At 1st I loved (and still do) conjurer, the incarnate becomes very powerful very early. But right now I'm doing a Lonewolf play through with a solo rogue using scoundrel & warfare with Necro & Poly on gear, Execute talent, Elf (Sebille) Flesh sacrifice & Adrenaline for a constant supply of AP.
I'll probably start spending 4 hours in the character creator, then after playing for 2 hours realise I don't really like the nose and start all over again.
Don't get your hopes up for the character creation, you can only switch between presets for the face, hair and skin tone; nothing too impressive but enough to make each character feel different from the next.
I did the same thing, but it was because my starting group was really poorly made. I chose a Witch and recruited the Red Prince, Sebille, and Lohse as their defaults. Not a very good team. Switched it up to an Inquisitor, Fighter, Ranger, and Cleric and now we're a pretty damn good team
It's really neat how you can be any class you can think of, save a few maybe. My favorites I've made were a Jedi/sith and a druid. The jedi used self buffs like haste and peace of mind(?) It's been awhile since I've played. But later in levels he would gain lightning magic haha and he had high..telepathy? (The force) and used a ice or fire staff or sword. I was surprised the build worked and mostly thematically made sense. I suppose it's just a battle mage with limitations aha but I like to make head canon classes
Meanwhile my character is a metamorph and i have my oil blob at my side..i call him blobby.. i play with a friend so everytime i throw him out i yell GO BLOBBY
@@litchtheshinigami8936 Any extra info on metamorphs that this review didn’t provide? His description made it sound like the kind of class you use to deal debuffs but I’m not sure.
@@senorbongo4975 you can use it that way but it's not the way i play the class. I play it a bit more bruiser esque a bit of defense while still dealing a lot of damage. Now most of the methamorph skills are more buff related but they aren't always debuffs. The turn into chicken for example only works on specific enemies so i personally never end up using it and ended swapping it out for a different ability pretty early on i however do reccomend tentacle and bull horns as they both deal quite the smack if you build your stats right
I massively fucked up and picked inquisitor as my starting class, I'm literally 8 hours in and i JUST realized that i'm supposed to be a meele focused character (he's literally rocking a crossbow, ranger spells and healing spells). But my character has gotten ridiculously powerful, being able to heal himself nearly totally with one attack and still have enough points to spam heal spells on the rest of my party. This game is so ridiculously flexible.
I have a few criticisms for the video. First and most of all, it's a barely more detailed than what the game will tell you as you look at the classes anyway. Only the Wiki, which is incredibly underdeveloped, has less general detail as a source of information. Second, you miss out on some very important details for newer players: the rogue, for example, starts with Adrenaline, and the Huntsman classes have the option of First Aid. I won't spoil it, but being an Elf is particularly relevant to those points. In general it would be useful to mention some good race/ class combinations; Dwarve's get Petrifying Touch and so is good for melee classes (or, by preference, ranged classes who want some self-peel) as well as a sneak bonus, and are particularly good as Rogue's. Human's have Rallying Cry and pare well with front-line classes such as Fighter's, Knights, Inquisitors, or Battlemages. Elve's get bonus damage and +1 AP at the cost of Constitution, and so have an affinity for either backline classes (such as enchanters or wizards) who shouldn't feel the reduced constitution, or high-burst damage classes that can kill enemies with the extra damage before they return the favour. Lizard's have fire and poison resistance, making them tankier than normal frontliners, an innate AoE firespell which has synergy with a lot of classes, not to mention they can dig mounds for free. In fact, I would say that Lizard's are probably the best overall beginner race. Third, you only touch on the weapons used once when you speak about fighters. You don't mention, for instance, that although Metamorph's display a spear, that both spears and ranged weapons (bows and crossbows) scale based on finesse - i.e. you can pick up a bow on a Metamorph and probably be better off if you're just doing as plain a class as you can; metamorphs lack the combat utility of Warfare anyway so missing out on the Huntsman's bow and crossbow specific abilities isn't much of a relative concern. If you do pick up Warfare (or Huntsman), you're no longer using a preset class and thus you're responsible for creating a functional class on your own. In fact, using spears as a primary weapon is probably only viable with a custom class.
That's why on my first playhtough I had sebille play as a ranged char while my main fane was a rogue that I usually had set to elf just in case I needed a bit more damage and 1 ap to change a fight. Sebille honestly destroyed everything from high ground and with executioner she would usually get another kill per turn. I had Lohse as my support mage and ifan as the frontline tank. In the end though my fane was probably my weakest char(I legit kept his shapeshifter mask on the whole time) while sebille and lohse had the dps ( blood storm and that other source skill, grasp of the dead or something is stupidly op when combined).
Advice I wish I had known sooner for anyone who has not played yet, DO EVERYTHING before moving on. You need to be at least level 8 when you get on the boat to the next act or you will be underlevelled and cannot get that XP back..happy gaming!
Nevered played a game like divinity. And I picked metamorph - no regrets here :D. Went with an original character, and had my party be Beast, Ifran and Lohse! Enjoy it quite a bit! Though these explanations are great for figureing out whats going on!
@@loafofbread9400 The actual appearance customization is pretty meh, but the other parts of the character creation are pretty good. I still really enjoyed the character creation as a whole.
I always play Enchanter with focus on water/healing spells, coz I'm a support at heart. Also, I focus my tanks build around Warfare and Polymorph, coz he's the strongest physical damage dealer in my party, so with the Eagle Wings he can fly through the battle field freely and always stay on melee stance
My first one was an enchanter, but shortly after I learned that it doesn't matter at all. You can just adjust your class at character creation. I.e. make a witch with the same abilities as a fighter, basically making it a fighter. All that matters is what skills and attributes you choose, not the class.
Hey. I just finished baldurs gatev3. And buy dos2.. just wondering.. better pick custom main. Or original main? [ I want to have. Fane red prince. Lohse.. and sebille? Or ifan? ]. I want to have an origin main. but the problem is. Origin main dont have a voice in dialogue.. and. Voice dialigue is a must have for me
If you took all the time I've spent in the character creator and the first area of the game replaying with a different build or look I could have finished the game twice over
Or do what I am doing and pick an origin character for your first playthrough. (more dialogue choices and meaningful tags) I chose Beast who's a shadowblade but with necromancer skill instead of polymorph (just for blood sucker which heals in blood surfaces) as for all the companions I picked up, I let them be what they were by default, Red Prince is a fighter, Lohse is an Enchantress and Fane is an Undead wizard....
