Throne And Liberty: A Warning To New Players

Summary

The video discusses early impressions of the MMORPG 'Throne and Liberty,' highlighting key tips for new players ahead of its free-to-play release. The speaker emphasizes the importance of researching and committing to a weapon combo early, as changing weapons later can be detrimental due to systems like weapon mastery, skill leveling, and gear progression. The video also warns about common pitfalls such as inefficient contract usage and gear management, offering advice to avoid setbacks. The speaker teases a future video with more in-depth thoughts but encourages players to enjoy the game's beautiful early zones and dungeons.

Takeaways

• ⚔️ Throne and Liberty's free-to-play release is set for October 1st, but Early Access has already been available for several days.
• 🎮 The game requires significant research and planning, especially regarding weapon combos and builds, which need to be decided by level 20 for optimal progression.
• 🔄 Switching weapon combos later in the game can be a massive setback due to the Weapon Mastery system, which takes a long time to level up.
• 📚 Skill leveling in the game is dependent on skill books obtained early in progression, making it difficult to switch builds without using rare skill transfer scrolls.
• 🛡️ Gear progression involves upgrading gear from gray to purple rarity, with the ability to transfer progress between gear pieces, though transferring results in losing the old gear.
• ❌ Players should avoid using daily contracts on low-level quests, as high-level contract rewards are significantly better after reaching level 50.
• ⚙️ The default gameplay controls are clunky, and certain settings like auto-target and toggle features should be adjusted for smoother gameplay.
• 💡 Players should not dissolve green or blue gear as it can be used later for the game's trait system, which is essential for enhancing gear.
• ⚔️ The endgame dungeons have been described as surprisingly cool and worth exploring, adding value to the game’s content beyond leveling.
• 🤔 The game has several potential pitfalls for new players, and research is crucial to avoid mistakes that can weaken a character's progression.

Q & A

What is the general impression of the game 'Throne and Liberty' by the speaker so far?

The speaker is having an overall decent experience with 'Throne and Liberty' but acknowledges both positive and negative aspects of the game.

What does the speaker warn new players about before starting 'Throne and Liberty'?

The speaker warns new players to thoroughly research and decide on their weapon combo and build before level 20. Failing to do so could significantly hinder progression later in the game.

Why is it important to lock in a weapon choice early in the game?

Because the game's weapon mastery and skill leveling systems make it difficult to switch weapons later without a significant setback. Starting fresh with a new weapon combo would make a player much weaker.

What are some of the downsides of changing weapon combos in the game?

Changing weapon combos resets weapon mastery to level 1, forces players to level up new skills without the influx of skill books, and may require transferring gear, which results in losing the original gear.

How does the weapon mastery system work in 'Throne and Liberty'?

Weapon mastery is a progression system where players gain mastery points for using specific weapons. Switching weapons after building mastery with another weapon results in starting over with low mastery for the new weapons.

What is the role of skill books in 'Throne and Liberty'?

Skill books are used to level up skills, making them more powerful. They are earned through main story quests (MSQ), exploration, and other content, but become harder to acquire later in the game.

What does the speaker suggest about handling contracts in the game?

The speaker suggests doing only the four contracts required for the main story quest early on and saving the rest for higher levels when better rewards are available. Additionally, players should refresh contract options until they get an epic reward.

What gameplay settings does the speaker recommend changing to improve the gameplay experience?

The speaker recommends enabling 'Q skills toggle,' 'basic attack toggle,' 'charge skills toggle,' 'toggle aimed skills,' and 'auto-target nearest enemy when attacking without a target' to make the controls feel less clunky.

What should new players avoid doing with random green or blue gear?

New players should avoid dissolving random green or blue gear. Instead, they should store it in the bank because the trait system in the game may make the gear useful later.

What are some things the speaker likes about 'Throne and Liberty' so far?

The speaker enjoys the game's gorgeous starting zones and finds the endgame dungeons surprisingly cool.