What about difficulty overall?

[macmanos2002]

Hello there !

ready to hop on this adventure since i enjoyed Octopath 1, quite a bit, and this second installment is already taking off!!

Any experiences about difficulty ?
In the first there was not dificulty setting,.
I do not mind grinding, but is there a possibility i stuck a hard wall boss ?

or can i level them out ?

Have random encounters remained as a method of leveling in the game?

Thanks in advance!!

[Fraktal]

Here is my 2c on bosses and grinding.

If stuck just go explore, complete others quests, do side missions.

Find altars, or guilds for secondary jobs.

By just playing the game you will eventually become stronger. Or become wealthy and buy yourself better gear.

The only time I had to “grind” is if I’m so close to a level up before a boss. Or trying to capture a specific animal for Ochette.

[myhr2]

Originally posted by macmanos2002:

Hello there !

ready to hop on this adventure since i enjoyed Octopath 1, quite a bit, and this second installment is already taking off!!

Any experiences about difficulty ?
In the first there was not dificulty setting,.
I do not mind grinding, but is there a possibility i stuck a hard wall boss ?

or can i level them out ?

Have random encounters remained as a method of leveling in the game?

Thanks in advance!!

Difficulty is pretty much the same as in OT1, so it's very, very customizable. It can be challenging if you don't grind, but there are also many ways to "break" the game, with Path actions like Steal, Purchase, Allure and such, or exploring high level zones with reduced encounters skills to open chests with gear you're not supposed to get so soon, and farming rare encounters like Caiths and Octopuffs...

[macmanos2002]

thank you all.
Much like what i expected.
I'll be soon be on board.

[.vu]

I have just completed the story of my MC and I basically dealt 69k per full burst. Bosses die in like 2.

This game is a huge improvement over the first game, but it suffers from the same pitfalls that break the game and your experience with it, mainly damage uncap passive on Warrior. If you stay clear of it, the game is fun in the sense that you actually have to deal with boss rotations rather than skipping them all by killing the boss too quickly.

They have definitely added more pitfalls to this game though that lead to it breaking, some early, some late but I won't spoil them. Just know that the last warrior passive will absolutely break the game.

[Fraktal]

Originally posted by .vu:

I have just completed the story of my MC and I basically dealt 69k per full burst. Bosses die in like 2.

This game is a huge improvement over the first game, but it suffers from the same pitfalls that break the game and your experience with it, mainly damage uncap passive on Warrior. If you stay clear of it, the game is fun in the sense that you actually have to deal with boss rotations rather than skipping them all by killing the boss too quickly.

They have definitely added more pitfalls to this game though that lead to it breaking, some early, some late but I won't spoil them. Just know that the last warrior passive will absolutely break the game.

Lol that’s unfortunate. Was looking forward to the 45min late game bosses. That requires the best gear.

[.vu]

You can probably still have this with the final final one (similarly to the first game to those who know), but not if you hit for 10 times above the intended damage cap. As long as you stay clear of that, it should be fine

[Fraktal]

Originally posted by .vu:

You can probably still have this with the final final one (similarly to the first game to those who know), but not if you hit for 10 times above the intended damage cap. As long as you stay clear of that, it should be fine

Is it even possible to hit for that?

Best weapon + lion dance + phy res debuff + boost max + latent power (the one that starts with Teng) ?

[.vu]

Biggest hit with warrior uncap passive is 99999 and yes it's definitely possible, in fact I feel like it's achievable a lot faster in OT2 due to how easy it is to get access to high stat gear (which is a great reward for those who venture into dangerous areas or overcome difficult bosses tbh)