Sebille: scoundrel and huntsman skills with warfare points to boost up all physical damage. Crossbow and dual daggers, i switch whenever need to. Lohse: dual wand Pyro conjurer fire fire and fire Beast: Two handed axe warfare and polymorph a lot of phys damage and mobility to get close quickly Red prince dual wand hydro ( basically for healing) Aero geo( for armor restore and poison damage)
Hey. I just finished baldurs gatev3. And buy dos2.. just wondering.. better pick custom main. Or original main? [ I want to have. Fane red prince. Lohse.. and sebille? Or ifan? ]. I want to have an origin main. but the problem is. Origin main dont have a voice in dialogue.. and. Voice dialigue is a must have for me
Any good classes to pair with Wizard/Enchanter? My friend is playing those and as a melee (Rogue/Knight) he really fucks me up alot. I'm thinking I need to play a range character.
Holy shit, Im in the same boat as you. Just picked this game up and got started with it with my friend but being a Rogue, its almost impossible to contribute in battle with all the fire around
can I ask you a question? there's one thing I don't get with every single guide on youtube... they all say that tanks are good in the front line and that retribution is a great talent. but in EVERY combat the mobs ALWAYS straight ignore me and run to our ranger who then takes all the hits. how can I tank?!
If you're new and want easy mode, use a lot of ranged spellcasters and learn (I haven't played in a while so I forget the exact names) a way to escape to higher ground (I think it's called tactical retreat) and teleport. This way you can immediately get a height advantage, teleport any enemy who gets near, and rain down spells after you've clustered enemies together. Magic works better, as I tried the same tactic with all archers, but enemies are much more resilient against physical damage. I've beaten this game 4 or 5 times and I think it's the best of its kind (and yes I've played BG3 but I got lost and bored after wandering into mushroom people underground).
I went for rogue, and focused on thievery. Stole damn nearly everything from everybody, which means free skill books. That just gave me the option of invisibility and almost always getting more AP to kill off targets. Going solo has never been easier.
Pro tip. Dont witch or battle mage. Hybrid builds are useless so save your skin by investing in either all magic or all physical. The armor system is weird and will punish you as it makes getting to their actual vitality that much harder. Thats not to say dont go one or the other at all. Just as an individual class dont go hybrid. As a team of 4 i found 2 physical 2 magical to be ideal
you can make hybrid melee/casters as their are spells that are based on physical armor but it certainly isn't ideal, witch is actually pretty solid as a lot of necromancy skills affect physical armor and not magical armor when deciding special effects as well as damage so it actually works pretty well with things like backstab
They are great for cc alone and there are multiple ways to cc with them in a way that ignores armor, the huntsman skill increases all damage from above so it should work well for magic damage too should you need it since you can switch your spells around whenever you want to
huntsman is really good too with elemental arrow heads and the talent that makes you do elemental damage can actually completely strip both of the enemies defenses with things like barrage crits its pretty nutty
I know it's probably because of time and what not but I like how you guys just now put a video like this up. Lol. Now that most people who are gonna play this game have already started lol.
I enjoy playing a wizard with two wands, but focused on ice and lightning ratger than earth and fire with some polymorph for flight, tentacle lash and apotheosis and necromancer for more phys damage and healing when damaging others. Fun.
If you're a necromancer, know damage doesn't scale with the Necromancer attribute but rather the Warfare attribute since all necromantic damage is physical. If you're undead and unsure what else to pair with a physical damage build, invest in Geomancy, as poison is great for healing yourself. As an undead and a living, you are losing out greatly by not taking the poison barrel in the Maritime on the tutorial deck, as you can fill empty potions bottles with poison essentially endlessly. This can heal the undead and provide extra damage for physical builds.
roman78x Witcher is probably my favorite series ever. And I love the first divinity. But how are they at all similar? Besides being RPG's I fail to see the comparison. Also, Crysis??? Lol
I would totally pay for new character DLC/content DLC. Imagine The Witcher 3 not having 2 Epic DLC that feels like a whole new game. Or Skyrim 0 DLC. Imagine that. (Skyrim modders would be fine)
or if you want less of a challenge try playing a Telekinesis build around mid of act 2 you got a 1ap attack with a range of 20-30 meters and most enemies die oneshot to it...
@@SirRGNB-EGT- I saw Ronjin's telekinesis build in DOS and he finished the game at lvl 11 and 1 shot the void dragon...seems like tossing around a 4k pound chest can be op :D
@@InfamousKiddXD Ronin Jeremy has a vid up showing how to use max telekinesis and a reinforced chest filled with about 4 thousand pounds of junk to kill enemies. Check him out or ask me to find the link...
polymorph isnt that hard to play if you pit your pints into strength instead of finesse. that way you can use tentakel more effectively. also using one handed with a shield for extra padding is advised since you can use your skill tentakel and bullshorn for damage instead of your main attack. tentakel has a cooldown of three turns but the. bulls charge you get from using. bulls charge only has a cooldown of 1.
Love this game so much...Easiest class for beginners is as a cleric or fighter. Inquisitor mid to late game is scary strong. Warfare, Polymorph, necromancer, and geomancer - geo only 1-2 levels for armor buff, necromancer for buffs and heals, polymorph for versatility, CC abilities, and stats, Warfare - Main damage buff
I don't think lvl1-2 Geo is very viable in the long run. High lvl geomancy means you get more physical armor from skills, even those that don't belong in the Geo tree.
Polymorph is one of those classes where you really can't go far wrong in getting ranks in it, especially for physical damage dealers. The bonus stat means it'll never be wasted and the abilities are worth it for utility value alone IMO.
I can tell no one at the Gamespot youtube channel has ever played real table top Dungeons and Dragons before. This is as close as you can get to D&D with a video game. The closest I've ever seen, anyways. And it's still only a comparison of a pebble against a Mountain.
