Campaign is now split in to two parts, Campaign and Adventure Mode. Additionally Trials are now Expeditions and Onslaught was rescaled. Floor 28 is now the start of Chaos 7 and will drop Chaos 7 loot at minimum upgrade level.
I still want assault mode in DD2...where u have to break through enemy towers/defenses to destroy the enemy eternia crystal. That challenge game mode in endless spires is so fun in DD1
I only just now made the switch from DD1 to DD2 , after several thousand hours, and there are alot of differences and so many options its all a bit overwhelming i been watching a lot of your videos to understand things thank you so much I know this video is old, but its all new to me!
when i fist starded i someone was selling 2 green eggs for 350 each and bought them both and it really helped me out so defanatly always look at the player shops just in case there is a good item in there
Omg the background music is just a calm version of the old ones army theme from terraria. Of course it is its inspired by dd2 music god im so stupid i sat there for the first half of the video like "why do i know that music"
I used to play a lot DD2 at the time of nightmare difficulties, before the changes were made to orbs and so on. I then had no longer time to play so I quit for "a while" . Now I feel like coming back to the game and everything change, I'm quite lost. Hopefully this video will help me understanding the new basics :)
@MrJuicebags It looks like this video is also outdated, is there a new video that should be linked as the interface is different, and it doesn't look like the second half of the video (going into chaos maps) is accurate anymore. Thank You
Of you want to have a starting Ascension level of 60, that gives you a full 20 points into defense Crit chance. I don’t recall what floor gets you that, but Juice has a video on his channel that discusses the calculations of how to figure that out. Alternatively, you can just go to the Mana node in town every so often and it (he?) will tell you what your starting Ascension will be.
You want to push as high as you can in Onslaught before using Ancient Power. Ignore your ascension level as the gains from ascension are low compared to going one more floor.
Hey MrJuicebags, as for a DD2 beginner, is it advisable to stick with the first 4 characters that I choose at the beginning and stick with those same 4 characters until I finish the campaign?
Mr. JuiceBags, just two questions, if it is too many sorry, but I am curious where to go after beating the harbinger on hard and standerd is there anymore to the story? Like the actual storyline? But my final question is, how do i get my flame aura to huge dps i am in chaos 3 almost done, and my energy for my flame aura is 114,657 but my dps is 11.5k? it is a little confusing.
After Harbinger go to adventure mode. Energy is defense health. You don't really ever need to add any of it. You won't do "big" damage on your flame aura until you get the correct shards and are at Chaos 7.
I've been watching your vids for awhile now. I wanted to ask you what about expedition mode? I had completed the campaign and went straight to that. I am now at chaos 4 and I wanted to know if it was worth it to move to trials or incursions? Thank you for taking the time to read the comment and the advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance
random question for the community. i am playing on the ps4 and the other day it told me that it had downloaded patch 1.7 something but when i play, it says its running the 1.54 version. has anyone else encountered this?
I picked the knight because i thought my first 2 heroes are just trial heroes, now i have 2 knights and no archer... won't even ask if i can refound, fml
This game is probly one of the best games I have ever played, because games like battle royals and Grand theft auto , Just have way to much action in them for me. This game is calming and fun. Really you cant go wrong with dongeon defenders!
