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WarTales can be an intense experience, especially for new players. The world is harsh and unrelenting, with a gameplay experience meant to test players’ limits. As such, the game can be difficult at times, even when trying to figure out the best way to approach every basic system. WarTales doesn’t hold your hand and expects you to figure many things out on your own.
If you feel a bit hesitant to step into the world of WarTales, this guide is for you. We’ll be tackling the best setups for the early game so that you can set yourself up for success. The world of WarTales is unforgiving, but thankfully we here at N4G have your back.
Tips for Beginning Wartales Players
Start Working On Your Professions as Early as Possible
Professions are an integral part of the game, and their bonuses can’t be overlooked. From the ability to craft better gear to straight stat bonuses based on profession level, professions add a lot of potential for growth to your party.
As such, unlocking and assigning professions to your party members early is a must.
Professions aren’t unlocked until you first come upon the chance to use them. For example, blacksmithing is unlocked when you first find an anvil, and fishing is unlocked when you first attempt it at a fishing spot.
As you begin your travels, it helps to check out every building in the major villages to grab as many early professions as you can.
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Add a Few Members to Your Starting Party
Don’t be afraid to add new members to your party. The game will eventually upscale the number of enemies to match your group size, but a few can be added with little effect on difficulty.
The growth in possible strategy and class types, as well as the ability to man more structures at the camp, can provide you with a huge early-game bonus. Stop at any inn or jail to find more mercenaries for hire, or catch a wild animal to add a few animal companions to the squad.
Plan Ahead for Your Characters’ Futures
Knowing what you want your mercenaries to be in the future is crucial. Every time you level you will be able to add a few points to select stats for your character. Knowing what path you want to take for their class is crucial in getting the most out of your mercenaries in combat. Take a look at every one of your mercenaries and look at their possible class choices going forward.
Once you have decided what role you want each of your mercenaries in your party to take, start building them up with that goal in mind.
To get more control of your characters’ progression it is recommended to use a Knowledge Point to unlock the Career Planning skill early. This allows you to pay a small amount of Influence to ensure that your characters get the stat increases that you want when they level up.
This ensures that they are as focused as possible on the role they will play in your party.
Levels are good, but Gear is better
Levels and experience help greatly in combat, but better weapons and armor do much more, especially in the early levels. Better weapons not only do more damage but also provide new abilities. Each weapon has its own unique basic attack, and those that you start the game with are low-quality at best.
Weapons of higher quality have moves that do much more damage, or add more utility to your character’s kit.
Armor upgrades add both health and armor, with armor being the more impactful of the two early. Damage taken while a character has armor is mitigated by a certain percentage, based on the character’s guard. Characters with items such as shields will take significantly less damage while armored, giving you a solid frontline.
Even characters with low guard will appreciate the extra armor, and given the difficulty of the game’s combat, every bit of extra life matters.
Take Your Time in Combat, Especially on Turn One
WarTales’ combat is turn-based, so feel okay taking your time in combat. Clicking on enemies allows you to see what moves they might make in battle. On combat start, you can choose where to position your units for battle.
Taking the time to position your units based on what your enemies might do is incredibly important. Many players have lost a character by not understanding exactly what an enemy might do, only to have an unexpected move claim one of their characters.
Be patient, observe the enemies, and make sure every one of your decisions is educated before taking your turns.
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Paths and Knowledge Points Are the Key to Your Party’s Growth
Paths and Knowledge Points are incredibly important, and they can help to focus on unlocking them early. The Paths are unlocked by completing specific tasks for each path, while knowledge points are unlocked in several ways.
Both Path levels and Knowledge Points allow access to several passives and unlocks for your party that can be crucial. From more control over your party’s growth to reductions in resources when crafting, there are tons of options that you can unlock early that will benefit whichever playstyle you are going for.
Take the time to examine the Path challenges and see which items you can craft for easy knowledge points. Unlocking them early will be a huge step towards setting up your party for the mid-game.
You are now ready to get started in the world of WarTales. The game can get difficult quickly, so setting up for success early makes a huge difference. Be smart, be cautious, and keep your eyes ahead to give yourself the best chance at success.
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