Hi, I'm new and had some questions about Loren
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:08 am
I just bought Loren the Amazon Princess from Humble Bundle, it was the main reason I decided to get it actually, and after playing some I had some questions. I tried googling things unsuccessfully though, found a wiki but there wasnt much technical information there. i ended up posting on the steam forums and got directed here. So I have a few questions that I hope no one minds answering.
1= I had questions about the stats of equipment. Most of the stats seems fairly straight forward... like how most of it is explained when you mouse over them. Problem is, most doesnt mean all of it. For example, attack... I guess that's your chance to hit? Is Magic like the magic equivalent of chance to hit then or does it mean magic defense? And is damage just a flat damage bonus to everything? I tested it and it seems like my fireballs do more damage with gear that gives damage bonuses over magic bonuses. What does defense do, lower the damage you take in general, or only physical attacks? And what exactly do criticals do, is it simply double damage or something else?
2= Is there a complete list of status effects? I'm curious to know what everything does exactly since I can't seem to find any specifics. For instance a lot of the skills mention a percentage chance to cause a status effect, but I cant find any information on what those status effects actually do until I get hit with them in game and mouse over them. For instance Loren has a skill called knock down that causes confusion. So I was like "Cool so he will attack his own friends? Or is it a stun of some kind?" Find out, it only lowers some magic related ability, still unsure on what confusion does actually... so, is there a list that explains them all somewhere?
3= Any advice for a new first timer at this? I got rocked hard early on for one of the +5 fame tasks on normal, put it on easy and wow the difference is maybe too much, so I plan to power up a bit and put it back on normal. But yus, things to keep an eye out for, or to avoid? Tips in general? Should i be saving money for something or spending it all on gear? I've already looked at some of the other tips and guides here though I meant more specific advice. For instance it seems anytime you get a romance option its in your best interest to click them as there never seems to be a reason not to, and they dont pop up often meaning if you miss them they're gone I guess. Or what kinds of gear I should focus on when Im starting out, or if its best to just be saving my money for something in particular later on. Or the best way to get money~ stuff like that.
Edit= Got a couple more questions after playing some more. How can I turn up the character voice volumes. They say things sometimes when they attack or win a battle, but its hard to hear over the other stuff. After tinkering with the sound settings trying to lower other stuff it's no easier to hear. What maybe is the voice volumes tied to? Also... hmm... there was something else I wanted to ask as well but now I can't remember it. I guess I should have made a note...
Edit2= Not sure what Im doing wrong with Karen either... she's a thief so... she does damage based on her skill right? Yet even with a strong spear she's doing pretty terrible damage. I moved her to the front since I figured maybe the spear being a melee weapon needed to be in the front row but it only got marginally better. Should I be pumping mostly her strength despite the thief class? I did find it odd that she would be a thief anyway, amazons and strength etc seemed she would be warrior type like Loren. Personally I dont really like the thief skills either, maybe to do damage she needs them or something...
1= I had questions about the stats of equipment. Most of the stats seems fairly straight forward... like how most of it is explained when you mouse over them. Problem is, most doesnt mean all of it. For example, attack... I guess that's your chance to hit? Is Magic like the magic equivalent of chance to hit then or does it mean magic defense? And is damage just a flat damage bonus to everything? I tested it and it seems like my fireballs do more damage with gear that gives damage bonuses over magic bonuses. What does defense do, lower the damage you take in general, or only physical attacks? And what exactly do criticals do, is it simply double damage or something else?
2= Is there a complete list of status effects? I'm curious to know what everything does exactly since I can't seem to find any specifics. For instance a lot of the skills mention a percentage chance to cause a status effect, but I cant find any information on what those status effects actually do until I get hit with them in game and mouse over them. For instance Loren has a skill called knock down that causes confusion. So I was like "Cool so he will attack his own friends? Or is it a stun of some kind?" Find out, it only lowers some magic related ability, still unsure on what confusion does actually... so, is there a list that explains them all somewhere?
3= Any advice for a new first timer at this? I got rocked hard early on for one of the +5 fame tasks on normal, put it on easy and wow the difference is maybe too much, so I plan to power up a bit and put it back on normal. But yus, things to keep an eye out for, or to avoid? Tips in general? Should i be saving money for something or spending it all on gear? I've already looked at some of the other tips and guides here though I meant more specific advice. For instance it seems anytime you get a romance option its in your best interest to click them as there never seems to be a reason not to, and they dont pop up often meaning if you miss them they're gone I guess. Or what kinds of gear I should focus on when Im starting out, or if its best to just be saving my money for something in particular later on. Or the best way to get money~ stuff like that.
Edit= Got a couple more questions after playing some more. How can I turn up the character voice volumes. They say things sometimes when they attack or win a battle, but its hard to hear over the other stuff. After tinkering with the sound settings trying to lower other stuff it's no easier to hear. What maybe is the voice volumes tied to? Also... hmm... there was something else I wanted to ask as well but now I can't remember it. I guess I should have made a note...
Edit2= Not sure what Im doing wrong with Karen either... she's a thief so... she does damage based on her skill right? Yet even with a strong spear she's doing pretty terrible damage. I moved her to the front since I figured maybe the spear being a melee weapon needed to be in the front row but it only got marginally better. Should I be pumping mostly her strength despite the thief class? I did find it odd that she would be a thief anyway, amazons and strength etc seemed she would be warrior type like Loren. Personally I dont really like the thief skills either, maybe to do damage she needs them or something...