So who sent out the letter? The Ancestor, to lure you in, or

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>>383524195
i don't fucking know but i want a threa so here yah go m8

MOOOOOTTT!
SAVE US
/V/ IS INFECTED WITH BLOOD PLAGUE

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/v/ is RIP'd so i'll hang out in this thread so I guess fuck RNG?

>>383524297
I have yet to do the starter quest, going week 30. The crimson curse can suck my dick for the moment

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>>383524297
>>383524380

What?

>>383524195
Everyone is an ancestor of everyone, thats why you fight different versions of the same boss and have multiple characters of the same class, you will become the ancestor years later and sent a letter to yourself, to get the endless cycle until someone fails and the world dies

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>>383524456

>>383524429
only do the quest when your roster is mostly levels 3 and 4, no reason to risk i if you have people under 3

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>>383524451

>>383524456
>multiple characters of the same class
What? The heroes aren't descendants. They're just people who have come for various reasons explained in their comics. The reason for them being in multiples is game balance.

The game even says "reynauld and dismas escorted YOU to the hamlet" you're the only descendant.

If the Shambler or the Collector had their own 3 tiers and arenas, what do you think their narration would be?

>>383524590
why are furniggers always the ones doing raids?

just finished dd4 on non-dlc darkest, i reckon i'll wait for the second dlc to come out before i start a new playthrough (probably on bloodmoon/whatever the equivalent is)

any news on what the second dlc will be?

>>383524451
how does the bearer's helmet even work

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>>383524614
there will be more Reynaulds and more Dismas, to escort your descendant to the hamlet years later m8

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Who else wanted the Countess as a hero?

>>383524590

That's weird, I'm not seeing anything in the catalog and I don't have any threads hidden either.

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>>383524380
/vg/ got hit not long ago, my guess is it's making the rounds. Someone upset and autist somewhere

>>383524814
It was all deleted, barely lasted a minute

>>383524805
that's conjecture.

>>383524456
You don't become the ancestor, but one of your descendants will eventually.

>>383524547
i do know now. First run i i it week 6 or so, and eventually 75% of my dudes where vampire an i was stuck raiding the wine crate every secon run to keep them from wasting away. And, by that point, my shit was grinding to a halt since i couln't go for trinket an deeds runs

>>383524814
She's literally just a giant bug

>>383524195
I think you are directly descended from him.

There are two possibilities. Either you are in his direct bloodline son/ grandson that's why you directly answer his call and come to safe hamlet and the estates.

Or you are a distant relative and all other of his offspring either died coming to hamlet or trying to fix his mistakes and you are the last possible or available for that task. But they could have weaved that into the story.

>>383524195
Did the ancestor rape all his maids?

>>383524696
It's Bui, he actually only raids /vp/, why he was on /v/ is the real question.

Do you get extra blueprints eventually or it's only the 1 you get early?

>>383525350
he got /vg/ as well

>>383524195
So, is starting a new game with the dlc disabled, and enabling it when you start getting parties to yellow tier dungeons the only way to properly see the dlc ?

>>383524767
DLC isn't out for Ps4\vita yet. It'll be awhile before we hear anything.

>>383524195
> In time, you will know the tragic extent of my failings.

Yeah no fucking shit, you son of a whore

>>383525716
isn't there an option to choose if you want to play with dlc when you start a new game?

How much easier is Radiant mode compared the the default? I got the game a couple days ago and selected Radiant because the game suggested it (and I'd heard DD is hard as hell) but after getting the hang of everything with a couple of disastrous runs I haven't failed a quest or taken any losses in what must be over a dozen weeks now.

Are the memes exaggerating, or is it because Radiant basically holds your hand?

>>383525895
There is. What I mean is that if you start a new game with everything enabled, mosquito swarms will show up on week 3 and promptly fuck up your hamlet every week with the 10% reduced stress recovery crap until you do the courtyard quest. Which you're in absolutely no shape to do in a new game during the first weeks

>>383525829
To be fair, trying to kill the Countess was probably the most intelligent thing he did.

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>mfw workshop fucked my mods i downloaded from nexus
>mfw Workshop won't have Darkest Desires (Camp Sex mod)
>mfw no bandaged Plague doctor

>>383525981
Just wait

>>383525981
Literally nothing is different in Radiant mode aside from the cost of building, skill, and armor/weapon upgrades is cheaper.

