugged, but the other difficulties seem to scale properly.
The game doesnt get easy peasy until you start really filling out your item pool and getting artifacts, just like in ror2 and the original. Focus on getting those item unlocks to help give you a better edge.

As for the difficulty, rainstorm aside, RoR1 was, atleast imo, more difficult than this one.
That said, they do have some special difficulty stuff built in that you can modify under the Rules tab, right before you start a run. This will let you set up stuff to make it more like classic, but you can also change damage output for you or enemies. So if you feel like theyre too beefy and do too much damage, raise your damage and nerf theirs :P
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