Do you use ABILITY WHEEL or ABILITY SHORTCUTS?

[CakeIsServed]

Curious what you guys are using?

I find that because my party members are changing, it's hard to develop "muscle memory" to activate abilities in real-time combat. I end up resorting to the pause-wheel a lot even though I want to play this like an action game.

[Orzark101]

Wheel for the compagnions and shortcut for my rook (but sometimes also wheel for him mostly to detomate )

[The Burning Heart]

I use a controller so wheel.

[Demonbox]

My main "issue" with the game is its combat, not really the kind of mehcanics I like, so after starting at a higher difficutly I ended up lowering it to normal and eventually Story mode.

That measn I barely utilize their abilities, but when I do I use the wheel

[Chekita]

I use shortcuts (on controller), but in one way or the other, there are situations you are forced to use the WHEEL because commanding them to attack a certain enemy, even if there is ONLY ONE enemy in the screen will prompt them into doing more damage than usual.
But mostly I use SHORTCUTS.
The way I managed to get the muscle memory is simple, I put defensive skills always on the first slot (which you can change in the Companion's screen "O"), Second Slot I use either primer or detonator and Third Slot a dud skill that I won't use most of the time.

So actually, since most of the game you can only specialize first one skill and second a second skill, only the first two slots matter the most, not to mention the cooldowns make it impossible to use all of them anyways.

It's easy to memorize those two because the FIRST slot is always UP on the left, and DOWN on the right character, while the SECOND slot is always LEFT on the left and RIGHT on the right character.

[°Yk° - FuelX]

I like the wheel a lot. Allows me to pause, check the enemies and my crew. Time my spells with my team's abilities.

[CakeIsServed]

Originally posted by Chekita:

I use shortcuts (on controller), but in one way or the other, there are situations you are forced to use the WHEEL because commanding them to attack a certain enemy, even if there is ONLY ONE enemy in the screen will prompt them into doing more damage than usual.
But mostly I use SHORTCUTS.
The way I managed to get the muscle memory is simple, I put defensive skills always on the first slot (which you can change in the Companion's screen "O"), Second Slot I use either primer or detonator and Third Slot a dud skill that I won't use most of the time.

So actually, since most of the game you can only specialize first one skill and second a second skill, only the first two slots matter the most, not to mention the cooldowns make it impossible to use all of them anyways.

It's easy to memorize those two because the FIRST slot is always UP on the left, and DOWN on the right character, while the SECOND slot is always LEFT on the left and RIGHT on the right character.

Thanks, I'll try this.

[DaisyRay]

I end up using both because I changed my keybinding around, so I keep forgetting where ther shortcut one is. I like that they offered both though, but I don't like that the rune enchantment is on the shortcut bar... because again, I keep forgetting to use it lol.

[°Yk° - FuelX]

Originally posted by DaisyRay:

I end up using both because I changed my keybinding around, so I keep forgetting where ther shortcut one is. I like that they offered both though, but I don't like that the rune enchantment is on the shortcut bar... because again, I keep forgetting to use it lol.

Isn't there a shortcut for the rune too?

[Vahnin Varlerian]

Detonation feels really worthless, during my entire run I had not a single fight where detonation felt like it dealt reasonable/good damage no matter how many enemys where hit.

I use shortcuts. Strg+2 and Strg+4 are always heal or support abilitys, Strg+3/Strg+6 strong direct damage skills (f.e. flamebreath from taash) and nobody cared for anything else. xD

[°Yk° - FuelX]

Originally posted by Vahnin Varlerian:

Detonation feels really worthless, during my entire run I had not a single fight where detonation felt like it dealt reasonable/good damage no matter how many enemys where hit.

Really? It's strange I feel quite the opposite. Maybe our characters builds are different. To me it almost feels like using my ultimate.

[Vahnin Varlerian]

Originally posted by FuelX:

Originally posted by Vahnin Varlerian:

Detonation feels really worthless, during my entire run I had not a single fight where detonation felt like it dealt reasonable/good damage no matter how many enemys where hit.

Really? It's strange I feel quite the opposite. Maybe our characters builds are different. To me it almost feels like using my ultimate.

Probably that, yeah. Ive noticed many companions have gear that boost detonation but it simply felt really weak for me and the animation hindered parrying by overlapping the small indication and enemy animation.

[DaisyRay]

Originally posted by FuelX:

Originally posted by DaisyRay:

I end up using both because I changed my keybinding around, so I keep forgetting where ther shortcut one is. I like that they offered both though, but I don't like that the rune enchantment is on the shortcut bar... because again, I keep forgetting to use it lol.

Isn't there a shortcut for the rune too?

It's on the same shortcut skills bar right?

[DaisyRay]

Originally posted by FuelX:

Originally posted by Vahnin Varlerian:

Detonation feels really worthless, during my entire run I had not a single fight where detonation felt like it dealt reasonable/good damage no matter how many enemys where hit.

Really? It's strange I feel quite the opposite. Maybe our characters builds are different. To me it almost feels like using my ultimate.

Same. I use mine and combo my two characters and most bigger guys go down fast.