Hi so I’m new to the game I brought it the other day and so far just like normal I’ve been playing melee only, it’s something I always so and felt like I needed a change so have been shopping through the build compendium and YT etc for caster classes/mixes. I was eyeing up Arcanist with missles or olexras and have no idea which would be better to level with - I’ve got a few builds open in my tabs but they’re end games with no real guidance for an absolute newb to casters like myself. If theres a guide I’ve missed or any pointers you could give I would love that.
1: I dont have a second class picked just yet but leaning towards demo
2: happy to change 1 on recommendating
3: would prefer pure caster as I mentioned, always melee in every game
4: just want something to level through with good dps single/pack as I’ve been playing on vet
Just check out Arcanist builds in the Beginner Compendium. They have a lot of guidance.
I have already recommended the compendium to you in Top 20 thread but it doesn’t seem like you have checked it out
Olexra is a support skill, you cannot really level with it. There are detailed Panetti’s Replicating Missile guides in the compendium
Ive had the top 20 softcore build page open for days going thru it but to a new player who didnt even know what the cross class names were it’s a bit overwhelming with mostly builds showcasing end game content with sets and items lol
I just wanted to figure out the best way to level through with a caster and olexras looked cool and I wasn’t aware at this point its just support, half the skills due to the tool tips Ive had to google for an actual definition of what they really do haha Ill check out the beginner comp I musta missed that one and gone straight to another one, I’m not the best on forums either TBH hahah!
I feel some paralysis by analysis on your side If I were you, I’d chill out, there’s no really a need to follow a guide, look at Top 20 etc. Do what you feel like instead overthinking it. Find a skill you like playing. Everything can be corrected later (optimized / changed to a top build) if you get stuck (can always ask on forum for help it that happens). Except class but every combo is playable / fine choice.
The most important thing imo is have good resistances (80% as soon as possible) with the help of components (and augments later) and green (rare) item pieces with multiple resistances. Sometimes beginners wear too many blue items which make their resistances suck. If you do that, you should be fine.
TLDR just play the game with a skill you like and come back if you get stuck
I’ve found some decent skills I like to level with but not really a 2 handed sword close range AOE - just lightning/etc seems to be kinda 2H is a shammy thing mostly? Demo black water cocktails are def a fav which I’m in game doing right now, didn’t like the grenado so respec’d back into cocktails lol
Hahah sorry was on the phone “working” - so far I’ve played like 10+ chars of various combos and as mentioned started with melee, 2 handers seem to mostly revolve around Shammy builds and dual weilding around Tricksters. I am still hunting for a really good aoe/cleave type 2 hander attack but can’t seem to find any other than the 3-5 target 180 arc type attacks that have a % to proc. Is there something I’m missing lol
I hope that makes more sense but I am without my glasses I dont know where they are D:
See the problem with so many new chars I hadnt even gotten a soldier that far yet haha thank you I’ll give that one a go now! I had done primal strike with shammy and it was good before I spec’d into the spamable version then it seemed to be really weak - I dunno, maybe it gets stronger later or something? I have an alt problem where I make way to many in every game haha! been getting to like 15-17 and thinking “surely theres a better way” and then making a new char lol
Primal Strike is good. Maybe you didn’t have Lightning weapon or maybe you went against Lightning resistant enemies without resistance reductions or sth like that. If you still want to play it and have this character, you can import it to Grim Tools for us to have a look at it.
Recently a streamer called Raxxanterax played GD for the first time and this build specifically on stream without any issues, you can check his live for video proof.
Oh ive seen some builds on it and they look great! So I came from last epoch where I put in 1500 hours since March haha and the build guides online are obviously different but they usually guide you what points to put into skills and thats where ive been struggling not knowing what to pick first, how many to put in etc. I actually had seen Rax’s one I didnt know it was for this build I’ll go back and check it out see if he points me in the right directions - its just learning how all the skills work with each other thats a bit tricky especially since most of the tool tips dont help and I have to google what the skill actually does lmao
If I were you, I’d chill out, there’s no really a need to follow a guide, look at Top 20 etc. Do what you feel like instead overthinking it. Find a skill you like playing. Everything can be corrected later (optimized / changed to a top build) if you get stuck (can always ask on forum for help it that happens). Except class but every combo is playable / fine choice.