Man I thought this would be like Neverwinter, I’m so confused and overwhelmed ☹️ I don’t know how to do the level ups, there are so many options and so many classes and no recommendations. How do I know which attributes or skills to increase for each character? I really really wanna play but I feel like I’m doing everything wrong.
@@erikjohnson1684 Pretty late response here as well, but the game is pretty good about explaining most things...granted, if you hover your mouse & read over the stats. For instance, the game will tell you that for every point added in Strength/Finesse/Intelligence, it'll increase damage from those schools of damage by 5%. And if you look at skills and weapons, it'll tell you what they scale with. The wiki is worth a read as well, as it can give you ideas on how to get combo skills and the like.
This should be a 1 minute video saying its just like Skyrim or Dark souls, doesnt matter at all, soon you will be able to respec and just buy new skill books from vendors, and the respec is free and infinite
@@beezusHrist it doesnt matter in dark souls and i used the two specific games , not like any game, some games that is an important decision, but in this case you have an infinite respec mirror every act, its even kinda of op a video like tips about equipment and build or somethink like that would matter as its more information but what class or race to chose? just like skyrim, just pic the race that you think its better looking or smt, only the orc skill is op but thats it, and if you want everythink on DOS2 you can have all the races speeches options with fane as he have the helmet and im curious why would the character creation matter on ds1? or any dark souls really, only the master key is very usefull , but its very usefull compared to the other options, its really not needed at all.
we like always having summoning available, incarnate is just too tempting to avoid, but we commonly base it in a fighting and team with someone who can throw fire oil and poison
So why go through the entire video recapping basic, yet useful information on starting classes and then end it with a needless spoiler..? I don't really understand the approach of showing later game combat mechanics - like flying - in a video meant to summarize early game choices. That would have been a neat reveal in its own right. Now it was spoiled, however minor it might seem to you, place a spoiler tag next time.
Try few time.. Discover starting class and survival ability main character choice ranger ( after learn summon) with luck 1 enough after concentrate lv up the dealer, skull inquisitor ( after learn death and transform) with steal, lady air/water magician ( weapon use bow) with knowledge and lizard fighter ( after learn fire/earth and speak with pet able! ) with negotiation! Normally team like this should able Move on the story and survive on Battle.. ^_¡
It's going on 12am and I litterly can't make up my mind on this crap, I watched this vid 9 times already and by the time I get to the end I still don't have a clue on much of any of the classes and searching online don't give much detail either , I guess I'm afraid of losing out on some super special ability one class may have. Since when characther creation became this complex lol, that's when you know a game is a master piece / they should of had a vampire class origin still tho or Angel
Hey. I just finished baldurs gatev3. And buy dos2.. just wondering.. better pick custom main. Or original main? [ I want to have. Fane red prince. Lohse.. and sebille? Or ifan? ]. I want to have an origin main. but the problem is. Origin main dont have a voice in dialogue.. and. Voice dialigue is a must have for me
Inquisitor is not mixed damage, Necromancy skills do damage to physical armor. Inquisitor is really good imo because you only have to take down two bars not all three like a battlemage.
I think the point of a battlemage is that you use the Fighter's skills to get in position. I mean, i gave my fighter polymorph so he could fly into position if needed.
What's the big deal with this starter class stuff? To be clear - DOS2 doesnt even have class system. Those clases are just nicknames for starting sets of stuff. You end up multiclassing in 4-5 levels, why even bother?
My team consists of: - My own Dwarf Assasin, I go in first hand, Rapture their tendoms, turn the biggest mf-er into a chicken then watch it bleed while Invisibility is on - The Red Prince, the greatest of tanks, using Geomancer to boost Phys armour - Iffan the Summoner Archer, who summons a lvl 15 Incarnate and shoot guys out with one hits - Fane the elemental mage who buffs everyone, evades everyone, then burns everyone to the bones Side note: Everyone can buff, everyone can kill, with a smart head you always win.
I'm currently in Act 2. Human fighter/summoner. Lone Wolf specd & Lohse is my companion. Lots of mobs I summon. Not so many I just smack everything. Interesting mix, try it out.
I made a death knight build and let me tell you, *thats a lot of armor* with 4k armor and 900 magic armor at level 18 and damn about 13k hp he has really good survivabilty is main damage is bouncing shield and his necromancer skills are a plus as well
Why does it matter? You have other 3 characters to control even if you made a mistake. I have picked a warrior and I am enjoying the most playing as the rogue side character so it doesn't really matter.
You also can't really make a mistake, seeing as you just have to be able to clear a small portion of the game (which doesn't have a lot of difficult trials) (I also keep it vague to avoid spoilers) and then you'll be able to reset your entire character if you so choose.
Well, +100 hours in, and roaming Act 4. I don't want to finish this, I want to keep playing it. But yes, it can be overwhelming. Make sure to keep the cat alive :-)
This game doesn’t really have classes the same way BG3 does though right? I made a custom class and you can respec easily. I had warfare/Necromancer and it did well early game.
I wish there would be an option to skip the frikking first ship tutorial area, so I don't have to run the same rounds again and again with different characters.
Just picking the premade classes is so bad very often. Almost none of them have the most effective early game skill combinations and they tend to spread stats out a little when in reality focusing everything on your main attribute at the start is the most effective option most of the time. Picking one of the story characters and customizing their stats and skills is what I usually do. I mean, you get bonus quest lines for the trade off of not being able to change your tags, also you have unique skills which, like Fanes timewarp, can be stupidly op. In short, telling people that picking the premade classes is safer is just wrong. As long as you take the time to actually read through all you can in the character creation, you are better of with making your own character build. The only exception would be if you are a total newbie in this sort of game. I have hubdreds of hours in this game and never played below the tactitian difficulty, which is the highest difficulty in the game. I know there is honor mode, which I played too, but it is the sane difficulty as tactitian combined with permadeath should your party get wiped. So people, this video is only useful for people who never player an RPG in their life. You don‘t need to start of on a high difficulty like me, but trust me, the premade classes are shit. If you think you understand a bit of RPG builds, make your own, it will be better.
