Topic: Avowed -OT-

@Tasuki good stuff. I certainly don't mind the sword play, but I've been really getting used to pistol in one hand, shield in the other. I hold it down for ultimate damage, and do a head shot. It works great. I'll keep at it and let you know. I'll hopefully get some more in tn.

@NintendoByNature Yeah firearms are alot of fun. I rock an arquebus as my second load out which I use to initiate combat. A few shots to head and if they are still alive I finish them off with my sword and ax.

If you are going for that range build make sure to go down the ranger skill tree as there are some abilites that up the damage to range weapons. Defiently use Kai as you main tank if thats the way you are going. You are also going to want to but your skill points in preception and probably dex dont worry to much about might as encumbrance isnt a big problem in this game. The only thing that adds to weight is weapons and armor and you can always break down the ones you dont use for mats, which you should be doing. Also no bit reason to built points into Con as the skill toughness will give you more HP overall then putting your points in con.

Also learn to cook. Cooking can be great as you can create foods that give you temporary HP, damage reduction, and damage boosts and even stat boosts that can come in handy.

Finished up all the side quests, including all bountie in Dawnshore so now I am just wrapping up a few places I missed on my map and then I will be moving on to the main story quests. Right now I have all my gear to it's highest level possible, I am not finding any of the mats that I need to upgrade my gear so I am thinking I will find them in the next zone. Still loving this game and I can't wait to see the next area. So far I have clocked 1 day and 4 hours on it but it doesn't feel like that.

I'm about 6hrs in and still tinkering with Paradis and all its side quests. Its grabbing me more, but there is so much to see and do, it's kind of cumbersome at times. I have the feeling ill be at this for a while.

@NintendoByNature I will be honest it's going to be one of those games that I play in between other games. I can easily come and go with Avowed. Play a few hours here, explore an area for an hour or two, jump on and craft something for a few minutes, log on to do a bounty and I am good. It's so relaxing to be honest. Definitely great for a palette cleanser when I am playing another game. For some reason I don't feel like I need to rush through Avowed.

@Tasuki I get that. For a game as sizable as this, I can't put it down for days and come back. I'll forget way too much. It's one of those games that I need to focus on and keep the storyline moving along. My only issue so far is how easy it is to get side tracked and rack up a list of side quests. It's not overwhelming, but it does put a dent in continuing on the main story. I'll be playing this and XCX simultaneously. Needless to say, my time will be filled for a while.

@NintendoByNature For me that doesn't phase me I guess it's from all the years I played World of Warcraft. I can not do the main quest for awhile and be OK when I pick it up again. I usually only get 1 day a week to really get a good amount of play time, the rest of the time I just log on to do a side quest or some crafting and that's maybe an hour at the most. I also believe that there is a quest tab where you can read past quest that you completed to refresh your memory if need be.