“Blame the player, not the game.” Is that not how the saying goes?
and that’s the messed up part, even on the EASIEST setting you need multiples of the BEST of the BEST gear to stand a chance and that is just poorly designed.
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The only thing you need is unblockable attacks. Gargos on normal AI doesn’t do much unless you let him. You can pressure him to oblivion and he rarely stops to do anything unless he activates instinct. Use Jago and roundhouse into medium laser sword. Just spam it until you win. It is an AI after all. It is no different from old Boss Shago.
Nah, I don’t agree with that. IMO you just need to learn the mode better, but not just how the AI works, but what fights to fight, when to deploy, the most efficient way to heal and prepare for a coming battle…all that stuff is equally as important, if not more important, than how skilled you are in battle.
Give my video a watch, yes it is normal difficulty, yes I do use good items, but, watch how I treat the opponent. That is the biggest key to beating shadow lords regularly. The omen fights, I hardly do anything but timed mashing. And Gargos? Yeah my live run I lost a character because I was playing and explaining which diluted my focus, but I still took him down with minimal effort. It may take more effort for some but, it still an AI after all. Characters like Jago, Fulgore, Sabrewulf, can stick to him and make him look helpless.
I can pretty much attest to this. On Normal difficulty I can pick just about any character and do well…granted I at least learn their normals, and have a decent gameplan. Last night I had a quick run skiping to Omens and mostly deploying. I fought a few story missions, but that was really all. On this particular run too, I didn’t equip my best at all, just common artifact, common/rare Guardians, and that was pretty much it. I played mostly with Omen (an character I that I know, but would never choose him in a match against a real person) and I did well against Gargos for sure. I did die, but my next character was set up to take the win with a perfect.
All you need it time and experience in SLs. Anybody can beat that mode on Normal with the right gameplan and preparation.
Comfort in a character does help quite a bit, characters lacking in solid pressure might crack which is why I recommend characters with good normals and a forward moving special or forward moving normal into special. Wulf target combo into ragged edge, jago roundhouse into medium sword, fulgore round house into medium laser are my best examples. Riptor can jump HP all day probably, just have to find a character that can cheeze. Which is why I say skill doesn’t matter as much, taking advantage of the AI is more important. If they can’t/don’t do anything who needs defense right? If he can’t block you, you can go ham right? Set a goal of 1 lifebar per character, use a wolf heart and take him down. Just don’t use the same auto or linker strength twice or they will break. Which is why I recommend 1 chance breaks. Do one linker or one double.
I agree. In my in my previous post maybe I was taking for granted knowing what normals to use, as that is a “skill” in fighting games but IMO that goes without saying. I would put forth that all the characters have something that can be used to establish the footsie game against the AI, and thus win the day. You just have to learn what that is, a learn when you use it.
It is important to know the character you are using for sure, but you don’t need to know them in and out at all…just the basics.
This goes hand in hand with my point about having a gameplan.
You need to know your strengths with a certain characters, and prep your team accordingly. If you are just going to “go ham” with a certain character, give them a wolf heart and a ram so that when you do go ham, they can’t block you. If you like to throw fireballs and zone, give yourself infinite shadow meter for a time and equip the Guardian that has the biggest damage buff. If you know what you are doing, then use items that make you unbreakable and other buffs in the process, And etc. and so on.
Knowing not just how to play to your character’s strengths, but how to enhance your own is a key too.
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