The stats for all characters, enemies, and everything are the same.

>>383525981
It mostly negates the middle portion of the game where it's a slog to get more gold.

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>>383525829
What exactly did he mean by this?
He willingly did all the bad shit knowing exactly what would happen and he ultimately succeeds.
Was he lying just to mess with the player?

So is this a fun game and can I play it on a potato laptop?

>>383526142
>no bandaged Plague doctor
The skin with the bloody bandages, stitched wounds and dark mask-less hood? It's on the workshop, take a look around manually. Retards didn't tag every skin mod under "skins"

>>383526142
>Darkest Desires
wat

>>383526239
no, yes

>>383525249
>not wanting a giant bug hero

>>383525350
He wants /vp/ deleted or turned into a red board according to a couple threads that have asked. He's been doing it to /vp/ daily.

>>383526023
>Which you're in absolutely no shape to do in a new game during the first weeks
I did the first courtyard quest in two tries before I even killed two bosses, and I wasn't powerleveling any characters or anything. I think I took 3 level 3's and 1 level 2 in.
first time I got to the alligator and lost a hero trying to fight since I was unprepared.
came back and won and finished the mission.
how many times have you tried it? because it's certainly not achievable early on.

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>>383526213
Didn't the Ancestor start off with good intentions, than it was a spiral into what happened?
Did he wake up the world and is hoping you can put it back to sleep?

>>383526023
Sure, but remember that the first quest in the courtyard is a level 1 dungeon. It's not that hard, believe or not.

>>383526465
>Didn't the Ancestor start off with good intentions

If you play CC is clear as fuck he did just cuz he feels like it

>>383526465
>Ancestor start off with good intentions

nope, even prior to starting his quest to make his waifu real, he was stated as being one of the many members of the Courtyard, who were clearly morally bankrupt as fuck.

>>383524451
>bone banner guy has the holy symbol on his helmet
>level 5 flagellant carves the symbol of the heart of the world on his chest

The god the church worships is the heart, isn't it?

>>383526465
Nah, he knew all that shit below the manor would fuck things up, but he did it anyway because he was bored.

>>383526465
No good intentions, he was rotten to the core before knowing what rests beneath the manor and finding out the truth only made him worse.
>Did he wake up the world and is hoping you can put it back to sleep?
Literally the opposite, he only summoned you to bring tons of death which will only speed up the inevitable end.

>>383526601
the problem is not that quest, is unleashing the bloodsuckers into normal dungeons, plus the hidden crocodilian will fuck the average player

>>383526850

He DID try to kill the Countess though, so he's got that going for him.

>>383526897
I always figured that the Light was simply another celestial on the level of the Heart that simply opposed the Heart. As to whether the Light did it out of compassion for man or as just a move in the cosmic game of chess with no regard for the meatsacks is up to anyone's guess.

>>383526465

>Good intentions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViHq3nUbRdY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpVVP3o90Q

yeah sure

>>383527129
yeah but he did it because A) he recognized the countess as being up to no good, and pretty much wanted to stab her only to show off how fucking cool he was for his friends and

B) he bottled her fucking blood and feed it to his "friends," as if that would lead to anything good.

>>383526459
>>383526601

Just once for now, currently preparing for a second try. The game does tell you "it's adviced to bring at least level 1 and 2 heroes", but shit is way above them

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I just bought this game after ignoring it at the behest of some people in a Steam Sale thread. Not too far in, but having a great time so far.

Currently, my favorite classes are Flagellant, and Occultist (that heal goddamn). I scrapped my first campaign because I kept using AOEs for efficiency's sake and lost all of my first 4 expeditions in a row.
By the way, is Houndmaster always shit for damage? I put him in 4 position and his damage is JUST SO MEDIOCRE. Granted, I never use his AOE bleed because I haven't finished Ruins yet.

>>383527434
>occultist
0
Bleed

So do the hallucinations after the first Darkest dungeon quest ever go away, or do they just get worse? The flashing is quite annoying.

>>383527434
the Houndmaster's main advantage is his mastery in just about everything. He can stay in any rank and attack any rank ,and can fill any role outside of healing party members. Trinkets and marks for death can help offset the damage but frankly I don't even consider it that much of a disadvantage because his overall strength in any situation makes him one of the strongest classes in the game.

