omg the combat is so awful

[Rich]

Whenever you swing the sword once, you're locked in that position for 45 minutes standing stiill, unable to hit again, move, dodge roll whatever. And then you get one-shotted. I'm only an hour into the game and i'm deciding whether to get cheats or uninstall. What is this bs game? Massively disappointed so far.

[Bloodartist]

;D

Seriously, its a survival game. Youre supposed to be weak in the beginning.

[Rich]

Originally posted by Bloodartist:

;D

Seriously, its a survival game. Youre supposed to be weak in the beginning.

I cant progress, because the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ turtle or whatever the ♥♥♥♥ it is, has now killed me 60 times. If I try to kite it, I can get it's hp down to maybe 50% but then it runs back with full HP (typical MMO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥..)


I have 2000 hrs in ARK, i've solo'd Extinction on alpha difficulty etc. This is just MMO-style bs, if I wanted that I'd play Wow.

[ThomasARK]

you're just bad. learn how to play the game, maybe read a little about it. It's how every single game works. Bad at first, learn more, get better

[❤Nella❤]

Don't use a sword, craft a mace, that's the best starter weapon imho. If you use a sword, don't use the heavy (right click on a mouse) attack, it locks you in place for a while.
"Q" locks you on your target if you miss your hits, but it also locks you on your target and that can get annoying.
Funcom funcomed the combat in the last update, because they disabled the ability to change the direction of your attack in mid combo without the target lock. It used to be fine before the change, but it's Funcoms habit to "fix" and change things that are not broken in the first place..
I hope they revert back to old style.

[Macdallan]

Originally posted by Rich:

Whenever you swing the sword once, you're locked in that position for 45 minutes standing stiill, unable to hit again, move, dodge roll whatever. And then you get one-shotted. I'm only an hour into the game and i'm deciding whether to get cheats or uninstall. What is this bs game? Massively disappointed so far.

Like I said on one of your other threads - try different weapons and experiment with light/heavy attacks so you can learn how the combos behave. Sometimes you are better off NOT going for a full combo depending on what you are fighting and what weapon you are using. Some weapons may suit your play style better than others. Also keep in mind that sprinting then attacking changes the attack distance/pattern. Keep an eye on your stamina, too. Sometimes you may want to roll away from the enemy when your stamina is almost drained rather than run out of stamina while swinging at them at close range. This is *NOT* a button masher - you have to think about what you're doing and manage your stamina in combat.

Not all enemies are created equal - you might be fighting something that's too strong for you and this CAN happen in this game. For example going up against most one skull or three skull enemies when you're using stone weapons is basically just asking to get killed as is going too far from the new player area (noob river) before you're ready. Some enemies hit harder than others even if they look similar. If you CANNOT defeat something right now then maybe it would be in your best interest to just leave it alone and come back later when you are stronger and/or have a thrall or a pet and/or have better gear and/or are better at the game.

[gigi]

All I can say is that this was an incredible game. Now, ..... have 10yo have worked on it or what. For instance my Lion freezes all of a sudden in a fight. Or........ I walk along through the wilderness but no, my lion suddenly kiils everything in sight down to the swallows, EVERYTHING along the way! wt......

[Evolvei]

You might want to try this mod:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3116472449

[Jaq]

You're just bad because you're new, and most RPGs are easy mode power fantasy nonsense. Conan Exiles has a reverse difficulty curve and is hardest at the beginning rather than getting progressively harder. As you've already been inundated with advice across your various threads, all I'll suggest is maybe take a break and watch some other people play the start of the game for a little bit. Speedrunners beat this game in about 70 minutes, and while they abuse acquired knowledge to get powerful weapons very early, they wear garbage armor and are underleveled all the way through. Combat is mostly about learning the patterns and knowing when to dodge, sort of like a jank version of Dark Souls. Archery isn't really viable for a newbie, and worse won't teach you anything about how to fight. You need experience and a very lopsided build to make archery effective. Getting in close to the enemy and learning their attack patterns is the key to making the game feel easy, which in turn makes exploration easy, which unlocks everything else.

