Mage is weak? Or is it just me?
54sRelatable struggle with character power and progression sparks debate and empathy.
▶ Play ClipAI Summary
In this episode of the Enshrouded 1.0 solo playthrough, the player explores higher-level areas, struggles with underpowered equipment, completes the 'Know Your Crops' quest, and defeats a Brawler boss. The video also covers base management, crafting upgrades, and the player's reflections on the game's difficulty and magic system.
Chapters
[00:05]
Starting the Adventure
The player begins in a new area, searching for plants, and quickly encounters hostile creatures, noting the area is above their current level.
[02:05]
Equipment Mishap
The player realizes they forgot to equip their staff, highlighting the importance of checking gear before combat.
[04:08]
Mage Weakness
The player reflects on feeling weak as a mage, attributing it to being in a higher-level area rather than the class itself.
[07:43]
Quest: Know Your Crops
The player completes the 'Know Your Crops' quest, learning about the watering can's ability to inspect crops and their preferred soil for faster growth.
[11:02]
Combat Discovery
The player discovers that enemies walking over spell effects can trigger them, not just direct hits, which is a valuable combat insight.
[13:04]
Brawler Boss Fight
The player engages in a challenging boss fight against a Brawler, noting the difficulty and the need for better gear.
[19:01]
Water Aura Unlocked
The player obtains the Water Aura skill, which provides health regeneration and extra damage against scavengers, enhancing survivability.
[23:59]
Enjoying the Challenge
The player expresses genuine enjoyment of the game's hardest difficulty, accepting the frequent defeats as part of the experience.
[25:07]
Crafting and Upgrades
The player salvages items, crafts a new wand, and considers making the Flame Pillar spell, showing a focus on improving equipment.
[34:41]
Salvaging and Loot
The player salvages items for materials, noting the potential for golden wand drops and the importance of resource management.
[44:31]
Clearing Areas
The player focuses on clearing an area of enemies to explore safely, collecting archaic essence from drops.
[47:22]
Desire for Better Gear
The player expresses a strong desire for a stronger wand, having used the current one for several hours, indicating a need for progression.
[49:01]
Magic System Reflection
The player reflects on the magic system, initially underwhelmed but now finding it fun and effective, showing a shift in perspective.
[54:41]
Melee vs Magic
A chat message reveals that a tank guardian build with two-hand weapons can handle mobs four levels higher, prompting a discussion on early-game difficulty.
The player continues their solo run, overcoming challenges through persistence and strategic adjustments, while expressing a growing appreciation for the game's magic system and difficulty.
💡 Key Takeaways
🔧
Spell Trigger Discovery
Reveals a game mechanic that can significantly improve combat efficiency.
11:02
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Water Aura Acquisition
A key skill that enhances survivability and damage output.
19:01
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Enjoying Hard Difficulty
Shows a positive mindset towards challenging gameplay, which can be motivational.
23:59
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Magic System Appreciation
Highlights a shift in perception, showing that initial impressions can change with use.
49:01
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Melee vs Magic Discussion
Provides a comparison of early-game viability between melee and magic builds.
54:41Full Transcript
[00:05] a while. All right. Am I looking for plants down here? Oh my Jesus.
[00:28] Is this the place I'm supposed to be looking for plants, right? I think so. I don't feel like I'm in the right area for plants.
[00:45] What the hell? Oh, great. Definitely check it out.
[01:25] are they above us or below us? Do they hate us cuz they ain't us?
[01:38] They're like ghosts and stuff. It's not even a dead mouse concert.
[01:51] senpai ever. It was like Um
[02:05] Of course, my staff didn't equip. I forgot to equip my staff. Damn it.
[02:36] as good as our blue rings. That's crazy cool.
[03:09] No, no, no. Get out. Get out. >> Oh, they do resist those. >> Oh, they do resist those. >> [screaming]
[03:39] >> Okay. Ow.
[03:55] This thing's about to break. Everything you say to No. No. Stop it.
[04:08] Mage is so weak. I'm in a higher level area and I am not a super powerful mage. or mage weak. I think it's more of an issue of I'm not where I should be.
[04:21] issue of I'm not where I should be. Yeah.
[04:33] Uh man, I didn't find any of the plants. Oh, there's a respawn thing right there. Oh, there's a respawn thing right there. Jeez.
[04:45] [groaning] >> Oh, there goes my wand. Okay. Uh, let's to we're going to do this quest another time. This is This is way outside of our our purview here. Do this quest another time. I need to get a couple levels
[04:58] first. I'm just not doing the damage. I need a better wand. We haven't gotten a better wand in a long time.
