No problem. Note that soul matching has slightly changed since this video. With patch 1.08 you can now soul match the + numbers separately to the main level number. It's a small change but it does help with leveling a little bit as you can take weapons that are lower level but equal or higher with their + and still use them to help level your higher level weapons.
Thanks mate! Vid is a bit old though as soul matching goes way higher than 160 in Nioh 1 now. Also, Nioh 2 soul matching is much the same with only a few extra things to learn - when you get to Nioh 2, that is ;)
@@fuzzybearbarian just started playing nioh 1 1week ago. Plats at already. Installing nioh 2. Roughly your guide got me through the game smooth!this game is so underrated!
@@YT72722 Nice. Just know if you're leaving Nioh 1 so quickly you're missing the best part of the game (Way of the Nioh). That's where builds with Ethereal gear start and The Abyss, which is a 999 floor epic challenge. Nioh 2 is good too. At first I didn't like it compared to Nioh 1, but the changes to the game's mechanics grew on me over time and I quite like it now.
It is complex, but I really like the inherited skills on the weapons through soul matching. I haven't played another game that does it, including any of the Dark Souls.
Thanks man, though this is a bit old now. The new system is a little better. When you go to reforge an item, before you do look for the TRIANGLE on the bottom that reads 'Temper'. You can use Temper to see the possible rolls you can get, and if you have Umbracite you can specifically select the roll you want. That is a really cool and much better way to do it, but isn't covered in this video.
Fuzzy Bearbarian Thanks dude. I'll check that and see how it goes. I'm running a ninjutsu build with full iga set so I hope I haven't been nerfed too hard. ^_^
Thanks for all your amazing videos! Nioh is an amazing game! Definitely one of my favorites of all time! Funny story I was in a Gamestop about 2 months ago and the store clerk asked me if I wanted to preorder Nioh 2 and said the 1st one was this amazing Souls like game. I rolled my eyes and thought yeah right find another sucker.. lol what an idiot I was, haha! Liked and subbed!!
I dont care if this video is old, i literaly just had a lv 170+12 weapon drop dont listen to the part where lv 160s dont drop. just play way of the demon i got it from the first enemy. Otherwise this video is truly concise.
Cheers! Just remember, this is an old video. It still helps, but it's now best not to waste too much time or resources soul matching early on in the game. Do what is necessary to help you get through, but don't go overboard as later (Way of the Wise/Way of the Nioh) ethereal gear gets introduced and that's when builds really come into play. Good luck!
@@fuzzybearbarian I already finished the game and I'm playing the "Way of the Strong". I'm currently at level 145 and I'm also farming divine armor (thanks to this video, it's now a +3 set).
@@fuzzybearbarian I just started Nioh like a week ago and it's so hard to hold off on getting Nioh 2. I want to play this for a while but I really want to play the 2nd one. What's your advice? Is Nioh 2 awesome? Worth getting right now? I just completed the 1st one just haven't done much in NG+.
nice buddy. too useful . buddy i have a request: pls can u make a video about explaining each ESPECIAL EFFECTS AND WHICH ONES IS THE BEST. THANKFUL IN ADVANCED.( SORRY IF MY ENGLISH ISNT GOOD)
No problem at all. It's a bit out of date now, but the essentials are still there. Just ignore the 160+ weapon thing, as that's no longer the upper gear level limit.
I understand everything in the video I just don’t understand how to create a +1 weapon. If I soul match 2 divine weapons it won’t create a +1. Like how do you create a +1 to start it off?
When soul matching divine weapons the weapon you're sacrificing much match the level of the base weapon or be higher, but if both are +0 that means you're going to get +0 in return, if that makes sense. If the base weapon is 0 and you sacrifice a +1, you'll get a +1. If the weapons you have dropping aren't +1, don't bother soul matching is my advice. You're too early to waste the time and resources. Just wait until + weapons begin dropping for you.
SoloVG ok thanks! Definitely will subscribe. Hopefully your account blows up when Nioh 2 comes out, that game is hyped up so it’ll be popular meaning more views for content creators
@@jalensyd That'd be nice! I have a feeling Nioh 2 will be bigger than Nioh. I remember day one of Nioh and I was so surprised it was getting very little attention. Didn't take long to do well and get to a million sales, but upon release I'd still classify it as a sleeper hit. Since then it has attracted a ton of players, so I'm betting Nioh 2 might completely eclipse the original in sales. Here's hoping!
I got a 160(+8) atagi sadamune, I want the effect Change to Attack (Heart) added to it, I got another Atagi sword with the effect (lv150). The problem is, when I soul match it, I COULDN'T choose the lv150 one as the Materials. Would you mind to explain, please?
No. actually, the 160 one has a slot for it, it's current inherit effect is "strong attack ki dmg", there are some other weapons can still be picked up as materials with the new effect. But the 150 and some other weapon are basically dark in the list and not able to be picked up
I'm not really able to loot +5 gear pieces anymore..it just seems like I have to loot +3 and +4 and combine them to get higher numbers...do these drop chances increase as I progress the stages in NG+ ?
Hello Fuzzy, thank you very much for the video. Let me ask you something: I´m upgrading my weapons that sometimes have full familiarity, and when I upgrade for a higher lvl, the familiarity goes back to 0 and the stats become worst then the previous weapon. Is that common? Should I upgrade only full familiarity weapons?
Yep, that's the way it works. Whatever you upgrade will have to have its familiarity re-maxed. You can do it fast on A Request from Gynchio mission. In that, there's a wall near the second chest that drops a Whetstone 99% of the time. Whetstones help speed up familiarity. Basically you run it a few times and your familiarity will be done.
Thanks for the tutorial. I know it's for an older version of NIOH, but i am still playing it on PC (V1.21). I just finished the DLCs (which go up to level 270) and have plenty of 150+10 gear. I know about ethereal drops, but haven't gotten to them yet. So can i get 160 forged equipment from the blacksmith just yet? Does the 'max level upgrade' for Masamune blacksmith (currently at 5/5) matter for level 160 forged weapons? Or is that only for the plus values on equipment. Thanks.
You should be good to max level upgrade anything to the level you are in the game (it increases with progression, so you can never go higher than where you're at New Game wise). Plus values don't matter either at this point as you can keep upgrading as long as you have the resources to do so to the level of where you are at (which of course varies depending on what region you are at, what NG+ you're in, etc). However, I recommend not doing any of that. A lot of grinding and time investment goes into upgrading, and at this point of the game you're better off getting to the point where you can get ethereal gear before investing time/resources as grinding ethereal gear and upgrading it takes a lot of time and effort, and it is best not to waste it all on early game stuff you're just going to replace. My best recommendation is to find a build that can comfortably get you there as fast as possible, or even get help from randoms. Just get there as fast as you can, and then start upgrading gear (ie. only upgrade what you need to in order to progress further and further, since ethereal gear is really where it all begins).
@@fuzzybearbarian - Thanks for the reply. I appreciate your taking the time and replying so thoroughly. Could you please tell me when, or at which stage (Way of etc.) does the ethereal drops start, and is it worth doing Abyss levels now just after DLC, without doing any NG+. Thanks.
