low-key i think that Archer's kick is one of the most mechanically interesting moves in the game, it's super versatile and offers way more mobility than most people realize.
It's honestly my favorite thing, it can even combos with mystic knight and thief. Like you do the dragon pierce, then the archer's kick and follow up with skull splitter.
While yes I think it’s meant to be played with a full party. Playing solo as a ranger or assassin in the first game was arguably the strongest setup in the game when paired with blast arrows and the augments that increased strength at nighttime and when adventuring alone.
is Not that impossibly Hard to play solo without Crutch/Pawns is about adapting developing better tactics and just simply getting Good which it does make you a much more player when you play nothing but Solo especially with a Ranger vocation such Archer or Magic Archer is truly turned game into very Easy mode
you're so real for putting that stunlock clip in there lmao its so rough in battahl where enemies do the lounge instead of the jump and you can't duck beneath it anymore. Lately i've been enjoying doing a warfarer archer thief / archer fighter. Basically just archer except with a parry of choice to help brawl better in the later regions against mobs
Welcome to stagger city friend 🤣. That first clip was brutal and I experienced that alot as an Archer. Its pretty tough at the start even with pawns. Don't know what possessed you to try this out but you made it look fun 😎👍
@@morbid1. Step One: Level Sorcerer until you unlock the Constancy augment Step Two: Buy a Ring of Resolution from the traveling merchant in Melve Step Three: Buy another Ring of Resolution from the traveling merchant in Melve These together give you enough knockdown res to ignore most light attacks, up to Hobgoblin leaps. Knacker leaps will probably still stagger you though. IME (as a Sorcerer) you should be shooting for around 550+ knockdown resistance, which is fairly easy to achieve. Spending both ring slots on it is frankly well worth it, because no other rings really offer as much utility beyond the Ring of Disfavor for aggro or the cast speed rings (which are themselves only useful for Meteoron/Maelstrom anyway)
Nice gameplay. Also an archer main, even though it's not the strongest, I just love the gameplay. Shame the arrows are consumable for no reason and archer doesn't even have an enchanted/elemental bow. Btw tarring arrows are great for ogres, chimeras and especially griffins before you shoot them with the explosive one. And blighting arrows knock dragons out of the sky.
After playing all the vocations, mechanically archer is just the most fun. Love kicking and sliding and bouncing off enemies. Also double blight arrows and big boom arrows shred health 👌🏻
It's one of the core skills i think should be transferrable between classes. I also think that once you learn the tuck and roll skill from the thief vocation you should be able to do it as any class.
I just started a solo archer run, been a lot of fun so far, but my god when enemy spawn link up and it turns into 1 vs 20 it’s… amusing to at the least.
Archer - Dragon's Dogma 2, the thinking man's class. "Does the kill validate the amount of prep time required?" Edition. I don't like how Capcom can take away some our old skills like Cloudburst Volley, but can't add a deflect/parry to push enemies away to help create distance.
I don't really miss cloudburst but I do wish they had like a close range bow attack similar to the kick but actually with the bow but the kick arrow shot combo is so cool so I'm not mad.
@OnyxEyes-zy8mj Strider and Ranger in DD1/DD:DA were by far the highest damage output classes in the game, as well as the best for applying status due to how specialty arrows worked (you just equipped them and they'd be spent while using your skills, rather than being tied to specific skills like in DD2). A Ranger with sleep arrows, blast arrows, and Deathly Arrow (skill) could solo endgame content at basically any level
lol i like how the first stunlocked clip is in battahl and the rest of the clips are in vermund. lesson learned, those battahl goblins are different i got stunlocked there as a fighter
It was smart move to make special arrows a skill. DD1 you could basically one shot majority of the enemies with a blast arrow. The throw blast was op too but fun.
