33 TIPS FOR NEW PLAYERS IN DUNGEON DEFENDERS

[@chikuthedarkling]

It's been added to the guide, here's the time stamps ^^ 00:00 - Intro 01:38 Tip 1 - Play in the online Ranked Server! 02:47 Tip 2 - Ingame Emulator 04:17 Tip 3 - Level Scaling 05:09 Tip 4 - Items autosell to mana when left on the ground 05:35 Tip 5 - Starting in later waves(Survival) 06:41 Tip 6 - Set Bonus 08:30 Tip 7 - End of wave bonuses (He mentions 2 but there's a 3rd one where if you only do hero damage it will also give you another multiplyer) 08:58 Tip 8 - Setting Goals 09:30 Tip 10 - Folders 09:51 Tip 11 - Powerleveling 10:31 Tip 12 and 13 - Tavernkeep 11:23 Tip 14 - Speed Caps at 100 12:04 Tip 15 - Respecing your hero 12:22 Tip 16 - Shift/Ctrl Click(Shift Click is 5-10 at a time and Ctrl Click is 50-100, depends on what you are putting stats into sometimes). 13:10 Tip 17 - Exp Tip 13:40 Tip 18 - Drops/RNG 14:31 Tip 19 - Upgrading 15:34 Tip 20 - Pets 16:10 Tip 21 - Hardcore 16:54 Tip 22 - Map 18:05 Tip 23 - The o button hides enemy cards (P also hides your towers on the map) 18:42 Tip 24 - Opinion about wyverns 19:46 Tip 25 - Swapping heroes/Transferring Mana 20:30 Tip 26 - Spending Mana 21:20 Tip 27 - Training Dummies 21:47 Tip 28 - Secret Room after completing campaign (I'd also like to mention there's another secret basement room after you get the Ultamate Defender achievement) 23:08 Tip 29 - Active hero Builder Bonus 23:49 Tip 30 - Glitterhelm hard/insane 24:10 Tip 31 - Endless Spires nightmare 24:24 Tip 32 - Squire Towers 25:42 Tip 33 - Elemental Resistences 26:43 Outro

[@TheFallenOsiris]

It honestly warms my heart that this game hasn’t died I remember playing it on the Xbox 360 because it was a free game with gold and I fell in love with it countless summer nights where spent grinding with my friends tell 5 in the morning before our parents woke up for work good memories XD

[@dehydratedbob3950]

I bought the game a couple months before it became free, but I do remember that

[@zajac4817]

@@dehydratedbob3950 the game was never free. Dungeons Defenders II is but it is a completely different game.

[@shadowfang1034]

For the last tip the more important thing for elemental resistance is that some towers dont effect them rather than your weapons. Poison res enemies will just walk through gas traps and ensnare auras without problem unless your remove their resistance through a strength drain aura or darkness trap. This is important in endgame because lightning towers are used a lot and you have to remove the lightning res of enemies to even hit them with that

[@Omnicharlizard]

I’m glad the community is still alive for this series xD DDA is still super fun

[@clobzz]

#23 theres actually loads of hotkeys like this that do different things, like P hiding your towers on the map, B swapping between not showing colors on gear, not showing beams on gear (transcendent and above) and then showing colors and beams, ctrl b switching between beam du snapping (for EV defenses) and not snapping, ctrl c for enabling in game censor (something youll discover much much later once you reach the highest quality in the game, ultimate++), etc etc, so knowing these hotkeys and whatnot is very good to know!

[@daniellehmann9190]

I recently started playing pc DD when i played on ps3 back when. thankyou for sparking that excitement and joy for playing DD again. my favorite map was mirago so i will def be playing more of that again!

[@Nauzhror1216]

The QR code actually does work, it looks to be a message from one of the devs, and references a new game they are working on.

[@oiram9466]

Loved this game on ps3 or 4 been a long time. Used to run with 3 friends so being able to multibox on pc will make my solo run feel less of a hassel running around getting towers set up.