@@L0rd_0f_War Way of the Wise (NG+++). I haven't played in a while but I don't think that's changed. You'll also know when you can get them because Revenants will drop ethereal gear. From memory you have to complete The Queen's Eyes mission (but in Way of the Demon, not Way of the Wise). So pretty much you want to speedrun your way there. Way of the Nioh, though, is where it's at, and that's when you should start doing Abyss. I don't recommend doing it beforehand as you'll just end up wanting to go back and farm it for ethereal gear. You can get to Way of the Nioh really fast if you just pair up with someone else to run through missions.
may i ask something. will be the cost cheaper in gold to soulmatch if you forge the weapon rather than soulmatch those weapons that you have looted? thank you.
The higher level the weapon the cheaper it will be to soulmatch it to max, regardless of whether it was looted or forged. Since forging doesn't always give as a high a + value as looting a looted weapon should be cheaper to soul max to match. Of course, this also depends on how many times it has already been soul matched since the real cost of soul matching multiplies according to how many times the item has already been soul matched. So basically, you really don't need to be concerned about the difference in cost unless you're trying to take a lower level weapon as high as you can, which would cost a lot. If you're really worried, just run Restless Spirits over and over to get the gold you need either way :)
Great video. I have 1 question. I'm planning to build Kingo + Iga set and soul match to plus 10. I'm in the beginning of WOTS. Should I soul match only when I unlock Omi region so that I can forge a high level Kingo and Iga set and bring it up to plus 10 or soul match any such set I get from revenants in the first 3 regions?
It depends on how much you need the extra + to move through the game. My recommendation is to avoid soul matching as much as you can until you get to Way of the Nioh. Soul matching takes a lot of resources and these are best stored for late game. Builds really start in Way of the Nioh (Ethereal gear gets introduced in Way of the Wise but only in Way of the Nioh can you farm the Abyss for specific Ethereal gear quickly and relatively easily). Only soul match to the point that you need it as it takes a lot of time and effort to get the gold and resources needed etc, and you'll be spending a lot of time and effort in Way of the Nioh to get the exact build you really want. Anything you soul match in WOTS will be obsolete in no time, so you're best off not doing it if you don't need to. If you find you're struggling, it can even be better to summon help to get through to Way of the Nioh faster than farming/crafting/soul matching. I always say this as it is very easy to get burnt out on the game by WOTN, whereas if you just aim to get there then you'll be much happier doing the obscene amounts of farming/grinding etc that you'll end up doing to get the exact build you want to help you get through WOTN and to undertake the 999 levels of The Abyss.
First, thank you so much for your very helpful video, it really helped me a lot. second, can i forge a + weapons? because i watched some videos and people were forging a + weapons, and some other videos people said that you can't forge a + weapons, you have to farm them? for me i tried forging a + weapons but with no luck.
You can forge them, they're just super rare to forge. But you typically don't get A+ in the forge - you get that after you max your familiarity. Just some attributes that used to go to A+ now only go to A. But change to attack wise, yep, you can.
This video was very helpful, but do you by chance know why certain weapons decrease attack? Like at the end the 160 spear decreased your Shiranui's AR by 15 points.
It didn't decrease it. What it did was reset the familiarity. Weapon types won't decrease your attack, so it's all good to use whatever weapon type you want.
Great video, but there is something I have been wondering, I can't seem to find the trait "Change to attack of X stat" on an inheritable or on a reforge. I have reforged hundreds of times and on the wiki it show things about theses "pools" for reforging. The damage increase seems quite massive so I would really like to know, thanks in advance.
If you press the TRIANGLE button on the reforge button, it will switch to divine fragments. Reforging with divine fragments increases the odds of getting a blue or purple special effect, such as Change to Attack. If you still have bad luck, farm revenants until one drops a weapon with the Change to Attack inheritable on it that you want, then inherit that.
Yep. Isle of Demons, The Disappearing Ranjatai, and The Battle of Osashi bridge. All good places, with the last two being the best as you can complete both of those missions in seconds once you've farmed your revenants.
You can soul match up to 150+10 but you'll never to get to 160 without completing the 320 Queen's Eyes mission. In terms of attack value, I can tell you the difference between a 150+10 and a 160+10 depends on the weapon, but between my two Shiranui's that I demo in this video, it's 42 attack points. Oh, and thanks for the nice comment, though I wouldn't say I'm all-knowing. I feel like I learn something about Nioh every day, even now. :)
Hey also just quick question dude I’ve got a level 168+15 Kusa and I’ve also got a level 171+15 dual swords and while I’m aware that I will cost more to use the dual swords as material I went to soul match my Kusa wth the dual swords and it’s saying it’ll decreases my base damage despite the fact that the material is same plus number and a higher level?
First, base damage will always go down initially when soul matching anything as you lose your familiarity until you play a bit to get it back up or use a few whetstones. Second, dual swords and Kusa's scale with different stats. If you've poured level points into a stat that benefits kusa and not dual swords, then it is likely your duals words will do less damage. Third, the actual special effects on the weapons might be different, which will impact it also. And your build may suit one and not the other, etc. Just save your game before you soul match and then upgrade your dual swords and make whatever changes necessary to see how they fare. If you feel it is wasted then re-load your save and nothing lost.
I have divine plus 2 spear I can't get anything to drop above what I already have.Anything I combine won't go above it damage wise.I'm in way of the strong at the minute soul matching seems kinda pointless at the moment.
Yeah. Higher level gear drops as you progress forward, but ultimately the best gear is ethereal and that comes later. It's definitely better to just soldier on without worrying too much about builds and soul matching if you can, stopping to try to grind and level only if you're having trouble.
Should you just not even bother with soul matching until endgame? I don't understand a lot of this and I know you can bump weapons up like 8 or 9 levels at a time at lower levels, but this explicitly says it will only go up one at a time...
*Should you just not even bother with soul matching until endgame?* Depends on what you call the "end-game". The end-game to me is Way of the Nioh and the Abyss. The "end-game" to some is anything NG+ and beyond. The "end-game" to others again are the last few regions of NG. And to others again it is the DLC's. So it depends on what you feel the "end-game" is. But, soul matching is helpful at all stages of the game as it helps reduce the damage you take and it helps increase the damage you can deal. *I don't understand a lot of this and I know you can bump weapons up like 8 or 9 levels at a time at lower levels, but this explicitly says it will only go up one at a time* When you get to later levels there are stats that read something like "soul match + level inheritence" which enable you to soul match two items and the base gear will have its + value go up to match the piece with the inheritence stat on it, no matter how much higher it is (you can bump +60 levels up, for example). That is the only way to bump up your soul matching level by a higher amount than 1. Otherwise it's +1 at a time. So when you say "You know you can bump up like 8 or 9 levels at a time at lower levels" I don't know what you're talking about.
solo is this even worth going thru the time materials and gold to do? cant u just go thru and beat the game again to get red weapons then do this to them? or is it worth grinding for the exact green gear u want or need at the time.
No, it's not worth it. It was when the game first came out, but since then they've released DLC's and the best gear is obtained from Way of the Wise to Way of the Nioh, where you'll spend a ton of time grinding and upgrading gear to make the right built. In your first play through it's not worth it now. The exception is if you're having a hard time with difficulty and need more powerful gear. Obviously then it will be helpful. But I would suggest learning enemy mechanics is a better use of time, even if you have to die a lot to do it. With a handle on enemy mechanics you can go through the whole game and just use the stuff you find along the way no problem.