Havent tried solo,because i thought it would be nightmarish and turns out it is,but as a team player archer is very fun,i started as Archer and have swapped to other vocations to try them out but i always end up saying "man i wish i was playing archer right now" 90% of the time,incendiary shot and erupting shot are simply too good and safe to use,spiral arrow stunt looks and heavenly shot or deathly arrow are so satisfying to land, specially if using the ring that increases bow damage the closer you are.
Well said! Archer is, in my opinion one of the more rewarding vocations to play in general and if you like playing archer that much, I encourage you to try it solo. It’s a very different style of play that can range from really frustrating to really good at times.
YES, Spiral arrow helps me with a lot of tactical play. I typically use spiral, run jump, kick, and shoot. Spiral Arrow pushes enemies back and creates distance.
shoot things from far away and nothing can reach you hehe. You can play naked as an archer. Dragons can't do anything because of the blight shot, it's all easy and fun for the archer. A great vocation.
you need that dwarf smithing for knockdown res and knockdown power I was thinking about solo adventure but as a standard knight (fighter voc) main game I basically did archer and then mystic archer because aiming on gamepad is shit so it's easier a bit with magic bow Overall I think archer and fighter are the weakest vocations...
I believe they all have their individual pros and cons depending on the situation but yes, dwarven smithing is essential for solo play, especially as a class with poor knockdown (which is basically anything other than warrior).
Could killed dragon more than half the time you took if you explosion shot head into spiral arrow or double exploration to knock him down then spiral arrow his chest into torrent shot. You can melt two almost 3 bars in his down state that way!
0:05 not only gets that typical DD2 JAB down throat but zooms exquisitely the regular terrible gameplay that you see all over the net truly wandered if you allowed them to kill you like that on purpose at the beginning ? i mean you may surprised the amount of piles of uploaders who makes playlists of nothing but shitty gameplay anyway yes realized you are alright after enduring the intro that killed me Btw 11:01 the way you edited F U CK!! you would think that Draconic flames will do much more damage even on higher level Arisens
I wouldn’t say very weak, just better suited for other things. This game seems to revolve around fighting with pawns more so than the last game, which is unfortunate to say the least. I do agree that it was nerfed rather heavily though.
game is way harder if you solo it without any pawns... especially for archer class.... Mystic Spearhand could handle this much enemies much better solo
low-key i think that Archer's kick is one of the most mechanically interesting moves in the game, it's super versatile and offers way more mobility than most people realize.
It's definitely one of the coolest looking moves in the game you really feel like Legolas or Robin Hood.
I 100% agree
I love kicking the sh*t out of wolves and goblins when they rush at me, until they die, it's like sending a message.
I love finishing off bosses with it,and stomping on downed enemies is so hilarious.
It's honestly my favorite thing, it can even combos with mystic knight and thief.
Like you do the dragon pierce, then the archer's kick and follow up with skull splitter.
I love getting stunlocked
It’s really satisfying when you link your shots and movements (when you don’t get staggered for 5 minutes straight) it’s my favorite class
The solo archer experience: *dies*
You gotta appreciate that even though this game(and the original) is meant to be played with a full party, yet players still do these things
While yes I think it’s meant to be played with a full party. Playing solo as a ranger or assassin in the first game was arguably the strongest setup in the game when paired with blast arrows and the augments that increased strength at nighttime and when adventuring alone.
