Giving Up

[MadYeti]

I tried two different classes (Witch and Monk) and got totally stuck on the werewolf boss (Geonor?). I just didn't have good luck getting gear along the way. Always checked vendors for rares. I gave it about 50 tries with each class, I'm old and just don't have the reflexes to avoid getting hit by falling objects for the 5 minutes per attempt. Ultimately, I get hit once and die. Just not fun for those of us who are old and who don't have the reflexes we used to. There appears no way to remedy this without gear. I just can't do damage fast enough.

This is the only game I've given up on in the past 40 years of gaming due to difficulty. Even Dark Souls I, II, and III were not this hard.

[baxsus]

I can help you if you want

[Sergio]

Try mercenary - gas grenade + explosive grenade + scattering shot with proper supports

focus on maximum physical damage from the crossbow or a combination of phys+elemental damage

get decent armor/evasion and life on gear with cold resistance as the last boss deals mainly cold damage

[asapa]

Originally posted by MadYeti:

I tried two different classes (Witch and Monk) and got totally stuck on the werewolf boss (Geonor?). I just didn't have good luck getting gear along the way. Always checked vendors for rares. I gave it about 50 tries with each class, I'm old and just don't have the reflexes to avoid getting hit by falling objects for the 5 minutes per attempt. Ultimately, I get hit once and die. Just not fun for those of us who are old and who don't have the reflexes we used to. There appears no way to remedy this without gear. I just can't do damage fast enough.

This is the only game I've given up on in the past 40 years of gaming due to difficulty. Even Dark Souls I, II, and III were not this hard.

Hey, if you want some help with bosses and would like some decent starting rare gear to equip let's add each other in-game.

It gets much easier when you obtain gear and levels.

[Sergio]

Originally posted by Sergio:

Try mercenary - gas grenade + explosive grenade + scattering shot with proper supports

focus on maximum physical damage from the crossbow or a combination of phys+elemental damage

get decent armor/evasion and life on gear with cold resistance as the last boss deals mainly cold damage

throwing gas grenade will trigger a gas cloud and explosive grenade will explode the cloud dealing good amount of damage, explosive grenade on its own deals good damage when slotted with scattershot support

also flash grenade is very good at stunning enemies with "overpower" support

[Nico]

I think in Act 1 I was still mostly using magic items, since it was much easier to get an item with 2 decent modifiers if you just pick up any good base item and turn it magic, or even buy good magic items from vendors then trying to hope for getting any decent rares without being able to use many regal or even exalted orbs.

[SkFy]

Well good idea to just quit then really not like it's gonna get easier.
Game is just not made for you, and that's fine.

[Sergio]

Remember to check vendors every new level to find a good item.

life+resistance on most items is a good idea.
armor is strong early game even if you dont have much of it
boots with 10 movement speed will make your life infinitely better, even if the boots dont have much of anything else.

[we_are_ven0m]

Sorry to hear that.

Count Geonor is indeed quite difficult for an early game boss. You could stack cold resistance gear to reduce a decent chunk of his damage, but it would be a bandaid to a greater endemic problem...

The truth is that the game has lots of bosses with must-dodge one-shot-kill mechanics. Act 2 end boss is notorious for having too much health, but there are certainly others that people seem to get stuck on. Even professional gamers seem to be struggling with the extreme endgame.

We'll see what changes GGG roll out. Hopefully you will be able to play after a few tweaks.

Editing to agree with asapa that partying up and trading for better gear are absolutely one way to circumnavigate the early difficulty.

[jamespark1212]

this is a crafting game not a drop based game, if you only by equipping things off the floor you are going to hit a wall quick

[LemonRush7777]

If you are old and lack reflexes, why punish yourself with classes that don't mesh well with your situation?

Just go Ranger, Sorc or Merc, get a lot of HP + resists and go to town.

[MadYeti]

Originally posted by jamespark1212:

this is a crafting game not a drop based game, if you only by equipping things off the floor you are going to hit a wall quick

I'm well aware of how the mechanics work. I even used a talent calc and an Excel spreadsheet to try and optimize an early build. So far in 28 hours, I got one Exalted Orb, one Alchemy Orb, and 2 Regal Orbs. I gambled most of my money trying to get gear. I've had maybe 10 yellows drop the whole game, and most vendor resets have 2 or so yellows that aren't useful for my build. How am I supposed to gear up properly with these drop rates, or craft anything? I buy socket items when I see them to break down also. I'm doing everything I know how to do.

[TLAZOLTEOTL]

Sucks to suck

[Driss]

The vendors only carry garbage, you pretty much have to trade with other players.

[Arise Chicken]

To be fair the game isnt that hard you just arent using your tools properly and your build probably is really bad.

[pirate135246]

rare is not equal to good. magic items with a single good mod are better than most all rares early on