MrJuicebags its weird Cause i started to play solo first then i let my friend join and he got more points than me (not the gold But the other ones) can you get more in some way? Or do i just suck :( haha
If the spirit of the question is to progress fastest, here's what I've experienced as a new player focused on progressing: Dryad has crazy strong towers if you maintain her Harpy(corrupt) form. If you get her right away, she will feel extremely limiting (major sad face) in her tower placements (even though they are strong) until you get Deadly Strikes for the tree. Their massive range and not taking damage means you probably won't learn really strong tower placements for conventional towers like Flamethrowers and PDTs. This is a big con to your ability to grow as a player. She's great if you want a change of pace or... when you get frustrated by failing tower placements (me) and want a break from it. In this sense, she can absolutely let you crush things, but depending on it can become a crutch. I also have EV2, very satisfying DPS, do recommend. I also have my eye on Abyss Lord (high damage walls, ramsters and high AoE) and potentially looking into Mystic. No other heroes particularly scream progression to me. If you want to progress asap, definitely use those Defender Medals from Campaign to unlock good shards, theres several tiers that have amazing shards and you can dump 500 for 5 of a chosen tier. Search 'shards' on the wiki for a list of them and their where they drop. Obtaining and upgrading strong shards asap is the fastest way to make your Defender medals(and gold) progress you. The original 4 heroes are actually really strong: Squire Walls, Cannonballs, Flamethrower, PDTs, Flame+Lightning Auras and Skyguards = just named some of the straight up best towers in the game. Monk DPS with Pole Smash is generally accepted as one of the better DPS heroes in the game. I personally really like Huntress too: decent AA, stuns and Oil/Fire combos can really nuke down some tough AoE dudes. Also, keep a hero (probably your DPS) stacked with all your highest iLvl gear you find, this will make the gear to drop higher and keep you progressing strong.
> Also, keep a hero (probably your DPS) stacked with all your highest iLvl gear you find Ignore this, as it has been outdated for some while. > Search 'shards' on the wiki for a list of them and their where they drop Don't use wiki, it's highly outdated for pretty much every bit of information. Use dd2tools for shards. Regarding heroes: EV2 or Dryad. All others are inferior. I personally would go with EV2, as keeping Dryad corrupt form without several shards you get later on is a pain.
actually I would suggest abyss lord as the best "first character" to buy with defender medals simply for the ramster as it currently beats everything in all chaos tiers and that sort of utility is highly desirable for new people
Right after you finish the small tutorial at the beginning. You can invite right off of your friends list or they can join you through there as well on PS4.
Started this awsome game about 4 days agao. I currently am lvl 48, after beating the campaign, then again on hard mode and one rnd of chaos 1. Don't know if I did something wrong or what Lol. Still learning the game tho, so I'll be looking to your vids for help :)
New player here! Thank you so much for this! +1 sub! On another note, would anybody be kind enough to point me in the direction of where to learn some good tower analyses and combos?
@@MrJuicebags Thank you so much for responding! I actually went crazy yesterday and just spent a dumb amount of time going through your videos, since I work 8 hour days where I can play them in the background. Loving all your content. It's great to see a game that has stayed alive for so long.
Nope, quite wrong in fact. People are playing, people are not playing public as the current gating system does not show you any maps that are past your point in progression. I suggest trying the DD2 Discord, (Not ideal obviously) But the problem isnt the player population, its the current gating system.
This comment is sixth months old but I wanna answer anyway, have you tried checking other regions? Just yesterday I found literally no one in my nearest region but then I switched to Europe, IE and found a really full market with several joinable matches
Campaign is now split in to two parts, Campaign and Adventure Mode. Additionally Trials are now Expeditions and Onslaught was rescaled. Floor 28 is now the start of Chaos 7 and will drop Chaos 7 loot at minimum upgrade level.
I've just started the game, how and when can I invite my friends to play with them? (PS4)
Will we ever get a new player update for dd2??
I preferred the previous version. They not only removed some levels, they also removed a lot of dialogue!
I still want assault mode in DD2...where u have to break through enemy towers/defenses to destroy the enemy eternia crystal. That challenge game mode in endless spires is so fun in DD1
I only just now made the switch from DD1 to DD2 , after several thousand hours, and there are alot of differences and so many options its all a bit overwhelming i been watching a lot of your videos to understand things thank you so much I know this video is old, but its all new to me!
Both are fantastic games, hope you enjoy!
It’s nice to see a TH-camr who will actually respond and help with your problems based on your comments
I try my best :)
Just started again after many years from playing the first one on the 360. Thanks man!
You are a Legend :) you helped me a lottt in this game! i just wanna say thank you ! :D
when i fist starded i someone was selling 2 green eggs for 350 each and bought them both and it really helped me out so defanatly always look at the player shops just in case there is a good item in there
Omg the background music is just a calm version of the old ones army theme from terraria. Of course it is its inspired by dd2 music god im so stupid i sat there for the first half of the video like "why do i know that music"
I used to play a lot DD2 at the time of nightmare difficulties, before the changes were made to orbs and so on. I then had no longer time to play so I quit for "a while" . Now I feel like coming back to the game and everything change, I'm quite lost.
