PotD tactics

[TheMetaphysician]

A question for those who have played the beta: what things do you have to do different (either in character- or party-building or tactically) on PotD? (Other than just doing everything "better," as it were.) in PoE 1 you had to stack accuracy; is that true in Deadfire? (That would seem to make a Priest necessary, or close to it.) Anything else?

[Dr. Hieronymous Alloy]

Basically all the same things you had to do on poe potd (buffs, debuffs, cc, strategic character building) but also a certain amount of pulling and careful positioning so you're fighting where you want to be not where they want to be. There's more attention paid to encounter design so you have to pay more attention to encounter structure.

[TheMetaphysician]

How important is the priest's devotions of the faithful? (by the way, what is the accuracy buff on that?) I kinda want to skip a priest and use chanters and paladins as support characters; will that be as optimal as using a priest?

[Dr. Hieronymous Alloy]

How important is the priest's devotions of the faithful? (by the way, what is the accuracy buff on that?) I kinda want to skip a priest and use chanters and paladins as support characters; will that be as optimal as using a priest?

 

 

The affliction / inspiration system means you can basically replace a priest with a chanter or a druid or whomever, priests aren't a requirement like they were before.

 

Devotions of the Faithful is still good but it doesnt' stack with other accuracy spell bonuses (i.e., paladin auras, etc.)

[TheMetaphysician]

Ok, great. Thanks for answering my questions. The paladin aura and so on are just +5 accuracy; is devotions still +20? Also, does the paladin accuracy aura stack with the fighter accuracy-boosting stance?

[Ciphys]

Ok, great. Thanks for answering my questions. The paladin aura and so on are just +5 accuracy; is devotions still +20? Also, does the paladin accuracy aura stack with the fighter accuracy-boosting stance?

It does not. Passives stack with actives, but actives does not stack with other actives. Both the fighter stance and the paladin aura is sort of an "active" modal, so they go in the latter area of classification. 

[Boeroer]

Devotions is still +20 and stacks with PER-inspirations - so it's still very good. Prayers are gone, but priests have a lot of low level inspiration spells that will remove the opposite afflictions (tiers don't matter) and they still have Suppress Affliction.

Edited April 17, 2018 by Boeroer

[Dartbord]

How do / did you prepare for potd mode if any prep was done at all?

Did you first finish the game (a few times) on other modes? Did you watch others try it?

I don't think i want to try it in the first game because of the many many filler fights, but I do want to try it in PoE2.

[Dr. Hieronymous Alloy]

How do / did you prepare for potd mode if any prep was done at all?

Did you first finish the game (a few times) on other modes? Did you watch others try it?

I don't think i want to try it in the first game because of the many many filler fights, but I do want to try it in PoE2.

 

 

I'd suggest playing on Veteran until it feels boring / easy, then restarting on PotD. Past that, the two big things are 1) actually reading spell descriptions, 2) reading the bestiary. PotD is about having and applying systems knowledge in a way you don't have to bother with as much on lower difficulties.