Is solo viable?

[Brids17]

A lot of co-op focused games are insanely difficult or outright impossible solo, is that the case here or is it well balanced for single player?

[tankanidis]

Originally posted by Brids17:

A lot of co-op focused games are insanely difficult or outright impossible solo, is that the case here or is it well balanced for single player?

I have solo'd everything on my Rogue (all 8 dungeons, all 3 difficulties on each dungeon) EXCEPT for Ragewind Castle (Dungeon 8) on NightMare Difficulty (so the very last Dungeon on the hardest Difficulty)

My char is 20(170 heroism) and im not full eternal or upgraded on it so will try again on that once they are fully done, but everything else is solo'able on my rogue

Currently leveling up other classes

[Mymyamiaou]

So to ignore the top post and answer on a more casual level, no. The game is not soloable unless you want to spend 2 hours in each dungeon.

[tankanidis]

Originally posted by Mymyamiaou:

So to ignore the top post and answer on a more casual level, no. The game is not soloable unless you want to spend 2 hours in each dungeon.

How does length of time mean not soloable?

There's checkpoints and you can resume dungeons from checkpoints at anytime if you need to step away from the game

How does that make the game -non- soloable??

First time i did the 1st dungeon on a brand new character, going in blind, i took 3 hours to complete it

On my alts i can do it in 15-30mins

How is that not soloable???

[Narcissistic Cannibal]

Originally posted by Mymyamiaou:

So to ignore the top post and answer on a more casual level, no. The game is not soloable unless you want to spend 2 hours in each dungeon.

What kind of twisted "logic" is that?

[Brids17]

So, is it just rogue that it's viable for?

[MAJEPHTIC]

I am playing the game solo so far, and difficulty feels a bit inconsistent. Most stuff is decently easy to clear, some bosses are even underwhelming, but occasionally you end up in a tough fight, depending on your class and skill as player. I had some trouble with one of the guys in the towers at the end of the second dungeon, but buffs from food items from the inn got me through that. So far, it feels viable to solo, and it honestly should be, but you may run into some rough fights now and then, where you better got some buffs in your inventory.

Which are expensive as heck, btw - you get very little cash from selling all that loot, but food items and potions cost a small fortune, so don't waste them and only use them when you get stuck.

[tankanidis]

Originally posted by Brids17:

So, is it just rogue that it's viable for?

All classes are (got my Champion to 12 so far, rest are like 5 except the rogue that's leveled all the way)

Champion is heaps of fun, did some hard dungeons no probs, will go nightmare once 15

I found out of all the classes that i 'felt' weakest on Wizard/Mage, maybe that will change later on

[pavlonian]

Mymyamiaou's point i agree with now after v1 update. Unless you were lucky enough to create level 800+ characters with fully maxed gear before V1 I can't see how you can play/complete solo Ragewind. I've got 3 characters on the go, all with elite gear and high levs and can barely make it to 1/3 way into nightmare Ragewind without some sneaky tactics, before this all dungeons were do-able solo, now i suspect to complete the last dungeon Ragewind on Nightmare it needs maxed everything and even then likely a group imho.

[MAJEPHTIC]

What I feel is helping me quite a bit is that I have remapped some controls to different buttons. That numbers row is just not ergonomic enough during frantic combat.
I have bound changing the consumables to scrolling up and down with the mousewheel, and clicking it to consume the selected item.
I have also changed one of the ability slots to a side button on the mouse, to have Q, E and that thumb button for the most important attacks. The rest is comfortably reachable on numbers 1-5. I might do some more refinement to that as I unlock more skills. Just saying, the default mapping is not ideal.

[pavlonian]

yes key remapping helps ofc! You may notice most characters have similar skills so you can use same key layout per class i.e. Ranger uses poison, 1 skill improves poison damage, next skill dumps huge poison, so makes sense to use skill A then skill B. in that order. The Rogue does similar with void skills and Wizard has it's Fire and Void mix. That's what I found anyway, so there will be set combos presses i use for all classes and then unique to class on other keys etc.

[XxX I Am The Rage XxX]

Originally posted by MAJEPHTIC:

you get very little cash from selling all that loot

The key to making money in this game is to salvage everything into essence and then sell the essence. I have no idea why they give so little money for selling items when the essence sells for so much more. It's nonsensical.

[tankanidis]

Dev said if you broke early, sell epic/purple essences to cover costs

Otherwise salvage everything and complete the quests, they give the most cash and you will have over 50 platinum by doing all the dungeon quests

[Sir von Schneckerich II]

whoever says this game is not soloable is out of his mind. sorry but true :D the first time you play is the time you need most of your time but thats normal. you look in every corner to see loot etc. i started in coop with one friend (mage + rogue) and for soloplaying i started a ranger. i dont need more than 20minutes for one map (especially the first maps are so easy and fast). if you really need an easy game.. play rogue.. in my opinion it´s the easiest class in this game. my friend is standing afk while only clicking his auto attack after he buffed himself and deals so much damage thats stupid. when i play mage i need around 20-30seconds for a boss on hard mode. he kills the same mob in 5-10seconds as rogue xD

[Validtility]

Currently doing nightmare solo wizard for fun. Just managed to clear the first dungeon, and I was severely under geared and under levelled. Started at lvl 7 and cleared it by lvl 16.

Still editing the footage but it will be up here later: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9t1Rfb9lBw9PVWZAQW5JV3PdSu4O07Wd

[MAJEPHTIC]

Originally posted by Validtility:

Just managed to clear the first dungeon, and I was severely under geared

Yeah, first dungeon is a breeze. Wait until you get to the Icy Depths or the bog. :D