[BETA] Willow Skill Tree Breakdown! Bernie Buffs & Fire Spells - Don't Starve Together Guide

[@TheBeard777]

Hotfix #1 - forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/152798-game-update-584421/ Hotfix #2 - forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/153098-game-update-585956/ Hotfix #3 - forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/153301-game-update-586896/ For the time being Willow's flames hurt other players which so be aware of that! And yes, you can absorb campfires! Plus, you might not have noticed but Bernie actually got a complete makeover outside of his affinities as well! Official Beta Post - forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/152686-skill-spotlight-wigfrid-willow-in-beta/ 💲HELP BEARDO LIVE!💲 - Become a Channel Member: kzbin.info/door/qFXLcQo_gG__MUxRrrXKagjoin - Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBeard777 - Donate Directly at: streamlabs.com/beard777/tip - Merch Store: streamlabs.com/beard777/merch - Worship The 7 (Twitch Subscription): secure.twitch.tv/products/beard777/ticket - Send a gift: throne.com/thebeard777 💙 HELP THE CHANNEL GROW! 💙 - Second Channel: www.youtube.com/@BeardPlaysGames777 - Archive Channel: www.youtube.com/@TheBeardedArchives - Join the community on Discord: discord.gg/KTXrRJ7 - Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheBeard777 - Look at all my food: instagram.com/the_beard_777/ - Watch live at: twitch.tv/beard777

[@Gustavo-Guma776]

Huh... the combustion skill is still crashing for me 🤔

[@anthonyoliver418]

I forgot to say this last video but Willow is now more of a witch than ever since now she can use magic, which makes it ironic we can’t burn the witch

[@bigkirbyhj666]

The witch burns.

[@jesuschrist.3349]

You no burn witch, witch burns you.

[@jakepeng9962]

The on fire bernie skill looks good for hordes like splumonkeys, but you need alot for it so idk could be tweaked. It should set attacking enemies on fire, that would be useful.

[@theloczek9582]

The controlled burning skill needs a toggle

[@elliotjones3503]

setting bernie on fire should be called Controlled Berning. I like this

[@hooty8703]

I do feel like some of the other characters could get small reworks to their buffs, *These* feel really well tuned to the character, but some of the others are not so,, in character? I guess?

[@wopor333]

Yeah after seeing all these new character trees going back to wilson they feel a little lackluster

[@sth60]

The lighting Bernie should come with more defense but I also don't understand why that doesn't have a chance to light enemies on fire when he hits them. I know he is mostly for nightmares and tied to sanity but I feel like he needs a little more fire synergy. Maybe also the more insane Willow is he does more fire damage or something like that.

[@TheBeard777]

Yup! He should light whatever he hits and whatever hits him on fire guaranteed.

[@ssneakyandfriends1626]

so it seems like willow is a wild card in all of this. aslong as you give her something to burn she is on your side.

[@rainbowhero8132]

I hope wendy will come soon with a skill tree, but these skill trees give me great hope

[@TheBeard777]

Any more Skill Trees are at least two months away.

[@rainbowhero8132]

@@TheBeard777 I thought they said she was coming with this update, although I might misremember

[@rainbowhero8132]

@@superwhatevergamin9634 this would be awesome but let's talk about some hard facts, first she probably won't gain any ghost abilities herself. It's mostly because she already is ignored by ghost enemies. What might be cool is the ability to buff ghost haunt features near her or maybe for herself. It usually has bad effects but sometimes good things occur. Maybe an incense that allows player ghosts to temporarily attack like Abigail, or her only. The probably guaranteed upgrades are the increase in Abigail health and spells for ghosts Edit: not spells but more or more added mechanics with ghosts. The issue is that ghosts are rare unless it's a full moon or you're in the caves.

[@PatrulescuDenis]

Man imagine if webber had a skill tree

[@doritos4956]

​@@PatrulescuDenishopefully webber and wendy will get both their trees at the same time I think that would make sense considering they're friends in Canon

[@BurningLance2]

the mini dwarf star Willow can make will be very usefull in co-op during winter if fuel is getting low at night

[@TheBeard777]

It's arguably the best part of the entire tree. Simple yet extremely useful.

