Dauntless - Gaming Tips 2023

How to Start

1. Just follow the main quests to learn the game and unlock more stuffs.
2. To pick your weapon, 
• try out all weapons in Training Ground / Hunt (Emberthorn Cove Lv 1-2)
• there are some quests that requires you to equip Striker/Repeater weapon.
• level up your chosen weapon until Lv20
3. Harvest the ingredients (flower & ore) during Hunt.
4. Don't worry about grinding early level behemoth for loots, focus on leveling.
5. Follow the Slayer's Path

Weapons Overview (press J key for Journal)

• Sword - common favorite for the community (versatile = pick this if you don't care)
• Axe - slow but powerful stun (actually, a hammer)
• Hammer - slow explosive weapon (actually, a cannon)
• Chain Blades - mobile and fast (dodge is important)
• War Pike - simple moves but hard to master (wound = bonus buff)
• Repeaters - good for beginner (long range) and late game (high damage) but not for intermediate (not useful when your build is incomplete)
• Striker - fast and hit hard (similar to sword but lower range and slightly more combo management)

Leveling Up

1. To gain EXP, you need at least 1 hit before the behemoth is killed.
2. Levels will affect your Power & Resistance stats, which is a main factor for combat.
3. Fast when having a high-level friend flash farm with you (high level player won't gain any EXP though)
4. Craft at least 1 complete set of armour: Head, Torso, Arm, Leg (use whatever you had)
5. Potion: focus on Flask (don't worry about Tonic / Pylon / Grenade)
6. Change your default Lantern ASAP (recommend: Skarn's Defiance, Drask's Eye, Pangar's Shine)
7. Unlock/Craft Omnicell (recommend: Tempest, Iceborne)
8. If you like the weapon, consider spending the Combat Merits on the weapon node in Slayer's Path.
9. When you reached Reforged, don't reforge first, save up Rams & Combat Merits for [Slayer Path - XII Reforged - Banked XP],
• most end game loots are only feasible on Lv20
• alternatively, keep your Lv20 weapon, choose another backup weapon to grind
• before banked XP maxed out, plan your reforge to farm early game behemoth while grinding EXP
• reforge up to 3 times (each weapon), then aim for Heroic Escalation

More Tips:

• Most info is available from the Journal in game.
• More players = faster farm (maximum party: 4 players, supports cross-play)
• Equipment's Perk is more important than elemental for builds/loadouts.
• For early game farming, plan according to elemental pair (Ice vs Flame, Terra vs Lightning, Radiant vs Umbral)
• Learn how to Interrupt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCs040GdROI)
• Damage Type (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqnPUo6PIro)
• Hunt Pass will give player Platinum (free 200, elite 750, total 950)
• Elite Hunt Pass cost 750 Platinum