It's way more fun with 2 and no healers but pretty hard,you need to restock often
@@osirisavra1301 eventually you get access to rings that can heal you a little bit on kill. made it way less tedious with those on me and my main pawn
it's a challenge for sure but also changes the game a lot
is Not that impossibly Hard to play solo without Crutch/Pawns
is about adapting developing better tactics and just simply getting Good
which it does make you a much more player when you play nothing but Solo
especially with a Ranger vocation such Archer or Magic Archer is truly turned game into very Easy mode
When you’re the archer somehow everyone wants to kill you
you're so real for putting that stunlock clip in there lmao
its so rough in battahl where enemies do the lounge instead of the jump and you can't duck beneath it anymore. Lately i've been enjoying doing a warfarer archer thief / archer fighter. Basically just archer except with a parry of choice to help brawl better in the later regions against mobs
Welcome to stagger city friend 🤣. That first clip was brutal and I experienced that alot as an Archer. Its pretty tough at the start even with pawns. Don't know what possessed you to try this out but you made it look fun 😎👍
every "light" vocation can be literally stunlocked to death by random enemy... it's kinda annoying to be honest when you can't do anything
not really a vocation thing, you just need the subtlety perk and high ground. this kind of thing never happened to me with pawns
@@morbid1. Step One: Level Sorcerer until you unlock the Constancy augment
Step Two: Buy a Ring of Resolution from the traveling merchant in Melve
Step Three: Buy another Ring of Resolution from the traveling merchant in Melve
These together give you enough knockdown res to ignore most light attacks, up to Hobgoblin leaps. Knacker leaps will probably still stagger you though. IME (as a Sorcerer) you should be shooting for around 550+ knockdown resistance, which is fairly easy to achieve. Spending both ring slots on it is frankly well worth it, because no other rings really offer as much utility beyond the Ring of Disfavor for aggro or the cast speed rings (which are themselves only useful for Meteoron/Maelstrom anyway)
Nice gameplay. Also an archer main, even though it's not the strongest, I just love the gameplay. Shame the arrows are consumable for no reason and archer doesn't even have an enchanted/elemental bow. Btw tarring arrows are great for ogres, chimeras and especially griffins before you shoot them with the explosive one. And blighting arrows knock dragons out of the sky.
That's my tactic lol tar and explosive arrows are OP against everything but dragons and it's so fun to see them burst into flames.😂
consumable arrows are a pain in the ass. they'd be great if they didn't take up skill slots, but as it stands the regular bow skills are much better
After playing all the vocations, mechanically archer is just the most fun. Love kicking and sliding and bouncing off enemies. Also double blight arrows and big boom arrows shred health 👌🏻
Wish Magic Archer had the kick
It's one of the core skills i think should be transferrable between classes. I also think that once you learn the tuck and roll skill from the thief vocation you should be able to do it as any class.
I just started a solo archer run, been a lot of fun so far, but my god when enemy spawn link up and it turns into 1 vs 20 it’s… amusing to at the least.
Archer - Dragon's Dogma 2, the thinking man's class. "Does the kill validate the amount of prep time required?" Edition.
I don't like how Capcom can take away some our old skills like Cloudburst Volley, but can't add a deflect/parry to push enemies away to help create distance.
I agree, a simple bow strike would be nice. Timing dashes and jump kicks isn’t effective when surrounded by multiple enemies.
I don't really miss cloudburst but I do wish they had like a close range bow attack similar to the kick but actually with the bow but the kick arrow shot combo is so cool so I'm not mad.
@OnyxEyes-zy8mj Strider and Ranger in DD1/DD:DA were by far the highest damage output classes in the game, as well as the best for applying status due to how specialty arrows worked (you just equipped them and they'd be spent while using your skills, rather than being tied to specific skills like in DD2). A Ranger with sleep arrows, blast arrows, and Deathly Arrow (skill) could solo endgame content at basically any level
Archer has been enjoyable but i definitely miss some of the skills from DD1 like cloudburst volley and fracture dart.
You have to be quick and stealthy if you want to venture alone has an archer. When mastering that, you'll feel like legolas believe me.
I feel like Archery was goated in the first game. It felt a lot more natural and intuitive
lol i like how the first stunlocked clip is in battahl and the rest of the clips are in vermund. lesson learned, those battahl goblins are different i got stunlocked there as a fighter
Dwarven smithing.
You should try the motion controls option I found myself being more precise with my shots even at closer ranges.
It was smart move to make special arrows a skill. DD1 you could basically one shot majority of the enemies with a blast arrow. The throw blast was op too but fun.