>>383527535
THE FLESH IS KNIT

>>383527403
first person you linked; I would bet it is still very possible to do it with sub-level 3 heroes. like I said, I didn't have any heroes that were recommended for mid-range dungeons with me and I cleared it just fine after some thought and prep.
just treat it as you did when you went into other locations for the first time.
overstock on items, bring some of everything, think about the enemies you encounter and how you can cover your weak spots.
do that and you'll be more than fine.

>>383527434
Houndmaster works best in a party with many potential markers & people profiting from marks (Arbalest, Houndmaster, Bounty Hunter for marking&profiting, Occultist for just marking) as it increases his damage. He's also a very versatile character, having access to most of his skills in pretty much any position, being able to guard and remove stress, etc.
Also don't forget about the fucking cookies.

>>383527674
>hallucinations
Now you will begin to see things as they truly are.

FUCK the fanatic

>>383527434
>Flagellant, and Occultist (that heal goddamn).
This, I almost find them essencsial in champion dungeons.
>AOEs for efficiency's sake
Ugh...

>Houndmaster always shit for damage?
Just give him Cresendo box/Dismas head/any damage item and he is good. He even dots for 2 dmg. His defence is really good especially when you mass dodge and he is useful in literally any position so enemies shuffling him won't make much difference.

>>383527434
AoE is pretty bad, use him for practically anything else. good with a party that does marked bonus dmg. also don't forget about those doggie biscuits. they are very limited, but you can end almost any regular fight in two rounds or less with the proper setup and the use of one.

>>383527434
>Houndmaster
>shit for damage

hound's rush is a respectable damage+bleed, and scooby snax let him hit like a truck on marked foes

not to mention his other loads of utility, like being able to dodgetank and reducing enemy prot

>>383527783
Yeah, missing supplies was what actually got me, geared up for what I expected to be a 0x campfires "short" dungeon. Also, the fact I'm early enough to not even be able to improve weapons and armor is something I'm really really noticing. Just wanna learn how the new area works before I risk my main save in

>>383527674
Now you witness essence of the soul and you are not satisfied? Maybe because it's not what you expected though can you blame other character from going cray after they start seeing the truth.

>>383526345
Get out of this thread if you dont like it

>>383528451
Never said I don't like it

>>383528207
just make a suicide run to learn the new area/enemies and then adapt your playstyle. DD is not a very hard game, but mistakes get compounded very easily. it's one of the reason why the ancestor is quoted so much; his quotes are actually accurate to the gameplay.

>>383527674
There are no hallucinations.

>>383527674
>hallucinations

even now this fool denies the truth.

>>383524805
And you base this on what?

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Ideas for new classes?
I want a optimistic pure hero with stress release focus skills. Something like jester.

>>383526465
Nah Ancestor was just a fucking asshole from the start

To list it off

>Wants to kill lady at the party (granted she was up to no good as he thought but the reason he did it was simply for "sport")
>After finding out she was a crazy monster he decides it would be a fun idea to bottle up her blood and serve it as wine to his rich pals. Then again he and his rich pals were a bunch of wacky rich fucks so I think they thought it was neat at first until things went fucking horrible.
>Senses the horrible shit after taking the monster wine and decides to unearth it for knowledge and because he was bored.
>Hires a bunch of criminals to go on a murder spree so he can have an easier time managing the town
>Heads a cult of necromancers and has them raise each other as undead as well as others
>Summons monstrous eldritch demons
>Sacrifices a girl to Innsmouth fish people without a care for some money so he can continue unearthing the thing that will kill everything
>Tries to kill a prophet who is rightfully trying to warn people that he would bring doom to the world and then eventually drives him insane by showing him the thing he is trying to help / unearth or whatever
>Personally behind every major boss except (arguably) the hag who he just kicked out after she started experimenting on herself

>>383529890
I want the next dlc to be aquatically themed, maybe even having to venture into open seas/underwater to fight whatever force is allowing the Pelagics to keep coming into the hamlet. New hero could be a mariner of some sort. Alternatively, something Voodoo themed.

>>383527279
>>383529998
Thanks for the summary
I never got very far in this and had been leaning towards just reading up on the lore for a while

Should I have not started the game with the dlc checked?