If the game even tries to be a little bit "smart" about it, don't bother, pick a fighter, or perhaps something like a battle-mage, and at least expeirence the game and know what everyone is talking about...
Yep i picked metamorph my first try and sucked at it. So we restarted and i picked something else. However recently we played again and i picked metamorph again.. now i know a bit more about the game i’ve really enjoyed the class even though i’ve also gone into necromancy somewhat
I know this is late but Metamorph, Fighter, and Rouge do physical damage. Choosing a Enchanter in your last slot will go poorly because he won’t be doing nearly the amount of damage you want to do.
@@triforceadm7345 Yeah I use the enchanter for support & myself the metamorph for support. My brother the fighter & the rouge we have are the damage dealers.
And if your new (which if you are actually using this guide you are) don't go undead because healing spells hurt them greatly and destroy all physical armor!
If you're undead, drink poison as your healing potion and use geomancer -> poison to heal yourself. Alternatively, invest in hydrosophist and geomancer for the sweet armor (including armor restore).
What starter class will you choose?
At 1st I loved (and still do) conjurer, the incarnate becomes very powerful very early. But right now I'm doing a Lonewolf play through with a solo rogue using scoundrel & warfare with Necro & Poly on gear, Execute talent, Elf (Sebille) Flesh sacrifice & Adrenaline for a constant supply of AP.
GameSpot Inquisitor. Let the bloodbath begin.
dual wands ftw!
Conjurer.
I went for the fighter, but i changed out geomancy for hydrosophist so i could get some healing, since i play solo.
I'll probably start spending 4 hours in the character creator, then after playing for 2 hours realise I don't really like the nose and start all over again.
That's what i do, end up spending more time in the creator than the game itself
same. the good thing about the character creator is that you can't spend too much time in it though. :)
Can't change facial features or body features in the game.
Don't get your hopes up for the character creation, you can only switch between presets for the face, hair and skin tone; nothing too impressive but enough to make each character feel different from the next.
thats my life, i always make a battlemage poly morph though or a wayfarer
1:06 - Battlemage
1:45 - Cleric
2:05 - Conjurer
2:42 - Wizard
3:08 - Enchanter
3:50 - Fighter
4:18 - Inquisitor
4:48 - Knight
5:18 - Metamorph
5:44 - Ranger
6:34 - Wayfarer
7:05 - Rogue
7:35 - Shadowblade
7:58 - Witch
8:22 - Overall tips
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Thank you
Thanks m8
Not all heros wear capes 🦸♂️
Thank you!
"Can put out fires, which happens way more often than it should" truer words have never been said.
Fire in the beginning: Oh god, everything burns, holy crap, what should I do?
Fire in the mid- and late game: Thank the divine, it isn't necro fire
Always a fire
Ah yes, the critically acclaimed rpg from Larian Studios.
Divinity 2: Why Is Everything Always On Fire
@@paulenan9636 random tiny voidling spilling a drop of blood into the fire: "allow me to introduce myself."
Just got the game last night and even with 6hr in I’m already like, “Welp! Time to start over!” But it’s been an absolute blast already
I just got it and I know I'm gonna reroll once or twice lol. Did the same with pillars of eternity.
I did the same thing, but it was because my starting group was really poorly made.
I chose a Witch and recruited the Red Prince, Sebille, and Lohse as their defaults. Not a very good team.
Switched it up to an Inquisitor, Fighter, Ranger, and Cleric and now we're a pretty damn good team
6 hours? I restarted 3 times in barely an hour!
I think this game's ability to allow you to 'multiclass' in various ways is why this game is so fun
It's really neat how you can be any class you can think of, save a few maybe.
My favorites I've made were a Jedi/sith and a druid.
The jedi used self buffs like haste and peace of mind(?) It's been awhile since I've played. But later in levels he would gain lightning magic haha and he had high..telepathy? (The force) and used a ice or fire staff or sword.
I was surprised the build worked and mostly thematically made sense. I suppose it's just a battle mage with limitations aha but I like to make head canon classes
Dos2 beginner:So what class are playing?
Dos2 veteran:All of them.
Wizards that make oil........... Looks like this land could use a little FREEDOM *EAGLE CRY IN THE DISTANCE*
Eagle guided by his master "Mr. GODS CHOSEN"
Go away 🙄
Meanwhile my character is a metamorph and i have my oil blob at my side..i call him blobby.. i play with a friend so everytime i throw him out i yell GO BLOBBY
@@litchtheshinigami8936 Any extra info on metamorphs that this review didn’t provide? His description made it sound like the kind of class you use to deal debuffs but I’m not sure.
@@senorbongo4975 you can use it that way but it's not the way i play the class. I play it a bit more bruiser esque a bit of defense while still dealing a lot of damage. Now most of the methamorph skills are more buff related but they aren't always debuffs. The turn into chicken for example only works on specific enemies so i personally never end up using it and ended swapping it out for a different ability pretty early on i however do reccomend tentacle and bull horns as they both deal quite the smack if you build your stats right
I massively fucked up and picked inquisitor as my starting class, I'm literally 8 hours in and i JUST realized that i'm supposed to be a meele focused character (he's literally rocking a crossbow, ranger spells and healing spells). But my character has gotten ridiculously powerful, being able to heal himself nearly totally with one attack and still have enough points to spam heal spells on the rest of my party. This game is so ridiculously flexible.
Doesn't sound like you fucked up at all.
Sounds like the class worked for you
This game has the best replayability I've ever seen on a game.
try Detroit: Become human. :D
@@AlexandrusMegus Or any Quanticdream game haha
I have a few criticisms for the video.
First and most of all, it's a barely more detailed than what the game will tell you as you look at the classes anyway. Only the Wiki, which is incredibly underdeveloped, has less general detail as a source of information.
