I am a beginner, need tips

[Cheetah]

Hey guys, I need tips from pro gamers, never played games like this, it is interesting, but it would be helpful to get some great tips to make this game more fun for me.

[tom_corbett]

No tips are necessary for most of the game play, early on don't try to slug it out with the 'bosses', hit and run and heal is the way to go. getting money early is a matter of killing easy monsters, grab all the junk, and sell at vendor, and repeat.

[NavFamG]

Originally posted by Rallycat:

never played games like this,

a) 1st thing game play here is the old school grinding concept. You do it all, than you do it all again on a harder difficulty.

It's not a questing game like modern one's are, there are quests and they provide the storyline but you can't play it just by doing the quests.

b) You need to think of each map as a lawn and you need to mow the entire thing. Just start and go back and forth covering the entire map, killing EVERYTHING you find.

The game is set up so when you've finished doing that on a map you're at the right level to start the next map.

c) Saving is NOT what you're used to. When you're in the middle of a map and hit SAVE, all that does is lock in your inventory and current XP. NOT YOUR POSITION,

To save your game progress (where you are on the map) you need to save at the Resurrection Shires.

d) Monsters are designed to respawn behind you after your save / log off and log back in so you'll never 'clear the map' like you would in a modern game instance.

That's done so you can grind for items if you want to.

e) The Anniversary Edition added random bosses that are of a higher level than the map you're on. If you encounter one it's totally OPTIONAL. Shadowmaw will probably be the first one you encounter in a cave fairly early in the game. See if you can beat it if you want to or just skip it, note it's location and come back when you're at a higher level.

Originally posted by Rallycat:

to make this game more fun for me.

The fun comes from enjoying the different world myths (since Greek doesn't cover it all) and listening to the tales the NPC's have.

Game play wise it's a repeatish slog through the maps and it's easy to get burned out. I generally play from rez shire to rez shire in 1 sitting and then take a break and come back later.
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It took me 3 times of buying the game, playing some, burning out & selling it, than rebuying it again and again before I finally got all the way through TQ and TQ:IT. Pace yourself and you'll do fine.

I picked up the game the first time probably back in 2008 when I found it in a bargain bin. My final attempt was just months prior to the 2016 release of the AE edition. In fact I had just finished and started on IT when AE came out and all of us on steam with the original game(s) got AE for free.

I imported my character into AE and picked up where I left off in TQ:IT and finished the game that year. So figure 8 years from initial buy to completing the base game(s). Like I said, it's easy to get burned out.

[Cheetah]

Thank you for the tips but this game is nothing for me, I already died in the 1st Quest... I am just a racing games guy, but thank you for all your infos, very nice from you.

[Bludbonez]

I played half the Act1 without knowing "scrolls" existed! I was in AWE when I found out what they were for! <--Still a noob!!

[Endev]

Originally posted by Rallycat:

Thank you for the tips but this game is nothing for me, I already died in the 1st Quest... I am just a racing games guy, but thank you for all your infos, very nice from you.

TQ might be easy or hard depending on what mastery you pick and what playstyle you prefer. Summoner will find here easy time until Act III while melee warrior will struggle through first several hours, gulping potions like crazy and feeling overwhelmed by amount of enemies.

This game is not your easy modern Diablo game, but has interesting mastery mechanic that allows you to play that game many times, giving you different experience every time. You have a lot of combinations to test out.

As for dying, it kind of a thing in hack'n'slash games, isnt it? Also in that game you'll find moments when some weirdly powerful hero monster will jump on you, killing you easily and making you think 'what the heck?'. It can't be helped, you just gotta be careful and ready. Luckily, dying only makes you lose a small bit of exp, so it's not big deal.

I suggest dragging someone else into that game as playing it together will be less boring and you can have fun by trying to make your build work with your friend's build, maybe causing powerful combination and great satisfaction. Because there are quests and some nice story, but killing monsters will be 95% of your game.

Your fun is the most important thing, but maybe you could give TQ a second chance. It gets better when you have more skills and maybe some unique items if you're lucky.

[Stephanos]

1- sign in for the mod in the workshop (3x exp)
2-Take all the point in every mastery you choose
3-rune master+dream (seidr worker) or tempest + defense (paladin) are all best classes

[Endev]

Originally posted by Stephanos:

3-rune master+dream (seidr worker) or tempest + defense (paladin) are all best classes

Now I'm curious about why you consider those two classes to be the best.

[Stephanos]

bleeding damage doesn't affect undead for example,so if you pick rogue or hunt mastery will be a hell with the undead.rune master has massive AoE damage,defense is a solid mastery,tempest mastery has ice shard.elemental damage rule in this game

[Ultimatum]

Originally posted by Rallycat:

Hey guys, I need tips from pro gamers, never played games like this, it is interesting, but it would be helpful to get some great tips to make this game more fun for me.

So basically, there is no the ULTIMATE Tip per say. If you are completely new to the game go for masteries (classes) that attract you the most. Pick an attribute out of the 3 that you want to pick as your primary, and another one as your secondary so to say, If you are using for example Spears, You would for example want to go for dexterity as your primary stat and strenght as secondary. And last but not least, try your best to level up masteries first then pick the corresponding skills, this may seem a little challenging for a new player, but long story short you may want to balance the points put in the level up (+ symbol) and the skills themselves. In essence as you play, you will understand how the game works and therefore you will get better at it. P.S Try to explore EVERYTHING

[Nitro]

Also get TQ Vault, a third party outside the game inventory. This way if you create other characters you can outfit them with better gear you found with your current build. Just Google TQ Vault.

[Cheetah]

Originally posted by Ментор:

Originally posted by Rallycat:

Hey guys, I need tips from pro gamers, never played games like this, it is interesting, but it would be helpful to get some great tips to make this game more fun for me.

So basically, there is no the ULTIMATE Tip per say. If you are completely new to the game go for masteries (classes) that attract you the most. Pick an attribute out of the 3 that you want to pick as your primary, and another one as your secondary so to say, If you are using for example Spears, You would for example want to go for dexterity as your primary stat and strenght as secondary. And last but not least, try your best to level up masteries first then pick the corresponding skills, this may seem a little challenging for a new player, but long story short you may want to balance the points put in the level up (+ symbol) and the skills themselves. In essence as you play, you will understand how the game works and therefore you will get better at it. P.S Try to explore EVERYTHING

Thank you I try this game in this weekend again. I am so ultra bad, I always played racing games in my life. this is really hard for me.

[Endev]

Originally posted by Rallycat:

Thank you I try this game in this weekend again. I am so ultra bad, I always played racing games in my life. this is really hard for me.

Nice, good luck then. If you want some well-written builds, look at those. I tested some of them and they work great.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198059198305/myworkshopfiles/?section=guides&appid=475150

[kharille]

For these types of games I prefer summoners but on TQ normal difficulty its a slog. Not sure if other builds have an easier time overpowering the masses. I have to run away a lot, but I do that with hand to hand fighters in diablo 2.

[Drinkcup]

Best tip is to give up on the impotent Vanilla skill trees and play modded! Paths, Masteries, Shadow Champions, Cataclysm and more

speaking of pet armies, don't go with Shadow Champions if you want skele army. You wont get past act 1. utterly miserable. otherwise, lots of fun in those mods and better skills in general.