[@filipahlers6156]

My biggest issue with Willow's skilltree is that Bernie is a goddamn insight hog. Setting Bernie on fire to give him retaliation damage i one of his better skills, but it also requires 8 out of his 9 other skills to be taken first, meaning that you'll have to take skills for him that you don't really need or want, and once you got it you only have a grand total of 6 points left for Lighter and Affinity skills, which is where the much more interesting stuff lies. As for nixing firespread and shortening the burn time of structures, the no firespread thing was honestly necessary from a gameplay standpoint, as Willow's greates problem on the multiplayer scene was always griefing. You can't do anything with Willow without risking burning down the communal base and everybody's loot. But with firespread turned off, she becomes much safer and much less infuriating to deal with. The shortened burntime, on the other hand, functions as a response to the nerfed charcoal farming capabilities. Without firespread to burn an entire forest in one go, shortening burntime means that she still has to waste less time gathering charcoal than whe would have. I get the issue about nerfing sanity farming by curbing her firemaking skills though. Her Affinity skills are fine IMO, and they are well curated in that they cost 6+7 Insight to unlock both branches, since it leaves a perfect 2 Insight to purchase both the Bernie affinity and the Fire affinity. That in particular entreats me to reiterate the issue with Bernie's best skill hogging all the points, as you no longer can afford to spec into the Lighter affinity skills, which are by far the strongest in the tree IMO. Do enjoy the concept of hugging Bernie to tekporarily scare off Shadow Creatures as an alternative to the Hotheaded skill though, you should suggest that on the forum if you haven't already.

[@SioxGreyWolf]

Like, I'd somewhat argue for the increase light radius, except the fireball spell seems like a much better two cost investment all the way, making the increased light radius useless. Just go for the fireball and all the other utility from it. I'd bundle the increased light radius into the hungry flame and fireball perk, and replace the existing light radius perk into fuel efficiency or something!

[@Tagrix]

Some of the wormwood skills feel like a plant thing but not really a fitting plant thing. It's like looking for gardening supplies in a dollar tree, sure they have some supplies but it's mostly knock off something

[@Danielzoz]

I think they should have made willow at least have to use the fire staff for these fir skills. Or at least make spells a lot weaker while not holding a fire staff.

[@tekoknight1949]

yeah they should make it so If u use a fire staff or maybe even torch then it spreads. but lighter doesnt spread or somethin, idk

[@Killercombodude1]

The fire witch top hat skin is a lot more fitting now

[@Axelpvz2030]

Really i think the "controlled fire" ability preventing fires we start from preventing is more good than bad, more often than not trying to use fire in combat, even excluding burnable loot turning into ashes, ends up backfiring when we burn more than just the thing we want to kill, which is even worse with friends

[@TheBeard777]

But then just make something - be it a spell or a skill itself - more specific to that. Or, limit what fire items actually do the spreading or not. Don't completely take away one thing because you introduced something new that YOU didn't implement well enough - ya know?

[@Nuudson007]

Btw, Willows affinity spells benefit from her new damage boost spell, chili spice, volt goat jelly, enlightened crown, warbus helmet, etc. She can do like up to 2000 damage with one cast🔥

[@TheBeard777]

A lot of that doesn't sound or feel intended so don't get used to it. Only one that makes sense is her own spell.

[@Nuudson007]

@@TheBeard777 Yeah I was surprised it worked, but I wish it’ll stay

[@AyoYoplait]

Do I have to reset my skill tree to get the affinity skill?

[@sleepingmelon7586]

I wish they add some moon glass to the paws, feet, and mouth of Bernie's lunar form design it will make him look more like an real grizzly bear and can do more damage to non nightmare mobs.

[@shanelawrence7438]

I think the fireball spell is better than people think, first its area of effect sanitty- great- whatever- but, with it you should be able to grow crops underground without a yellow staff

[@zlaggaming68]

Would it be better if the lighter was the only item that made it so flames don’t spread?

[@TheBeard777]

If Klei wants to keep that Skill as is then yes.

[@unforkyours3lf730]

Burning burnie should make him put things on fire equal to willows fire and the fire buff of 25% damage

[@TheBeard777]

Might have to put it at a final skill in a rearranged Tree if they went that far but yes, it needs some sort of additional buff.

[@syifaprasetyo3138]

I don't know the last time I played this game. and now it looks like I have to play again

[@TheBeard777]

Depending on how long ago that was chances are you've got plenty to catch up on and experience which will be nice!

[@CrimsonStrider]

light radius skills are probably made with lights out in mind.

[@TheBeard777]

Even then a simple trip into the caves for a lantern or bulbous lightbugs counters all of Lights Out nowadays.

[@qayinbischoff1245]

@TheBeard777 I really hope they add those Bernie cosmetics to the Ashley skin. 7:15 ❤️‍🔥

[@qayinbischoff1245]

Also, skins for Wigfrid’s new gear would be dope! 🍖

[@TheBeard777]

The skins for this update should be pretty straightforward. I imagine we'll get them for all of their kit(s).

