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.