Noctis too weak / low damage

[Ayalas Kin]

Hello.

I don't know if I'm doing something wrong (probably yes) but Noctis is super squish.
I'm level 42 at chapter 3 and I'm having a lot of trouble doing the rank 4 hunts (mobs aroun lv 37+ are spanking me)
Basicly noctis dies in 1 or 2 hits maximum.
Even if I hold the block button, he always takes a hit from multiples enemies and ends up dying.
I'm chugging the potions non stop and evetytime I warp to do damage the enemies hit me once or twice and I have to drink more.

Against one mob I can defend and dodge, but for packs in the Hunts I'm dying a log.

Also the controls always invert in middle of combat, for example, sometimes, for no reason, if I press backwars the char goes front.

I have the Ultima Blade and aroun 2.5k HP.

Any tips?

[CatPerson]

Always use camp/food buffs for more Attack and HP. Some of the recipes Ignis can learn as he Skills up from camping are very powerful. Other dishes are found/bought or gained through fishing.
Call for the bro's Techniques as often as possible. When they're going through the animations, there are Invulnerable Frames at work where Noct and the bro won't take damage when it's happening - or in the case of Overwhelm (Ignis), none of them take damage during the actual 4-attack stage.
Use Ignis' Regroup to heal if you're having a lot of trouble with damage.

Take Blink in the Ascension tree, makes Dodging quite a bit more effective (costs a bit of mana until you take the next node after). (edit) You can Blink your way through lots o' enemies and soldiers and take no damage, although there are some enemy attacks that can't be Blinked through

[Daniel Whitman]

use ignis second ability where he heals everyone in the group back to full hp which costs 2 bars. kill the lower level mobs first. use more accessoirs idk how many you can equipp already and how much points you have left but if everyone can wear 2 its a very good start. equip ur kings weapons but dont use them in the fight, you will still get their bonuses like more attack damage or vitality. before you go on a hunt let ignis cook the best food for you, you need attack damage and hp.
maybe try the wait mode where you can freeze time and think over ur next step.
you have to know which weapon is good against the type of monster maybe a greastword deals bonus damage maybe a dagger, use magic in between

[MisinformedOwl]

Well you just need to use better gear and kit notis out to be a DPS role. i got a decent sword at the start of the game called "ragnoros" and i basically warped killed almost everything. even level 32 imperial soldiers feel the burn.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by MisinformedOwl:

Well you just need to use better gear and kit notis out to be a DPS role. i got a decent sword at the start of the game called "ragnoros" and i basically warped killed almost everything. even level 32 imperial soldiers feel the burn.

That sword is unbalanced. It is literally an end game weapon where you can rely on the void strike hit as you'll hit for 9999 quite often.

Switch to another weapon with higher damage and you'll see how much less damage any weapon will do in void strike.

Also the topic starter said he is using Ultima Blade which sounds like the last few weapons you can get.

[Ayalas Kin]

Ragnoros? I had a Ragnarok but the Ultima Blade is better (at least looking in the stats screen).
The problem is mostly with packs on Hunter mission, everytime I try to get near and do a hit, they 1 or 2 shot kill me. Each hunt I'm expending like 30 potion or more.
I have 3 king weapons equiped for stats.

[Zefar]

Originally posted by Ayalas Kin:

Ragnoros? I had a Ragnarok but the Ultima Blade is better (at least looking in the stats screen).
The problem is mostly with packs on Hunter mission, everytime I try to get near and do a hit, they 1 or 2 shot kill me. Each hunt I'm expending like 30 potion or more.
I have 3 king weapons equiped for stats.

Ragnarok has a large bonus to void damage strike and it can easily hit 9999 damage per void strike.

It lacks in normal damage when you hold down the attack button.

[Ayalas Kin]

What is void strike?

[CatPerson]

Airstepping is good too, for avoiding damage, but the trade-off is a fair bit less damage done by Noct, on average. It's expensive AP-wise to get full Airstepping but even the first node of that line allow you to do it enough to be helpful at times.

And if it's packs - toss a magic grenade now and then.

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by Ayalas Kin:

What is void strike?

Warp strike.

[CHAO$$$]

Ultima blade in chapter 3 , 5 lvls up and cant beat hunting quests..

smh what is the world coming to, feelsbadman

[Ayalas Kin]

Lol, indeed Ragnarok + food is blinking 9999. Much better to kill the first mobs of a pack, just have to kitte and snipe.

[Mystokai]

I wonder if damage is actually capped at 9999 or it cant display more than 9999.
But considering there exist skills that apparently ''Break Limit''.

But yes,
Every Warp Strike with Ragnarok, deals lethal damage due to its ''Weapon effect''.

[SaltyOneOne]

If there's ledge or rocks you can warp to, do that, let go of the r1 and hold triangle. When you warp to a ledge your mana will refill to full and you can warp strike again.

Don't just use potions, use them to make spell, make spells with 2 hi potions and you'll get 3 uses of a full heal spell.

Equip alt weapons that boost strength, you don't need to have them active to enjoy the passive bonus. E.g. Equip 2 royal arms for stats and ragnarok for active use.

Accessories helps a lot, I usually have 1 for strength and 1 for defence.