[@the_legendary_yeeter]

As much as it is a downside for Willow's fire to burn things faster, it actually makes sense for her overall to have things burn faster since her fire powers are stronger, therefore her fire is hotter so it'll burn things faster

[@TheBeard777]

Just because something makes sense doesn't mean it needs to be implemented though. :D

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

instead of bernie having a higher threshold why not let us deploy at will for sanity or embers or something

[@elderdragon1628]

we all know wortox is gonna be even more op when his skill tree comes out

[@TheBeard777]

Instead of leaping into new dimensions Wortox will just be able to create entirely new ones.

[@elderdragon1628]

@@TheBeard777 oh i wish

[@theknocksors1914]

if we think about all skill trees wolfgangs is threshiest off all and others looks like magnificient i think when every charecter get a skill tree and need to change wolfgangs hes tree is just quality of life why anbody needs auto lifting

[@brunomanso9428]

They put lots of magic skills but nothing about red/blue/purple/orange/green/yellow staves.

[@TheBeard777]

She should've had something to do with the fire staff, yeah. If only to finally give any of us a reason to use it.

[@vinhvo6969]

wilow on top now

[@raymarinas2107]

I do hope that they imrpove Willow's skill tree.

[@TheBeard777]

I imagine they will. They released these super early and have a least two weeks worth of more content coming.

[@jamesfreeman3617]

hey quick question just got the game wouldit be better to wait till all the charictars have new skill trees to start playing or to start now

[@TheBeard777]

If you want for all Characters to get their Trees you'll be waiting at least another year... Nah, start and learn the game now. Good luck and have fun! Plenty of guides right here for you too!

[@transparentnightmare4759]

I'm excited for Walter skill tree he my favorite character

[@TheBeard777]

Walter should've been in this batch... alongside Winona...

[@transparentnightmare4759]

Im hoping for the walter skill tree next update

[@deez4040]

When could this update theoretically come out?

[@TheBeard777]

At least two weeks, that's typical of Klei's Betas.

[@DylanUhler]

How do you open the skill tree on console I cannot figure this out after returning from a long break

[@avatar-s7s]

How do you use the abilitys on controller 🤐

[@AyoYoplait]

I’m struggling to figure out how to get get the affinity skills do I have ti reset my skill tree?

[@TheBeard777]

If you haven't killed the Celestial Champion or Fuelweaver yet then you can't get any of them. This is also the Beta version of this Skill Tree. You're better off watching this one here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWG0lp-mq998gMk

[@jeremywilkinson4714]

when will this update be out

[@TheBeard777]

Klei typically leaves things in Beta for at least two weeks, if not more.

[@Automata406]

Ya se sabe cuándo saldra la actualización?

[@TheBeard777]

Las betas suelen durar dos semanas, tal vez un poco más.

[@Ciubix8513]

Saying "Hollow knight" until Beard finishes it. Day 1206 Day 855 of asking Beard for a wall guide

[@JackVR705]

Is it on console yet and if not do you know when?

[@TheBeard777]

Betas are never out on Console. Expect it in two plus weeks.

[@JackVR705]

That’s annoying, but thanks

[@Jakub3386]

In my opinion light tree is ok and really fun (2 skills for more light is better wilson torch skills) bernie tree shuld get little buff (and rework speed skills) and fire bernie shuldnt cost 7 other skills in this tree and last (lunar-shadow) tree shuld give bernie some special ability not only protection/attack but willow side is ok

[@bishop8095]

Im sad because dont starve isnt hard anymore :c

[@randomuser-ch2qk]

Man, willows is a bit mid in my opinion

[@TheBeard777]

Her Ember Spells are propping up the rest of it, yes.

[@KlausRosenberg-et2xv]

So broken.

[@seekthuth2817]

As an old Willow main, I gotta be honest, this new tree is quite disappointing. The only skill I really like is the great value dwarf star, but the rest of it kinda just feels like filler perks. Which when 95% of the skill tree is filler... Let's just say I'm not exactly excited to try and go back to Willow.

[@tarikakan466]

Çok güzel özelikler ama willow bi anda hayata kalmaya çalışan bi insandan büyücüye dönmesi mantıksız keşke özelik ağacı wilsona özel olsaydı.

[@TheBeard777]

Kabul. Klei'nin Beceri Ağacı Yolu'na asla bu şekilde gitmemesi gerekirdi ama artık çok geç.

[@adamparmak3575]

moba karakteri oluyor hepsi yavaş yavaş. konsepte bende yakıştıramıyorum