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docterry
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I am level 48 Barbarian. I find most fights (mob of 4 or 5) VERY difficult. However, whenever I get a quest that ends up with a BOSS I am at an absolute loss. Just finished one. I died 4 or 5 times, and used 5 o 6 charges from my Health Stone. I have already spent $100 on Zen to buy the best equipment I can afford on the auction--and I've been playing less than a month. ("Free to Play" is the BIG lie in gaming!)
I confess I prefer Solo to Guilds so part of it is probably my fault--but I was hoping someone might have an idea what I am doing wrong--I am not spending any more money; so I am going to lose whatever edge I had.
It looks like I'll be leaving Neverwinter in less than a month from start date. That can't be part of the design?
I confess I prefer Solo to Guilds so part of it is probably my fault--but I was hoping someone might have an idea what I am doing wrong--I am not spending any more money; so I am going to lose whatever edge I had.
It looks like I'll be leaving Neverwinter in less than a month from start date. That can't be part of the design?
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Give you companion gear with runes.
You can buy cheap level 8 enchantments on the AH and use ones with lots of power and AP.
When I play a Barbarian (who is not a tank) I have a companion who takes some agrro away from me so that way I don't have all the mobs jumping on me alone.
Look at the AH for armour/weapons for your level. What you can get there is better than what drops.
This all will make a big difference.
As a last resort... you could follow a recommended skill set from a class build guide, if you need more damage yet. On that point, consider creating a single target build and switch to it by skill swapping before bosses.
In my opinion, you don't even need to buy gear from AH at all (except the mentioned enchantment and runestone).
Did you follow the quests? If you did, there should new gear to replace the old one in (may be) 3 levels.
Hence, spending AD on buy gear before level 80 is waste of funding.
Barbarian should be easy to do in solo everything before level 70.
If new players are going to be the lifeblood of Neverwinter (population and revenue) LOTS of things need to be done to better inform new players how to best play their character class.
"Go look at a YouTube video" just doesn't cut it... a new Neverwinter player shouldn't have to go to YouTube (or any other outside source) to get information on how to properly play the game (* character class tips, hints and tricks - strategies, etc. )
Neverwinter's part to try to attract and retain new players is almost nonexistent aside from providing a game and essentially expecting players to 'figure it out for themselves' beyond the basic tutorial quests.
those store bought health stones are wasting and draining your resources just get healing potions for now ..
there is "no best equipment" you need to afford or even are required buy till you reach level 70
most is handed out like candy ..
maybe a mount and some vip services etc and a weapon and armor enchant ..
maybe joining a good guild would be your best option for catered hand holding advice on this matter
and you would also get the benefit of increased stats from thier boons
You can still be a lone wolf and be in a guild, I spend a great majority of my play time solo but I am in a guild.
If you have issues, you either have a bad build or you are fighting the wrong enemies.
Setting up a character correctly is not that hard, but it takes a bit of knowledge. It is hard to build a character correctly without outside input.
Best advice probably is to find someone you can talk to - and joining a guild is a good way of doing that.
Most build guides on the Web are for character approaching endgame, so they are not that useful while levelling.
I don't suggest buy gears under lv80 but an augment companion, mounts and insignias maybe more 4 companion with good stats.
Read this: https://guides.jannenw.info/2019/11/25/barbarian-dps-guide-for-mod-17/
It is up-to-date except the orcus set, it will be nerfed in next mod so it is not worth investing.
If you are under level 80 you shouldn't be spending any money at all for anything. You will waste your money. Especially if it is gear you are buying, because you will outgrow it rendering the money spent wasted.
We need to know what encounters you are using. We need to know what gear you are using, what enchantments you have if any. What level are the weapons you are using? Are you using the proper companion or a companion at all? Yes companions can make or break you easy. What companion gear are you using on that companion. Also are you running any mounts, do they have mount insignia to boost more of your stats.
The reason all of these questions are valid is because you might be overlooking something that is drastically reducing your potential, making the content harder than it should be for you. So please for us to help you, you need to provide a lot more information for us so we can better help you understand where the problem is.
