Assassins Creed Odyssey

That woman was on Kos, if I recall correctly. What was she doing on Mykonos? I o kw people travel, but I didn’t expect that. Kind of cool, I guess. The first time I played I’d killed the bear before ever meeting her. She had a snarky response to the news and that was the extent of our interaction. This second PT, I made sure I spoke with her first. She copped to her role and I told her I’d not be turning her in to Kos’ uptight rulers. No option to recruit her was available, presumably because my crew was full, I assume her stats suck anyway like Roxana’s, but I kind of wanted to see. I really wish I could remove the UPlay crew from my save. They suck and limit my options. The rest of my crew are 5-Star Legendaries, Roxana, and Tekton (Who also cannot be fired).

After finishing up Krefeld today, I took a long ship voyage. We stopped in Kythera and solved all their ills. Then, I took the long trip north to Boeotia, winding west along the Peloponnese coast. I was Alpha hunting, and was rewarded with three Alphas. I’m still trying to recall where a few specific ones are. They must be in the northeast, where I’ve not yet taken Kassandra. I saved in Boeotia, with several irons on the fire. I’ve come here earlier than in my first PT, and I’m curious to see if it alters story progression down the road. From here, I’ll likely go to Achaia and work my way south toward Sparta. I’m sure I’ll get tired of being landlocked during such a long time inland. I can break it up by sailing toward the northern islands when the urge strikes. There is plenty up there that I’m looking forward to seeing.

Haha! I think you have told me that you struggle with stealth. 😂 These surprise f-ups can be a lot of fun. You feel like a boss after turning that into a win! I usually pop Rush Assassination if anyone surprises me while out of reach of a standard assassination.

I had a big ass fight earlier. I was only taking the small military camp on the west coast of Krete. The guards died quickly. As I was leaving, I intentionally confronted a mercenary who was hunting me. I killed her easily, but some Athenians arrived at the camp at that exact moment and attacked. Killing them, and then their friends, all in front of civvies, escalated the bounty from 2 to 5. I killed 7 mercs and a dozen soldiers. I was fighting 5 mercs and the soldiers at once. Element attacks were dropping like bombs, and I had to kite them back and forth a bit. At one point I dove into the shallows and swam a few dozen yards along the coast. I wanted to setup a quadruple Rush Assassination, but was spotted too quickly. I ended up head-shotting everyone within 90 seconds.

I definitely want to give a Hunter build a go on my next PT. My non-optimized archery is amazingly effective. I think it’s the crazy Crit Damage perks I’ve engraved. Headshots are crits, so enemies drop fast. I love my four Hunter actives: Predator Shot (ultimate sniper Crit monster), Devastating Shot (turns an arrow into a rocket), Multishot (my deck-sweeper, mob-killing favorite) and Ghost Arrows (it’s great when you need it, and always fun). Multishot with an elemental weapon is nuts. I can kill an animal pack, a dozen sharks, or clear a deck/battlefield in seconds. I have a ton of good hunter gear in storage. I will definitely go Hunter-heavy in a NG+, if not sooner.

I watched JorRaptor’s newest vid to see the Underworld pack in action. The armor is crazy! If this were a fantasy game, I’d eagerly play a blackguard-type and rock that armor. It freakin’ drips molten metal/lava. It’s badass. The wraith-like crew are also cool. Like I said, if this were a fantasy game... As cool as it looks, it’s not what I want for this series. I hope they don’t go all-in on the fantasy stuff as they did with Origins. I’d like to have some setting-appropriate additions in the Oikos.

My lieutenants are all mercenaries. Use Ikaros to identify the legendaries with 5-star perks. Those are the ladies and gents to beat or shoot unconscious and then recruit. In the early hours, any legendary will do. By halfway through, though, I’m firing dudes with a single 4-star perk. Only the best for my Adrestia!

I thought I’d tire of having an all-female crew during this PT, but I haven’t. I do prefer the male singers, but the ladies crew feels right for my Kassandra PT. My lieutenants comprise both men and women, with the best perks active. The rest of the crew, though, has been the “female assassin” crew from Phokis onward. I like the core concept of the crew. I hope we get a ship and another crack at this crew system in future installments. I’d like my recruiting to affect the ship more than the 4-person boarding party does. Maybe we don’t get the combat perks from everyone, but do let them appear on deck amongst the crew. That would be cool. I’d love to recruit warriors, archers, rowers, carpenters, etc... Hell, if we ever have a game that is truly inextricably a naval experience, as Black Flag was, I’d even like to recruit for actual ship positions.

Spoiler incoming. I know this is the spoiler thread, but still....



I feel like Odyssey could’ve won a GotY in another year. There’s no way this year with RDR2. I feel like it’s substantially better than DAI was (accounting for the passage of time), and we see what that game did amongst a weak field of competitors. I hope they get both the credit they deserve and good feedback in regard to “what comes next”.

Ok, her name is Iola. She's three stars in everything; +9% rower stamina, +12% fire dmg, - 3% dmg while boosting.

