Cursed Forest.....

[Selcrim]

ok to start off i have killed every boss there and can grab resources whenever i want to.
but...
I HATE THAT ZONE!!!!!!!!!!
hear me out, its just not fun. The debuff stacks super fast until you kill a boss that not only wanders but also has another much higher tier boss that will gank you with a rusty spoon before you can even see him, the dude runs around like a mad man so you get banged into adds that will gank you at that gear level and the entire thing is done with no visibility and tons of nooks and crannies to run into with a train of mobs on your tail that will re-enact every horrible prison rape you have ever seen or heard of. all for a crappy cloak that does nothing but stop the crap debuff.
The toad dude is useless as far as progression his ability he gives you is very niche and he is a pita to kill especially with comperable gear levels.
The debuff dosent even protect you from the sun. So we have a horrible sight blocking mist that does not protect you from sun damage but you have to lose a piece of gear that gives you some stats to combat it.
I know this is early access and that things are going to change but i really hope they revisit that area with a wrecking ball. co-op i wont even go in there and after the bosses are down in solo i only send in my slaves to collect mats. I really hate that zone, its like a dev went and said ok im going to just throw kittens at a wall for some fun... hey i have a great idea for an area of the game guys, its like murdering puppys and we will make some of it real usefull just to mess with the players.
Die a slow and painful death cursed forest.

[Leslian Lexter]

Yea i think its abit annoying too, but you can easily get around it by hotkeying the cloak and just equipping it once every 2 minutes.

I feel like the cloak should just be a passive buff, instead.

[Dollop of Mayo]

I didn't have quite the horrendous experience you did with the Curse but I'm not fond of it either. I'd rather have parts of the forest blocked off by the curse until you clear the old man.

Also, yeah, the Cloak should definitely either be a passive or at LEAST provide the same stats as the cloak you've already been wearing for a while by the time you get to the Forest.

[Selcrim]

Originally posted by Dollop of Mayo:

I didn't have quite the horrendous experience you did with the Curse but I'm not fond of it either. I'd rather have parts of the forest blocked off by the curse until you clear the old man.

Also, yeah, the Cloak should definitely either be a passive or at LEAST provide the same stats as the cloak you've already been wearing for a while by the time you get to the Forest.

def, as for hot keying it i have done that still a pita. Its more like this game is awesome, then there is a turd in the punch bowl then its great again, zone needs reworking is the entire point of the rant. and i can get around and kill everything in there but you have to realy realy need to go there instead of it being hey lets gear down and roam the cursed forest guys. its not fun is my point and half the bosses are useless as far as what they give.

[HO ANU]

I disagree. I really like the mechanic, the curse wasnt there a year ago and when i first encountered it i was surprised of what a fun idea it is. Just bring the cloak with you at all times is what i do, problem solved. The wanderer doesnt even fight back, just have some luck that you dont run into the other roaming boss. Thats the cursed forest for you, it should be this way and not like any starting zone.

[Bobucles]

Bat form clears the mist.
Some caves inside the zone clear the mist.
There's a secret tunnel around the border to escape in the deepest parts of the woods.
Use blood tracking on some low level boss to get a reliable compass direction.

[Koldz]

I got lucky and ran the dude down first time. Was a rough chase though. I kind of groove on the vibe of the area. One you get the teleporter near the Cursed Village, you can just bop there, do a bit of farming (is a good area to farm, am still farming it for stuff), and then push South in Wolf Form or Mount up and you are out.

[Selcrim]

Originally posted by HO ANU:

I disagree. I really like the mechanic, the curse wasnt there a year ago and when i first encountered it i was surprised of what a fun idea it is. Just bring the cloak with you at all times is what i do, problem solved. The wanderer doesnt even fight back, just have some luck that you dont run into the other roaming boss. Thats the cursed forest for you, it should be this way and not like any starting zone.

Luck thats the key word there and he is useless other wise same with the toad ive never had to use the ability. bat form and caves are great my point is that even knowing the zone you can still get screwed royaly by the mist. And any boss fight that skill has no real bearing on the out come is never fun. also if you have bat form you dont need to go back there youve already cleared it pretty much. i mostly rush the spider for silk now and cyril for the armour recepie then the village dude. the toad dosent even have to be killed and yes you can blitz the zone running like a mad man to unlock the slave farming areas. I just dont think the zones design and rewards warrent doing much there.honestly if you enjoy it then great more power to you i just dont like it and every one i play with hates it as well. hopefully next patch finds some sort of middle ground there. early access is what it is.