Larian Studios Forums Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis (English) Help/Tips/Tricks getting slaughtered by higher level mobs in fyords

i cant find any similar level or lower level enemies than me. everywhere that i can access, has eiher small enemy groups 2 levels higher than me or groups of 5-6 enemies of my lvl or one greater.

so i definitely need some locations to go to, or tactics.

some small examples.

dark cave for has enemies lvl 20/21 but whatever the scouts fire kills me instantly for over 300 damage.

barnabus cave has lvl23 enemies that i do next to no damage to, but take large quantities of mine.

a goblin cave with a totem master in it has a large group of same level enemies, that eat my health but i do nothing to them.. all the time being bombarded by fire.

path leading to a cave on the seashore has groups of 6 same level, or higher, enemies and even spamming potions i die in seconds without taking down even 2 of them.


im melee lvl 21, dual wield, specced.
my creature is configured primarily as a caster with a couple lvl4 spells.

points are allocated approximately like this

4-5 in whirlwind
3-4 in dash

5-6 in wisdom
3 in lockpick
1-2 in mindread
1 point in life leech

stat points are approx.

vitality : 30+
spirit : 5
strength : 40+
dex : 12
int : 12

Do you have a battlekeep? Go and change skill point allocation. This game is almost impossible for pure melee char.
Use summon, summon mastery, firewall. Raise Int. Almost every weapon has magic dmg based on it.
I am walking around with 2 creatures and have an easy time with groups 1-2 lvls higher.
Sorry to tell but almost all skills you choose are waste of perfectly good points.

total respec costs 5000 gold, thats a lot of cash (especially when i only have 18k) for something i shouldnt 'have' to do in a game for it to be playable.
should be balanced between all specific classes, not just magic based.

thats pathetic design.

its not , u should have less in strength and more in spirit, 5 is just not enough for ownage spells
i use a creature (with crystal skull) and the healing demon,
then i just let the creature take all the damage and aoe then with firewall, aoe rocks! then u can whirlwind them.

also try to avoid the ranged magic, attacks by jumping, it helps alot

also make sure u have enough potions at hand when u are melee, helps alot too

Not really.
You wasted a lot of points in noncombat skills.
Whirlwind is pathetic and wisdom is a waste
Lockpick must be 5 unless you have 2 bonus points somewhere.
I have 1 point in whirlwind to break boxes.
This game has enough things to kill and level up without wisdom bonus.
Mindreed is a total waste. I have 2 rings and medallion for 3 points total in this skill. Take a second to replace them prior to conversation.
Probably priest is a best choice for pure char. Rangers, if correctly leveled also can be very powerful.
Pure melee is not a good choice for almost all RPG games. I just finished DaO, same story. While soldier takes 1 enemy gulping potions, mage can kill 4 or 5 with no damage received.

Money not a problem in this game. 5 points in firewall kill almost anything,. My dual lvl 22 char has weapon dmg 340-450 between melee and magic, but I still prefer to use creatures to distract mobs and spells to kill quickly. .

One can't compare to Dragon Age because Div 2 is not a party-based game. The main task of a warrior in DA is to keep the mobs away from mages & rogue, not to kill enemies.

Div 2 is perfectly playable for a pure melee character. Just invest in passive skills like regenerate, life leech & bleed instead of active skills (whirlwind doesn't need more than 1 point) and you should be able to kill everything without problems eventually.

But yes, mages & rangers are much more powerful & easier to play in Div 2.

In my case it is a party-based game. lol. I have 2 creatures with me all the time.
Even in heavy melee games like Gothic maxed out bow was a better weapon choice.
Passive skills are always a better choice at higher lvls as long as u have correct active.

Whirlwind is a waste!?,i don't think so mine is in 6 and i can kill 4 or 5 mobs in a row.

Depeds on your goal. If u play pure melee char whirlwind is a good thing to have, but comparing to mage, ranger and priest abilities it is waste.
Firewall can kill any amount same lvl or 1-2 lvl higher mobs in a few seconds as long as they are in the area of the spell. And you don�t have to stay there. Just push one button and collect xp on the run.
Or get 2 maxed out pets and they do heavy fighting for you,
Spend some time and play with abilities. If you correctly combine active and passive this game is very easy .

how on earth did you get 300-400 damage on a dual wield spec at lvl22??

i only have a damage of about 70-111 at lvl22 (managed to claw up one more level by fighting packs of lvl21 goblins and running whilst my new mage pet fireballed them) with the axe and sword i have.

Look,

Allocate your skill points again. You gain so much money afterwards from all the quests and weapons and armors you find, that 5k really isn't a waste. Then, buy yourself the best bow you can find. Equip your skill points to the Explosive arrow skill, Mine is 13 now, lolz. Any enemy u hit u kill in an instant. Those imps in the Oribas Fjords really are pesky, but if you summon your creature, they will attack him, so u have all the time u need to finish them of with yoru arrows. If they should aproach too close, use firewall, and switch to a good 2Hander. Whirlwind them off . This tactic always wins, u normally can't die.

Jan

You need correct weapon combination. 70-111 I had at lvl 12.
Let me give you my stats
lvl 32
str 58
int 51
10 points in dual
Main hand - Barnabu mace. Melee 41-51 +15, magic 12-15 +9
I also enchant it with +21 melee and +15 magic
Offhand - Warhammer of doom
Melee 42-51 +18
2 similar to barnabu mace enchantments

Total dmg melee 388-412 plus 115-138 magic.
forgot to mention on top of it i have lvl 31 demon plus pet and my firewall does 250 dmg for 5 sec.