The only news I get in town is about the dlc quest which I think might be fucking me over for my first playthrough

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>mfw I hoped for a vampire hunter new hero class but got the flagellant instead
I mean, it's not bad, but...

>>383531220
Vampire Hunter is the miniboss, anon.

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>>383524195
I am still waiting for gog to catch up with steam version so the vintets actually gives you 2 blood vials per week and you can now actually farm the blood.
>lost 3 heroes already to blood curse
The most gruesome part was when my only damage dealer: leper died out of fucking nowhere from blood curse. I though it just gives you penalties or even then it would use death door mechanics.

Nope. He was just walking corridor and dropped dead.
>still finished that run only to find out two other heroes dies at town
Pretty anticlimatic let me tell you. And blood drops are super rare except when you are in baron area.

This is the only time i am angry at buying game at gog and not at steam.

>What party do i need to kill baron?
Mark party? Shuffle party? Bleed party?

>>383533234
Baron is more of a gimmick boss than anything else. He's one of those cup game bosses that hides under egg nests. If any egg is damaged it spawns an enemy or the Baron. The strategy I comfortably beat him with was to attack the eggs one by one (ANY damage on an egg will reveal the enemy underneath, so attacking multiple eggs means you'll get swarmed by the Baron AND extra enemies, DON'T DO IT) and take out the enemies lying underneath. The Baron himself can hit hard on single targets but nothing you can't heal. Also as long as any egg is around, moves that heal in anyways can not be used, so be cautious.

>>383525347
If only. Ancestor is so fucked up that in his case rape would be being too kind.

>>383525356
Certain veteran and harder bosses drop it. It is rare. Build house for 2 free vials first so you can start the quest with blood.

>>383526239
It is really good if you dont get attached to your heroes.
>it is like giving pigs and cows names only later to find yourself unable to slaughter them

>>383533234
> Having heroes wasting to the Crimson Curse
anon its not even that hard to manage
>What party do i need to kill Baron?
Riposte party basically HWM and MAA and two other classes, preferably a reliable healer such as Vestal and maybe a GR or PD to counteract the riposte damage debuff. Pop one egg at a time and hope its not Baron then clear the minion inside, if it is just try and pop all the eggs without getting swarmed so you can start your heals. Baron has 4? (might be 3) turns per round and he enjoys spamming his AOE ability which hits for around 4 damage per party member, with double riposte (without any PD Buffs) you should be doing around 15 riposte damage whenever he does his AOE, so basically your Vestal should heal off his attacks, your MAA and HWM should refresh their ripostes every now and then and deal with the enemies then go for baron and your PD or GR can deal with Baron or minions. Honestly, the Baron isn't that hard its his minions and the fact you can't heal often that makes it difficult.

>>383533793
So how many will you get? Can you get every district eventually?

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>>383526239
>fun
relatively. it all starts out fine and dandy but imagine you're playing xcom but the enemy has even more ways to fuck you over, you will eventually run into some serious bullshit
>camping
>have a feast
>done camping
>take two steps
>your party is hungry
>mfw

>>383524297
Literally who?

>>383534483
>Being stingy with money so much you run out of food
cheap, so bring loads, all food slots will be empty by the end of the dungeon anyways so worry about slots is never an issue
cant hunt the good hunt on a empty stomach

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>>383534780
we had a feast. A FEAST

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>>383534837

>>383534125
>not even hard hard to manage
I am in ~35 weeks, killed all green bosses and had like 8 blood vials so far while having 10 cursed heroes despite built vinters at week 15.

Luckily heroes can wasting pretty long at town.

>>383534476
I guess so, i presume almost every hard boss gives you one so you can eventually build everything.

>>383534483
The hunger mechanic and shovels can fuck you up good. So whatever you do, always have food and shovels ready.

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Anyone else wanted him as a character? Big fucking angry priest with a mace.

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>>383535125
Fucking hell

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>>383535125
It was A FUCKING FEAST. If anything they could've maybe had a speed penalty for being so full but being hungry is unacceptable.

>>383535125
o I am laffin.

>>383529998
You forgot a part

And when he unearths he monster, he kills himself, and then goes "Huh, this thing is fucking rad, time to be a puppet and send thousands of people to there Doom here by sending letters to random people and say that I'm there ancestor."