Is Blacksmithing required to finish the game? Could you play (and beat) the entire game without ever visiting the Blacksmith? Just sell all loot for Amrita at the Shrines?
You can beat the game without ever doing any of this, yes. However, it will take a lot more skill as the damage you can put out will be less than what it could be. Still, there are a lot of players who have gone through the entire game without even using their Amrita. I saw a level 1 Revenant in the final mission in NG+, so yeah.
No probs. Just remember, this video is pretty old. Soul matching goes way higher now the further into the game you progress, so there's not a lot of point soul matching anything under 160 anymore. Video is still good for the general process though, but yeah, save yourself the grind and time and worry about leveling up gear later is my advice now.
your soul match that carried over looked like it overwrote a previous carried over / future carry over... can you only ever have 1 transfer to new item
There are various reasons. One is the cost of soul matching increases per item each time you do it on that item. Another is the cost is higher if you try to soul match an item that isn't the same type as the item you're soul matching into (ie. matching boots into a helm will cost more than matching a helm into a helm). The biggest reason is low level gear you are taking with you as you progress through the game will cost more and more the higher you level it. In later game this means gear you get in Way of the Demon, for example, will cost an arm and a leg to upgrade it throughout Way of the Wise. So basically, the idea obviously is to get new gear and level that up instead, which kind of sucks. But it is what it is.
How do you get so much + weapons? Ive just completed way of the strong (except for DLC) and I’ve been doing greater demon hunting farming on way of the demon and it’s barely dropping weapons it’s mostly only dropping armour and that’s with the Weapon Kodama Blessing
Sounds like you're just having bad luck. Also, if you've just finished Way of the Strong I wouldn't bother farming. Whatever drops you'll just be replacing pretty quickly anyway.
Fuzzy Bearbarian I did notice that on Way of the Demon Greater Demon Hunting mission that the armour was +11/+12 so I’ve just been farming revenants for glory and I use that to buy ochokos and use them to max out my divine item drop rate, I’ll try it also with accessories for drops and guardian spirits thanks anyway dude :)
Also, always check the blacksmith buy section after each mission. Sometimes, occasionally, there's some good stuff for sale that you otherwise might miss. It changes after each mission. But honestly, at +11/+12 you're seriously wasting your time. You'd be better off choosing to farm for a build that will make you strong enough to continue on and just soul match with the levels that drop as you go. Start with a set of Tatenashi. Forge Firearms Damage onto all your gera, then secondly Elemental Damage Reduction. Firearms/Elemental on your accessories if you're lucky to get that drop too. That alone will get you further than farming for +value on gear.
Fuzzy Bearbarian well shit hahaha thanks heaps dude, also with the farming I changed some of my kodama blessings and accessories and found an Odachi with CTA AA- so I’ll be saving that for soul matching :)
Thanks but I have one question what if I have one with no change on it and I only have 6 skills on it is that's mean that if I soul match I can get the 7th skill from soul matching?
You have to beat the game through and complete the Queen's Eyes mission to unlock New Game Plus (NG+). Then you'll start a new playthrough and that's where divine weapons (like the 150+ stuff) start to drop. Until then, don't worry about upgrading gear too much.
Yeah, it's not cheap. But at some point you can farm Restless Spirits for plenty of gold pretty quickly. Takes about 5-10 seconds to farm it. But, it takes a little time to work up to that and until then, yeah, it's expensive and grindy unfortunately.
ok, so the question I still have is being even able to forge a 160, you'd essentially need to finish NG+ Queen's Eyes? (beat it a second time in Way of the Strong - was reading comments below...)
Mostly they have to drop in game, but you can forge them (it's random when forging, just like it is when dropping in game). The higher you go in game the higher the + will be. In late game Way of the Wise they drop as high as +25 (maybe even +26, I can't remember lol).
Fuzzy Bearbarian do you know the difference perk long range damage and bow damage/matchlock damage..is it have same effect?? i have long range damage in my matchlock 30%
I believe Long Range Attack Damage applies a percentage bonus to your attack value prior to the shot, allowing your shot to do be a more devastating blow from the outset. Bow/Matchlock damage applies the damage % increase to the damage dealt after the guard has been broken by the shot. So one dishes out more damage as a cause, the other as an effect. But since shots are rarely blocked by anything other than revenants, the damage should theoretically end up the same if all other factors are equal.
Joe Benford they usually dropped by high level revnants or in higher level missions (like the demon king revealed ng+ mission or in twilight missions as well)
Higher level equipment drops in higher level missions. However, +4's and +5's are way more common, so the +6's and +7's you see in my inventory have been crafted by me. Some of them from matching +3's and up. A Meeting on the Other Shore drops regularly +4's and +5's, and is the easiest of the higher level missions to complete once you have a decent strategy for beating both human bosses. I beat them in under 20 seconds a few times in a row and that will net me a number of +4's and a few +5's to match together.
Thanks for the reply man, I appreciate it keep up the vids. ( Don't be afraid to go in depth because idiots like me may not know what you think we should lol)
I try to cover as many bases as I can think of when I make a vid. Even then I forget/miss/don't know extra stuff. I think Nioh makes idiots of us all :)
No, it actually increases the stats. The appearance of a drop is only temporary. You have to increase the familiarity on the weapon again to get it to its max potential.
@@franciscolira3843 It's a common thing a lot of people don't realize because it's not really explained at all. That moment when you watch the damage of your weapon go down is like wtf! I totally get it.
That happens because it resets the familiarity on the weapon. You just need to max your familiarity on it again (either by playing, you get fam from attacks, or use a few whetstones).
No, you don't. Maxing familiarity on the weapon you want to upgrade merely maxes out it's perks and its attack level. You can soul match a weapon without maxing its familiarity right up to 160+10, and if only then you finally max its familiarity its attack will still be as high as it can be.
Lol yep. There's always a dislike on nearly all my vids, and usually within the first 30 seconds of me posting it (so they haven't even watched). Could be a dislike bot running around. Either that or a complete *****. But that's the way of TH-cam, so it's to be expected. You see some amazing videos disliked and wonder what kind of an **** would dislike some of those. People man.
If you're just starting don't even worry about soul matching. You'll end up grinding way to much for stuff you'll abandon as soon as you finish NG. Spend the bulk of your time just learning all the different fight mechanics and what all the different skills do, and how to use them.
@@fuzzybearbarian thats what i been doing , it took me about 4 hours to learn the mechanics jajajaj now im advancing through the game is fun . now im using magic , is fun i dont know why i hanvent played before lol
@@TheLateral18 Well I loved the game from the start, of course, so I think it's good from the very first second :D. But NG+ introduces divines which expands your build possibilities. Personally though I think the game really happens when ethereals get introduced and you get to play with Grace's. But I say that being someone who thrives on doing builds, so yeah, might be a bit biased on that.
Man, now this seems like a slow grind to get the best stats. I complain about Destiny being too easy to grind these days, but this would be a tad ridiculous.