Hopefully this video will help me understanding the new basics :)
Euzebius same
I played it last July 4th and I stoped around Halloween now I’m bored and want to play it again and a lot has changed
@MrJuicebags It looks like this video is also outdated, is there a new video that should be linked as the interface is different, and it doesn't look like the second half of the video (going into chaos maps) is accurate anymore. Thank You
Can u upload a build defense guide to complete temple of necrotic in hard with the 4 basic heroes? U should do that with all other levels
Man Just set the right relycs on tour defences and the stats Will boost alot
One thing I'm a bit annyoed about is that you get defender medals kinda slowly
Is this game still alive? And is there a sequel?
How do we open the extra stone chest at the end of the level
When should people prestige, How high of onslaught should we push, and how high should we get our ancient power before prestiging?
Elementz 1 as high as you want/can!
Of you want to have a starting Ascension level of 60, that gives you a full 20 points into defense Crit chance. I don’t recall what floor gets you that, but Juice has a video on his channel that discusses the calculations of how to figure that out. Alternatively, you can just go to the Mana node in town every so often and it (he?) will tell you what your starting Ascension will be.
You want to push as high as you can in Onslaught before using Ancient Power. Ignore your ascension level as the gains from ascension are low compared to going one more floor.
Hey MrJuicebags, as for a DD2 beginner, is it advisable to stick with the first 4 characters that I choose at the beginning and stick with those same 4 characters until I finish the campaign?
Mr. JuiceBags, just two questions, if it is too many sorry, but I am curious where to go after beating the harbinger on hard and standerd is there anymore to the story? Like the actual storyline? But my final question is, how do i get my flame aura to huge dps i am in chaos 3 almost done, and my energy for my flame aura is 114,657 but my dps is 11.5k? it is a little confusing.
After Harbinger go to adventure mode. Energy is defense health. You don't really ever need to add any of it. You won't do "big" damage on your flame aura until you get the correct shards and are at Chaos 7.
I've been watching your vids for awhile now. I wanted to ask you what about expedition mode? I had completed the campaign and went straight to that. I am now at chaos 4 and I wanted to know if it was worth it to move to trials or incursions? Thank you for taking the time to read the comment and the advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance
Incursions are for get the ability to the weapon gears -'-
3:31 dumb question but how do you get that glow? I thought it was a lvl/power thing, but I’ve seen people with lower power then myself have it.
Connor Bachen if your talking about the aura you get it at floor 30 in onslaught. You also get wings.
Ty for the video juice! :)
random question for the community. i am playing on the ps4 and the other day it told me that it had downloaded patch 1.7 something but when i play, it says its running the 1.54 version. has anyone else encountered this?
Probably a visual bug, as the last patch was just back end changes server side.
Sounds like you will be a busy busy Juicebags before long!
oh ya
I picked the knight because i thought my first 2 heroes are just trial heroes, now i have 2 knights and no archer...
won't even ask if i can refound, fml
This game is probly one of the best games I have ever played, because games like battle royals and Grand theft auto , Just have way to much action in them for me. This game is calming and fun. Really you cant go wrong with dongeon defenders!
are there any difference in exp and loot and rewards if you play multiplayer with splitscreen?
nope :( exactly the same rewards.
MrJuicebags its weird Cause i started to play solo first then i let my friend join and he got more points than me (not the gold But the other ones) can you get more in some way? Or do i just suck :( haha
How do you drop defense mana on ps4
What hero should i buy first
EV2 or Dryad imo, but don't listen to me, go with who looks like fun to you!
The dryad is pretty popular, but every hero has its own advantages and disadvantages
If the spirit of the question is to progress fastest, here's what I've experienced as a new player focused on progressing:
Dryad has crazy strong towers if you maintain her Harpy(corrupt) form. If you get her right away, she will feel extremely limiting (major sad face) in her tower placements (even though they are strong) until you get Deadly Strikes for the tree. Their massive range and not taking damage means you probably won't learn really strong tower placements for conventional towers like Flamethrowers and PDTs. This is a big con to your ability to grow as a player. She's great if you want a change of pace or... when you get frustrated by failing tower placements (me) and want a break from it. In this sense, she can absolutely let you crush things, but depending on it can become a crutch.
