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That's true, but that's also purely for hard core min/max only. If you just want to mix it up, spending a few levels here and there in other classes isn't that bad. Plus you get to faff with new skills and abilities that some of which transfer to your next choice.

Though if you wanted to 100% min/max it then yeah agreed.

I just want to fire it up again, see where I am and shoot ten arrows into somebody's face.

I gave a feeling I'm deep in bitter black isle though, so will be a tad tricky

It's not quite the same as you can flit between specs all the time. So you can take your time with it. Admittedly, I could probably improve my mage pawn by switching him to sorcerer for a bit, learn all the shit and then switch back to mage for the healing.

Like I say, it's only a chore if you want to min/max the whole thing.

Also, probably best memory ever in this game is creeping up a pathway that's got a sheer drop on one side on the way up to the female only fort, if everyone knows it, and there's a Cyclops half way up.

First time taking this guy on in the dark, with no lanterns was hilarious. I've climbed on top of him and arrowing the fuck out of his head, and my mage got side swiped exactly as the 'tis a troubling foe!" Line came out, but the Cyclops had already hit him, so the line was slightly marred by his screaming as he plunged off the cliff.

Marvelous.

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Only just realised that aside from my pawn, I could summon another 2 to replace the rubbish one the game gave me early on. What a difference having a full party of four!

I got a bit lost trying to get to this stone keep place that I need to go to so sneakily looked up the map online. Gransys doesn't actually seem that big, which is a plus. I'd rather a compact world with lots to do than a big sparse sprawling one.

I did manage to take a shortcut through a quarry, killing three ogres as I did so, so I'm not that far away from where I need to be now when I pick it up next time.

Also respecced my pawn to be a ranger instead of a strider, and I also have quite a good mage with me.

Yeah, you need to have all 4 going all the time really. 

You'll have to ask someone like Rodderz for the Mystic Knight type builds, as I haven't a clue, but generally, in your party, I found this was the best (for the way I play) - 

Me - Strider or Ranger, running around, doing crowd control / taking out specific mobs with arrows + in their faces with daggers and uppercuts to thin the crowds.

My Pawn - Mage, doing either massive damage spells and healing - always tell him to go balls to the wall and don't faff looking after me

NPC Pawn 1 - 2 handed warrior that simply wades the fuck in 100%

NPC Pawn 2 - normally use a sorceror for even more damage

It's a bit of a squishy party, but if you can manage it all, and keep them alive, the damage output is ludicrously good.

Also - if you do change your vocation - be careful about items. For example. If your mage has a mage staff, and you change him to sorcerer, the chances are, the sorcerer won't be able to use the mage staff. They'll need a sorcerer staff. Same for fighters - you won't be able to use a mystic knights weapon if you change to fighter. All the items are labelled with the colour system, so after a while, you'll spot them all a mile off and know which ones to keep in storage if you want to change to that class later.

Also, found this - I reckon this is pretty spot on -


Basic classes...





Fighter: Wields basic swords and shields, is focused more on physical attacks and defense. Isn't especially fast or strong, but can be a tank with their shield and their damage output makes them fine to jump into the fray with. They can also use their shields offensively, staggering foes to leave them vulnerable.



Strider: Equipped with a pair of daggers and a bow, striders are about speed and precision. Nothing spectacular, but their run speed and climbing speed is top notch. Has abilities that can leave foes briefly at great vulnerability and even steal items.



Mage: Uses a staff to charge up and unleash spells, especially buff and debuffs spells. When you're playing this class, your role in battle is less active(you're pretty much positioning yourself and watching your character cast spells) but will allow you support in ways no other class can offer. Possessing the ability to heal recoverable health and remove most ailments are definitely major boons that every party is better-off having.





Advanced classes...



Warrior: Swing around massive longswords and warhammers(the difference is limited to damage type; some enemies are more vulnerable to blunt than bladed weapons or vice versa) without anything cowardly like shields or defense or sanity. Warriors crush their foes with raw power, their slow strikes enhanced by skills that make them more difficult to interrupt and make them take less damage while attacking.



Ranger: Daggers and a longbow. Dagger skills are somewhat weak, but the longbow skills are crazy powerful. Rangers even learn a skill that consumes all their stamina to fire a steerable arrow that deals insane amounts of damage.



Sorcerer: Offense-focused mage, basically. Sorcerer attacks are much stronger and much flashier.





Hybrid classes(pawns cannot be these classes)...



Assassin: At any time your weapons are not drawn you may switch between basic daggers or swords and shields or bows(assuming you have them in your inventory). Assassins are incredibly versatile and superb at taking on individual enemies. They still can fight crowds, but they're going to have a bit more difficulty doing so. With all their exclusive skills and weapon choices though, that weakness is well-worth it.



Magic Archer: Equipped with either a pair of daggers or a staff and a magic bow. Magic archers are kind of like a mix of Striders and Mages, except their abilities are pretty unique and their bows use magic instead of arrows(magic homes in on enemies). Their higher level skills have some...interesting effects.



Mystic Knight: Wield a staff, sword, or mace and a magic shield. The shield is mostly not for offense, unless you have certain skills active it's more for buffs and defense. Mystic knights have some interesting skills, such a Magick Cannon which basically turns melee into magic damage.







There's no right or wrong way to play the game. Any class can defeat any type of enemy, so even if you're disadvantaged by fighting a magic-oriented foe as a Mage yourself you can still prevail.

Yeah, I remember a youtube video years ago with this guy playing a maxed out mystic knight, and basically, I couldn't even see what was going on - he had that much magic stuff flying all over the shop, and it was hilarious watching all the monsters getting pinged left right and centre, flying off the screen.

I should really try it out.

Ref the "pawns costing you if the person isn't in your friend's list" bit, I just tended to look for what I wanted, made sure the pawn was active and then pinged a friend request. I tended to get accepted and have a free pawn almost straight away.

Have to admit I "cheated" and used very powerful pawns as I'm old and past it and like kiling shit.

I've got a fairly decent healer pawn on there somewhere myself. 

Couldn't get into this, despite making a few attempts. Too DMC-ish in style for me.

TBH, I can't even remember what class I am at the moment. I know I've tried all of them at one point or another. I "think" I'm a strider, but its been over a year since I fired it up. I'd have to also download it again now as that "huge" 128Gb Switch memory card is full.

You're making me want to fire it up too....

I'd have to delete something... I guess that car racing thing that I've not played since the day after I installed it can go.

However I'm in the middle of Bioshock with the next two already downloaded.

I really hope I just archived it and kept my save games.

Hmmm maybe I took my pawn in to be a ranger too early. She did learn a couple of strider skills mind you.

Damn. There's a lot to consider!

Fuck it... I'll get it downloaded. No idea when I'll be able to play though.

Tell you what though, pretty much every class looks bloody good fun to play as.