Yeah. Nioh is awesome but the grind for a max weapon with best stats is too much. Fortunately, unlike Destiny, players who get good rolls on their weapons can drop them for other players to have them too. The Nioh community is great like that, and there are places that everybody knows where they can go to get better weapons from other players. There's no trading in Destiny like that!
Yeah that's a nice bonus. I still don't think I'd want something like that in Destiny, but for here, it makes sense and makes somebody a nice guy / gal for helping people out.
Nioh's loot system is way better than Destiny's. If Destiny had Nioh's loot system, I'd probably still be playing it. There's simply no comparison of a game that has limited uncustomizable loot to a game that has a vast pool of customizable loot. None.
Thanks for the guide! But unlike Bloodborne, I take no pleasure personally in upgrading my gear as I find this so damn boring. I hate this soul matching system +1 and +1, etc My higher level is still +4 for both armor and weapon from the start of my NG+ and I guess I'll never have +5 gear or above. I've reached the fourth region in NG+ with my +4 weapon without dying a lot and just beat the dlc's final main mission with the same weapon level.
I feel ya. You'll be happy to know once you get to NG++ from the very first mission you'll be getting +11's (my first run of the very first mission I got a 180+11. So yeah, all that soul matching feels like it was a waste of time. You've got the right approach.
Fuzzy Bearbarian Well, actually I'll never go to NG++. From what I've been told, missions are higher than 400 and I'm only level 150 and I also don't even plan on leveling up to level 200. I already completed twilight missions in the past where i was very low level but not so much ^^ Thanks for the info though. Maybe one day...
Ah, no. You can get +1 divine items all through NG+. But they drop like candy in that mission, though they are more often +4,+6 and +6. Sounds like you've only just started NG+?
@ 10:15 when you soul matched the 160+1 into the 150+10 you actually lost 15 attack power... Jeez, I hate the system they devised for this game. Otherwise I love the game.
That's only because when you soul match you lose familiarity on your gear. You just have to gain your familiarity back (on weapons you can just use a few whetstones for that) and then your attack power will be higher.
Thanks for explaining that. One thing I can't figure out is why the buffs lose some effectiveness whenever I soul match - although I'm at way lower level than you are in the video.
@@ShredHeadJHJ If the perks on your weapon and gear isn't changing, then the only reason any effectiveness will reduce is due to familarity (this applies to both weapons and gear). I haven't played in a while and can't remember the name of the thing that brings your gear up to max familiarity again (apart from playing). Whetstones for weapons though. Nikawa Glue I thin it is, but my memory is a bit sketchy atm. Buffs aren't affected by soul matching in any other way.
so far this is the only video I have found helpful I have bin trying to figure this out for awhile thank you for a step by step video
No problem at all, glad to help.
I've watched guides by other TH-camrs and none explain it as well as you. Your explanation is very good. Thanks for uploading.
Clear and detailed walkthrough explaining the ins and outs of leveling up weapons thank you it would've taken me forever to figure this out on my own
No problem. Note that soul matching has slightly changed since this video. With patch 1.08 you can now soul match the + numbers separately to the main level number. It's a small change but it does help with leveling a little bit as you can take weapons that are lower level but equal or higher with their + and still use them to help level your higher level weapons.
Still one of the greatest explaination after 3 years. Hats off sir
Thanks mate! Vid is a bit old though as soul matching goes way higher than 160 in Nioh 1 now. Also, Nioh 2 soul matching is much the same with only a few extra things to learn - when you get to Nioh 2, that is ;)
@@fuzzybearbarian just started playing nioh 1 1week ago. Plats at already. Installing nioh 2. Roughly your guide got me through the game smooth!this game is so underrated!
@@YT72722 Nice. Just know if you're leaving Nioh 1 so quickly you're missing the best part of the game (Way of the Nioh). That's where builds with Ethereal gear start and The Abyss, which is a 999 floor epic challenge. Nioh 2 is good too. At first I didn't like it compared to Nioh 1, but the changes to the game's mechanics grew on me over time and I quite like it now.
this system is way more complex than it needs to be
I agree
Nah it needs to be more complex, it's beautiful I love it
@@NAJMYNex cheers mate
It is complex, but I really like the inherited skills on the weapons through soul matching. I haven't played another game that does it, including any of the Dark Souls.
@@zcampy1664 Division? Division 2 does it better like, pretty sure destiny does this aswell? There's loads that do that
Jumped back on the Nioh train after beating ng when the game released. Nice, straight forward tutorial on how the upgrade system works. Thanks.
Thanks man, though this is a bit old now. The new system is a little better. When you go to reforge an item, before you do look for the TRIANGLE on the bottom that reads 'Temper'. You can use Temper to see the possible rolls you can get, and if you have Umbracite you can specifically select the roll you want. That is a really cool and much better way to do it, but isn't covered in this video.
Fuzzy Bearbarian Thanks dude. I'll check that and see how it goes. I'm running a ninjutsu build with full iga set so I hope I haven't been nerfed too hard. ^_^
Great advice. Thank you. x 1 Divine Fragment to forge a Gyukaku Jumonji spear at level 160. Cheers!
@@AstrumAnimal how do i add a divine fragment when forging the option doesn't appear for me...
Thanks for all your amazing videos! Nioh is an amazing game! Definitely one of my favorites of all time! Funny story I was in a Gamestop about 2 months ago and the store clerk asked me if I wanted to preorder Nioh 2 and said the 1st one was this amazing Souls like game. I rolled my eyes and thought yeah right find another sucker.. lol what an idiot I was, haha!
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this is a video for the history books. Well presented and clear.
Thanks!
I dont care if this video is old, i literaly just had a lv 170+12 weapon drop dont listen to the part where lv 160s dont drop. just play way of the demon i got it from the first enemy. Otherwise this video is truly concise.
i wish you were my university lecturer.
Lol thanks.
Thanks mate, bloodly legend. So detailed since I have been wondering how to get a 160 lvl weapon in WotS.
Cheers mate!
this video is going straight to my Nioh playlist. Thank you!
Excellent guide mate, thank you!
Cheers!
This is SO helpful. Thank you!
Happy to help.
I'm playing Nioh now, thank you soooo much for this!
Cheers! Just remember, this is an old video. It still helps, but it's now best not to waste too much time or resources soul matching early on in the game. Do what is necessary to help you get through, but don't go overboard as later (Way of the Wise/Way of the Nioh) ethereal gear gets introduced and that's when builds really come into play. Good luck!
@@fuzzybearbarian I already finished the game and I'm playing the "Way of the Strong". I'm currently at level 145 and I'm also farming divine armor (thanks to this video, it's now a +3 set).
@@teachersama Cool. That gives you a little bit of time to get through to Way of the Nioh and explore The Abyss before Nioh 2 comes out 😉
@@fuzzybearbarian I just started Nioh like a week ago and it's so hard to hold off on getting Nioh 2. I want to play this for a while but I really want to play the 2nd one. What's your advice? Is Nioh 2 awesome? Worth getting right now? I just completed the 1st one just haven't done much in NG+.
Im your 1000 subscriber, love the videos man. Keep it up! :)
Haha cool, thanks! :)
Same weapon and same rarity equal cheaper matching costs. Can be pretty steep gold wise to the tune of 10s to 100s of thousands in gold.