Second, you miss out on some very important details for newer players: the rogue, for example, starts with Adrenaline, and the Huntsman classes have the option of First Aid. I won't spoil it, but being an Elf is particularly relevant to those points. In general it would be useful to mention some good race/ class combinations; Dwarve's get Petrifying Touch and so is good for melee classes (or, by preference, ranged classes who want some self-peel) as well as a sneak bonus, and are particularly good as Rogue's. Human's have Rallying Cry and pare well with front-line classes such as Fighter's, Knights, Inquisitors, or Battlemages. Elve's get bonus damage and +1 AP at the cost of Constitution, and so have an affinity for either backline classes (such as enchanters or wizards) who shouldn't feel the reduced constitution, or high-burst damage classes that can kill enemies with the extra damage before they return the favour. Lizard's have fire and poison resistance, making them tankier than normal frontliners, an innate AoE firespell which has synergy with a lot of classes, not to mention they can dig mounds for free. In fact, I would say that Lizard's are probably the best overall beginner race.
Third, you only touch on the weapons used once when you speak about fighters. You don't mention, for instance, that although Metamorph's display a spear, that both spears and ranged weapons (bows and crossbows) scale based on finesse - i.e. you can pick up a bow on a Metamorph and probably be better off if you're just doing as plain a class as you can; metamorphs lack the combat utility of Warfare anyway so missing out on the Huntsman's bow and crossbow specific abilities isn't much of a relative concern. If you do pick up Warfare (or Huntsman), you're no longer using a preset class and thus you're responsible for creating a functional class on your own. In fact, using spears as a primary weapon is probably only viable with a custom class.
That's why on my first playhtough I had sebille play as a ranged char while my main fane was a rogue that I usually had set to elf just in case I needed a bit more damage and 1 ap to change a fight. Sebille honestly destroyed everything from high ground and with executioner she would usually get another kill per turn. I had Lohse as my support mage and ifan as the frontline tank.
In the end though my fane was probably my weakest char(I legit kept his shapeshifter mask on the whole time) while sebille and lohse had the dps ( blood storm and that other source skill, grasp of the dead or something is stupidly op when combined).
i love dwarve's and elve's
Thanks!
You should make a video chris
Ahhh thanks. Thats what i was looking for.
I play the Red Prince as a rogue who says, "Yes I am rogue," to the enemy, "but tada, FIRE!"
Advice I wish I had known sooner for anyone who has not played yet, DO EVERYTHING before moving on. You need to be at least level 8 when you get on the boat to the next act or you will be underlevelled and cannot get that XP back..happy gaming!
Wow. RUclips recommended something relevant. I just bought this game.
Creating your own character sounds like a lot of fun, but I chose one of the pre made characters.
Same
The Origin Characters are inherently better for the story and experience.^
Nevered played a game like divinity. And I picked metamorph - no regrets here :D. Went with an original character, and had my party be Beast, Ifran and Lohse! Enjoy it quite a bit! Though these explanations are great for figureing out whats going on!
Im currently on my first playthrough and did the same thing but I'm an undead metamorph lol
Character creation 25 hours; gameplay 1 hour.
Character creation is pretty meh
@@loafofbread9400 The actual appearance customization is pretty meh, but the other parts of the character creation are pretty good. I still really enjoyed the character creation as a whole.
There is no way you do the game play only 1 hour...
@@mayocornzz2741 15 pens for you
Total hours Respec'ing : 50
I have found that playing the Witch as a spell-casting rogue works wonders. Was quite fun, though Inquisitor is by far my favorite starter class.
>Cleric all about healing
>DECAYING TOUCH INTO RESTO FIRST THING THE SKILL LAYOUT TELLS YOU
really like how the magic classes went in first :D
I always play Enchanter with focus on water/healing spells, coz I'm a support at heart. Also, I focus my tanks build around Warfare and Polymorph, coz he's the strongest physical damage dealer in my party, so with the Eagle Wings he can fly through the battle field freely and always stay on melee stance
I made a Human Conjurer & named him Constantine.
like from magisterium? the book series
Finally someone else who knows what it is!!
I like it
Harrison Jaeger like The guy from DC
Harrison Jaeger im stealing that
My first one was an enchanter, but shortly after I learned that it doesn't matter at all. You can just adjust your class at character creation. I.e. make a witch with the same abilities as a fighter, basically making it a fighter. All that matters is what skills and attributes you choose, not the class.
I mean your own character, not companions. You don't have any weapons at all when you start out not matter what class, least not on the PC.
Hey. I just finished baldurs gatev3. And buy dos2.. just wondering.. better pick custom main. Or original main? [ I want to have. Fane red prince. Lohse.. and sebille? Or ifan? ]. I want to have an origin main. but the problem is. Origin main dont have a voice in dialogue.. and. Voice dialigue is a must have for me
If you took all the time I've spent in the character creator and the first area of the game replaying with a different build or look I could have finished the game twice over
Or do what I am doing and pick an origin character for your first playthrough. (more dialogue choices and meaningful tags) I chose Beast who's a shadowblade but with necromancer skill instead of polymorph (just for blood sucker which heals in blood surfaces) as for all the companions I picked up, I let them be what they were by default, Red Prince is a fighter, Lohse is an Enchantress and Fane is an Undead wizard....
Yep, just that beast is a battlemage by default..^^
But shadowblade or assassin are so fun to play tbh
Pretty sure the origin characters are all randomized classes when you meet them-and especially when you choose them in the character screen.
Core Brute actually when you meet them in game, they ask you what class you want them to be but they also tell you what they are by default
yeah they're random classes
Bro that's the same set up I have though I should probably get necromancy
Sebille:
scoundrel and huntsman skills with warfare points to boost up all physical damage. Crossbow and dual daggers, i switch whenever need to.
Lohse:
dual wand
Pyro conjurer
fire fire and fire
Beast:
Two handed axe
warfare and polymorph
a lot of phys damage and mobility to get close quickly
Red prince
dual wand
hydro ( basically for healing)
Aero
geo( for armor restore and poison damage)
My starting character was a Summoner. That extra monster and totem damage early on is so useful. I also had a tank, ranger and cleric.
I presume you're a classic tabletop player?