Without additional information, I agree with @sobi#1980 that it is far too simple to reach level 80. However I know what the OP is talking about. Part of the issue lies within the health potions and their healing properties. If you look at the way they distribute the potions, from level 45 to 60 you are stuck guzzling down inferior potions to the amount a damage and your maximum hit points. The enemies at this time are dealing more damage, you heal less per potion, and leveling feels like a real chore. There are real solutions, but you, the real Docterry need to return to this thread and give us some gear and character stats to help you.
Until then, Have Fun!
Don't spend Zen/AD on anything...unless it's for rank 9 bonding stones and/or an augment companion (any epic companion will do).
A link to a lot of useful info:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fP_cUugHdsObvQDzLFijGA-mVm_qLmSy0MI62aTLkDM/htmlview#
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I don't know how to easily find the stats for each piece of equipment. ARC has had enough of my money so I think it's time to throw in the towel and move on.
One of the best answers I've seen is from my long time friend above @some1stolemynickname. I know I'm a bit bias about it being the best answer, but she's not only willing to help new players: also a guild recruiter. So my question to you is, do you always throw money at a F2P game then give up without even trying? You could even play, get this, for free!
By the way, don't worry about any losses in the AH. You'd make a lot more later in the game to compensate for that.
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter#/discussion/comment/13136594
as far as your companion goes. companions don't do a lot of good as summoned. they can help a little.. but you really get the bang from your buck from augment companions. they give a lot of stats.
you'd get a lot more help if you were clear in what answers you were looking for and how people could help you. there is a lot of information out there. stats aren't something that really are something you need to be looking for at level 48. that's something you work on balancing later. your gear that you have now is going to be outdated every few levels. many people don't equip anything until level 80. you are expecting too much from the game at this point. you are also acting like somehow you think the people talking to you here have some vested interest in the financials of the game. we don't. we're players just like you. this game does have a learning curve. it would have been helpful if you told us what you spent the ad on. you seem frustrated but you aren't actually communicating much here other than you're frustrated.
If you have followed the quests the game gave you, you would have all the equipment you need because the quests just supply all the needed gear to you (at this stage). You should be okay to reach level 60 without any problem. You don't even need to care about stat or anything (until much later). You don't even need to be in a guild. The game is far easier now than long time ago.
Silly to make complaints on a forum when you coulda easily spent that time asking in zone chat, sure you might get some trolling in zone chat but someone will step in and answer your questions. It's easy to locate guild leaders. A few simple questions could have easily solved that problem.
Sad that he didn't even try at all.
Don't rush into an encounter while your encounters are on cooldown. At-Wills do a low amount of damage even if some of the Barbarians are among the best (not sure when they unlock though)
The most important offensive stat is armor penetration / defense ignored which needs to match the stats of the enemies defense or something like that for actually doing 100% of your damage. Problem is you can't tell what that stat is in such areas or at least I can't lol!
It's also possible that you simply don't have a weapon main hand appropiate for your level at this point.
The more time you spend killing enemies the more damage they deal to you. This can (obviously) be very unbalanced depending on your gear or even class (since you're mostly melee but no block or crowd control)
Dunno what you mean by you don't like guilds. If you can find a guild with boons it will give you an advantage. If the people in that guild are HAMSTER or demand things from you you can always leave. Good luck
However, from lvling-my-alts-perspective, while the game can be a bit difficult lvling now (especially with a bad companion situation, as pointed out above) you, in my opinion, really just need to
a) stick to content designed for your lvl
b) take it easy and don't let the game rush you too fast
c) stop spending money and instead explain what maps you have been doing and which bosses gave you problems.
If there is something you really can't do (with potions) you can also just ask others for help, if that is really no option you should probably consider your build and try around. I mean, you can look up all the information online, BUT, from my latest lvling endeavour: try it, it should be do-able.
The lvling period in this game IS the tutorial, and it is the perfect time to look around and take your time.
@thefiresidecat 's advice with random lvling queue dungeons is perfect, too. You will lvl fast, you will get stuff, you will see the game.
And if you have trouble, get back to Neverdeath, even with a higher-lvl and do the whole questline, you will get a bag, you will do some stuff, you will have an advantage to many in this game: You actually played it. Start Tyranny, try Acquisitions Inc. Go back to an easier map.
This is game is old. It got lots of content. If some content is too hard, take a step back. Figure it out. It's part of the fun, right?
This is partly the best part of the game, where you have everything yet to see, everything to try, nothing to lose.