"Taking a stand" quest

[17cupsofcoffee]

I have absolutely no problem with the idea of them adding a "super easy mode" (accessibility options are always a good thing!), but one thing I haven't really seen mentioned in this thread: the difficulty of this duty is part of the story.

We have already seen Bakool Ja Ja completely outmatch Wuk Lamat earlier in the MSQ, and all of the mechanics of this duty are designed to reflect that - he hits really hard, and you're constantly scrambling around on low health, only managing to hang on because of the strength of your resolve. It's the same idea as 'In From The Cold' in EW (though I'd say that duty was a million times harder than this one) - the devs aren't making these fights hard to be sadistic, they're trying to use them to tell a story.

If people want to skip the fight or reduce the difficulty, fair enough, but I hope the normal mode doesn't get nerfed too hard - I really feel like it would rob it of all narrative impact.

[Jojoya]

If people want to skip the fight or reduce the difficulty, fair enough, but I hope the normal mode doesn't get nerfed too hard - I really feel like it would rob it of all narrative impact.

Normal mode is fine. I don't think it will be adjusted.

The issue seems to be Very Easy isn't functioning as Very Easy. More than one player has come forward to say they were able to beat it on Easy where they couldn't beat it on Very Easy.

So for now I would suggest that anyone struggling with the duty give Easy a try instead of struggling with Very Easy. The patch next week should contain a number of hotfixes and hopefully this duty will be included.

Maybe this game isn't for you if you're not able to win a fight that is scripted to be winnable if you know the bare minimum about the mechanics of this game (pressing buttons and avoiding AoE)? I mean, after ARR, HW, SB, ShB and EW, we're supposed to know how to play? It's not like Wuk Lamat is hard to play lmao

Anyone able to get past the level 92 solo duty knows how to play the game. There is obviously something wrong with the settings for this level 94 duty on Very Easy when players are coming forward to say they could clear on Easy after repeatedly failing on Very Easy.

[dwodmots]

I agree that it's more fun to play as your own character than some random NPC, I wouldn't say they're too hard. I'd even go as far as to say they're absolutely trivial. They can be annoying since the rotation is extremely simple, the fights have some weird gimmick (Looking at you, ShB-Thankred and Poochie) and playing as someone else means I can't look at how cute my character is.

I liked the one in EW in Garlemald where you play as a normal soldier for a bit. Really showed the difference in power between average people and the WoL. They got the balance on that right imho, you had to play tactically but if you fought something your attacks still felt impactful (unlike the DT one where Poochies LB does like 1% damage). It also wasn't so long as to overstay it's welcome.

[Craftysloth]

Maybe this game isn't for you if you're not able to win a fight that is scripted to be winnable if you know the bare minimum about the mechanics of this game (pressing buttons and avoiding AoE)? I mean, after ARR, HW, SB, ShB and EW, we're supposed to know how to play? It's not like Wuk Lamat is hard to play lmao

Pretty harsh. Maybe this game isn't for you if you're at the point that you're trying to discourage other people from playing on the forums. Seems you might need to make an actual friend and experience some personal growth in the real world. Best of luck to you.

[Syrun]

8.0 is just going to be a visual novel at this point....

[MoonmoonMoonmoon]

People are still struggling with this fight on Very Easy? I failed it once on Normal during early access and redid it on Very Easy and found it to be... *very* easy. All you gotta do is stay close to Bakool Ja Ja (unless it's not safe) and spam your combo. Hit the AOE combo if his lackeys join the fight. GGEZ.

[Ironeko]

what am I reading lmao

you got 3 abilities, just press 3 buttons and don't stand in the glowing orange AoEs holy

[RexMundiMx]

i hate this quest

[Dragonlancer]

I tried this quest umpteen times. Your character's heals are too low, the boss hits too hard. It drags out too long. It is not the least bit enjoyable for me. Very Easy mode does not function as such. Looks like this MSQ will not be finished until this is fixed. That's okay. I don't need everything and am content with what I get done. If they don't want to change it, so be it. I have moved on. Why frustrate myself?

[Minali]

I tried this quest umpteen times. Your character's heals are too low, the boss hits too hard. It drags out too long. It is not the least bit enjoyable for me. Very Easy mode does not function as such. Looks like this MSQ will not be finished until this is fixed. That's okay. I don't need everything and am content with what I get done. If they don't want to change it, so be it. I have moved on. Why frustrate myself?

Many other people who were in your situation have reported they managed to clear it on "Easy" after struggling a lot with "Very Easy". I would recommend you to do the same. There has also been great advice for how to solve the mechanics in here.

Btw, has any of the people who cleared it on "Easy" but didn't manage it on "Very Easy" written a bug report by now? (I couldn't find one in the forum, but given there is a report option in game, this doesn't have to mean anything. Also, I'm bad at skim reading at times.) I know it's a hassle and needlessly complicated, but reports made from a third party are never taken seriously, so this is a thing only you personally can do. And this really sounds like the "Very Easy" mode is bugged.