Game falls apart in ACT 3

[slocik]

I kinda enjoyed it till ACT 3, but at this point i can say i hate the gameplay.
Enemies now attack 50 times before i get a move and everything 1 shots me.

Then add in enemy hp pools in millions and its just a chore, every mechanic outside of dodge become pointless and its just a a test on if you can keep blocking and dodging 30 minutes in row or if you make 1 mistake and have to start over.

edit:
I since discovered you are supposed to do Maelle quest first by talking to her, till she gives it, then frozen hearts going by difficulty of the regions.

Thanks game for wasting my time ... i did out of order.

[BPScott95]

First Strike.

Use... First Strike which you get way back in Act 1.

[slocik]

Originally posted by BPScott95:

First Strike.

Use... First Strike which you get way back in Act 1.

And what does this give me? bow i can cut down 1% of the enemys health at start an die in 15 second later, thanks

[SeraphLance]

There's a *lot* of power progression to be had during act 3 and no guidance whatosever on where to go in what order. If enemies get like 8 turns between yours, it means you're probably in too hard an area.

Originally posted by BPScott95:

First Strike.

Use... First Strike which you get way back in Act 1.

Which does nothing. If enemies are hitting that many times, your stats aren't going to be high enough to one-shot them anyway.

[slocik]

Originally posted by SeraphLance:

There's a *lot* of power progression to be had during act 3 and no guidance whatosever on where to go in what order.

Yeah, i have 0 idea what to do, and there is 0 indication how hard an overworld enemy will be until i attack it or if im supposed to attack it or not.
It was a problem before with random enemies i cant beat thrown around like that giant in water or the jumping guy, but now its 10x worse since i can get everywhere.
Im not even sure if im supposed to grinf or something.

Its bad.

[Mellar]

so basically you have ♥♥♥♥ gear and ♥♥♥♥ builds.

[BoolXorElse]

Act 3 is when the game is fully open and you're supposed to explore and run into insanely difficult bosses/enemies. If you keep playing you will get to a point where you welcome the more enemy turns to launch parry-ful counter attacks for massive damage.

[Barnem]

It sounds like you are lacking in a lot of agility and should probably spec around a little.
If you're being outsped that badly also consider equipping pictos that give you more speed. You will also want to have some defense pictos equipped and use the points saved here from defense and add it elsewhere.

There are pictos that also really help with AP generation: combo attack and energizing attack will be your main battery source.

Also, don't forget to learn the painter power ability and remove the damage cap - this lets single hit attacks become useful again. Not that multihits are bad but it opens up more options.

I spread my stats around fairly evenly during the game for everyone and specced folks based on the weapons I liked, and i found that crit is a very valuable one - don't ignore it unless you're going to invest the pictos for a setup.

If you're struggling for damage, remember that you should find ways to apply powerful and defenseless, these will magnify your damage greatly.

If you're STILL struggling, I suggest doing the party member's camp quests from the start of Act 3, specifically Maelle's. The monsters there are normal and aren't the insane chroma fights littered around the main map. There's also the tower of challenges which you can level up at.

[Jason Eroge]

i felt like i am so over leveled i am the one moving 2 turns >..> also i dont even see most basic enemy attack because they all die before even moving.......am around end of act 2 and everbody is hitting 9999 lol multiple hits

[Barnem]

Originally posted by slocik:

I kinda enjoyed it till ACT 3, but at this point i can say i hate the gameplay.
Enemies now attack 50 times before i get a move and everything 1 shots me.

Then add in enemy hp pools in millions and its just a chore, every mechanic outside of dodge become pointless and its just a a test on if you can keep blocking and dodging 30 minutes in row or if you make 1 mistake and have to start over.

Also it may help everyone here if you post your characters and your build!

[Kofina]

Originally posted by slocik:

I kinda enjoyed it till ACT 3, but at this point i can say i hate the gameplay.
Enemies now attack 50 times before i get a move and everything 1 shots me.

Then add in enemy hp pools in millions and its just a chore, every mechanic outside of dodge become pointless and its just a a test on if you can keep blocking and dodging 30 minutes in row or if you make 1 mistake and have to start over.

First Strike, Second Chance and Cheater pictos

[slocik]

Originally posted by Jason Eroge:

i felt like i am so over leveled i am the one moving 2 turns >..> also i dont even see most basic enemy attack because they all die before even moving.......am around end of act 2 and everbody is hitting 9999 lol multiple hits

Get to the paintress and say that lol, and 9k dmg is nothing when enemies strat having milions of hp.

[Barnem]

Originally posted by Kofina:

Originally posted by slocik:

I kinda enjoyed it till ACT 3, but at this point i can say i hate the gameplay.
Enemies now attack 50 times before i get a move and everything 1 shots me.

Then add in enemy hp pools in millions and its just a chore, every mechanic outside of dodge become pointless and its just a a test on if you can keep blocking and dodging 30 minutes in row or if you make 1 mistake and have to start over.

First Strike, Second Chance and Cheater pictos

Cheater isn't a viable option here, if OP is having trouble with Act 3 in general there's no way they're killing the giant to get it atm.

[Kn8cK]

Originally posted by slocik:

I kinda enjoyed it till ACT 3, but at this point i can say i hate the gameplay.
Enemies now attack 50 times before i get a move and everything 1 shots me.

Then add in enemy hp pools in millions and its just a chore, every mechanic outside of dodge become pointless and its just a a test on if you can keep blocking and dodging 30 minutes in row or if you make 1 mistake and have to start over.

I agree.

Final Fantasy had one or 2 secret end game bosses in each game - but in this game, EVERY enemy feels like such a secret endgame boss.

>Go to place - die.
Guess I'm too low level
>Go to other place - die
Guess I'm too low level
>Go to yet another place - die

[Zaph]

That is your problem. You are not supposed to dodge, you are supposed to parry to counter attack. Maelle counters for anywhere from 800k-6 million, depending on roulette. If you spent the majority of the game getting good at dodging instead of parrying, you gimped yourself, as some bosses can only be killed by parrying. Half the time I have a hard boss in front of me, I send Maelle in by herself to just counter everything because she is buffed to the moon with the solo fighter pictos.

[Constant_K]

Level up your relationships at camp then go to the giant tower in the northwest(?) of the map, not the arena tower. The gimmick there is blight, but you will find a counter pictos after a while. You'll get enough levels there to start cleaning up the map.

I agree with you btw.