@@jamesbrice3267 not tabletop but I like traditional classes because it's nostalgic of Final Fantasy
Hey. I just finished baldurs gatev3. And buy dos2.. just wondering.. better pick custom main. Or original main? [ I want to have. Fane red prince. Lohse.. and sebille? Or ifan? ]. I want to have an origin main. but the problem is. Origin main dont have a voice in dialogue.. and. Voice dialigue is a must have for me
Hey I have the same now, what did you pick in the end and was it good for you ?xD@@dennywangsaputra5598
the fact that the classes are presented in ALMOST alphabetical order drives me nuts :D
A tip from a Tactician Level Player that has beat the game, Enchanter is probably the best/most useful class in the entire game, if you pick a preset.
I could not agree more, over 200 hours in tactician. Enchanters are OP. I made Lucian lick my boots. :P
Any good classes to pair with Wizard/Enchanter? My friend is playing those and as a melee (Rogue/Knight) he really fucks me up alot. I'm thinking I need to play a range character.
Holy shit, Im in the same boat as you. Just picked this game up and got started with it with my friend but being a Rogue, its almost impossible to contribute in battle with all the fire around
can I ask you a question? there's one thing I don't get with every single guide on youtube... they all say that tanks are good in the front line and that retribution is a great talent. but in EVERY combat the mobs ALWAYS straight ignore me and run to our ranger who then takes all the hits. how can I tank?!
Do you have a build guide ?
That's ALOT OF CLASSES!!! .... I LOVE IT
The Hydro skill "Rain" removes the enemy's invisibility :)
If you're new and want easy mode, use a lot of ranged spellcasters and learn (I haven't played in a while so I forget the exact names) a way to escape to higher ground (I think it's called tactical retreat) and teleport. This way you can immediately get a height advantage, teleport any enemy who gets near, and rain down spells after you've clustered enemies together. Magic works better, as I tried the same tactic with all archers, but enemies are much more resilient against physical damage. I've beaten this game 4 or 5 times and I think it's the best of its kind (and yes I've played BG3 but I got lost and bored after wandering into mushroom people underground).
I went for rogue, and focused on thievery. Stole damn nearly everything from everybody, which means free skill books. That just gave me the option of invisibility and almost always getting more AP to kill off targets. Going solo has never been easier.
Great video, very helpful. This game looks super complicated but I like everything I've seen. I think I'm going to start with the Ranger...
Pro tip. Dont witch or battle mage. Hybrid builds are useless so save your skin by investing in either all magic or all physical. The armor system is weird and will punish you as it makes getting to their actual vitality that much harder. Thats not to say dont go one or the other at all. Just as an individual class dont go hybrid. As a team of 4 i found 2 physical 2 magical to be ideal
you can make hybrid melee/casters as their are spells that are based on physical armor but it certainly isn't ideal, witch is actually pretty solid as a lot of necromancy skills affect physical armor and not magical armor when deciding special effects as well as damage so it actually works pretty well with things like backstab
ok i definitely agree with you there
They are great for cc alone and there are multiple ways to cc with them in a way that ignores armor, the huntsman skill increases all damage from above so it should work well for magic damage too should you need it since you can switch your spells around whenever you want to
huntsman is really good too with elemental arrow heads and the talent that makes you do elemental damage can actually completely strip both of the enemies defenses with things like barrage crits
its pretty nutty
TheL88t I play battlemage all the time, have 0 problems.
I know it's probably because of time and what not but I like how you guys just now put a video like this up. Lol. Now that most people who are gonna play this game have already started lol.
Death Knight Fane is always a blast to play.
Max Necro and Warfare take Living armor talent ans watch the fun...
Cant wait to play this. Played the shit out of the first one on the ps4
I love these videos where the big outlets for gaming make a 6 mins videos explaining showcasing the differences between a rogue and a tank...
I enjoy playing a wizard with two wands, but focused on ice and lightning ratger than earth and fire with some polymorph for flight, tentacle lash and apotheosis and necromancer for more phys damage and healing when damaging others.
Fun.
This game is a blast to play! I think its far better than Skyrim.
To each their own. Enjoy your save!
Buraun Those two titles shouldn't even be compared.
Both games are RPG, so you can compare with is better RPG. What you shouldn't compare is level design or graphic (DOS2 is 6 years younger than TESV).
Leevakk WOW also is an RPG. Would you compare that and DOS2? I think not. It's just silly.
Yes. Divinity is a better RPG than WoW.
If you're a necromancer, know damage doesn't scale with the Necromancer attribute but rather the Warfare attribute since all necromantic damage is physical.
If you're undead and unsure what else to pair with a physical damage build, invest in Geomancy, as poison is great for healing yourself.
As an undead and a living, you are losing out greatly by not taking the poison barrel in the Maritime on the tutorial deck, as you can fill empty potions bottles with poison essentially endlessly. This can heal the undead and provide extra damage for physical builds.
I hope there's a DLC for this game and thst DLC is like how the witcher 3 made their dlc
I like how this game is so like Witcher 3. Because i love Witcher 3. There should be more games, which copy Witcher 3 or Crysis like this game did.
roman78x Witcher is probably my favorite series ever. And I love the first divinity. But how are they at all similar? Besides being RPG's I fail to see the comparison. Also, Crysis??? Lol
:)))))
I would totally pay for new character DLC/content DLC. Imagine The Witcher 3 not having 2 Epic DLC that feels like a whole new game. Or Skyrim 0 DLC. Imagine that. (Skyrim modders would be fine)
roman78x is that your response to my question?
Can't unhear Jesse Eisenberg narrating this vid. :)
You mean it's not him?
I like Ranger Summoner :D A whole load of fun
Thanks for making this video I understand the game more
This was very helpful for me! Great video!
Summoner:I'm the player's character and strong!.
summoning 10 incarnate:You are nothing.
summoning 20 incarnate(lonewolf talent):*Literally god*
or if you want less of a challenge try playing a Telekinesis build around mid of act 2 you got a 1ap attack with a range of 20-30 meters and most enemies die oneshot to it...
@@SirRGNB-EGT- I saw Ronjin's telekinesis build in DOS and he finished the game at lvl 11 and 1 shot the void dragon...seems like tossing around a 4k pound chest can be op :D
Edit: I said "1 shot" when it should be 1 turn..
KingRat543 no idea what’s being said here but I just got the game and this interests me care to elaborate ?