[Macdallan]

Originally posted by Jaq:

You're just bad because you're new, and most RPGs are easy mode power fantasy nonsense. Conan Exiles has a reverse difficulty curve and is hardest at the beginning rather than getting progressively harder. As you've already been inundated with advice across your various threads, all I'll suggest is maybe take a break and watch some other people play the start of the game for a little bit. Speedrunners beat this game in about 70 minutes, and while they abuse acquired knowledge to get powerful weapons very early, they wear garbage armor and are underleveled all the way through. Combat is mostly about learning the patterns and knowing when to dodge, sort of like a jank version of Dark Souls. Archery isn't really viable for a newbie, and worse won't teach you anything about how to fight. You need experience and a very lopsided build to make archery effective. Getting in close to the enemy and learning their attack patterns is the key to making the game feel easy, which in turn makes exploration easy, which unlocks everything else.

Yeah, it's basically the learning curve kicking them in the butt - once they get used to the game they'll be fine.

[Kilgore]

Originally posted by Rich:

Originally posted by Bloodartist:

;D

Seriously, its a survival game. Youre supposed to be weak in the beginning.

I cant progress, because the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ turtle or whatever the ♥♥♥♥ it is, has now killed me 60 times. If I try to kite it, I can get it's hp down to maybe 50% but then it runs back with full HP (typical MMO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥..)


I have 2000 hrs in ARK, i've solo'd Extinction on alpha difficulty etc. This is just MMO-style bs, if I wanted that I'd play Wow.

By any chance doe's this big turtle thing that's killed you 60 times have blue eyes, if so run! till you get better at fighting/weapons or armour. If not you have a nice surprise coming later on.

[Rich]

Originally posted by Kilgore:

Originally posted by Rich:

I cant progress, because the same ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ turtle or whatever the ♥♥♥♥ it is, has now killed me 60 times. If I try to kite it, I can get it's hp down to maybe 50% but then it runs back with full HP (typical MMO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥..)


I have 2000 hrs in ARK, i've solo'd Extinction on alpha difficulty etc. This is just MMO-style bs, if I wanted that I'd play Wow.

By any chance doe's this big turtle thing that's killed you 60 times have blue eyes, if so run! till you get better at fighting/weapons or armour. If not you have a nice surprise coming later on.

Yeah it had blue eyes and 1 skull, the crocodile didnt have blue eyes but 3 skulls. Also met a spider with 3 skulls but i died and didn't even try it again

[Furry_Boots]

Originally posted by Rich:

Whenever you swing the sword once, you're locked in that position for 45 minutes standing stiill, unable to hit again, move, dodge roll whatever. And then you get one-shotted. I'm only an hour into the game and i'm deciding whether to get cheats or uninstall. What is this bs game? Massively disappointed so far.

Skill issue!! combats fine

[Mike Hawthorne]

I started a new character and didn't get killed once until I was around level 10 and got overconfident. If turtles are killing you, you shouldn't be attacking turtles.

You can outrun pretty much anything in the game so watch your health levels and don't take chances.

It only takes a day or so to get to level 20, after that you won't have any problem getting food.

The idea is to get gear to protect you, weapons that make you stronger, and spells to make it easier.

Create shelter, storage, and workstations and keep getting tougher. My main character goes weeks with out getting killed.

[Mike Hawthorne]

OH, and you can fix the turning thing in settings so you can keep turning when you are in combat.

[Iron Phoenix - Victim]

Originally posted by Rich:

Yeah it had blue eyes and 1 skull, the crocodile didnt have blue eyes but 3 skulls. Also met a spider with 3 skulls but i died and didn't even try it again

Keep an eye out (pun intended) for the little tells like that indicating a much stronger opponent. A skull anywhere on the health bar? Higher difficulty. Glowing eyes? Corrupted creature = higher difficulty (Corrupted Wolves are brutal if not prepared). Huge/Over-sized? Likely much stronger or otherwise too powerful to tackle when unprepared.

Anything with 3 skulls is considered a 'world boss', such as the huge gator or the spider you mentioned. They tend to have larger health pools, larger attack areas, hit harder, etc.