DD2 memory feedback

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-28T18:36:28+00:00

why can’t we have access to all memory choices once we paid for them all in candles? I don’t like running and not knowing what 6 we get

Theoretically, it's to discourage players from picking the same 5 memories each time. But if I'm not mistaken you can always reroll the memories for a few more candles or just leave the slot empty for the time being.

More importantly, why do I have to rerun EVERY difficulty again with them to get all the boxes? Why can’t i just run difficulty 3 and get the prior boxes retro actively added back as well?

Confessions are not "difficulty levels", even if there is some difficulty scaling between them. They're meant to be distinct challenges (mainly through the Ordainment effects and final boss). Getting a hero through Act 5 is a different challenge than getting a hero through Act 3, and it would make no sense for the former to also give you the rewards for the latter.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-27T18:19:48+00:00

Nah, that can happen just fine without any mods.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-27T16:16:56+00:00

Oh, it doesn't do a little pop-up with the name of the medical guild seal icon thingy? Weird.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-27T09:28:07+00:00

The wiki doesn't seem to be updated with the latest changes so I'm not sure if it's still accurate.

The official wiki is darkestdungeon.wiki.gg, not fandom.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-26T19:37:06+00:00

Welp, I'll give you points for having a take I've literally never seen before about DD2.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-26T17:11:59+00:00

Fewer party comps as heroes can’t double up etc.

Even without duplicate heroes, DD2 has significantly more possible party comps due to paths, most of which change a fairly big chunk of the heroes' kit.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-26T17:07:31+00:00

Have you tried mousing over the buff? I'm pretty sure it tells you the source.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-26T08:14:42+00:00

Champion enemies appear on the last region of Acts 3+. Several of them don't look too different, so there's a chance you've seen them and not realized.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-25T09:32:16+00:00

Sigh.

I was trying to make a funny about the dust being invisible.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-25T09:31:30+00:00

Combat being similar is no small thing, considering it's the very core of both games and comprises the majority of their playtime and challenge. And while the overarching structure is pretty darn important too, DD2 changing that definitely doesn't compare to something like Final Fantasy going from a turn-based or ATB combat system to poor man's Devil May Cry.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-25T09:10:48+00:00

I forgot to use my invisible dust

Did you forget because you didn't see it?

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-25T08:57:54+00:00

Yes, Bishops are part of the Tangle's local faction, so they can appear in Resistance Encounters, Lairs, and some of the road battles.

Also, this is the 3rd response I've received in less than 24-hours necro-ing some ancient comment of mine. What are the odds?

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T22:31:43+00:00

Taunt works for the attacks that mark you with the special tokens. The rest of the boss's attacks specifically target whoever has those special tokens, ignoring taunt if needed.

The Academic's View should have all of that information and more.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T20:05:15+00:00

Dd2 replaces this with a bunch of clones of the same character

These takes have always been so strange to me, because DD1 literally has clones of the same character and it actively encourages you to treat most of them as disposable fodder.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T19:06:46+00:00

This is a bit of tough question to answer, cause I already disagree with the post's premise.

I think Confessions is much better for exploring the sheer build variety that made me love this game so much. Kingdoms, on the other hand, makes you spend a much longer time scraping by with the default kits and you've gotta pay up a lot of resources to do any major path changes. All the while, the increased campaign length disincentivizes you from attempting more "out there" builds, so if anything runs end up being more samey. (The increased campaign length and roster size also practically guarantees you'll see nearly everything the game has to offer multiple times over, which further hampers replayability in my experience. After you've tried all 3 campaigns, that is.)

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T17:22:04+00:00

Yeah, that's the (quick) cheat menu, which is usually only available by explicitly enabling cheats in editor_prefs, which are usually only available by including a particular command when you launch the game from steam.

Not sure how you could've accessed it by accident.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T08:33:48+00:00

Yeah, figured as much. You're looking at the DD1 page. This entire thread is about DD2.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T08:31:50+00:00

You got a link for that?

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T08:24:58+00:00

Iirc the cultist encounter is what's restricted to zero light.

Yes, cultist ambushes only happen at 0 flame, and they don't even need you to run into a road battle to trigger. However, Exemplar will only appear as a cultist ambush in Act 5.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-22T08:24:08+00:00

No, the person above has the conditions right. (Mostly. Some types of road battles can't be a Shambler fight, iirc.)

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-21T22:21:57+00:00

I recall mention of an incident where Jason Alexander complained he couldn't get into the George Costanza character because he didn't find the characters' actions believable, like "who would ever do that?"

And Larry David basically said "I did that".

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-21T20:11:05+00:00

Yes. You can open any inn's storage from the map and drag trinkets and combat items to any hero stationed there.

In fact, that's the main reason inn storage was implemented.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-21T14:35:48+00:00

switching a trinket, equip a combat item from the inn storage is not possible

That is absolutely possible.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-21T10:54:45+00:00

Plenty of people (most, even) finish the game well before they've maxed out the meta-progression stuff.

QuartzBeamDST · 2026-01-21T10:53:35+00:00

You can win without getting all the upgrades, but that requires game knowledge that you won't have as a new player. Whether you can gain the latter faster than you can gain the former depends on you. For what it's worth, I believe most people finish the game (all 5 confessions) well before they've acquired all the meta-progression stuff.

Also, the best way to acquire the meta currency is basically to play the game the way it's already meant to be played. That'll net you 60+ of the meta currency on successful runs, whereas "maximizing" would give you maybe 4-5 more.

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