@@InfamousKiddXD Ronin Jeremy has a vid up showing how to use max telekinesis and a reinforced chest filled with about 4 thousand pounds of junk to kill enemies. Check him out or ask me to find the link...
Chicken claw+rupture tendons is awesome
which "class" hah, yeah sure... We have those in divinity
I notice in every video I watch about this game something is on fire.
Yeah being immune to fire or having someone who can put the fire out is handy.
polymorph isnt that hard to play if you pit your pints into strength instead of finesse. that way you can use tentakel more effectively. also using one handed with a shield for extra padding is advised since you can use your skill tentakel and bullshorn for damage instead of your main attack. tentakel has a cooldown of three turns but the. bulls charge you get from using. bulls charge only has a cooldown of 1.
i love the attention this game is getting the first one was epic but wasn't well known sadly
Lucky this one was widely praised
Just finished the Enhanced Edition yesterday...after 108 hours. What a game. Now off to part 2..I’m scared.
@@kraenk12 have fun with the another 100 hrs you're gonna put into DOS 2
Love this game so much...Easiest class for beginners is as a cleric or fighter. Inquisitor mid to late game is scary strong. Warfare, Polymorph, necromancer, and geomancer - geo only 1-2 levels for armor buff, necromancer for buffs and heals, polymorph for versatility, CC abilities, and stats, Warfare - Main damage buff
I don't think lvl1-2 Geo is very viable in the long run. High lvl geomancy means you get more physical armor from skills, even those that don't belong in the Geo tree.
Polymorph is one of those classes where you really can't go far wrong in getting ranks in it, especially for physical damage dealers. The bonus stat means it'll never be wasted and the abilities are worth it for utility value alone IMO.
Depends on what you want really. If you follow Wizard through the damage even without lone wolf is insane later on.
Mods make things a lot better but when I first tried it vanilla. I went with a summoner necromancer with life steal stuff.
I just started as a lizard inquisitor, planning on doing a dual wield sword build.
doesnt really matter if youre going for swords or maces or axes^^
Looking forward to trying this gem I missed. That is for the vid.
Ty finally a solid video
I can tell no one at the Gamespot youtube channel has ever played real table top Dungeons and Dragons before.
This is as close as you can get to D&D with a video game. The closest I've ever seen, anyways.
And it's still only a comparison of a pebble against a Mountain.
There was Neverwinter Nights (set in the same world as D&D) but the combat wasn't turn-based, so it didn't really feel right.
yeah, also Baldur's gate was inspired by it. but never that much versatility and evolution it's really a D&D's player fantasy
Man I thought this would be like Neverwinter, I’m so confused and overwhelmed ☹️ I don’t know how to do the level ups, there are so many options and so many classes and no recommendations. How do I know which attributes or skills to increase for each character? I really really wanna play but I feel like I’m doing everything wrong.
It's Ok, I am also overwhelmed. Did you ever finish the game?
I'm sure if I watch more videos and try out the game more I can get into it though.
@@erikjohnson1684 Pretty late response here as well, but the game is pretty good about explaining most things...granted, if you hover your mouse & read over the stats. For instance, the game will tell you that for every point added in Strength/Finesse/Intelligence, it'll increase damage from those schools of damage by 5%. And if you look at skills and weapons, it'll tell you what they scale with. The wiki is worth a read as well, as it can give you ideas on how to get combo skills and the like.
Dont be a noob, just have fun and don't overthink things. You'll learn it
This should be a 1 minute video saying its just like Skyrim or Dark souls, doesnt matter at all, soon you will be able to respec and just buy new skill books from vendors, and the respec is free and infinite
It matters in DOS1 and it will matter in Baldur's gate 3
@@beezusHrist it doesnt matter in dark souls and i used the two specific games , not like any game, some games that is an important decision, but in this case you have an infinite respec mirror every act, its even kinda of op
a video like tips about equipment and build or somethink like that would matter as its more information but what class or race to chose? just like skyrim, just pic the race that you think its better looking or smt, only the orc skill is op but thats it, and if you want everythink on DOS2 you can have all the races speeches options with fane as he have the helmet
and im curious why would the character creation matter on ds1? or any dark souls really, only the master key is very usefull , but its very usefull compared to the other options, its really not needed at all.
we like always having summoning available, incarnate is just too tempting to avoid, but we commonly base it in a fighting and team with someone who can throw fire oil and poison
My internet's crazy, it doesnt hang while playing the 2 ads before the video but it loads like a sloth while watching the video I really want to see 😡
So why go through the entire video recapping basic, yet useful information on starting classes and then end it with a needless spoiler..? I don't really understand the approach of showing later game combat mechanics - like flying - in a video meant to summarize early game choices. That would have been a neat reveal in its own right. Now it was spoiled, however minor it might seem to you, place a spoiler tag next time.
Watch the damn trailers and you'll see wings and obviously wings = flying you moron
Flying isn't a later game combat mechanic. It's a polymorph skill you gain early game.
Try few time.. Discover starting class and survival ability main character choice ranger ( after learn summon) with luck 1 enough after concentrate lv up the dealer, skull inquisitor ( after learn death and transform) with steal, lady air/water magician ( weapon use bow) with knowledge and lizard fighter ( after learn fire/earth and speak with pet able! ) with negotiation!
Normally team like this should able Move on the story and survive on Battle.. ^_¡
It's going on 12am and I litterly can't make up my mind on this crap, I watched this vid 9 times already and by the time I get to the end I still don't have a clue on much of any of the classes and searching online don't give much detail either , I guess I'm afraid of losing out on some super special ability one class may have. Since when characther creation became this complex lol, that's when you know a game is a master piece / they should of had a vampire class origin still tho or Angel
Turns out Summoner, oh and summoner... aaaaand summoner.
Witch's in Divinity OS 1 had some pretty useful skills.
Conjurer, Wizard, and Enchanter are the best starting classes in my eyes.
They're useless against silent monks though
So I got into the game. played a few hours as one class then swapped. Did that like 3 times until I finally decided to play Fighter and liked it.
Its been tens of hours and still cannot get past the fort because of endless restarts
And now we wait for the console version
Matthew Evans yup playing the first one now lol.