I also have EV2, very satisfying DPS, do recommend. I also have my eye on Abyss Lord (high damage walls, ramsters and high AoE) and potentially looking into Mystic. No other heroes particularly scream progression to me.
If you want to progress asap, definitely use those Defender Medals from Campaign to unlock good shards, theres several tiers that have amazing shards and you can dump 500 for 5 of a chosen tier. Search 'shards' on the wiki for a list of them and their where they drop. Obtaining and upgrading strong shards asap is the fastest way to make your Defender medals(and gold) progress you. The original 4 heroes are actually really strong: Squire Walls, Cannonballs, Flamethrower, PDTs, Flame+Lightning Auras and Skyguards = just named some of the straight up best towers in the game. Monk DPS with Pole Smash is generally accepted as one of the better DPS heroes in the game. I personally really like Huntress too: decent AA, stuns and Oil/Fire combos can really nuke down some tough AoE dudes.
Also, keep a hero (probably your DPS) stacked with all your highest iLvl gear you find, this will make the gear to drop higher and keep you progressing strong.
> Also, keep a hero (probably your DPS) stacked with all your highest iLvl gear you find
Ignore this, as it has been outdated for some while.
> Search 'shards' on the wiki for a list of them and their where they drop
Don't use wiki, it's highly outdated for pretty much every bit of information. Use dd2tools for shards.
Regarding heroes: EV2 or Dryad. All others are inferior. I personally would go with EV2, as keeping Dryad corrupt form without several shards you get later on is a pain.
actually I would suggest abyss lord as the best "first character" to buy with defender medals simply for the ramster as it currently beats everything in all chaos tiers and that sort of utility is highly desirable for new people
Did you say SHARDS or SHARTS....?
Can i play with pc players using my ps4 idk im trying and i dont find them in game servers
No, sadly no cross play :(
I've just started the game, how and when can I invite my friends to play with them? (PS4)
Right after you finish the small tutorial at the beginning. You can invite right off of your friends list or they can join you through there as well on PS4.
@@MrJuicebags thank you for the quick response!
Is it worth it now
I miss orcs must die unchained
The DLC is pretty awesome.
I Wanted to find darkest dungeon, now im here? Ok
Started this awsome game about 4 days agao. I currently am lvl 48, after beating the campaign, then again on hard mode and one rnd of chaos 1. Don't know if I did something wrong or what Lol. Still learning the game tho, so I'll be looking to your vids for help :)
Sounds like you are doing good David. Welcome to the DD2 community!
I accidentally made two squires *coughs*
I didn't know dd2 was free on steam I'm like at ancesion 200 on xbox salty I'm getting it today
Oh ya :) Sadly no cross play though.
I liked DD1 MUCH BETTER
Yo this aint terraria oh crap
Yo that's exactly what I thought lol
No its Minecraft 2
New player here! Thank you so much for this! +1 sub!
On another note, would anybody be kind enough to point me in the direction of where to learn some good tower analyses and combos?
CHeck my hero and defense spotlights playlist!
@@MrJuicebags Thank you so much for responding! I actually went crazy yesterday and just spent a dumb amount of time going through your videos, since I work 8 hour days where I can play them in the background. Loving all your content. It's great to see a game that has stayed alive for so long.
thank you sir! =)
Everyone/every new player* should know that there is no one left to play with anymore.
Nope, quite wrong in fact. People are playing, people are not playing public as the current gating system does not show you any maps that are past your point in progression. I suggest trying the DD2 Discord, (Not ideal obviously) But the problem isnt the player population, its the current gating system.
This comment is sixth months old but I wanna answer anyway, have you tried checking other regions?
Just yesterday I found literally no one in my nearest region but then I switched to Europe, IE and found a really full market with several joinable matches
Cyan The Dragon Europe is dead for me :/
nice.
I love u voice ♥️
Ne1 from terraria
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I'm here from terraria
lol