[05:11] It's fine. I'm just not doing the damage, dude. I' I'd rather not throw damage, dude. I' I'd rather not throw myself at at giant myself at at giant wads of HP like that.
[05:34] Hell yeah, dude. Just lovely. And there's 50 penny buns.
[05:47] I love so much. You can just hold down your mouse. it's going to grow. Let's do that.
[06:17] Nothing else. Good on corn for a long time. Put this back in. Uh, let's go ahead and hang this up, I Uh, let's go ahead and hang this up, I guess.
[06:36] Okay, break you down. Yeah, I just realized we haven't gotten any upgrades in a long time. any upgrades in a long time. H not for our weapons. We made a lot of
[06:50] but not really a lot of new wands or not really a lot of new wands or anything really. All
[07:04] right. Uh I don't we got rested back up. Inventory is mostly clear.
[07:17] for now, too. Oh, man. Damage 11. Even the white ones we're getting are I mean, our best wand at gold gold
[07:29] leveled up is 14. So, if we were to get a gold wand our level right now, I can only imagine how much damage it would do.
[07:43] right there, but I I haven't been able to do it yet. All right, speaking of the quest, logistics management. Oh, that's the build the quick start station. Know your crops. Watering can. Can we do the watering can
[07:56] Watering can. Can we do the watering can yet?
[08:09] >> Looking good. >> Good job. With the wards ringing can in hand, you can point at crops in your base to see detailed information about base to see detailed information about them. for example, their growth stages
[08:22] or which soil they prefer. When planted in their preferred soil, they'll grow even faster. Some special plants also need water to grow at all. I've written down everything you need to know. Check the
[08:36] more details. >> Great. >> Great. And awesome.
[08:48] good here for now. Know your crops completed. Know your crops completed. Wonderful.
[09:15] This is a moderate, so we'll have to see. Where is this? Down here. Oh, that may be more our level. Let's do it.
[10:26] See if I can charge it up. It's not going to work. Oh, more wolves. [laughter] >> Well, sers.
[11:02] at my feet and backing over it is actually something that can really help in these fights that I haven't been doing. Start looking into that a little bit more for sure. I didn't realize that the um that if they walked over it, it
[11:16] awesome. I thought it all had to hit them like right at the start.
[11:48] That's awesome. Once we get power more powerful spells, that'll be great.
[12:23] Thanks, buddy. I appreciate it. Yeah, I'm not really looking for like the best place to get stuff and and items and but thank you. Thank you very much. Mhm.
[12:51] Take that. Hell yeah. Emberville demo and loved it." Glad you did, man. Glad you did.
[13:04] Glad you loved it. That's awesome. Uh Bane, no. No plans right now, man. Yeah, Revan. >> Not enough. Need more tier three for the >> Not enough. Need more tier three for the >> Vukaran
[13:19] Violent conquest. >> They gather on this hillside to wage gladiator battles where the lone survivor is crowned. What I've come to survivor is crowned. What I've come to call the brawler.
[13:32] Despite sharing veracity, these vauer conduct different rights from the ones who've overtaken Fort Kelvin. While their rituals of sacrifice may diverge, blood spilled is blood gained in the eyes of their deities. Protobeasts that
[13:47] eyes of their deities. Protobeasts that reign over earth and sky, born of flesh and made eternal through totems, able to bless and to damn. bless and to damn. Vaua, do your immilation seek to impress
[14:01] or to appease? When you left your homes to haunt mine, was it to conquer or to flee? What force of nature? What damn nation? What faceless god brought you here? >> Oh god.
[14:15] >> Is this all level 9? >> Inching closer would be certain death. >> Perhaps when the sleeping >> I could spy further. >> Marianne Reed 498 DA. >> Yeah, I don't know, man.
[14:35] I don't know if we even have the [music] damage for this, man.
[15:02] as long as he doesn't spawn him during the fight. Oh god. Chungus supremis.
[15:35] that was amazing. We can come up and get this guy.
[15:56] This is fine. [ __ ]
[17:45] Oh [ __ ] I think I am. I'm sorry, bud. That's I think I am. I'm sorry, bud. That's That's really not cool of me to do that.
[18:14] Nice, dude. Oo, >> Applause, please. >> Great. And we got a big old brawler head. All right. Heck yeah, dude. Man, that was a bit of a a bit of a tussle,
[18:30] chatty. Bit of a tussle. Collect soul.
[19:01] think. I got a a point, though. Oh, dude. Water aura. dude. Water aura. Yes.
[19:18] quick and then we'll head home. Need more food.
[19:35] through your veins. You deal more damage against scavengers and are fortified against their poison. Cool. Cool. Nice.
[19:59] That's too bad. Next time.
