• Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    I feel like dark souls games are the only time I ever hear about build guides, what kind of games require build guides if not the dark souls ones?

    Man, I guess I should just try playing elden ring already haha.

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      1 month ago

      I mean, a lot of the “build guides” online are just trash from youtubers and whatnot trying to get clicks. You don’t need to follow a complicated youtube video to get “Raise HP and Stamina, get a big spear, get a big shield, stab baddies.”

      Do you know Path of Exile? Go look at how that game works. You really want to follow a guide there or you’re likely going to find halfway through that your character is too weak, and you’re too poor to reset it. Other games that are close relatives to Diablo2 often feel like they need build guides. They often have mutually exclusive build choices and a lower player-skill factor.