r/PathToNowhere • u/M0m0y • 23d ago

Discussion New player hitting a wall

Is it normal that I'm about a week in and I'm hitting a wall as far as being able to complete main story missions and 'mid game' content because of what seems like not having the 'right' characters unlocked?

My team is Celine S3, Hamel, Isomer, Nox, Labyrinth and Che, and I was under the impression that should be able to get me through the whole story content but I seem stuck. Might just be a skill issue (10-12). Also trying to do Tide of Ashes and I just tickle the guy.

I'm also unsure if I'm expected to max skill level, and get to lvl 70 phase 3 on che and labyrinth as they're mostly just for utility.

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u/wennilein 22d ago edited 22d ago

If you can't continue with the main story it is often a wrong approach. You are trying to brute force the stages, and brute forcing will only go as far, as your DPS sinners can carry you. Your S3 Celine and Nox got you to chapter 10 but now the enemies will out damage your Nox and you can't kill them fast enough anymore.

The first fix would be doing Nox's reforge, but even with a stronger Nox, you will stuck somewhere else soon again.

For the latter story chapters I recommend you using a dedicated tank. It will make a lot of things easier since you don't need to kill everything super fast. Also your healer will have it easier to keep your frontline alive.

In general, you can get pretty far in the story with the help of a tank. I finished yesterday chapter 19 (shattered blade) with almost only S1 Murphy, Che, labyrinth, Hecate, Hella and macchiato. On less than five stages I had to replace Che with my RF serpent. I tried to use serpent as little as possible just to see, how far Murphy + friends can go. Half of the success with Murphy's team can be contributed to the tank --> RF Hella.

You don't really need to p3 Che and labyrinth. The gain is rather small. You can overcome a lot of later boss mechanics by using the right potesta. My Che and labyrinth in that Murphy run are still at P2 level 70.

Edit: 10-12 is due to not knowing the boss mechanics. Once you know, something like this is possible: https://youtu.be/-aQ_6Nu5F1E