Im sure some has said this by now but...there are 2 party commands (Defend and Wait)that are in the game but do not come set to default hotkeys. Using Defend allows you to control 1 character while the rest of your party will only attack creatures that get very close or attack first. The Wait command will have the remaining party members stay in 1 place and not follow your main character, allowing you to explore or lore mobs to a strategic location. Why these commands don't come pre-assigned to hotkeys seems dumb, but I just custom set them to D and W.
One thing I really liked about the game that I hadn't seen before is their pet system...you can have a pet as 1 (or more) of your party members and there are several different types of pets you can choose from (or quest for better ones)but what I really liked was that each pet starts as a baby and has 6 levels of maturing to go through to become an adult, and the only way to make them grow is by feeding them items. Depending on what type of items you feed them will determine what skill bonuses they receive. Giving them melee weapons boosts strength, ranged weapons boosts dex, caster weapons increase int, and each class of armor gives appropriate ac bonuses. You can mix and match any way you please depending on what you mainly want to use the pet for, and there are different skills a pet can obtain depending on the path you chose. Right now my pet Dire Wolf has more hp's and ac than my main tank. I thought this was a pretty cool aspect of DS2, and despite a lot of poor reviews (a lot saying the game seems dated) I'm enjoying it thoroughly. Yes its basically a party based diablo 2, but I see that as a good thing cause D2 rocked.
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Im sure some has said this by now but...there are 2 party commands (Defend and Wait)that are in the game but do not come set to default hotkeys. Using Defend allows you to control 1 character while the rest of your party will only attack creatures that get very close or attack first. The Wait command will have the remaining party members stay in 1 place and not follow your main character, allowing you to explore or lore mobs to a strategic location. Why these commands don't come pre-assigned to hotkeys seems dumb, but I just custom set them to D and W. One thing I really liked about the game that I hadn't seen before is their pet system...you can have a pet as 1 (or more) of your party members and there are several different types of pets you can choose from (or quest for better ones)but what I really liked was that each pet starts as a baby and has 6 levels of maturing to go through to become an adult, and the only way to make them grow is by feeding them items. Depending on what type of items you feed them will determine what skill bonuses they receive. Giving them melee weapons boosts strength, ranged weapons boosts dex, caster weapons increase int, and each class of armor gives appropriate ac bonuses. You can mix and match any way you please depending on what you mainly want to use the pet for, and there are different skills a pet can obtain depending on the path you chose. Right now my pet Dire Wolf has more hp's and ac than my main tank. I thought this was a pretty cool aspect of DS2, and despite a lot of poor reviews (a lot saying the game seems dated) I'm enjoying it thoroughly. Yes its basically a party based diablo 2, but I see that as a good thing cause D2 rocked.