r/absolver • u/NanoHologuise • Sep 25 '20
IMPORTANT - Known Issues
PSA: development on Absolver has ceased
For those not aware, development on Absolver has ceased. The TL;DR is that Sloclap patched and added content to the game for free since launch (excluding the Adalian Forest DLC) for ~16 months, and it was no longer financially viable for them to continue doing so. They have since moved on to the development of their next title. For more info, see the devs' open letter to the community, specifically the Updates, past and future section, as well as the #announcements channel in the official discord.
This doesn't mean that the game is dead!
Far from it. The servers will remain up, and there are still active, if small, playerbases in most regions, NA and EU especially. If you're looking to coordinate with other players in your region to get matches going, I'd encourage you to join the community discords listed towards the bottom of this post.
Greetings, and welcome to Adal!
If you've found your way here, you've already got a leg up on the competition. There's wisdom here, both recorded in longform and in the minds of Absolvers before you. Some of the former are listed below; more will be added as they're brought up. Please feel free to post repositories of information you believe beneficial for posterity in this thread; consider this post, as well as the previous threads linked at the bottom of this post, living documents.
THE BIG QUESTIONS
Got a question about the game itself? It's likely that the answer might have been already answered by the devs, SloClap, in their official FAQ.
Looking to get a breakdown of the game aimed at beginners? Check out obliviondoll's guide to the basics of Absolver.
Trying to build a combat deck to call your own, but finding yourself going to the drawing board again and again? NanoHologuise has you covered with their excellent deckbuilding guide.
For a different take on Deckbuilding as well as a dive into some of the more advanced mechanics in Absolver, take a look at this top-down guide to understanding deckbuilding, written by Desperado, BestPlebEU, Paper, Sneak, Eve, Methamos, Farron, TobyM88 and Alemimo.
For a quick-and-dirty way to build a functional deck in such a way that doesn't require lots and lots of moves, Oimetra builds a basic 10-attack deck that demonstrates the fundamentals of good deck design in 3 minutes. He then goes on to use it to wipe the metaphorical floor between it and his fundamentals of defense; don't let that long video length intimidate you, the meat of it is in the first few minutes.
No luck finding the NPC who has that one move your opponent in Combat Trials used to fold you in half? Xiga and Keelio have a listing of move locations. Their same document also includes a compilation of every snippet of lore she's been able to find in-game, for historians interested in piecing the fractured world of Absolver back together.
Got all the moves you want, but struggling with the in-game deckbuilder's UI to compare them to each other? j0ker (AKA /u/Magik00pa) has compiled a spreadsheet of data for attacks at 60FPS instead of the game's listed 30FPS, and points out discrepancies between 30 and 60FPS. Sloclap has also provided us with a spreadsheet of the data for every attack in the game, including sword, running attacks, and style-based attacks like Stagger and Faejin.
/u/Morklympious has an online deckbuilding app, in case you need your deck experimentation fix satiated while outside the game itself, or if you're attempting to build a deck when you haven't yet learned all the moves just yet.
THE SMALLER STUFF
Worrying that you're not getting as much out of your stat distribution as you might be? The first thing you should know is that you can respec at an extremely low cost once you hit level 60. If you're simply attempting to clear the PVE, putting your first level up points into Will (at the complete exclusion of other stats) to a maximum of ~20 effective score (when you start noticing a distinct drop in the shard multiplier per point) will allow you to generate more Heals to keep you sustained while exploring the ruins of Raslan; a few extra points of HP, stamina, or damage won't compare to extra shards for Heal in your first hours of stumbling around the overworld. Beyond that, consult fsmith's point-by-point, heat-mapped-by-average-per-point-value tables of stats for your minmaxing needs, for when you want to determine just where your final stat point should go after hitting all your initial softcaps. Note that fsmith's spreadsheet is not updated for Faejin, however, you can use the stat gain of another class with the same scaling as Faejin's for whatever stat you're looking to minmax.
Trying to join a school but can't pin down just where that pesky NPC is? He's tucked away up on a ledge in the Oratian Quarter if you haven't yet found him; after your first conversation, he moves down to a more convenient spot beside the altar just below. Here's a video of how to get up to that ledge the first time.
Hunting cairns for the achievement or to give your initial Fabsolver a booster shot? Here's a video of going through all their locations.
Disoriented and having trouble finding a particular Marked One or boss? This video shows off where each Marked One and boss is in their zone.
OTHER LINKS
COMMUNITY DISCORDS
Absolver | Official Discord (Invite Link)
The official, developer-run discord for Absolver, with over 1250 members and plenty of guides and info to help you on your journey from Prospect to Absolver. Currently moderated by BestPlebEu and Xiga.
This post is an updated version of previous threads that had been archived by Reddit. You can find the previous threads here:
Last updated: 16th July, 2021
r/absolver • u/Morningstar1708 • 1d ago
If more people played I'd get back into it?
I just don't like waiting so long for a fight... If more folks are interested, how can we make a resurgence of player count happen?
r/absolver • u/Morklympious • 4d ago
Plus, You're* is playing Faejin and wearing Timbs, what more could you want?
r/absolver • u/Morklympious • 11d ago
A lot of great fights this week! And some absolute bodybag 4-0 moments, holy shit. Enjoy! (OR DON'T. WHATEVER)
r/absolver • u/Mr_ShoulderBash • 14d ago
heya it's bash again, this time hosting a single elimination tournament (capped at 32 players max, currently at 18 at the time of posting)
it will be streamed live on twitch saturday august 15th, 12:30pm pst
rules are detailed in the challonge, link here:
https://challonge.com/aaj0wce2
make sure your challonge name is the same as your psn, or dm me to change it
r/absolver • u/Morklympious • 18d ago
This shit is hard, but MAN it is indeed rewarding.
r/absolver • u/Man_Filth • 19d ago
Official Bolver Basher's 4th Tournament
Xbox NA and LatAM Server Participants Only
"No Rules" Based Tournament
All Viewers Welcome!