Ok, wait, does the game deliberately minus the health bar if the protag is higher level than the zone?

Kass is 35 and she just boosted the spear to level 5. I noticed that the hp bar which has four segments now has three segments red lined out. She's presently in the level 30 - 33 zones. That's no fun if so.

Ok, it's not the game. It's a stat on a legendary spear. It depresses 75% of hp but guaranteed 100% dmg. Once I discovered the cause, I used another spear. 

The Falx of Olympos, the spear in question, is the ultimate glass cannon item (or more specifically the engraving creates such). I’ve thought about using it extensively to see how it changes my experience. I’m mostly a dodging wiz. I need to tighten up my parry game. It’s just so damn easy to dodge.

While hp penalties are not part of it, the game absolutely scales the regions up to keep every region relevant. By mid-game for me, every region is 48-50. No more arriving in an area 15 levels too high and just crushing everything, as in default Origins. That was so pointless, and I’m glad scaling is now a launch feature. I do think that level-gating in general is stupid. Just get rid of levels, or have the entire game scale along with the PC. It would be okay to put level restrictions on certain items, if they feel they must. Legendary enemies like the gorgons could be level 50 by design, etc... There’s really no need for level-gated regions, though. It feels so silly and artificial.

dazk , Shield Breaker is indespensible in my opinion. Rush Assassination works on everything, including animals, but it’s not a combat ability. Maybe you’re thinking of Heroic Strike? It does work on shielded enemies, too. It’s a great damage-dealer if you’re specialized for it. My four melee actives most of this PT have been Heroic Strike, Rush Assassination, Second Wind and Shield Breaker. I’m only now starting to fill the second melee wheel, adding Shadow of Nyx and Slow Time. There are definitely more good skills than there are skill points and slots for activating them.

I parried more when I was playing a Warrior. It creates a small AoE stun and pushback, which is awesome. Dodging slows time and allows for repositioning and crits. Both are great.

dazk , we seem to get the second wheel at Spear 5. I know reaching 50 didn’t unlock it, and I first noticed I had it immediately after reforging to Spear 5.

You have to try Ring of Chaos when you get Spear 5. It’s freaking awesome. It has a huge, impressive AoE. Even more enjoyable, maybe, is the stunned disbelief of NPCs. It’s like they just had an unwanted religious experience. I miss it a lot during this assassin-focused PT.

I’m already eager to play with a Hunter/archer focus next. I wish we already had NG+, so I could just start with the best bows. The game just becomes so much better from level 50 onward. That’s when I finally get to assemble my best gear, engravings, etc... and just enjoy the full offering of gameplay options. Same with Spear 5. Every skill is way more powerful at that level.

saandrig, I thought it felt like it took forever to unlock this time. I kept testing it, trying to toggle it. I think I needed to highlight the wheel with the cursor before toggling. It worked out, since I didn’t need the second wheel until later in the game. My four active combat skills were sufficient to have fun while getting to Spear 5. For a while after I setup the dual wheels, I occasionally forget to swap between non-combat/utility skills and my combat skills. It’s annoying to see Kassandra just standing there while I’m trying to trigger Shield Break, or to have her leap from hiding with Heroic Strike when I’d wanted Rush Assassination. 😖 I eventually eliminate the error... almost.

Good thinking with the torch. I’m really impressed with poison during this PT. I’m better optimized for it than when I first tried it. Its cleaner than fire and the debuffs are great. Both are fun to use. I can’t decide which I’ll favor on my Hunter PT.

If by second wheel, you mean the second tier of bindable powers, I got it before spear went to level 5 which is at level 35 for Kass this present PT. I don't think it's the spear level but rather the level of the player that opens it. I think it could be around late 20s to 30s. I remember trying to bind more power skills to the second tier when I hit 20 but couldn't. I happen to know it's there because of the first PT where the tutorial came up.

Shield breaker is a must. I got it as soon as possible after bull charge and spartan kick because I want the mobs to stop hiding behind their shields. 

Great idea with the torch saandrig , I never thought of that. I only use it for the snakes in the tombs.

I did the quest of the priestess who's a cultist. In the first meeting, she's under attack. In this PT, I just stood by and watched.   *yawn* kill her already.   Presently, two Spartan soldiers came by and they did the job. After yadda yadda, I escorted her to the city. Again, she came under attack, I crossed my arms and tapped my foot.   Spartan soldiers once again to the rescue! I was jolly glad to kill her later. 

I'm glad that dialogues cannot be interrupted, unlike some other games. I was in one and during the cutscene, I saw humps leaping behind Kass. Had to be pigs because I killed one earlier. True enough, after the cutscene ended, there were three pigs milling about in the ruin. 

sgtreed24, welcome to AC Odyssey. Use ikaros often to check for treasure chests, etc. They can be in buildings, ruins, pools / lakes, near shipwrecks. There is a chest that is easily missed in the starting area, near Kass's house, if you don't use Ikaros to look around.