Good vid.
nice buddy. too useful . buddy i have a request: pls can u make a video about explaining each ESPECIAL EFFECTS AND WHICH ONES IS THE BEST. THANKFUL IN ADVANCED.( SORRY IF MY ENGLISH ISNT GOOD)
It's on my list :)
im new to this
so adding +1 +2 +3 levels to the weapons . does increases all the stats every level or just the attack multiplier ?
So very clearly explained, thanks a lot!
No problem at all. It's a bit out of date now, but the essentials are still there. Just ignore the 160+ weapon thing, as that's no longer the upper gear level limit.
I understand everything in the video I just don’t understand how to create a +1 weapon. If I soul match 2 divine weapons it won’t create a +1. Like how do you create a +1 to start it off?
When soul matching divine weapons the weapon you're sacrificing much match the level of the base weapon or be higher, but if both are +0 that means you're going to get +0 in return, if that makes sense. If the base weapon is 0 and you sacrifice a +1, you'll get a +1. If the weapons you have dropping aren't +1, don't bother soul matching is my advice. You're too early to waste the time and resources. Just wait until + weapons begin dropping for you.
SoloVG ok thanks! Definitely will subscribe. Hopefully your account blows up when Nioh 2 comes out, that game is hyped up so it’ll be popular meaning more views for content creators
@@jalensyd That'd be nice! I have a feeling Nioh 2 will be bigger than Nioh. I remember day one of Nioh and I was so surprised it was getting very little attention. Didn't take long to do well and get to a million sales, but upon release I'd still classify it as a sleeper hit. Since then it has attracted a ton of players, so I'm betting Nioh 2 might completely eclipse the original in sales. Here's hoping!
Definitely I subscribed,awesome video
Thanks man, appreciate it.
Wow very informative , i will try and let you know , Thank you for sharing :)
great vid. explaining exactly what I needed.
This stuff makes algebra look pleasant.
Never liked algebra. Can't say I ever liked soul matching either lol.
Where can i find 150+4 or 5 drops? Im playing on WotStrong. Or do i have to forge them.?I currently have a 150+4
I got a 160(+8) atagi sadamune, I want the effect Change to Attack (Heart) added to it, I got another Atagi sword with the effect (lv150). The problem is, when I soul match it, I COULDN'T choose the lv150 one as the Materials. Would you mind to explain, please?
Is the level 150 at max familiarity? Do you already have change to attack on the 160(+8)?
the 150 lv is at max, and the 160(+8) does not have the change to attack? Problem is that, I wasn't allowed to pick the 150 one?
I'm guessing you don't have an existing inheritable slot on the 160+8 then?
No. actually, the 160 one has a slot for it, it's current inherit effect is "strong attack ki dmg", there are some other weapons can still be picked up as materials with the new effect. But the 150 and some other weapon are basically dark in the list and not able to be picked up
I'm not really able to loot +5 gear pieces anymore..it just seems like I have to loot +3 and +4 and combine them to get higher numbers...do these drop chances increase as I progress the stages in NG+ ?
This helped a lot. Cheers mate!!
Thanks.
Very good video. Thanks a lot for the info!
Thanks man.
Played nioh for 20hrs had no idea how to level up weapons.
It's a complicated game... a really complicated game 🤔
@@fuzzybearbarian There's a lot of depth.
I just blew my +5 Futsunomitama to soul match my +3 Hotarumaru to +4, I did not know that the *material* vanishes
Great explanation, thank you.
No problem at all.
Hello Fuzzy, thank you very much for the video. Let me ask you something: I´m upgrading my weapons that sometimes have full familiarity, and when I upgrade for a higher lvl, the familiarity goes back to 0 and the stats become worst then the previous weapon. Is that common? Should I upgrade only full familiarity weapons?
Yep, that's the way it works. Whatever you upgrade will have to have its familiarity re-maxed. You can do it fast on A Request from Gynchio mission. In that, there's a wall near the second chest that drops a Whetstone 99% of the time. Whetstones help speed up familiarity. Basically you run it a few times and your familiarity will be done.
Thanks, man, that really helped and was well explained!
Thanks, just know this is an old video and soul matching goes much higher now.
Thanks for the tutorial. I know it's for an older version of NIOH, but i am still playing it on PC (V1.21). I just finished the DLCs (which go up to level 270) and have plenty of 150+10 gear. I know about ethereal drops, but haven't gotten to them yet. So can i get 160 forged equipment from the blacksmith just yet? Does the 'max level upgrade' for Masamune blacksmith (currently at 5/5) matter for level 160 forged weapons? Or is that only for the plus values on equipment. Thanks.
You should be good to max level upgrade anything to the level you are in the game (it increases with progression, so you can never go higher than where you're at New Game wise). Plus values don't matter either at this point as you can keep upgrading as long as you have the resources to do so to the level of where you are at (which of course varies depending on what region you are at, what NG+ you're in, etc). However, I recommend not doing any of that. A lot of grinding and time investment goes into upgrading, and at this point of the game you're better off getting to the point where you can get ethereal gear before investing time/resources as grinding ethereal gear and upgrading it takes a lot of time and effort, and it is best not to waste it all on early game stuff you're just going to replace. My best recommendation is to find a build that can comfortably get you there as fast as possible, or even get help from randoms. Just get there as fast as you can, and then start upgrading gear (ie. only upgrade what you need to in order to progress further and further, since ethereal gear is really where it all begins).
@@fuzzybearbarian - Thanks for the reply. I appreciate your taking the time and replying so thoroughly. Could you please tell me when, or at which stage (Way of etc.) does the ethereal drops start, and is it worth doing Abyss levels now just after DLC, without doing any NG+. Thanks.
@@L0rd_0f_War Way of the Wise (NG+++). I haven't played in a while but I don't think that's changed. You'll also know when you can get them because Revenants will drop ethereal gear. From memory you have to complete The Queen's Eyes mission (but in Way of the Demon, not Way of the Wise). So pretty much you want to speedrun your way there. Way of the Nioh, though, is where it's at, and that's when you should start doing Abyss. I don't recommend doing it beforehand as you'll just end up wanting to go back and farm it for ethereal gear. You can get to Way of the Nioh really fast if you just pair up with someone else to run through missions.
@@fuzzybearbarian Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.
@@L0rd_0f_War Happy to help, enjoy Nioh!
may i ask something. will be the cost cheaper in gold to soulmatch if you forge the weapon rather than soulmatch those weapons that you have looted? thank you.
The higher level the weapon the cheaper it will be to soulmatch it to max, regardless of whether it was looted or forged. Since forging doesn't always give as a high a + value as looting a looted weapon should be cheaper to soul max to match. Of course, this also depends on how many times it has already been soul matched since the real cost of soul matching multiplies according to how many times the item has already been soul matched. So basically, you really don't need to be concerned about the difference in cost unless you're trying to take a lower level weapon as high as you can, which would cost a lot. If you're really worried, just run Restless Spirits over and over to get the gold you need either way :)
Great video. I have 1 question. I'm planning to build Kingo + Iga set and soul match to plus 10. I'm in the beginning of WOTS. Should I soul match only when I unlock Omi region so that I can forge a high level Kingo and Iga set and bring it up to plus 10 or soul match any such set I get from revenants in the first 3 regions?
