Is Odissey way harder than Origins?

[sblantipodi]

Hi all,
I'm not enjoying Odissey as much ad I enjoyed Origins.

I'm playing at normal difficulty but the game is too hard for me.
I am at level 12, I have armouor and weapons at my level with a gold sword but I'm not able to defeat more than one enemies of my same level.

Defeating a fortress with enemies at my level is very very hard.

Is there something that I am doing wrong or Odissey is just way more hard than Origins?

[jack_of_tears]

Play on Easy, there's no shame in it, I did so for the first half of the game, until I got the hang of it. You want to try not to fight anyone more than a level or maybe two above you until mid game, at least, and be very careful with elites - this game is more lethal than Origins was, I believe, but it's really all about becoming familiar with the combat and understanding the patterns.

Be sure to use stealth and range to your advantage, as well as the cover of night, and get comfortable with the parry and dodge mechanics.

[Ficelle]

You have to move and dodge / parry a lot and use your skills at the right time
Tank and spank doesnt really work in this game
Get the heal in warrior tree asap


A fortress is not easy to take at low level, and certanly not by a frontal attack, rush in the middle and kill everything
Later with good stuff and OP skills, possible, but not before a long time

Use the bird first to put every NPC on radar and hit the weak spot

You are supposed to kill the NPCs 1 by 1, silently if possible (assassination or sniping) and without triggering the alarm which will bring reinforcements and mercs
You can also trap the alarm, so it doesnt work

Move a lot, stay on high ground or bushes, exit the fort and reenter another way, distract NPCs with corpses, fire, liberating animals...

You can also exit the fort, save in yellow zone, and reenter to not lose all progress

[Mujokan]

This is a very twitchy game, that is why I prefer to play with a controller.

For me the single most important skill in the whole game is dodging. You have to avoid getting hit. If you can find one weak enemy, lock on to him and don't attack, practice dodging.

You have to have environmental awareness of who is around you and understand the range of your weapon.

For me the easiest weapons are daggers, except in conquest battles where I use an axe because overpower attacks are so... erm.. overpowered there.

There are weapon combinations that do more damage, but I will just do little slashes and dodge all the time in tough battles. Wear them down gradually and don't let them touch you. Then Hero Strike them when there is an opening (the way I'm specced that's a good attack for me). Sometimes you can stun lock them with daggers, but always be aware when someone is behind you or glows red, and dodge immediately, don't get greedy even if they are at one health.

The heal ability is a must in my opinion. Often it's necessary to dodge till its cooldown ends.

Early in the game I was not paying attention to engravings, but actually they are really important. On the inventory page there is a list of all of them and how to get them.

I also ignored archery for a long time since I was playing in a classic AC stealth style. However you often have time to fire off a shot when in combat. There is aim assist if you are locked on. In some battles, archery is essential.

If things are going badly, take off the lock and run like hell. If you can break line of sight you can hide in the shrubbery and get your health back. Then jump the first guy who gets near and run away again.

I found I was still learning new stuff about combat right the way through. It is worth respeccing and trying different abilities to see how they work.

[Bully Maguire]

no its not harder and in the late game is actually totally broken i can defeat arena bosses by two high power attacks

[Mysteria]

No, it’s just different and your power really takes off once you have access to the second level of abilities.

[RasaNova]

Best two tips for me anyway would be 1. understand & use the adrenalyne system (the yellow bars that power your abilities) and 2. get the heal ability!

I had a hard time starting out because I didn't really understand the system, but once I realized how to build up the yellow bars and added healing, the game opened up for me.

[Arbadacarba]

I find the difficulty balance in both to feel very good, and im not a Leet player.

[sblantipodi]

ok, thanks for the suggestions guys, I will try to practice and not to leave the game since it is a good game but really hard for me.

[Fallen]

Here's a tip, fire is your best frenemy, especially if you can stack it with poison.

[*D4rKsKy*]

Originally posted by Fallen:

Here's a tip, fire is your best frenemy, especially if you can stack it with poison.

It does not stack.

[sblantipodi]

Ok, I'm at level 18, now I can easily take down one enemy at my level thanks to some special abilities but there is no way I can defeat a fort with soldiers at my level.There is no way to defeat the fort, if I try the stealth approach I fail after some minutes because there is no stealth assassination possible, I'm not even able to take down soldiers of my level with one shot, so if I don't kill the enemy at the first try alarm rings and tons of warriors enter the fort and the game is finished.the game is frustrating, this isn't an AC game, Origins was a way better game, this one is an hybrid, he think to be a dark souls and he forget that it is an assassin's creed game.

an assassin's creed where you can't even assassinate a soldiers in one shot from behind.

[Bully Maguire]

then use armor that boosts stealth kills and level the skills ffs if you want to go stealth. its not hard maybe swith the difficulty if u cant play xD

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Yes, origins and previous ac games were "too easy" for some hardcore gamers, they actually persuaded ubisoft to buff the enemies to "believable" level so when you are surrounded by guards, you actually feel the danger of dying in the game.

I cannot say i applaud these changes, but indeed the AI has improved a lot since AC1, now everybody can play the game immersively.

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Originally posted by sblantipodi:

I'm not even able to take down soldiers of my level with one shot...

...an assassin's creed where you can't even assassinate a soldiers in one shot from behind.

for polemarch or captains, i have 2 strategy :

First he cannot detect me before i strike him from behind, usually with a fully charged critical assasination, and follow by sparta kick + hero strike if his HP is too long for you.

Second, still i prefer a charged assassination, but jump from a high ground to assassinate him.

[Inardesco]

Git gud