I made a quick vid on what I do in the first 30 or so minutes of the game. I am not a huge fan of micro managing - so I tend to make parties that require mild to moderate input from me for most encounters but can dial it up for the big fights. The quality sucks (sorry, my first vid) but it should be useful for folks who want some quick tips.

 

This is for you, Waffle.

 

LINK

Edited November 10, 201411 yr by Shevek

Is there no Monk in Medreth's group on normal?

 

That Barbarian build is fine. Like I said in my guide I'd probably put at least 15 into PER on every character which you did. INT will be better when they boost the AoE.

 

And yeah if you just pull single beetles like that rather than try and take on the whole group at once then obviously it's way easier than fighting them all at once. On Hard the spacing is a bit different and there's Adra beetles, so often if you try and pull one, the others will pretty much always aggro as well.

 

You should try picking Barbaric Blow on your Barbarian - it's pretty awesome (even though it's a 1/encounter active).

Edited November 10, 201411 yr by Sensuki

I was thinking about Barbaric Blow but I wanted to skew mostly passive so folks could see that standard tank and spank was possible (at least on normal). Might have to pick Barbaric Blow later. Not too many other talents interest me.

Not too many other talents interest me.

Yepppp. I know that feeling.

Nice...I hope more people start posting builds and what they are good for. that way Newbs can get into the game without the level of frustration and confusion we are seeing now

Is there no Monk in Medreth's group on normal?

 

No Monk on normal.

No Priest or Monk on easy.

Excellent. Love that you and Sensuki are doing these videos. It makes a dramatic difference. Thank you.