[@creature2479]

Yeah I used to play this game on the PS3 for hours when I was maybe 6 or 7, good stuff

[@Zentiu]

tip 34: dont be afraid to mix and match defences from diffirent characters. It helps you do difficult maps without having to need high stats :P By the way, this is an amazing guide for new players. 😄

[@clobzz]

Gigachad Retro Pat sharing his knowledge with the community, what a guy

[@Retro_Pat]

Literally learned everything from people like you in the comments

[@clobzz]

@@Retro_Pat i wanna say this is the average new player experience, but literally every single day we get people joining the discord servers asking for help on how to progress, chiku shows them his guide, and weeks later boom, you got someone already at like 4k stats, so from my perspective, thats the new player experience lol, but im sure theres lots of people like you that dont engage with the community at all that play the game this way (ofc you do engage with the community, but in a much different way, that being youtube comments)

[@clobzz]

what im saying is, some people wanna progress fast and reach endgame, and others wanna take it at their own pace and experience the game raw and blind

[@Retro_Pat]

Ay fair enough haha, thanks for letting me know, im sure u see wayyy more new players so u know the avg experience more.@@clobzz

[@clobzz]

@@Retro_Pat i see both sides of the spectrum really, everyone comes into this game with a different goal in mind and thats whats so great about it, theres so many ways to play it :D

[@herrdave920]

This video is absolutely fantastic! You covered a ton of points I never even knew about, thanks! What do you make of the alternative classes? (Adept, Countess, Ranger & Initiate)

[@Retro_Pat]

Super happy to hear it was helpful :D

[@rando8831]

Your channel is great, glad someone is keeping the game alive like this

[@Jockstand]

Only damaging enemies with your hero will also grant you another 30% more exp, so it can go up to 90%.

[@okokokok1457]

!!! wow

[@CapJujubee]

Glad to see this game is still kicking 11 years later. I used to play with my friends back in high school on a base model PS3 with bad thermal paste 😂 Just got on PC yesterday and am looking forward to diving back in.

[@jmaloney917]

tbh, i love this game havent played it in ages

[@SandroLendler]

Excellent beginner guide... ty!

[@mbkiller67]

100% the most underrated game of all time.

[@cookieoggie5309]

21:47 wait till you find out that there is a even better secret area you can unlock!

[@Retro_Pat]

Dont get me all excited

[@cookieoggie5309]

@@Retro_Pat Don't worry. The unlock method is WAY harder then the first secret room.

[@kalebgartin987]

Just finished downloading it 😈 now that I’m done with this guide it’s time to reminisce on the good days 🔥🔥 definitely got a sub from me

[@Kailez]

Great video man, reliving childhood is so crazy 😂

[@johnnymedina4561]

the intro gave me such a rush! i missed this game so much from xbox

[@okokokok1457]

been playing on the ps3 recently and this is super helpful !

[@ryangeorge4766]

I love this game! It's amazing! Thanks for the video!

[@MrAMOSWORLD]

i start play DD this month. this is BANGA

[@jhaight]

I love this, really shows how much you’ve learned over the course of the play through! It’s kind of funny, I’m actually a victim of the first tip. When I started playing (on PC) I had no idea that “ranked” was a thing, and that steam achievements are only available for ranked characters. To this day I still play locally! So despite having endgame stats (and no, I never used mods), and ~80% of dungeon defenders on nightmare hardcore completed, I don’t have a single achievement 😂. Oh well. Gives me the opportunity to play through again and add extra restrictions to make it last longer… the game goes by quick if you know where to go ;)

[@jhaight]

And you know me, I have a couple minor corrections ;) Tip 7: This has already been mentioned by a couple people, but I thought I’d add my two cents. If your heros are the only things that do damage during a wave, you get an *additional* 30% multiplier. NOTE: You can still place towers and get this effect, so long as the towers themselves don’t damage enemies. What this means is you can use things like ensnare and strength drain auras, physical beams (EV walls), gas traps, and other defenses to weaken the enemy and give you a better chance of surviving, but still allowing you to get the extra multiplayer. A popular strategy is to give DPS pets to each of your heros, set them up where you would normally have your defenses, and let the pets handle the enemies instead of running around with only 1 hero. This is the most efficient way to level up IF your pets are strong enough. Tip 17: Generally (and for early game), your point is absolutely true - survival is NOT the meta for XP. However, there are many maps that, on nightmare, give LOTS of mana for survival. This makes it efficient to grind xp and possibly equipment and rewards at the same time, depending on the map and the strength of your heros. Other than that, everything was basically spot on!