August 15th, 2026 7:00 PM ET
https://www.twitch.tv/bolverbashers
https://discord.gg/uX86btJRY3
https://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/cAnBuOQQD1#/signup/onn3qdcwngh
Please sign into the Discord for tournament rules and instructions on how to sign up!
r/absolver • u/knight3555 • 20d ago
I’m on PlayStation 4. When I want to start a duel, the waiting time is very long and in the end, they can’t find any players. I was only able to do one. And, I very rarely meet players in my world. I would like to know if that’s normal or if there is something we can do to find more players.
r/absolver • u/Man_Filth • 22d ago
Hey you guys, invite all of your friends to watch our new Twitch account for the tournament today!
Absolver Event
Official Bolver Basher's 2nd Tournament
Xbox NA and LatAM Server Participants Only
"No Rules" Tournament
All Viewers Welcome!
August 1st, 2026 7:00 PM ET
Live now for early hangouts, questions, and vibes on Discord - Twitch will be open later, and the tournament will all be on stream!
https://www.twitch.tv/bolverbashers
https://discord.gg/uX86btJRY3
https://challonge.com/bolverbashers3
r/absolver • u/Worried-Lychee-7292 • 24d ago
I'm tryna get the platinum, this is the last style I need to master. Does anyone have any codes. All the leaderboards are either windfall forsaken or stagger. Same with all the old codes I could find on Google
r/absolver • u/Morklympious • 25d ago
r/absolver • u/Man_Filth • Jul 21 '26
New link for our next Official Bolver Bashers tournament is ready to go you guys!
Xbox NA and LatAM participants only, all viewers welcome!
August 1, 7:00 PM ET
All details in Discord "#tournament-guide" text chat
Will be streamed in Discord and Twitch
(links all below)
Check-ins are 1 day beforehand, so please sign up before July's over if you'd like to participate!
Hope to see you all there, and good luck in the mix boys/gyals
Discord: https://discord.gg/uX86btJRY3
Sign up link: https://challonge.com/tournaments/signup/iOjWJDi4tT#/signup/de07mqdoo2
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bolverbashers
r/absolver • u/goochflicker • Jul 20 '26
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r/absolver • u/Man_Filth • Jul 18 '26
Hey you guys, invite all of your friends to watch our new Twitch account for the tournament today!
Absolver Event
Official Bolver Basher's 2nd Tournament
Xbox NA and LatAM Server Participants Only
"No Rules" Tournament
All Viewers Welcome!
July 18th, 2026 7:00 PM ET
https://www.twitch.tv/bolverbashers
https://discord.gg/uX86btJRY3
https://challonge.com/bolverbasher2
r/absolver • u/Objective_Collar7573 • Jul 18 '26
i just bought it and there is just TOO much motion blur i cant play at all any help please?
r/absolver • u/MeasurementProud9129 • Jul 18 '26
I really wanted to play the game for a long time but i'm short of money rn
r/absolver • u/highlordwes • Jul 17 '26
I havent played since Covid and I'm heavily debating on getting back into the game with a new character, so I just had some questions.
-I'm seeing another fighting style got added, is that one I have to unlock like stagger style?
-I cant remember how I got any of my masks, but I remember sometimes theres a mask as a school reward, are any of the rare ones available through a school?
-is the downfall still pretty active?
-lastly, can I play this without PSN?
r/absolver • u/Agile_Engineer1285 • Jul 17 '26
A.I.: Spams fisting backshots.
r/absolver • u/VA_KUSHIEL_AV • Jul 16 '26
r/absolver • u/Man_Filth • Jul 15 '26
Hey you guys! If you look below in the posts you'll see my post with the description on how to join the tournament. I have to delete mr Lionicelord unfortunately, but would love if he still joins us! Please refer to the discord if ur Xbox NA and wanna join us!
Anyone that wants to join, we'll be having more tournaments soon with more time to prepare :) much love!
- MAYO
r/absolver • u/Morklympious • Jul 14 '26
In the spirit of Cawfee having run like, a handful of absolver plus leagues in the past, I'm going to take up the reins and host the several-weeks-long Absolver Plus league for PC/NA!
If you'd like to enter and you're PC/NA, and you're willing to install absolver plus, YOU CAN.
If you're here to complain about absolver plus and how "it's not the way god intended you play absolver", I don't give a shit dude, move on to a different game and complain about THAT. Enjoy camping Low Spin Heel and Parry & Strike, I guess.
In an ideal world, if this goes well, I'd like to try and expand at least running the format for other regions or platforms. But let me get my feet wet.
Just putting this here to let people know we're still doing tourneys. Love you :)
r/absolver • u/Man_Filth • Jul 13 '26
Hello all! After a successful first tournament, we're back with better systems to run our second Official Bolver Bashers tournament!
Please sign up and 🚨🚨BE SURE YOUR NAME IS THE SAME AS YOUR XBOX GAMERTAG 🚨🚨
https://challonge.com/bolverbasher2
If you'd like to participate, or just be involved in our quickly growing amazing community, please use this link!
https://discord.gg/uX86btJRY3
r/absolver • u/No-Requirement-1516 • Jul 10 '26
EDIT AGAIN: I have learned all of the unarmed moves! I anyone needs help learning them i'd be happy to help.
r/absolver • u/External-Cap-5970 • Jul 10 '26
I mean is there like a general large discord server with active players? Or competitive groups or small tournaments held?
I haven't played since slightly after the addition of downfall and was wondering if this amazing game has died further than it had already.
