20 BASICS TO KNOW BEFORE PLAYING | DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2

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In this video, I talk about 20 basics every player must know before starting DOS2. These points range from how the combat works to basic character knowledge and what Divinity: Original Sin 2 is.
Timestamps:
0:27 - 1. What is DOS2?
1:14 - 2. Build Presets
2:44 - 3. Tanks are not a reliable class
3:05 - 4. Custom vs. Origin Characters
3:31 - 5. Dedicated Supports are BAD Overall
3:57 - 6. Lone Wolf and 4-Man Parties, avoid solo or 3-man parties
4:33 - 7. "Re-spec" Characters
4:53 - 8. Bedrolls!
5:29 - 9. Save Often, Don't Trust Autosaves!
6:06 - 10. Scrolls, not the Elder Kind
6:51 - 11. Beware of Weapon Levels
7:32 - 12. Craft without Recipes
8:10 - 13. Loremaster Uses
9:04 - 14. Carve Your Own Path, Do What You Want
9:26 - 15. Missing XP is Fine, but not Too Much
10:12 - 16. Your Campaign Won't "Lock" With Certain Decisions
10:32 - 17. Choose Your Favorite 4 Origins Before Act 2
11:03 - 18. Round-Robin Combat and Initiative
12:09 - 19. Armour System and Crowd Control
13:41 - 20. Fort Joy Simulator is Real, Don't Be Afraid to Restart
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[@XYVTN]

I've gotten into it after BG3 and I have restarted at least 10 times by now and I haven't even made it out of Fort Joy. Its crazy out here.

[@kudzukid12]

How are you liking it now? I’m on the verge of buying it now but not sure yet. I have over 600 hours in BG3 and I’ve got platinum and gotten my gold die for Honour Mode on PS5 so I’m pretty sure I will enjoy the game but looking for feedback.

[@XYVTN]

@@kudzukid12 I have to say that I played it with 2 companions with the lone wolf perk, because I found that the party management is just extremely tedious. But even with that I loved it. Just get it, try it out and if you don't like the feel, refund it. I think the combat is much better, but when it comes to storytelling, its kinda dry in comparison to BG3. The plot itself is really good, but the presentation is lacking imo.

[@kudzukid12]

@@XYVTN thanks for the reply! One more question… I don’t have a PC so I’m divided as to which system to buy it for. It’s either Series X or PS5. Do you have any suggestions on which runs and plays better? I also own a switch but haven’t really considered it as I rarely use that console.

[@XYVTN]

@@kudzukid12 That I don't know. I only played the game on PC, you should just google that. Im sure you can find a good answer there.

[@GRiznitDShiznit]

I've also "restarted" so to speak but that's why you want to save every 3-5 hours on a new slot. That way if you miss something you can just got back to a previous save. I haven't gotten out of Fort Joy yet myself, but I've just about done every quest and am starting to feel satisfied with my time there. There's 25 save slots, use them! It'll save you countless hours when you screw up/miss a quest.

[@RH-gz7or]

Went from D4 to this game and wow it's a drastic change lol. D4 is just pure combat and DoS2 feels like I spent a whole session in dialogue. Nice world building & feeling immersive but can burn you out and make your play sessions shorter but love opening up this game and seeing where the exploration takes me.

[@Makaber87]

That helped me a lot, thanks for the guide!

[@ThomasMuehler]

This was super helpful! I don't know too much about this game. But this helped a lot.

[@Lebensmude]

Glad to hear it was helpful. The game is complicated in its own right, but just some basic knowledge will help anyone learn how to play it and get past the first Act.

[@ThomasMuehler]

@@Lebensmude Sometimes that first act or getting into the game can be so overwhelming that people never start it or quit quickly. A video like this definitely helps close that gap.

[@jf2849]

Some good tips. I watched this guy do a play through and he was set on his main character being a tank. Needless to say he kept getting annoyed that it wasn’t working the enemies never went after him he kept saying I need some way to make them attack my tank. Poor guy nobody in chat told him that tank build is about the only build that’s not really viable. Warfare has a provoke skill but I’m not sure that really does much. About not being afraid to start over if you’re only on act 1 I couldn’t help it I kept wanting to try different build combinations and try all the skills and talents I had two different profiles all save slots filled up with teams I’ve been through the first act more than 30 times that may be a bit much but i just really enjoy this game.

[@rayandercstn]

Usefull video, thx for providing it.

[@Lebensmude]

No problem, thanks for watching.

[@rikkwolfe]

New sub here , beauty neck beard, best info for me ive found since i got the game. the preset tip was perfect

[@cat_astronaut_]

Thanks!

