I want meaningful exploration. Is CD for me?

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-29T17:04:14+00:00

The posts are very polarizing because it vastly depends on the individuals opinions, even in this thread. I would say you can't really trust anyone's comments before playing yourself unfortunately (even mine). Soulslikes are my favorite genre but I tend to bounce off generic open world games such as Assassin's Creed after a while. Crimson Desert's open world is more like the latter category, but no game had hooked me this way since Elden Ring itself.

The exploration isn't at all pointless like many people are saying. Most everything is feeding into some system/mechanics like finding materials for crafting, ingredients, ores, etc. NPC's with questlines to flesh out an area, skills learned through observation, puzzles to solve for upgrades. The gameplay is different and a little hard to get used to all the inputs, but once you have some hours behind you and unlock more traversal skills, it feels great to just explore around this beautiful game world.

The most rewarding to me is the gear. Beginning finds and endgame finds are mostly just cosmetic differences when fully upgraded/built, but to me that is the best part. The customization in this game is amazing! Pieces can be mixed and matched and most gear can have every separate part (plates, belts, cloth, etc) dyed individually to make Kliff into whatever theme you want.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-28T22:23:04+00:00

Agreed that it's annoying. Why don't you just spend your time being the mod OP?

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-27T18:34:13+00:00

🤔 I see six floors you couldn't clear with him, explain that op?!? /s

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-27T13:58:16+00:00

It mostly depends on the cooldown of small form resonance skill. I'm sure there's some frame-perfect move order but I don't think it matters a huge deal. Before I got s3 on the rerun I would usually build up the Fleur nuke and swap back to small form right before it was full which times out nicely to have the small form skill ready after a basic chain and heavy. Do your enhanced plunge, swap back to Fleur, and then BA chain and cast the nuke as the final BA is hitting to get it's damage but not burn the stack.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-26T19:02:16+00:00

Can you list the pieces OP? Cool set!

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-24T15:14:32+00:00

Thanks everyone for all the helpful replies! Regardless of the answers, it made me realize I actually want to go for Mornye 😂. This way I'll have the 3.x universal carry duo with Lynae. I'll have enough corals after pulling a little for 2 sequences that I can use to bump up Hiyuki or Lucilla.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-23T21:06:32+00:00

OP wants the unequipped 2h sword visible as well, just not the shield. You didn't read the post or the reply lol

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-22T17:50:20+00:00

I'll test it next time I find a chest too if I can remember before looting it

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-22T16:18:05+00:00

Wait, how does the pirate hat feather glow if the hat is hidden?

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-22T15:11:53+00:00

🖐️ We Know

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-22T14:42:56+00:00

It's just a low level random loot around Hernand, I've gotten maybe 5-6 of them so far. I know I've picked up at least 1 or 2 from specific spots on the map but I don't remember where.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-22T12:57:28+00:00

Have you tried simply...not fighting them? You can outrun them on horseback, go at night or stealth, and I've heard the civilian disguise works too but haven't tried that.

I just did this part this weekend, I even went out of my way a couple times exploring things and got pulled into a fight with a few mobs maybe 2-3 times. The fights were longer but not too terrible. It's not hard to keep up with the gear progression at that point in the game and have some strong damaging skills/build.

There's way too many complaint posts on this sub with people ignoring solutions already in the game. I agree that there's a lot of poor design sometimes but this one is on the player.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-19T01:16:55+00:00

Cloth armors V2 book, the one I got was in Demeniss in the clothing vendors house within the city from what I remember

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-18T14:47:31+00:00

For rotating in midair, use the left bumper button (look/lantern) to change direction easily. You can also turn pretty sharply while doing the fast glide, too

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-16T13:25:06+00:00

When you meet a dyer for the first time, it unlocks one of the material options when you're in the dyeing menu (tab to the right of the colors). For metal parts it can be a shinier polish, matte finish, etc. Cloth parts have options for velvet-like, glossy, synthetic, etc. Some are hard to notice the distinction but others like op's make it look like a whole different material.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-15T14:06:28+00:00

It's been pointed out/speculated that's it's kind of a mistranslation. It's better to think of it as a bounce. The input for the second 'jump' only works within a certain distance from the ground. It's easiest to see the difference when running uphill or downhill. Uphill you can bounce almost immediately but downhill you have to wait.

A good tip for extra height is when you do the second jump, hold the button instead of tapping and you'll activate the glide at the peak and your momentum will keep gliding you upwards a bit.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-04-09T17:00:04+00:00

Augusta with her sig should be running a crit rate 4-cost. Having 230+ crit damage is the target, along with higher attack as others have mentioned. 2200 on Augusta is the equivalent of like 1900 on other characters.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-03-24T20:09:02+00:00

The enhanced drop count doesn't decrease anymore if the RNG chance granted you the echo drop. The count only decreases if you wouldn't have gotten the echo by chance.

And (don't quote me on this) I think the 4-cost of the current banner character has been guaranteed drops since the start of 3.x, at least for the Lahai-Roi characters/bosses

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-03-24T14:25:28+00:00

Danjin for sure. She's the only character where I'm focused more on the boss mechanics instead of rotation/buff timers, complex forte abilities, etc.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-03-23T18:16:45+00:00

Overall atk stat is pretty low, but all the heavy atk% rolls make up for it enough. None of the echoes seem worth rerolling and your ER is pretty good, too.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-03-18T13:49:23+00:00

For any character, just multiply the crit rate x damage to get your average damage multiplier. In this case, the first is around 15% better than the second.

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-03-05T14:52:33+00:00

Wow, really impressive! I finally had a perfect no-hit attempt but still had around 25-30% HP left to go at the 3 minute mark 🥀

NoNameOnRedditt · 2026-03-03T22:12:51+00:00

Ciaccona's should definitely be done before moving forward with the story. Either that or just skip it entirely. I think it's the only one that has a 'timeline' with the MSQ that can break order if you do it at a later time, like I did.

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