>>383526112
True but he was doing in "lol watch me murder this dumb cunt trying to get my seed" way.

>>383525469
Is he the fucker behind the guild wars 2 shit?

>>383536130
I always got the impression when he passed out, when he awakened he was under the thrall of the Heart. Him attempting to kill himself was the last vestige of his humanity trying to escape his fate

>>383536981
I think its funnier to think of this man as a complete ass hat that did absolutely nothing redeemable with his life and died a fucking coward.

>>383529890
Rat Keeper.

>can inflict bleed and blight at the same time
>rats eat corpses for buffs
>throw rats on your ally and grant them Riposte, with a chance to blight ally (think Occultist heal)

>>383531220
You know he wouldn't serve with Crimson Curse afflicted heroes.

>>383534074
Don't get attached until 4-5, even then, remain reticent. Always keep in mind that at any moment, RNGesus can take them.

>>383537326
>died
That's the part I'm still not sure about. The flash of tentacles when the pistol goes off.
I kind of imagine his head warping and deforming around the bullet, viscous flesh spitting the lead ball back onto the floor before settling back into place. Leaving him horrified/intrigued by what he has become.

>>383534483
>>383534837
>>383535435
they have fixed the rate at which hunger procs, also unless you're using food to heal after every fight, which is stupid, you would hardly run into the scenario of not having food in a dungeon unless you came into it unprepared. that includes side items to properly search curios to gain more items throughout the quest.

>>383537647
idea is neat, but that is OP and you're asking for existing classes to become obsolete.
I don't like abilities.

Crimson Court is the worst thing ever.
I finally got up to tier 2 so my guys could have a chance of surviving that stupid mission so the damned mosquitos would stop blocking any other event from happening. I beat Crocodilion but only because my oculist and whipping boy were throwing out 13-30hp heals every turn and it still took almost 30 turns between his crazy evasion and resistance to everything.

And now the biggest "fuck you" of all is that every single dungeon is full of crimson court enemies. The game is nearly unplayable because I can only get 1 or 2 vials of blood from each expedition but 8 of my guys are suffering from withdrawal. But if I just dumpster everyone who gets cursed I'll end up getting nowhere.

>>383538682
>they have fixed the rate at which hunger procs
I thought it was just rolled similar to scouting chances? Because I've experienced both extremes of having to eat like once every fucking corridor, and bringing all the food and only getting two hunger checks the whole dungeon.

>>383529890
how about a class that gains buffs the more stress they have

>>383539021
Reduced Crimson Curse Chances is almost mandatory. I don't know what they were thinking with those base chances. On my current playthrough, I got lucky and found a Mercurial Salve (25% DMG vs. Bloodsuckers) before I even attempted the first Courtyard quest.
I rather enjoy all the new enemies, items, etc. But fuck that base Crimson Curse chance.

>>383538825
Without hard numbers it's kind of hard to call something overpowered, unless it was something like insta-killing skills or invulnerability.

For example the bleed/blight would have to be lower in damage to not outshine the flag/jester/PD but it would give him more versatility by having both. Currently there's no class with corpse interactions besides destroying them outright, so the concept would be unique and the buff wouldn't necessarily be to powerful; it's literally an idea made on the spot, could be anything. Also no one can give another character Riposte so that could be interesting. All riposte effects give -damage and only last a turn or two, this one wouldn't be any different, if not flat out weaker since he could give it to others.

>>383539147
Oh wait, it says "fixed the rate" not fixed rate. Still, doesn't stop those extremes from happening, not that I really mind either way.

>>383539381
The newest patch adds area to farm blood vials. So if it ever gets into gog, it should be pretty manageable.
+25% damage and +2 speed sounds like cool buff for bosses.

Right now my leper with rabies, head and ring have +70% damage. And he can already one shot average enemies. The blood lust would be cool IF I COULD ACTUALLY GET SOME BLOOD DROPS!

Reeeeeeee.

Do you guys know there is
>>>/vg/182279474
another thread?

>>383539813
Bloodlust sounds cool until you realize it can cause your party members to attack and debuff each other, pass turns, and refuse buffs. Especially in the case of the Leper who does the most damage to party members.