[@linhao2397]

Larian Studios is great, really.

[@joshmiller8738]

On my third time trying this game. Never made out out of fort joy. This time though...... This is the one.

[@Lebensmude]

You can do it! Understanding the game mechanics is the hardest part, but there are several ways to escape the fort.

[@joshmiller8738]

Yeah, I was just playing and ended up doing it on accident. I'm playing a sneaky bones boy and just simply snuck out while looting. Thanks for the video though. I've had way to much time leaning from trial and error and the video helped clear some things up for me.

[@joshmiller8738]

Fun fact, if you sneak out of the fort unseen, then sneak back in. The magistars attack you.

[@Lebensmude]

Yep, stepping foot outside of the Fort at all triggers all magisters to attack you.

[@_n_l_]

Thx for the video. I like your name. In German it would be written with „ü“ instead of „u“: „Lebensmüde“ which means being tired of life. But I guess you know that already 😄

[@Lebensmude]

Yep, I would have included the umlaut but for ease of searching I left it off.

[@NintenNerds]

You're Alive! 😊

[@Lebensmude]

Yep, am alive.

[@vietfox8751]

A couple of things: Some scrolls cost you less AP compared to normal skills, like Decaying Touch. If you are going for max exp to make things easier make sure you go for it in act 1 and 2. Exp is not that important in the remaining acts.

[@Lebensmude]

Fair points. Scrolls are pretty valuable, even if I neglect them and hoard them until they are no longer needed.

[@jeancairoli2301]

You should have more subscribers.

[@Adrii0x29A]

Where can we get the image you used for the video miniature? 😍

[@Lebensmude]

It’s actually an AI-generated image I had created using OpenArt.

[@Adrii0x29A]

@@Lebensmude It is amazing! Love it

[@basilisk5620]

Took me 120 hrs lone wolf normal

[@georgedimi7930]

Yeah I lost so much progress not saving xD

[@BlazingAce20]

Not bad. I will say this for anyone who watches this video and come read comments. Some of these points are good while others aren't. If you play the game it is best to start with a custom character. If you aren't in multiplayer then you don't need to worry too much. Main thing is that you can play this game any way you want. If you are going with a party more then 2 people make sure you don't have damage mixed. So having a magic attack with physical attacks are pointless because you can damage your friends with those magic attacks. Just know Warfare makes all your damage higher but it won't work that well with the magic abilities. If you want to have high damage with magic then pick the best ones that work together like pyro and geo. The story will always feel long but your character you play doesn't matter what matters will be how you build the character in your own eyes. You will always have the problem to build every character and you will control everyone in your party. So knowing how to sneak around and be a thift will help with any money issues and to be able to steal gear if you can't afford it. Just know it is a lot to the game of Divinity Original Sin 2. Like Necomancy does physical damage but is boosted by INT.

[@Lebensmude]

I accept the criticism, but I will retort your points as to why I included them in the video. 1) Starting as Origin provides more story, thus creating more content. Objectively, this is better. Going custom is subjectively better if you wish to roleplay with your own creation. 2) Damage mixing is fine as long as it is not 50/50 in most cases. You will come across enemies who will resist one damage type or another, or skew toward weakness with physical or magical, giving more opportunity to take advantage of such weaknesses. Having specific characters geared toward physical or magical damage is not inherently bad. It becomes bad when you split a single character between physical and magical equally (aside from physical w/ Necromancy, that is the exception). 3) Warfare multiplicatively increases physical damage across the board. Necromancy is the only school to be increased by both Warfare and the Intelligence stat. Pyro/Geo/Aero/Hydro are increased with Intelligence and their respective schools. Pyro/Geo and Aero/Hydro are the typical compatible combinations in terms of interactions.

[@allenp920]

I gave up at No7. Seems overly complicated for anyone who doesn’t know D&D

[@lkon615]

Not gonna lie for sombody who never playaed a dnd that game was fun if you like stratagizing

[@rogerh2694]

One of most friendlier Crpg's out there. If you love the game, you'll learn it naturally.

[@DreadSithis]

Weak

[@jyyyb]

You do need to do everything otherwise you’ll be under levelled

[@michaelpohl9077]

Realising that was really frustrating for me. Especially as I finally got into the mechanics, proper fight initiation and logic builds (imo, lol) just to face enemies along the main quest in act 2 who are always at least 2 lvls higher than my party. Even seemingly harmless encounters lead to death in this game. Some freakin scare crows have beaten the crap out of me out of a sudden wtf is this game?!

[@jyyyb]

@@michaelpohl9077 starts off fking hard gets easier,