[@Retro_Pat]

Thanks for being so patient and understanding with your corrections and comments!!!

[@jhaight]

@@Retro_Pat thanks for giving us so much awesome content!

[@zacharykellogg1972]

i remember playing this for the first time on the 360 there was an avatar pet thing you could get while playing this i dont remeber which one but it might have been the propeller cat great game

[@bazookaman1353]

Played as a kid, this game is immortal for me.

[@JayIsOkay420]

Amazing guide, thank you pat :)

[@vasserdrachen]

The student has become the substitute teacher! Lets hope that one day he gets his PhD after an entertaining Dungeon Defenders adventure! Thanks for the video brother.

[@ratgutsnorthwind9154]

Qmazing tips for an amazing game. Great video thank you

[@andrejz8954]

Thank you very much for this great video!

[@akbarnafisa4969]

countess > squire, because she is faster

[@677hours8]

Lovely video

[@Spiran_SphereHunter]

I'll add one, Despite what the game itself recommends, Squire or Countess are better tower heroes than the Mage's, Elemental resistances can really haunt Mage tower set-ups and it is not something the Squire towers ever have to deal with, For a new player interested in a tower heavy build Squire or Countess is the way to go, Countess is a little faster than the Squire and is more of a build a tower and hide behind it type, Squire is slower and is more apt at build a tower then go hunt some mobs

[@JustTryinaDuck]

I somewhat agree with you on the resistances are a problem but the magic blockade removes resistances

[@oliverskorstadnygaard4051]

Since ur not in the official discord server for dd1…. I think, Idk tbh but dd servers r down now… no idea when its back up, announcements and updates will be released in dungeon defenders runs and giveaways server, btw love the vid

[@clobzz]

Hey, just to let you know, ranked dd1 servers are down rn, just incase you were wondering, its not just you, itll be announced when theyre back up, but idk if you have any way of recieving that information, like discord or something

[@HeroBeatbox]

Anyone know if its worth buying dda? I play dd2 but i dont feel like it is such a difference from dda

[@blackii_]

A bit late but no it’s not worth it, DD1 is hands down still the best DD out there

[@zacharykindlefire2902]

also there is a 30% more xp for not using defenses

[@daniellehmann9190]

What weapon would you recommend for a huntress and squire at lvl 70

[@yamochanchan]

Quick question~ does the game still have this "towers hit a maximum number of enemies" thing? They patched this game dead for me many years ago and Im just wondering if that was ever removed

[@Joe197C]

does this game work on my macbook air?

[@eqoliten7988]

you can actually get 30% more wave xp for only using weapons in a wave

[@Supremenent]

I love this video but one thing i wanna know is how to add mods to this game?

[@btdforever9389]

Patrouski? The UIM?

[@Retro_Pat]

Yo! Ye! I used to be a big RS nerd. Patmouski was the IGN of the UIM but my main account was patrouski and im patrouski most places :)

[@chikuthedarkling]

Just 1 thing... can I add this video link to my steam guide? Just need to name the timestamps but I can do that later just in the comments if you give me permission ^^

[@Retro_Pat]

Ofc dude absolutely!

[@Joseph-l4s4p]

how can i play this on my macbook? i miss this game :(

[@rigobertorosenbaum9838]

Steam

[@slinky-xe9rv]

I'm on pc played it so much on ps3 but missed out on lots and looking for new people and friendships to grind add me up

[@jhaight]

Bonus tip: this game is pay to win. Hermit, EV and Summoner are busted and the female counter parts to the main characters have higher movement speed (and cast rate?) which makes them ideal for builder characters. Take my money, Trendy! (and Chromatic)

[@ToastCheckDMs]

Dawg it’s $10 for all dlc on a sale

[@jhaight]

@@ToastCheckDMs and that changes my point because…? no hate tho. either way, I was kidding. I love this game :)

[@andrejz8954]

What do you mean busted? I guess Summoner is OP as a dlc. And is the second part true? Ranger faster than the elf girl? Can't remember what she's called...

[@RoosSkywalker]

​@@andrejz8954 Huntress

[@RoosSkywalker]

True (except barbarian. Barbarian is pay to lose lmao) but DLC is extremely cheap. Just buy the full bundle on sale. This game is so fun it is definitely worth your money.