Are bears still gods?

[Sotnik]

When I played the game, it was enough to tame 1 high-level bear to quickly snowball and beat any content. Is this imbalance still here?

[Ichthyic]

nah. bears still tough, but they don't have THAT many hps. you can take them down right in the starting area as soon as you are bout level 4 or 5. they have no armor, and are seriously susceptible to things like bleeding damage. Instead, they actually have some uses in camp instead of just in combat. they make comfy pillows to rest your head on, for example. really.

[Spawnling]

Originally posted by Ichthyic:

nah. bears still tough, but they don't have THAT many hps. you can take them down right in the starting area as soon as you are bout level 4 or 5. they have no armor, and are seriously susceptible to things like bleeding damage. Instead, they actually have some uses in camp instead of just in combat. they make comfy pillows to rest your head on, for example. really.

I think OP talks about region locked, where you go and tame level 8-14 bear once you hit level 4 and then go into areas where enemy levels are 4-5.
In this case, of course they are still overpowered, because you can get animals 10 levels higher than your enemies are.
But well, the game isn't balanced around region locked. It's just a fun addition for people who like to play that way.

As for adaptive, bears are tanky, but that's it. They need to be enganged for a turn to really start dealing damage (unless you use the new legendary collar I think).
They can't learn the neutral skills and they can't use oils or armor layers, reducing their potential late game.

[MightySus]

i just started a game some days ago and i got a bear with the perk that doubles hp from the hp stat (duno how it is called in english - i hope u understand) :D
I'm in an early phase of the game but he is totally OP with 200-300 HP while the enemies have only 20-30hp.
I'm curios to see, how he scales later.

[Spawnling]

Originally posted by MightySus:

i just started a game some days ago and i got a bear with the perk that doubles hp from the hp stat (duno how it is called in english - i hope u understand) :D
I'm in an early phase of the game but he is totally OP with 200-300 HP while the enemies have only 20-30hp.
I'm curios to see, how he scales later.

That's a bear's natural trait -- All bears have that, so feel free to get more if you want. ^^

[Sotnik]

Originally posted by Spawnling:

Originally posted by Ichthyic:

nah. bears still tough, but they don't have THAT many hps. you can take them down right in the starting area as soon as you are bout level 4 or 5. they have no armor, and are seriously susceptible to things like bleeding damage. Instead, they actually have some uses in camp instead of just in combat. they make comfy pillows to rest your head on, for example. really.

I think OP talks about region locked, where you go and tame level 8-14 bear once you hit level 4 and then go into areas where enemy levels are 4-5.
In this case, of course they are still overpowered, because you can get animals 10 levels higher than your enemies are.
But well, the game isn't balanced around region locked. It's just a fun addition for people who like to play that way.

As for adaptive, bears are tanky, but that's it. They need to be enganged for a turn to really start dealing damage (unless you use the new legendary collar I think).
They can't learn the neutral skills and they can't use oils or armor layers, reducing their potential late game.

Yes, It was region locked. If I remember correctly, I entered the last region with 8-level mercs, tamed a 12-level bear and an easy mode started since then even in the last region.

[Stardustfire]

problem bears ever got was they are all hp and no armor, means fire, bleed and poison are there bane.