[20:15] Dude, it is so dork out here. Oh god. Wait, what? Oh lord. What is this?
[20:35] going to open up and level 9ines can't destroy us regularly. at some point. We'll see. I guess
[20:53] It could have been worse. [groaning]
[21:20] Oh god, did you just revive? Wait, what the where'd you come from? That was weird. I guess I just totally missed that.
[21:39] Oh, dude. Is that little blue thing the water aura? around me and heals me. Little bit of health regen. I love it.
[21:57] the flame shrine's up there. We're not getting to that. We're not getting to that. That's too bad.
[22:45] What are we going to do next? Uh, let's do find the gem forge. 158 or XP. That sounds great. Is that going to level us?
[22:59] there, man. Leveling is no joke in this game. My lord. No joke. >> Do you need a potion?
[23:36] Hence me getting my ass kicked all the time. time. Aha.
[23:59] >> I I legit am having a great time in this game, dude. It's It's been so much fun. game. When you play on the hardest difficulty and you go in with like your to get your ass kicked and you're kind of already fine with it.
[24:16] It it it feels just fine. Man, we're going to need bigger chests soon.
[24:28] Let's go do a big water run. Oh, I was going to do this, too. going to do this, too. >> You need my services?
[24:48] go. Look at that. 16 power going from 14. Nice, dude. 16 power going from 14. Nice, dude. Salvage this up. Wonderful. Salvage this up. Wonderful. Great. What is mana currents?
[25:07] Okay. Uh, let's put the head away, too.
[25:19] somewhere. There they are. Perfect. Break that down. Break that down. Okay, let's go with this water.
[25:36] We also there's a spell we can make called flame pillar. Is flame pillar any good? Maybe we should try making some flame pillar.
[25:58] There's probably a much smarter, better way to do what I'm doing right now. I way to do what I'm doing right now. I don't know what it is.
[26:17] Great. Let me just drink from here while we're here. doesn't cap out my water buff. Oh, maybe. No, no, I was using water, not maybe. No, no, I was using water, not milk. I don't know. That's strange.
[26:34] Build a well. I don't know if we can build a well yet.
[26:47] There we go. Drop some water in there. >> Do you need a potion? >> I can guide your way. Um, while we have the penny buns doing that, we should probably put some of these down. Let's do this.
[27:03] Are berry bush seedlings are they going to are they one time to are they one time loot or do they loot all the time?
[27:25] to do four rows for now just to make sure we have enough.
[28:02] I just upgraded that goat and now I'm petting him. Hi, goat. What happens if animals don't have sleeping area? Do they die or are they
[28:16] sleeping area? Do they die or are they just unhappy? and use the gem voage. Just unhappy. Okay, cool.
[28:33] I'm used to people being unhappy with me. That's okay. second. Where am I going? over there.
[28:47] I mean, we'll try. Okay. Wish us luck. Let's go.
[29:16] What level are we at here? [groaning] Seven. Great.
[29:30] Man, do I love that little bit of healing.
[30:39] being able to almost not see him through this area. a lot. Oh, yeah. I'm sure. I'm sure. It's already decent. It's great for a
[30:53] It's already decent. It's great for a trickle.
[31:35] guys. Few more big old AoE spells. We'll bring that out next. I feel like
[31:50] flame pillar on top of uh this guy might be something nice to do.
[32:13] XP, too. That's good. We'll take it. We need it, That's good. We'll take it. We need it, man. Do we need it?
[32:36] with that. probably use that more. I didn't realize that pierced as much as it did.
[33:26] I hears them. The stabby biscuits. There he is.
[33:46] Okay. Why is he miss? No. I'm tired. All right. Um, let's see. Did I complete the challenges? Yeah. Which ones? Oh, complete collections in the zone. Uh, yeah, we were looking at those. I don't
[34:00] yeah, we were looking at those. I don't know if we do. got to make some more stuff or make more stuff at base.
[34:19] get 50 more XP. Yeah, man. That's something we could do. Cool. Okay. Anything else up here or was that it? Anything else up here or was that it? That was about it.
[34:41] Salvage. Salvage. Feels good, man. Dude, either of those could have been a golden wand. That face. All right, let's see if we That face. All right, let's see if we can keep moving.
[35:04] things. Like maybe I should go out and do some um the flame the flame things don't give us any skill points, but the roots do, right? Undiscovered ring of
[35:16] rot. What's a ring of rot? Oh, we don't actually have any left. I guess we did most of them. Okay, there's an elixir well in that west area we could do.
[35:29] we could do. Whoa.
[36:00] What is this thing? Can we do anything with this thing?
[36:17] Interesting. That seems kind of important.
