Ok, so I've seen polls with "what character are you gonna DLC with?" My plan was always to use my one true character, Farmer Tarkus.
Well now, Farmer Tarkus is on NG+++ and I'm learning a few things the hard way. This is not a bad thing though, but to those who are intrigued on if starting with different characters will lead to a different experience this might be a good place to discuss.
First, no spoilers (or at least major ones). For those who want to be completely in the dark (like me) I'll play it safe.
So the DLC has a boss pretty early in the going. I wondered how scaling with NG+ etc. would be. This went about as expected. When it hits, it hits hard. Even with mostly Black Iron on, it hurts ya bad. Still, with a SL 224 character.....I hurt IT bad too. I needed only two tries but I chalk this up more to a good intelligence/recon mission my first time. I got him to show me every attack I think so round two was out of surprises.
Then I got worried. The mobs in NG+++ were similar to my experience with this boss. IF they hit, they hurt me pretty bad but it's easy to not get hit and I can kill them in one or two shots. AKA, very little threat. Sooooooo.......the mobs are designed to make you pay. At least so far. I'm only in the first major area. Mainly because I had to work my way through old content to get to the DLC but also because I was in need of preparing to die again. A good deal. All mobs hit hard. Some I can hit hard. Others, I scratch. With a +15 Great Scythe. Oh yeah, it seems AI has been improved. For instance, I would like to draw out enemy A with my trusty Black Bow and feather arrows. They don't see me, I'm barely in range, surely ONLY enemy A will come running. Wait, what's that? Enemy B? Ok don't panic......enemy C? Uh oh, I still got this.....why are enemies D and E coming too?
Run away! Run away!
God I had a blast last night
Well now, Farmer Tarkus is on NG+++ and I'm learning a few things the hard way. This is not a bad thing though, but to those who are intrigued on if starting with different characters will lead to a different experience this might be a good place to discuss.
First, no spoilers (or at least major ones). For those who want to be completely in the dark (like me) I'll play it safe.
So the DLC has a boss pretty early in the going. I wondered how scaling with NG+ etc. would be. This went about as expected. When it hits, it hits hard. Even with mostly Black Iron on, it hurts ya bad. Still, with a SL 224 character.....I hurt IT bad too. I needed only two tries but I chalk this up more to a good intelligence/recon mission my first time. I got him to show me every attack I think so round two was out of surprises.
Then I got worried. The mobs in NG+++ were similar to my experience with this boss. IF they hit, they hurt me pretty bad but it's easy to not get hit and I can kill them in one or two shots. AKA, very little threat. Sooooooo.......the mobs are designed to make you pay. At least so far. I'm only in the first major area. Mainly because I had to work my way through old content to get to the DLC but also because I was in need of preparing to die again. A good deal. All mobs hit hard. Some I can hit hard. Others, I scratch. With a +15 Great Scythe. Oh yeah, it seems AI has been improved. For instance, I would like to draw out enemy A with my trusty Black Bow and feather arrows. They don't see me, I'm barely in range, surely ONLY enemy A will come running. Wait, what's that? Enemy B? Ok don't panic......enemy C? Uh oh, I still got this.....why are enemies D and E coming too?
Run away! Run away!
God I had a blast last night