However, there are attacks that will always knock you down, usually heavy telegraphed attacks from bosses or grapples the enemies perform. At 200 Toughness you gain the ability to prevent staggers from taking damage, meaning you can continue attacking while taking damage even if it kills you. If you're trying to min-max your gear, the best solution is to test your numbers against the same enemy until you find what works best for you.Īffects how much Ki is used up when guarding. There could be a number of reasons as to why this works the way it does, it may be due to the way certain attributes work like 'equipment damage bonus' or it may be something the developers added so that naked speed runs would be viable. Being completely naked will yield more damage (16-17%) than wearing armor with no damage attributes or set bonuses. There's been reports from other players that there is a damage boost with various armor weights, after some personal testing I found this to be true when it comes to not wearing any armor at all. Also, if and when you do Abyss missions, the weight debuff can entirely cripple you with a D rating. Under no circumstances do I recommend settling for C agility, it destroys your mobility, ki regeneration, ki consumption and total output damage. You will shortly join your friend.įor a completely detailed explanation of the multiplayer mode please visit this Steam guide.Īfter playing around with all weight types, I recommend that if you're going to wear Heavy Armor, then either have enough stamina to go below the 70% weight limit, or have 'reduced weight' affix on every armor piece AND have just enough stamina for the 70% B agility. If you want only your friend to join, then you have to set a secret word in the online settings of the main menu.įor the friend that wants to join a friend in a mission, you have to choose Random Encounters, set the secret word and search without conditions.

If one of you is already in a mission and you want to summon a friend, the person inside of the mission has to offer an Ochoko Cup to the shrine and wait for a visitor. Yokai Realm is what you and your friend choose if you're both in the world map. Random Encounters = Quickmatch Co-Op with a stranger or a friend that is already in a mission Yokai Realm with a Companion = Play with a Friend Inside of the Torii Gate you will see the following options: TORII GATE is literally just flavor text for multiplayer, people used Torii Gates as meeting point landmarks in Japan. On the mission map look for the 'STARTING POINT', select it and go to TORII GATE.

Here's a simple translation of the modes if they weren't clear enough. If you're like me, then the flavor text has probably confused you in this game a little too much when starting out.

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