[36:43] Wow. Ready?
[36:57] Man, I'm trying to nail these parries. I don't majorly off on those. I'm trying to do right click right when it pops up, but
[37:10] there's like a delay in the shield going out, and it's like early. Those dudes are very hard to parry. Yeah. Okay. I don't know what's going on with that, man.
[37:52] unfortunately. Not that I have anything I want to put them into right now. gem, we could put it in the the new staff we got. But
[38:05] all right. Did we get we got experience for that? We did. Oh, wait. No, we for that? We did. Oh, wait. No, we didn't.
[38:50] isn't it? Or maybe this way. Let's go. Let's Let's is saying follow the path. Let's do that first.
[39:48] Oh god, those are nests. Yeah. Y'all just stay in your little hideyhole over there, please.
[40:02] Thanks. Oh, I specifically said not to do that. it. Get Get all up in it. That's right. Thank you.
[40:39] Okay. Oh god. No. Okay. Okay. We're fine. This is fine. This is fine. This is fine.
[41:01] That'll be close. Not even close. That's right.
[41:32] Uh, what about all these guys? Oh, we must have brought him down from the top.
[41:51] All right, we good. What difficulty we on? We are on um hardest difficulty.
[42:50] I'm still very much a wizard hobo. I just have some drip. Yes, I'm a drippy wizard hobo.
[43:30] Boom. What the sit are those? Those eyeballs.
[43:55] What in the Sam Hill are those? Oh Jesus.
[44:31] to dig in here? Right now, I'm just focusing on clearing Once it's clear, we'll start really kind of exploring it a little bit. I just don't want guys to keep sneaking up on me.
[44:50] They're dropping the archaic essence like crazy. is a lot. I don't even know what to do with this stuff.
[45:05] Hey Tam, what's up buddy? Oh, you can dig around the glowing Oh, you can dig around the glowing plants to get more essence.
[45:18] okay. We can come back in and do that if we need to. Cool, cool, cool. Again, I collecting it for yet, so I'm not in a huge rush to do that. But good to know.
[46:43] Was that it? that it? Oh, hell yeah. Okay, that was it. Great.
[46:57] [groaning and screaming] This place has been a thing. bleeding. Whatever the hell that is.
[47:10] We We'll sus all this out here as soon as we get out. Oh god.
[47:22] I am so ready for a stronger wand. Oh my god. get a a stronger wand. We've been using this wand for the last like five or six hours. Oh god.
[47:43] Oh no, no, no, no. Move, move, move. There we go.
[47:57] All right, we need to get out or we are going to die. going to die. Let's get our stamina back.
[48:12] Cool. That That was good. There we go. Oh, hell yeah. A bow.
[48:35] course they put one right here. Right. Right here. Of course.
[49:01] that magic is awesome now and that it's really fun and you should try it. And I did. And at first I was pretty underwhelmed, but then I've been using it more and I'm definitely wellelmed at this point and I am looking to hopefully
[49:14] become overwhelmed as I continue to use it in a good way. it in a good way. We will see.
[49:29] How in the hell am I getting out of here, chat?
[50:10] Hell yeah. Awesome. Great.
[50:33] over it. Did I really? Oh man, it's too dangerous to go back in there. Skirt. dangerous to go back in there. Skirt. skirt. [clears throat]
[51:20] can I move it later? You can't extract them. Good.
[51:40] cause bleeding on the enemy. Oh, wait a second. With cutting damage. second. With cutting damage. I don't I don't do cutting damage.
[52:19] I guess you didn't make the cut. Sigh. generally like this, but there's a burn gem at Moth's End.
[52:31] I I'm not sure what that is. That's okay. I'll take it every so That's okay. I'll take it every so often. What is Moth's End?
[52:49] I do need to sharpen my wand. Chad
[53:15] >> You're parched. Time for a drink. We're going to go make flame pillar and I'm going to like it so hard.
[54:04] Oh, does this pierce too? That's kind of cool.
[54:24] the night. And then we're going to pick another quest and go do it. dash attack's a little AoE from what I understand. Yep.
[54:41] all in on tank guardian. With two hand weapons and a bit of barbarian skills, I can be surrounded by six mobs that are four levels higher than me and they >> Wow. That good, huh? Jeez. So, is is melee
[54:57] That good, huh? Jeez. So, is is melee the easier route early game? the easier route early game? That is insane.
[55:09] difficulty? I would assume he's talking about survival. Maybe not, though.
[55:37] plant stuff soon. Big time. Big time. Bring some more of those. We'll put the gem over here for now. Man, we're getting full.
[55:51] Man, we're getting full. Okay. that's still hard. Yeah, that's still hard difficulty.
