- Don't invest in HP when you Level up. Go for the skill Increased fortitude instead
- High BC playthrough is a challenge. It can be pulled off, if you're aware of the store items, in-game loot and quest drops to plan beforehand on distribution of level up points.
- AC is important but going beyond a certain point is not really necessary. Take a pause at some point in order to boost other stats and then later you can push AC further. Check the spreadsheet attached in this topic --
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Understand AC-BC %chance. 220-250 AC is fine. 250-300 AC whenever you enter tougher areas like Green Maze, Charwood, Remgard, including a couple of other areas with high BC monsters.
- D (damage) is something I prefer to invest last after getting an understanding of the overall equipment stats and later start putting points to cover up any shortfall in the stat. You'll need at least 20 in D. Some bosses have high damage resistance so plan accordingly beforehand by investing more. For a new player, at least invest 5 points in D to survive the starting areas.
- Both AC and BC are important early on. D can be managed through purchaseable items. Until you have a decent number of either AC/BC or both, it'll become quite annoying to enter risky areas and survive without lots of potions. Store items are really good to offer a temporary boost in these stats. If you desire to balance both at the same time then I feel it's going to be time consuming because for some reason developers don't offer BC (+3) equal points as AC (+5) on level up, which clearly suggests that AC should be given a priority over BC, but both should be monitored at the same time to suit your needs for different phases of the game whenever you want to proceed.
- Grinding is a pain. Here's how I deal with it;
-- Complete as many quests as possible in Crossglen, Fallhaven, Stoutford, and Vilegard before beginning the grind. It'll offer you gold to buy items and XP to improve stats. Leave certain quests for the later if you find them tough. Don't stress yourself too much. Complete the easier ones, and improve your stats, and gold.
-- Now start purchasing items keeping challenging quests of the starting areas in mind, incl what type of build are you planning ahead.
-- Don't buy bonemeal so soon. 51 Gold is too much. Grinding won't compensate enough. Better consume free meat, and keep a stock of 10-12 antidote potions in hand for any poison effect. Thankfully, it doesn't trigger often.
-- If you're tired with grinding for meat, then switch to Flagstone prison. Here you'll find lots of health potion drops and some swords to sell. Besides, you can target the 2 highwaymen, if stats allow, for the loot/gold -
https://andorstrail-directory.github.io ... ighwayman1 and
https://andorstrail-directory.github.io ... d9#bandit1
For more: Gold farming -
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These are some quick tips. For the rest you'll build experience the more you play.