It depends on how much you need the extra + to move through the game. My recommendation is to avoid soul matching as much as you can until you get to Way of the Nioh. Soul matching takes a lot of resources and these are best stored for late game. Builds really start in Way of the Nioh (Ethereal gear gets introduced in Way of the Wise but only in Way of the Nioh can you farm the Abyss for specific Ethereal gear quickly and relatively easily). Only soul match to the point that you need it as it takes a lot of time and effort to get the gold and resources needed etc, and you'll be spending a lot of time and effort in Way of the Nioh to get the exact build you really want. Anything you soul match in WOTS will be obsolete in no time, so you're best off not doing it if you don't need to. If you find you're struggling, it can even be better to summon help to get through to Way of the Nioh faster than farming/crafting/soul matching. I always say this as it is very easy to get burnt out on the game by WOTN, whereas if you just aim to get there then you'll be much happier doing the obscene amounts of farming/grinding etc that you'll end up doing to get the exact build you want to help you get through WOTN and to undertake the 999 levels of The Abyss.
@@fuzzybearbarian Thanks for your advice, helps a lot!
Thanks for the video
how important is it to max out the experience with a weapon before soul matching it?
First, thank you so much for your very helpful video, it really helped me a lot. second, can i forge a + weapons? because i watched some videos and people were forging a + weapons, and some other videos people said that you can't forge a + weapons, you have to farm them? for me i tried forging a + weapons but with no luck.
You can forge them, they're just super rare to forge. But you typically don't get A+ in the forge - you get that after you max your familiarity. Just some attributes that used to go to A+ now only go to A. But change to attack wise, yep, you can.
This video was very helpful, but do you by chance know why certain weapons decrease attack? Like at the end the 160 spear decreased your Shiranui's AR by 15 points.
It didn't decrease it. What it did was reset the familiarity. Weapon types won't decrease your attack, so it's all good to use whatever weapon type you want.
Appreciate the videos very helpful
No problem, and thanks for the comment.
I like to know where u finding theses weapons with high attack on them. Because I'm level 270 my highest is a plus 10 on 150 level that's 1427 attack
Great video, but there is something I have been wondering, I can't seem to find the trait "Change to attack of X stat" on an inheritable or on a reforge. I have reforged hundreds of times and on the wiki it show things about theses "pools" for reforging. The damage increase seems quite massive so I would really like to know, thanks in advance.
If you press the TRIANGLE button on the reforge button, it will switch to divine fragments. Reforging with divine fragments increases the odds of getting a blue or purple special effect, such as Change to Attack. If you still have bad luck, farm revenants until one drops a weapon with the Change to Attack inheritable on it that you want, then inherit that.
Yep. Isle of Demons, The Disappearing Ranjatai, and The Battle of Osashi bridge. All good places, with the last two being the best as you can complete both of those missions in seconds once you've farmed your revenants.
You can soul match up to 150+10 but you'll never to get to 160 without completing the 320 Queen's Eyes mission. In terms of attack value, I can tell you the difference between a 150+10 and a 160+10 depends on the weapon, but between my two Shiranui's that I demo in this video, it's 42 attack points. Oh, and thanks for the nice comment, though I wouldn't say I'm all-knowing. I feel like I learn something about Nioh every day, even now. :)
thank you so much, make sence now.
Does this apply only to divine weapons????
Hey also just quick question dude I’ve got a level 168+15 Kusa and I’ve also got a level 171+15 dual swords and while I’m aware that I will cost more to use the dual swords as material I went to soul match my Kusa wth the dual swords and it’s saying it’ll decreases my base damage despite the fact that the material is same plus number and a higher level?
First, base damage will always go down initially when soul matching anything as you lose your familiarity until you play a bit to get it back up or use a few whetstones. Second, dual swords and Kusa's scale with different stats. If you've poured level points into a stat that benefits kusa and not dual swords, then it is likely your duals words will do less damage. Third, the actual special effects on the weapons might be different, which will impact it also. And your build may suit one and not the other, etc. Just save your game before you soul match and then upgrade your dual swords and make whatever changes necessary to see how they fare. If you feel it is wasted then re-load your save and nothing lost.
Fuzzy Bearbarian alright cheers man cause I’ve got 99 Dex and 99 Skill but I’ll keep trying thanks dude!
I have divine plus 2 spear I can't get anything to drop above what I already have.Anything I combine won't go above it damage wise.I'm in way of the strong at the minute soul matching seems kinda pointless at the moment.
Yeah. Higher level gear drops as you progress forward, but ultimately the best gear is ethereal and that comes later. It's definitely better to just soldier on without worrying too much about builds and soul matching if you can, stopping to try to grind and level only if you're having trouble.
У меня 150 (+10). NG+. Кузнец не куёт 160 lvl. Уже встречаются 420 lvl. Почему кузнец не куёт 160 lvl? Извините, не знаю английского.
Wow thanks. Great tutorial!
Should you just not even bother with soul matching until endgame? I don't understand a lot of this and I know you can bump weapons up like 8 or 9 levels at a time at lower levels, but this explicitly says it will only go up one at a time...
*Should you just not even bother with soul matching until endgame?*
Depends on what you call the "end-game". The end-game to me is Way of the Nioh and the Abyss. The "end-game" to some is anything NG+ and beyond. The "end-game" to others again are the last few regions of NG. And to others again it is the DLC's. So it depends on what you feel the "end-game" is. But, soul matching is helpful at all stages of the game as it helps reduce the damage you take and it helps increase the damage you can deal.
*I don't understand a lot of this and I know you can bump weapons up like 8 or 9 levels at a time at lower levels, but this explicitly says it will only go up one at a time*
When you get to later levels there are stats that read something like "soul match + level inheritence" which enable you to soul match two items and the base gear will have its + value go up to match the piece with the inheritence stat on it, no matter how much higher it is (you can bump +60 levels up, for example). That is the only way to bump up your soul matching level by a higher amount than 1. Otherwise it's +1 at a time. So when you say "You know you can bump up like 8 or 9 levels at a time at lower levels" I don't know what you're talking about.
solo is this even worth going thru the time materials and gold to do? cant u just go thru and beat the game again to get red weapons then do this to them? or is it worth grinding for the exact green gear u want or need at the time.
No, it's not worth it. It was when the game first came out, but since then they've released DLC's and the best gear is obtained from Way of the Wise to Way of the Nioh, where you'll spend a ton of time grinding and upgrading gear to make the right built. In your first play through it's not worth it now. The exception is if you're having a hard time with difficulty and need more powerful gear. Obviously then it will be helpful. But I would suggest learning enemy mechanics is a better use of time, even if you have to die a lot to do it. With a handle on enemy mechanics you can go through the whole game and just use the stuff you find along the way no problem.
Is Blacksmithing required to finish the game? Could you play (and beat) the entire game without ever visiting the Blacksmith? Just sell all loot for Amrita at the Shrines?
You can beat the game without ever doing any of this, yes. However, it will take a lot more skill as the damage you can put out will be less than what it could be. Still, there are a lot of players who have gone through the entire game without even using their Amrita. I saw a level 1 Revenant in the final mission in NG+, so yeah.
Thank you.