Right we need it
peasants
You guys don't deserve it in the slightest
D Wolf your the reason we lose ppl on steam, that toxicity
i did summoning with a friend so am now doing that on my main. Gives lots of options for any situation.
I was a wayfarer (rogue) turned healer tbh lol. I stay far from the thick of battle by shooting long range and healing everyone else.
Hey. I just finished baldurs gatev3. And buy dos2.. just wondering.. better pick custom main. Or original main? [ I want to have. Fane red prince. Lohse.. and sebille? Or ifan? ]. I want to have an origin main. but the problem is. Origin main dont have a voice in dialogue.. and. Voice dialigue is a must have for me
Inquisitor is not mixed damage, Necromancy skills do damage to physical armor. Inquisitor is really good imo because you only have to take down two bars not all three like a battlemage.
I think the point of a battlemage is that you use the Fighter's skills to get in position. I mean, i gave my fighter polymorph so he could fly into position if needed.
What's the big deal with this starter class stuff? To be clear - DOS2 doesnt even have class system. Those clases are just nicknames for starting sets of stuff. You end up multiclassing in 4-5 levels, why even bother?
My team consists of:
- My own Dwarf Assasin, I go in first hand, Rapture their tendoms, turn the biggest mf-er into a chicken then watch it bleed while Invisibility is on
- The Red Prince, the greatest of tanks, using Geomancer to boost Phys armour
- Iffan the Summoner Archer, who summons a lvl 15 Incarnate and shoot guys out with one hits
- Fane the elemental mage who buffs everyone, evades everyone, then burns everyone to the bones
Side note: Everyone can buff, everyone can kill, with a smart head you always win.
I chose the battle mave default but then decided to be the Summoner...i was just in my 3rd level up so it was easy for me to switch classes🙌
And my first ever character was a undead metamorph lmao
I'm currently in Act 2. Human fighter/summoner. Lone Wolf specd & Lohse is my companion.
Lots of mobs I summon. Not so many I just smack everything. Interesting mix, try it out.
I made a death knight build and let me tell you, *thats a lot of armor* with 4k armor and 900 magic armor at level 18 and damn about 13k hp he has really good survivabilty is main damage is bouncing shield and his necromancer skills are a plus as well
personally i say use a sheild with a knight even though it may be a waisted point it gives you a easy way to regen armour
wasted*
Why does it matter? You have other 3 characters to control even if you made a mistake.
I have picked a warrior and I am enjoying the most playing as the rogue side character so it doesn't really matter.
You also can't really make a mistake, seeing as you just have to be able to clear a small portion of the game (which doesn't have a lot of difficult trials) (I also keep it vague to avoid spoilers) and then you'll be able to reset your entire character if you so choose.
that small portion of the game is still about 25% of the game
I just bought this game on ps4 I’m super hyped but I’m already overwhelmed lol
Well, +100 hours in, and roaming Act 4. I don't want to finish this, I want to keep playing it. But yes, it can be overwhelming. Make sure to keep the cat alive :-)
This game doesn’t really have classes the same way BG3 does though right? I made a custom class and you can respec easily. I had warfare/Necromancer and it did well early game.
I read on the manual that it's classless
I wish there would be an option to skip the frikking first ship tutorial area, so I don't have to run the same rounds again and again with different characters.
Haha. This is exactly what I'm doing right now...
Fane/Archer/Summoner is godly. Fane is my personal preference but Archer/Summoners are stupid broken further so when using the Lone Wolf talent.
With lonewolf any build is easy
Just picking the premade classes is so bad very often. Almost none of them have the most effective early game skill combinations and they tend to spread stats out a little when in reality focusing everything on your main attribute at the start is the most effective option most of the time.
Picking one of the story characters and customizing their stats and skills is what I usually do. I mean, you get bonus quest lines for the trade off of not being able to change your tags, also you have unique skills which, like Fanes timewarp, can be stupidly op.
In short, telling people that picking the premade classes is safer is just wrong. As long as you take the time to actually read through all you can in the character creation, you are better of with making your own character build.
The only exception would be if you are a total newbie in this sort of game.
I have hubdreds of hours in this game and never played below the tactitian difficulty, which is the highest difficulty in the game. I know there is honor mode, which I played too, but it is the sane difficulty as tactitian combined with permadeath should your party get wiped.
So people, this video is only useful for people who never player an RPG in their life. You don‘t need to start of on a high difficulty like me, but trust me, the premade classes are shit. If you think you understand a bit of RPG builds, make your own, it will be better.
I'm about to play this. Any final words of advice? Do we download the Divine Ascension as well?
So the battlemage is like a shaman? I think of the shaman from WoW.
Shadow blade is the shit. Summoners are just op, so naturally I have one in my party
If the game even tries to be a little bit "smart" about it, don't bother, pick a fighter, or perhaps something like a battle-mage, and at least expeirence the game and know what everyone is talking about...
Yep i picked metamorph my first try and sucked at it. So we restarted and i picked something else. However recently we played again and i picked metamorph again.. now i know a bit more about the game i’ve really enjoyed the class even though i’ve also gone into necromancy somewhat
the video in short: take whatever you want.
I do enjoy ripping faces off in-game, should be a mini-game.
The Elder Scrolls Diablo edition looks great !
I have decided on a team of Metamorph,Fighter,Enchanter,Rouge.
I know this is late but Metamorph, Fighter, and Rouge do physical damage. Choosing a Enchanter in your last slot will go poorly because he won’t be doing nearly the amount of damage you want to do.
@@triforceadm7345 Yeah I use the enchanter for support & myself the metamorph for support.
My brother the fighter & the rouge we have are the damage dealers.
And if your new (which if you are actually using this guide you are) don't go undead because healing spells hurt them greatly and destroy all physical armor!
If you're undead, drink poison as your healing potion and use geomancer -> poison to heal yourself.
Alternatively, invest in hydrosophist and geomancer for the sweet armor (including armor restore).
i was originally going for a tank/knight lizardmen to help absorb the damage, but i accidently created a pyro battlemage by mistake :P
Coming from someone tht has played disgaea... would I like this game?
Most likely I did