Find a trebuchet! Lol
That dragon hardened like a shell around 14:36. He wasn't having any of it.
Gg bro.
Very impressive - I tried archer vocation a little, but havent figured out how you slide and do these jumpattacks.
Just dash and hit square(slide and shoot) and jump press triangle to jump kick off enemy. I think u need to purchase that skill.
you're making my experience as an archer an absolute joke lmao
Every vocation should have some dodge/counter/block ability
Havent tried solo,because i thought it would be nightmarish and turns out it is,but as a team player archer is very fun,i started as Archer and have swapped to other vocations to try them out but i always end up saying "man i wish i was playing archer right now" 90% of the time,incendiary shot and erupting shot are simply too good and safe to use,spiral arrow stunt looks and heavenly shot or deathly arrow are so satisfying to land, specially if using the ring that increases bow damage the closer you are.
Well said! Archer is, in my opinion one of the more rewarding vocations to play in general and if you like playing archer that much, I encourage you to try it solo. It’s a very different style of play that can range from really frustrating to really good at times.
Spiral arrow is the key
YES, Spiral arrow helps me with a lot of tactical play. I typically use spiral, run jump, kick, and shoot. Spiral Arrow pushes enemies back and creates distance.
shoot things from far away and nothing can reach you hehe. You can play naked as an archer. Dragons can't do anything because of the blight shot, it's all easy and fun for the archer. A great vocation.
Which Wyrmfire did you do with your bow? Dwarven?
No Wyrmfire, everything has tier 1 Dwarven
you need that dwarf smithing for knockdown res and knockdown power
I was thinking about solo adventure but as a standard knight (fighter voc)
main game I basically did archer and then mystic archer because aiming on gamepad is shit so it's easier a bit with magic bow
Overall I think archer and fighter are the weakest vocations...
I believe they all have their individual pros and cons depending on the situation but yes, dwarven smithing is essential for solo play, especially as a class with poor knockdown (which is basically anything other than warrior).
Ppl shit on the archer but it’s my fav class 🔥🔥🔥
i went from being a fighter to sorccer. sorccer can one shot just about anything with that raining of commits 😂
I wish they made an unarmed class like the monk instead of the trickster 😂
What level are you in video?
That’s a very good question! I’m not entirely sure but definitely within the 40-60 range.
Could killed dragon more than half the time you took if you explosion shot head into spiral arrow or double exploration to knock him down then spiral arrow his chest into torrent shot. You can melt two almost 3 bars in his down state that way!
Nice , i play Archer too
Desperately needs a dodge
Blast arrows still op 😂
Archer? You mean kickboxer
how to solo archer is you gotta be a good ol stealth archer lololol
Switch to Mouse + Keyboard (Blasphemy! I know, but..) and you'll see a significant improvement in everything.
Naw. Just change your controls in options
0:05 not only gets that typical DD2 JAB down throat but zooms exquisitely the regular terrible gameplay that you see all over the net
truly wandered if you allowed them to kill you like that on purpose at the beginning ?
i mean you may surprised the amount of piles of uploaders who makes playlists of nothing but shitty gameplay
anyway yes realized you are alright after enduring the intro
that killed me Btw 11:01 the way you edited
F
U
CK!!
you would think that Draconic flames will do much more damage even on higher level Arisens
Very weak against a dragon, ranger was nerfed a lot when removing daggers and tenfold flurry from DD1
I wouldn’t say very weak, just better suited for other things. This game seems to revolve around fighting with pawns more so than the last game, which is unfortunate to say the least. I do agree that it was nerfed rather heavily though.
Archer not being able to solo endgame content the moment you unlock it is a good thing, actually
It seems that you don't get extra XP, disappointed.
you do
Worst vocation is trickster with archer being close second.
game is way harder if you solo it without any pawns... especially for archer class.... Mystic Spearhand could handle this much enemies much better solo
Thief’s better in my opinion literally invincible