Thanks - great guide :-)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, though it's a bit out of date now. Still relevant, but the levels are now much higher.
Wait can you do 150(+10) + 150(+10) to get 160 ?
Thanks so much man.
No probs. Just remember, this video is pretty old. Soul matching goes way higher now the further into the game you progress, so there's not a lot of point soul matching anything under 160 anymore. Video is still good for the general process though, but yeah, save yourself the grind and time and worry about leveling up gear later is my advice now.
your soul match that carried over looked like it overwrote a previous carried over / future carry over... can you only ever have 1 transfer to new item
You can only have one inheritable, yep.
Why some soul upgrade is so expensive while other is cheap( same level, same upgrade)
There are various reasons. One is the cost of soul matching increases per item each time you do it on that item. Another is the cost is higher if you try to soul match an item that isn't the same type as the item you're soul matching into (ie. matching boots into a helm will cost more than matching a helm into a helm). The biggest reason is low level gear you are taking with you as you progress through the game will cost more and more the higher you level it. In later game this means gear you get in Way of the Demon, for example, will cost an arm and a leg to upgrade it throughout Way of the Wise. So basically, the idea obviously is to get new gear and level that up instead, which kind of sucks. But it is what it is.
How do you get so much + weapons? Ive just completed way of the strong (except for DLC) and I’ve been doing greater demon hunting farming on way of the demon and it’s barely dropping weapons it’s mostly only dropping armour and that’s with the Weapon Kodama Blessing
Sounds like you're just having bad luck. Also, if you've just finished Way of the Strong I wouldn't bother farming. Whatever drops you'll just be replacing pretty quickly anyway.
Fuzzy Bearbarian I did notice that on Way of the Demon Greater Demon Hunting mission that the armour was +11/+12 so I’ve just been farming revenants for glory and I use that to buy ochokos and use them to max out my divine item drop rate, I’ll try it also with accessories for drops and guardian spirits thanks anyway dude :)
Also, always check the blacksmith buy section after each mission. Sometimes, occasionally, there's some good stuff for sale that you otherwise might miss. It changes after each mission. But honestly, at +11/+12 you're seriously wasting your time. You'd be better off choosing to farm for a build that will make you strong enough to continue on and just soul match with the levels that drop as you go. Start with a set of Tatenashi. Forge Firearms Damage onto all your gera, then secondly Elemental Damage Reduction. Firearms/Elemental on your accessories if you're lucky to get that drop too. That alone will get you further than farming for +value on gear.
Fuzzy Bearbarian well shit hahaha thanks heaps dude, also with the farming I changed some of my kodama blessings and accessories and found an Odachi with CTA AA- so I’ll be saving that for soul matching :)
Thanks but I have one question what if I have one with no change on it and I only have 6 skills on it is that's mean that if I soul match I can get the 7th skill from soul matching?
If you have six special effects and a spare slot, and none of the six are inheritables, then you can soul match an inheritable into the seventh slot.
Fuzzy Bearbarian but I have to remove any effect from the same category right ?
Yes. For change to attack though, the conflicts are limited. If you don't already have change to attack on you should be good.
Nice! Well explain, im new to the game and im wondering.. what is 150+ how to get there?
You have to beat the game through and complete the Queen's Eyes mission to unlock New Game Plus (NG+). Then you'll start a new playthrough and that's where divine weapons (like the 150+ stuff) start to drop. Until then, don't worry about upgrading gear too much.
Fuzzy Bearbarian yourre the best man :)
Thanks dude!
Soul Matching divine sound really expensive but thanks for the insight
Yeah, it's not cheap. But at some point you can farm Restless Spirits for plenty of gold pretty quickly. Takes about 5-10 seconds to farm it. But, it takes a little time to work up to that and until then, yeah, it's expensive and grindy unfortunately.
helps heaps! thanks very much!
No problem at all, glad to help.
ok, so the question I still have is being even able to forge a 160, you'd essentially need to finish NG+ Queen's Eyes? (beat it a second time in Way of the Strong - was reading comments below...)
Exactly.
ah, ok, so level 160's at +10 are only good then for NG++ (3rd playthrough)
At the moment there is no 3rd playthrough, not yet anyway. So right now they're only good in NG+ :P
Okay but how do I get a 150 + nothing to a 150 +1?
You need to find the 150+1 to soul match into it. If +1's aren't dropping for you yet you just need to make more progress in the game.
also is it the same process for level 190 and up because I'm about to hit 200 ?
Yep, same process.
But how to get the first +1? Is there a method other than farming or dropping?
Nope. But +1's drop extremely regularly. They are the most common of them all.
Very good job
I finished queen's eye mission for Way of strong. I don't have the DLC. SO i cannot unlock way of Demon. Can I make 160 weapon now? Thanks, bro.
Seems not, they made that a paywall now
I just started playing this game again but how do you get a +1 weapon
Mostly they have to drop in game, but you can forge them (it's random when forging, just like it is when dropping in game). The higher you go in game the higher the + will be. In late game Way of the Wise they drop as high as +25 (maybe even +26, I can't remember lol).
could i craft weapon lv160 like bow or cannon using this method too??
Yes, for sure. Anything that can be forged can come out level 160, provided you've beaten the Queen's Eye's level 320 mission.
Fuzzy Bearbarian so far craft for bow and no luck for lv160 range weapon...
I assume you've completed the level 320 Queen's Eye's mission, which you need to forge any 160. But apart from that, RNG is RNG my friend.
Fuzzy Bearbarian do you know the difference perk long range damage and bow damage/matchlock damage..is it have same effect?? i have long range damage in my matchlock 30%
I believe Long Range Attack Damage applies a percentage bonus to your attack value prior to the shot, allowing your shot to do be a more devastating blow from the outset. Bow/Matchlock damage applies the damage % increase to the damage dealt after the guard has been broken by the shot. So one dishes out more damage as a cause, the other as an effect. But since shots are rarely blocked by anything other than revenants, the damage should theoretically end up the same if all other factors are equal.
where are you finding these +6 or +7 pieces of equipment?
Joe Benford they usually dropped by high level revnants or in higher level missions (like the demon king revealed ng+ mission or in twilight missions as well)
Higher level equipment drops in higher level missions. However, +4's and +5's are way more common, so the +6's and +7's you see in my inventory have been crafted by me. Some of them from matching +3's and up. A Meeting on the Other Shore drops regularly +4's and +5's, and is the easiest of the higher level missions to complete once you have a decent strategy for beating both human bosses. I beat them in under 20 seconds a few times in a row and that will net me a number of +4's and a few +5's to match together.
Thanks for the reply man, I appreciate it keep up the vids. ( Don't be afraid to go in depth because idiots like me may not know what you think we should lol)
I try to cover as many bases as I can think of when I make a vid. Even then I forget/miss/don't know extra stuff. I think Nioh makes idiots of us all :)
thanks man
Any time.
So when you have a weapon already maxed out when I try to go increase the level it drops my stats
No, it actually increases the stats. The appearance of a drop is only temporary. You have to increase the familiarity on the weapon again to get it to its max potential.
@@fuzzybearbarian oh okay see I wasn't aware of that I was getting so upset wondering why I couldn't make stronger gear lol
@@franciscolira3843 It's a common thing a lot of people don't realize because it's not really explained at all. That moment when you watch the damage of your weapon go down is like wtf! I totally get it.
nice video m8 very helpful
Thanks!
Fuzzy Bearbarian this is helpful thanks but why does it sometime lower the attack of the weapon when soul match
That happens because it resets the familiarity on the weapon. You just need to max your familiarity on it again (either by playing, you get fam from attacks, or use a few whetstones).
Fuzzy Bearbarian thanks
But how can i take EQ from +0 to +1?
It doesent work if i soulmatch 2 +0 items?
You need the +1 or higher from a drop or from forging.
Thats kinda Shitty :/... but thanks for the help ;)
Don't worry, you'll be drowning in them at some point.
Yeah i just helped too many friends finish their first playthrough that i didnt really play ng+ x)
Wait! You don't need max familiarity on the weapon you want to upgrade for the full attack bump? This isn't a joke. Can someone please let me know.
No, you don't. Maxing familiarity on the weapon you want to upgrade merely maxes out it's perks and its attack level. You can soul match a weapon without maxing its familiarity right up to 160+10, and if only then you finally max its familiarity its attack will still be as high as it can be.
This is going to save so much time, thank you.
I'll bet, and my pleasure.
so basically you gotta soul match 2 different weapons at the same time?
Yes.
Fuzzy Bearbarian that is extremely time consuming I'm guessing lol
Pretty much, yep.
Brilliant!
so you lost 15 damage turning the 150+10 into 160+10????
Soul forging resets your familiarity. Damage goes higher once you max your familiarity on the newly forged weapon.
Nice guide, tho it's early for me but it's one of the best. The dislike 1 guy is xxxxxxxxx
Lol yep. There's always a dislike on nearly all my vids, and usually within the first 30 seconds of me posting it (so they haven't even watched). Could be a dislike bot running around. Either that or a complete *****. But that's the way of TH-cam, so it's to be expected. You see some amazing videos disliked and wonder what kind of an **** would dislike some of those. People man.
thanks mate that helped me ta
No problem. This vid's a bit old but it's still the basics, so glad it helped.
what about for people that just started the game like me .
whats the best way
If you're just starting don't even worry about soul matching. You'll end up grinding way to much for stuff you'll abandon as soon as you finish NG. Spend the bulk of your time just learning all the different fight mechanics and what all the different skills do, and how to use them.
@@fuzzybearbarian
thats what i been doing , it took me about 4 hours to learn the mechanics jajajaj
now im advancing through the game is fun . now im using magic , is fun i dont know why i hanvent played before lol
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thanks
so NG+ is where the game gets good ??
why though ?
@@TheLateral18 Well I loved the game from the start, of course, so I think it's good from the very first second :D. But NG+ introduces divines which expands your build possibilities. Personally though I think the game really happens when ethereals get introduced and you get to play with Grace's. But I say that being someone who thrives on doing builds, so yeah, might be a bit biased on that.
Man, now this seems like a slow grind to get the best stats. I complain about Destiny being too easy to grind these days, but this would be a tad ridiculous.
Yeah. Nioh is awesome but the grind for a max weapon with best stats is too much. Fortunately, unlike Destiny, players who get good rolls on their weapons can drop them for other players to have them too. The Nioh community is great like that, and there are places that everybody knows where they can go to get better weapons from other players. There's no trading in Destiny like that!
Yeah that's a nice bonus. I still don't think I'd want something like that in Destiny, but for here, it makes sense and makes somebody a nice guy / gal for helping people out.
Nioh's loot system is way better than Destiny's. If Destiny had Nioh's loot system, I'd probably still be playing it. There's simply no comparison of a game that has limited uncustomizable loot to a game that has a vast pool of customizable loot. None.
is it possible to soul match purple weapon into divine?
Afraid not. Be good if you could, but nope.
i see.... thx for replying
Thanks for the guide! But unlike Bloodborne, I take no pleasure personally in upgrading my gear as I find this so damn boring. I hate this soul matching system +1 and +1, etc My higher level is still +4 for both armor and weapon from the start of my NG+ and I guess I'll never have +5 gear or above. I've reached the fourth region in NG+ with my +4 weapon without dying a lot and just beat the dlc's final main mission with the same weapon level.
I feel ya. You'll be happy to know once you get to NG++ from the very first mission you'll be getting +11's (my first run of the very first mission I got a 180+11. So yeah, all that soul matching feels like it was a waste of time. You've got the right approach.
Fuzzy Bearbarian Well, actually I'll never go to NG++. From what I've been told, missions are higher than 400 and I'm only level 150 and I also don't even plan on leveling up to level 200. I already completed twilight missions in the past where i was very low level but not so much ^^ Thanks for the info though. Maybe one day...
With the way they've changed how slow it is to level up, I don't blame you one little bit.
what about 205lvl?
can forge it??
I've only ever forged 200.
same, probably red demons drop it
I have yet to get a plus wep only armor 😫
Do Marobashi and you'll be rolling in plus weapons :)
Ok I will try that, thanks
Ahh so you really only get those after you unlock 4th area then?
Ah, no. You can get +1 divine items all through NG+. But they drop like candy in that mission, though they are more often +4,+6 and +6. Sounds like you've only just started NG+?
Fuzzy Bearbarian yeah. I clear all of first and part of second. So mission level is 200 and up only
Isn't 160 gear a glitch and highest in the game is meant to 150 (+10)?
Nope, 160 gear isn't a glitch.
Huh, interesting... Keep up the great work!
Thanks. Out of interest, was their a reason your thought 160 was a glitch?
Because I heard anything higher than 150 (+10) was a glitch, like there used to be Level 320 gear, which got fixed.
Ah. Yeah, 320 gear got removed from the game. But 160 is meant to be there.
i usually forge raikiri swords for 160
I've never had any luck for Raikiri swords. But RNG is RNG.
Prob how to make LVL 1 weapon
Meanwhile me doing 320+56
Lol yep, soul matching has changed since this video. Well, the principles are mostly the same though. Mostly.
What's your PSN man ?
this is 2058 all over
Say what?
But your weapon damage has dropped when upgrading from 150+10 to 160+10
Actually damage has gone up, but because the weapon's familiarity resets you have to max its familiarity again to get its full damage potential.
You should be a lecture.
You're not the first commenter to say that. I'm starting to wonder now :)
@ 10:15 when you soul matched the 160+1 into the 150+10 you actually lost 15 attack power... Jeez, I hate the system they devised for this game. Otherwise I love the game.
That's only because when you soul match you lose familiarity on your gear. You just have to gain your familiarity back (on weapons you can just use a few whetstones for that) and then your attack power will be higher.
Thanks for explaining that.
One thing I can't figure out is why the buffs lose some effectiveness whenever I soul match - although I'm at way lower level than you are in the video.
@@ShredHeadJHJ If the perks on your weapon and gear isn't changing, then the only reason any effectiveness will reduce is due to familarity (this applies to both weapons and gear). I haven't played in a while and can't remember the name of the thing that brings your gear up to max familiarity again (apart from playing). Whetstones for weapons though. Nikawa Glue I thin it is, but my memory is a bit sketchy atm. Buffs aren't affected by soul matching in any other way.
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That is needlessly a pain in the ass.